When the Crllion battle-cruiser disables the renegade ship and is in danger of exploding, destroying everything within it's sphere, Andrew teleports its Commander and crew to his ship. The survivors are hailed as heroes and when Pleiades reaches Earth, they ask for sanctuary. However, an influential member of Space Command believes they pose a danger and demand that they be incarcerated in a space prison until an investiagion can determine what to do with them.

With Joshua's help, his sons, Andrew and Adam devise a way to save the alien crew if a judgement goes against them.