 Pereboom (2001: ch. 1; see also Hunt 2005) replies that even with an indeterministic sign, we can construct a successful FSC in which Jones lacks alternatives. For variety, switch for a moment to Pereboom’s “Tax Evasion,” though one could construct the Black-Jones case to make similar points. Joe is an agent with libertarian freedom who is considering whether to claim an illegal tax deduction. He’s inclined to do so, and as he deliberates, the only factor that could potentially change his mind is a strong moral reason. Whether such a reason occurs to Joe is not determined (cp. Mele 1995: ch. 12), and even if it does occur to him, it may not change his mind. But at least a necessary condition of his choosing not to evade taxes is the occurrence of such a reason (thereby entering a “mental buffer zone”—these are thus called “buffer cases”). Now add the counterfactual intervener, who wants Joe to break the law: