The entire Moon has been divided into 5 zones (related to the countries on Earth), and there is a monopoly consortium that sells oxygen to everyone. Each zone focuses on mining the precious Helium-3. Lunar suits provide their own gravity and create their own invisible hull to contain oxygen. The northern zone is under the control of an Army General and the civilian workers are convicts from Earth. One such criminal finds what appears to be a red moonflower with blue roots at an inspection site on the surface of the Moon. A few seconds after he touches that flower, there is a huge explosion in a nearby crater that started a moonquake that swallows the convict and others. The detective designated for the investigation is the older brother of the convict who touched the flower. The investigation unravels a great mystery involving Russians, Indians, Japanese, the consortium, Helium-3, the convict, the general's frail daughter, a mysterious gay Russian tech spy officer,...