1500 hours
_ He went to sleep , with Murgatroyd curled up in his cubbyhole , his tail draped carefully over his nose . The Med Ship broke out of overdrive at 1300 hours , ship-time . Calhoun made contact with the grid and was promptly lowered to the ground . It was almost two hours later , at 1500 hours ship-time , when the people of Dara were informed by broadcast that Calhoun was to be executed immediately . * * * * * From the viewpoint of Darians , who were also blueskins , the decision of Calhoun 's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough . Maril protested fiercely , and her testimony agreed with Calhoun 's in every respect , but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning .