# Morton Hallstock — Four-Day Planet character guide

> Morton Hallstock in Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Hallstock, Mort Hallstock, Mort, Mayor Morton Hallstock

**First appearance:** 0001-four-day-planet

## Snapshot

Port Sandor's mayor, whose smooth denials and uniformed thugs protect Steve Ravick while the city's hunters seethe over a sabotaged ship.

## Who they are

Mayor Morton Hallstock runs Port Sandor with a politician's instinct for self-preservation, mobilizing his uniformed police to shield Ravick's interests whenever the Cooperative's anger threatens to boil over. When Walt calls him for comment, Hallstock smoothly insists Ravick had nothing to do with the Javelin and pleads ignorance about Al Devis — a performance Joe Kivelson greets with a short laugh. His willingness to deploy force on Ravick's behalf turns a labor dispute into something closer to a standoff, and his eventual exposure becomes one of the story's central reckonings.

## Relationships

### [Steve Ravick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/steve_ravick)

_professional_

Morton Hallstock is a corrupt official who collaborates with Steve Ravick to maintain control over the planet's resources.

### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson)

_rivalry_

Morton Hallstock is a corrupt politician who sees Tom Kivelson as a threat to his power.

### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa)

_rivalry_

Morton Hallstock and Oscar Fujisawa are adversaries, with Hallstock using his position to obstruct Fujisawa's journalism.

### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa)

_rivalry_

Morton Hallstock and Oscar Fujisawa are adversaries, with Hallstock using his position to obstruct Fujisawa's journalism.

### [Steve Ravick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/steve_ravick)

_professional_

Morton Hallstock is a corrupt official who collaborates with Steve Ravick to maintain control over the planet's resources.

### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson)

_rivalry_

Morton Hallstock is a corrupt politician who sees Tom Kivelson as a threat to his power.

### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson)

_rivalry_

Morton Hallstock is a corrupt politician who sees Tom Kivelson as a threat to his power.

## In the story

### [The Ship from Terra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/the-ship-from-terra)

Mayor of Port Sandor and planetary government, allied with Ravick and using police to maintain power.

### [Reporter Working](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/reporter-working)

Dismisses the reporter rudely; part of the conspiracy with Ravick and Belsher.

### [Main City Level](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/main-city-level)

Mentioned as a target of potential lynch law; described as having turned the town meeting government into a dictatorship.

### [Civil War Postponed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/civil-war-postponed)

Commandeers Cooperative equipment to fight the fire, signaling a potential break with Steve Ravick.

### [Tallow-Wax Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/tallow-wax-fire)

Mayor of Port Sandor; initially struggles to find storage for the wax and is directed by Joe Kivelson.

### [Masks Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/masks-off)

Checked out his bank account and fled to the spaceport; captured.

## Links

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