Episode
Star Trek: Dagger of the Mind
Overview
When a wild eyed maniac escaping from the Tantalus Penal Colony turns out to be one of the psychiatric staff, Kirk investigates the institution and discovers a chilling exercise in mind control.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1966-11-03
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Dagger of the Mind is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Star Trek. It aired on 1966-11-03. The runtime is 50 min.
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