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It is a pleasure to meet you it is a pleasure to meet you

It is a pleasure to meet you

Gonna introduce me beer. I know I must look a little odd right now.

Well, I

Guess it's all relative. Actually, it's relatives. I'm here to pick up

some women

You'll have better luck at bars. No, no, I mean just kidding

So who are these women diplomats but ambassador Malari's three wives

Oh the lucky dog

You are here. Yes, I am Tim of daughter of Al Ghul. You will take

me to my husband

I was told there would be three of you. Who is this? No, never mind. I

said you will bring me to my husband

Is your hearing deficient? No, but I do let's be off

It is a pleasure to meet you should have put the emphasis on pleasure.

She'd have loved you then pleasure

Yes

Look I told you back on the transport watch where the hell

you're going tired of you constantly

Geez I'm sorry. What was I saying?

Absolutely nothing

Right his name was stoner. Yeah doesn't ring a bell

The customs official who passed him through recognized him immediately

from my description

So I ran a check on him through channels nothing extraordinary

freelance navigator part-time trader

I mean, there's hundreds thousands of guys like him around. So what's

the problem? I

Don't know

That's the problem. See so much what I do. It's gut instinct. I see

things little things don't even notice. They're there

But they put me on guard. I just hate not knowing why

You want to see me captain? Oh, yes, miss winners

Uh, by the way captain for some time now

I've been meaning to mention that. I think you've settled nicely into

your new duties. Well, thank you miss winners

Only a few bumps along the way so far

Then again, the day is young. So how can I be of service?

There's some rumors floating from the psych or net. I was hoping you

could confirm or deny

Uh, Garibaldi, we'll discuss this stoner fellow later. All right?

Stoner?

Matt stoner? Yeah, yeah, that was his name, Matthew

He's not here on Babylon 5

Is that a problem?

You know him?

Only in the most unpleasant sense

I was married to him

The Babylon project was our last best hope for peace

A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory

A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans

and aliens

A shining beacon in space

All alone in the night

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind

The year the Great War came upon us all

This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations

The year is 2259

The name of the place is Babylon 5

He'll be here shortly, I swear

He's probably at a meeting or something

He drags me out here

Gives no reason why he wants to see me

What's he hiding, Veer?

Tell me

I won't bite, Veer

With all due respect, madam, that's not what I've heard

All right

That one time

It was twice

What has he told you about me?

Anything good?

What is there to tell?

Daguerre!

My, what a surprise

A pleasant one

I wouldn't go that far

Madame Daguerre, my pardons

This is unconscionable

I, I was at customs

I don't know how I could have missed you

Believe me, Veer

If you knew her as I do

You wouldn't miss her a bit

Oh, Timoth, Timoth

Why do you always try to draw me

Into your little verbal fencing matches?

Because I don't have a real sword handy

Attention

You left my office in quite a hurry

We didn't have much of a chance to talk

I was not in the mood

Hmm, I gathered that

Are you now?

Look, Captain

I know you're in charge of this station

But to be blunt

This isn't your concern

No, you

You're right, Miss Winters

As station commander

This isn't my concern

But as one person who sees another in pain

Someone whom he

Considers a friend

Or at the very least an ally

I, I just want you to know that

I'm willing to listen

Ambassador Lenn, you asked to see me?

Are you alone?

Yes

Come in, quickly

Commander

I want you to understand

I acquired human characteristics

To bring your people and mine closer together

To symbolize our mutuality

It is supposed to be a dignified, inspiring transition

For both humans and Minbari

So will you please explain to me

Why this, this, this

Hair

Refuses to cooperate

I had no problems with it at first

But as time passed

It's pretty brittle

What are you washing it with?

Washing?

Yes, you know, when you bathe

We use a chemical compound

That strips away the outer layer

Of the epidermal tissue

It is symbolic of being reborn each day

And you've been using this on your hair?

Yes

Have you considered just immersing your body in water

To remove the sweat and

We do not perspire in the same way you do

While we sleep

We secrete a fluid

Ambassador

Maybe I should get somebody else to deal with this

Do you know what to do?

Walt?

