Synopsis: Six small spaceships have disappeared around base Margot. The Committee is not pleased, and wants to suspend flights in the area until the mystery is resolved. Professor Tal (Rolf Hoppe) suggests that the ships have been annihilated. Prof. Maria Scholl (Cox Habbema) suspects him of hiding something, especially since his daughter was on board one of those ships—and news of two other lost ships arrives during the Committee meeting.