Part 4, Crazy Eddie Answers: Chapter 51, After the Ball is Over Summary

The Commissioners and their staff are considering the short lifespan of the Moties. The men are able to postulate that population pressures could be severe if reproduction isn't controlled and decide control has been established. Fowler isn't convinced, though he is willing to be convinced. It's time to assemble everything available on Motie history.

In the Moties' quarters, Jock is ecstatic about the trade opportunities with the humans. Ivan suddenly realizes why MacArthur was destroyed and the source of human fear of the Moties. Given enough time, Watchmakers will destroy anything; they are a vital reason for every collapse the Motie world has experienced. The Moties are also learning to fear humans more thanks to the television: the story of Ivan the Butcher who sterilized...