"They'd start screaming about 'invasion of privacy,' and cite the Bill of Rights, and that would be that."
"You mean that the law has laws against telepathy?"
"No, it doesn't say anything about telepathy," I admitted, knowing what was to come next.
"Well, then?"
"Don't sound so superior, Miss Wood. At the first attempt, the law would discover that it had a hell of a lot to say about telepathy and perception, since they'd definitely affect the interpretation of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments."
"I know the Fifth," she said, "but how about the Fourth?"
"Unreasonable and unwarranted search," I told her.
"But isn't a man guilty when he's guilty?"
"I wish it were as simple as that."
"But why isn't it?"