In 2 BBY, Beamis was stationed on the planet Beltrix III searching for talent and was impressed by Ryley Ancum's Far Cry band. After dismissing Onjo Fegel and his band, the scout was approached by two officers, one of whom questioned him on Maiferri Tag, a female individual who was arrested on espionage charges. The officers then arrested Keth and Ryley.
Ryley was soon afterwards released by Shran Etison, the governor and his legal guardian, who vouched for him, while Keth remained in custody and was interrogated regarding Alliance activities in Beltrix III and Maiferri Tag. However, while he instead talked about Ryley and the Far Cry, he committed suicide by triggering an affide crystal inside a drilled tooth of his before any useful information could be extracted from him.
His death was relayed by Shran, who wanted to recruit Ryley, unaware of his loyalties to the Alliance, into trying to expose the Rebel activities on Beltrix III and was tasked to lay a trap with Onjo Fegel. Ryley managed to send a rig a comlink and use his bass vye to send a signal to warn the Rebels of the impending sting operation causing them to cover their tracks and deny Onjo his promotion.
Keth Beamis was a male human with a long nose and high forehead. He had a drooping moustache and a blond ponytail that reached his neck. During his interrogation, he remained calm despite the pressure, acting confident that he was innocent and insisting there had been a mistake as he was put in his cell as well as talking about Far Cry and what he was offering them, which was a distraction for him to trigger his affide crystal. His suicide indicated that was willing to die for the Alliance rather than divulge the inner workings of the Rebel ring.
- The Essential Reader's Companion