- Kirk, Spock, and Bones are woken up in the middle of the night by a spotlight. A craft seems to land near them, and Uhura emerges from the woods.
- Enterprise's transporter system isn't working, and Kirk forgot his communicator, explains Uhura, so they couldn't exactly be subtle about this. It's time to go.
- Uhura briefly explains the sitch, and the three men join her.