1 00:00:02,625 --> 00:00:05,667 [theme music] 2 00:00:05,691 --> 00:00:10,691 ReEncoded By Dr.XJ | PSA www.PSArips.com 3 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:18,250 (John) 'We'll swing back this way in a month.' 4 00:00:18,333 --> 00:00:20,250 Make sure everything's okay. 5 00:00:20,333 --> 00:00:23,583 Those hijackers so much as blink in your direction.. 6 00:00:23,667 --> 00:00:25,333 ...yell. We'll be here. 7 00:00:25,417 --> 00:00:26,792 (male 'Roger. See you then.' 8 00:00:26,875 --> 00:00:28,333 Agamemnon out. 9 00:00:30,833 --> 00:00:32,750 Initiate jump into hyperspace. 10 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:34,083 Jump point, aye. 11 00:00:35,875 --> 00:00:38,958 [music continues] 12 00:00:41,625 --> 00:00:43,417 Captain, we're getting a coded signal 13 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,792 from Earth Dome on Gold Channel one. 14 00:00:45,875 --> 00:00:48,875 It's General Hague, joint chiefs of staff. 15 00:00:51,250 --> 00:00:52,792 Patch it through to my office. 16 00:00:52,875 --> 00:00:54,042 Yes, sir. 17 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:57,958 (John) 'Receive.' 18 00:00:58,042 --> 00:01:00,375 General, this is a surprise. 19 00:01:00,458 --> 00:01:01,792 What can I do for you? 20 00:01:01,875 --> 00:01:03,500 In the last few days, a Minbari warship 21 00:01:03,583 --> 00:01:05,917 has been seen in Earth-controlled space. 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,958 Sector 423 by 2-7. 23 00:01:08,042 --> 00:01:10,917 That would put it about two jumps from Babylon 5. 24 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,375 Exactly. 25 00:01:12,458 --> 00:01:15,000 We have reason to believe it may have hostile intent. 26 00:01:15,083 --> 00:01:17,083 I-I don't understand. 27 00:01:17,167 --> 00:01:19,292 The war's been over for more than 10 years. 28 00:01:19,375 --> 00:01:22,042 Why would the Minbari government launch an attack? 29 00:01:22,125 --> 00:01:23,333 They wouldn't. 30 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:25,667 We have a renegade warship on our hands. 31 00:01:25,750 --> 00:01:26,792 The Trigati. 32 00:01:26,875 --> 00:01:28,125 Looks like it. 33 00:01:28,208 --> 00:01:29,833 We've had three separate reports of sightings 34 00:01:29,917 --> 00:01:31,167 by ships in that area. 35 00:01:31,250 --> 00:01:32,667 Has it attacked any of them? 36 00:01:32,750 --> 00:01:35,500 Strangely enough, no, it hasn't. Not yet anyway. 37 00:01:35,583 --> 00:01:37,250 But that may change at any moment. 38 00:01:37,333 --> 00:01:39,708 The Minbari government has dispatched a second cruiser 39 00:01:39,792 --> 00:01:42,958 in hopes to find the Trigati before it does any damage. 40 00:01:43,042 --> 00:01:45,958 But it may be a while before that cruiser arrives. 41 00:01:46,042 --> 00:01:49,833 When it does, I want you to make personal contact with it 42 00:01:49,917 --> 00:01:51,292 and coordinate the search. 43 00:01:51,375 --> 00:01:54,208 [clears throat] General, with all due respect.. 44 00:01:54,292 --> 00:01:58,000 ...the last time I made personal contact with a Minbari warship 45 00:01:58,083 --> 00:01:59,708 I sent it straight to hell. 46 00:01:59,792 --> 00:02:02,375 That's why I want you in that part of space, captain. 47 00:02:02,458 --> 00:02:05,750 You've beaten them once, and, if necessary, you can do so again. 48 00:02:05,833 --> 00:02:07,875 'Tell no one about this.' 49 00:02:07,958 --> 00:02:09,250 Understood. 50 00:02:09,333 --> 00:02:11,750 So, I'm to take the Agamemnon to Babylon 5 51 00:02:11,833 --> 00:02:14,792 and coordinate with them, is that correct? 52 00:02:14,875 --> 00:02:15,917 Not exactly. 53 00:02:16,792 --> 00:02:19,583 I need you to do one other job. 54 00:02:19,667 --> 00:02:21,833 And this comes straight from the president. 55 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:26,542 (Susan) Status report, Lieutenant Commander 56 00:02:26,625 --> 00:02:28,375 Susan Ivanova recording. 57 00:02:28,458 --> 00:02:30,042 It is now eight days since the death 58 00:02:30,125 --> 00:02:32,375 of Earth Alliance President Luis Santiago.. 59 00:02:32,458 --> 00:02:34,208 ...and five days since Commander Sinclair 60 00:02:34,292 --> 00:02:36,375 was recalled to Earth without explanation. 61 00:02:38,083 --> 00:02:41,042 And the whole place has gone straight to hell. 62 00:02:41,125 --> 00:02:44,083 [indistinct yelling] 63 00:02:49,917 --> 00:02:52,167 And as far as I'm concerned, the transports can wait 64 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:53,583 until the sun explodes! 65 00:02:53,667 --> 00:02:55,417 And if you're not happy with the seating arrangements 66 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:59,083 I will personally order your seats to be moved outside 67 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:01,250 down the hall, across the station 68 00:03:01,333 --> 00:03:03,625 and into the fusion reactor. 69 00:03:03,708 --> 00:03:06,833 Am I absolutely, perfectly clear on this? 70 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:13,375 I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma 71 00:03:13,458 --> 00:03:15,458 at a vastly accelerated rate. 72 00:03:17,333 --> 00:03:18,917 Security Chief, Michael Garibaldi 73 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,583 remains in critical condition in Medlab. 74 00:03:21,667 --> 00:03:23,250 Dr. Franklin's done all he can.. 75 00:03:23,333 --> 00:03:25,417 ...but we still don't know if he'll recover. 76 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:29,958 As for Ambassador Delenn.. 77 00:03:30,042 --> 00:03:33,125 ...well...something's going on in her quarters. 78 00:03:33,208 --> 00:03:34,875 That's for sure. 79 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,833 [beeps] Ivanova. 80 00:03:38,917 --> 00:03:40,583 (male 'We've got a Gold Channel message for you.' 81 00:03:40,667 --> 00:03:42,125 'It's General Hague.' 82 00:03:42,208 --> 00:03:44,167 I'll take it in the briefing room. 83 00:03:49,875 --> 00:03:52,375 Computer, accept and decode Gold Channel signal. 84 00:03:53,583 --> 00:03:54,625 General. 85 00:03:54,708 --> 00:03:56,833 Lieutenant commander. 86 00:03:56,917 --> 00:03:58,417 This may be breaking the chain of command 87 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:00,208 but I have some news and I felt I should deliver 88 00:04:00,292 --> 00:04:01,625 that news myself. 