Logan’s investigations and incarcerations have begun to feed his xenophobia – and his paranoia. After an argument with Sh’lainn, Logan finds a note telling him to “Seek your father in the conduit.” No information is available on the Condit, though it has over two thousand entries in the Alliance databases – all of which have been personally encrypted by Rinaker. Confined to quarters, Logan has no other choice but to escape to San Francisco and discover the truth about the Conduit, the Alliance, and a painful past for the Logan family.