Travis and Callie are hired by the Jupiter Federation to arrest Dakkota 79, a Raider leader on the verge of starting a war with the Verran Clan. Dakkota's girlfriend, Cira, may hold be a link to Travis' past. Rudolpho's inquiries into a possible bounty on Travis leads to complications, both with an old business associate, and with his new crewmates.

Travis and Callie's plans to capture ""low-level smuggler"" Strasser turn bad when Strasser recognizes her. Callie is injured, and the crew attempts to keep her alive with a damaged cryonic chamber. The Tulip sets course for Mars in hopes that Callie's estranged father, Janus, has her ""blank"" - a clone kept in stasis, and used for organ replacement.