URIEL unpack what they’ve learned about Andy and Viv • And assess the threat posed by Westercon ‘73 • Roger and Mitch surveil the Abeilles • They seem wholesome enough • Jocasta keeps eyes on Andy • He’s a paranoid loner • Archie donates some “vintage” Star Trek merch to the Westercon ‘73 committee for auction • The team tries to connect the dots

Charley and Jocasta take a nap on URIEL’s one good couch.

URIEL’s management meets to discuss the latest developments in their investigation of Andrew Krane, Genevieve Abeille, and the mysterious RFK ‘72 posters.

Andy and Viv check in before their upcoming weekend at Westercon ‘73.

Roger and Mitch surveil acclaimed science fiction author and paranoid recluse, Andrew H. Krane.

Genevieve conducts her initial interview with Ms. Janet Smith and her gifted, unusual child, Jane Smith.

URIEL conspires to get Charley therapy • Not really, they’re gonna spy on Viv • Roger and Mitch case Andy’s place • Mitch deduces that Andy’s Illuminated • Which has really odd implications • Charley talks about her past lives • Mitch and Roger get eyes on Andy • And witness History B vibes emerge from a confrontation with a pair of fanboys • Archie questions whether Viv and Andy are Maoist-equivalents in the War for History

Jocasta has a quick call with her old boss, a certain Lt. Col. Anthony Barnes Reinhardt.

"Those posters weren't real, they aren't real, I was there, Tower of Power man! That was the poster! They're real. I saw them at a show. That other … no, not real!"

"You can be a fan of anything, really.”

“RFK ‘72” posters appear throughout San Francisco • The team debates the existence of History C • And learn about acclaimed sci-fi authors Andrew H. Krane and Genevieve Abeille • Mitch talks “soft sf” and “hard sf” with Jerry and Jerry’s friend at the St. Francis Hotel bar • Roger volunteers for tech-induced regressive memory retrieval by Charley • Westercon ‘73 is three days away

Mitch takes a hike up Mount Shasta with local guide Pete Kraus and, there, is confronted by a strange man wearing a crown.

Jocasta sits down for a session with her SANDMAN-assigned shrink, Dr. Simon Claire.

Archie grabs a “drink” with John Ritchie and learns more about the ontologically unsettled zone around the former Montgomery Block.

Jocasta tags along to one of Roger's races at Altamont but mostly just to wear kicky outfits.