Following the rescue of Stevan Makintay and Ketrian Altronel from Imperial captivity, Makintay undertook an unauthorized mission to Hargeeva. Altronel, as a Class A Security Risk, had been poisoned with Xebonica as per standard protocol, but was not responding to a treatment of Trypanid. Makintay, along with Merinda Niemeh, intended to capture Imperial Major Nial Pedrin in an effort to find a cure.