89 00:04:01,708 --> 00:04:04,500 'Your commanding officer, Commander Sinclair' 90 00:04:04,583 --> 00:04:07,250 'will not be returning to Babylon 5.' 91 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:09,958 He's being reassigned, permanently. 92 00:04:13,625 --> 00:04:17,833 (male narrator) The Babylon Project was our last best hope for peace. 93 00:04:19,083 --> 00:04:22,333 A self-contained world five miles long. 94 00:04:22,417 --> 00:04:24,417 Located in neutral territory. 95 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,833 A place of commerce and diplomacy 96 00:04:27,917 --> 00:04:31,000 for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. 97 00:04:33,583 --> 00:04:35,917 A shining beacon in space 98 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,000 all alone in the night. 99 00:04:39,083 --> 00:04:42,500 It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind. 100 00:04:42,583 --> 00:04:44,917 The year the Great War came upon us all. 101 00:04:47,250 --> 00:04:48,542 This is the story 102 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:51,167 of the last of the Babylon stations. 103 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:53,458 The year is 2259. 104 00:04:53,542 --> 00:04:54,583 The name of the place 105 00:04:54,667 --> 00:04:56,792 is Babylon 5. 106 00:04:56,875 --> 00:04:59,917 [theme music] 107 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,833 [music continues] 108 00:05:41,667 --> 00:05:43,875 General, with all due respect 109 00:05:43,958 --> 00:05:46,833 what do you mean you're reassigning Commander Sinclair? 110 00:05:46,917 --> 00:05:48,083 Reassigning him where? 111 00:05:48,167 --> 00:05:50,083 To the Minbari home world. 112 00:05:50,167 --> 00:05:52,000 He'll be functioning as the first Earth Ambassador 113 00:05:52,083 --> 00:05:54,250 allowed permanent residence there. 114 00:05:54,333 --> 00:05:56,708 The president's been trying to find someone suitable 115 00:05:56,792 --> 00:05:59,625 and the Minbari specifically requested Sinclair. 116 00:05:59,708 --> 00:06:00,583 But why him? 117 00:06:00,667 --> 00:06:01,750 'That information is strictly' 118 00:06:01,833 --> 00:06:03,167 on a need-to-know basis. 119 00:06:03,250 --> 00:06:04,708 I've already briefed Captain Sheridan 120 00:06:04,792 --> 00:06:05,750 on the situation. 121 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:06,917 Captain Sheridan, John Sheridan? 122 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,583 That's right. I believe you know him. 123 00:06:08,667 --> 00:06:10,792 Yes, sir. I served under him at the transfer point of Io. 124 00:06:10,875 --> 00:06:13,500 He's a good man and a fine officer, but 125 00:06:13,583 --> 00:06:15,792 it's bound to be controversial choice...if I may ask. 126 00:06:15,875 --> 00:06:18,292 You may not, any further questions, will have to 127 00:06:18,375 --> 00:06:20,125 go through your new CO. 128 00:06:20,208 --> 00:06:22,167 Good day, lieutenant commander. 129 00:06:22,250 --> 00:06:23,458 [device beeps] 130 00:06:29,583 --> 00:06:32,500 [Lennier chanting] 131 00:06:37,125 --> 00:06:38,208 So.. 132 00:06:39,542 --> 00:06:41,083 'She's done it, hasn't she?' 133 00:06:42,375 --> 00:06:43,708 She's in there. 134 00:06:44,917 --> 00:06:46,708 We told her to wait. 135 00:06:46,792 --> 00:06:49,417 Prophecy will attend to itself, we told her. 136 00:06:53,750 --> 00:06:55,958 Now we are committed to the path. 137 00:06:58,250 --> 00:07:01,000 I've spoken with the other members of the council. 138 00:07:01,083 --> 00:07:03,792 The Trigati has been seen in this sector. 139 00:07:03,875 --> 00:07:05,667 If it should appear, you must go to the humans 140 00:07:05,750 --> 00:07:08,167 and tell them what we've told you. 141 00:07:08,250 --> 00:07:10,375 'It's time they knew the truth.' 142 00:07:12,417 --> 00:07:14,083 Lieutenant commander, about the new captain-- 143 00:07:14,167 --> 00:07:15,583 Yes, I would like a full honor guard present 144 00:07:15,667 --> 00:07:17,667 when his ship docks. We've barely got enough time-- 145 00:07:17,750 --> 00:07:19,292 - 'He's here.' - What? 146 00:07:19,375 --> 00:07:20,958 His Earth force transport just docked. 147 00:07:21,042 --> 00:07:23,625 Apparently, there was a miscommunication about the time. 148 00:07:29,083 --> 00:07:30,375 Hello, sir. 149 00:07:40,292 --> 00:07:41,917 Welcome aboard, sir. 150 00:07:42,958 --> 00:07:44,125 I'm authorized to surrender command of 151 00:07:44,208 --> 00:07:45,750 Babylon 5 to you at this time. 152 00:07:45,833 --> 00:07:48,917 Thank you, lieutenant commander. I accept command. 153 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,750 Uh, there seems to be a problem with the unloaders. 154 00:07:51,833 --> 00:07:53,917 Uh, could you have my bags delivered to my quarters? 155 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,875 - Of course. - Thank you. 156 00:07:56,958 --> 00:07:58,250 I assume you'd like to begin with a quick tour 157 00:07:58,333 --> 00:07:59,417 of the facilities? 158 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:00,417 Yes, absolutely. 159 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:02,167 Great. Right this way. 160 00:08:05,917 --> 00:08:07,208 (Susan) 'It's good to see you again, sir.' 161 00:08:07,292 --> 00:08:09,375 - How was your flight? - Fine. 162 00:08:09,458 --> 00:08:12,542 They actually had fresh oranges on the transport. 163 00:08:12,625 --> 00:08:16,042 I haven't had an orange in almost two years. 164 00:08:16,125 --> 00:08:17,750 I used to dream about them. 165 00:08:17,833 --> 00:08:20,042 Grapes, nectarines, plums.. 166 00:08:20,125 --> 00:08:22,417 The black ones, not the red ones. 167 00:08:22,500 --> 00:08:24,333 I mean, it's amazing what two years on the rim 168 00:08:24,417 --> 00:08:25,958 can do to you. 169 00:08:26,042 --> 00:08:28,833 I have a hunch I'll be spending a lot of time in hydroponics. 170 00:08:28,917 --> 00:08:30,333 [chuckles] 171 00:08:30,417 --> 00:08:33,000 On the way in, I...read the station reports 172 00:08:33,083 --> 00:08:35,125 trying to catch up on everything. 173 00:08:35,208 --> 00:08:36,542 What's our status? 174 00:08:36,625 --> 00:08:39,250 Chief of security's in critical condition in Medlab. 175 00:08:39,333 --> 00:08:40,875 He thinks there's a conspiracy concerning 176 00:08:40,958 --> 00:08:42,125 the president's death. 