 On the space station, Heris is having the yacht overhauled and redecorated, whilst her new ex-Fleet personnel are quietly engaged procuring military-grade equipment and installing it.Brigdis Sirkin, meanwhile, has induced her lover (Amalie Yrilan) into taking up a temporary environmental tech job while Serrano decides whether to hire her or not.Towards the end of the allotted month, the smugglers balked in "Hunting Party" attack the two when Sirkin refuses to become their agent on the "Sweet Delight", and are revealed to be Benignity agents.