In this episode, the intergalactic ship Stamen's intelligence lays claim to being billions of years old, to having helped form the moon, and being responsible for the Earth's seasons.

Meanwhile, Dr Gordon Johansson spends some time on the space station with Jacques Francoise and Frieda Fällman as they wait for the daily flight to the moon. They visit its boss Quentin, or  "Q", an acolyte of the world's ruler Mk VII who probes them on their mission.