Darwinian Redemption

Yesterday, Captain Keller finally came clean about his motivation for joining the Darwin Project in the beginning. And he explained his reasoning for abandoning that loyalty. He was completely sincere and his Vuduri family and partner, Virga, was living proof of this. So Captain Keller's new life truly represented the end of the Darwin Project. The would-be assassins on Deucado could not have known this. Their motivation was the principles of an organization that was not dead.

But what of the other members of Darwin, those on Helome? Rome wanted to know:

     Keller leaned forward. “I let go.”
     Rei was speechless. He reached over and took Rome’s hand. Finally, he found his voice. “Do all of you feel this way?” he asked.
     “Most,” Keller said. “But just in case…” He held up his wrist. There was a Vuduri tracking bracelet attached. “I told them not to trust us completely. This is just in case one of our group decides to try something stupid.”
     Virga stroked his cheek with her hand. “It is not too oppressive, is it, Maury?”
     “Hell no,” Maury laughed. “I kind of like the idea of being a kept man. It’s for all our protection.” He looked around for his little boy but did not see him. “The next generation, they’ll be free to come and go. It’ll be fine.”
     “So what it is you do around here?” Rei asked.
     “I have my woodworking shop. Most of us have found gainful employment. We’re building a new world. This one. It’s enough.”
     Rome scooted forward a bit. “You said most of your people are this way. But not all?”
     “No,” Keller said. “There are some left who still harbor a deep resentment. But they are very few. We keep them off to themselves. Not exactly a prison. Call it a compound. The Vuduri have to make sure they don’t get loose.” He became silent and stared at Rei and Rome for a bit. “So what brings you folks here, anyway?”
     Rome leaned forward. “Somebody tried to kill Rei with a bomb. We believe it is one of your remaining people who are still back on Deucado.”
     Keller sat back in his chair and frowned. He covered his eyes with his hand and drew it downward then he sighed. “I suppose it’s possible,” he said. “There’s no way they could know what’s going on here. I suppose they’re still keeping up the fight.”
     Rei stood up and reached into his pocket. He drew out two sheets of paper and held them out for Keller.
     “What’s this?” Keller asked, taking the papers.
     “It’s the crew roster for the Darwin Project. I need to know which of these people never made it to Helome. They are the ones we’re looking for.”
     Keller nodded and looked over the list. He flipped from one page to the other than back again.

It certainly seems like Captain Keller will provide them with the information they need. Could it be that simple?