Dr. O’Leary quickly copied the part of the recording that was interesting to him to two separate media devices, one of which he handed to Leonard.
“Give it to the technicians and let them determine the texture, the color, the weave, and whatever else they come up with,” he said. “I’m going to the medical section. I have to check something else.”
He took the recorder out of the computer and put it on Raul’s palm.
“It’s yours. You can keep it or destroy it, as you like.”
“Doctor!” Carter cried out in protest, but O’Leary just looked at him ironically, and the major shut up, disconcerted by that look for some reason.
“You are free,” Tengiz Gongadze said to Etta. “And your Companion, too, but please watch him. He is not allowed to leave your quarters until he receives a rescindment of tha
