Chapter 25

"Better think that over, Commander. You refused to let the Governmental Investigating Committee land. If a single soldier sets foot on the Station we're done for. It's not too late to do something about it. That cruiser can only berth by overtaking us. If we change our orbit fast and start blasting at them with our rear adjusting rockets they'll have to keep their distance?" "Aren't you forgetting something? A single atomic warhead could blow the Station apart." "We've got to risk that. They'll think a long time be…