After engaging the Lost Fleet in the Battle of Nasera and conducting espionage behind enemy lines, the USS Serenity turns for home. Rear Admiral Aria Edir, an ally on Earth lobbying for Starfleet Command to engage the Dominion wholesale, has gone missing, and Fleet Admiral Reyes has decided it’s time to force the issue and figure out why Starfleet Command has been sitting idle.

When the Serenity arrives at Earth, they find Starfleet busy with preparation for Frontier Day, looming just a few days away. Their mission is to find Reyes’ missing friend and to figure out what is amok within Starfleet Command and the Federation News Network, but in the background, a far more insidious threat lurks.

Meanwhile, the remainder of Polaris Squadron remains over Nasera continuing their ongoing efforts to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the Lost Fleet occupation, and an aggressive JAG officer continues to investigate the actions of the Polaris’ covert team.