She tipped her head on one side and began to towel her sweat-soaked hair with one hand. 'Only when required,' she said. 'You won't know Nalan or Joseph, of course. Nalan, Joseph, this is Takeshi Kovacs, the Envoy Laurens hired to look into his murder. Mr Kovacs is from offworld. Mr Kovacs, this is Nalan Ertekin, Chief Justice of the UN Supreme Court, and Joseph Phiri from the Commission of Human Rights.'