Roger infiltrates the ranks of the St. Francis’ staff • Jocasta briefly tours her first sci-fi convention • It’s not her scene • Mitch sets up audio surveillance for Viv and Andy’s suite • Archie, Andy, and Viv attend a VIP party • Archie and Andy meet, and have a strange conversation • The field team, plus Charley, evaluate the Magneta Clock

Andy and Viv check in before their upcoming weekend at Westercon ‘73.

Roger and Mitch surveil acclaimed science fiction author and paranoid recluse, Andrew H. Krane.

URIEL conspires to get Charley therapy • Not really, they’re gonna spy on Viv • Roger and Mitch case Andy’s place • Mitch deduces that Andy’s Illuminated • Which has really odd implications • Charley talks about her past lives • Mitch and Roger get eyes on Andy • And witness History B vibes emerge from a confrontation with a pair of fanboys • Archie questions whether Viv and Andy are Maoist-equivalents in the War for History

“RFK ‘72” posters appear throughout San Francisco • The team debates the existence of History C • And learn about acclaimed sci-fi authors Andrew H. Krane and Genevieve Abeille • Mitch talks “soft sf” and “hard sf” with Jerry and Jerry’s friend at the St. Francis Hotel bar • Roger volunteers for tech-induced regressive memory retrieval by Charley • Westercon ‘73 is three days away