A Terran terrorist group protesting the ecological disastors that have plagued Earth are suddenly put on the map when thier methods of only targeting buildings and space structures accidently takes lives.

Travis and his crew must rescue a man's parents who were kidnapped 50 years earlier, but are have only aged 8 months due to time dilation. Rudolpho is forced to bring his rebellious teenage daughter, Serena, aboard the ship.

The son of Roan Gerick, a family friend of the Montana family, is killed by Anestha, a new street drug the turns pain into pleasure. Travis hunts for Bliss, the leader of the narcotics ring, against Rudolpho's better judgement.

While transporting Quigley, a prisioner who appears to be quite insane, the crew save the lives of an old nemesis, Max, and his associates. Max offers to share a stash of Onmium, a mineral rarer than diamonds and worth billions of credits.

While transporting Ritson, a deserter from the Jupiter Federation Elite Forces, The Tulip answers a distress call from Galentis, a mining platform on the asteroid Ida - a mining platform that should not be there. And for some reason, Percy isn't quite herself.

A con man preying on older women has a mysterious link to Marcus' genes. Meanwhile, Percy is going through some mental difficulties.

Marcus believes he can convert the ship's hyper drive to use negative energy instead of anti-matter, but will need Durenium to produce it. Marcus attempts to find an old contract who may be be able to put him in contact with a seller of this rare and illegal element. Executive Chief Inspector Tibbit boards The Tulip to make sure that engines are in proper working order before granting Caravaggio's application for a change in power source.