Yes, I mean

My mother used to do my hair

But I'm sure

This is most embarrassing

If you could just

I have duties

Please

I trust you

CNC, this is Ivanova

Online

Please inform the captain

Barring an emergency

That may be a while

In your first year of training in SciCore Academy

You're assigned to an advanced trainee

Whoever sees your development

It's charming

Sympathetic

Understand me, Captain

The things I learned to do for SciCore

Were and are very difficult

That made the transition easier

At first

Then the Corps decided that we were genetically compatible

The odds of us producing a child of equal or greater telepathic

abilities were substantial

It all happened so fast

How long were you married?

Just long enough to realize it was a mistake

SciCore isn't exactly forthcoming with its membership

But one information I did turn up

Indicated that Stoner wasn't Corps

He left

Shortly afterward

SciCore had the marriage annulled

I thought the only way anyone left SciCore was feet first

Matt had connections

He had

I don't know what he had

No one in authority wanted to talk about it

Now that you've been here for a while

How do you feel you've settled in, Captain?

Why does everyone keep asking me that?

Merely polite interest

I'm sorry

I guess I'm reading too much into it

But people seem to be implying that I shouldn't get too comfortable

Oh, nonsense

It's not as if anyone expects you to, oh, vanish overnight under

mysterious circumstances

To a strange man by repose

Why, that would be unprecedented in this station's history

I get the message, Ambassador

Do you? I still don't understand what that was all about

Something's going on, if you ask me

Whenever these bizarre and odd things occur, it gives me pain

Right here

Ah, my good Captain Sheridan

All settled in?

All settled, Ambassador

And my dear Jacquard

How are you this glorious day?

We're in a space station, Ambassador

One day is much like another

That, my friend, is very much subject to point of view

And from my point of view, this is a most glorious day

Jacquard

You were looking in particularly excellent health today

Whatever it is you're doing, keep it up

Can I get you anything?

Yes, you can get me out of here

Who does Londo think he is to keep us sitting about?

He probably thinks he's our husband

And that we, as dutiful wives, will wait with breathless anticipation

for his arrival

Is that not right, dear?

Well, um, actually, it's...

You are joking, Daguerre

Your problem, dear Marv, is that you've never known your place

My place?

You once threatened to break a vase over his head

Well, that was the impetuousness of you

That was last month

Daguerre, what are you playing at?

Well, well, well

And here you are

And here you are, finally

Where have you been?

Affairs of state, my dear

State of inebriation, I'd wager

Londo

You're looking fit

More handsome than I would have remembered

Oh, well

What's going on here?

Londo, what's all this about?

You have no idea why I've summoned you all here?

No, and I think it's about time

Wait, where's Marielle?

Weir?

I don't know

I was expecting her and she didn't drop a customs

We should wait for Marielle to arrive

No, I will not tolerate this any longer

The secret of our marriage's success, Londo

Is our lack of communication

You have jeopardized that success

And I would know why

Oh, very well

I wanted to save the surprise

But, clearly you have forgotten

That tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of my ascension day

It is?

It is?

Yes, the emperor has not forgotten

I personally received a congratulatory note

From the royal court

My star is rising

In case you are unaware

I was unaware, yes

I have little patience for the vagaries of politics and social

climbing

That's always been more Daguerre's field of endeavor

Hasn't it, Daguerre?

Now, the emperor is a busy fellow

Of course, no time to shop

Unlike my beloved wives

Who always find the time to run up my credit accounts

In any event

He wished to give me a gift

In honor of my service to our people

And the gift he gave me was

Any one wish within his power to grant

And what was your wish, my sweet?

A divorce

An easement

From the arranged marriages to my three wives

However, the emperor requested

That I keep one of you

To be by my side

For future state affairs

So, by tomorrow

I will choose one of the three of you

To remain my wife

The other two

Will be gone

Gone

You'll receive no further money

Beyond the vast amounts of my savings

You've already diverted to other accounts

You'll have no title

And you'll have to do without the privileges

To which you have become accustomed

A small repayment

For the many years of joy

You have given me

You knew about this

You knew

Oh, my dear

I've been caught completely unawares

I assure you

Perpetulant, isn't she?

Well, breeding will tell

A bitch like you would know about breeding

Oh, ladies

Ladies

Please

Continue

Beer, if you wouldn't mind

Yes

Enter

Ravando

Miss me?

So

Tell me what you think it's worth

Opening offer or final bid

Are you here for trade

Or simply to waste my time?

I've seen a number of centauri artifacts

But nothing like this

Care to tell me how you got it?