177 00:08:42,208 --> 00:08:45,250 Ambassador G'Kar has mysteriously vanished. 178 00:08:45,333 --> 00:08:46,708 After two years, we still don't know what 179 00:08:46,792 --> 00:08:49,583 Ambassador Kosh looks like inside his encounter suit.. 180 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:53,458 ...and Ambassador Delenn is in a cocoon. 181 00:08:53,542 --> 00:08:54,792 A cocoon? 182 00:08:57,042 --> 00:08:59,417 As in a moth or a butterfly? 183 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:00,583 Yes, sir. 184 00:09:00,667 --> 00:09:02,083 About yea high. 185 00:09:04,417 --> 00:09:06,417 Interesting place you have here. 186 00:09:07,708 --> 00:09:08,792 Yes, sir. 187 00:09:10,375 --> 00:09:13,458 [indistinct chattering] 188 00:09:17,208 --> 00:09:19,708 Show me this place. 189 00:09:19,792 --> 00:09:23,625 [automated] 'Babylon 5 is divided into several different sections.' 190 00:09:23,708 --> 00:09:26,458 'Green sector is for diplomatic personnel.' 191 00:09:26,542 --> 00:09:29,708 'And is closed to unauthorized personnel.' 192 00:09:29,792 --> 00:09:31,750 'The red sector is for commerce and..' 193 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:36,000 And this will be your quarters. 194 00:09:36,083 --> 00:09:37,667 I hope it's satisfactory? 195 00:09:37,750 --> 00:09:40,667 It's fine...fine. 196 00:09:40,750 --> 00:09:42,875 It's certainly a lot bigger than what I 'm used to. 197 00:09:44,917 --> 00:09:47,042 Does this place come with a shower? 198 00:09:47,125 --> 00:09:49,208 I mean, a real...live honest-to-God shower 199 00:09:49,292 --> 00:09:50,667 with running water and everything? 200 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:52,125 Executive suites in command quarters 201 00:09:52,208 --> 00:09:54,833 all have showers with real live honest-to-God water. 202 00:09:54,917 --> 00:09:56,458 The rest get vibe showers. 203 00:09:56,542 --> 00:09:57,708 Our water reclamation system 204 00:09:57,792 --> 00:09:59,083 can't handle much more than that. 205 00:09:59,167 --> 00:10:01,458 Mmm, a shower. 206 00:10:01,542 --> 00:10:03,667 I may come to like it here. 207 00:10:03,750 --> 00:10:05,333 Which brings me to something I've been wanting to ask you. 208 00:10:05,417 --> 00:10:08,708 It's, uh, it's kind of awkward. 209 00:10:08,792 --> 00:10:11,458 You've never worried about being diplomatic before. 210 00:10:11,542 --> 00:10:13,458 Don't disappoint me by starting now. 211 00:10:14,708 --> 00:10:15,875 When I heard about the change in command 212 00:10:15,958 --> 00:10:16,875 I figured we'd get stuck with 213 00:10:16,958 --> 00:10:19,458 some high-level bureaucrat. 214 00:10:19,542 --> 00:10:21,458 Or an admiral or an ambassador and-- 215 00:10:21,542 --> 00:10:22,583 'And why me?' 216 00:10:24,042 --> 00:10:25,833 Yeah, I wondered the same thing. 217 00:10:25,917 --> 00:10:28,208 Apparently, I was the late president's first choice 218 00:10:28,292 --> 00:10:31,083 to replace Sinclair in case anything happened. 219 00:10:31,167 --> 00:10:32,542 While commanding the Agamemnon 220 00:10:32,625 --> 00:10:35,500 I worked with many of the non-aligned worlds.. 221 00:10:35,583 --> 00:10:37,708 The Centauri, Narns.. 222 00:10:38,833 --> 00:10:40,458 Even a few Minbari. 223 00:10:40,542 --> 00:10:42,625 That's what I was concerned about. 224 00:10:42,708 --> 00:10:44,625 I mean the Minbari aren't exactly going to be thrilled 225 00:10:44,708 --> 00:10:47,500 to find out you're running Babylon 5. 226 00:10:47,583 --> 00:10:49,292 I hear they still call you "Star Killer." 227 00:10:49,375 --> 00:10:51,667 That was a long time ago, 12 years. 228 00:10:53,458 --> 00:10:55,375 Maybe they've forgotten about it by now. 229 00:10:57,083 --> 00:10:59,542 Yeah, I know. I don't believe it either. 230 00:11:01,292 --> 00:11:03,250 Well, one thing for sure.. 231 00:11:03,333 --> 00:11:05,375 ...I'll be relying on you pretty heavily 232 00:11:05,458 --> 00:11:08,333 these next few weeks until I'm up to speed. 233 00:11:08,417 --> 00:11:11,208 That certainly couldn't be any worse than the last week. 234 00:11:11,292 --> 00:11:13,917 What with President Santiago's death and everything else. 235 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,583 How's the crew handling it? 236 00:11:15,667 --> 00:11:17,500 They're still pretty shocked. 237 00:11:17,583 --> 00:11:20,042 I don't think the reality of it has quiet sunken in yet. 238 00:11:20,125 --> 00:11:21,458 And you? 239 00:11:23,708 --> 00:11:26,542 [instrumental music] 240 00:11:29,708 --> 00:11:31,125 I don't know. I just.. 241 00:11:32,583 --> 00:11:35,375 I just keep seeing Earthforce One.. 242 00:11:35,458 --> 00:11:37,750 '...blowing up over and over again in my dreams.' 243 00:11:39,625 --> 00:11:42,542 In all my life, I thought that I could handle everything. 244 00:11:42,625 --> 00:11:44,083 And fix any problem. 245 00:11:45,083 --> 00:11:46,542 When I saw that, I just.. 246 00:11:48,292 --> 00:11:50,458 ...realized I couldn't do anything to stop it. 247 00:11:52,667 --> 00:11:54,583 I don't think I've ever felt so helpless. 248 00:11:54,667 --> 00:11:57,625 I know. I felt the same way. 249 00:11:57,708 --> 00:11:59,125 'And ever since then, the crew's needed me' 250 00:11:59,208 --> 00:12:02,333 to be strong for them. And I've tried. 251 00:12:02,417 --> 00:12:04,000 I don't like to show weakness. 252 00:12:05,250 --> 00:12:06,917 I guess I get it from my father. 253 00:12:08,417 --> 00:12:10,333 But with the added madness of trying to run this place 254 00:12:10,417 --> 00:12:12,250 and...the commander being called back to Earth 255 00:12:12,333 --> 00:12:14,458 and the ambassadors yelling and carrying on.. 256 00:12:16,958 --> 00:12:19,292 [sighs] I don't know, I just.. 257 00:12:19,375 --> 00:12:21,583 I just hope I've done okay by them. 258 00:12:23,667 --> 00:12:26,042 Let's just say I'm very happy to see you. 259 00:12:26,125 --> 00:12:28,500 I appreciate that. 260 00:12:28,583 --> 00:12:30,917 And coming from you, it means a lot. 261 00:12:32,458 --> 00:12:33,708 I should also mention that the crew is really 262 00:12:33,792 --> 00:12:35,292 looking forward to meeting you. 263 00:12:35,375 --> 00:12:37,292 They've heard all about you and.. 264 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:38,833 ...I think right about now they could really use 265 00:12:38,917 --> 00:12:40,333 something to smile about. 