 The crew of Serenity stumble upon the ruins of a transport ship and decide to search the vessel for any salvageable goods, only to discover that the ship is not entirely deserted. Mal discovers a frightened man who claims he s the sole survivor of a dreaded Reaver attack. When the Serenity gets boarded by troops from an Alliance warship, Mal must not only hide Simon and River Tam from the investigating authorities, but convince the persistent Alliance commanding officer of his legalities, while the mysterious survivor soon reveals to be a little TOO traumatized by the event.