Deliberately disobeying his superiors, Kirk and some of his crew released an unstable and detained McCoy from his psychiatric examination cell (after his arrest for trying to hire an illegal craft), beamed aboard the antiquatedUSS Enterprise, and hijacked the craft - refusing to surrender to Starbase orders; the ultra-modernUSS Excelsoirwas unable to pursue due to Scotty""s tinkering with its transwarp drive; meanwhile, theUSS Grissomcame under enemy Kruge""s Klingon Bird of Prey ship attack and was destroyed (without taking prisoners).Ryan jumped to safety and was picked up by a rescue team helicopter that saw the fiery explosion.In the final scene set in the Ryan kitchen, Catherine learned the results of her amniocentesis, but failed to tell Jack or Sally the gender of their child before the credits rolled.The husband finds that the snake-like hose is kinked and wrapped around some of the shrubbery, causing the hose faucet spigot to hiss loudly and leak water under the increased pressure.[The music was played on an electronic organ by pioneering synthesist Wendy (or Walter) Carlos.]The opening memorable image is an intimate closeup of the blue staring eyes and smirking face of ebullient young punker Alex de Large (Malcolm McDowell), wearing a bowler hat and with one false eyelash (upper and lower) adorning his right eye.