Original subtitles

Londo: I WAS THERE

AT THE DAWN OF THE THIRD AGE OF MANKIND.

IT BEGAN IN THE EARTH YEAR 2257

WITH THE FOUNDING OF THE LAST OF THE BABYLON STATIONS,

LOCATED DEEP IN NEUTRAL SPACE.

IT WAS A PORT OF CALL FOR REFUGEES,

SMUGGLERS, BUSINESSMEN, DIPLOMATS,

AND TRAVELERS FROM A HUNDRED WORLDS.

IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS PLACE,

BUT WE ACCEPTED THE RISK,

BECAUSE BABYLON 5 WAS OUR LAST,

BEST HOPE FOR PEACE.

BABYLON 5 WAS A DREAM GIVEN FORM,

A DREAM OF A GALAXY WITHOUT WAR

WHEN SPECIES FROM DIFFERENT WORLDS

COULD LIVE SIDE BY SIDE

IN MUTUAL RESPECT.

BABYLON 5 WAS THE LAST OF THE BABYLON STATIONS.

THIS IS ITS STORY.

CONFIRMED, DELTA GAMMA 9er,

YOU ARE CLEAR FOR DOCKING.

PLEASE SURRENDER CONTROL OF YOUR VESSEL

TO CENTRAL COMPUTER ON MY MARK. MARK!

BRING HER IN. APPROACH VECTOR 5-5-7.

VECTOR 5-5-7.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

AG 27 FINAL APPROACH TO DOCKING BAY 12-B.

GARIBALDI, WHAT'S UP?

LOOKING FOR THE COMMANDER.

WE'VE GOT SOMEONE IN BAY 12

NEEDS PERSONAL CLEARANCE TO COME ABOARD.

I TRACKED HIM DOWN.

HE WAS CHECKING OUT A TOURIST PROBLEM.

AND NO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE MEANT, SO DON'T ASK.

I JUST HOPE IT WORKS OUT BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ SET ME FREE ♪

♪ LET ME FREE ♪

♪ FROM THE AIR ♪

♪ COME WITH ME ♪

♪ SET ME FREE ♪

♪ LET ME BE ♪

I WOULDN'T.

YOU KNOW THE RULES ABOUT CROSSING SPECIES.

STICK WITH THE LIST.

WHAT ARE YOU? A BIGOT OR SOMETHING?

NO, BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE NEVER MET

AN ARNASIAN BEFORE.

AFTER THEY FINISH, THEY EAT THEIR MATE.

UNITED SPACEWAYS TRANSPORT DELTA GAMMA 9

NOW DOCKING IN BAY 7.

EARTH ALLIANCE PASSENGER VARNER CLEARED FOR ENTRY.

NEW ARRIVALS, PLEASE CHECK POSTED STATION REGULATIONS...

THAT'S HIM.

COMMANDER SINCLAIR, LYTA ALEXANDER.

A PLEASURE. WELCOME TO BABYLON 5.

IT'S ABOUT TIME EARTH CENTRAL SENT US A TELEPATH.

CAN I SEE YOUR--

YOUR IDENTICARD?

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER.

THANKS.

[BEEPING]

IT'S DUST ALL RIGHT.

OK. WE DO THIS QUIET AND BY THE NUMBERS.

THE RULES ARE SIMPLE--

NO UNAUTHORIZED MIND-SCANS

AND KEEP A LOG OF ALL BUSINESS DEALINGS

YOU'RE HIRED TO MONITOR.

YOU'RE CLEARED FOR ACCESS TO THE CASINO,

BUT GAMBLING'S OFF-LIMITS.

EXCUSE ME. CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?

BESIDES GAMBLING'S NEVER INTERESTED ME. I--

[WOMAN SCREAMING]

SHUT UP! STAY BACK!

STAY BACK, OR I'LL KILL HER. YOU HEAR ME?

WAIT HERE.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

DUST DEALER, SMALL TIME

GIVEN THE WAY HE TRIED TO SMUGGLE THE STUFF IN HERE.

I THINK WE COULD TAKE HIM OUT.

SOMEBODY'S BOUND TO GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE.

I'LL TALK TO HIM. BUT GET A BACK-UP TEAM OUTSIDE, STAT.

[MAN SHOUTS]

I'M COMING OUT.

I'M UNARMED.

PUT THE GUN DOWN!

THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN OR OUT OF BABYLON 5,

BACK THE WAY YOU CAME.

YOU GET PAST ME. WHERE DO YOU GO THEN?

YOU MADE A MISTAKE, BUT NO ONE'S BEEN HURT YET.

LET HER GO, AND I'LL GUARANTEE YOU

SAFE PASSAGE OFF THE STATION.

WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU?

BECAUSE I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

AND BECAUSE RIGHT NOW,

5 MARKSMEN ARE TAKING UP POSITION OUTSIDE.

TAKE HER OUT OF HERE,

AND THEY'LL BURN YOU RIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

SEE THAT HE GETS TO HIS SHIP, GARIBALDI.

OH, AND 2 THINGS.

ONE--NO WEAPONS OR DUST ALLOWED ON BABYLON 5.

2--WE'VE LOGGED YOUR SHIP'S I.D.

IF YOU EVER COME WITHIN 50 CLICKS

OF THIS STATION AGAIN,

WE'LL BLOW YOU OUT OF THE SKY.

COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TAKASHIMA!

THE SUPPLY SHIP SENT BY MY GOVERNMENT

IS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO DOCK!

THAT'S CORRECT. THEY WON'T SUBMIT TO A WEAPONS SEARCH.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!

YOU KNOW THE REGS, AMBASSADOR G'KAR.

SCANNING'S THE ONLY WAY

TO MAKE SURE NO WEAPONS GET ON BOARD.

EXCEPT THOSE BELONGING TO THE EARTH ALLIANCE.

THE NARN REGIME IS DEDICATED TO PEACE.

SO, IN THAT CASE,

BEING THE PEACE-LOVING NARNS WE'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE--

EXCEPT FOR A FEW PLANETS WHO SAY YOU'VE INVADED THEM--

THEY SHOULDN'T MIND BEING SCANNED, SHOULD THEY?

THIS WILL, OF COURSE,

BE REPORTED TO THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

THEY CAN SIT OUT THERE FOR THE NEXT SOLAR YEAR.

IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER,

I COULD SEND THEM A FRUIT BASKET.

YOUR QUARTERS ARE IN RED 5.

WE CAN CUT THROUGH THE ALIEN SECTOR HERE.

ARE YOU SET?

FOLLOW ME.

SINCE BABYLON 5 FUNCTIONS MAINLY AS A FREE PORT,

OUR LIVING QUARTERS ARE SET UP TO HANDLE

EVERY POSSIBLE FORM OF LIFE.

WE CAN CUSTOMIZE THE ATMOSPHERE...

EVEN ADJUST THE ROTATION OF SOME SECTORS

TO VARY THE GRAVITY.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

I'VE HEARD THAT ALL 4 ALIEN GOVERNMENTS

HAVE AMBASSADORS HERE.

ALMOST. THE FOURTH ARRIVES IN 2 DAYS.

THEY WORK AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL,

LIKE THE U.N. ON EARTH BEFORE IT WAS DISSOLVED.

YOUR QUARTERS ARE THAT WAY, TURN TO THE RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK.

ONE LAST THING, COMMANDER.

WHY IS IT CALLED BABYLON 5?

BABYLONS 1, 2, AND 3

WERE SABOTAGED AND DESTROYED.

NUMBER 4 VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE

24 HOURS AFTER BECOMING OPERATIONAL.

TO THIS DAY, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.

SWELL.

WE'VE BEEN OUT OF CONTACT WITH AMBASSADOR KOSH

EVER SINCE HIS SHIP LEFT VORLON SPACE 8 DAYS AGO.

BASED ON HIS LAST KNOWN POSITION,

HE'LL BE HERE IN 48 HOURS.

YOU SPOKE TO HIM? VIDEO OR AUDIO?

AUDIO ONLY. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VID.

MYSTERIOUS AS EVER.

SECURITY ANALYSIS.

INCONCLUSIVE. EARTH CENTRAL

SENT ME EVERYTHING THEY HAVE ON THE VORLONS,

AND IT'S NOT MUCH.

NO HUMAN HAS EVER SEEN A VORLON.

WHAT ABOUT MEDICAL?

THE SAME.

THEIR DIPLOMATIC OFFICE SENT ME JUST ENOUGH DATA

FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND NO MORE.

BIOMAINTENANCE HERE ARE STILL ADJUSTING THE ATMOSPHERE

FOR HIS LIVING QUARTERS.

PRETTY THICK STUFF.

HIGH LEVEL OF METHANE,

SULFUR, CO2.

WHAT ABOUT THEIR PSYCHOLOGY, CUSTOMS,

SOCIAL ORDER...

HOW FAR THEY GO ON THE FIRST DATE?

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL PLAY IT BY EAR.

WHEN AMBASSADOR KOSH ARRIVES,

WE'LL FINALLY HAVE REPRESENTATIVES

FROM ALL 4 OF THE MAJOR ALIEN GOVERNMENTS ON BOARD.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARD FROM DAY ONE.

LET'S NOT MESS IT UP NOW.

[BEEP BEEP]

YES?

MESSAGE, COMMANDER.

AMBASSADOR DELENN NEEDS TO SEE YOU.

SHE SAYS SHE'S IN THE GARDEN.

ON MY WAY.

NOW ENTERING GREEN LEVEL.

PLEASE STAND BY.

AMBASSADOR DELENN,

I'VE SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE,

ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY.

IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING, WHAT--

NOTICE THE WAVES,

EACH MOVING IN ITS OWN ORDER.

PREDICTABLE...

UNCHANGING.

BUT DROP IN A SINGLE STONE

AND SEE HOW THE PATTERN CHANGES.

EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS ALTERED.

THIS IS FROM YOUR WORLD?

IT'S A JAPANESE STONE GARDEN.

