Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Court Martial"
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"Court Martial" is a first-season Star Trek: The Original Series episode in which Captain Kirk faces a formal inquiry and trial after being accused of negligence leading to a crewman's death.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Court Martial | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| actualSaboteur | Benjamin Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Kirk is accused of perjuring a log and causing the death of Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Finney. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | establishes Starfleet legal procedures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacterAction |
Cogley argues for the rights of the individual against overreliance on computers.
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Spock uses chess games with the computer to prove the computer has been tampered with. ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRelationship | past romantic relationship between Kirk and Areel Shaw ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | court-martial of Captain Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Starbase 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Starfleet
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Starfleet JAG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | Enterprise computer log ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAccuser | Areel Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefenseCounsel | Samuel T. Cogley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudge | Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Areel Shaw
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Benjamin Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel T. Cogley NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | use of computer records as legal evidence ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | legal investigation into a starship accident ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfFranchiseEra | Star Trek: The Original Series era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Captain Kirk faces a formal inquiry and court-martial after being accused of negligence leading to a crewman’s death. ⓘ |
| productionCode | 15 ⓘ |
| resolution | Kirk is exonerated when it is revealed that Finney faked his death and sabotaged the Enterprise. ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 23rd century ⓘ |
| theme |
due process
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justice ⓘ personal integrity ⓘ reliability of technology ⓘ |
| tone | dramatic ⓘ |
| victimAlleged | Benjamin Finney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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