Ascension

Fifty-one years into its journey into space, a murder occurs on the spaceship Ascension, prompting an investigation.

The pressure mounts on Enzmann when a government investigator intervenes; Viondra smells a rat among her stewardesses.

More light is shed on Christa, while Viondra uses a power surge to her advantage; Duke leaves Emily when she confirms her affair with Gault.

In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship's population to question the true nature of their mission.

In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship's population to question the true nature of their mission.

More light is shed on Christa, while Viondra uses a power surge to her advantage; Duke leaves Emily when she confirms her affair with Gault.