The Repercussions
Calm returned to the Enterprise and quietude to the Communications department with the return of Nyota Uhura to her post on the bridge.
Ever an observer of the human condition, McCoy noted -
"Life's what happens while you're plannin' to do something else..."
It could be said, therefore, that life "hit" each of the former swimsuit models while they were plannin' to keep Uhura in the dark.
