Formula for murder

The narrative begins with Professor Glover falling from a vast orbital laboratory while his colleague Jim Britten is left traumatized. Hospitalized, Britten endures psychiatric sessions that use drugs and electronic aids to recover memories while clinicians and federal agents observe. Officials and investigators probe whether the apparent accident conceals a deliberate killing masked as insanity, and the plot unfolds through therapy, crew dynamics, and bureaucratic pressure. The work examines the uncertain line between genuine mental collapse and contrived madness, and the technological and institutional means by which truth is pursued and obscured.