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The adjudicator enforces strict legal protocols, emphasizing the need to treat Ponter as alive until proven otherwise and requiring evidence of motive, means, and opportunity for a murder charge.

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Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer

Chapter 31

In this chapter, Adikor Huld faces intense interrogation by Daklar Bolbay and Adjudicator Sard regarding the disappearance of Ponter Boddit, with Bolbay suggesting motives of jealousy and rivalry that might implicate Adikor in Ponter's presumed death. The interrogation explores themes of grief, professional rivalry, and the psychological impact of loss, culminating in Adikor's near-violent reaction to Bolbay's accusations, highlighting the emotional and social tensions underlying the investigation.