Former Captain of the Enterprise-B, Captain Jack Bairnson, is paying a visit to DS9 while on vacation with is partner, Ro Laren.  After a few beers with his old friend, Miles O’Brien, things begin to go awry when an interloper turns up making very unfriendly demands….

Book 2 in the Enterprise-B Chronicles, it sets up the story for the next chapter in the series, ‘Futurelife’.