"We're coming close to Earth now, Yorkan Varr," said the patrolman. "We'll be dumping you any minute now." The man addressed as Yorkan Varr scowled bitterly. "You're making a mistake, I tell you. I didn't kill that man. I didn't even know him!" The patrolman shrugged. "Sorry, but that's the way things go. The court said you're guilty—and here you are. Don't jump on me. I'm just doing my job." Yorkan Varr made no reply. There was no sense arguing with the patrolman, after all. There was no sense