A European billionaire's venture to put the first people on Mars faces major crises on arrival, threatening to split an already fractious crew.
To save their stricken craft a sub-team seeks salvage, but the trio's discovery of a body means a surprisingly harsh reception on their return.
The team are shocked to discover the true identity of the survivor. The rescued man is a reminder to Jeanne of the interest and fascination her own father had with space, and Mars.
The crew has a sobering encounter with potential rescuers after the arrival of a second American mission to Mars, and Jeanne decides she wants try and hypnotise the enigmatic Komarov.
Jeanne wakes up after her hypnosis attempt on Komarov, who only has snippets of his memories coming back. Gemma Williams, from the Zillion 2 mission, arrives on the ship and tries to reassure Ulysses' crew.
After Jeanne leaves the ship to join the plateau of Thaumasia, Gramat takes Gemma with him and goes after him. Zillion's soldiers arrive to seize Komarov, but Alessandra does not want to let them in.
Helene Vivies
Jeanne Renoir
Clément Aubert
Simon Gramat
Mathias Mlekuz
William Meyer
Jean-Toussaint Bernard
Yann Bellocq
Giorgia Sinicorni
Alexandra Najac