I mean, after all

I wouldn't want to think

Someone in Babylon 5

Was dealing in stolen goods

And you are?

Garibaldi

Head of security

Oh, so if I'm feeling insecure

Hugging you will make me feel better

Certification of my participation

In an authorized archaeological dig

Lists of contents are there

You'll find this little item among them

It's all quite legitimate office

I can help you with the big words

If you're having trouble

Well, he's assessing its value

Why don't you and I have a little chat

In private

Ambassador, we've received an invitation to

Yes, Lanier

An invitation to

A celebration for Ambassador Malari

The 30th anniversary of his ascension

That's significant

For a centauri

Oh, yes

Lanier, we will accept, of course

I will convey that message

Anything else

Is that painful?

Actually, it's oddly relaxing

You've been fairly busy, haven't you, Mr. Stoner?

Your records have you all over the place

Wouldn't be trying to stay one step ahead of someone

Involved in some shady dealings

Do you treat all new arrivals to Babylon 5 this way?

Or is this personal?

Talia Winters is a friend of mine

Is she here?

Small galaxy, isn't it?

You gotta pretend you didn't know?

Did she tell you all about me?

No

Would you like me to tell you all about her?

What she likes to hear?

Where she likes to be touched?

Don't push it

The little noises she makes

Shut up!

I'm going to meet you, Doc

Make up your mind, officer

Talia Winters so much as breathes a word

That you've been harassing her

You'll be spaced so fast

You'll think you were born in a vacuum

I'll be keeping an eye on you

Use both eyes

You'll need them

Excuse me

I seem to have gotten separated

During the tour my husband was given

Oh, you must be one of Ambassador Malari's wives

I'd heard you were here

I'm Captain John Sheridan

And I am

Marielle!

There you are

Making new friends

Again

Captain, a moment of your time, please

Still the iron claw in the velvet glove, Marielle?

Getting your claws into someone else?

Timar

I love you

Even if you do not

Careful

I should have warned you

On Earth you have these creatures?

Insects attracted to flames?

Uh, yes, moths

They're drawn to flames and bright lights

And get burned

Marielle is drawn to men of power in that same way

But trust me

She burns them

We'll talk later

Glad to see me

Word for your ex

Not one syllable

Why have you come here?

You never were a big believer in coincidence

We had something once, Talia

You had something, not we

And it's nothing I want any part of

Not anymore

I'll add it to the list of things you don't want any part of

Like Psycorp

But then I forget

Anyone who's telepathic

Doesn't have that option

Except you

You'd love to find out how I did it, wouldn't you?

How I got out

Yes

Anyone can

All you have to do is lose your telepathic abilities

Oh, that's all

I didn't

What?

They have no

I could arrange for them to have no hold on you either

You'd be out of Psycorp, Talia

You'd be free

I spoke to your ex-husband

And I warned him off you

If he bothers you at all

Please

Keep out of this

It's not your concern

I feel it is

Feel differently

Nando

I'm not like the others

You know that

I've always been given

Passionate

Goodness knows I've been passionate

No one can compare to you

And how many opportunities have you taken for comparison, hmm?

There's been no one but you, I swear

And I think you'll find out there's no one for you

But me

Let's let Lando decide that for himself

Both of us

Together

Together

If it pleases Lando

If it pleases Lando

It pleases me

No

No

No

This isn't right

Timo should be here too

Do you seriously expect me to become involved in your sexual Olympics?

They're merely expressing their feelings for me

I can do that

You haven't changed

You have

You've devolved

Swinners

I was rude to you yesterday

And I thought that

I'm sorry

It's okay

No problem

I wanted everything settled between us

Since it's likely I'll be leaving Babylon 5

Reassignment?

Actually, I'll be leaving with Matt most likely

Apparently the Corps began experimenting on telepaths back when

we were still at the academy

Matt volunteered

But instead of strengthening his abilities

The drug scrambled his neural pathways

And almost killed him

When he woke up, he found he could no longer read minds

He says he can replicate the treatment

If he could do that for me

Are you crazy?

Talia

No, Michael

I'm tired

I'm tired of learning things about people I don't want to know

I'm tired of having them shrink away from me because of what I might find

out

And I'm tired of being a part of an organization that scares the hell

out of me

But can I help, sir?

