[The good thing about talking to someone else who's more knowledgeable about this is that Keith is inspired to set aside his biases and concerns and look at the facts. The facts are clear: ALASTAIR wouldn't cause this. They might employ an agent, but it's not like he has a slug in his head. That isn't really their goal. They aren't interested in recruits who will act blindly.

All right, so there's that.

Next step: the base.]

Do you think the Mother is hiding in the base? That's what I was assuming. That's why they'd want to protect it. Why do you think it's a base, anyway?