When Darrick Finnian, the 13 year old son of the Governor of the New Sydney Colony - which has just signed a contract with AgriCorp - goes missing on Flashforge station, it starts a chain of events that will include the Directorate, the AgriCorp and some unexpected players in a political game that will threaten the security of the station and all those who depend on it.

Can Hank Strangwish, station chief, rally his allies, find the boy, and save the station?