It was a time of regulated sanity and world peace. Brain scanners helped keep it that way by identifying potential deviants, those on the verge of anti-social insanity. I was sitting in my chair in the Arena. It was my turn again. In the middle of what was once a stage sat thirty people scraped tightly to their chairs. And then they brought her in and I remembered…

I, Executioner is a sci-fi short story that was first published by Terry Carr. This reformatted science fiction classic is offered by Eli Jayne for your enjoyment.