***EXCERPT*** Infants in the Martian outpost of Basin have been plagued with birth defects for years--until recently. Corporate has dispatched Siwela and her team to find out why. What she learns will have profound implications for her job--and for who she wants to be. ----- This is a slightly expanded version of my short story, which appeared in "Boundary Shock Quarterly 12: Lawmen and Crime Fighters". You may read the entire story by subscribing to my email newsletter at https://www.thecosmiccodex.com.