A virus breaks out and sweeps through the robot population. Babe struggles to halt its advance as the removal of a module from its circuitry unlocks a new state of mind. Just when it fears the end is in sight a foundational event rocks it to the core of its being. Only one option remains. It resigns itself to what must be.

The disruption of the Spring Festival has sent shockwaves through Crater City. The High Council blame the Merchants to divert attention from their true predicament – the Jinzaru is dying without an heir. As the barricades go up, Laia fears she will be caught up in the conflict. Can she get out before it is too late?

Hersh and Braun re-open the investigation into Arron’s murder. They question Zuriko. She is caught off guard, but not for long…

A kind act backfires and Ord has to face what he dreads the most – the past.