After the Cylon war, the Cylons retreated to parts unknown in deep space, as well as the twelve human colonies rebuilt whatever was destroyed in the devastating war. Both sides honor their armistice agreement, and for twenty years nothing is heard from your Cylons. But occasionally no news is definitely bad news.

For the humans, the aftermath of the war has generated a fresh, albeit illegal career: scavenger. Tom Zarek is usually among these scavengers, scouring the outer settlements for precious Cylon technology about The Cylons’ Key: Battlestar Galactica 2 and artifacts, generally returning clear handed. However now, he as well as the crew from the cruiser Lightning have found the Omega Place, a scientific facility shrouded in secrecy beyond the edge of charted space.This is it, the big score, except something is wrong… The base continues to be occupied, not by humans, but by Cylons!

The Battlestar Galactica receives the Lightning’s stress call, getting the coordinates and a cryptic one-word message: ‘Cylons.’ A younger William Adama, just promoted to second in control, is concerned. His crew isn’t prepared for dealing with more than one of the most regular of missions. And this mission is anything but regular, as they uncover the foundation is filled with Cylons, but also something much more troubling .and deadly.