ffered this Manoba
the right kind of money...." "Will the gentleman who voted nay on the
secret vote the first time speak up and explain...." "It is entirely
likely that the conspirator is among us." On the screen showed the
apparently bored faces and relaxed poses of men accustomed to the
power game, habitually masking their feelings from each other,
shifting their positions slightly sometimes, some smoking. "We've
dealt with that, let's get on to the next business."

The watcher stopped the film and silently reset it. It began again
with the chairman on the screen rapping the table lightly. "Gentlemen,
your attention...."

In the darkened projection room the chairman sat to one side smoking
and thinking while the psychologist played the film through for the
fourth time.

The chairman was wondering just how seriously the watcher was taking
Mr. Beldman's proposals about what he should do to the culprit, and
whether he would raise his fee.

The telephone rang.

* * * * *

"Four thirty, Mr. Carter," said the voice of the night clerk in the
receiver.

It was time to catch the five thirty Moon ship. He splashed cold water
on his face and the back of his neck until he was awake, took a hot
shower, dressed rapidly, and gave up his key at the desk at 4:45.

"A letter for you, Mister Carter," she smiled, handing it to him. From
the wall speakers a mild but penetrating voice began repeating, "Bus
line for spaceport leaving in twelve minutes. All passengers for Luna
City, Moon Base, Asteroid Belt and points out, please go to the
landing deck. Bus line for spaceport leaving in twelve minutes--"

He opened the letter when he had settled down in a comfortable morris
chair in the airbus. The letterhead said MANOBA Group Psychotherapeutic
Research and Conference Management.

One sheet of it was a half page contract in fine print, apparently a
standard form with the name of Union Transport Corporation typed in
the appropriate blanks. Above it was printed in clear English and
large type for the benefit of those readers unaccustomed to contracts.
"WARNING. After you have signed this release you have no legal
recourse or claim as an individual against any physical or mental
injury or inconvenience you may claim to have sustained as a result of
the activities of the contracted psychotherapist(s) in the course of
group therapy. Your group is the responsible agent. It must make all
claims and comp