SINCE WE NEED SO MUCH LAND

FOR HYDROPONIC CROPS AND OXYGEN RECLAMATION,

SETTING THIS ASIDE WAS TOUGH.

ONE OF THE DESIGNERS

CALLED IT A POOL FOR ZEN SKINNY-DIPPING.

ALL YOU CAN DO IS THINK ABOUT DOING IT.

I'M GLAD IT'S HERE.

ON MY WORLD, THERE ARE BOOKS, THOUSANDS OF PAGES

ABOUT THE POWER OF ONE MIND TO CHANGE THE UNIVERSE,

BUT NONE SAY IT AS CLEARLY AS THIS.

IN 2 DAYS,

AMBASSADOR KOSH ARRIVES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING A VORLON.

I'VE HEARD MUCH ABOUT THEM THAT IS STRANGE.

SUCH AS?

DO YOU NOT HAVE FILES ON THE VORLONS?

ABSOLUTELY. VERY LARGE FILES.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THEM, OF COURSE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE?

MORE THAN YOU, IT WOULD SEEM.

NATURALLY, IT'S ALL CLASSIFIED.

NATURALLY.

HERE IS A COPY OF EVERYTHING I HAVE.

IT MAY BE OF USE.

IF ANYONE ASKS,

SAY IT FELL FROM THE SKY.

I IMAGINE I WILL BE QUITE ASTONISHED

BY THIS BREACH OF SECURITY.

WHY?

THE WAR BETWEEN US HAS BEEN OVER FOR 10 YEARS,

BUT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE ON EITHER SIDE

WHO'D HANG BOTH OF US FOR THIS KIND--

COMMANDER...

YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT A STONE GARDEN,

BUT CLEARLY,

YOU HAVE NOT SPENT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME LOOKING AT IT.

GOOD DAY.

WHAT IS IT?

AN ENERGY SURGE AT THE JUMP POINT.

IMPOSSIBLE. THEY AREN'T ANY MORE SHIPS DUE UNTIL--

PUT IT ON SCREEN.

VORTEX ACTIVE. CONFIRM INCOMING SHIP.

DAMN! THAT'S A VORLON SHIP ALL RIGHT.

AMBASSADOR KOSH-- 2 DAYS EARLY.

I WAS AFRAID HE'D PULL THIS.

SECURITY'S NOT READY. WE'RE NOT IN PLACE.

AND ALL BECAUSE HE WANTS TO PLAY MYSTERIOUS

AND CATCH US OFF GUARD.

GET ME THE COMMANDER-- FAST.

LET'S HOPE NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG.

ABOUT TIME.

SORRY. I WAS DELAYED.

[BEEPING]

PATCH INCOMING SIGNAL-- FULL AUDIO AND VIDEO DECODE.

HI.

I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T DUE BACK IN THIS SECTOR

FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

HAGGLING WITH THE CENTAURI

IS ALWAYS A SLOW PROCESS,

UNTIL YOU EXPLAIN

THAT UNLESS PAYMENT IS MADE PROMPTLY,

THEIR MERCHANDISE WILL BE DUMPED INTO SPACE

AND FIRED INTO THE SUN.

NOT EXACTLY FAIR MARKET BARGAINING.

I WAS IN A HURRY.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D REPORT ME.

WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER. I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

WHEN DO YOU DOCK?

1 HOUR 40 MINUTES.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE RECEPTION.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT WHEN YOU ARRIVE.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING MORE INTIMATE.

I PICKED UP SOME CARNALLIAN BED SHEETS.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETELY FRICTIONLESS.

SEE YOU IN 1 AND 40.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TAKASHIMA!

ABOUT OUR SUPPLY SHIP, I HAVE RECONSIDERED.

WITH THE NEW AMBASSADOR ABOUT TO ARRIVE,

THIS IS HARDLY A TIME FOR PETTY SQUABBLES.

I'VE TOLD OUR CAPTAIN

TO SUBMIT TO YOUR WEAPONS SEARCH.

THAT'S...GREAT.

SINCE YOU DOUBTLESS HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL,

OUR CAPTAIN WILL WAIT

UNTIL AFTER THE AMBASSADOR'S SHIP HAS DOCKED.

IS THAT SATISFACTORY?

YES. YES, IT IS.

ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT, AMBASSADOR?

COULDN'T BE BETTER.

SEE YOU AT THE RECEPTION THEN.

GOOD EATING TO YOU, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.

YES! AND NOW WE NEED A 9.

AND NOW WE NEED A 9, YES?

WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A 9.

AMBASSADOR.

LONDO.

NO. WHAT? NOT NOW, PLEASE.

I'M BUSY. GO AWAY.

I'LL TAKE 2 AND ROLL FOR THE BALANCE.

AND, COME ON, NOW!

THERE, YOU SEE? IT'S YOUR FAULT.

YOU'RE BAD LUCK. I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT.

NOW, COME ON. COME ON.

GO! YOU'RE A SECURITY CHIEF.

SHOULDN'T YOU BE OUT...

SECURING SOMETHING?

STRIKE.

I AM. I'M SECURING YOU.

THE NEW AMBASSADOR ARRIVED EARLY.

COMMANDER WANTS TO MAKE SURE

YOU'LL BE IN THE WELCOMING PARTY.

MR. GARIBALDI,

I'M A VERY BUSY MAN.

TAKE 3, NO ROLL.

8...10...

7...NO STRIKE, SIR.

HOUSE WINS AGAIN.

UGH!

OHH!

WELL, THAT'S IT,

AND IT'S TOO BAD.

I'D ALMOST FINISHED WORKING OUT MY NEW SYSTEM.

JUST A FEW MORE CREDITS, AND I--

WAIT. GARIBALDI...

MY GOOD, CLOSE FRIEND,

GARIBALDI!

NO, YOU DON'T. NOT AGAIN.

LEND ME YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR GOOD CHEER--

MY WALLET?

COME ON, GARIBALDI!

I KNOW THERE'S AN ADVENTURER

LURKING INSIDE THAT STEEL SHELL,

BURSTING TO GET OUT.

I'M CONFIDENT MY SYSTEM WILL WORK.

WE'LL TAKE THEM TOGETHER, SIDE BY SIDE,

JUST LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS,

WHEN MY DEAR REPUBLIC MOVED IN AND CONQUERED

THE ENTIRE BETA SYSTEM IN 9 DAYS.

DID I TELL YOU THAT STORY?

SEVERAL TIMES.

WE CAME OUT OF THE SKY,

A VERITABLE CLOUD OF STARSHIPS, AND THEN WE--

LONDO!

I WAS IN--

LONDO, NO!

N-O.

LOOK, I'D LOVE TO STAY,

BUT I HAVE THINGS TO DO.

NOW, BE A GOOD AMBASSADOR

AND PROMISE YOU'LL BE AT DOCKING BAY 9

IN 2 HOURS.

I DON'T WANT TO COME GET YOU.

I'LL BE THERE.

WHAT ELSE HAVE I GOT TO DO? I'M BROKE.

EXCUSE ME, I COULDN'T HELP OVERHEARING.

THIS SYSTEM OF YOURS--

IT'S A SURE THING?

MY GOOD FELLOW,

I HAVE WORKED IT OUT TO 15 DECIMAL POINTS.

ALL IT REQUIRES IS A LITTLE BACKING, MR. UH...

VARNER.

VARNER?

DEL VARNER.

DEL VARNER.

ALL RIGHT THEN, GOOD-BYE. 2 BENARIS.

NO, NO, NO.

IT'S FINE. WE CAN DEPOSIT THE DOWN PAYMENT

IN 24 SOLAR HOURS.

BUT WE NEED TO TAKE POSSESSION

OF THE SPARE PARTS

NO LATER THAN THE 15th.

CAN YOU DELIVER BY THEN?

ABSOLUTELY. NO PROBLEM.

THE 22nd. HE'S--

HE'S THINKING HE CAN'T DELIVER

ANY SOONER THAN THE 22nd.

ONCE HE HAS THE CONTRACT,

YOU CAN TAKE A FLYING--

THAT'S WHAT I MEANT TO SAY--THE 22nd.

UNACCEPTABLE.

BUT WAIT, WE--

WE CAN MAKE THE 15th.

IT'S JUST I'D HAVE TO PAY THE WORKERS MORE,

BUT THAT WOULD CUT MY PROFITS IN HALF.

HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

BETTER HALF OF SOMETHING THAN ALL OF NOTHING.

DONE. SEE YOU ON THE 15th.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICES.

SOMEDAY, I'M GOING TO FIND THE GUY

THAT THOUGHT UP THE IDEA

OF RENTING TELEPATHS TO BUSINESSMEN,

AND I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.

FUNNY. I JUST KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT.

LYTA ALEXANDER?

YES?

AMBASSADOR G'KAR, OF THE NARN REGIME.

MAY I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?

OF COURSE.

WHEN I LEARNED OF YOUR ARRIVAL,

I RAN A GENETIC SCAN OF YOUR RECORDS.

MOST IMPRESSIVE.

A SIXTH-GENERATION TELEPATH.

ACTUALLY, IT GOES BACK FURTHER THAN THAT,

BUT THAT'S WHEN EARTH CENTRAL

KEPT TRACK OF PEOPLE WITH PSI CAPABILITY.

WE HAVE NO TELEPATHS AMONG MY PEOPLE.

A GENETIC OVERSIGHT, I SUPPOSE.

ONE WHICH YOU COULD HELP CORRECT.

I AM EMPOWERED TO COMPENSATE YOU QUITE HANDSOMELY

FOR YOUR GENETIC BACKGROUND.

THE PROCESS WOULD BE EITHER A DIRECT MATING--

YOU AND I--

OR THE DONATION OF VITAL CELLS

FROM WHICH WE COULD CLONE A REPLICANT.

YES, OBVIOUSLY THE CLONING IS LESS EFFICIENT,

SINCE WE'D HAVE TO GROW THE CLONE,

SO PAYMENT WOULD BE PROPORTIONATELY SMALLER.

