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intelligence-investigation
The involvement of Intelligence in investigating Wallace highlights the case's unusual implications beyond typical scientific inquiry.
1 chapter across 1 book
Way Station (1963)Clifford D. Simak
Chapter 3
In this chapter, Intelligence agent Claude Lewis discusses with Dr. Erwin Hardwicke the mysterious case of Enoch Wallace, a man born in 1840 who appears physically no older than thirty. Lewis explains the isolated and conservative nature of the Wisconsin community that has kept Wallace's longevity a secret, and details Wallace's simple lifestyle, his shipments of precious gems, and his extensive reading and writing habits. Despite two years of investigation, Lewis remains baffled by Wallace's apparent immortality and seeks scientific insight from Hardwicke.