Down on Carillon, Apollo and Starbuck gradually discover that something is amiss when they see strangers walking around clad in the uniforms of their squadron, and after some investigation they discover the truth behind the planet's prosperity. The natives of Carillon, the insectoid Ovions, have set up the gambling resort to lure humans to them to serve as living food for their hatching larvae in their underground chambers.
On Carillon, Apollo and Starbuck uncover that something is amiss when they see strangers wearing their squadron uniforms, and after some investigation, they discover the truth behind the planet's prosperity. The inhabitants of Carillon, the insectoid Ovions, have established a gambling resort to entice humans to them as living food for their hatching larvae in their underground chambers.