Preparations are underway to deal with the next contact anomaly from Wolf 359. But the old crew of the Hephaestus is still unsure what preparations they should make to deal with Colonel Kepler and his team, and the divide in strategies is only getting sharper. Hoping to bring an end to the standstill, Dr. Hilbert decides to try a more radical approach, and seek help from an unlikely source. Plus, the Midnight Society, botanical incidents, inane military mantras, perfectly equitable solutions, and a little Easter Egg.

Captain Warren Kepler undergoes an evaluation.

Communications Specialist Douglas Eiffel considers consequences and responsibilities.

Unit 214 is given a second chance to prove her value as a company asset.

Daniel Jacobi celebrates an anniversary.

Air Force Captain Isabel Lovelace faces an unexpected test.

Doctor Alana Maxwell tries to solve an irritating problem.

Doctor Dmitri Volodin gets a visit from a man who wants to know more about his experimental research. 

Air Force Lieutenant Renée Minkowski considers an unusual opportunity.

When Jacobi repeatedly tries - and fails - to put an additional signal receiver in orbit around Wolf 359, most of the crew writes off the endeavor as a lost cause. However, when the Hephaestus is hit by an unexpected series of stellar flares and the strongest musical transmission to date, they might finally be able to get some hard data on the origin of the deep space signals - if they are able to accomplish that seemingly impossible task. Plus, breakfast burritos, insights from Doug Eiffel, violent decompression, the Death Vortex of Death, and a perfect Sunday afternoon.