By H.G. Wells

"That book," he repeated, pointing a lean finger, "is about dreams."

"Obviously," I answered, for it was Fortnum Roscoe's Dream States, and the title was on the cover.

He hung silent for a space as if he sought words. "Yes," he said at last, "but they tell you nothing."

I did not catch his meaning for a second.

"They don't know," he added.

I looked a little more attentively at his face.

"There are dreams," he said, "and dreams."

That sort of proposition I never dispute.

"I suppose--" he hesitated. "Do you ever dream? I mean vividly."

The bartender stops washing the glass he's holding and stares at both of us. We both stare back. Robert may not be that bright, but his stare and sheer willpower have brought us out of many situations that could've ended badly. When I first heard that we would need two people to find the man in the glass box, I had no doubt that Robert would be the second man I needed.

Big news in this episode about the new format for the podcast.

As always, the theme song is Batshit Insanity, by Beatnik Turtle. Find them at

www.thesongoftheday.com.