Terran Legion Lieutenant Dan Quinn, struggling with the knowledge that the corrupt Pan-Galactic corporation is now holding his wife hostage, must figure out how to track the fugitive pilot Reed Cooper across the vastness of the Morphoss Expanse, fully aware that if he fails his beloved Cecelia will die. He must somehow compete with bounty hunters and the ruthless mercenaries of the mysterious Letalis Group, knowing the savage serial killer continues to stalk the streets and alleys of the city of Desolation, and that even if he locates the pilot amongst the myriad worlds of the Terran Republic there is no guarantee he will survive their final confrontation.