human
Where do you suppose he will attack next, Doctor?
gpt
Washington, of course,
human
Why Washington?
gpt
Use your head. Representatives of every civilized power are in Washington now at the President's invitation to consider means of halting the anti-religious activities of the Soviets. The destruction of the city and the killing of these men would be a telling blow for Russia to strike.
human
But, Doctor, you don't think--
gpt
Excuse me, Carnes; that will keep. Let me read these telegrams.
human
Carnes, he said,
gpt
I'm check-mated. I sent out a hundred ultra-sensitive short wave receivers yesterday. Four of them were located within fifty miles of Wilmington, North Carolina. One of these four was destroyed, but none of the others detected a sign of a wave during the attack. One of them was within a hundred feet of the edge of the hole. If he isn't using a ray of some sort, what on earth is he using?
human
It looked like a flash of red light when it came from the submarine.
gpt
Yes, but it couldn't be light. Let me think.
human
I deserve to be beaten, he cried.
gpt
Why didn't I think of that possibility before?