Season 5 · Episode 1

Line Captain Shepherd's first dispute in rank is six weeks old before she arrives: a corridor every instrument passes, a hull specialist who will not sign it, and a station that has tried every kind of confidence except giving the refusal standing.

• S05E01C01 Refusal to CertifyHalyx Relay Station, Halyx System — Outer-Ring Transit CorridorLine Captain Shepherd's first dispute in rank is six weeks old when she inherits it: a corridor every instrument passes, a hull specialist who will not sign, and a station that has already tried every kind of confidence except the one thing nobody thought to give the refusal — standing.