Wolf in The Fold

Season 2, Episode 14, Aired
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A serial killer stalks a planet...and Scotty is the primary suspect.
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  • Scotty is the prime suspect in a murder mystery.

    8.0
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    By Celedorian, Dec 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is a "Jack the Ripper in the future" story; a murder mystery with some sci fi tossed in. "Wolf in the Fold" is one of the few all out "Scotty" episodes, and Jimmy Doohan's performance will make you wonder why they didn't get more of them. John Fiedler, the Wisconsinite famous for voicing of Piglet, is great guest starring as Administrator Hengist, too. The story is well structured and has just enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the end. All in all, it's definitely a good, solid Star Trek episode - on par with much of the second season of the series.moreless

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  • Wolf it Up!

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    By GeorgeJobson, Dec 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    On a peaceful planet, scotty the crewmember who can't hurt a fly, is accused of murder. Someone or something on that peacefulk planet is killing its residents and its up to Captain Kirk to find the real killer or scotty will be tortured to death. A slow painful death. You don't want that on anyone mind. The trial is moved to the Starship Enterprise. Thge last 20 minutes is intense. Not only we can learn the identity of the killer, but the killer can seal people's badies until Kirk can get that thing off the enterprise. it;s good enough to get an 8.moreless

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  • Scott is the prime suspect in the savage murder of three women.

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    By comeondayday, Dec 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    Wolf in the Fold is an underrated episode of Star Trek. Is Scott a murderer? Of course not, but the episode cleverly keeps you guessing. I'm anti-spoiler, so you gotta watch to see whodunit. The story line consists of three parts, each subsequently adding to the drama & suspense: three murders in which Scott is seemingly the only viable suspect, a kindofa faux trial aboard the Enterprise where the true killer is revealed, and lastly, the resulting danger when the killer runs amok in an attempt to overtake the ship and everyone aboard. I especially liked the trial, because you get to see Kirk, Spock and McCoy sift through the evidence and unmask the identity of the killer, which is a nice surprise in itself. Classic Star Trek cheese.moreless

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  • On planet Argellius III, Mr. Scott is at the scene of the murder of a dancer girl, but he cannot remember a thing. As more killings take place, Scotty is unable to prove his innocence. Starts out average, but has a great twist...moreless

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    By Jay-Spacedust, Nov 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    This review contains spoilers.

    When this episode started out, I almost have it down as a filler episode, average at best. But thankfully the twist later on turns it into a much better instalment.

    This episode focuses much more on the character of Mr. Scott, who is often only used in a secondary capacity. It is good to see a story concentrate on a different crewmember from Kirk / Spock / McCoy for a change.
    The late James Doohan gives a good performance as Scotty, a character who wouldn't ordinarily hurt anyone, but just cannot explain his whereabouts during the terrible murders.

    The first half episode plays as a whodunit, and is well plotted, though does very on being over-talky in places.

    But it is the revelation about the true identity of the killer in the last fifteen minutes or so that really brings the episode to life. The revelation that the murderer is actually Jack the Ripper, an alien, is a real shock, and plays out really well.

    The scenes where Redjac (the Ripper) takes over the Enterprise computer and jumps from body to body are great. The voice work of Redjac in the computer is well done, and actually sounds genuinely scary.

    All-in-all, the episode ends up much better than it looks to be at the start, with some very good moments.moreless

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  • Scotty is suspected of copping a feel during a seance

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    By hrtonslv, Dec 25, 2006 Report Abuse
    I rather enjoyed the script suddenly going in a different direction from a simple murder mystery to something so outrageous as an entity traveling from planet to planet that will never die. The silliness of everyone high off the shot McCoy gave everyone was priceless. "With an arm full of this stuff, I wouldn't be afraid of a supernova." I have to admit the first time I saw it my hair was standing up on end when the entity went into Jaris.moreless

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    • On the planet Jaris asks Scotty if he remembers anything about the murders. This occurs after Sybo was murdered. Scotty says he doesn't remember anything. But later on the ship, Scotty says he remembers Sybo's murder and relates what happens. Why didn't he say that he remembered the first time? Edit
    • McCoy and Scotty put the dead Hengist in a chair - why? There's no way a recently dead body is going to stay propped up in one of those futuristic chairs. Edit
    • Why does Kirk hold the hearing before they do the scan on Scotty's memories? They have the hearing and Kirk says they'll do it "later" - seems like it'd be a valuable piece of evidence to have during the hearing, and it doesn't seem to take very long. Edit

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    • This episode was written by Robert Bloch, perhaps best known as the author of the book Psycho, which was made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Among other things, Bloch was also a short story writer; one of his best known short stories is Yours Truely, Jack the Ripper (which was later adapted for television for Boris Karloff's Thriller). This episode parallels that short story in many ways, especially in the aspect that Jack the Ripper is seen as being an immortal who is still alive and killing in the present. Edit
    • Scotty makes a direct reference to the events in this episode during his appearance in The Next Generation episode, "Relics," saying he got into a "wee bit of trouble" the first time he visited Argelius. Edit
    • Desilu No: 5149-36. Edit

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    • Kirk: The Argelians will be the first to panic. Let's get back to the briefing room. (leaves with Spock) Sulu: (blissfully drugged) I wonder who it is we're not supposed to be afraid of. (spins in his chair as the rest of the bridge crew laugh) Edit
    • Kirk: I know a place, where the women are so... McCoy: I know the place! Scotty: Let's go see! Edit
    • Sulu: Captain...(injected with tranquilizer) ...whoever he is, he sure talks gloomy, hee hee. Kirk: Man your post, Mr. Sulu. If any of the other systems go out, switch to manual override, and above all, don't be afraid. Sulu: With an arm full of this stuff, I wouldn't be afraid of a supernova. Edit

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