aled. many prefer it more honest, more open. you fled. why, were you afraid? i've never been afraid. but you left at the very time mankind needed courage. we offered the world order! we? excellent. excellent. but if yououwill excuse me, gentlemen and ladies, i grow fatigued again. with your permission, captain, [door buzzes] i wanted to apologize. they had no right to treat you that way. quite understandabab, since i'm something of a mystery to them. you're no mystery to me. i know exactly who you are. do you? mm-hmm. leif ericson, richard the lion-hearted, napoleon. i don't know if you're going to like living in our time. then i'll have to remold it to m mliking. please don't. go. or stay. well? i'll stay a little longer. how many minutes do you graciously offer? i only meant-- this grows tiresome. you must now ask to stay. i'd like to stay. please. open your heart. will you open your heart? yes. i intend to take this ship. n't ask me-- i need your help. yoyowon't harm anyone? now you question me? no. will you assist me? oh, please, khan, don't ask me-- leave me then. go, i say. no. i promise. involve two parties discussing something? why not give you some say? or let your driving do the talking. liberty mutual righttrack? finally pupu you in control. with savings of up to 30%, take control of your rates. visit a local office or call liberty mutual today at liberty stands with you?. name-- khan. as we know him today. name-- khananoonien singh. absolute ruler of more than a quarter of your world, from asia through the middle east. the last of the tyrants to be overthrown. i must confess, gentlemen. i've always held a sneaking admiration for this one. he was the best of the tyrants and the most dangerous. they were supermen in a sense. stronger, braver, certainly more ambitious, more daring. gentlemen, this romanticism appalling, but there, neverthelele. there were no massacres under his rule. no wars until he was attacked. gentlemen. mr. spock, you misunderstand us. we can be against him and admire him all at the same time. illogical. totally. this is the captain. ters, effective immediately. ahh. i'm sorry, captain. i was,s,m, lost in thought. my door-- unusual treatment for khan noonien singh. excellent. you identified me with your computer system, i imagine. i'd like those answers now. first... the purpose of your star flight. a new life, a chance to build a world... other things i doubt you would understand. why? because i'm not a product of controlled genetics? captain, although your abilities intrigue me, you are quite honestly inferior. mentally, physically. in fact, i am surprised how little improvement there has been in human evolution. oh, there has been technical advancement, but, uh, yes, it appears we will do well in your century, captain. do you have any other questions? thank you. they've all been answered. otto. joaquin. the trip is over. the battle begins again. only this time it's not a world we win. kati. on course, sir. warp factor two. maintain. [beep beep] bridge. captain, security here. khan's escaped. sound security alert. n. turbo elevators inoperative. jammed, captain. atmospheric controls cut off. ngineering. engineering. scotty. this is the bridge. captain! what's going on? he's not able to answer you at the moment, captain. your ship is mine. i have shut off the life support system to your bridge, jammed up your exit routes. impossible. intruder control systems inoperative. mr. khan was very thorough in his study of our tech manuals. contact starbase 12. all channels are totally jammed, cacaain. brilliant. every contingency anticipated. your air should be getting quite thin by now. do you surrender the bridge? negative. academic, captain. 3142.8. they have my ship, discarding their own worthless vessel. only moments of air left on the bridge now. commendations recommended for lieutenant uhura, technicians first class thule and harrison... lieutenant spinelli... and, of course, mr. spock. i take full responsibility... i take full-- nothing ever changes, except man. improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity. but improve man... and you gain a thououndfold. i am such a man. join me. i'll treat you well. i need your training to operate a vessel this complex. where is captain kirk? i see now i made one serious error. you are the communications officer? i should have realized that suffocating together on the bridge would create heroic camaraderie among you. but it is quite a different thing to sit by and watch it happening to someone else. engage the viewing screen. i'm sure you recognize decompressio n chamber here, doctor... if you join me, mr. spock, i will save his life. my vessel was useless. i need you and yours to select a colony planet, one with a population willing to be led by us. a starship would make that most simple, wouldn't it? each of you in t tn will go in there... die while the others watch. khan. there's no reason i must watch this, is there? if any one of you joins me, any one... i'll let him live. it's so useless! [beep beep] we've lost the channel. how do i regain picture? it does not matter. the captain is dead. take mr. spock next. khan said to watch him very closely. captain, i saved your life. now please don't kill him. surpririd to see you, captain, though pleased. i'm a little pleased myself. situation? khan is holding our staff in the briefing room. his men have control of the ship. at the bridge. there's a relay junction down the corridor. gas all decks but this one. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv armory, this is khan. report. rodriguez. anyone, report status. where's khan? i don't know. he got out just as the gas-- [beep] kirk here. someone just closed that line. captain, acknowledge. unableleo flood engineering section. i suspect... this is scott. captain's headed for the engineering section. i'll follow in case-- negative. we must retake the vessel while the anesthesia lasts. meet me in the armory. [beep beep] if i understood your manuals, that's an overload in progress. your ship flares up like an exploding sun i have five times your strength. you're no match for me. captain's log, star date 3143.3. control of the enterprise has been regained. i wish my next decisions were no more difficult. khan and his people-- what a waste rs? record tapes engaged and ready, captain. [ding ding] this hearing is now in session. under the authority vested in me by starfleet command... i declare all charges and specifications in this matter have been dropped. jim. agreed you have the authority-- mr. spock, i believe our heading takes us near the ceti alpha star system. quite correct,t,captain. planet number five there is habitable, although a bit savage, somewhat inhospitable. but no more than australia's botany bay colony was at the beginning. those men went on to tame a continent, mr. khan. can you tame a world? yes. i understand. nt marla mcgivers. given a choice of court-martial or accompanying them there... it will be difficult. a struggle at first, even to stay alive, to find food. i'll go with him, sir. a superior woman. i will take e r. and i've gotten something else i wanted-- a world to win, it's a shame for a good scotsman to admit it, but i'm not up on milton. the statement lucifer made when he fell into the pit. "it is better to rule in hell than serve in heaven." huh. it would be interereing, captain, and to learn what crop has sprung from the seed you planted today. yes, mr. spock, this is wral news. election day was nine days ago and the results of two top state offices. right now on wral the reason we'll have to wait even longer to november election. thank you for joining us i'm debra morgan and i'm david crabtree. now the state board of elections gave the county more time to complete their counts. wral's laura leslie joins us now live from the state capital. david and debra it's looking less and less likely we're going