UNC: Lost Freighter

UNC: Lost Freighter is an assignment in the Ming system.

The Normandy finds the MSV Worthington adrift in the Ming system. Commander Shepard can board it to investigate. Life support is on but the ship appears to be deserted. Walking through the cargo hold, one of Shepard's team claims to hear footsteps. Soon afterward they discover the cargo hold has been trapped: getting too close to the fusion containment cells will cause them to explode. A single shot will set them off safely at a distance.

Shepard then discovers the crew quarters, cockpit and medical bay in the back, where a man is being kept alive on life support. The crew logs tell the sad story: the man is Jacob, who was left brain dead after an accident aboard ship. His girlfriend, a biotic called Julia, was distraught at being unable to help him and spiralled down into depression. The stress caused her biotic implants to flare up, causing terrible migraines. The crew decided to take Jacob off life support quietly without telling her, to make it easier for her to cope, but Julia overheard what they were planning and killed them to keep Jacob alive.

Once Shepard has read the log in the cockpit, Julia - who has gone insane and was responsible for trapping the ship - appears and attacks the squad, forcing them to kill her. Shepard can then choose whether to leave Jacob on life support indefinitely or let him die with dignity.