Dr. Langer Hedare is arrested and put on trial by the Galactic Federation for "illegal genetic experimentation", evidenced by his creation Experiment 323, a small sentient creature with unparalleled intelligence, but also a propensity to spread love through pecks. Hedare is imprisoned while Experiment 323 is sentenced to exile on a desert asteroid. 323 manages to escape in a spaceship and activates the hyperdrive, causing its guidance systems to malfunction and randomly set a course for Earth. 323 crash lands in Linden City, Michigan, only to be hit by tranquilizer darts and taken to an animal shelter. Langer was subsequently fired by the Council and exiled to the planet motivating him to have 323 captured discreetly.