Ethaniel and Laura meet a new ally while investigating one of Banning's company buildings, a conspiracy theorist who seems to know more about the truth Banning and the Eternity group than he actually realizes. Banning sends a fellow alien, Breed, to hunt down Ethaniel and Laura, hoping for better success than he has had so far.

While watching the news Ethaniel sees his brother proclaiming that a businessman just seen committing suicide was pushed. Ethaniel and Laura head down to the scene and they find themselves ending up as the police's main suspects. Gant captures them and after they escape they try to follow his brothers trail and find him before Banning does.

Bill Finn is sitting on death row waiting to be executed in two days time. He was given the death sentence for killing his partner, a fellow policeman. A reporter believes he was innocent and claims he has evidence that proves Banning set Finn up. Banning is worried that this reporter may be telling the truth and forces Myroc to hunt down Laura before the reporter manages to contact her. The last thing Banning wants is for the reporter to clear Finn and wants this possibility stopped, permanently!

Laura talks with Tawrens about her life and work at the Institute before she met Ethaniel. She tells him how she first met Ethaniel and Banning and how her life was forever changed by Banning's actions.

Ethaniel, Laura and Tawrens meet up with a scientist who thinks he has discovered a way of defeating Banning. As they are talking to him Banning's men, led by a man called Kard, turn up. To escape the four of them enter some unused underground tunnels that were once going to be part of the subway system of the city. Kard follows them and kills the scientist, causing an explosion that brings down the ceiling on Ethaniel. With Ethaniel badly injured and unable to move Laura and Tawrens talk to him how they met each other and about the trials and tribulations they have been through together, trying to keep his mind off the situation they are in while they try to find a way out. Meanwhile Kard and his men are trying to find a way through the rubble to make sure that no one survived.

Tawrens tracks down Saunders (see ""Underground"") daughter, Sasha, because the group thinks that he may have left the prototype of his machine that can defeat Banning with her. While Tawrens tries to gain her trust Kard reappears and attacks Sasha. He to wants to find the prototype. Tawrens saves her and takes her to the yacht and Ethaniel and Laura. She thinks that they are all mad, wants nothing to do with them and walks out. Tawrens goes after her to try and persuade her otherwise. He also wants to be near her in case Kard reappears and tries to capture or kill her. Meanwhile Laura and Ethaniel search for the weapon that Banning has built that would shift the Earth's axis and destroy all earth life on the planet before he is ready to activate it.