IS SOMEONE TRYING TO KILL MARY RAO? Captain Mary Rao, Jablonka's planetary tactical officer, seems to be under the gun from all angles, but neither the Sigurdsen Base military police nor the counter-intelligence investigations personnel believes that it's anything more than a confluence of accidents. Lieutenant William Campbell of the CSF Intelligence Division believes differently. What he doesn't know is who or why. And if he can't figure it out soon, he could die with her.