The magic worship word introduced a new spirit of cooperation in Kirk's cell. The Merak put his strength into the effort to break out of the Kohm prison. Kirk, however, forgot a cardinal rule of a bygone era - an Old West proverb: "Never Trust Nobody!"

It was quite clear that the Merak had remembered. He smashed the heavy grillwork atop Kirk's head and laid him out cold! Then, both man and woman disappeared through the hole in the jail's wall.