Her dossier I.Q., based on records of her known activities and behavior, was an estimated 128. The Freeholders did seem to have planned very thoroughly for the success of this operation.
"Do you know who hijacked the Ym-400?" Dowland asked.
"Yes. Paul arranged for that."
"Have you seen the stuff yourself?"
"I have. Two small cases of blue ingots. A very dark blue. Individually, the ingots appear to be quite heavy, though they aren't very large."
That described exactly what the Overgovernment was looking for. Dowland asked, "How much of it is in the laboratory?"
"It's all there."
He felt his scalp crawling. "All of it! Haven't your uncles heard that YM is an incredibly dangerous thing to play around with?"
"Of course. But Miguel examined it very carefully after it was obtained. If reasonable precautions are taken, there is no way in which it can become dangerous. The conclusion was that the Overgovernment has spread rumors as a bluff, to try to prevent the YM from being used."