The Arbiters meet their new fellow officers: Deputy Captain Phyn Darby and Midshipman Sestus Blaurich. It's not love at first sight. They learn that Darby and the ship's Physician are scheming to turn Aer'La over to the Admiralty. Metcalfe is accosted by Blaurich and his thuggish friend.

In a spaceport tavern, we meet Terry Metcalfe and the other Arbiters, the young officers who work under Captain Atal. After a barfight and the appropriation of their shuttle, they report to the Confederate Naval Vessel /Titan /to face one of the most daunting threats in space: a press conference.

Bos'n Aer'La relates the story of her childhood as a slave to Captain Atal.

Captain Jan Atal is confronted by his ship's physician, who has discovered that the ship's bos'n is, in fact, a member of a dangerously violent alien race.

Taken Liberty author Steve Wilson relates the events which led up to Taken Liberty, as they were originally presented in the Arbiter Chronicles Radio Drama series. Includes clips from the never-before-podcast radio shows.