Mary Kate, his ""spinster"" sister, gleefully thinks he has finally received his come-uppance, and stands up to her formidable brother:Mary Kate: Good for Widow Tillane.John relates a story about a rich king who had a son and daughter, living in a castle in Africa.One day, he king was taken away by bad men, but before he was taken off, he told his son to kill anyone who tried to steal his gold while he was gone.He turned and noticed the animal cages of his former space stationThe Oberon.Calima, the "forbidden" holy site of the apes, turned out to be the crashed ruins of the USAF research station, which had crashed on the unknown planet""s surface.The no-neck narrator - with a long cigarette holder - spoke about taking the audience on a strange journey: ("I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey").