Then, suddenly, he reached out with his right hand and grabbed the regulator coil housing on the side of the model. As soon as his fingers touched it, he hit the cut-off for the secondaries, knowing the primaries would continue to record. He didn't want to ruin the model. Simultaneously, he punched the high-power switch.
His right hand, in the primary, grasped at mid-air and jerked down violently.
The thing was done. Had he forgotten anything? He thought for a moment. No. All was well.
He cut off the recorder and started to shut off the primaries when his eyes went to the screen. The secondary arm was still frozen where he had left it, grasping the regulator coil housing!
He shuddered. If he'd missed that....
Quickly, he lowered the secondary to the "ready" position.
Had he forgotten anything? Anything at all?
He thought not, but he went over the whole thing in his mind again, step by step, to make sure.
Nothing wrong, nothing missing. Fine. He wiped out the inside of the primary gloves and walked to the door. No need to worry about any other prints; he had been in that room often, and it might look funny if the whole place was wiped clean. As a matter of fact, he really didn't need to worry about the primaries; the grid inside them probably wouldn't take a print anyway. Still, there was nothing like being cautious.
He opened the door and stepped out as if he had every right to be there. No use peeking around corners; that would only rouse suspicion.