Wolf in the Fold
- Episode aired Dec 22, 1967
- TV-PG
- 50m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.4K
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Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.
Charles Macaulay
- Jaris
- (as Charles Macauley)
Tanya Lemani
- Kara
- (as Tania Lemani)
Judith McConnell
- Yeoman Tankris
- (as Judy McConnell)
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bill Blackburn
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
Marlys Burdette
- Serving Girl
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFor most of Star Trek, James Doohan ("Scotty") hides his right hand, which was missing the middle finger due to a WWII D-Day injury. While being questioned with his hand resting on the lie detector scanner, his fingers are hidden by being curled around the edge of the plate. During a close-up shot of the machine reacting to an intentional lie being told, a five-digit hand spread across the plate is seen - that of a stunt double. Doohan later wrote about it in his autobiography and said this was one of his favorite episodes.
- GoofsScotty's hand shifts position between shots as he is on the witness stand. More, the close-up of Scotty's hand was that of another actor. This was done to conceal the fact that James Doohan's right middle finger was missing, the result of his participation in the 1944 Invasion of Normandy.
- Quotes
Captain James T. Kirk: Bones, what's the sedative situation?
Dr. McCoy: I've got some stuff that would tranquilize an active volcano.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
Featured review
Scott the Ripper?
Kirk, McCoy and Scotty are on the planet Argelius II, enjoying some 'therapeutic shore leave'. Scotty leaves a night club with sultry belly dancer Kara, but is discovered moments later standing over the woman's dead body holding a bloody knife, but claiming he cannot remember what happened.
An investigation ensues, but things look even worse for Scott when two more women in his company wind up dead (Argelian empath Sybo and sexy red skirt Lt. Karen Tracy). Fortunately, the Enterprise is equipped with a box of flashing lights that can prove a man's innocence; with this amazing bit of kit, Kirk is able to find out who is really responsible for the murders, although the culprit's identity comes as something of a surprise, for it is none other than Red Jack AKA Saucy Jacky AKA Jack the Ripper of Old London Town. The infamous ripper is subsequently revealed to be an immortal, non-corporeal entity that lives on the emotion of fear and which possesses people to commit murder.
The idea of Kirk and his crew battling a Victorian serial killer is a pretty daft one, but certainly no sillier than quite a few Trek episodes. I'm willing to forgive the ludicrous premise because Wolf In The Fold is actually very entertaining, a classic murder mystery with a sci-fi setting that delivers intrigue, horror (the Rippers' victims are stabbed multiple times and there's a spooky Argelian seance), suspense, and atmosphere - it's particularly creepy when the killer possesses the Enterprise's computer and tries to frighten the crew with a disembodied voice.
The ending is perhaps a tad rushed, Kirk despatching the killer with ease by beaming it into space at 'maximum dispersion, but overall this one is a lot of fun.
7/10.
An investigation ensues, but things look even worse for Scott when two more women in his company wind up dead (Argelian empath Sybo and sexy red skirt Lt. Karen Tracy). Fortunately, the Enterprise is equipped with a box of flashing lights that can prove a man's innocence; with this amazing bit of kit, Kirk is able to find out who is really responsible for the murders, although the culprit's identity comes as something of a surprise, for it is none other than Red Jack AKA Saucy Jacky AKA Jack the Ripper of Old London Town. The infamous ripper is subsequently revealed to be an immortal, non-corporeal entity that lives on the emotion of fear and which possesses people to commit murder.
The idea of Kirk and his crew battling a Victorian serial killer is a pretty daft one, but certainly no sillier than quite a few Trek episodes. I'm willing to forgive the ludicrous premise because Wolf In The Fold is actually very entertaining, a classic murder mystery with a sci-fi setting that delivers intrigue, horror (the Rippers' victims are stabbed multiple times and there's a spooky Argelian seance), suspense, and atmosphere - it's particularly creepy when the killer possesses the Enterprise's computer and tries to frighten the crew with a disembodied voice.
The ending is perhaps a tad rushed, Kirk despatching the killer with ease by beaming it into space at 'maximum dispersion, but overall this one is a lot of fun.
7/10.
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