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.
Apollo and Starbuck on Carillon find out that something is wrong when they see other people wearing their squadron uniforms. After investigating, they discover the truth behind the planet's prosperity: the insectoid Ovions have set up a gambling resort to lure humans as food for their larvae in underground chambers.