Loop Hughes' stay in prison is complicated by a very unwelcome acquaintance and Jack Daw finds himself facing a variety of wild animals in a roadside zoo.

The match between the Trust and its one-time enforcer Agent Graves has reached full engagement, and with most of the pawns now captured it's time for the knights to start running the field. For the houses of the Trust and the former Minutemen alike, that means cementing alliances, consolidating positions--and targeting more major pieces for elimination. But as the kings maneuver to stay out of check, they may be setting up their queens for sacrifice....