From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxl!esj Newsgroups: net.startrek Title: Re: "Jim" Article-I.D.: ihuxl.341 Posted: Mon Apr 11 14:25:28 1983 Received: Tue Apr 12 21:51:52 1983 References: <105@mit-eddi.UUCP> I think the episode you're talking about is "Mirror, Mirror". The transporter is balanced to return N people to the proper universe in a certain length of time and somebody has to stay behind or something. J.Johnson ihuxl!esj