The Ir have conquered Earth. Wiped out humanity. Installed some fancy theme parks in its stead. But when they render Pax Murillo, the greatest movie detective of the 2040s, to run one of the exhibits, the Ir get more than they bargained for. Murillo's road to self-awareness is a bit dodgybut then, so are the goings-on in The Corral, the Ir's second-most lucrative planet-side tourist trap. The question isn't whether Murillo's up to the caseonly, what's in it for him when he succeeds?