In a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime that was not heard about in seventy years: murder. That’s the only option still left for Reich, whose company is dropping a ten-year death struggle with rival D’Courtney Corporations. Terrorized in his dreams by THE PERSON With No Encounter and driven to the advantage after D’Courtney refuses a merger offer, Reich murders his rival and bribes a high-ranking telepath to greatly help him cover his monitors. But while police prefect Lincoln Powell understands Reich is certainly guilty, his telepath’s knowledge can be a long way off from admissible proof.