The galaxy-wide terrorist attack and the war that followed changed the Empire's internal dynamics in ways that are still being felt. A decorated Officer, transferred to Special Operations Squad Nu under conditions that nobody is explaining clearly, has been charged with identifying and neutralizing a Rebel espionage network embedded somewhere in the imperial structure. The work draws him into levels of imperial politics and internal conflict that his previous postings did not prepare him for. Each member of his new squad has their own agenda and their own competence — earning their trust, and possibly something more than trust, is as much a part of the mission as the espionage investigation itself.