WE'D STILL HAVE TO FUSE YOUR GENES WITH OUR OWN.

THAT WOULD TAKE EVEN LONGER.

THE DIRECT MATING IS FAR MORE...

COST-EFFECTIVE.

WOULD YOU PREFER TO BE CONSCIOUS OR UNCONSCIOUS

DURING THE MATING?

I WOULD PREFER CONSCIOUS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR...

PLEASURE THRESHOLD IS.

CONFIRMED, AMBASSADOR. YOU ARE CLEAR FOR DOCKING.

PLEASE SURRENDER CONTROL OF YOUR VESSEL

TO CENTRAL COMPUTER ON MY MARK.

MARK!

COMMANDER, THE VORLON SHIP IS ON APPROACH TO BAY 9.

Sinclair: ON MY WAY.

STATUS REPORT.

MOMENTARY POWER LOSS.

REROUTING TO SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY.

TIME DELAY FACTOR--

2.3 MINUTES.

PLEASE STAND BY.

SORRY. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TUBE.

DID YOU GET LONDO?

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET ME HERE.

THE OTHERS ARE IN RECEPTION.

[ALARM SOUNDS]

NOTIFY SECURITY.

GET THE DOORS OPEN.

OH, MY GOD.

BE CAREFUL, MICHAEL.

THAT'S AN ENVIRONMENT SUIT.

HE CAN'T TAKE OUR ATMOSPHERE.

OPEN IT HERE, AND THE AIR WILL KILL HIM.

HE COULD BE DEAD. I CAN'T TELL.

TELL BEN THERE'S A MED ALERT.

GET THE ISOLAB READY.

ON MY WAY.

DAMN!

Sinclair: HOW MUCH LONGER?

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

IF THE ATMOSPHERE MIX ISN'T RIGHT,

WE'LL KILL HIM

AS SOON AS WE CRACK THAT SUIT.

APPROACHING NOMINAL DENSITY.

AS SOON AS IT'S PRESSURIZED, I'M GOING IN.

MAYBE NOT.

WE GOT A REPLY FROM VORLON HIGH COMMAND.

THEY INSIST THAT THE AMBASSADOR'S

ENCOUNTER SUIT CANNOT BE REMOVED...

FOR SECURITY REASONS.

BUT THAT'S INSANE.

THEY DON'T WANT US SEEING WHAT'S INSIDE.

THEY'D LET HIM DIE?

I'M AFRAID SO.

NO. WE HAVEN'T COME THIS FAR

TO WATCH EVERYTHING FALL APART.

JEFF, I'M WARNING YOU,

THEY'RE DEADLY SERIOUS ABOUT SECURITY.

WE'LL GIVE THEM SECURITY.

YOU'RE BOUND BY A VOW OF CONFIDENTIALITY.

AS FOR THE REST,

STOP ALL DATA RECORDING.

THERE'LL BE NO RECORD OF WHAT GOES ON IN THERE.

JEFF--

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY.

JUST DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO, BEN.

GOOD LUCK,

AND I HOPE YOU'RE WRONG.

WRONG ABOUT WHAT?

WE WERE TALKING THE OTHER DAY

ABOUT HOW NOBODY'S SEEN A VORLON BEFORE.

HE SAID THAT, ACCORDING TO LEGEND,

ONE HUMAN DID SEE A VORLON.

HE TURNED TO STONE.

WELL, THAT'S... JUST A LEGEND.

PROBABLY.

PROBABLY.

THERE MUST BE A WAY.

SOME MEANS, SOME...

YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

Sinclair: NOT YET, SENATOR.

DR. KYLE'S STABILIZED HIM,

BUT UNTIL WE KNOW

THE CAUSE OF HIS PROBLEM,

THERE'S STILL A GOOD CHANCE

HE COULD DIE.

LET'S HOPE NOT.

THE VORLON GOVERNMENT FINDS IT SUSPICIOUS

THAT HE WAS OUT OF HIS SHIP LESS THAN A MINUTE

WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELL ILL.

NO ONE'S TALKING ABOUT RETALIATION YET,

BUT IF THIS IS AN UNNATURAL ILLNESS

OR IF ANYONE DID ANYTHING TO HIM,

THIS COULD ESCALATE FAST.

WHO'S HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION?

MY SECURITY CHIEF, MICHAEL GARIBALDI.

IS THAT WISE?

I WAS OPPOSED TO YOU BRINGING HIM ON

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

HE'S BEEN BOUNCED BETWEEN STATIONS FOR YEARS.

PERHAPS HE'S NOT UP TO AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS SCALE.

I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE IN HIM, SENATOR.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

KEEP ME INFORMED, JEFF.

EARTH CENTRAL OUT.

SORRY YOU HAD TO HEAR THAT.

OLD NEWS.

SO WHAT'S THE PROGRAM?

FIND OUT WHERE EVERYONE WAS

DURING THE 5-MINUTE PERIOD

BETWEEN THE TIME THE AMBASSADOR DOCKED

AND WE FOUND HIM.

YOU'LL HAVE FULL ACCESS.

THAT'LL MAKE THINGS EASIER.

I'LL START WITH LONDO.

HE DIDN'T MEET US OUTSIDE THE DOCKING BAY.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY.

GOOD. AND CHECK THE TRANSPORT TUBE.

A MALFUNCTION KEPT ME FROM REACHING BAY 9 IN TIME.

MAYBE A COINCIDENCE BUT--

UH, I'M ON IT.

ONE OTHER SUGGESTION...

YOU'VE BEEN UP ALMOST 36 HOURS.

BETTER GET SOME REST.

I GOT A HUNCH IT'S GOING TO GET HOT DOWN THE ROAD.

I LET MYSELF IN.

YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR ACCESS CODE MORE OFTEN.

CAROLYN. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT.

I WAS GOING TO MEET YOUR SHIP, BUT--

IF WHAT I HEARD IS TRUE, I UNDERSTAND. IS IT TRUE?

DEPENDS.

HOW BAD IS WHAT YOU HEARD?

PRETTY BAD.

THEN IT'S TRUE.

THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME.

I KNOW.

LET ME MAKE IT BETTER.

CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF FOREIGN COMPOUND.

TYPE UNKNOWN.

PROGNOSIS TERMINAL.

[BEEPING]

Sinclair: BEN?

I JUST FINISHED MY TEST ON THE AMBASSADOR.

IT TOOK LONGER THAN I EXPECTED.

EVEN FOR AN ALIEN,

THIS ONE IS PRETTY ALIEN.

BUT FROM THE RESULTS...

JEFF, IT LOOKS LIKE POISON.

CAN YOU COUNTERACT IT?

NOT WITHOUT KNOWING WHICH POISON WAS USED.

THERE'S PROBABLY ENOUGH CONCENTRATED

WHERE IT ENTERED HIS BODY TO MAKE A MATCH,

BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THE POISON GOT INTO HIS SYSTEM.

WHAT'S YOUR PROGNOSIS?

LIFE SIGNS ARE DROPPING 5% EVERY HOUR.

IF WE CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED,

THE AMBASSADOR WILL BE DEAD IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

ALL RIGHT.

KEEP ME INFORMED.

SECURITY.

SECURITY HERE.

THIS IS COMMANDER JEFFREY SINCLAIR.

WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

AS AUTHORIZED UNDER EARTH ALLIANCE REGULATIONS,

I'M HEREBY SEALING OFF THE STATION.

AS OF NOW, NO ONE ENTERS OR LEAVES BABYLON 5.

WHY WON'T YOU ACCEPT THE FACTS?

WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE MISSING

WHEN KOSH ARRIVED?

LONDO MOLLARI.

AND WHY WOULD THE CENTAURI REPUBLIC

WANT TO KILL AMBASSADOR KOSH?

WHAT BETTER WAY TO PROP UP A FADING EMPIRE

THAN TO START A WAR?

THEY'VE TRIED JOINING FORCES

WITH EARTH ALLIANCE FOR YEARS.

A MUTUAL ENEMY WOULD SERVE THAT PURPOSE WELL.

IF YOUR ASSUMPTION'S CORRECT,

AND HE IS THE ASSASSIN,

WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST?

AN ALLIANCE...

BETWEEN OUR GOVERNMENTS.

YOURS IS THE OLDEST OF THE 5 FEDERATIONS.

OURS IS THE YOUNGEST.

TECHNOLOGICALLY

YOU'RE CENTURIES AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE.

WE HAVE UNLIMITED MANPOWER AND THE WILL TO USE IT!

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD ACHIEVE TOGETHER?

I CAN...

WHICH IS WHY IT MUST NEVER BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN.

YOUR PERCEPTIONS ARE COLORED

BY YOUR HISTORY WITH THE CENTAURI.

AS FORMER SLAVES OF THAT GOVERNMENT,

YOU WOULD SEIZE ANY OPPORTUNITY

TO RAISE A FORCE AGAINST THEM.

WE WERE NEVER SLAVES.

OUR WORLD WAS INVADED, OUR PEOPLE--

THE WORD WAS ILL-CHOSEN.

MY APOLOGIES.

BUT MY DECISION STANDS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, AMBASSADOR.

HAH!

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

THAN TO WASTE MY TIME.

YOU'RE WORSE THAN THE CENTAURI.

THEY'RE BEYOND THE DREAM OF CONQUEST,

BUT YOU HAD THE EARTH ALLIANCE ON ITS KNEES!

ONE MORE STROKE, AND YOU WOULD HAVE DEFEATED THEM!

BUT YOU SURRENDERED.

WHY?

WE HAD OUR REASONS.

ON NARN, WE HEARD

THAT THE DECISION TO SURRENDER

CAME FROM YOUR HOLY MEN--

A SECRET GROUP

CALLED THE GREY COUNCIL.

WEAK, FRIGHTENED OLD FOOLS

WITH NO VISION OR THE WILL TO FIGHT, BUT WE--

[GASP]

AAH!

AAH!

YOU ARE BEING HELD

BY A FORCE OF 2 GRAVITIES.

