  Detailed studies of weak charm decays fill an important {\em future} role in
high energy physics. Chief among them are: (i) validating the theoretical
control achieved over hadronization as a worthwhile goal in its own right; (ii)
calibrating our tools to saturate the discovery potential for New Physics in B
decays; (iii) searching for New Physics in charm decays through
hypothesis-generating research. The most promising area for the last item is a
comprehensive study of \cp violation. Since we need a new \cp paradigm to
implement baryogenesis, this is not an idle goal. Charm decays provide
opportunities unique among {\em up-}type quarks. While items (i) and (ii) will
be addressed in a meaningful way and hopefully completed in the next few years,
item (iii) will presumably require statistics that can be accumulated only by
LHCb and a Super-B factory.
