Why was Rome interrogated? Part 1.

The first major plot hole I wanted to cover was Rome's interrogation. If you think back to part 3 of Rome's Revolution, Rome and Rei return to Earth to try and stop the Onsiras from sending a strike force to Deucado to wipe out the Ibbrassati. Immediately upon landing, they are taken into custody and driven to a building which, from its description, resembled one built for the sole purpose of incarcerating Rome.

Oronus, the Juoz (Judge), comes to see her but before he interrogates Rome, he decides to interrogate Rei. Why? Rei did nothing wrong. He didn't use the override to allow OMCOM's memrons to come in contact with Casimir Pumps. In fact, he didn't do much of anything other than follow the Vuduri's instructions to ferry his Ark to Deucado.

So why was Rei interrogated? Here is what I think: I think that the tiny, tiny fraction of the Overmind, comprised of the 80 odd members of the Vuduri contingent sent to Tabit still maintained a faint knowledge of its original mission. I think that Commander Ursay and the other members of that crew were changed so profoundly by their contact with Rome and Rei that even after reintegration back into the Overmind of Earth, those changes remained.

Look at Commander Ursay. When we first met him, he was stiff-as-a-board. Even by the end of Part 1, he wished Rei and Rome good luck. He reappeared in The Ark Lords and stayed disconnected from the Overmind most of the time. He was also very helpful in conquering MASAL's Sipre in Rome's Evolution.

So I think the Overmind of Earth was just plain curious as to why Rome and Rei returned to Earth. I think the plan was to interrogate Rei and then let him go because even the Overmind realized he would not be very cooperative after they executed Rome. Oronus got his answers from Rei and that was that. So why interrogate Rome? After all, she was considered to be one of the most dangerous women in the universe because of her ideas.

Tomorrow.