Chapter 1, Elijah (Parts 1-5) Summary

Plainclothesman Elijah Baley leads an Outside work party, preparing to colonize another world. He needs permission to visit the world Aurora for authorization and technical backing. A police robot fetches him to Police Headquarters in (Part 2) the center of the climate controlled City reached via the Expressway, avoiding anti-robot gangs. In Part 3 Baley is warned by the Commissioner that the fame he has gained through a hyperwave drama about his triumph on Solaria will not save him if he fails in the sensitive mission ahead. In Part 4, Lavina Demacheck says that Baley has been invited to help a prominent, moderate politician on Aurora disprove a murder accusation. The chances of success are tiny but this alone can salvage Earth's relations with the Spacer worlds. In Part 5, son Ben goes with Baley to the Spaceport. The family does...