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Another Bug Hunt: A Tangled Web He Weaves
All of the survivors try to escape by traveling through the sphincter. Ink finds and uses a peculiar but effective alien weapon. Hinton attempts to use the Carcs for galactic domination. Zeke fights an uphill battle of intelligence and will against Hinton and ends up in a coma. Murderbot, Carnoc, and Novikov defeat Hinton and escape with his head, at the cost of Murderbot's life. Everyone is infected by the Carcs, including Moss remotely, but Dr. Edem is eventually able to cure them all. The crew receive their payment and wonder whether it's worth the price they paid.
Another Bug Hunt: Between a Carc and a Soft Place
The crew review the Org Chart and recall how many were killed by the Carcs. They attempt to repair the reactor and rescue marines inside, but are interrupted by a Carc. Zeke, Carnoc, and Dex escort Dr. Edem to the lab to recover their research. Dr. Edem describes their research on the Carcs. Carnoc and Valdez have a heated argument over how to evacuate. Ink and Murderbot investigate a horrifying organic tunnel, finding some acidic gas and the body of another marine.
Another Bug Hunt: Fire in the Hole
The crew deal with a horrifying creature which erupted from a strangely behaving host body. They find a number of bodies which look starved and scarred with papercuts. Can they survive and figure out what's causing this infection?
Another Bug Hunt: Holy Moly!
We're all employed by "The Company". They're trying to terraform the planet of Samsa 6, but discovered an alien species known as the Carcinids (Carcs). The ground team is not responding to communications. We're going in to investigate.