When a starship fighter pilot is shot down over a desolate planet, he seeks refuge in a survival shelter, aka a “life hutch”. Upon activating the small facility, he discovers that it, too, has been damaged when the automated maintenance droid goes on a rampage and attempts to kill him. Fortunately the pilot discovers the robot’s weakness and ‘plays dead’ while he comes up with a plan for survival. As he spends some time reflecting on the circumstances of the crash that brought him here, it results in a revelation about his gear. With the use of a simple flashlight, he is able to beat the droid and save himself.