I'm ashamed to admit, I screamed. When sanity finally crept back, I worked free from my straps in zero gravity. Perry was cold dead long before I could reach him. We disposed of the casualties per their logged wishes. Perry had asked to be buried in space.
Tears are a nuisance in zerogee.
Up to that point I had amounted to just so much baggage, but now good men had died in this effort. I vowed Tam Baldor would answer, and answer to me personally. He looked ill. Inspector Kye, Dr. Baldor has destroyed six probes launched in pursuit. We are reconsidering the military option.