Admiral Kathryn Janeway must face a tribunal determined to execute her for supposed crimes committed during the USS Voyager's maiden trek through the Delta Quadrant. But Captain Chakotay knows that the Kinara, several species now allied against the Full Circle fleet, are not all they appear to be. The Confederacy of the Worlds of the First Quadrant – a pact Chakotay cannot trust – is his only hope for unraveling the Kinara's true agenda and rescuing Admiral Janeway.
Meanwhile, Seven and Tom Paris are forced to betray the trust of their superiors, as a desperate bid unfolds to reveal the lengths to which a fellow officer has gone in the name of protecting the Federation from the legendary Caeliar.
