Having escaped from the planet Preservation, Killerbot hopes to find freedom from his programmed obligations to humans. But, as usual, something goes wrong, and the android again interferes in the showdown between corporations and former clients. While watching TV series and introspecting, he flies to the planet Mailu to obtain information about old enemies. And even though people cause him bewilderment and hostility, Killerbot begins to understand that there are those who can be called friends.