"Oh no," Basil said, edging toward the door. "They did something to you, Earl. I'm not going to give them a chance to do the same thing to me."
"Don't be a fool," Earl said. "Let me at least explain things."
Nadine was edging toward the door to cut off Basil's escape. He saw this, and leaped past her to the door, pulling it open.
"Come back here and let me explain," Earl heard himself say.
"You can explain to the Secret Service," Basil said.
He shut the door on them. An impulse made him turn toward Dr. Glassman's office. He would tell him first, and if that didn't get results he would go to the S. S. boys.
He knocked on Glassman's door and pushed it open without waiting for an invitation.
"Dr. Glassman," he said quickly, "something very suspicious is going on around here. I should have told you about it sooner, but I thought Earl would be able to explain his actions, and Nadine's. Have you looked into her credentials? She isn't what she claims. I know, but I don't know how I'm going to prove it right now. She's done something to Earl. He isn't the same. They're in this together."
"Just a minute, Dr. Nelson," Glassman cut in. "Are you trying to say that Dr. Frye and Dr. Holmes are in on some mad scheme to sabotage the Brain? You must be mad. Why, Dr. Frye discovered the chemical we've spent close to a million dollars searching for!"