Part III, see Part I for summary.

Part II, see Part I for summary.

Set in the weeks just after Nemesis, A law enforcement fleet that has just been assigned to a sector where Orion pirates had almost absolute control. This is the last in a series of actions taken to re-establish the law in the sector. However, due to its closeness to the Cardassian border, the crew of the Pike fleet find themselves going beyond law enforcement, for the good of the Federation – not just Sector 554.