The crew of the Matilda, Samantha included, have finished their business on Mentaryd. With new information, and new things to hide, they are ready to take on the mission they were all originally brought together to do: get Samantha to Senali.
Qin’s must adapt to her new mission. Everything will be okay, it’s not like anyone is looking for her. Right?
Decker and Reed have a visit. Sellivan does some exploration into the Matilda’s new passenger.
On Mentaryd, Samantha and Eliza have a mission to carry out. Only it’s not a mission. And it’s not Samantha and Eliza. Enter: Officers Annabelle and Merriweather. Someone has some explaining to do.
Decker finds himself in a conversation he thought he was prepared to have. Turns out, maybe he wasn’t. He looks for inspiration as to how to handle the situation in an unlikely role-model.
Julian, Qin, and Renic all have one final task to complete before they can call it a day.
Decker, Samantha, and the crew of the Matilda have arrived over Mentaryd, a Fringe planet far from the conflict over Kestris. They have just one task: get the Matilda patched up and ready to continue with the mission. That’s what they presume.
Clarke receives a visit from Renic. A battle of wits ensues.
Renic sees a new side of Gallow. Mistakes are made, but he recovers. The Naval Special Investigation Division make first use of its facilities.
On the Matilda, conversations force both Samantha and Decker to reconsider what they thought was true.