 Would Eric and Nada have been rescued, had the Cosmic Express operator not been drunk?
Experimenter Publications Inc. When the vogue for science-fantasy altered to super science, he created the memorable super lock-picker Giles Habilula as the major attraction in a rousing trio of space operas , The Legion of Space, The Cometeers and One Against the Legion. The Cosmic Express is of special interest because it was written during Williamson's A. Merritt "kick," when he was writing little else but, and it gave the earliest indication of a more general capability. He smiled fondly across to the other of the twin beds, where Nada, his pretty bride, lay quiet beneath light silk covers. Nada Stokes-Harding was also an author. The Cosmic Express."
 No. The official only checked the logs because the operator was drunk.
 Yes. Eventually, someone would have checked the logs and recovered their bodies.  No. The official only checked the logs because the operator was drunk.  No. The operator told them he wouldn't be responsible.  Yes. Eventually, someone would have checked the logs and started a search.