As the screen cleared Harshaw ordered, "Get Larry.  Have him fetch that panic button - Anne probably has it." He then started making another call, followed it with a third.  By the time Larry arrived, Harshaw was convinced that no network had been watching when the Special Service squads attempted to raid his home.  It was not necessary to check on whether or not the two dozen "hold" messages that he had recorded had been sent; their delivery depended on the same signal that had failed to reach the news channels.