When the U.S.S. Webster finds the missing U.S.S. Sagittarius adrift in space, they beam over only to find the ship deserted. Evidence points to a run-in with Romulans, but as Captain Latimer and the landing party investigates, they realize that something strange is happening on board. And now it has turned its sights on the Webster’s crew.
Friendship bonds. Friendship endures. Friendship defines. The Webster rescues Madigan's old friend from the Academy, whose ship has been attacked, and whose cargo may not have been legally obtained. Without warning, a Gorn cruiser appears in sensor range, and here and now, friendship may end in tragedy or interstellar war.