“Yes, exactly,” said the officer, pushing a button to replay the newswoman’s video feed, “and I will play back the same news spot about the earthquake again, because he’ll soon be hit with the debris of the comet. Although I played this spot yesterday, this is our standard explanation.”
“But why? Why are you doing this? My client’s penalty was finished twenty-four years ago!” shouted Francis. “You can’t simply ignore the law!”
The guy turned and went to the spacesuits. He opened the glass door and started to pull the suit on.
“If I were you, I would prepare; it’s going to be tough. In one minute, we’ll start getting the small pieces.”
Francis looked at the docks where his ship rested. He had to fly the longest trip he’d ever taken to the Facility for Life-Sentenced of the United Colony
