Trust is not necessarily high among the heist team. Nemik confides in Cassian Andor about his nervousness.
The Imperial Guard prepares for their installation on Aldhani and mocks the customs of the locals who celebrate the annual cosmic Eye.
As the stress opens the discussions, we learn that Taramyn was a Stormtrooper...
Meteors begin to split the sky. Andor and the others escort the Dhanis.
Jayhold, a former imperial, prepares with his wife and child. She wants to leave the planet, and so does her son. Jayhold absolutely wants to attend the ceremony to please Colonel Petigar
The mission progresses painfully, Vel seems blocked, nothing is fluid, the stress increases again because the radio communications are scrambled.
Cassian, Taramyn, Vel, Cinta, Arvel and Karis infiltrate the base with Jayhord and his family as hostages. Cassian enters the ship that will take them away but his efforts are thwarted by an Imperial soldier, who is killed by Nemik.
The ship manages to take off but the cargo injures Nemik. TIE fighters chase the escapees. The race is made difficult by the meteor shower.