Another infusion of politics. There are protests on Earth as often is the case when politicians are corrupt. We get to meet a woman who has been a speech writer, once supporting the war effort. She has now become a minister and a humanitarian. But she has ties to the Ambassador. Meanwhile the main focus of the other plot is the continuing effort to find the little girl and to stay neutral. We get more information about what the protomolecule people are up to and why. This is a very significant episode.
