Marcus finds an obscure scientist whose theories may hold the secret to getting the Tulip into hyperspace.

A con man preying on older women has a mysterious link to Marcus' genes. Meanwhile, Percy is going through some mental difficulties.

Rudolpho is suspicious of a trade minister the Tulip has been hired to transport to the Manheim Asteroid Belt to clinch a deal.

Travis and Callie pick up Jane Doe, a psychiatric patient with amnesia, who apparently remembers Travis and wants him dead. Marcus finds himself attracted to Dr. Alora Kir, Doe's psychiatrist. The new incarnation of the Orchard, and their leader, Tristan Catchpole, set their sights on Travis, who may have one of his Divinity Cluster genes already activated.

Marcus believes he can convert the ship's hyper drive to use negative energy instead of anti-matter, but will need Durenium to produce it. Marcus attempts to find an old contract who may be be able to put him in contact with a seller of this rare and illegal element. Executive Chief Inspector Tibbit boards The Tulip to make sure that engines are in proper working order before granting Caravaggio's application for a change in power source.

The ship's crew is trapped in separate folds of space-time. Meanwhile, Travis learns more about the Divinity Cluster.

Callie's irritation with the Tulip's ongoing technical problems is aggravated when the stylish Seattle and its debonair captain rescue the crew from a problem it can't handle.

While transporting Ritson, a deserter from the Jupiter Federation Elite Forces, The Tulip answers a distress call from Galentis, a mining platform on the asteroid Ida - a mining platform that should not be there. And for some reason, Percy isn't quite herself.

Against Dante's and Luc's warnings, Percy becomes friends with one of a pair of cousins that The Tulip is transporting to an automated prison on Mercury.

The Tulip's collision with a mine leaves the ship floating in space, vulnerable to attack. Percy, unhappy with Caravaggio's recent performance, creates an female AI with more emotion and intuition, but Kate very quickly develops too much independance.

The son of Roan Gerick, a family friend of the Montana family, is killed by Anestha, a new street drug the turns pain into pleasure. Travis hunts for Bliss, the leader of the narcotics ring, against Rudolpho's better judgement.

When Marcus and Callie encounter Taryn, a former girlfriend of Marcus', panicked and begging for help, the crew discovers that she has been genetically altered. Travis is hired to apprehend Father Abode, a former student of Dr. Novak, who has been producing genetic mutants for the pleasure of wealthy clients.

The Tulip experiences a power drain that leaves them at half power. Unaware that the problem is caused by an experiment conducted by Keres Station, a science research facility, Travis accepts an assignment from their head scientist, Dr. Schofield. He must capture Alrick Quennell, a Raider, and retreive a box containing the deadly Tethys Virus that Quennel stole from the station.

While on a shopping trip to find parts for the life support system in the Captain's Quarters, Dante is reunited with Marco, an old friend who was a rival for Penny's affections. Marco's business partner, Ike, works with the Raiders to locate special seeds that can grow in any climate. Percy begins to suspect Luc has a hidden agenda.

A Terran terrorist group protesting the ecological disastors that have plagued Earth are suddenly put on the map when thier methods of only targeting buildings and space structures accidently takes lives.

Darius boards The Tulip to help Luc inform Dante about the Divinity Cluster.

Every bounty hunter and law enforcement officer in the solar system seems to be after Harman, a former associate of Darius who may be the ""Rosetta Stone"" for the Divinity Cluster. Harman has developed superhuman speed, and refuses to talk to anyone but Darius. Dante's and Percy's suspicions of Luc come to a head when she helps Harman escape from The Tulip.

Dante is reunited with MacDuff, an old friend who is dying from cancer. Luc's father, Darius, asks her to capture a geneticist who may hold the key to an alien gene known as ""The Divinity Cluster"".

When a short circuit on the lower decks of the Tulip brings an unexplored section of the ship to life, Colonel Bramwell is released after 50 years in cryogenic sleep, believing Earth still is at war with the Raiders. Dante plans to use Bramwell's legendary status with the Raiders to find his son.

While transporting a dangerous serial killer, The Tulip is diverted to search for survivors after an accident at a secret research station on Triton. When the ship is disabled by the station's graviton experiment, Dante stumbles on a time loop that gives him multiple chances to prevent Percy's death.

When Rudolpho sells The Tulip to Max for conversion to a prison ship, Dante must infiltrate Max's organization, and fight off advances from Max's wife, Zelda.

The crew of the holovision reality series, ""The Third Thing"", follow the crew of the Tulip. Marcus, wanting more hands-on experience, is given the job of capturing a petty criminal.

Callie's reunion with Lena Bannen, an old friend, is interrupted when a rival bounty hunter attempts to arrest Lena for murder. Percy and Marcus try to find an antimatter stabilizer for the hyperdrive, and are forced to do some bonding when they become stranded in Syn City.

A vengeful bureaucrat has the Tulip crew court-martialed for a license violation.

The crew receives a radio transmission from a religious cult who plan to commit mass suicide by crashing into the sun. Luc falls under the unnatural influence of their leader, Brother Thirteen.

Dante agrees to transport Rudolpho's friend, Stephen Hamilton, and his two daughters, unaware that Hamilton is being blackmailed by The Orchard to spy on Dante.