Tavita and Goldie investigate when a teenage boy dies in a fire onboard a boat. It's discovered that the owner of the boat has a dubious affinity with young boys, but is he the culprit or the victim?
Crichton has returned to Earth, but it's the '80s, and Crichton's father is supposed to fly the ill fated Challenger mission. They must save his father, or everyone on Moya will never have met. And some secrets are revealed about John's past.