ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, pˈɑːɹkɪnsən dɪskˈʌvɚz ðætðə kˈɜːnəl ˈɔːɹdɚd, ænd ðˈɛn kˈʌvɚd ˈʌp, ðɪ ɪlˈiːɡəl dɪspˈoʊzəl əvən ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl nˈɜːv ɡˈæs kˈɔːld "sˌiːtˈiː θɹˈiː" ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈoʊkəl dˈɛzɚt kˈeɪvz.
Eventually, Parkinson discovers that the colonel ordered, and then covered up, the illegal disposal of an experimental nerve gas called "CT3" in one of the local desert caves.