#18 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger - Silver Needle in the Sky: Chapter II

Atlasande and his crew board Space Station X-07 to take Dr. Tyson and his gathering of ambassadors as hostages. Meanwhile, Rocky has landed on Paratain. He calls Tyson to see how things are going. Atlasande realizes he'd better let Tyson speak or Rocky will know things are fishy. Tyson manages to raise Rocky's suspicions anyway by confirming that he will see him in 24 hours, not the 72 hours they had agreed on earlier. After the call, Atlasande loads his hostages on his ship to take them to Ophecius. Rocky calls again to re-check Tyson's time change, but gets no answer. In consultation with Secretary Drake, Rocky realizes that Cleolanta is behind this subterfuge. In the Orbit Jet, the crew flies back to X-07. Of course, no one is there. Cleolanta calls Rocky to inform him that she will trade the ambassadors for her two men that are on trial for espionage, Darganto and Griff. Rocky manages to negotiate the terms of the swap, that it will take place on X-07. He leaves Vena and Bobby there while he and Winky go to Earth to pick up the two accused men. Cleolanta coaches Atlasande to have hidden weapons for the trade event. As the trade occurs, he and his men draw their guns. They are keeping Dr. Tyson as a hostage

Richard Crane - Rocky Jones,
Scotty Beckett – Winky,
Sally Mansfield - Vena Ray,
Robert Lyden – Bobby,
Charles Meredith - Secretary of Space Drake,
Harry Lauter – Atlasande,
Patsy Parsons - Queen Cleolanta,
Dayton Lummis - Dr. Hillary Tyson,
Rand Brooks - Ranger Andrews,
Rudolph Anders - Dr. Loran,
Mickey Simpson – Magni,
Lane Bradford – Duveen,
Dean Cromer – Darganto,
Cliff Ferre – Marshall,
Kenneth MacDonald – Ortho,
Leonard Penn – Griff,