The spy fell toward Proteus in a thin transparent bubble of carbon, wearing a paper suit and trussed up in a cradle of smart cabling like an early Christian martyr. Somewhere down there was Ben Lo's wife. But he musn't think of that. If he did... No, he couldn't remember. Something bad, though. This space opera is part of the author's Quiet War series. This story, part of the publisher's GREAT SCIENCE FICTION STORIES audio series, is approximately 64 minutes, on one audio CD, and is read by Jared Doreck.