Zo'or and Liam crash in a remote area of Wyoming. Naraina Durrant, a resident of a local commune of natural purists known as the Children of the Earth, rescues Liam from his crash bubble and assists him in his search for Zo'or. Meanwhile Zo'or's bitter rival T'than calles an emergency meeting to propose Da'an take Zo'or's place as the Synod leader.

Zo'or discuses with Ro'am, the Latin American Companion, his idea to make President Thompson an advisor to the Synod. Sandoval approaches Tonio Arias, Ro'am's Protector, and secretly attaches a microchip to Tonio's skrill. Ro'am and Tonio are killed while travelling in the ID Portal. T'than becomes suspicious of Zo'or because Ro'am's death shifts the balance of power in the Synod in Zo'or favour.

When Zo'or contracts an ancient deadly plague for which there is no known cure, Renee suggests to Liam that the virus could be used to create a biological weapon to fight the Taelons. She recruits Augur to research the virus and it's potential.

A Roman citizen is awoken uboard Ma'el's ship to pronounce jugement against the taelons.

The Murder of General T'Than on board the mothership leads Liam to descover the taelons darkest secret, while the late Jonathan Doors rturns in cyber form to addminister a deadly attack upon them.