Retrospect


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Scotty's true love.

Summary
When the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) visits Deep Space Station K-12 engineer Scott is informed his former wife Glynnis has died. All he has left of her is a holophoto, her pendant and his memories.

Memorable Quotes
"You'll have to forgive Mr. Scott. He hasn't been quite right for a few weeks, since he was hit by a lightning bolt from a Greek god."

"You've been in space how long?"
 * - Kirk and Weiss

"That's my Glynnis. We met when we were little more than children."

"She looks familiar some&mdash; Wait a minute, about fifteen years ago, wasn't it? Wasn't she the one on Beta Nirobi II who&mdash;"

"Aye. That was her. You've a good memory for women, captain."

"Call it a knack."
 * - Scott and Kirk

Background Information

 * It was reprinted in the "The Best of Star Trek" and "Best of Peter David" collections.

Creators

 * Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 * Writer: Peter David
 * Artists:
 * Curt Swan (pencil art)
 * Ricardo Villagran (inking)
 * Michele Wolfman (color art)
 * Janice Chiang (letter art)
 * Gray Morrow (cover art)
 * Editor: Robert Greenberger (credited as "admiral")
 * Based on a concept by

Characters

 * Montgomery Scott : USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)'s chief engineer, formerly of USS Enterprise (NCC-1701).
 * Glynnis Campbell : long time friend of Montgomery Scott's, married to Angus MacFarlane in the 2260s, married to Montgomery Scott in late 2270s
 * James T. Kirk : Enterprise-A captain, formerly of the original Enterprise.
 * Leonard McCoy : Enterprise-A CMO.
 * Hikaru Sulu : Enterprise-A helmsman, does some fencing training with Kirk in 2286.
 * Spock : Enterprise exec and science officer, visits Beta Nirobi II in 2267.
 * Saavik : Enterprise navigator and science officer, she attends Peter Preston's funeral in 2285.
 * Peter Preston : Montgomery Scott's nephew who died during a training cruise. In early 2270s his uncle tried to convince him to join Starfleet
 * Dannan Preston : Older sister of Peter's, in 2285 a Starfleet lieutenant who attends her brother's funeral.
 * The Star Trek II novelization points out Dannan is 12 years older than Peter and already a commander in 2285; in the comic they appear to be the same age.


 * Fran Preston : Mother of Dannan and Peter, sister of Montgomery Scott. Furious her brother didn't take care of her son as promised.
 * Angus MacFarlane : Husband of Glynnis Campbell in 2260s, he and Scott had a fight on Beta Nirobi II in 2267
 * Henri Picard : Starfleet admiral who notifies Montgomery Scott he has been accepted into Starfleet Training School.
 * Dorrie : Girl Angus dates in 2237.
 * Weiss : Colonist on Beta Nirobi II who is amazed of Montgomery Scott's work.

Timeline

 * 2222 : Scotty is born.
 * 2224 : Glynnis Campbell is born.
 * 2229 : Angus and his friends scare Glynnis, Scotty comes to her rescue.
 * 2237 : Scotty goes to the dance, he is 15 years old.
 * 2247 : Scotty is accepted into Starfleet Training School; he won't see Glynnis the next 20 years.
 * 2267 (stardate 3171.4) : A few weeks after their encounter at Pollux, Enterprise visits Beta Nirobi II. Scotty learns Glynnis married his old rival Angus.
 * 2273 : Scotty visits his sister in Glasgow and projects he'll be spending more time refitting Enterprise. He also learns Glynnis and Angus divorced.
 * 2285 (stardate 8140.1) : Peter Preston's funeral; Glynnis and Montgomery are married for 4 years and 9 months.
 * 2286 : Glynnis Campbell dies while her husband is exiled on Vulcan.