Henderson has his eye on a Nobel Peace Prize when the Bulaah and the Lallakiss arrive at the Camden Lock for negotiations over the rights to an asteroid.
Attention all crew. Auditions for the ship production of 'Paint Your Wagon' are now being held in the canteen. Ability is not essential.
Ship's Announcement
Discarding Teal's complex agendas in favour of a 'man-to-thing' chat, Henderson raises the stakes of the negotiation by threatening to blow up the disputed rock if they don't agree to share it.
The game of chicken goes badly wrong and the asteroid is destroyed. Suddenly the two races forget their differences, and declare war on Britain.
The Camden Lock is outnumbered and outgunned, and Space Force aren't coming to rescue them. Will they survive the Death Swarms?