human
One would almost think you told my wife because you wanted her to tell me,
gpt
That's ridiculous! Alard flashed.
human
I may be a fool, but not that much of a fool!
gpt
Why are you on my ship with forged papers then?
human
I wanted--I wanted to bring you to justice.
gpt
By committing a crime yourself? Surely a roundabout way. And why have you taken it upon yourself to help rid humanity of me?
human
Why shouldn't I? Alard asked.
gpt
I'm a human being; isn't that enough? But, as a matter of fact, that wasn't the reason I came to your ship. I only found out later what you were doing.
human
You killed my father! the boy burst out. And then tension seemed to ebb from him, as if the worst had happened.
gpt
So now you know who I am!
human
If you have proof that I murdered your father, why don't you prosecute? There's no statute of limitation on murder on any of the planets. Or don't you have proof?
gpt
Everybody on Fairhurst knows you killed him, but they won't do anything about it. They say he deserved what he got.
human
How do you know, he didn't deserve what he got?
gpt
Because _I_ didn't deserve what _I_ got.