"Yes, sir."
"Get your equipment over close to there. We have a group of prisoners arriving around 1530, too late for complete processing. But at least you can condition them against escape."
The intercom was silent a moment, then, "But how will I know who I'm working on?"
Bennington questioned Thornberry with a raised eyebrow.
The psych-expert shook his head, no.
"This time you don't need to know," Bennington said. "Get your equipment set up and report to me when it's ready."
Another long silence, then, "Yes, sir."
"He should know who he has under the hood," Thornberry said thoughtfully, after Bennington had silenced the intercom, "especially since the group includes a man like Dalton—"
"We have something more important to discuss," Bennington cut in, dismissing the subject. "Last night I inspected the prison compound."
He described what he had found, then leaned back to hear Thornberry's reaction.