Mailer's internal conflict between obedience and the lure of freedom/riches, leading to his collaboration with the Master.

In the aftermath of the Keller Machine’s shutdown, the Master—still weakened by its lingering influence—rushes to the Doctor’s slumped form in the Processing Theatre. After removing the amplifying device from …

In the Prison Governor's Office, the Master—physically drained but psychologically sharp—exploits Mailer's growing impatience to pivot from their failing prison-based scheme to a far more audacious global terror plot. The …