Chapter 4 Summary

A meeting takes place in the Star Chamber of Castle Presteign between the Presteign, his attorney Regis Sheffield, Sheffield's assistant Bunny and Captain Peter Y'ang-Yeovil of Central Intelligence. Y'ang-Yeovil wishes to have custody of Gulliver Foyle, who was apprehended trying to destroy the Vorga.

Y'ang-Yeovil wants custody of Foyle. However, the Presteign and Sheffield are able to block Y'ang-Yeovil due to the arrival of Dagenham. Dagenham is a physicist who previously conducted an experiment that left him dangerously radioactive. He cannot be around people for longer than 30 minutes. The triumvirate of personalities is enough to dissuade Y'ang-Yeovil for now, but he plans to get a warrant. Dagenham plans to interfere with his efforts.

The three men discuss how to extract the Nomad's location from Foyle. Dagenham has a plan. Currently, Foyle is being taken through sensory deprivation and then fed scenarios to get...