266 00:12:40,417 --> 00:12:42,208 Then we won't keep them waiting. 267 00:12:42,292 --> 00:12:43,500 I'll just grab a fast shower 268 00:12:43,583 --> 00:12:44,833 we'll head up to command and control 269 00:12:44,917 --> 00:12:46,667 and I'll give them my good luck speech. 270 00:12:46,750 --> 00:12:48,042 Sir? 271 00:12:48,125 --> 00:12:49,458 'That's the same speech I gave them I when I took' 272 00:12:49,542 --> 00:12:52,000 command on Io on the Agamemnon. 273 00:12:52,083 --> 00:12:54,042 It's sort of my, uh.. 274 00:12:54,125 --> 00:12:55,417 ...good luck charm. 275 00:12:56,375 --> 00:12:57,875 I always give it within 24 hours 276 00:12:57,958 --> 00:12:59,458 of taking on a new assignment. 277 00:12:59,542 --> 00:13:00,917 Well then, I look forward to hearing it. 278 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,333 Would you mind if I met you in Candamp;C? 279 00:13:02,417 --> 00:13:03,750 I have to take care of something. 280 00:13:03,833 --> 00:13:05,792 Oh, of course. See you there in 20 minutes. 281 00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:14,833 In Valen's name. Kalain. 282 00:13:14,917 --> 00:13:16,125 Kalain! 283 00:13:16,208 --> 00:13:17,250 Wait! 284 00:13:18,042 --> 00:13:19,083 Kalain! 285 00:13:20,375 --> 00:13:22,750 We do not harm our own kind, Kalain. We never have. 286 00:13:22,833 --> 00:13:25,083 Perhaps it is time to start. 287 00:13:25,167 --> 00:13:27,542 The Grey Council has betrayed us. 288 00:13:27,625 --> 00:13:29,917 What does a little blood matter now? 289 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,375 No one has been betrayed. 290 00:13:31,458 --> 00:13:34,083 No! No lies. 291 00:13:34,167 --> 00:13:36,875 We have intercepted a message from the humans to Minbar. 292 00:13:36,958 --> 00:13:39,167 We know they have chosen Sheridan the Star Killer 293 00:13:39,250 --> 00:13:41,750 to lead this place. It is an obscenity. 294 00:13:41,833 --> 00:13:43,250 We protested. They ignored us. 295 00:13:43,333 --> 00:13:46,792 Satai Delenn, did she also ignore you? 296 00:13:48,417 --> 00:13:49,708 How do you know? 297 00:13:49,792 --> 00:13:51,500 We have supporters even among the council. 298 00:13:51,583 --> 00:13:55,125 They tell us that Sinclair is now on our world. 299 00:13:55,208 --> 00:13:56,417 He is an ambassador. 300 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:57,792 So you say. 301 00:13:57,875 --> 00:14:00,417 But the Grey Council never tells anyone 302 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:04,125 the whole truth, does it? 303 00:14:04,208 --> 00:14:07,000 If you value your life, leave now. 304 00:14:07,083 --> 00:14:08,833 While you still can. 305 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:13,042 [intense music] 306 00:14:21,875 --> 00:14:23,833 [machine beeping] 307 00:14:32,833 --> 00:14:35,375 Good afternoon, lieutenant commander. 308 00:14:35,458 --> 00:14:37,625 How did you know it was me? 309 00:14:37,708 --> 00:14:39,417 Well, it's 2:45, you always come by 310 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,042 at 2:45, see how he's doing. 311 00:14:42,625 --> 00:14:43,958 So.. 312 00:14:44,042 --> 00:14:45,625 ...how's he doing? 313 00:14:45,708 --> 00:14:48,042 Well, still no change. 314 00:14:48,125 --> 00:14:50,167 'We've managed to stabilize his condition.' 315 00:14:50,250 --> 00:14:51,458 'Dropped in as many region packs' 316 00:14:51,542 --> 00:14:53,167 'we think his body can handle.' 317 00:14:53,250 --> 00:14:56,458 Now all we can do is wait and see if he comes out of the coma. 318 00:14:56,542 --> 00:15:00,125 It could be hours, days, weeks.. 319 00:15:00,208 --> 00:15:01,625 Years? 320 00:15:01,708 --> 00:15:02,833 Never? 321 00:15:04,042 --> 00:15:05,375 Yeah. 322 00:15:05,458 --> 00:15:07,292 So all we can do is keep him hooked up like this 323 00:15:07,375 --> 00:15:09,000 what, forever? 324 00:15:09,083 --> 00:15:11,292 Well, the human body is an amazing thing. 325 00:15:12,667 --> 00:15:16,542 It can cure itself... or it can simply decide one day 326 00:15:16,625 --> 00:15:18,417 that the world is too painful to deal with 327 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:19,750 and won't cooperate no matter how hard 328 00:15:19,833 --> 00:15:21,333 you try to heal it. 329 00:15:22,375 --> 00:15:23,667 And that debate is going on 330 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:26,042 'somewhere in Garibaldi's body right now.' 331 00:15:27,542 --> 00:15:29,542 Just gonna have to wait and see who wins. 332 00:15:29,625 --> 00:15:32,750 Well, then, I'll say a prayer for him tonight. 333 00:15:32,833 --> 00:15:34,792 He's agnostic. 334 00:15:34,875 --> 00:15:37,042 Then I'll say half a prayer. 335 00:15:44,625 --> 00:15:46,833 It was an early Earth president 336 00:15:46,917 --> 00:15:50,083 Abraham Lincoln, who...best described our current-- 337 00:15:50,167 --> 00:15:52,042 Captain, they're ready for you. 338 00:15:53,375 --> 00:15:55,375 Ahh! Good. Ahem. 339 00:15:58,500 --> 00:15:59,792 Captain on deck. 340 00:16:05,292 --> 00:16:06,750 As you were. 341 00:16:09,792 --> 00:16:11,542 When I was 21.. 342 00:16:11,625 --> 00:16:13,750 ...I visited Tibet. 343 00:16:13,833 --> 00:16:16,708 I went to see the new Dalai Lama. 344 00:16:16,792 --> 00:16:19,500 You do that sort of thing when you're 21 and 345 00:16:19,583 --> 00:16:21,333 son of a diplomatic envoy. 346 00:16:22,833 --> 00:16:24,792 We had a simple...dinner. 347 00:16:25,667 --> 00:16:27,792 Rice, raisins, carrots.. 348 00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:29,917 ...steamed, not boiled. 349 00:16:30,875 --> 00:16:32,208 And green tea. 350 00:16:33,167 --> 00:16:34,417 When it was over.. 351 00:16:35,625 --> 00:16:37,167 ...he looked at me and said.. 352 00:16:39,125 --> 00:16:40,833 "Do you understand?" 353 00:16:42,875 --> 00:16:44,750 I said, "No, I didn't." 354 00:16:46,958 --> 00:16:49,917 "A good beginning," he said. 355 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,875 "You'll be even better when you begin to understand 356 00:16:53,958 --> 00:16:55,708 what you do not understand." 357 00:16:57,417 --> 00:17:01,042 After reading some of your reports.. 358 00:17:01,125 --> 00:17:03,250 ...I begin to understand what I don't understand 359 00:17:03,333 --> 00:17:05,000 about Babylon 5. 