The Coalition of Grakis Major has a long-standing custom of inviting League volunteers to help monitor and collect data for its elections. Now, though, its economy is near-disaster and only getting worse. Micah Stone and his team are assigned to assist a candidate who may just be able to change things. Young, charismatic and full of hope, he's also an advocate of increased League trade and is willing to ask for help.

After a few suspicious incidents, the team begins to suspect more than meets the eye. After an investigation made harder by the Byzantine nature of Grakian politics, unions and crime cartels, they discover the elements of a massive, shadowy conspiracy. If it reaches fruition it will damage the League's economy and destroy that of Grakis Major and many others between them.

Unfortunately for the team, the conspiracy is inextricably linked to the one candidate who seems destined to win. In order to stop this, Micah may well be forced to go rogue and violate one of the League's strongest laws!