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The Seance Spectre

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20th episode of second season, 44th overall. Written by Donald James. Directed by Peter Medak.

Summary

The Moon approaches nebula belt named Tora, which is hiding what is later found to be a poisonous proto-planet. A deluded exploration team, on Alpha at the time, holds seances which mistakenly lead them to believe there is a habitable planet, and they mutiny. The officers eventually decide to try diverting the Moon around Tora by blowing up another nuclear area, the risk involved forcing a complete evacuation of Alpha. This effort nearly fails due to the mutiny, but does succeed in the end, and the Alphans return to base.