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problem here is we can't tell how much of the daily mess in D.C. is Mary's doing and how much is
business as usual. Things are a lot more confused than normal, though, and this new flap over taxing
lawyer's medical malpractice lawsuit awards and penalties might be the proverbial straw that breaks the
camel's back ... in this case President Robinson's back. The primaries are all done and there's no clear
front runner for the Oval Office in either party. Mary has done a hell of a good job. In any case, we need
to have as many of our programs and solutions researched and ready to be put into place almost
immediately. Others we'll announce with a time of initiation, like a new tax plan. Probably the worst
backlash will come from dropping the subsidies and special favors to industry and agriculture, particularly
the farmers. That's where the politicians and lawyers make their money. We can't be too draconian about
it, changing everything at once, but at the same time it'll be best to take advantage of all the
disorganization that's going to occur. I'll have to plan all these moves out. The better the first ones go, the
better all of what follows. What I'm planning on is a groundswell of public support when we abolish a few
of the most hateful programs disguised as sacred cows . It'll be a tremendous upheaval."
"Don't I know it!"
"Another session with the microproteins and I think we can give the American public a shot of adrenaline
they haven't seen since my great grandpappy's days. But we've got to be absolutely certain about what
we're doing before we act."
"You're going to make a good dictator, benevolent or not, Murray."
Murray frowned. "It may not come down to that. Right now I'm getting the feeling we could cause an
upheaval that puts us in power but leaves the structure of government intact enough so we just put it
through a drastic re-organization rather than tossing it out completely. I'll probably have to have the
military help, though, with martial law and so forth. However it turns out, we're going to have to be
ready."
* * * *
The senator behind the raids was Allan Merlson!
Mary supplied the answer after sifting through a dozen or more possibilities. It seemed that, aside from
his known long list of contributors in the petroleum and alternate energy camps, Merlson's next highest
contributions came from pharmaceutical firms, more so than any other senator she could finger. Among
them were a few mavericks who'd managed to get their products through the FDA in miraculous time,
and at least one who'd been accused of falsifying records and gotten no more than a rap on the knuckles
from the authorities.
Merlson was listed as a director for one of the corporations. He'd have been in a perfect position to
know who they used for their clandestine snooping or sabotage and then use that knowledge to arrange a
midnight visit to the Wheelright residence. His close association with the National Science Foundation
made the first visit to Craddock's office most likely his doing as well, and his position as a senior senator
would get him clout with Internal Security. No reason needed, none given. Just go 'find out what they
were up to.'
Foreman put Mary's findings together with the intruders' modus operandus. That was the combination
behind the two visits all right, but the value in knowing lay in understanding who the enemy was and what
he was after. No doubt their lobbyists were in tight with Sam Mecabrost, Senator Merlson's chief
assistant, since it would be Mecabrost who found ways to hide donations. Until Merlson's recent rather
startling vote against his major benefactors, the standing joke was that his legitimate contributions were
the tip of the petroleum iceberg.
Furthermore, Merlson was a lech. Mary likened him to a St. Bernard drooling over a chunk of meat
when she set foot in his office. That made it more than likely she was being watched. Even more likely,
Merlson or Mecabrost would know about her sudden trips out of town. Jealousy might have prompted
Merlson to order the Marcos visit. It might even have been Mecabrost himself posing as Marcos.
The facts fell into place, one by one. Merlson would now have the microproteins under his control. What
would that mean, considering he was one of the senate's most corrupt and hypocritical members? Was it
safe to relax a bit about the night watch around the Blake property?
General Foreman didn't think so. He sounded worried.
* * * *
When Moose and Sugar let loose with another of their nighttime barking sessions, it could have meant
anything. The usual cause was some distant dog barking, and of course no bark could go unanswered.
That would set them off and the chorus would begin, but this time Wilma felt something was different.
She was on night watch because Jack was checking in back home and would return in the morning, while
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