Story by David Goodman. Art by David Cabeza, Michael Atiyeh. Cover by David Cabeza.
On their way to a fleet conference via shuttle, Ed and Gordon pick up a distress signal from a century-old buoy belonging to a Union ship and decide to investigate. Meanwhile, back on the Orville, Kelly tries to mediate when Bortus insists on enrolling Topa into school even though he is only a few months old. Picks up where season one left off. Written by The Orville Executive Producer David A. Goodman.