Chapter 4 of six. The Q Man is given his first mission since he awoke from a coma: interrogate a man suspected of selling secrets, or eliminate him if he resists. He can't help wondering, though -- is anything Talbot has told him the truth? With the help of the Q Computer, the Q Man begins to understand the extent of his powers. Talbot pays a witching-hour visit to Allegra, whose hallucinations grow stronger as the night goes on, culminating in a vivid dream whose implications she barely understands.