Sight Gag

A Psi Section operative occupies a hotel room while his superiors insist he must withstand an assassination attempt without weapons to reinforce a deterrent image; downstairs a man whose brother was executed plots revenge and equips himself with a shield device that blocks telepathic detection. The operative wrestles with orders, personal fear, and the temptation to use forbidden powers, while his chief argues that letting the avenger fail publicly will discourage future crimes. The tale examines the limits of specialized power, the ethics of staged invulnerability, and the practical clash between mental abilities and material countermeasures.