Prison Planet

At a dusty Martian outpost the air is thin and the clock ticks toward a deadly timeout for a badly injured nurse. With only a single surface‑rocket left—piloted by a notorious Ganymedean “Rat”—the staff faces a desperate gamble to escape the planet. The chief, Roberds, argues that the only chance to save the girl and a fellow worker is to commandeer the craft, even if it means losing his job and courting disaster.

Power plays flare as Roberds, the field manager, and the uneasy crew negotiate a perilous eight‑day trek through space in a vessel meant for two. Tensions rise over loyalty, past betrayals, and the looming threat of a black‑list if they fail. Listeners are drawn into a claustrophobic scramble where every decision could mean life or death before even the first sunrise on Earth.