When Lieutenant John Barton is tasked with delivering a crucial vaccine to a remote mining colony, he's furious to discover a stowaway, Lee, on his spacecraft. With limited fuel, Barton's only option is to jettison Lee into space to ensure the mission's success. However, Lee refuses to go quietly, and a tense struggle ensues.
The Cold Equations
A virus threatens a mining colony, and Lt. John Barton's attempt to deliver a crucial vaccine is jeopardized when an unexpected passenger, Lee, boards his spacecraft, exacerbating the colony's already dire resource shortage.