EPISODE

S5E8 · Hard Vacuum

Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's creates division in the UN Council. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure. Drummer feels the pressure growing on all sides. The Razorback receives an unexpected message.

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Following Naomi's escape, a grieving Marco blames Filip for Cyn's death. Aboard the Rocinante, Holden and his team find no traces of the protomolecule during an analysis of the Zmeya 's wreckage. Holden resolves to find and rescue Naomi. While collecting salvage from wrecked warships, Drummer, who is uneasy about following Marco, clashes with Karal, who supports Marco's cause. Back on Earth, Avasarala supports the new interim UN Secretary-General David Paster, who is learning the ropes of his job. At the first UN Security Council meeting, Avasarala opposes Admiral Delgado's proposal to launch a punitive strike against Belter civilians on Pallas station. Meanwhile, Amos and Clarissa travel to a devastated Baltimore where they convince the criminal Erich that they can access a sub-orbital shuttle at a holiday retreat in Lake Winnipesaukee. In space, Naomi discovers that Marco had rigged the Chetzemoka with a bomb and fake distress message in order to destroy the Rocinante. After several attempts, Naomi manages to distort the fake distress message, which is picked up by a suspicious Holden and Drummer.

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