Marking Time chronicles seven years observing innocent, or merely marginally guilty, and always grossly over-punished Federal Prison Inmates, searching for that 'Criminal Mind' that criminologists describe as elusive and extraordinary, but the 'holier than thou' US regards as apparent and ubiquitous, and confirming US' system of justice as severely damaged, possibly beyond repair, wherein life tenured Black Robes mete 'Just US, ' pursuant to the 'Rule of Ours' instead of Justice and the Rule of Law they mouth when and where it will not matter, in the proverbial 'Federal Case, ' wherein the...

The Commander's Wife is Pamela Grayson; Commander Grayson an average soldier willing to take a chance, requiring action beyond his own high code of ethics, so that he would achieve a position of prominence not otherwise available to him. In marrying him, Pamela has gained a measure of respectability not otherwise hers, and assured of its continuation, albeit through mediocrity. A newly minted Academy Lieutenant, Richard Hartley becomes opportunistic upon Pamela's persuasion, even though against the Commander's ultimate goal of redemption. The Commander's Wife tells of the immorality of...