After celebrating his promotion in an unusual holodeck ceremony, newly minted Ensign Scott Florrick suddenly finds himself the only officer left standing when the Orion falls under attack by a mysterious psionic assault.

With the crew incapacitated and the ship drifting toward disaster, Florrick must confront his doubts, his past, and the haunting visions clouding his mind. Alone, or so he believes, he must find the strength to outwit the threat before the Orion and her crew are lost forever.