Heat emitted by the supercomputer turned the Baltric acid into a glowing red color, and the volatile bubbling substance corroded the computer""s circuits and caused it to explode, self-destruct and disintegrate (Superman later joked: "It died of acid indigestion").Only three months away from retirement,USS EnterpriseCaptain Kirk (James Shatner), still resentful and blaming the Klingons for the death of his son, agreed with high-ranking Admiral Cartwright (Brock Peters) that it would be foolish to trust the unreliable warring Klingons; however, Spock suggested that Kirk meet Klingon High Council Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) and his party of representatives and safely escort them to peace summit talks; once theEnterprisedeparted, Kirk recorded into his Captain""s Starlog: "I""ve never trusted Klingons and I never will." All that she had remaining were some dwindling stocks ("railroads, oil, cotton").She also blamed her age for never returning to the stage again:I""ll have my double chins in privacy.He vowed to capture Caspian (actually intending to kill him) and fight against the Narnians.Outside the ruins, the four Pevensie children rescued red Narnian dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage), who was about to be drowned by two Telmarine soldiers.[The same flashback plot device, told by a dead man in voice-over, was copied byAmerican Beauty (1999).