Star Trek: The Rescue

Star Trek III: The Rescue is released. Spock's escape pod was never recovered, the last fans had seen of him in the 2nd film was of him in the escape pod as it speed away from the wreckage of the Enterprise. It turns out that Spock was kidnapped by Romulans who hope to torture his vast knowledge out of him. Captain Pike's son was also on Romulus - he was a brilliant scientist who had been kidnapped five years ago. Captain Pike and crew go to the Romulan Homeworld in an undercover mission. They rescue Spock and also Pike's son with the help of a resistance movement who hopes to learn more about the Vulcan way. Pike's son makes the ultimate sacrifice to allow Pike, Spock, and crew to escape. They all return to Earth, and the film ends with the crew on board a new Enterprise, NCC-1701-A, which was based on the Excelsior model.