Stardate 3141.9: The Enterprise encounters the ancient Earth ship Botany Bay, whose crew is in suspended animation. A team from the Enterprise beams over and rescues one of the crew, whose sleeping chamber failed after waking him up. This man introduces himself as Khan. His actual identity is Khan Noonien Soong, the leader of a group of genetically enhanced people that once ruled a significant portion of Earth and were eventually overthrown. Khan escapes to the Botany Bay with the help of Lt. Marla McGivers, who is fascinated by Khan's charisma. There they reactivate the rest of the crew and take over the Enterprise. However, when Khan threatens to kill Kirk in a decompression chamber, McGivers steps in and frees the captain. After the takeover has failed, Kirk exiles Khan and his people, including McGivers, to the uninhabited planet Ceti Alpha V.

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