Remarkable production-used, heavily annotated script for the twentieth Star Trek episode of the first season, entitled "Court Martial," 8.5 x 11, 69 pages, with the front cover reading: "Star Trek, 'Court Martial,' Teleplay by: Don M. Mankiewicz and Steven Carabatsos, Story by: Don M. Mankiewicz, Final Draft, Sept. 26, 1966." The script bears numerous handwritten notations on every page, most in red or black ink, with some passages highlighted; these annotations rewrite portions of the dialogue, make notes, and change elements of the script. They were presumably made by Mankiewicz and Carabatsos during their edits of the script. In fine condition, with an ownership blindstamp to the cover sheet.
The episode, in which Captain Kirk stands trial on charges of negligence, was originally conceived by Mankiewicz when producer Gene L. Coon came to him with a proposal to write a compelling dramatic story that used a simple, easily constructed set. Mankiewicz responded with an original script entitled 'Court-martial on Starbase Eleven.' Coon determined that the script had to be entirely rewritten, and with Mankiewicz unavailable, gave the job to recently hired story editor Steve Carabatsos, directing him to use the same ideas and the same sets. This extraordinary annotated script seems to stem from this round of re-writes.
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