Rick came to a sudden decision. He went to the desk and picked up the phone.
"What are you doing?" Hartson Brant demanded.
"I'm calling Steve Ames. We need help."
In a few minutes Rick had the agent on the wire and was giving him the details of the accident over the scrambler system. He concluded, "If Dad was drugged by the houseboaters, as Dr. Winston thinks, that means the enemy has his brain pattern!"
Steve Ames asked, "Is Winston there?"
"Yes."
"Ask him a question for me. Would the brain waves be considered quasi-optical?"
Steve meant would the waves be of such high frequency that they would act like light. Rick put the question to Winston.
"Tell Steve the answer is a qualified yes."
Rick repeated the information.