Scop — Barry N. Malzberg

Bitterly, Bitterly, Scop is a failure!

Scop is doing his job . . .

He has spoken to President Kennedy, warning him to leave Dallas immediately . . . spoken to Zapruder, asking him not to take pictures . . . pleaded with Elaine Kozciouskos, begging her only to scream, has even fornicated with her - part of the job. In spite of the pain, he has witnessed, on location, the last minutes of Jack Kennedy, King, Malcolm, Robert Kennedy - all for the fate of mankind.

But bitterly, bitterly, he knows he is a failure. Scop is trying to alter, has merely reinforced the future . . .