Commander Brand meets with Senator Viqi Shesh to discuss the arming of Centerpoint. He tells her his plan to lure them there, but they would need all the resources available to destroy them. This would mean leaving some worlds with only minimal or no protection at all. Shesh suggests she tell the information to the Hutts who, they assume, would pass it along to the Yuuzhan Vong.

Karrde’s group meets with some smugglers to inquire as to why they have stopped shipping to the three worlds in question. They confirm that the Hutt’s have information to stay away.

Randa the Hutt arrives on the prisoner ship and Chine-kal takes him to meet the yammosk. Upon seeing the Ryn, Randa tells them that the Ryn are prognosticators. They take several Ryn away to experiment.

Back on Hapes, Isolder and Thane have agreed to a duel. If Isolder wins then Thane agrees to vote to assist the New Republic. If Thane wins, they will not help and instead protect themselves. During the fight, Leia learns that Isolder’s marriage is failing. It is bitter brawl, but Isolder wins in the end. Hapes will support the war effort! Leia has dark vision of the future and thinks that this decision may prove to be unwise.

Droma’s family on Ruan gets a chance to leave. If they agree to forge papers for the rest of the refugees, they will be taken as well. Of course, they agree to help.

As Han and Droma land to get parts for the Falcon, the ship is searched at a checkpoint. In a twist, it turns out that this is group that moves refugees around from planet to planet. Although Han and Droma learn that they merely deposit them onto another world that will soon be invaded so they can relocate them (for a fee) all over again when they are recaptured. They tell them about an upcoming load on Ruan. Han and Droma jump at the chance to help.

Back on the prisoner ship, Wurth, Roa, and Fasgo are pleased to see the Ryn that had been taken away return. They tell Wurth about Randa and the schemes the Hutts and Vong are engaged in. Randa used the Ryn to predict his future. Wurth hatches a plan. The next time the Ryn are called, they should tell Randa that the Yuuzhan Vong will betray and kill him. Wurth plans to implant the notion in the yammosk that Randa is there to free the captives! Thus this false premonition may actually come true! Wurth reveals that he is a Jedi Knight and has been conversing with the yammosk. He hopes to learn the name of the next world to be invaded and tell the New Republic. When this happens they and the other prisoners should mutiny!

After the news hits the Holonet of the Hutt’s intentions, Senator Shesh meets with Golga the Hutt. She asks him about the possible attacks on the three worlds in question. He denies that the Hutts have any knowledge of the Vong plans. She asks him to pass along a message to Borga as it would be repayment for a previous wrong. Borga should know that while the fleet is elsewhere it was would ideal for the Vong to attack Corellia as there is a surprise waiting for them there.

On Ruan, the Ryn complete the forged documents to get them off the planet.

After learning that his plan has been put into action, Wurth attempts to communicate with yammosk. His plan backfires as the yammosk realizes his deception and begins flinging people around the room killing Fasgo in the process before revealing to Chine-kal the Wurth is a Jedi!

Talon Karrde is able to get the information he needs and passes it along to the New Republic.

The planet of Tynna is the next to fall to the Yuuzhan Vong. Several Vong commanders converse with Warmaster Tsavong Lah and tell him about their agreements with the Hutts and their hopes of luring the New Republic in with their plan. The Hutts will likely be sacrificed once this is over. They discuss Senator Shesh’s information regarding the trap at Corellia and wonder if she is also the traitor that alerted them to Elan’s defection months earlier.

The New Republic Council votes on their course of action – Corellia or Bothawui. The vote comes down to Shesh who sides with Fey’lya. The fleet is sent to defend Bothawui as Brand hoped it would.

Han and Droma land on Ruan and learn that the Ryn have been accused of forging documents, but have already escaped the planet. The Ryn believe they are headed for a better world but are actually being taken to Fondor. After learning of this from a droid, Han and Droma continue the pursuit.

Borga is told by his Vong handlers that she may begin shipping to Bothawui again. Choka asks Borga about Jedi. Borga tells them about Wurth (which he learned from Randa). Choka is displeased that he had not been told of this by his own forces and orders the Creche to deliver Wurth. Afterwards, the Hutts are now convinced that the Vong are going to double cross them and decide to tip off the New Republic that the attack will indeed be at Corellia and contact Talon Karrde about the whereabouts of Wurth Skidder.

On the Creche, Wurth has been tortured, but Randa tells him he’d like to help him out since he knows (via the Ryn) that the Vong will soon move against him.