The crew of a deep space salvage vessel discover a derelict space craft and soon find their lives are in danger. Caught up in a violent civil war, they must live aboard the very ship they had salvaged.)
While Captain Kruger is stranded for 48 hours on a planet with his arch enemy, Captain Blakka'n, the Liberty plays a game of cat and mouse with Blakka'ns ship, the Monarch. Meanwhile, the crew of the Liberty wrestle with cabin fever.
After a visit to their home world, The Crew of Liberty take an unplanned journey and have a chance to bring an end to the civil war that has plagued the empire for years.