The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

Angus Thermopyle was an ore pirate and a murderer; even the most disreputable asteroid pilots of Delta Sector stayed out of is way. They muttered that everyone who had ever gotten close to Thermopyle had ended up dead -- or in the lockup. But when he arrived at Mallorys Bar & Sleep with a gorgeous woman by his side, the regulars had to take notice. She was too beautiful, too obviously from a different class. Her name was Morn Hyland, and she had been a police officer -- until she showed up with Thermopyle.