When Dr. Eduardo Landini is Posted back from an orbiting space station following a mechanical accident, the being who emerges is a humanoid descended from baboons, who claims to be Ed Landini. Rumors about his appearance inspire revulsion among staff members at the facility, and as those rumours spread into the general population, others begin exploiting the fears generated for their own purposes. Landini himself has no stomach for the attention, and openly shows his contempt for the behaviour of the humans around him.
When Dr. Eduardo Landini returns from a space station after an accident, he re-emerges as a being resembling a baboon, claiming to be Ed Landini. The news of his appearance sparks revulsion among facility workers and soon spreads to the general public, leading others to capitalize on people's fears. Landini himself is uninterested in human attention and openly expresses his contempt.