telepathic-surveillance
Joe Carter employs telepathic waves to probe the mental states of people around the depot to detect danger and track targets.
2 chapters across 2 books
The Forever Machine (1958)Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
In the chapter 'Preamble' of 'The Forever Machine,' Joe Carter surveils a San Francisco train depot, using telepathic abilities to monitor federal agents and their targets, Professors Billings and Hoskins, who are connected to the creation of a synthetic brain called Bossy. The agents, disguised and weary, are tasked with tracking the professors without raising suspicion, while Joe maneuvers to intercept the crate containing Bossy and prepares to meet the professors. The chapter establishes the tension surrounding the synthetic mind's significance and the covert operations to control or capture it.
The Game-Players of Titan (1963)Philip K. Dick
In this chapter, Joe Schilling contacts attorney Laird Sharp regarding the disappearance of Pete Garden, who has been kidnapped after a police detective was murdered. They investigate Pete's recent visit to the psychiatrist Doctor Philipson, uncovering that Pete was fearful of the Titanian 'vugs' and that Titan society is divided between moderates and a hostile war party. Doctor Philipson reveals a theory that the Titanians are manipulating human fertility to suppress Earth's birth rate, targeting fertile individuals like Pete and the McClains.