And also be aware that the Markabs have their day of high fasting today

Unfortunately, they tend to try and sneak food when the other Markabs

aren't looking

Which can lead to the occasional scuffle if a priest catches them

Well, be sure to alert security to keep a weather eye out

Already done, sir

And lastly, the party honoring Ambassador Malari's day of ascension

is tonight

All attendees must be barefoot

Barefoot?

Barefoot?

Barefoot

Wearing shoes, Ambassador Jekal?

You are aware of the level of insult that represents

Indeed

Do you take offense, Ambassador?

Oh, no, not at all

Nothing is too good for my esteemed non-colleague

Oh, I love doing that to him

Ambassador, you look lovely

Thank you, Mr. Garibaldi

And you look distressed, actually

In our language

Sehlich sakar

Soulseg

No, it's funny

I met this woman

And I took to her immediately

Then I met this guy who had hurt her

And instantly

I hated him

We Minbari believe, as do some humans, that souls travel together

Some groups of souls are drawn one to the other in life

To relive good relationships from the past

And if possible, to make right the bad ones

You're saying that these other people and I run into each other

lifetime after lifetime

Because our souls have some sort of cosmic sewing circle going

Commander, I don't know

But thank you, Commander

Now, what

What is this?

A deck of cards

For my dear friend Lanier

And I marked them exactly as you requested

And

Now, what is this?

It's from me

It's from me

In a way, it's from all of us

Med lab, this is Sheridan

I need an emergency team, fast

Right away, Captain

Metabolism is accelerating exponentially

Brain waves are all over the place

Can you create an antitoxin?

Well, not before he literally burns himself out

Transfusion might do it

But we don't have enough of his type in the blood bank

And we've never been any good synthesizing Centauri blood

All right, I'll check in with Garibaldi

See if he's learned anything else about that artifact

If his condition changes, let me know

Of course

I didn't know, I swear I didn't

Be quiet

I'm sick of your whining

You do realize that he's not made his divorce decree official yet

If he dies

Our futures are secure

You can face him in his bed or his deathbed with equal calm

I am what I was made

By my father, by Londo

By society

Breeding will tell

I didn't know it was dangerous

I've handled it a hundred times

Centauri metabolism must set it off

You can explain it to the magistrate

I'll explain it in hell

What's up, Captain?

I just came from med lab

His condition's tearing him apart

You must know something about this artifact

I just helped dig it up and dust it off

I don't plan on forming a long-term relationship with it

You dug it up where?

An abandoned Centauri colony in Sector 127

Brilliant

Did it occur to you to ask why the Centauri abandoned that sector in

the first place?

It's because they were driven out by the Narns

Narns fight dirty

They probably rigged all kinds of traps

And this was probably one of them

Could be

Which means I didn't ask nearly enough money for it

Oh, well

Easy come, easy go

Can I go now?

No

I'm gonna check with your car

See if he knows anything about this

And if by any chance Londo doesn't survive

You can be sure I'll find something to charge you with

Negligence, transporting dangerous material

Sure, why not?

Go for broke

Hey

How about I call you an idiot in public

And you can convict me for revealing state secrets

Remarkably unconcerned, wouldn't you say?

Yeah

Nobody's that cool under pressure unless they got an ace up their

sleeve

Find out what it is, Michael

And see what you can do about Londo

Dr. Franklin?

Yes

About Londo

Well, I'm afraid there's been no change in his condition

I know

It may interest you to know that Londo and I do have one thing in

common

The same blood type

Well, why didn't you tell me this before?

I was deciding what to do about it

Well, he's dying

We all die, Doctor, sooner or later

As for Londo

After everything he's done, I would take some small pleasure in letting

him die

But whatever you may think of me, Doctor

I have some principles that even 20 years with Londo can't erase

I do not like to win my battles this way

I find it vaguely unsatisfying

So you may have your transfusion, Doctor, on one condition

He must never know I did this

I don't think either of us could stand the awkwardness of false

gratitude

I can live with that

This way

Chief, I got the information you wanted a stoner

Good news?

Bad

Corrobrates everything he told us

Archaeological dig

Getting booted out of Psycor

No, no, no, no

I don't buy it

Nobody leaves Psycor

I want to talk to him again

Okay, I'll tell him

As soon as he finishes eating

Eating?

Prisoners don't get dinner for another hour

Yeah, that's right

So how did he get a meal now?

