 Why do Reston-Farrell and Brett-James want Howard Temple-Tracy dead?
The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge. Lawrence Reston-Farrell said, "You are not being constrained. It opened on his approach, the door sliding back into the wall in much the same manner as the room's door had opened for Reston-Farrell. Reston-Farrell said, "I am afraid, Mr. Salviati-Prantera, that these are the only garments available. Reston-Farrell had approached the door by which he had entered and it reopened for him. Reston-Farrell, the one Joe had already met, was tall and drawn of face and with a chainsmoker's nervousness. Reston-Farrell said, "May I present my colleague, Citizen Warren Brett-James? Whatever the something else was, a slot opened in the middle of the table and a glass, so clear of texture as to be all but invisible, was elevated. Reston-Farrell said, "I am afraid we are confusing you. Reston-Farrell said, "Suffice to say, you are now one hundred and seventy-three years after the last memory you have." Reston-Farrell said, "Mr. Prantera, we have brought you from your era to perform a task for us." For the second time, Reston-Farrell said, "Where would you go, Mr. Prantera?"
 Howard Temple-Tracy is an evil genius recruiting people to his cult.
 Howard Temple-Tracy is an evil genius recruiting people to his cult.  Howard Temple-Tracy is a terrorist bent on destroying North America.  Howard Temple-Tracy is an evil genius trying to take over the world.  Howard Temple-Tracy is a hitman trying to kill Reston-Farrell and Brett-James. They are just defending themselves.