SHATNER IS STANDING NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO AN ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCK'S REAR DOOR BEHIND WHICH, THROUGH THE LARGE-MESH WIRE, SEVERAL SNARLING DOGS ARE VISIBLE.

On the evening of December 14, 2017 Nate Plotkin was standing on the bank of a pond near his home in Tupelo, Mississippi with his son, Nate Jr., trying to catch some frogs when the younger family member caught site of some unusual movement in the weeds of the pond. Before he could alert his father a 35-foot alligator had lunged out of the water and caught Plotkin, Sr. by the leg and seemed intent on dragging him into the water and making a meal out of him. Here's how the 911 call came in on that night.

911. What is the problem?

PLOTKIN, JR. IS PANTING HEAVILY.

You got to help me!

What is the problem?

My dad's been bitten by a monster!

Son, I've got better things to do than play g-

I'm serious! It's the most hugest `gator I ever seen. And it's got him by the leg and it's trying to eat him.

You mean right now?

Yes. Please hurry!

Okay, stay calm. Let me get some more information. Where has the creature bitten your father?

On the leg!

I know that! But where on the leg?

About at his ankle.

Uh, oh! That's bad. Is he bleeding a lot?

Well, I can't really tell.

You can't see it?

No, my father told me not to tell anyone he was bleeding like a "stuck pig".

PLOTKIN, SR. HURLS A ROCK AT HIS SON.

WHACK!

Ow! Sorry, Pop, but she asked!

PLOTKIN TOSSES A TREE BRANCH AT HIS SON.

FWWONNGGGG!

WHACK!

Ow! Pop, look! The gator has turned you a' loose! Run!

Is your father running away?

He told me he couldn't run. He can't even walk!

He can't walk? Where is the gator?

Oh NO! It's coming at us! Aaiiieeee! It's coming for me!

At this point the phone was dropped and picked up by the elder Plotkin.

Hello? Hello? Is anyone there?

Ah, yeah, I'm here. This here is Nate Plotkin. Ah, the gator's got my boy by the back! Help! Send some animal people over real quick!

Sir, they are on their way. Is your son in pain?

Well now, what do you think?!? I said the gator's got him by the back! Oh no! It's dragging him into the pond!

What's an alligator doing in a pond anyway?

I really don't know. I've seen those durn things up in a little crick that won't no bigger than a few feet. They just - Hey! Why don't we stick to the issue here!?! Is someone coming for my boy or not?

They should be there any second now.

Yeah. Here come's somebody in a truck with flashing yellow lights.

Did you say yellow lights?

Yeah. They's yellow.

The truck coming for you has flashing red lights. That must be some other truck. How's your boy doing? ... Mr. Plotkin? ...

Oh NO! Where's Nate, Jr.? He's GONE! The gator's done dragged him under!

Are you sure? Could it be that your boy escaped?

I suppose.

Mr. Plotkin actually did find his son lying further up on the pond's bank feeling apparently none the worse for the wear. When Animal Control officers finally arrived on the scene some 3 hours later they wrote up Plotkin and his son for calling in a false alarm. The outcome of the court case involving Plotkin's challenge of the violation is still pending.