Windmills story

theexpanse1x07 · 2016-01-19

During a visit to Holden's co-op parents' house in Montana, Avasarala learns of Holden's troubled childhood and gains some insight into his decision to affiliate with Fred Johnson. On their way to Lionel Polanski's coordinates, an asteroid near Eros, the crew of the Rocinante realize too late that Kenzo, a UN-affiliated spy from Tycho Station, is on board and has inadvertently attracted the attention of a Martian patrol. Amos and Holden have a tense standoff when Amos prepares to kill the Martian patrol if they board. Holden denounces Amos' penchant for needless violence and prepares to shoot Amos should he try to fire on the Martians. Kenzo helps obtain the MCRN codebook from the ship's safe and the patrol backs off, believing the Rocinante to be a Martian black ops ship. Miller departs Ceres for Eros on his continued search for Julie Mao.

6 total · 4 major · 2 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
espionage	major	A central feature of this story was the existence of secret codes that Martian special operatives could use to make regular Martian army vessels back off. Kenzo was a UN-affiliated spy.
law enforcement	major	Miller was fired from the force but continued his investigation into Julie Mao's disappearance regardless. Notably, he departed Ceres on a flight to Eros where he intended to make progress with his investigation.
mother and son	major	Avasarala's storyline featured Holden's mother who spoke of her son and his childhood.
the calculus of human life	major	The apex of Holden's story arch was that he threatened to kill Amos to prevent Amos from killing two Martian marines that threatened to board them.
human enhancement technology	minor	Kenzo had a secret ocular implant that functioned something like an Internet connected device and augmented his field of vision with informational overlays.
risk taking vs. playing it safe	minor	Avasarala had long conversations with her security personnel regarding taking the risk of entering Holden's mother's abode.