Klorissa was perplexed by the questions Baley asked. He wanted to know if people could learn who their children were. As if anyone would even care! The boss believed firmly that records were to be used for gene analysis only. Knowledge of relationship was something that no good Solarian should have.
It wasn't even mid day and she seemed to feel tired already. It had been a morning of a lot of emotions. Not to mention that the Earthman had almost been killed. He asked to use the viewer. She wasn't completely convinced that the arrow had been poisoned. Yet she wasn't convinced it wasn't, either. There was only one way to find out. To do as he had suggested, and test it. She told a robot to do so. To get an animal, and test the arrow for poison.
She felt almost faint when the robot told her the arrow had indeed been poisoned. Faint? Her? When her genetic health was the third highest ever recorded on Solaria? When her genetic health was the highest on Solaria at this time? The Earthman had actually suggested that she had been the one who had arranged for the arrow to be poisoned in the first place! Just what was it all coming to?
Gladia's robot came and told her she had a call from the baby farm, and that it was Elijah viewing. She immediately asked the robot to establish contact. She was glad that had found him. Now she could apologize.
Leebig told the robot that he would have to delay contact, as he was engaged in important work. Obediently the robot communicated it to the robot in charge of the viewing equipment.
The robot, however, said that if he didn't accept the call, this Earthman was threatening to see him. Leebig trembled at the thought. Gruer had said that they needed an Earthman. Leebig felt a rising panic. He was terrified of Earthmen! Terrified of the other Spacers! He only felt comfortable with robots. With people…one just never knew! It was for this reason he had had so many disagreements with Delmarre in the past. Delmarre had insisted that he get married. Leebig couldn't stand the thought. Another person!
As a child, he had been afraid of the other children. Now, he knew the only way was to remove Delmarre. Delmarre had never said anything to anyone, he knew. He hated Delmarre more than any other person. They had worked together, and Leebig knew . He thought he would like it to be her who worked with him. But she showed no interest in robotics.
He went and viewed the Earthman, who asked him a few questions. Leebig wondered what they were leading up to, when he said that the First Law was misquoted, to hide that robots could commit murder.