"You asked me that several times," Paul said. "She's a trained technician. Isn't that enough?"
"You knew her better than anyone at the base, didn't you?"
"Better than most guys. There were always plenty of guys who asked her out. I knew she could only see one guy. That's all we ever talked about."
"I'm sorry I mentioned it."
"Forget it. He didn't give her a tumble."
"Real brainy guy, I'll bet."
Paul changed the subject. "Anything of interest yet. We didn't pick up a thing."
"Carl is checking again. If we don't hit it we'll have to go farther out," I said.
"It may be out there, but the chances get down to infinitesimal percents," he said wearily.
"You said it was possible."