YOU WILL SWEAR HERE AND NOW

THAT YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN

MENTION THE GREY COUNCIL IN MY PRESENCE.

3 GRAVITIES.

6 WILL CRUSH YOUR RIBS TO JELLY

AND EXPLODE YOUR HEART.

4 GRAVITIES.

5!

I SUGGEST YOU LEAVE NOW.

OH, DELENN.

OH, DELENN.

I GAVE YOU A CHANCE FOR GREATNESS,

AND YOU THREW IT AWAY.

WHATEVER HAPPENS NOW...

LET IT BE ON YOUR OWN HEAD.

WHAT ARE YOU SHOPPING FOR TODAY?

CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?

LONDO.

OH, MR. GARIBALDI.

I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.

ABOUT THE AMBASSADOR? YES.

IT'S A PITY.

I SUPPOSE THERE'LL BE A WAR NOW, HMM?

ALL THAT RUNNING AROUND

AND SHOOTING AT ONE ANOTHER?

YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD GO OUT OF FASHION.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE AMBASSADOR'S SHIP WAS DOCKING?

I DON'T THINK I LIKE THE TONE OF YOUR QUESTION.

I SUGGEST YOU REMOVE YOUR HAND.

AS AN AMBASSADOR, I HAVE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

READ YOUR TREATY.

AS OF 2 HOURS AGO,

I'VE GOT FULL DIPLOMATIC ACCESS,

SO WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE AMBASSADOR WAS DOCKING?

COULD I HAVE ANOTHER, PLEASE? THE SAME.

I WAS IN THE CASINO, AT THE GAMING TABLE.

I THOUGHT YOU HAD NO MONEY.

YES. A MAN NAMED DEL VARNER

OFFERED TO COVER MY BETS.

THERE'S A CRIMINAL FOR YOU.

HE PROMISED TO BACK MY BETS,

THEN PULLED OUT AFTER I'D RUN UP A BILL.

HE'S HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM.

HE'S-- HE'S RIGHT THERE

IN THE CHECKED COAT.

CAN ANYONE CONFIRM YOUR STORY?

YES. THE NEW TELEPATH, LYTA ALEXANDER.

I SAW HER TALKING TO VARNER

SHORTLY AFTER YOU LEFT.

THANK YOU. PUT IT ON HIS TAB.

WHO'D WANT TO KILL THE AMBASSADOR?

MR. GARIBALDI,

IT'S A BIG UNIVERSE.

IF I KNEW WHO DID IT,

I WOULD TELL YOU.

I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE TROUBLE.

DO YOU KNOW WHY I AM HERE?

I'M HERE TO GROVEL

BEFORE YOUR WONDERFUL EARTH ALLIANCE

IN THE HOPES OF ATTACHING OURSELVES TO YOUR DESTINY.

LIKE...

WHAT ARE THOSE FISH CALLED ON YOUR PLANET

THAT ATTACH THEMSELVES TO SHARKS?

REMORAS.

YES.

YOU MAKE VERY GOOD SHARKS, MR. GARIBALDI.

WE WERE PRETTY GOOD SHARKS OURSELVES ONCE,

BUT SOMEHOW...

ALONG THE WAY... WE FORGOT HOW TO BITE.

THERE WAS A TIME

WHEN THIS WHOLE QUADRANT BELONGED TO US.

WHAT ARE WE NOW?

12 WORLDS AND 1,000 MONUMENTS TO PAST GLORIES,

LIVING OFF MEMORIES AND STORIES.

SELLING TRINKETS.

MY GOD, MAN,

WE'VE BECOME A TOURIST ATTRACTION.

SEE THE GREAT CENTAURI REPUBLIC.

OPEN 9:00 TO 5:00, EARTH TIME.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

THANK YOU, AMBASSADOR.

NICE SHARK.

PRETTY SHARK.

BABYLON CONTROL. REQUEST FUEL TRANSFER

HEADING FOR SECONDARY BASE.

[DOORBELL]

YES?

BEN! COME ON IN.

YOU LOOK EXHAUSTED.

I AM. I'VE BEEN TAKING STIMS TO STAY ALERT.

IT'S AWFUL STUFF.

WELL, HOW ABOUT SOME COFFEE?

IT'S FRESH, GROUNDED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

COFFEE?

FRESH GROUND COFFEE?

WHERE ON EARTH--

NOT EARTH, HERE.

I BROUGHT ALONG SOME SEEDLINGS

WHEN THE STATION WENT OPERATIONAL LAST YEAR.

TALKED ONE OF THE HYDROPONICS GUYS

INTO SETTING ASIDE A COUPLE OF PLANTERS FOR ME.

SO I GET ENOUGH FOR A COUPLE OF POTS

EVERY FEW MONTHS.

THAT'S--

AGAINST REGS. I KNOW.

THE GARDEN IS TO BE USED STRICTLY FOR GRAINS,

FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES,

AND IF YOU REPORT ME, YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY.

I DIDN'T SEE A THING.

AHH!

HMM.

AHH!

LAUREL...

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN FOR AMBASSADOR KOSH,

BUT HE'S SLIPPING AWAY.

HE'LL DIE UNLESS WE FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED

IN THAT AIR LOCK.

BUT THE MONITORS WERE TURNED OFF

ON THE INSISTENCE OF THE VORLON GOVERNMENT.

NO ONE SAW WHAT HAPPENED.

NO?

ONE PERSON KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

AMBASSADOR KOSH HIMSELF.

AH, NO.

NO, NO, NO. OUT OF THE QUESTION.

THE VORLONS WOULD NEVER ALLOW KOSH TO BE SCANNED.

THEY'D RATHER LET HIM DIE FIRST.

THAT'S WHY WE WON'T TELL THEM.

DOES THE COMMANDER KNOW ABOUT--

NO. I HAVE NOT MENTIONED THIS TO HIM.

SO...

IF WE SCREW UP...

IT'S ONLY ON OUR HEADS.

WHICH WILL END UP ON A SILVER PLATTER, RIGHT?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY FIRST JOB WAS

STRAIGHT OUT OF EARTHFORCE TRAINING?

MARS COLONY SECURITY.

RIGHT BEFORE THE FOOD RIOTS.

I HEARD ABOUT THAT.

TOUGH PLACE.

WASN'T THERE A SCANDAL--

SOMETHING ABOUT KICKBACKS?

IF YOU WANTED A PROMOTION,

YOU HAD TO PAY OFF THE SECTOR CAPTAIN.

I REFUSED. SO THEY LET ME ROT,

REFUSED TO LET ME OUT OF MY CONTRACT.

SO I STARTED BREAKING THE RULES,

PUTTING EVERYONE'S SAFETY AT RISK

BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T CARE ANYMORE.

WHEN JEFF CAME IN,

HE PROMISED THAT IF I'D STOP FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF

AND FIGHT... WITHIN THE RULES,

HE'D MAKE SURE I GOT PROMOTED.

HE KEPT HIS PROMISE.

I HAVEN'T BROKEN THE RULES IN A LONG TIME, DOCTOR,

SO I GUESS I'M ABOUT DUE. COUNT ME IN.

THANKS.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE

I'D RATHER HAVE ALONGSIDE WHEN WE FACE COURT-MARTIAL.

NOT SO FAST. WE STILL HAVE TO TALK HER INTO IT,

AND I HAVE A FEELING IT WON'T BE EASY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE

FOR UNAUTHORIZED MIND-SCANS WITHOUT A COURT ORDER

OR PERMISSION FROM NEXT OF KIN?

I COULD BE THROWN OUT OF THE PSI-CORPS.

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS.

DO YOU?

IT TAKES YEARS TO TRAIN FOR A P-5 CLASSIFICATION.

HALF OF THOSE WHO TRY BURN OUT

OR END UP VEGETABLES.

I'M NOT THROWING THAT AWAY.

LYTA...

IF THE AMBASSADOR DIES, THE VORLONS WILL RETALIATE.

THIS STATION IS THEIR FIRST LOGICAL TARGET.

IF I WERE IN THEIR POSITION,

I'D HAVE A CRUISER STANDING BY IN HYPERSPACE

JUST WAITING TO ATTACK US.

THOUSANDS WOULD DIE,

AND AFTER US, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

NO, OF COURSE NOT. THAT'S NOT FAIR.

NO, IT'S NOT,

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STUCK WITH.

NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU TO DO THIS, LYTA.

IT HAS TO BE YOUR CHOICE.

IF I DO THIS, IF I DO,

WHAT ARE THE ODDS HE'LL REMEMBER THE CONTACT?

HE'S SO FAR OUT OF IT...

I DON'T THINK HE'LL HAVE ANY MEMORY OF YOUR SCAN.

BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE?

NO.

SO, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

A FEW THINGS THAT DON'T ADD UP BUT NOTHING FIRM YET.

IT TURNS OUT ONE ALIBI I CHECKED OUT DOESN'T HOLD UP.

OH, WHOSE?

YOURS.

THE TUBE'S ACCESS RECORD SHOWS NO INDICATION

OF THE MALFUNCTION YOU MENTIONED.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

UNLESS SOMEONE ALTERED THE COMPUTER RECORDS...

THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T KNOW YET, BUT I WILL.

ONE THING'S FOR SURE-- KNOWING YOUR WORK,

I'D HATE FOR US TO END UP

ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN INVESTIGATION.

SO WOULD I, COMMANDER.

SO WOULD I.

LIFE SUPPORT, THIS IS C-AND-C.

WE'RE REGISTERING A .001 DROP IN OXYGEN PRESSURE

OUTSIDE BLUE 5, LEVEL B.

CAN YOU SEND MAINTENANCE OUT?

WILL DO. LIFE SUPPORT OUT.

WHEN I GET INSIDE, IT'S SUBJECTIVE.

I'LL FEEL WHAT HE FELT,

BUT I'LL SEE MY BODY, NOT HIS.

THIS COULD GET ROUGH.

