Part 33 (2/2)
”When we moved the project to Spindrift, we also re projectlike the barbershop
They had hoped to knock out the tea it was ene the project upset their plans They rigged the train deal that caught Marks But even though it worked, it shoere dealing with an enemy”
”So they had to catch the scientists in order to tape theht Of course they tried to do it in a way that looked natural in the case of Marks and Dr Brant Probably they hoped the attack on Duke, whom they mistook for Morrison, would be taken as a holdup They undoubtedly planned to allow tih with thethat the touldn't be connected”
The pattern was clear, Rick thought Like many such schemes, the an to booh,” Steve concluded ”Any questions?”
Barby had one ”I don't understand about Dr Marks Did they turn on the mind reader from the train?”
”Probably The et in a suitcase One part took the EEG and the other sent out the signal that did the da out of the station before turning on the record section Then all he had to do was get off at New York We haven't found him, or his machine But ill Any other questions?”
”Why did the barber move to Whiteside, if he didn't intend to tape anyone?” Weiss asked
”The barbershop in any soings-on in town I think that's all he had inwas his trade If Vince Lardner hadn't needed an assistant, he probably would have otten some other kind of job We can't be sure”
Rick asked, ”Are there anyone from the train?”
”We don't know But it doesn't matter The eneet aith it again Besides, Dr
Winston says a countered, to be used e suspect the ht make another try”
”Who are these people?” Jan deents Seriously, Jan, we aren't sure about their eet the whole story, because the files show nothing on any of theents, kept hidden until there was soet the whole story”
”Won't they talk?” Scotty asked
”They haven't yet They may But, anye'd have to check on their stories Any other questions? Okay, I'm finished Dr Winston will take over at this point”
The cyberneticist ca here,” he stated, ”but we don't yet knohat it is And, curiously enough, from the crude nature of the machines, I doubt that the eneuess we do--we uess that sometime, in an enemy EEG laboratory, so his mind erased It was probably an accident that the ene hoorked”
”Can't we even guess hoorks?” Weiss asked
”Approxiy of it The EEG recording is siet that e frequency for brain patterns In effect, the thing simply transmits the man's own pattern back to him Why that should produce trauestured to the TV receiver ”The transmitter is incorporated into the TV chassis, and the 'rabbit ears' act as an antenna when adjusted properly The recorder is a simple EEG mechanish with this apparatus I' the project iation of this phenoy of the brain”
”Do youabout the barber's ets acted as electrodes, and the ood contact It was a simple setup”
There were no questions for Parnell Winston Steve took over ”In a short time we'll take the prisoners off your hands Joe Blake and twomore to worry about beyond routine security”
”I just remembered,” Rick interrupted ”How about the elevator operator?”