Spock applied his computer genius and repaired Kirk's sabotage of the personnel locator module in the ship's computer software.
Tracking Jim's movements to the ship's transporter room, Spock had Chekov break Jim's hastily programmed encryption module and determine the last coordinates used. Uhura jumped on the pad and beamed down to Tammeron, a quiet way station known for its amber waves of triticale grain and its hand-crafted liquor.