Well, he just asked for it

I don't know

You know, there's something about this guy that just makes you want to

like him

You okay?

Londo, do you know where you are?

Either in med lab or in hell

Either way, the decor needs work

Thank you for saving our husband

You've done the Centauri a great service

I agree

It's so good to see you with us again, Londo

Well, that settles, Doctor

I am in hell

And what?

Not a word from you, Timoth?

Not an insincere word of relief?

Not a blink of false concern for my well-being?

No

If you'll excuse me, I'll be in my quarters

I'm suddenly feeling quite fatigued

Yes, I think I will do the same

Eh, and Timoth

The worst of the lot

Ambassador Millar, do you mind if I make one personal observation?

No, not at all

Stick it

I didn't even know we were married

I can't believe you're throwing away a chance to leave Sycor

I am what I am, Matt

I don't want to carve out a piece of myself

I just want to

Stay from who I am or what I am

If you take away my talents

I don't know what would be left

You can understand that, can't you?

I suppose so

Matt, I don't want

No range for media transport

He'll be waiting for you in docking bay 9

I love being right

You know, the problem with mysteries is that in order to get rid of the

headaches, I have to figure them out

Here we're faced with a staggering set of coincidences

A Centauri artifact, an ancient booby trap it seems, happens to show

up on Babylon 5

Just in time to be purchased as a gift for Londo

And rather than hide or deny responsibility

The gift giver makes a point of saying she gave it to him

Which neatly avoids any accusation of malicious intent

Because usually when you're trying to kill someone, you hide the

attempt

And there you see, my head no longer throbs

That's a very interesting theory, Gikara

To whom will you tell it?

Do I look like a rumor monger?

Do not underestimate him

If I could figure it out, so could he

Gikara

A pleasure as always

I warn you, Marielle, do not be overconfident

If I were married to Londo Molari, I'd be concerned

Gikara, if you were married to Londo Molari, we'd all be concerned

Quite a piece of work, Mr. Stoner

Our initial inquiry said that you and Sycor are quits

Yet we slap you in a holding cell prepared to charge you with

transporting a dangerous object

Not to mention your escape attempt

Suddenly, Sycor rides to the rescue

Ordering that you be turned over to them on the first available shuttle

I left their employ under cordial circumstances

I don't think you left their employ at all

You told Talia that the experiments performed on you by the Corps

Erased your telepathic ability

I think they transformed it

Turned you into something new

An empath

Your effect on Garibaldi and Talia and Officer Welch all point to it

See, Sycor couldn't keep you on the regular rolls because the rest would

find out about you pretty fast

The last thing the Corps wants is for folks to find out they've been

experimenting on telepaths to increase their abilities

So they let you go, officially

But kept you on, unofficially

This is nonsense

Is it?

Before you changed

The Corps decided you and Talia were genetically a perfect couple

So it makes sense they'd send you here in the hope of breeding more

empaths

Even if it meant controlling her to do it

I think you should just forget about all of this

Oh, I wouldn't try that little trick again if I were you

See, I've got five armed guards outside watching the monitors

And if we start acting like best buddies

There are orders that would come in shooting

Tough guy

You surrounded yourself with tough guys

I was only trying to act in your best interests

Not repeat the mistakes of the past

I wasn't lying to you

I do know the cure

Look into my mind

No shields

No tricks

No chance

See you in some other lifetime

This is the ambassador's upcoming itinerary

I've marked those events which you might wish to attend

And those where he will actually be accompanying you

Ladies, it's been a pleasure meeting you

Lando

You're making a big mistake

A huge mistake

Well, it won't be my first

Actually, it will be my fourth

Look, be satisfied I decided to give you a reasonable allowance

A settlement

We're supposed to be grateful for that?

Yes, you are

That's the joy of it

Goodbye, ladies

All right, Lando

Why did you choose to keep me as your wife and not them?

I've made no pretence of affection for you

I find your recent actions contemptible

I'll never love you

At best I'll tolerate you

And I'll never be what you want me to be

Why me?

Because with you, I will always know where I stand

Clear it for job

Commander

Susan

I wish to thank you again for your patience and understanding

Oh, not a problem

Taking on human characteristics has been something of an education

For both of us

Well, if you have any other problems

Any other questions at all

Just ask

Well, now that you mention it

Do you have any idea why I suddenly started getting these odd cramps?

Thanks