The crew of the Gekko now knows about Renton's departure but no one wants to tell Eureka - especially now that she's beginning to realize what her feelings for him are.  Renton, meanwhile, finds himself homeless and without money.  He meets up with a man named Charles Beams who notices the wheel on his ref board.  When a tectonic shift occurs, a woman saves Renton.  He learns that she is Ray and is Charles' wife.  They take him aboard their ship and treat him well.