360 00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:09,500 But I couldn't wish for a more.. 361 00:17:09,583 --> 00:17:10,708 ...capable.. 362 00:17:12,250 --> 00:17:14,917 ...and skilled group of people to learn from. 363 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:22,583 It was an early Earth president, Abraham Lincoln.. 364 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:27,958 ...who best described our current situation. He said.. 365 00:17:28,042 --> 00:17:30,708 (male 'Candamp;C, this is security. We have..' 366 00:17:30,792 --> 00:17:33,333 [clears throat] Is there a problem? 367 00:17:33,417 --> 00:17:34,875 I'm sorry to bother you, sir 368 00:17:34,958 --> 00:17:36,625 but I 've got security on the link. 369 00:17:36,708 --> 00:17:39,208 They've got a Minbari demanding to speak to you. 370 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:41,208 'He won't say what it's about, only that it involves' 371 00:17:41,292 --> 00:17:43,167 'the safety of this station.' 372 00:17:43,250 --> 00:17:45,375 'He says it's absolutely urgent.' 373 00:17:46,917 --> 00:17:49,042 Ah, well, um.. 374 00:17:49,125 --> 00:17:50,333 ...we'll get back to this later. 375 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:53,625 There's...plenty of time for speeches. 376 00:17:53,708 --> 00:17:54,708 Carry on. 377 00:17:55,792 --> 00:17:57,542 Lieutenant commander. 378 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:01,167 Hey, hey, hold it right there! 379 00:18:01,250 --> 00:18:03,125 That section's off-limits to everyone but station 380 00:18:03,208 --> 00:18:05,167 personnel and diplomatic staff. 381 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:07,500 I'm sorry. I seem to be lost. 382 00:18:07,583 --> 00:18:09,167 I'm looking for Brown two. 383 00:18:09,250 --> 00:18:10,917 Boy, you're way off. You want the core shuttle. 384 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,167 It's back that way. 385 00:18:12,250 --> 00:18:14,083 I see. Thank you. I'll be on my way. 386 00:18:14,167 --> 00:18:16,208 After I see your identicard. 387 00:18:18,250 --> 00:18:19,833 [intense music] 388 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:22,708 Hey, wait a minute. This card.. 389 00:18:24,583 --> 00:18:26,500 His name is Kalain. 390 00:18:26,583 --> 00:18:29,042 He was second in command of one of our flagship cruisers 391 00:18:29,125 --> 00:18:31,417 during the war with your people. 392 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:35,167 He has not been seen since the end of the war. 393 00:18:35,250 --> 00:18:37,500 Why do you think he's here to cause us a problem? 394 00:18:37,583 --> 00:18:39,500 I have my reasons, I would not be bringing this 395 00:18:39,583 --> 00:18:40,875 'to you otherwise.' 396 00:18:40,958 --> 00:18:42,917 If you will arrange to have him apprehended 397 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,083 I will have him picked up by others and conveyed to Minbar. 398 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:50,292 You said he was second in command of a Minbari cruiser. 399 00:18:50,375 --> 00:18:51,583 Which one? 400 00:18:51,667 --> 00:18:53,750 I don't see what that has to do with this. 401 00:18:53,833 --> 00:18:55,375 Was it the Trigati? 402 00:18:57,333 --> 00:18:58,875 What's the Trigati? 403 00:18:58,958 --> 00:19:01,042 It is not something we like to talk about. 404 00:19:06,167 --> 00:19:08,167 At the end of the war.. 405 00:19:08,250 --> 00:19:11,208 ...when our ships were ordered to surrender.. 406 00:19:11,292 --> 00:19:12,833 ...one of our war leaders, Cinoval 407 00:19:12,917 --> 00:19:14,708 took his own life rather than obey 408 00:19:14,792 --> 00:19:19,542 and became... a martyr to his own crew. 409 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:21,917 Kalain assumed command 410 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,500 and as a final act of protest 411 00:19:23,583 --> 00:19:26,583 they and the cruiser disappeared into self-imposed exile. 412 00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:30,083 (John) Over the years we've heard rumors of a Minbari cruiser 413 00:19:30,167 --> 00:19:31,750 sighted where it shouldn't have been. 414 00:19:31,833 --> 00:19:34,583 We always figured it was the Trigati. 415 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:36,250 But we've never been able to prove it. 416 00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:39,458 They believe that they have been betrayed by their own world 417 00:19:39,542 --> 00:19:41,458 and yours. 418 00:19:41,542 --> 00:19:43,333 Kalain's presence here could indicate 419 00:19:43,417 --> 00:19:45,792 that they mean to come out of retirement. 420 00:19:49,708 --> 00:19:51,292 Something I don't understand. 421 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,083 You said you're with the Minbari government 422 00:19:55,167 --> 00:19:56,458 the ministry of culture. 423 00:19:56,542 --> 00:19:58,042 Yes, that's right. 424 00:19:58,125 --> 00:20:00,167 So, how does someone in the ministry of culture 425 00:20:00,250 --> 00:20:03,750 know a high-ranking member of the warrior caste 426 00:20:03,833 --> 00:20:07,250 well enough to recognize him 12 years later? 427 00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:09,708 I would answer your question.. 428 00:20:09,792 --> 00:20:12,792 ...if I recognized your authority. 429 00:20:12,875 --> 00:20:15,125 Unlike your predecessor, my government was not 430 00:20:15,208 --> 00:20:16,792 consulted on your appointment. 431 00:20:16,875 --> 00:20:18,250 The president feels the Minbari 432 00:20:18,333 --> 00:20:20,833 had too much influence over an Earth outpost. 433 00:20:20,917 --> 00:20:22,083 Times change. 434 00:20:22,167 --> 00:20:23,792 And the day that a man such as yourself 435 00:20:23,875 --> 00:20:27,792 is given a position of this importance is a dark day indeed. 436 00:20:27,875 --> 00:20:31,083 We lost many of our best warriors because of you. 437 00:20:32,875 --> 00:20:35,042 And we do not soon forget such things. 438 00:20:36,417 --> 00:20:38,417 If there is a doom on this station 439 00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:40,833 it is because you brought it here! 440 00:20:45,125 --> 00:20:48,667 Well, he's Grey Council. He's got to be. 441 00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:50,083 Only someone in the Grey Council 442 00:20:50,167 --> 00:20:51,917 would have had contact with someone that high 443 00:20:52,042 --> 00:20:53,500 in the Minbari warrior caste. 