Rudge's personal vendetta against Commodore Travers escalates into hijack plot with Mogarians, using institutional collapse as cover for vengeance while compromising the Hyperion's safety

The Doctor and a loyal officer fight to cut through the sealed bridge door as toxic marsh gas floods the hijacked Hyperion. Inside, Bruchner collapses from the fumes while Rudge …

The Doctor and his team arrive by laser cutter to a hijacked bridge where Travers identifies their predicament as beyond salvage without risking death. As the gas clears and Rudge …