Precinct 88 investigates a grisly murder in the Skall Street district which leads to a pair of telekinetic vigilantes.

While on a trip to Merlin's Asteroid, Brogan and his son Matt come across a wrecked ship containing an old corpse, leading to an investigation of the ship's owner, the mysterious industrialist Alden Humes.

Brogan attempts to help two illegal immigrants to Altor, Tildon Alreeuh and his son Nillim, who are avoiding the planet's Immigration Department.