Dutch and D'avin, with the help of an obnoxious black market dealer, are on the hunt for a weapon that will draw out the Hullen, and Johnny receives an SOS from Clara, leading him into the underground world of Hackmods.
Turin insists Dutch and D'avin take a few of the Rack's best brains for a test drive mission, in search for a temporary replacement for Johnny. The rookies soon find themselves over their heads, trapped in an abandoned black site bent on hugging them all. Across the J, Johnny finds himself in hot water of his own as his search for Clara leads him to a mysterious skin rejuvenation centre, hiding an even bigger mystery under its surface.
Thehugjoys trace the last coordinates of a Black Root ship to a radiation scorched planet, finding an abandoned Hullen training camp, creepy inhabitants and a surprising connection to their past.
An ambush sends Dutch and Johnny running to Pree's warlord past for help, as D'avin tries to get to the bottom of a Black Warrant that hits unexpectedly close to home.
Thehugjoy rebels take drastic measures to clean house: a secret ops attack against their own Rack. But thanks to Aneela's schemes and a mole among them, not everyone will make it out alive.
As John faces off with someone from his past, Dutch faces her own personal hell: trapped in a space elevator with a bunch of pompous Qreshis who start mysteriously dying around her one by one.
Desperate for an advantage, Dutch goes AWOL and risks a dangerous procedure that connects her to Aneela's memories.
As thehugjoys plan a dangerous theft on an armored convoy, Aneela finds herself on a desperate search for something far more valuable that was stolen from her: Delle Seyah.
John confronts his nemesis face to face when Delle Seyah suddenly arrives to set terms of war via parley.
Thehugjoy militia has everything they need to go to war, but as the battle begins, Aneela changes the entire game.