Jake is enticed by John Grant and his newly formed team known as the "Tek Posse". This is a group of men that operate above the law and have some of the best tools, including a mind prober, which is a prototype. On the first mission, Jake begins to doubt his decision to leave Cosmos.

Alec Seeger takes control of Weathercon, making demands and threats. Jake is recruited to help and is partnered with an old partner of Alex's, Lianna. Lianna is a prisoner who has been temporarily released to help on this mission. If she does well, she may have her sentence reduced. Jake must determine if Lianna is helping or hurting his search for Alex.