Morton (The Sun Makers)

Morton was a Gatherer who worked for the Company. Hade named his plan to destroy the outlaws of the undercity Morton's fork, in memory of his "illustrious predecessor". (TV: The Sun Makers)

Behind the scenes
In reality, "" is a term for a forced choice between two lines of reasoning which lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It derives from, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor under Henry VII, who argued that a man living frugally must have money to spare and therefore could afford to pay taxes, and that a man living opulently must be rich and therefore could afford to pay taxes. Thus, Hade's "illustrious predecessor" was not an earlier Gatherer at all.