The team has made enemies at B5. Quickly they travel back to Frontier Station, following the lead given to them by Bondman, hoping it is not too late to rescue Scrivener's niece and then pick up the trail leading to whoever wanted to keep the fact that a certain item was missing from the Ulysses wreckage secret. On the way they are challenged by a Minbari who claims he is the rightful owner of the "Ish Ke Oban," an important relic. But the team claims not to know what that item is.

Arriving on Frontier Station, the team hears a unlikely theory from their contact, namely that large numbers of people are dissapearing from the station, unnoticed by the authorities. The team gathers evidence to back up his theory, and enlists the aid of the Station's security chief whom they have worked with before. The team also learns that among those missing is Madame Golga, a "lurker" who had saved the life of one of the team members last time they were here.

The team's telepath follows up one lead alone. Unfortunately for him, it is the correct lead. The criminals responsable for the dissapearaces take him prisoner, but not before he has a chance to use his link to call for help. As the criminals move to escape with their prisoner, the team closes in for the rescue. They barely miss their quarry, but are able to intercept them on the way to the docking ring.

A desperate running battle takes place i the corridors, but the team manages to capture Madame Noir, a figuire of some prominence in the underworld here. They learn that the freighter carrying some of the missing people from the station is departing even as they speak! Leaving Madame Noir in the custody of station security, the team lifts ship in pursuit. But before they can get away clean, the Minbari team member comes face to face with his rival.

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