444 00:20:53,583 --> 00:20:55,458 I mean, they do not normally mix. 445 00:20:57,833 --> 00:20:59,167 And you were right. 446 00:21:00,583 --> 00:21:02,417 They're not happy to see me here. 447 00:21:03,375 --> 00:21:05,000 They're a prideful people 448 00:21:05,083 --> 00:21:06,792 and the Black Star was their flagship. 449 00:21:06,875 --> 00:21:10,333 Hmm...that's why it made a good target. 450 00:21:10,417 --> 00:21:11,958 How did you take her out? 451 00:21:12,042 --> 00:21:13,833 I've always heard it was some sort of new maneuver 452 00:21:13,917 --> 00:21:15,625 but I've never heard the specifics. 453 00:21:15,708 --> 00:21:18,875 There wasn't much style or finesse involved. 454 00:21:20,333 --> 00:21:22,708 She was huge. Monstrous. 455 00:21:22,792 --> 00:21:24,833 We tried everything, none of our weapons 456 00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,000 'would lock on to their ships.' 457 00:21:27,083 --> 00:21:30,292 Some kind of stealth technology. 458 00:21:30,375 --> 00:21:34,375 So...I hit on the idea of mining the asteroid field 459 00:21:34,458 --> 00:21:36,750 between Jupiter and Mars. 460 00:21:36,833 --> 00:21:39,083 'A fusion bomb doesn't have to lock on to anything' 461 00:21:39,167 --> 00:21:41,917 if it's close enough. 462 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,750 We took out the Black Star and three of their 463 00:21:43,833 --> 00:21:46,167 heavy cruisers before they could escape. 464 00:21:50,083 --> 00:21:52,042 It was the only real victory we had in the whole damn war 465 00:21:52,125 --> 00:21:54,542 and I am not about to apologize for it. 466 00:21:56,875 --> 00:21:58,625 He said.. 467 00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:02,250 ...Kalain feels his world has betrayed him. 468 00:22:02,333 --> 00:22:03,625 If that's true.. 469 00:22:05,292 --> 00:22:07,125 ...wouldn't your first target be the representative 470 00:22:07,208 --> 00:22:09,583 of that world? 471 00:22:09,667 --> 00:22:12,125 Delenn. 472 00:22:12,208 --> 00:22:13,208 Get up. 473 00:22:13,292 --> 00:22:16,042 [intense music] 474 00:22:18,833 --> 00:22:21,375 She's in there, isn't she? 475 00:22:21,458 --> 00:22:22,667 Move aside. 476 00:22:22,750 --> 00:22:24,583 Move aside! 477 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:26,708 Freeze! 478 00:22:28,125 --> 00:22:29,750 Alright, put the gun down. 479 00:22:31,792 --> 00:22:34,625 Put the gun down. We won't hurt you. 480 00:22:34,708 --> 00:22:38,708 If you are going to kill me, then do so. 481 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:41,292 Otherwise, I have considerable work to do. 482 00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:57,833 You are the new commanding officer? 483 00:22:57,917 --> 00:23:00,042 Captain John Sheridan, Earthforce. 484 00:23:00,125 --> 00:23:02,917 Lennier. Of the Third Fane of Chudomo. 485 00:23:06,208 --> 00:23:09,583 Ambassador Delenn is indisposed at the moment. 486 00:23:09,667 --> 00:23:12,042 Perhaps you would come back later. 487 00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:14,042 Much...later. 488 00:23:18,375 --> 00:23:19,583 Of course. 489 00:23:22,625 --> 00:23:24,250 (John) 'Let me get this straight.' 490 00:23:24,333 --> 00:23:27,125 A high-ranking member of the Minbari warrior caste 491 00:23:27,208 --> 00:23:30,500 who no one has seen in nearly 12 years 492 00:23:30,583 --> 00:23:33,333 suddenly appears and for no apparent reason 493 00:23:33,417 --> 00:23:36,958 breaks into Ambassador Delenn's quarters, gun in hand. 494 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:41,833 Now, if you were looking for the Minbari tourist bureau 495 00:23:41,917 --> 00:23:44,375 you were just a little off course, wouldn't you say? 496 00:23:46,333 --> 00:23:47,792 But the curious thing is.. 497 00:23:49,542 --> 00:23:52,333 ...you don't finish the job. 498 00:23:52,417 --> 00:23:53,667 You could've killed both of them 499 00:23:53,750 --> 00:23:55,125 and been out of there in two minutes. 500 00:23:55,208 --> 00:23:57,333 But instead, we find you standing there 501 00:23:57,417 --> 00:23:58,917 practically waiting for us. 502 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,917 Everyone knows Minbari do not kill Minbari. 503 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,250 Then why are you here? 504 00:24:05,333 --> 00:24:08,125 Perhaps everyone is wrong. 505 00:24:08,208 --> 00:24:11,000 Maybe you never intended to kill them at all. 506 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:13,625 Perhaps something else is going on. 507 00:24:13,708 --> 00:24:15,375 are the problem. 508 00:24:15,458 --> 00:24:17,375 What's that supposed to mean? 509 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:21,167 Captain, we're not getting anywhere. 510 00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:23,083 I suggest we wrap it up for now and try again tomorrow. 511 00:24:23,167 --> 00:24:24,583 One last thing. 512 00:24:26,458 --> 00:24:29,250 I'm told that after the death of your commanding officer 513 00:24:29,333 --> 00:24:33,125 you took command of a Minbari war cruiser. 514 00:24:33,208 --> 00:24:36,958 But if you're here... where's your ship? 515 00:24:39,333 --> 00:24:42,375 [intense music] 516 00:24:47,792 --> 00:24:49,792 Captain. 517 00:24:49,875 --> 00:24:53,667 I apologize if I was rude earlier. 518 00:24:53,750 --> 00:24:56,208 There is something we need to discuss 519 00:24:56,292 --> 00:24:59,000 especially in light of Kalain's presence. 520 00:24:59,083 --> 00:25:02,542 It concerns the reason you were sent here 521 00:25:02,625 --> 00:25:05,375 the relocation of Commander Sinclair 522 00:25:05,458 --> 00:25:08,375 and the reason we surrendered at the Battle of the Line. 523 00:25:15,208 --> 00:25:18,500 After three years, the holy war that began 524 00:25:18,583 --> 00:25:21,708 when our leader was killed by an Earth Explorer Division 525 00:25:21,792 --> 00:25:24,000 was almost over. 526 00:25:24,083 --> 00:25:27,167 (Lennier) To avenge Dukat's death, we had pursued your forces 527 00:25:27,250 --> 00:25:29,833 all the way back to your home world. 528 00:25:29,917 --> 00:25:31,667 The few surviving Earth ships 529 00:25:31,750 --> 00:25:35,250 that were ordered to defend your world at any cost 530 00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:37,083 were not an obstacle. 