Harker was on his feet immediately. "Senator Brewster, I'd like to enter an objection. This man is the principal in a lawsuit pending against our laboratory. Anything he says in his favor this morning may be prejudicial to us in the lawsuit." Brewster shook his head slowly. "This is not a court of law, Mr. Harker. We are interested in hearing Dr. Klaus' statements. You will have ample time to refute them later, if you wish." Harker subsided. Brewster looked at Klaus, who stood with his hands knotted nervously together, a thin, slab-jawed scrawny bright-young-scientific-prodigy type. "Dr. Klaus, you were formerly employed by the Beller Laboratories, were you not? Would you mind telling us why your employment there was terminated?" Stammering as usual, Klaus said, "I was discharged by order of James Harker shortly after he came to work there. It was a purely malicious act." Harker fumed, but Brewster waved imperiously at him to keep him quiet. The Senator said, "Please keep personal differences out of this, Dr. Klaus. How long were you employed at the laboratories?" "Three years. I was in charge of enzyme research." "I see. And you were aware that the reanimation experiments were occasionally producing--ah--idiots?" "Yes, sir. We all were aware of that." "Were attempts being made to safeguard against this unfortunate result, Dr. Klaus?" Klaus nodded. "My department was working on a chemical method of insuring full recovery of mental powers. I don't know what's been done since my dismissal." "He's lying!" Raymond shouted. "His group never had anything to do with--" "Please, Mr. Raymond," Brewster said fiercely. "Your outburst is uncalled-for." To Klaus he said, "Do you feel that this hazard of the reanimation process can be overcome in the course of further research?" "Definitely. But the present management of the laboratories is heading in the wrong direction. They've rejected my ideas--which were close to being perfected--and instead chose to suppress the whole affair." Harker felt his pulse mounting. Klaus seemed icily calm up there, speaking now with cold precision--most unusual for him. He sounded as if he had rehearsed this speech all morning. Brewster said, "It would seem to me that the directors of the Beller Laboratories were guilty of an act of bad faith. Wouldn't you agree, Dr. Klaus?" "Definitely, sir." "Thank you. We would like to hear from Mr. James Harker, now." Moistening his lips, Harker rose and took his place in the spotlight. Brewster gave place to Dixon, for which Harker was thankful; the American-Conservative Senators had a way of conducting hearings as if they were representatives of the Spanish Inquisition. Dixon said, "Would you tell us how you became affiliated with the Beller outfit, Mr. Harker?"