“He talked about the lies Radecker had told him as he drove toward San Francisco. And the more he talked, the angrier he got. "He told me my job was to make the spaceship fly. Fine. But when I tell him I need a second ship to make it happen, he tries to hide the information from me! What is that about? When I tell him I want to talk to Wells, he tells me the guy is dead! Screw you, Radecker!" Later, he would claim that this tremendous sense of anger was what motivated him to drive north that aft...ernoon instead of east like he was supposed to. But even in the middle of his yelling fit, Okun realized there was more to it than rage. He was curious. He wanted to meet this Wells character, see what he was all about. And there was something else, a need to assert himself—to take control of his research and stop putting himself at the mercy of Radecker. Brinelle had talked Brackish into going to San Mateo, but not into taking her along. As groovy as the idea sounded, it wasn't worth the risk.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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