Commander Jaine Green was enjoying her first shuttle mission, even if it was only to make repairs to the Hubble Telescope, until it was hit by a spatial distortion. Sucked down a vortex and deposited on the other side of the galaxy, Jaine must fight for her survival. The cargo ship Cassandra has a less than stellar reputation and her enigmatic Captain; Falon Gort has some old scores to settle. Falon contracts to ship Aramac's gems, but at what cost? Will he settle old scores? Or will they all die trying.