The centers of political and economic power on Earth have shifted from the north to the equator, and new superpowers have formed as a result. One is forcing a powerless man from a disgraced people to return to humanity's first city on the moon. The last time he was there over forty people died, and only he and one other know what happened. He doesn't know who has recalled him or why, but he does know that he has no choice but to comply.