Space officers Lori and Gladriel are witnesses against the galactic criminal syndicate LaCivita. Before the trial the Darlings disappear. The Search is on. LaCivita, the Galactic Council, and the women's ship 'The EmPolo's' crew are searching the galaxy for the Darlings. Meanwhile Lori and Gladriel discover they've been shanghaied and marooned on a frozen unnamed planet. They find there is no communication nor transportation from their location, but they were left enough food to last for over 300 years. The Darlings realize somebody wants them 'out of sight and mind.'