Samantha was supposed to find out why contact was lost with the International Space Station systems. Now, she and her crew are in a fix. After their spacecraft is damaged in launch, they arrive to discover the abandoned station is a crippled tomb. The Russian crew, who should have left months ago, have been torn to pieces in the darkness. Something is on the station with them. Bursts of a powerful, paralyzing signal come over the communications when Samantha tries to repair the systems. With their ride home damaged beyond repair and the commander dying, Samantha must find a way to contact Earth. Preferably, before they are slaughtered by the unknown horror lurking behind the bulkheads, whispering madness.