Mark and Adrian travel to Washington, D.C. to present the case for the Space Force budget to the House Armed Services Committee. 

Erin is suspended from school and attempts to travel with her father back to Washington, D.C., but he has Angela watch her for the day instead. 

Mark requests an increased Space Force budget before Congress, while Grabaston attempts to convince Adrian to betray Mark so that the Air Force can re-absorb the Space Force. 

Adrian argues on behalf of Mark's goal of the increased militarization of space, while Mark argues for the scientific advancements that space exploration offers – the other's specialitie.

Satisfied by their answers, the committee dismisses the Space Force representatives from the hearing and simultaneously begins to investigate inflated Air Force budgets, to Grabaston's dismay.