Augur is forced to take part in a Taelon experiment. Da'an and Liam try to convince Zo'or that altering minds and implanting humans to make them aggressive to fight the Jaridians is not the correct path. Maiya makes contact with Sandoval.

When large scale blackouts begin to occur in cities with portals, Taelon technology is blamed. Augur and Liam investigate the death of a portal worker by a strange creature that feeds on energy and is particularly attracted to the Taelons.