Percy emerges from hyperspace to discover that 15 years have passed, and Caravaggio has had his graphic files updated. Unsure of what to do with The Tulip, she reluctantly teams up with bounty hunters Travis, Rudolpho, Callie and Marcus. Zavras, a Raider and former clansman of Travis, uses Dr. Daniel Rochaz to lure Travis out of hiding.

Travis and Callie are hired by the Jupiter Federation to arrest Dakkota 79, a Raider leader on the verge of starting a war with the Verran Clan. Dakkota's girlfriend, Cira, may hold be a link to Travis' past. Rudolpho's inquiries into a possible bounty on Travis leads to complications, both with an old business associate, and with his new crewmates.

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.

Travis and Callie's plans to capture ""low-level smuggler"" Strasser turn bad when Strasser recognizes her. Callie is injured, and the crew attempts to keep her alive with a damaged cryonic chamber. The Tulip sets course for Mars in hopes that Callie's estranged father, Janus, has her ""blank"" - a clone kept in stasis, and used for organ replacement.

While exploring an uncharted debris field, the Tulip discovers a sarcophagus floating in space. Mishkin, the sarcophagus' lone occupant, spreads a disease among the crew that makes Rudolpho and Marcus question their positions aboard the ship.

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.

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.

Travis and his crew must rescue a man's parents who were kidnapped 50 years earlier, but are have only aged 8 months due to time dilation. Rudolpho is forced to bring his rebellious teenage daughter, Serena, aboard the ship.

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.

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.

While transporting Quigley, a prisioner who appears to be quite insane, the crew save the lives of an old nemesis, Max, and his associates. Max offers to share a stash of Onmium, a mineral rarer than diamonds and worth billions of credits.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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