Hostages are in danger and the bad guys will only negotiate with Starfleet. Admiral Mark Jameson to be exact.

Admiral Jameson is 85 years old now, but the events surrounding the hostages seem to stem from what happened 45 years ago. We get Michael Pataki (Korax from TOS) and a whole lot of work from the makeup department.

I summarize the plot and point out and explain all the references so you don’t have to.