The Heist (Star Trek: TOS story)
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| Title: | The Heist |
| Author(s): | Rayelle Roe |
| Date(s): | 1978 |
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The Heist is the first story in a gen Star Trek: TOS series by Rayelle Roe.
All of the stories were printed in Star Canticle.
- The Heist (1978)
- Post-Heist (1979)
- After the Heist is Over (1980)
Fan Comments
1979
"PH" finds Spock in a mistaken identity crisis — with Sarek! — as he and Kirk go about their merry ways bending local planetary laws, winding up in the pokey as usual, etc. Witty arid warm. [1]
1981
Poor innocent Sarek is the one who takes all the guff in "Heist" when he tries to help clear up the mess our Dynamic Duo has left on planet Amatice. [This story and another called "The Wedding" are] alone are enough to justify SC's price. [2]
1994
[The Heist]: Star Canticle #1 continues in the same vein, a mixture of the sad and the funny; the dramatic and the trivial and in the tradition of saving the best until last, it ends with the first part of Rayelle Roe's 'Heist' trilogy which is now an established part of Trek lore and reason enough in itself for buying all three zines. The initial plot is simple - Our Boys have to replace a lake crystal with the priceless real one - only the fake turns out to be the real one while the... well, you get the idea! Of course, Kirk has a Cunning Plan... which ultimately lands them both in gaol even though Spock (who incidentally, is covered in pink soap bubbles), has a perfectly reasonable explanation for entering the bathtub already occupied by a rather large (screamy) lady. The ever-resourceful Kirk has his alias ready but our Vulcan Innocent Abroad is caught on the hop and blurts 'Sarek...' (which conceives parts 2 and 3 on the spot!). They escape with some inadvertent help from some Ladies Of The Night and Spock has his revenge for his lotian flivver experience! [3]
[Post-Heist]: Star Canticle #2 ends with 'Postheist'. Following our heroes' escape, SAREK is arrested and charged with the possession of stolen property, assaulting an officer, attempted rape, consorting with pros... are you with me? He is visited in gaol by his attorney, one Leonard Montgomery who comes complete with a strong Georgian accent... and why is Spock now apparently intent on having his Evil Way with UHURA? Er, I think I've forgotten to mention Kirk's Cunning Plan I Amanda takes it all (well, most of it) in tier stride but the Spock/Sarek relationship looks likely to hit an all-time low! [4]
[After the Heist is Over]: By now, EVERYONE is in gaol, Kirk's Cunning Plan notwithstanding. McCoy fancies a Chinese (takeaway, that is), Spock initiates a lunchtime brawl and Sarek is in real danger of coming to like his son's humans. [5]
[all three stories]:For humor, one of the funniest series EVER written was Rayelle Roe's Heist series which appeared, I believe, in that brown zine -- ohhh R&R! [6]
Kirk and Spock are down on this planet doing a bit of thievery for the Federation. Spock picks the wrong window to crawl through and ends up in some woman's bathtub. Both of them are arrested for theft and Spock gets attempted rape thrown on him. They are being interrogated. When asked his name, Kirk promptly responds "Scott McCoy". Spock, so dumbfounded by Kirk's glib lie, says the first thing that comes to mind, "Sarek". The 2nd story has Sarek visiting the planet and getting arrested for Spock's crimes because -- ta da -- Vulcan's inherit fingerprints. Kirk, Spock, Sarek end up doing a token amount of prison time which is a hilarious story in itself.
She had such a talent for dialogue. [7]
References
- ^ review by Dixie G. Owen in The Clipper Trade Ship #26
- ^ from Dixie G. Owen in The Clipper Trade Ship #32
- ^ from B.A. News #61 (1994)
- ^ from B.A. News #61 (1994)
- ^ from B.A. News #61 (1994)
- ^ This fan misremembers. It is not R & R, but instead Star Canticle.
- ^ comments on Virgule-L, quoted anonymously (July 17, 1994)