1. The government attributed the crash to a technical fault, but foreign diplomats speculate that the helicopter was shot down by a Blowpipe. BNC
2. Susan and Barbara fear some alien intelligence has invaded the ship; Ian is more practical and is convinced there is simply a technical fault. BNC
3. The two had battled it out in the scoring and until the final vote from the Maltese jury, filing later than scheduled because of a technical fault, either could have won. BNC