How I would have wrapped up most episodes of Star Trek

Uhura: Captain, the terrorist leader has said that if their demands are not met, they will begin executing colonists every five minutes.

Kirk: Set phasers on stun, wide radius, and fire. Beam all life signs to the brig. Take a security team, separate all colonists from the terrorists, and beam them back to the surface. Set course for the nearest starbase and inform them we have prisoners in custody. I'll be in my quarters.

After a while, he could have abbreviated this to "Execute order Kirk One."