I CAN'T SEE HIM THROUGH THIS ENCOUNTER SUIT.

TRUST ME.

IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.

JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN.

I--I CAN'T GET THROUGH.

THIS SUIT MUST BE SHIELDED.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO INTENSIFY CONTACT?

YEAH.

YEAH, THERE IS.

HERE GOES.

OK.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S SOMETHING...

A FEELING...

[GASPS]

AMBASSADOR KOSH?

WELCOME TO BABYLON 5.

[KOSH ANSWERS IN ALIEN LANGUAGE]

AAH!

[LAUGHING]

AAH!

GET HER OUT! RIGHT NOW!

COME ON, COME ON.

Laurel: OVER HERE. BRING HER OVER HERE.

EASY.

EASY.

HERE.

OH!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

FIGHT YOUR WAY CLEAR.

YOU'RE OK. COME ON.

IT WAS...POISON.

POISON...

IN A--IN A... IN A SKIN TAB.

IN HIS...

RIGHT HAND...

IN THE BACK JUST BELOW THE WRIST.

THE POISON IS THERE.

WHO DID IT, LYTA?

WHO POISONED THE AMBASSADOR?

HE DID!

HE'S THE ONE!

HE TRIED TO KILL THE AMBASSADOR!

I SAW IT!

I SAW IT!

LIFE SUPPORT TO CENTRAL.

CONFIRMING LAUNCH OF MAINTENANCE 'BOT.

BEGINNING HULL INTEGRITY SURVEY.

WILL TRANSMIT RESULTS UPON COMPLETION.

COMMANDER, YOU WANTED TO SEE US?

SIGNAL FROM EARTH CENTRAL-- ULTRAVIOLET PRIORITY.

DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

HOW MUCH DO THEY KNOW?

JUST THAT A WITNESS HAS COME FORTH

AND IDENTIFIED THE COMMANDER.

HOW'S AMBASSADOR KOSH DOING?

THANKS TO THE INFORMATION FROM LYTA,

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE POISON

AND ANALYZE THE RESIDUE.

WE'RE WORKING ON A COUNTERAGENT NOW.

[BEEPING]

COMMANDER SINCLAIR,

IN THE LAST HOUR, I HAVE BEEN

IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE VORLON GOVERNMENT.

SINCE YOU'RE, UM,

WELL, A SUSPECT,

THEY'VE ASKED

THAT THE INVESTIGATION BE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR HANDS

FOR REASONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THE ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IMMEDIATELY

TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION.

I UNDERSTAND.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TAKASHIMA,

YOU WILL TAKE COMMANDER SINCLAIR'S PLACE

ON THE COUNCIL.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SENATOR, I OBJECT.

THIS ENTIRE SITUATION IS--

LAUREL...

THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US,

BUT I ASK THAT YOU SET ASIDE YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS

AND CONSIDER THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STATION.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

Senator: JEFF, ONCE THE COUNCIL GETS INTO THIS,

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO

WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE NEUTRALITY OF BABYLON 5.

WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

I UNDERSTAND, SENATOR.

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME YOURSELF.

BABYLON 5 OUT.

THAT'S IT? YOU'RE GOING TO CAVE IN

AND LET THEM DO THIS TO YOU?

I HAVE MY REASONS.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT US TO DO NOTHING

WHILE THEY RAILROAD YOU.

I EXPECT YOU TO DO THIS BY THE NUMBERS.

THE SAFETY OF BABYLON 5 IS MORE IMPORTANT

THAN ANY ONE MEMBER OF HER CREW. AM I CLEAR?

VARNER, DEL VARNER.

IT'S ME--ERIC. REMEMBER?

DR. KYLE, YOU WERE PRESENT

WITH THE REST OF THE PARTY

WHEN THE AMBASSADOR ARRIVED.

YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT COMMANDER SINCLAIR

WAS NOT PRESENT. CORRECT?

THAT IS CORRECT.

HE WAS DELAYED IN THE TRANSPORT TUBE.

BUT ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN CHIEF OF SECURITY,

THE TUBE RECORDS DO NOT REFLECT THIS.

WHY IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

Delenn: DOCTOR, IF I MAY,

WE HAVE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A WITNESS.

IS THIS TRUE?

YES...AND NO.

THE INFORMATION IS SECONDHAND

AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE ADMISSIBLE.

THE WITNESS THINKS IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE COMMANDER.

WHY ARE YOU WITHHOLDING

THE NAME OF THE WITNESS, DR. KYLE?

THE WITNESS REQUESTED ANONYMITY FOR THE TIME BEING.

IF THIS SHOULD GO TO TRIAL, THAT WOULD CHANGE.

I SEE.

GIVEN THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE POISON

PROVED ACCURATE,

IT SEEMS STRANGE

THAT YOU'D QUESTION THE REST OF THE STORY.

AMBASSADOR MOLLARI, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

HMM? UH...NO.

NOT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

ONE LAST THING, DOCTOR.

YOU SAID YOU WERE FINALLY ABLE TO ANALYZE THE POISON.

WHAT KIND WAS IT?

FLOURAZYNE.

IT'S PRETTY RARE.

ONLY COMES FROM ONE SYSTEM THAT I'M AWARE OF--

THE DAMOCLES SECTOR.

WERE YOU AWARE THE COMMANDER'S WOMAN

RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRADING EXPEDITION

TO THE DAMOCLES SECTOR?

JUST A MINUTE.

COMMANDER.

AND THAT HER SHIP, THE ULYSSES,

DOCKED AT THIS STATION 20 MINUTES

BEFORE THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION?

DAMN IT. LEAVE CAROLYN OUT OF THIS.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

OK, YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T BELIEVE

WHAT LYTA ALEXANDER SAW IN THE AMBASSADOR'S MIND.

BASED ON WHAT?

I DON'T TRUST TELEPATHS. NEVER HAVE, NEVER WILL.

WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE REALLY SAW?

I'VE SEEN HER A LOT WITH DEL VARNER,

THE ONE WHO KEPT LONDO FROM ATTENDING THE RECEPTION.

SO?

I CHECKED WITH EARTH CENTRAL.

TURNS OUT VARNER HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD

GOING BACK 5 YEARS.

HE'S BEEN INDICTED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR

FOR TECH-RUNNING.

TAKE A LOOK?

ALL THESE INDICTMENTS ARE FROM THE EARTH ALLIANCE COURT.

"SMUGGLING FORBIDDEN TECHNOLOGY FROM THE VEGA SYSTEM."

SAME AGAIN FROM THE PROXIMA SYSTEM.

EXACTLY. THE MINUTE HE SETS FOOT ON BABYLON 5,

HE'S IN EARTH JURISDICTION AND SUBJECT TO ARREST.

WHY WOULD HE TAKE THAT KIND OF RISK?

THERE'D HAVE TO BE SOMETHING MAJOR AT STAKE.

SOMETHING ELSE.

VARNER PROMISED TO BACK LONDO'S CASINO BETS,

THEN BACKED OUT,

BUT VARNER DOES BUSINESS WITH THE CENTAURI REPUBLIC.

WHY RISK ALIENATING HIS CLIENTELE BY BURNING LONDO?

FOR THAT MATTER, WHY BACK LONDO AT ALL?

TECH-RUNNERS AREN'T NOTED FOR GENEROSITY.

NO, AND APPARENTLY, VARNER HAS BEEN HEAVILY IN DEBT.

COULDN'T HAVE PAID LONDO'S DEBTS IF HE WANTED TO.

IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP.

HMM.

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE FITS IN YET,

BUT I'LL BET YOU 100 CREDITS HE'S INVOLVED.

THEN I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME

YOU HAD A LITTLE TALK WITH MR. VARNER.

AMBASSADOR MOLLARI...

I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS YOUR VOTE WITH YOU.

[GAVEL BANGS]

THE BABYLON 5 ADVISORY COUNCIL IS HEREBY RECONVENED.

RECORDERS ARE ACTIVATED.

AMBASSADOR G'KAR, YOU WISH TO MAKE A MOTION?

COMMANDER SINCLAIR IS A RESPECTED MEMBER

OF THE EARTH ALLIANCE AND OF THIS COUNCIL.

THE IDEA THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF AMBASSADOR KOSH

IS REPELLENT TO EVERYONE HERE.

GRANTED THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF ANIMOSITY

BETWEEN SOME OF OUR MEMBER RACES.

GRANTED THAT COMMANDER SINCLAIR

PERSONALLY TOOK PART

IN THE RECENT EARTH-MINBARI WAR.

GRANTED--

AMBASSADOR.

OH, YES, OF COURSE.

I BELIEVE THAT IT IS INAPPROPRIATE

FOR THIS COUNCIL TO ACT AS JUDGE AND JURY

IN THIS MATTER.

WE'RE NOT A COURT,

AND WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS BEFORE US.

MAY I HUMBLY SUGGEST THAT WE DECLINE

JURISDICTION IN THIS MATTER?

THIS IS MORE PROPERLY A MATTER

FOR A TRUE COURT OF LAW, A COURT OF LAW

SUCH AS THAT ON THE VORLON HOMEWORLD.

AFTER ALL, THE CRIME COMMITTED

WAS AGAINST THEIR AMBASSADOR.

I, THEREFORE, MOVE THAT COMMANDER SINCLAIR

BE REMANDED FOR TRANSPORT TO THE VORLON HOMEWORLD,

ALONG WITH WHATEVER WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE

HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED, THERE TO STAND TRIAL

ON THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

AMBASSADOR.

UNLESS IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE EARTH ALLIANCE

TO TRY AND COVER UP THE FACTS.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN BABYLON 5 IS A FRAUD.

A MOTION STANDS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL.

IT MUST BE VOTED UPON.

AS THE DULY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE NARN REGIME, I VOTE YES.

WHAT DO THE REST OF YOU SAY?

THE EARTH ALLIANCE VOTES NO.

AMBASSADOR DELENN?

THE MINBARI FEDERATION...

ABSTAINS.

AMBASSADOR?

