- Ishmael starts the healing process and the ship gets underway once more. (74-76)

- Ms Maloney recieves a summons. An extended layover in Greenfields gives Ishmael a chance to do some cargo analysis and check the ship. When tragedy strikes, the stay becomes somewhat longer than expected. (69-73)

- After getting some advice from William Simpson, Ishmael returns to the ship to find a face from his past. Negotiations yield a new chief engineer and the Iris gets ready for space once more. (65-68)

- The ship takes a full load of passengers back to Diurnia. On arrival Ishmael starts taking action to regain control. (Chap 62-64)

- When the ship gets to Greenfields, a nosy newsy confronts Ishmael. Before the crew gets underway, Ishmael discovers a problem that threatens the ship and he's faced with a difficult decision. (Chap 59-61)

- With his credentials finally in order, Ishmael takes his first paying passengers. When an unruly passenger causes a problem for the crew, support comes from an unexpected direction and Ishmael begins to reconsider the passenger business. (Chap 56, 57, 58)

- Ishmael continues to have problems with his steward's endorsement and the ship is forced to make a cargo run back to Diurnia. When he is finally able to carry passengers, Ishmael wonders if it was such a good idea after all. (Chap 53, 54, 55)

- When information starts leaking from inside the ship, Ishmael is forced to consider some unpleasant actions. The ship leaves without passengers and Ishmael grows more concerned about his debts. (Chap 50, 51, 52)

- Ishmael runs into more problems with his Steward's Endorsement. Things look bad for one of the crew members. (Chap 48, 49)

- The ship gets underway for Ten Volt. Ms Arellone makes a startling discovery. Ishmael continues upgrading his ship's systems. (Chap 45,46, 47)