They're on the run for their lives. When Commander Kevin Hoyt returns from a scouting mission he finds that he is wanted for treason. Despite his innocence, Hoyt flees with his family and tries to escape the inevitable. With the odds stacked against him, and the Consulate closing in, he is forced to seek refuge on an alien world. Meanwhile, his pursuer and old friend Will Dickson, suspects that the reports of treason aren't factual...