THE CENTAURI REPUBLIC...

VOTES YES.

Takashima: DEADLOCK, AMBASSADOR.

2 IN FAVOR, 2 OPPOSED OR ABSTAINING.

BUT THERE IS A FIFTH VOTE TO BE HEARD FROM.

2 HOURS AGO, I COMMUNICATED MY INTENTIONS

TO THE LEADERS OF THE VORLON EMPIRE.

THEY REACHED A DECISION ON THE MATTER

AND ASKED ME TO CAST THEIR VOTE ON THEIR BEHALF.

THEY VOTE YES...

TO CONVEY COMMANDER SINCLAIR TO THEIR WORLD FOR TRIAL,

WHICH MAKES THE VOTE 3 TO 2.

THE MOTION IS PASSED.

DEPORTATION IS TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN 12 HOURS.

GOOD DAY.

DEL VARNER,

THIS IS SECURITY CHIEF MICHAEL GARIBALDI.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

SORRY. ACCESS SYSTEM IS NONFUNCTIONAL.

COME ON IN.

CHECK AROUND.

I'LL TAKE THE BACK. YOU TAKE THE BEDROOM.

GOT IT.

ALL CLEAR IN THE BACK.

OVER HERE.

DNA PATTERN CHECKS OUT, JEFF.

IT'S DEL VARNER, ALL RIGHT.

ANY IDEA WHEN IT HAPPENED?

I'LL HAVE EXACT TIME OF DEATH IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

SOMEONE'S TRYING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS

AND DEAD-END THE INVESTIGATION.

VARNER WAS THE KEY TO THE WHOLE THING.

WHAT ABOUT HIS PERSONAL EFFECTS?

I'VE GOT MY PEOPLE GOING OVER THE PLACE NOW.

I'M NOT HOLDING OUT ANY HOPE, THOUGH.

WHAT ABOUT AMBASSADOR KOSH?

ONCE I KNEW WHICH POISON WE WERE DEALING WITH,

I CHECKED AROUND,

AND THERE'S A COUNTERAGENT TO THE POISON.

WE HAVE SOME?

NO. BUT WE GOT SOMETHING CLOSE.

I'M ALTERING THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

SO IT WILL SERVE THE SAME FUNCTION.

HOW LONG?

6, MAYBE 7 HOURS.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

KOSH ONLY HAD ANOTHER 10 HOURS LEFT.

I DID.

DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES, BEN.

DAMN IT, MAYBE THEY WERE RIGHT.

MAYBE YOU GOT THE WRONG MAN FOR THIS JOB AFTER ALL.

WITH VARNER GONE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO TURN THIS OVER TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU'RE TALKING TO THE WRONG PERSON.

I'M SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OFF TO THE VORLON HOMEWORLD.

REMEMBER?

MICHAEL, I PICKED YOU

BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT FOR THE JOB.

YOU'RE NOT POLITIC.

YOU'RE NOT SUBTLE,

AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE A PAIN IN THE ASS,

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO.

JUST NAIL WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE.

[DOORBELL]

COME.

AMBASSADOR, I--

YOU ARE UPSET.

OF COURSE I'M UPSET.

DAMN IT, DELENN, HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO HIM?

I HAVE DONE NOTHING.

YOU'VE GOT THAT RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T LIFT A FINGER

TO STOP JEFF FROM BEING SENT TO THE VORLON HOMEWORLD FOR TRIAL.

MY GOD, YOU DIDN'T EVEN VOTE IN HIS FAVOR

AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. YOU ABSTAINED.

I DID NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS.

I STILL LACK SOME OF THEM.

WHAT YOU LACK IS A CONSCIENCE.

I THOUGHT JEFF WAS YOUR FRIEND.

AFTER ALL HE'S DONE HERE FOR YOU, FOR THE STATION,

THE ONE TIME HE NEEDED YOU, YOU JUST WALKED AWAY.

I'M SORRY.

I CAN DO NOTHING ELSE.

I HAVE MY ORDERS.

ON THE MATTER OF COMMANDER SINCLAIR,

I'M HERE STRICTLY TO OBSERVE.

OBSERVE WHAT?

IT'S ME.

NO OXYGEN MASK?

GILL IMPLANTS.

PAINFUL TO USE, BUT--

BUT EFFICIENT.

PRECISELY.

THERE'S BEEN A COMPLICATION.

COME.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER,

WE'VE LOST CONTACT WITH THE MAINTENANCE 'BOT

WE SENT TO CHECK ON A DROP IN OXYGEN PRESSURE

IN BLUE 5, LEVEL B.

CAUSE?

UNKNOWN.

GET A REPAIR CREW OUT THERE. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

MR. GARIBALDI...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

YOU KNOW I HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT

FOR YOUR COMMANDER SINCLAIR.

YOU SURE HAVE A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT, AMBASSADOR.

YES, THE VOTE.

I CAN SEE WHY YOU'D BE UPSET BY THAT,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW.

G'KAR CAME TO ME TO DISCUSS MY VOTE.

YOU JUST WENT ALONG WITH SOMEBODY

WHO'D LOVE TO ROAST YOU AND EVERY OTHER CENTAURI?

I HAD NO CHOICE.

BACK HOME, OUR POSITION,

STATUS, ALL THAT WE HAVE

IS BASED ON FAMILY HISTORY.

G'KAR OFFERED ME AN EXCHANGE--

MY COOPERATION IN RETURN FOR EVIDENCE

SHOWING THAT DURING OUR RULE OF THE NARN HOMEWORLD,

CERTAIN...ATROCITIES

WERE COMMITTED BY MY GRANDFATHER.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS?

OF COURSE I KNEW,

BUT WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

WHY BRING IT UP NOW?

THE POINT IS,

NO ONE ELSE BACK HOME KNOWS...

AND IF IT WERE TO GET OUT...

I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, MR. GARIBALDI,

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T THINK MY COOPERATION

WOULD DO HIM ANY GOOD.

2 VOTES FOR SHIPPING SINCLAIR OFF,

TWO AGAINST-- A DEADLOCK.

I HAD NO IDEA HE'D CONTACTED THE VORLON HOMEWORLD.

AND IF YOU HAD KNOWN,

WOULD YOU HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENT?

NO.

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.

COMMANDER SINCLAIR IS A GOOD MAN.

I WOULD HATE TO LOSE HIM.

THIS IS MY WEAKNESS, MY FAILURE...

AND I'M SORRY...

TRULY SORRY.

LONDO?

THANKS.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, MAYBE I BETTER COME BACK LATER.

NO. WAIT.

I'M SORRY.

DAMN IT, CAROLYN.

GIVE ME A SHIP, TURN ME LOOSE

WITH NOBODY AT RISK BUT MYSELF, THAT'S FINE.

IF I GET IN TROUBLE, I'LL STAY AND FIGHT IT OUT.

BUT HERE...

I CAN'T.

WHY?

BECAUSE I'M SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT EARTH.

AND EARTHERS DON'T FIGHT?

JEFF...

YOU WEAR THAT COMMANDER'S BADGE

LIKE YOU'RE AFRAID YOU'LL BREAK IT.

YES, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK FOR EARTH.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE POLITE AND DIPLOMATIC.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN LETTING THEM CRUCIFY YOU.

AND IF YOU WANT TO THROW SOMETHING,

THROW IT AT THOSE BASTARDS AT EARTH CENTRAL

WHO TOSSED YOU TO THE WOLVES.

JEFF...

THIS MEDAL...

YOU WERE ON THE LINE?

AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?

THE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE EARTH-MINBARI WAR,

AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?

I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WHY?

I WAS SQUAD TEAM LEADER WHEN THE CALL CAME IN.

WE ALL KNEW IT WAS A SUICIDE MISSION.

THE MINBARI HAD BROKEN THROUGH, CLOSING IN.

EVERY SHIP WE HAD LEFT WAS ORDERED TO CIRCLE EARTH.

[MALE VOICE] STAY IN FORMATION...

WE HAD TO STOP THEM...

HOLD THE LINE. NOBODY GETS THROUGH NO MATTER WHAT.

NO MATTER WHAT IT COST.

THEY CAME AT US OUT OF NOWHERE.

WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE.

THE SKY WAS FULL OF STARS,

AND EVERY STAR AN EXPLODING SHIP...

[SCREAMING]

ONE OF OURS.

MY TEAM WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE SKY

IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.

I'M SORRY.

I MANAGED TO TAKE OUT A FIGHTER

BEFORE THEY HIT MY STABILIZERS.

I WAS LOSING POWER, LOST MY TEAM...

AND I FIGURED IF I WAS GOING TO DIE,

I'D TAKE SOME OF THEM WITH ME,

SO I TARGETED ONE OF THEIR HEAVY CRUISERS,

HIT MY AFTERBURNERS.

I WAS GOING TO RAM THEM HEAD-ON.

THE LAST THING I REMEMBER IS...

HURTLING TOWARD THAT CRUISER...

FILLING MY SCREEN.

BIG.

MY GOD, SO BIG.

THEN SOMETHING PASSED IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

I GUESS I...BLACKED OUT FROM THE ACCELERATION.

WHEN I CAME TO 24 HOURS LATER,

THE CRUISER WAS GONE.

I CHECKED IN.

THEY TOLD ME THE WAR WAS OVER.

THE MINBARI HAD SURRENDERED.

BECAUSE OF THE LINE.

NO. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.

WE WERE BEATEN.

WE DIDN'T STOP THEM. THEY STOPPED THEMSELVES,

AND I WISH TO HELL I KNEW WHY.

WHEN WE GOT BACK TO EARTH,

EVERYBODY TREATED US LIKE HEROES,

BUT WE WERE FRAUDS.

JEFF, YOU ARE NOT A FRAUD.

ANYONE WITH ENOUGH GUTS TO GO ON THE LINE

DOESN'T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME?

MY WHOLE TEAM WAS WIPED OUT.

I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN.

IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, JEFF?

ARE YOU GOING ALONG WITH THIS OUT OF GUILT?

