"We could wait for darkness."
"True."
"But fifteen hours of daylight would have elapsed."
"It is a lonely place."
"But if a trap were set."
The Second considered. "When the body is discovered—what will it reveal? Nothing definite. No chain of logic could point to us."
The Commander frowned. "But success depends so completely upon secrecy. If the experiment is successful—"
"It will be, sir."
"I hope so. Hold your course for home...."