The crew are not happy with Zandie's presence but she is determined to stay on board. Not everyone is happy with this decision least of all Tane who sees Zandie's presence as a destabilising influence on the Star Runner. When the greenhouse plants dies, Tane is the first to accuse Zandie and demands that she be re-suspended.

Having decided his punishment is to be frozen from the remainder of the 90 year voyage, Degenhardt prepares to meet his fate as a spectacular comet passes by and the Star Runner is thrown into disarray.