It was the first film that he wrote, produced, and directed, and soon became his best-remembered and most-loved film.It was only logical." Knowing what his inevitable fate would be, Kirk added: "I""m scared, Spock.Help me not be.How do you choose not to feel?" Spock was in agony and answered: "I do not know.Right now I am failing." Kirk replied: "I want you to know why I couldn""t let you die.Why I went back for you." Spock emotionally finished his sentence, as a single tear fell from one eye: "Because you are my friend.When Lou couldn""t pull the trigger on DJ, rising from a nearby gurney, to forever kill him, Crocket put a bullet through the reanimated zombie""s brain.His partner was detective Jon Flint (Hector Elizondo) (no longer Sgt.Taggart, who had retired from the force, and moved to Phoenix to play golf).[On Rosewood""s desk was a picture of a foursome fishing in Cabo San Lucas: Axel, Rosewood, Taggart and Bogomil, all characters from the previous films.