How did Scott and Spock identify this individual?

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In TOS: The Cloud Minders, Spock and Scotty are ordered to teleport the "High Advisor" (a senior planetary government official) from a location in a city to the Enterprise.
The High Advisor gave no consent, he doesn't have a combadge on him and he could be anywhere in the city. So how did they locate him?

Valorum · Answer

In this instance, they appear to be making an assumption based on the fact that he's hanging around the viewing gallery of the High Council chambers after everyone else has left.

SCOTT [OC]: I've locked into the co-ordinates of the Cloud City Council Gallery. Ready to transport the High Advisor.

Note that they materialise him on the platform of the Enterprise first, before beaming him to the Captain so there's every opportunity to identify if they've scooped up the wrong person.

How did Scott and Spock identify this individual?

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