"Five," said Mendel. "Glenn's cargo is in there, that's why he's so peeved."
"It's QB's cargo," snapped Blair, "not mine."
Wiley frowned. "Ours? How so?"
Mendel explained, "Your six-months' goodies are in there."
"Oh, fine. In what condition?"
Blair said, "This fat character here won't let me in to find out. The whole section's at half-pressure by now."
"Then he's right," said Wiley. "I hate to admit it, but he's right. Double the pressure all at once, you're liable to knock the meteor right out of the hole. If pressure's going down that slow right now, it means the meteor's partially plugging the leak."
"And what happens when you guys yank the meteor out? Same difference."
"Not the same," said Mendel. "This way, nobody gets killed."
Blair shrugged angrily.