A reasonably honest insurance loss adjuster and a traffic cop are forced to go on the run, All because a space pirate and his criminal organisation want them dead. Safety of a sort can be found on Tsarina but before they can get there they want to find the information that will lead to them be welcomed there with open arms.
On a not entirely welcoming world, they find themselves being used as pawns in somebody else's no-limits chess game.
The universe is a dangerous place for a wandering musician.