Astounding Science Fiction, August 1955 (British Edition) — page 95: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

TIME CRIME 93 depend on to help us with this. Lovranth Rolk, of course; Home Time Line section of the Paratime Code Enforcement Division. And—’”’ Verkan Vall and Dalla and Tortha Karf and four or five others looked across the desk and to the end of the room as the telecast screen broke into a shifting light-pattern and then cleared. The face of the announcer appeared ; a young woman. ‘“‘And now, we bring you the statement which Chief Tortha, of the Para- time Police, has promised for this time. This portion of the program was audio-visually recorded at Paratime Police Headquarters earlier this evening.”’ Tortha Karf’s face appeared on the screen. His voice began an announce- ment of how Executive Councilman Salgath Trod had called him by visi- phone, admitting to complicity in the recently-discovered paratemporal slave-trade. | ‘“Here is a recording of Councilman Salgath’s call to me from his apart- ment to my Office, at 1945 this evening.” The screen-image shattered into light-shards and rebuilt itself; Salgath Trod, at his desk in the library of his apartment, the brandy-goblet and the needler within reach, appeared. He began to speak; from time to time the voice of Tortha Karf interrupted, questioning or prompting him. ‘“‘You understand that this confession renders you liable to psycho- rehabilitation?’ Tortha Karf asked. 7 Yes, Councilman Salgath understood that. “And you agree to come voluntarily to Paratime Police Headquarters, and you will voluntarily undergo narco-hypnotic interrogation?”’ : : COMIC DOOKS.COM