Chapter 12 A Stronger Loving World Summary

Jon and Laurie arrive in New York City near 'ground zero' and wander through scenes of destruction and carnage. Jon proves a dispassionate observer but Laurie is overwhelmed and begs him to teleport her away from the destruction. Jon tells Laurie that the clarity of the future is reduced for him due to a large amount of tachyons, and then he teleports himself and Laurie to the Antarctic fortress of Veidt.

Meanwhile at Veidt's fortress Night Owl challenges Veidt's disclosure. Night Owl says that Veidt would not attempt his own assassination, as that would be too dangerous. Veidt says that in the gravest extreme he would have simply caught the bullet. Night Owl seems skeptical but Veidt appears completely confident. Veidt then explains that his biological monster's brain, harvested from a psychic human, was programmed...