Interstellar merc group "Monkey Wrench" (aka Shrike and BB) are hired to escort a paranoid client to a space docking station, only to discover he has a multi-million pixel bounty on his head other merc groups are keen on collecting.
Monkey Wrench mercenaries Shrike and "Beebs" are hired by a supposed L.A.W. Science Division leader "Agness" to rescue an endangered species, the Lythops, only to find out that Agness was using them for their combined benefits.
Strike and Beebs unwind at a casino to wait out a traffic jam, where Strike blows company money on gambling and Beebs runs into an arrogant member of his species.