The Menagerie

Summary

Part I

The USS Enterprise is drawn back to Starbase 11 after receiving an urgent message from Fleet Captain Christopher Pike. On arrival at Starbase 11, they find that Pike is severely crippled with radiation burns, and is unable to move or communicate, and is confined to a wheel chair.

While Captain Kirk and Commodore Mendez attempt to solve the mystery, Commander Spock secretly has Pike transported up to the Enterprise, and orders a course for Talos IV. Kirk and Mendez manage to catch-up to the Enterprise via shuttlecraft, and Spock hands himself over for a court martial. However, the Enterprise is locked on a course for Talos IV.

Part II

The court martial hearing against Commander Spock begins, with Commodore Mendez, Captain Kirk, and Fleet Captain Pike sitting on the board. As the hearing begins, they receive a visual representation from the Talosians of the events surrounding the USS Enterprise's previous visit to Talos IV in 2254.

After the board is shown all of the events, Commodore Mendez was revealed to be a Talosian illusion, hence the court-martial was meaningless, and was created to convince Captain Kirk of Spock's mission. Realising that Spock has risked his career to bring Pike to a place where he can have the illusion of a full and happy life, Kirk allows Pike to beam down to Talos IV.

References

Characters

Part I characters

Phillip Boyce • J. Mia Colt • Garrison • Bill Hadley • Beggs Hansen • Theodore Haskins (illusion) • Humbolt • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • José Mendez • José Mendez (illusion) • Number One • Christopher Pike • Piper • Nils Pitcairn • Montgomery Scott • Spock • José Tyler • Nyota Uhura • Valdini • Vina • Vinci (?) • Sam Yamata • Talosian Magistrate

Referenced only: Robert Comsol

Part II characters

Phillip Boyce • Clifford Brent • J. Mia Colt • Garrison • Bill Hadley • Beggs Hansen • Harrison • Theodore Haskins (illusion) • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • José Mendez (illusion) • Number One • Christopher Pike • Nils Pitcairn • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Tango (illusion) • José Tyler • Nyota Uhura • Valdini • Vina • Sam Yamata • Talosian Magistrate • Kaylar (illusion)

Novelization characters

Phillip Boyce • J. Mia Colt • Theodore Haskins (illusion) • Number One • Christopher Pike • Spock • José Tyler • Vina • Talosian Magistrate

Referenced only: Garrison

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Picasso (class F shuttlecraft)

Referenced only: class J starship

Locations

Starbase 11

Races and cultures

Human • Kaylar • Talosian • Vulcan

Appendices

Related media

The Cage (TOS episode) - The events of The Enterprise's visit it Talos IV were originally told in this episode.

Video releases

Images

Connections

Media featuring Christopher Pike
Episodes and movies	The Original Series	The Cage • The Menagerie
	Movies	Star Trek^k • Star Trek Into Darkness^k
	Discovery	Will You Take My Hand? • Brother • New Eden • Point of Light • An Obol for Charon • Saints of Imperfection • The Sound of Thunder • Light and Shadows • If Memory Serves • Project Daedalus • The Red Angel • Perpetual Infinity • Through the Valley of Shadows • Such Sweet Sorrow
	Short Treks	Q&A • The Trouble with Edward • Ask Not
	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Novels		Killing Time^a • Enterprise: The First Adventure • Vulcan's Glory • Legacy • The Rift • Where Sea Meets Sky • Burning Dreams • A Less Perfect Union^a • The Children of Kings • Child of Two Worlds • Desperate Hours • The Enterprise War • The High Country
Short stories		"Conflicting Natures" • "A Private Anecdote" • "Sins of the Mother" • "The Greater Good"^m
Comics	Early Voyages	"Flesh of My Flesh" • "The Fires of Pharos" • "Our Dearest Blood" • "Nor Iron Bars a Cage" • Cloak and Dagger (1 • 2) • "The Flat, Gold Forever" • "Immortal Wounds" • "One of a Kind" • The Fallen (1 • 2) • "Futures, Part One" • "Future Tense" • "Futures" • "Now and Then" • "Thanatos" • "Nemesis"
	Starfleet Academy	"Return to the Forbidden Planet" • "A Prelude to War"
	Crew	"Shadows of the Past" • "The Ends of Eternity"
	other	"All Those Years Ago..." • "To Walk the Night" • "Door in the Cage" • Alien Spotlight Alien Spotlight, Volume I (Vulcans • Orions) • Mirror Images^m (1 • 2 • 4 • 5) • Spock: Reflections, Issue 2 • Star Trek Movie Adaptation^k (2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Captain's Log: Pike • Aftermath (1 • 2 • 3)
^k : Kelvin timeline • ^m : Mirror Universe • ^a : alternate reality

Timeline

published order
Previous episode: Court Martial	TOS episode produced	Next episode: Shore Leave
Previous episode: The Corbomite Maneuver	TOS episode aired	Next episode: The Conscience of the King
Previous story: Journey to Babel	Star Trek 4	Next story: *The Enterprise* Incident**
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Official Record	Pocket	Next Adventure: After Part I: Burning Dreams Chapters 10 After Part II: Burning Dreams Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 & 21
Previous Adventure: Official Record	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Shore Leave

External links

"The Menagerie" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
"The Menagerie" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
The Menagerie (Star Trek) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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