"In case you haven't noticed, we're fugitives. We do what we have to do, and we keep moving." After the events of The Augustine Agenda, both sides are licking their wounds and gathering resources. On the heels of Commander Straker's failure to capture Ryan and his crew at Beauregard, President Aarla has entrusted a new man, Commander Crim, with the task of bringing them to justice. Ryan tries to gather supplies on a salvage run to the mining asteroid XK-7. When their shuttle breaks down and almost costs them the mission, Ryan realizes that his crew needs a mechanic. And he knows just the person for the job. Adam Traynor is an old friend of Ryan's. He's such a good friend that Ryan would trust him with his life. The only problem is that he's a prisoner at the Argus-2 mining camp on a moon appropriately named Diablo. Argus 2's mine is radioactive, and the crew only has a short time to rescue him before they all fall prey to its deadly effects. Rescuing his old friend is a fool's errand at best, but the added prospect of his sister Jade also being held at the camp makes Ryan determined to go on an adventure even riskier than their first. With time running out, the Company men closing in, and death all around them, Ryan and his friends must find a way to... ESCAPE FROM ARGUS