"We will now resume the hearing," the judge said. "We have just learned that Simon is able to provide us with evidence that his wife's death was accidental. Enlisting the help of another Memory Recoder, we learned that these were, in fact, memories and not altered projections."

Lysandra cast a glance over at her father, but he didn't return the look. Instead, he continued watching the judge.

"This information will change his sentence," the judge continued, "and we will need ...