Bull becomes the prime suspect in a series of information leaks to outside companies - especially since one of these civilian companies has approached Bull with an especially lucrative job offer. With his security access severely limited, Bull must find a way to investigate these crimes and find the real culprit, in order to clear his name and save his career. While awaiting a gold pin for his heroic work on the Atlantis mission, Zeke learns that he may instead be charged with a felony when mission patches, supposedly signed by him, are found for sale at a space convention, by Barbara. What he discovers is that his crooked brother Curt has been behind the scam and now Zeke must decide if he is able to turn his brother in to clear his own name or continue to protect him.