Just imagine a swan dive by an Olympic metalist off the bridge of a Chinese warship. Why would anyone choose to do that? The water below is deep and the currents leading to the propellers is swift. There has to be a pretty good reason to take that risk. If you were a Russian spy and you figured out how the Chinese were dealing with piracy, would you condemn it or applaud it? Or, would you figure out a way to capitalize on it? During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force had ready-to-go nuclear bombs in the air twenty-four hours per day, day in and day out. That?s a lot of bombs flying around as a nuclear deterrent to other nations. But what happens if you accidently lose one? Now what? You look for it, but can?t find it. But, it?s still there, isn?t it? It?s not a good idea to allow such a thing to fall into the hands of the bad guys. The bad guys, after all, cross borders for money, stir up trouble for profit and don?t really care who is harmed in the process. When Marija and Lauri come face-to-face at Wallace?s studio, does something implode like matter and anti-matter coming together? And in that old Startz Cemetery, is Meta still wandering around looking for justice? Can Dulcina help? Viet Nam is just another war and no matter how you slice it, it isn?t pretty. Somalie pirates claim their fishing waters were ruined so they assert the right to board vessels in the shipping lane and demand ransom. In the end, it is all pretty crazy, the time-tripping, the energy fields, the turn of events. Wallace is just a psychologist. |