531 00:25:37,167 --> 00:25:40,500 The Grey Council had come to oversee the final victory 532 00:25:40,583 --> 00:25:42,500 of our forces. 533 00:25:42,583 --> 00:25:45,542 They fight bravely. 534 00:25:45,625 --> 00:25:47,583 They cannot harm our ships 535 00:25:47,667 --> 00:25:49,792 but they continue to try. 536 00:25:49,875 --> 00:25:52,667 Whether they fight or not, they know they will die anyway 537 00:25:52,750 --> 00:25:55,792 so, really, is this bravery? 538 00:25:55,875 --> 00:25:57,583 Or simple desperation? 539 00:25:58,875 --> 00:26:01,000 Perhaps they are the same thing. 540 00:26:04,375 --> 00:26:07,708 We should bring one of them aboard for questioning. 541 00:26:07,792 --> 00:26:11,375 If our next step is the final assault on their world.. 542 00:26:11,458 --> 00:26:13,458 ...we must know their defenses. 543 00:26:13,542 --> 00:26:15,000 Very well, Delenn. 544 00:26:15,083 --> 00:26:16,208 Choose. 545 00:26:16,292 --> 00:26:17,833 But quickly. 546 00:26:17,917 --> 00:26:19,917 We're fast running out of candidates. 547 00:26:22,125 --> 00:26:23,542 (Delenn) 'That one.' 548 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:26,708 [dramatic music] 549 00:26:32,083 --> 00:26:34,333 (Lennier) This was the first time the Grey Council 550 00:26:34,417 --> 00:26:36,667 would have direct contact with a human. 551 00:26:36,750 --> 00:26:39,000 In this case, Sinclair. 552 00:26:40,375 --> 00:26:44,000 He was tortured, interrogated, scanned. 553 00:26:44,083 --> 00:26:45,667 During the course of the scan 554 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:48,167 the council discovered something terrible. 555 00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:49,917 At first they refused to believe it. 556 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:54,042 So they took in other humans and had them scanned as well. 557 00:26:54,125 --> 00:26:55,292 But it was true. 558 00:26:56,250 --> 00:26:57,542 What was true? 559 00:27:00,208 --> 00:27:03,083 It is our belief that every generation of Minbari 560 00:27:03,167 --> 00:27:06,208 is reborn in each following generation. 561 00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:09,708 'Remove those souls, and the whole suffers.' 562 00:27:09,792 --> 00:27:11,833 'We are diminished.' 563 00:27:11,917 --> 00:27:16,208 Over the last 2000 years, there have been fewer Minbari 564 00:27:16,292 --> 00:27:18,625 born into each generation. 565 00:27:18,708 --> 00:27:20,917 And those who are born.. 566 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,417 ...do not seem equal to those who came before. 567 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:29,542 It is almost as if our greater souls have been disappearing. 568 00:27:29,625 --> 00:27:31,042 At the Battle of the Line 569 00:27:31,125 --> 00:27:33,875 we discovered where our souls were going. 570 00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:37,375 They were going to you. 571 00:27:37,458 --> 00:27:39,958 'Minbari souls are being reborn' 572 00:27:40,042 --> 00:27:44,042 in part or in full, in human bodies. 573 00:27:44,125 --> 00:27:47,583 So you stopped the war in order to avoid harming your own souls? 574 00:27:47,667 --> 00:27:49,292 Yes. 575 00:27:49,375 --> 00:27:52,208 But the council knew that our people and yours 576 00:27:52,292 --> 00:27:53,875 were not ready for this information. 577 00:27:53,958 --> 00:27:56,708 It could unravel our entire society. 578 00:27:56,792 --> 00:27:58,750 So we could not tell our generals 579 00:27:58,833 --> 00:28:01,792 the reason for the surrender. 580 00:28:01,875 --> 00:28:03,583 We had all memory of the examination 581 00:28:03,667 --> 00:28:06,875 erased from Sinclair's mind, and we let him go. 582 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,542 It has been our secret. Now it is yours. 583 00:28:11,625 --> 00:28:13,333 It must be kept. 584 00:28:13,417 --> 00:28:16,583 Then why break the silence now? I mean, why tell us? 585 00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:19,083 Because changes are coming. 586 00:28:19,167 --> 00:28:21,333 Commander Sinclair was the first. 587 00:28:21,417 --> 00:28:22,958 There will be more. 588 00:28:23,875 --> 00:28:25,833 [beeping] 589 00:28:25,917 --> 00:28:27,208 - Yes? - 'Captain.' 590 00:28:27,292 --> 00:28:28,417 'We've got something major coming' 591 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:29,417 'through the jumpgate.' 592 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:32,583 [dramatic music] 593 00:28:33,875 --> 00:28:35,625 'It's a Minbari cruiser.' 594 00:28:35,708 --> 00:28:37,333 Her gun ports are open, and targeting systems 595 00:28:37,417 --> 00:28:38,625 are operational. 596 00:28:38,708 --> 00:28:40,125 She's on an attack vector. 597 00:28:40,208 --> 00:28:42,208 Repeat, she's on attack vector. 598 00:28:48,583 --> 00:28:50,125 I had this wonderful dream the other night. 599 00:28:50,208 --> 00:28:52,792 We were in bed in this beautiful hotel. 600 00:28:52,875 --> 00:28:54,417 Rose and mint wallpaper. 601 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,458 - 'Hey, Warren.' - It was sunny and.. 602 00:28:56,542 --> 00:28:57,958 Check this out. 603 00:28:58,042 --> 00:28:59,667 (Warren) Hold on just a sec. 604 00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:08,083 [sighs] Can-so a man can't even enjoy a letter from home anymore. 605 00:29:09,833 --> 00:29:11,125 What? 606 00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:13,875 What the hell? 607 00:29:15,250 --> 00:29:17,958 Red alert all quarters. Have they hailed us yet? 608 00:29:18,042 --> 00:29:20,583 Yes, sir. Awaiting your arrival. 609 00:29:20,667 --> 00:29:23,667 Activate defense grid, all squadrons on standby 610 00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:25,375 but I don't want any actions that might be 611 00:29:25,458 --> 00:29:26,458 considered provocative. 612 00:29:26,542 --> 00:29:27,542 Scrambling fighters. 613 00:29:27,625 --> 00:29:29,708 [indistinct shouting] 614 00:29:31,292 --> 00:29:33,417 (male 'This is red alert. All stations.' 615 00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:34,875 'This is red alert.' 616 00:29:36,958 --> 00:29:39,333 'This is red alert. All stations.' 617 00:29:39,417 --> 00:29:41,000 'This is red alert.' 