Fleeing from the decadent ex-Old Imperium world Omicron Persei 8, Jon crashes the Big Boss's Bank.
Eight gathered the knowledge to allow this to occur.
Tapped for his expertise, Jon hired Richter to get him into the BBB's main computer centre.
Kaine had also infiltrated the data centres during his investigations into the shadowy crime syndicate. Kaine supported Hector from the background - as the enemy of his enemy was his friend.