The scientist Egrorian offers Avon a powerful weapon, the Tachyon Funnel, in exchange for Orac. Servalan, who is behind the transfer, prepares a plan to double-cross Avon that would give her both the Tachyon Funnel and Orac.
Avon and his team plan to steal a shipment of atomically converted gold being transported from the planet Xeroc aboard a domestic passenger ship.
