ON THE ZOOP TOWER It was a rigged gambling game, but Retief had to play it. Retief was First Secretary and Consul to the Mission to the planet Petreac under Ambassador Crodfoller. The Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne were there to help the Nenni Caste and their Potentate to deal with their rival planet Rotune. But Retief has discovered an underground movement called The People's Anti-Fascist...