William Boone is sent to Comtech Labs to meet with Dr. Larry Clark who is in charge of the Skrill breeding program. Boone tells Clark that the Taelons have elected to cancel work on the new series of Skrills called the "Alphas." Clark tells Boone that his and Sandoval's Skrills are from the "Gamma" series. Boone's Skrill is nicknamed Condor and Sandoval's Skrill is nicknamed Raven. Clark is visibly upset that he will no longer be able to continue his work. When he is preparing the Skrills to be shipped to another facility one of them attaches itself to his arm.