Monette, a recently separated travelling book salesman tells his grim story to both a priest and a hitchhiker, looking for absolution.
When a catastrophic attack puts a peaceful galactic nation on the brink of war, a lowly Scout is sent to an isolated planet to obtain the whereabouts of the one man who may know who committed the attack. But he quickly finds out, that there are other players in the game, trying to incite a war between the peaceful factions in the universe.
In an old warehouse, a celebration among a gang of oddball criminals turns into a deadly standoff.