BECAUSE YOU THINK HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF?

CAROLYN, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.

TO LEAD. YOUR TEAM CHOSE TO GO ON THE LINE,

AND WE CHOSE TO COME HERE.

OUR DECISION AND OUR RISK...

NOT YOURS.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY AND FIGHT THIS,

WE'RE WITH YOU.

JUST DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO GET SOME ANSWERS.

DR. KYLE.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. HUH?

I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY

AND SEE HOW THE AMBASSADOR WAS DOING.

DEFINITE PROGRESS.

THE COUNTERAGENT SEEMS TO BE WORKING.

IF WE CAN KEEP HIS CONDITION STABLE

FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS, HE MAY HAVE A CHANCE.

IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.

LYTA, YOU SAW DEL VARNER AT THE CASINO

AFTER THE AMBASSADOR WAS ATTACKED, RIGHT?

ISN'T THAT WHAT I SAID?

YES, YOU DID.

AND GARIBALDI SAID THE SAME THING.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S SO EXTRAORDINARY.

ACCORDING TO THE AUTOPSY OF VARNER'S BODY,

HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR NEARLY 36 HOURS,

MEANING YOU AND GARIBALDI SAW

A DEAD MAN AT THE CASINO.

THAT'S...

[ALARM]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? STOP! YOU'LL KILL...

AAH!

[SNARLS]

LYTA...ARE YOU OK?

BEN, THE AMBASSADOR.

I THINK I GOT TO HIM IN TIME.

NOW, WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?

AAH!

COMMANDER, WE'VE NEUTRALIZED THE INTRUDER VESSEL.

WE'RE BRINGING IT IN.

WATCH YOUR STEP, COMMANDER.

REPAIR CREW FOUND THIS STUCK TO THE HULL OF BLUE 5, LEVEL B.

IT DESTROYED A MAINTENANCE 'BOT

INVESTIGATING A DROP IN OXYGEN PRESSURE.

ALMOST TOOK OUT THE REPAIR CREW

BEFORE THEY COULD DISABLE IT.

LOOKS LIKE A TRANSPORT.

MY GUESS IS SOMEONE USED IT TO FASTEN ONTO THE HULL

AND BURN THROUGH INTO THE STATION.

Sheridan: HOW MANY COULD HAVE COME THROUGH?

IT'S ONLY BIG ENOUGH FOR ONE.

I GOT CREWS CHECKING EVERY INCH OF THE HULL,

BUT SO FAR, NOTHING.

DEFINITELY SHORT-RANGE.

SOMEONE HAD TO BRING THIS HERE

AND DROP IT OFF OUTSIDE THE STATION.

OTHERWISE, THERE'D BE A SHIP FLOATING OUTSIDE

WITH NO ONE IN IT.

EXACTLY, MEANING SOMEONE ON THE STATION

IS PROVIDING SUPPORT.

YEAH.

ONE OTHER THING--

MAINTENANCE FOUND ANOTHER BODY.

WHERE?

STUFFED INTO AN ACCESS PANEL IN THE TRANSPORT TUBE.

ENVIRONMENT TECH NAMED HAZELTINE.

BEN SAYS HE'D BEEN DEAD AT LEAST 16 HOURS.

BUT ACCORDING TO SOME COWORKERS,

THEY SAY THEY SAW HIM JUST RECENTLY.

[BEEP BEEP]

SINCLAIR.

Takashima: COMMANDER,

I'M IN DEL VARNER'S QUARTERS.

YOU AND GARIBALDI BETTER GET DOWN HERE.

THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD SEE.

ON OUR WAY.

WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CRACK VARNER'S ACCESS CODE.

HE WAS A TECH-RUNNER, ALL RIGHT,

TRANSPORTING FORBIDDEN TECHNOLOGY ACROSS SYSTEMS.

HIS LAST JOB TOOK HIM TO THE ANTARES SECTOR

FOR A CHANGELING NET.

THE ULTIMATE IN CAMOUFLAGE.

IT SETS UP A HOLOGRAPHIC FIELD

THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO PROJECT A FALSE IMAGE.

THAT'S WHAT KOSH SAW IN THE DOCKING BAY--

NOT THE COMMANDER, BUT SOMEONE MADE TO LOOK LIKE HIM.

PRETTY NEAT TRICK.

AN EXPENSIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS TRICK.

CHANGELING NETS ARE OUTLAWED

IN EVERY CIVILIZED SECTOR.

PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AN ENERGY FIELD

THAT INTENSE AND UNSTABLE CAN BE FATAL.

AND OUR LITTLE PAL'S BEEN USING IT CONSTANTLY.

A SYSTEM LIKE THIS PUTS OUT A LOT OF ENERGY.

CAN YOU RECALIBRATE THE EXTERNAL SENSORS

FOR ENERGY SOURCES INSIDE THE STATION?

WE CAN TRY.

DO SO. WE'LL BE ALONG SHORTLY.

I WANT TO PICK UP A FEW THINGS AT SECURITY.

SECURITY'S STANDING BY.

WHAT'S THE SITUATION?

WE'RE CLOSING THE FINAL RELAYS NOW

AND SWITCHING OVER TO A NEW PROGRAM.

GOT IT.

FILTER OUT ALL KNOWN ENERGY SOURCES--

LIFE SUPPORT, UTILITIES, DEFENSE GRID,

ANY ENERGY WE'RE PUTTING OUT.

ON IT.

COMPENSATE FOR AMBIENT HEAT ENERGY

FROM THE SOLAR COLLECTORS.

COMING UP. HERE IT IS.

GOT IT!

WHERE IS IT?

RED 12.

COME ON... COME ON...

LEVEL 7-A.

SEAL OFF THE AREA.

I'M TAKING CARE OF THIS PERSONALLY.

IF WE NEED HELP, WE'LL LINK IN.

WAIT. BETTER TAKE A RECORDER.

YOU MAY NEED A WITNESS.

THANKS. LET'S GO.

GOOD LUCK.

VORTEX ACTIVE. CONFIRM INCOMING SHIP.

WE'RE REGISTERING AN ENERGY SURGE

AT THE JUMP POINT.

THE FREQUENCY MATCHES

THE VORLON SHIP THAT CAME THROUGH EARLIER.

MUST BE THE TRANSPORT SHIP.

DAMN!

THAT'S NOT A TRANSPORT.

I THINK THE COMMANDER'S RIDE IS HERE.

STATUS ON TRACKING.

10 METERS TO YOUR RIGHT. IT'S MOVING AGAIN.

MIKE...

THERE IT IS.

DAMN! AAH!

OH! GOD!

MIKE.

MIKE!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

FLAK JACKET CAUGHT MOST OF IT.

GO ON. I'LL CATCH UP. GO!

DANGER. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

DANGER. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

GARIBALDI!

DANGER. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

FINISH THE REST.

OK. WAIT HERE.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

THE VORLON CAPTAIN IS DEMANDING

WE TURN OVER COMMANDER SINCLAIR

FOR TRANSPORT TO HOMEWORLD.

STALL. PATCH IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE COMMANDER'S RECORDER.

IF WE BROADCAST THAT SIGNAL TO THE VORLON SHIP--

I'M ON IT.

THEY WANT THE COMMANDER IN 5 MINUTES,

OR THEY'LL OPEN FIRE.

TELL THEM TO GET STUFFED. ACTIVATE DEFENSIVE GRID.

SCREENS TO MAXIMUM.

AND GET THAT RECORDER ON-LINE NOW!

AAH!

AAH!

MINBARI?

VORLON WEAPONS SYSTEMS POWERING UP.

THEY'RE LOCKING ONTO US AND PREPARING TO FIRE.

WHERE'S THAT SIGNAL?

ON-LINE NOW.

BROADCAST-- ALL FREQUENCIES.

LET THEM SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

[SCREAMING]

WHY?

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

THERE IS A HOLE...

IN YOUR MIND.

OH, MY GOD. HE'S WIRED.

BRACE FOR EXPLOSION!

DROP PRESSURE DOORS!

SEAL OFF THIS SECTION!

NOT WITH YOU INSIDE.

DAMN IT! DO IT!

I GAVE YOU AN ORDER!

STATION'S SHIFTING.

HULL INTEGRITY BREACHED. WE'RE LOSING STABILITY.

STATUS?

15-DEGREE ROTATION.

STATION'S TEARING ITSELF APART FROM THE INSIDE.

AUTO-CONFIGURATION SYSTEMS NOT RESPONDING.

STARBOARD STABILIZERS. 10-SECOND BURST.

12-DEGREE ROTATION.

10-DEGREE...4...

MINUS 2.

AFT STABILIZERS. SMALL STARBOARD BURST.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE WON'T HANDLE THE STRAIN.

MINUS 6! MINUS 8!

MARK!

MINUS 8...MINUS 5...

SMALL STARBOARD BURST, TWO AND TWO.

EASY, GENTLE.

MINUS 2.

MINUS 1.

PLUS 2.

ZERO! WE'RE BACK IN POSITION.

DAMAGE CONTROL TO BLUE 7.

DAMAGE CONTROL, PROCEED TO BLUE 7.

COMMANDER...

THIS LITTLE BREACH OF SECURITY

ISN'T GOING TO AFFECT MY CHRISTMAS BONUS, IS IT?

YOU ALL RIGHT? DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?

COFFEE...

2 SUGARS...

CREAM...

AND ASPIRIN...

LOTS AND LOTS OF ASPIRIN.

I WISH YOU COULD STAY.

WE JUST GET THINGS CALMED DOWN,

AND YOU HAVE TO GO.

MY TIMING ALWAYS WAS PRETTY AWFUL.

WELL...

SHIP'S WAITING.

YOU CAN COME WITH ME, JEFF.

WE COULD POOL OUR SAVINGS AND BUY A BIGGER SHIP.

WE COULD BLOW THIS PLACE.

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

WELL, DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

I'LL WAIT...

BUT NOT FOREVER.

BYE.

HOW'S MICHAEL?

