Mr. Spock, relieve Commodore Decker immediately. That's a direct order.
You can't relieve me and you know it, according to regulations...
BLAST REGULATIONS! Mr. Spock, I order you to assume command on my personal authority as Captain of the Enterprise.
Commodore Decker, you are relieved of command.
I don't recognize your authority to relieve me.
You may file a formal protest with Starfleet Command, assuming we survive to reach a Starbase, but you are relieved. Commodore, I do not wish to place you under arrest.
You wouldn't dare.
[Mr. Spock waves two security guards forward, who immediately move to flank Decker.]
You're bluffing.
Vulcans never bluff.
No. No, I don't suppose that they do. Very well, Mr. Spock, the bridge is yours.
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