 What is the Carstar thing?
I "I don't see why we have to be here," a crewman said. Nestir, the priest, was dressed out in the full ceremonial costume of office. His fez perched jauntily on his shiny, shaven head. And then, more loudly, "Men!" Then he blessed them and took out His knife and lay open their sores. 'Secrecy makes for a long life,' as it says in the Jarcon ." You are thinking: 'What kind of a Festival can we have here on this ship?' You are thinking: 'What a fine thing—ah, what a good thing, that is—ah, how nice it would be to have the Casting Off at home, among friends.'" And you know that Koltah never let any city state outdo her in a Festival, uh-huh. "The arena in Koltah is the greatest arena in the whole system. People come from all over to behold it. "Well, the point I want to make is this: I just wanted to tell you that I know what a Festival should be, and the captain and I will do everything in our power to make our Casting Off as wonderful as any anywhere. "And I want to tell you that if you'll come to me with your suggestions, I'll do all I can to see that we do this thing just the way you want it done. While they were still cheering and stomping and otherwise expressing their enthusiasm and approval, Nestir walked off the speaker's platform and into the officer's corridor. And, for the officers, he broke out of the special cellar the last case allotment for Crew One of the delicate Colta Barauche ('94). He nodded curtly to the officers when he entered the mess hall, walked directly to his place at the head of the table, sat down and morosely began to work the cork out of his wine bottle with his teeth. Have you decided on this Carstar thing yet, Father?" "That," he said to Nestir, "my dear Father, is the cardinal point of the whole game, y'know." After all, it's not only a question of how we go, but also a question of leaving only after having done our duty. Anticipation can be a joy, y'know: almost equal to the very Reward. "This problem of Carstar interests me," the third mate said. "That," said Nestir, "is not at all like the Carstar case. Not at all.
 Someone was killed.
 Someone was killed.  A person attempted to avoid duty by hastening to the Reward.  There was questionable intent.  He had a very pretty wife.