
A young Third‑Level Time Explorer named Urs finds himself standing before the galaxy‑wide System Policy Board, charged with violating the most sacred rule of temporal travel: never let future knowledge seep into the past. The trial is broadcast to billions, turning a bureaucratic hearing into a spectacle of absolute justice that pits cold, procedural logic against the messy reality of a primitive world in ancient Britain. As the board’s white‑haired chairman probes every detail of Urs’s equipment and decisions, the young explorer must weigh his own uncertainty against the unforgiving standards of an institution that claims infallibility.
The story follows the tense moments of this unprecedented inquiry, revealing how a single mistake—a wand forged from a futuristic alloy—can ignite a cascade of ethical dilemmas. Listeners are drawn into a universe where the distant, gleaming corridors of the Time Traveler’s Bureau clash with the rough, uncharted lives of early humans, prompting a profound question: can justice truly be impartial when it spans millennia?
Language
en
Duration
~17 minutes (16K characters)
Release date
2025-11-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1912–1981
A mid-20th-century American writer best remembered for mysteries and a rare venture into science fiction, with work preserved today by Project Gutenberg and library catalogs. Published under the name J. F. Hutton, the author is associated with titles including Too Good to Be True, also known as The Dolphin Mystery and Dead Man Friday.
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