A settlement group has selected an abandoned colony in rimward space from Montana Station as their choice for a renewed colonial presence. The Perseverance, Cushing, and Franklin D. Roosevelt are ordered to assist with the Olympic Class and Ambassador Class starships transporting the groups, while the Pathfinder class ship assists with science and sector security.  What old ghosts lurk in the wreck of the old colony?  Suspicion on the intent of the new colonists rises as new revelations rise to the surface.