It wasn't until the next day, after Annie had eaten her fill and slept well, that she finally turned on her communicator. Following the directions she'd been given, she met up with First Officer Kelly, who'd been anxious all night, the safety officer Alara, and the ship's doctor, Claire. From them, she also got information that hadn't been available on TV.
There was no doubt about it: Uncle John, that bonehead, was in serious trouble!
Yesterday, just after the four of them had learned a few things about Dr. Louis and hurried out of the coffee shop, Uncle John had been recognized by an enraged crowd because of his indecent dancing with a statue. They'd surrounded him.
Kelly had immediately called the Orville for backup and planned to get John off Sargas IV and back into space as quickly as possible, but they were too late.
The furious crowd surrounded all four of them and kept denouncing John in every way they could think of. They gave him bad reviews on the spot, hurled insults at him, and filmed more videos to upload online. Kelly and Alara were alarmed, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get through the crowd.
In the end, the police arrived quickly and arrested John, but the others couldn't do anything because of certain regulations.
The next day—today, when Annie met up with Kelly and the others—after John was arrested, a man claiming to be a public relations specialist came to see him. He said John would have to go on an apology tour?
According to him, as long as John completed the apology tour and managed to get his opposition votes below ten million by the end, he'd be free to leave. Otherwise, he'd have to undergo neurological treatment—the procedure the locals