Old Loyalties " The return of Finnegan ! Summary . Starfleet personnel , including Mr . Konom , are sifting through the ruins of the colony on Omicron Ceti IV . An Irish commander comments to his civilian assistant about the horrific nature of the scene , but she comments that she has seen worse . The commander and Ms . Van Horne speak with Starfleet ' s Mr . Paul about the devastation , he only responds that he is in charge of the clean - up and that , as members of the Federation Security Legion , the commander and Ms . Van Horne should find out why the attack happened , and stay out of his way . Meanwhile , the shuttlecraft " " moves across the sky , passing by the orbiting USS " Zephyr " . The ship ' s captain has been dead for two weeks , in a freezer the commander investigates , leaving the question of who was commanding " Zephyr " . Heather Van Horne summons the commander to view a body inexplicably found naked in the ruins , a woman with a long braid . The " Galileo " lands , and Ensign Kitty of the " Enterprise " - A informs the commander that , as a Legionnaires , the commander and his assistant are required to investigate a possible mutiny aboard . In the ship ' s gymnasium , Ensign William Bearclaw spars with a crewman named Hazzard , commenting it is a poor time for a security personnel training session . As other crewmen like Bloemker , Castille and Sterno look on , Bearclaw proceeds to land a number of strikes against Hazzard , finally prompting Hazzard to knock Bearclaw to the floor . Calling a time - out , he calls for a towel . Sterno throws one , far too high for any of the other humanoid s to catch . Commander Pavel Chekov arrives with Meyer and Boyajian , demanding Bearclaw ' s surrender , for the attempted murder of James T . Kirk . Bearclaw tries to run , and is stun ned . While Bearclaw is carried outside , his girlfriend , Ensign Sherwood arrives and demands he be taken to sickbay . Chekov and the guards inform her that Bearclaw only deserves the brig after what he ' s done . Kirk , bandaged from his recent knife wound , attempts to leave sickbay . Doctor Leonard McCoy requests that he stay , for fear the captain ' s wounds will re - open . Taking care of one ' s self is why the doctor believes he himself might live another eighty - seven years , and asks Kirk who he is trying to impress by disobeying medical orders . Sherwood enters , and comments she is impressed that the captain is up and around already . She asks if Bearclaw really could have been the attacker , but Kirk stops her short . He recognized Bearclaw and regretted not being fit enough to fight him off . Aboard " Galileo " , the Security Legionnaires read Kirk ' s file . The commander is shocked , as Kirk commands tremendous crew loyalty , although Heather suspects Kirk ' s loose command style has inspired his crew to commit severe breaches of conduct . After her recent marriage to Klingon expatriate Konom , Ensign Nancy Bryce packs her things to begin sharing quarters with him , they are also taking care of the orphaned half - breed Klingon who was named " Moron " by his Klingon keepers . They discuss names , although Konom feels that most Klingon names are fiercer than the albino would ever be . Nancy suggests her late father ' s name , Bernie , which is accepted by " Moron " almost immediately . Kirk is shocked to find that the Federation Security Legion commander sent to oversee the trial is an old acquaintance – Starfleet Academy rival Finnegan !