Andromeda encounters her damaged sister ship, the Pax Magellanic, that leads the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant on an eerie mission.

Dylan, Beka, Rev Bem and Tyr pursued by a gang of Neitzscheans, are forced to make a crash landing on an icy planet.

Rommie sets out to extract an informant, but winds up stuck on a planet with a strong hatred and fear of Androids.