In an effort to allow the Andromeda and the unarmed fleet she is escorting to pass through a Drago-Kazov controlled system, Dylan and Tyr assault a base controlling old High Guard turrets along the route. Bekka takes the Maru to search for a ship that is separated from the convoy.

While the Andromeda is hosting a diplomatic conference, Harper encounters a reporter who offers to remove his Magog larvae in exchange for the information that had been downloaded into his brain.