Zoe, a gifted telepath aboard the Odyssey space vessel is awakened to the sounds of screaming. The crew has succumbed to the deadly alien parasite which they picked up on a remote desert planet. Barely surviving the ordeal, Zoe utilizes the freezing chambers in the cryogenics laboratory and sends out a telepath distress call to anyone nearby. Light years away, Ida, a failed telepath aboard the salvage ship Argo hears the call and alerts her captain...