Up on the Galactic Trig, his every need being seen to by the Federated Worlds’ finest doctors and nurses, John still feels alone.

Elizabeth too is in the medical wing on the Trig, although unaware that her old friend is nearby. She too seems to be getting lots of attention. She too still feels alone.

Stephen, by the most curious of coincidences, is also in the medical wing on the Trig. And, yes, doctors… nurses… blah blah blah…

So, if the Galactic Trig is at the heart of the Federation, and is the central point for information of all areas of its work, why can’t Tim contact John? Or Elizabeth? Or Stephen? And if Tim can’t get through, what chance has Mike Bell got?

Something is rotten at the heart of the Federation, and the Tomorrow People, both old and new, are helpless. Not a state they’re used to…