It was the end of the day. It had been a long search of the dome for zombies. Merrick figured it was a ruse so that his new co-pilot, whatever his name was, could watch and see who Vorik seemed friendly with. It would force Commander Vorik to speak with everyone inside the dome. During their fake search, Vorik showed no signs of being friendly with anyone. He already knew that he was being watched. Being at the rank he was at, he also knew what the spy was looking for.
By the time they had finished, there was nothing that the co-pilot could report back to Council Leader Tosh except that Commander Vorik followed his orders exactly as given.
Now that the day was over, Merrick went back to his small home. He took out the secret comm link from its hiding spot and tried to activate it. He hadn't tried it since they completed the chemical incineration in the tunnel system. There was never an opportunity.
