Epilogue
After returning to 1970, an explanation for the vanishing Tyrannosaur was provided.
"It took a lot less time to lock down the T-rex's signature than it would to get the whole group," Ray explained, "so I simply removed it from its current moment in time. The only trouble is… I lost track of it."
"You lost a dinosaur?" asked General Kirk.
Ray shrugged, "That's about the size of it."
Kirk smiled thoughtfully, "Don't worry; I have a good idea where to start looking."
A few hours later, Ann made an announcement, "I think we have it. The Congo, 1932."
Ray, General Kirk, and Ann looked into the monitor, and sure enough, on the plains of Africa a battered tyrannosaurus was chewing over the carcass of a rhinoceros.
"Kasai Rex, I never would have believed it." General Kirk said, impressed.
"I don't understand," said Ann.
"A Swedish plantation owner and his servant claimed to have seen a large dinosaur eating a rhinoceros on a short hunting trip in 1932. The newspapers at the time printed a badly faked photograph of a "giant lizard" with the story that made everyone assume the whole incident was a hoax."
"Until now," declared Ray.
Meanwhile on the monitor, coming through tall grass, a European man dressed for hunting and his native servant came across the spectacle. As they watched, the hunter promptly fainted and his guide bent over to attend to him. The Tyrannosaur continued eating, undisturbed.
"Well, time to send it back," Kirk said.
Smiling, Ann locked down on the T-rex, and in a few moments with clockwork precision, sent it back to its own era.
"Well," said General Kirk, clasping his hands together, "all's well that ends well." He excused himself, and Ray and Ann soon followed, going back to their homes until the next time.
The End