RESTING IN HIS QUARTERS.

I CHECKED HIM OUT PRETTY THOROUGHLY.

WHAT ABOUT THE STATION?

HOLDING TOGETHER.

I'VE GOT A REPAIRS TEAM WORKING ON THE BREACH.

IT'LL TAKE A FEW DAYS, BUT WE CAN FIX IT.

GOOD.

YOU CAN TELL THE VORLONS

THAT AMBASSADOR KOSH IS OUT OF CRITICAL.

THE COUNTERAGENT WORKED EVEN BETTER THAN I HAD HOPED.

COMMANDER, MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU?

I STUDIED A RECORD OF YOUR CONFRONTATION.

I REGRET THAT A MINBARI WAS RESPONSIBLE

FOR ALL THIS SADNESS.

YOU CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS

OF EVERY ONE OF YOUR RACE, DELENN.

NO. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO.

I RECOGNIZED THE MARKINGS ON HIS FACE,

AND I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHO AND WHAT HE WAS.

I JUST RECEIVED THIS FILE

FROM MY GOVERNMENT--

A FULL RECORD OF HIS TRAVELS.

I THINK YOU WILL FIND IT MOST INTERESTING.

SO, DOCTOR, JUST WHAT DID YOU SEE

WHEN YOU LOOKED INSIDE THAT SUIT?

THERE ARE MOMENTS IN YOUR LIFE

WHEN EVERYTHING CRYSTALLIZES,

AND THE WHOLE WORLD RESHAPES ITSELF

RIGHT DOWN TO ITS COMPONENT MOLECULES...

AND EVERYTHING CHANGES.

I HAVE LOOKED UPON THE FACE OF A VORLON, LAUREL...

AND NOTHING IS THE SAME ANYMORE.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, COMMANDER?

JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME IN A TOAST

BEFORE THE RECEPTION.

AMBASSADOR G'KAR...

TO A FULLY OPERATIONAL BABYLON 5.

TO THE FUTURE.

I'M PLEASED THE VORLONS HAVE DROPPED ALL CHARGES AGAINST YOU.

NOW THAT THE REAL CULPRIT HAS BEEN FOUND,

HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING MORE ABOUT HIM?

YES. THAT WOULD-BE ASSASSIN

HAD AN INTERESTING BACKGROUND.

SEEMS HE BELONGED

TO A BRANCH OF THE MINBARI WARRIOR CASTE

WHO SPLIT FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT AFTER THE WAR.

A WARRIOR CASTE.

THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE'D WANT TO DISRUPT BABYLON 5

AND OUR MUTUAL GOAL OF PEACE.

I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T ASK ABOUT DEL VARNER.

I ASSUMED HE WAS SIMPLY ANOTHER INNOCENT VICTIM.

NOT QUITE.

WE CHECKED HIS SHIP'S LOGS,

AND APPARENTLY,

HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING FOR YOUR GOVERNMENT,

A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS

RUNNING FORBIDDEN TECHNOLOGY INTO NARN SPACE.

HIS LAST ENTRY SPOKE OF A BIG PAYOFF

FOR BRINGING A CHANGELING NET ACROSS THE BORDER.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HIS BUYER IN THE TIGRIS SECTOR.

DIDN'T YOUR SUPPLY SHIP ALSO PASS

THROUGH THE TIGRIS SECTOR ON ITS WAY HERE?

IF YOU HAVE A POINT TO MAKE, COMMANDER,

PLEASE MAKE IT.

I BELIEVE THE ASSASSIN

WAS BROUGHT HERE ON YOUR SUPPLY SHIP.

THAT'S WHY THEY NEEDED THE CHANGELING NET

BEFORE THEY ARRIVED.

A MINBARI WARRIOR WALKING OFF A NARN SHIP

WOULD DRAW A LOT OF ATTENTION.

WITH THE NET, HE'D APPEAR TO BE ONE OF YOUR CREW

AND INFILTRATE THE STATION.

WHEN VARNER MISSED CONNECTING WITH YOUR SHIP,

SO HE CAME HERE.

YOU NEEDED ANOTHER WAY TO GET THE ASSASSIN ON-BOARD.

THEY USED THE TRANSPORT WE FOUND ON THE STATION'S HULL

TO GET HIM INSIDE.

HE THEN KILLED DEL VARNER AND GRABBED THE CHANGELING NET.

SHEER SPECULATION, COMMANDER.

WITH THE DEATH OF VARNER AND THE ASSASSIN,

YOU HAVE NO PROOF.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I SHOULD BE ON MY WAY.

ONE MORE THING.

AS I MENTIONED,

THE ASSASSIN BELONGED TO THE MINBARI WARRIOR CLASS.

DURING THE WAR,

I WAS IN MY WORLD'S WARRIOR CLASS.

WE SAVED EACH OTHER'S LIVES A DOZEN TIMES OVER,

MADE THE SORT OF FRIENDSHIPS THAT LAST A LIFETIME.

COMMENDABLE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO--

WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY? GLAD YOU ASKED.

YOU'VE HEARD OF IT, HAVEN'T YOU?

MACHINES TOO SMALL FOR THE HUMAN EYE TO SEE.

YOU CAN EVEN MAKE THEM INVISIBLE TO ELECTRONIC DETECTION...

LIKE THE ONE YOU JUST SWALLOWED IN THAT DRINK.

I IMAGINE IT'S FIRMLY LATCHED ONTO YOUR INTESTINE BY NOW.

WHAT?

OH, IT'S NOTHING HARMFUL, AMBASSADOR.

IT'S A LOCATION TRANSMITTER.

[BEEP BEEP]

SEE?

IT SHOULD DISSOLVE IN ABOUT 5 YEARS,

BUT UNTIL THEN, AMBASSADOR...

MY FRIENDS IN MY WARRIOR CASTE HAVE THIS FREQUENCY.

AND IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO BABYLON 5,

THEY HAVE INSTRUCTIONS

TO TRACK DOWN THAT TRANSMITTER AND...

WELL, WHY SPOIL THE SURPRISE?

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

THIS IS INSURANCE.

WHAT YOU DO HERE IS YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

YOU CAN SCHEME AND PLAN AND PLAY ALL THE GAMES YOU WANT,

BUT GET THIS STRAIGHT--

IF YOU EVER ENDANGER THIS STATION AGAIN,

MY PEOPLE WILL FIND YOU,

AND THE RESULTS WILL BE MOST UNPLEASANT.

LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, AMBASSADOR.

FROM NOW ON,

WHENEVER YOU RAISE A TOAST TO THE GOOD HEALTH OF BABYLON 5,

I'LL KNOW YOU MEAN EVERY WORD OF IT.

OH!

OH.

[GROWLS]

THERE WE WERE--

A FLEET SO LARGE IT NEARLY ECLIPSED THE SUN.

SUDDENLY, WE FELL ON THEM

LIKE A WAVE FALLING UPON A SHORE.

LATER.

BEEP BEEP.

BEEP BEEP?

IT MUST BE EARTH HUMOR.

WHO CAN FIGURE A SPECIES LIKE THAT?

"BEEP BEEP."

OH!

I'D SAY HE TOOK THAT PRETTY WELL.

THINK THEY'LL EVER FIND THAT TRANSMITTER YOU SLIPPED G'KAR?

NO...

BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ONE.

THERE ISN'T? WAIT.

I LIED.

I FIGURED IF THERE WERE A TRANSMITTER,

THEY'D FIND IT AND REMOVE IT.

BUT IF I JUST TOLD THEM THERE WAS,

THEY'D KEEP LOOKING, INDEFINITELY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE TESTS THEY'LL PUT HIM THROUGH

TO FIND A TRANSMITTER THAT'S NOT THERE?

YES.

COME ON.

THERE ARE SOME DAYS I JUST LOVE THIS JOB.

CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING TO BABYLON 5

OUR FINAL REPRESENTATIVE...

AMBASSADOR KOSH

OF THE VORLON EMPIRE?

[APPLAUSE]

YOU LEFT THE RECEPTION.

I NEEDED A LITTLE QUIET TO THINK.

DELENN, JUST BEFORE HE DIED,

THE MINBARI ASSASSIN LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,

"THERE IS A HOLE IN YOUR MIND."

AN OLD MINBARI INSULT.

NOTHING YOU NEED WORRY ABOUT.

MAYBE.

IT'S JUST...

THERE'S A 24-HOUR PERIOD IN MY LIFE

THAT I CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR.

IT HAPPENED DURING THE WAR WITH YOUR PEOPLE.

YOU WOULDN'T BE HOLDING ANYTHING OUT ON ME,

WOULD YOU, OLD FRIEND?

COMMANDER...

I WOULD NEVER TELL YOU ANYTHING

THAT WAS NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

WELL...

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN ONE OF THESE DAYS.

COME ON.

WE SHOULD GET BACK TO THE RECEPTION.

BY THE WAY...

THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WONDERING.

WHY BABYLON 5?

IF THE PRIOR 4 STATIONS WERE LOST OR DESTROYED,

WHY BUILD ANOTHER?

PLAIN OLD HUMAN STUBBORNNESS, I GUESS.

WHEN SOMETHING WE VALUE IS DESTROYED,

WE REBUILD IT.

IF IT'S DESTROYED AGAIN,

WE REBUILD IT AGAIN...

AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN...

UNTIL IT STAYS.

THAT, AS OUR POET TENNYSON ONCE SAID, IS THE GOAL--

"TO STRIVE, TO SEEK, TO FIND...

AND NOT TO YIELD."

A POET?

SOMEONE WHO WRITES POEMS.

A POEM--A STORY IN METER OR RHYME.

AH...

"THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET..."

[CHUCKLES]

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO GARIBALDI AGAIN?

YES. HOW DID YOU KNOW?

OH, JUST A WILD GUESS.

OPEN ALL COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS.

THIS IS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER LAUREL TAKASHIMA.

OUR DOCKING BAYS STAND READY TO RECEIVE YOU.

BABYLON 5 IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

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