Nigel Stock

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of The Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

A woman out alone at night becomes the sole witness of a fatal robbery, then gets struck by a bus, as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off.