Their intrusion was noted, and they were taken by security personnel to the bridge.There, following Elder Spock's advice, Kirk deliberately enraged commanding Spock (even claiming that he didn't love his mother) - causing an outburst and proving that the acting captain's emotions were compromised by the destruction of Vulcan, and that he must relinquish command to Kirk."As the SNAPCOUNT order to strike was readied by Fowler, Ryan began communications with President Nemerov, relaying the truth about the events: that the nuclear bombing was a terrorist attack, that the weapon was not Russian but American, that a neo-fascist named Dressler two months earlier had bought an A-bomb on the black market, that Dressler paid three disaffected Russian scientists to make the bomb active, and that the bomb was shipped to the US where a man named Mason was hired to deliver the bomb to the target and set the two countries on a collision course.On his arrival, Julie asks about his duel with Lautruc to defend her honor: "Is it true you killed him?" He admits: "It just looked like a busted hip to me.Harold fooled Stubbs into thinking that he was the store manager by masquerading as the boss while hiding behind a large desk blotter.