Early in the story one group that helps him and causes the death of a few of his captors, is later revealed to have been on the same side as those captors. The chief commissioner of the Precrime division, John Anderton, boasts that since he implemented this new procedure, he has practically eradicated violent crime, murder in particular. What mr. Anderton doesn’t realize yet is that his celebrated trio of mutants have released a new report which accuses him of killing a person he doesn’t even know. The novella is rather short, a bit rushed and confused in the second half, but the core ideas of future predictions and practical applications in law enforcement are argued clearly and persuasively.

Deformed and retarded," Anderton instantly agreed. "Especially the girl, there. Donna is forty-five years old. But she looks about ten. The talent absorbs everything; the esp-lobe shrivels the balance of the frontal area. But what do we care? We get their prophecies. They pass on what we need. They don't understand any of it, but we do." When Anderton pulls the latest cards from the Precogs and finds his name among them, stipulating that he is going to kill someone next week he doesn’t even know, he knows that he is being framed. He has no choice but to go on the run and hide until the week has passed and, in the process, prove the error of the forecasting, but if he does that, he also proves the system is flawed. There are people who most definitely don’t want that to happen. He soon finds he can’t trust anyone, and maybe the very person he trusts the least is his only hope at discovering and exposing the truth. I actually liked The Minority Report so much, that I chose the movie as my exam topic. The movie and the book are extremely different. Aside from the very basic idea of Precrime, most of what happens in the two is so different. That's why I can't judge them in comparison to one another. The movie was nice because Spielberg is a great director. Everything inside the frame in that movie is so carefully chosen that it's art. So, at this point, you're probably asking yourself just what my problem is. Sounds like a good book, full of paradoxes and intriguing questions about the nature of inevitability and free will... I must be a terrible person for not loving it!What if we can detect crimes before they happen? What if we can arrest criminals before they commit crimes?

Landrith, James (April 12, 2004). "The Minority Report: In Print and On Screen" . Retrieved 2007-03-25.sigh* You're probably right. I'm often a terrible person who dislikes books. But you see, I feel like good SF should have more than a sci-fi-y setting or situation. I feel like it should be a little more than that, and have meaning.