Harlan Forster was a manager at a company that maintained offshore oil platforms all over the world. During his last trip to an overseas job location he had been to many times before, something extraordinary took place during his overnight flight. A bright light flashed throughout the airplane's cabin, and he passed out. When he came to be, he found himself alone on what had been a full flight. He passed out once again, and when he recovered he made a startling discovery. He was a helpless stranger on Earth of the year 2967! Earth was ruled by an artificial intelligence residing in a quantum computer. What will Earth, society, and the human race look like then? Will an artificial intelligence ruler be benign? What would you do if you found yourself a thousand years into the future?