From: "Nathan Hook" nhook@bemail.org Subject: [B7L] Orbit, Vila and Avon
The interesting irony was that even if Avon had killed Vila and dumped the body through the airlock, the shuttle was doomed despite the 73 kilo weight loss. The speck of nuetron material was still aboard. A lesson for Avon and his unemotional calculating mind. He was ruthlessly prepared to sacrifice an associate, a friend perhaps, even after all they'd been through?
That wouldn't have been a problem. According to Orac, all they had to lose in order to achieve orbit was 70kg. Vila was heavy enough to fulfil this requirement, fortunately the neutron star material was found and jettisoned instead.
Wildean