Wink of an Eye ( episode ) The " Enterprise " is hijacked by hyperaccelerated , sterile aliens who want the crew for breeding stock . Summary . Teaser . Captain Kirk and a landing party respond to a distress call on Scalos , but the planet seems deserted . McCoy and Spock can detect no signs of life but Kirk hears an insect buzzing . Spock reports that the civilization on Scalos was highly advanced , rating 7 on the industrial scale . He will have the abundance of literature translated and processed . Compton vanishes while taking a water sample , right before Dr . McCoy ' s eyes . Act One . Kirk and the landing party return to the , where they begin to analyze the mystery . Lieutenant Sulu reports that he is having a malfunction on his console and Nurse Chapel says that the medical supply cabinets have been opened and rummaged through . While being examined by McCoy in sickbay , Kirk hears the strange insect noise again . Kirk and Spock discover an alien device hooked into the " Enterprise " s environmental controls but they cannot disconnect or destroy it , as it is protected by a force field . Kirk , Scott and Spock consult the ship ' s computer , which concludes that an unknown presence is trying to gain control of the " Enterprise . " The computer recommends negotiation for terms but Kirk refuses . He takes a cup of coffee from a passing yeoman . Kirk hears the buzzing noise again and sets down his coffee on his chair ' s console arm . Some bubbles appear in his coffee . Kirk ' s perception slows and the crew on the bridge seem to move in slow motion . Kirk has become hyper - accelerated . Act Two . The Queen of the Scalosian s , , has given Kirk an agent that accelerates him to the Scalosian time frame ; a Scalosian experiences time much more quickly , to a point where they can no longer be seen by the " Enterprise " crew . Kirk attempts to stun Deela with a phaser but she easily steps out of the way of the slowly moving beam . Deela is amused by Kirk ' s defiance ; she says that " " it always happens this way ; they are very upset at first " " but " " then it wears off and they learn to like it . " " The scene momentarily cuts back to normal time ; Kirk ' s sudden disappearance from his chair is noticed by Uhura , Spock , and Sulu . Then , Kirk runs to environmental engineering where he encounters Compton , who has been accelerated and is guarding the entrance . Compton assures Kirk that he will come to accept the new arrangement with the Scalosian invasion of the " Enterprise " . Kirk overpowers Compton , but Kirk is subdued in the control room by two male Scalosians . Deela fawns over the unconscious Kirk and hopes that she can keep him for a long time . Hopefully , she says , this species is strong enough to last . Kirk awakes , only to see Compton unconscious and exhibiting severe cellular damage . He ages rapidly and dies , becoming another . Kirk ruefully exclaims , " " He was so young . " " " Was , " Rael points out . Kirk makes a recording of his report in a medical lab on a microtape , while Spock , Chapel , and McCoy stand by like statues , moving in the slower time frame . He states that the cause is hyper - acceleration , and that the device in the environmental control will put the " Enterprise " into a deep freeze . Deela confirms his story , and tells him about the history of her race . Act Three . Radiation poisoning had transformed the population of Scalos , accelerating them out of the normal timeframe and making them sterile . Their only hope , Deela suggests , is to abduct members from other races in order to procreate . Unfortunately , to do this , they must hyper - accelerate the other race , which usually causes them to die quickly . While Deela is distracted talking to Rael , Kirk slips the tape with his recorded message into the machine Spock is using and flees to the transporter room . Deela tries to transport Kirk to the surface , but the transporter is still inoperable thanks to Kirk ' s sabotage efforts earlier . They retire to Kirk ' s quarters while the problem is investigated . Meanwhile , Spock leaves the medical lab when he realizes what the buzzing sound is . He replays the distress call from the science station on the bridge and examines the telemetry from the original away mission . He uses the ship ' s controls to speed up and slow down the recording . Speeding up the distress call makes it sound like the now familiar buzzing noise . Back in the medical lab , McCoy discovers a tape with the same buzzing sound . He brings the tape to the bridge , where Spock slows it down and then the crew learns of the Scalosian plot . Having repaired the transporter , Rael tries to inform Deela but she is in Kirk ' s quarters and does not answer . He interrupts them as they are about to kiss and attacks Kirk . Act Four . Deela subdues him with her weapon and chides him for being jealous . After Rael leaves , Kirk seems to have pleasantly accepted his fate . McCoy , Chapel , and Spock have synthesized an agent to counteract the hyper - acceleration , but do not know how they will administer it to Kirk . Spock takes the initiative and drinks the Scalosian water sample . Accelerated , he collects the antidote and goes off to find Kirk . The other Scalosians beam down to the surface , and Rael activates the refrigeration device . Catching Deela unaware , Kirk steals her weapon and meets up with Spock ; together they incapacitate Rael and destroy the device . Kirk confronts Deela and asks what they should do with her . Kirk suggests putting her and the other Scalosians in suspended animation , but she notes that their survival does not depend on that . Kirk does not disagree and he believes that if he sends her and Rael back down to Scalos , she and her people would simply incapacitate another vessel with their distress call . Deela says that that will not happen any more as Kirk will undoubtedly warn the Federation and they will quarantine the area . She offers no protest , accepting the fact that it will effectively end her people ’ s difficult quest to restart their race . Later , in the transporter room , Deela points out that life with her would not be unpleasant but Kirk states that he would rather stay alive . He sends Rael and Deela back down to the surface . Spock gives the counter - agent to Kirk , but says that it has not been tested . Kirk says " " Let ' s test it , " " and returns to normal time . Kirk appears in front of Scotty , who is both baffled and pleased to see him . Spock remains in accelerated time in order to efficiently effect repairs to the ship . With the " Enterprise " quickly repaired , Uhura slips and activates the tape of Deela , and Kirk says goodbye to her . Memorable quotes . " " Who are you ? " " " " Deela . . . the enemy . " " " " Captain , we have the right to survive . " " " " Not by killing others . " " " " They all go so soon . I want to keep this one a long time . He ' s pretty . " " " " I despise devious people . Don ' t you ? " " " " I believe in honest relationships myself . " " " " A room should reflect its occupant . " " " " You ' re married to your career , and you never look at another woman . " " " " Well , if she ' s pretty enough , I ' ll look . " " " " I liked you better before . Stubborn and irritating and independent , like Rael . " " " " Captain Kirk ! Where the blazes did you come from ? " " " " " Out of the nowhere into the here . " " " " I found it . . . an accelerating experience . " " Links and references . 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