On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams and Alex Dzarny use their telepathic gifts to make the worst criminals face the fears that drive their heinous crimes. But now they face a criminal unlike any they'd met before. Springer Todd, rock star, turned a gun on his audience, and won't say why. When Alex learns who Springer really is, he realizes he's caught in a tangled web of deceit he can't even tell Jaguar about. And she must figure out how to save both Alex and Springer from their own best and worst impulses, as they both try to hear the truth beneath the lies.