618 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:45,708 This is Captain John Sheridan 619 00:29:45,792 --> 00:29:47,917 Earth Alliance, station Babylon 5. 620 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,375 What can I do for you? 621 00:29:49,458 --> 00:29:51,500 This is Aliit Deeron of the Minbari 622 00:29:51,583 --> 00:29:53,250 war cruiser, Trigati. 623 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:56,500 You have illegally arrested and detained the captain 624 00:29:56,583 --> 00:29:57,708 of this vessel. 625 00:29:57,792 --> 00:30:00,208 Your captain assaulted one of my crew 626 00:30:00,292 --> 00:30:01,917 and was caught in an attempted murder. 627 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:03,958 None of your people were killed. 628 00:30:04,042 --> 00:30:06,375 No Minbari was killed. 629 00:30:06,458 --> 00:30:08,708 You have not been harmed. 630 00:30:08,792 --> 00:30:11,042 You will release our captain. 631 00:30:11,125 --> 00:30:13,375 And if we refuse? 632 00:30:13,458 --> 00:30:14,792 Captain, she's launching fighters. 633 00:30:14,875 --> 00:30:16,917 [intense music] 634 00:30:19,042 --> 00:30:20,667 (male 'Zeta wing, prepare to launch.' 635 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,292 We're cleared. 636 00:30:24,375 --> 00:30:25,875 (male 'God speed, Zeta wing.' 637 00:30:31,625 --> 00:30:33,583 Deeron, recall your fighters. 638 00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:36,917 Any attack on this station will be considered an act of war. 639 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,417 The war has already begun, captain. 640 00:30:40,500 --> 00:30:44,167 All that remains now is honor and death. 641 00:30:45,333 --> 00:30:46,917 And I thought I was a pessimist. 642 00:30:48,833 --> 00:30:50,333 It's odd she would say that. 643 00:30:50,417 --> 00:30:52,667 So far no one's been killed, so there's no reason for 644 00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:54,542 this to escalate, unless.. 645 00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:58,500 Oh, hell! 646 00:30:58,583 --> 00:31:00,583 - Get me security, fast! - On it. 647 00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:02,167 They're trying to do anything they can 648 00:31:02,250 --> 00:31:03,625 to start a shooting war. 649 00:31:04,875 --> 00:31:07,958 But Kalain didn't kill the security guard. 650 00:31:08,042 --> 00:31:10,292 Or any of us. 651 00:31:10,375 --> 00:31:12,625 And the Trigati didn't attack any of the ships 652 00:31:12,708 --> 00:31:14,917 that have seen it the last few days. 653 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,083 What ships? 654 00:31:17,167 --> 00:31:18,792 Sorry. I was under orders not to tell anyone. 655 00:31:18,875 --> 00:31:20,833 I will explain everything later. 656 00:31:20,917 --> 00:31:23,458 Captain, security just linked in. 657 00:31:23,542 --> 00:31:25,375 Kalain is dead. 658 00:31:25,458 --> 00:31:26,667 They say it looks like suicide. 659 00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:28,417 That's what I was afraid of. 660 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:31,125 They want it to look like are provoking them into war. 661 00:31:31,208 --> 00:31:33,917 But why? I mean this whole bit about us sharing Minbari souls? 662 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,250 They weren't told, remember? 663 00:31:35,333 --> 00:31:37,500 They don't know they're not supposed to attack. 664 00:31:37,583 --> 00:31:38,917 You think they'd believe us if we told them? 665 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,708 (male 'Minbari fighters coming at us.' 666 00:31:41,792 --> 00:31:43,792 That answer your question? 667 00:31:43,875 --> 00:31:46,958 (male 'They're on attack vector, closing fast.' 668 00:31:47,042 --> 00:31:48,583 We don't have any choice. 669 00:31:49,875 --> 00:31:53,292 All fighters, intercept enemy craft and engage. 670 00:31:53,375 --> 00:31:55,042 Confirmed, Babylon control. 671 00:31:56,042 --> 00:31:59,125 [dramatic music] 672 00:32:02,375 --> 00:32:04,083 - Those are our fighters? - 'Yes, sir.' 673 00:32:04,167 --> 00:32:06,042 And those are the Minbari fighters. 674 00:32:06,750 --> 00:32:08,083 The Minbari. 675 00:32:12,042 --> 00:32:14,000 'What kind of tracking systems are we using?' 676 00:32:14,083 --> 00:32:15,958 Standard XB7 units. Why? 677 00:32:17,042 --> 00:32:18,500 The same kind we used during the war 678 00:32:18,583 --> 00:32:20,417 but that doesn't make sense. 679 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:22,750 We shouldn't be able to track them at all. 680 00:32:24,125 --> 00:32:25,833 What was that she said? 681 00:32:25,917 --> 00:32:29,333 "All that remains now is honor and death." 682 00:32:33,250 --> 00:32:34,833 All fighters, hold position. 683 00:32:34,917 --> 00:32:35,875 Sir, what are you doing? 684 00:32:35,958 --> 00:32:36,958 If they hold positions they're 685 00:32:37,042 --> 00:32:38,083 perfect targets. 686 00:32:38,167 --> 00:32:40,167 Zeta squadron requesting confirmation 687 00:32:40,250 --> 00:32:41,542 of standby order. 688 00:32:41,625 --> 00:32:44,500 (John) Confirm the order. 689 00:32:44,583 --> 00:32:46,625 Confirm it, damn it! 690 00:32:46,708 --> 00:32:48,292 I know what I'm doing. 691 00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:50,792 All fighters, confirmed. 692 00:32:50,875 --> 00:32:52,708 Maintain position. Do not advance. 693 00:32:52,792 --> 00:32:54,708 Repeat, do not advance. 694 00:32:59,292 --> 00:33:01,958 Can you deliver a narrow band transmission point to point 695 00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:03,708 without the Trigati intercepting it? 696 00:33:03,792 --> 00:33:05,708 We can adjust the laser delivery system, but-- 697 00:33:05,792 --> 00:33:06,917 Do it. 698 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,917 Then open the jumpgate, send this message 699 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,625 in a tight beam transmission through the 700 00:33:10,708 --> 00:33:12,708 opening into hyperspace. 701 00:33:12,792 --> 00:33:14,417 Frequency and address, it's all there. 702 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:17,333 Enemy fighters at 30 kilometers and closing. 703 00:33:17,417 --> 00:33:18,917 Activate jumpgate sequence. 704 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,500 (male 'Jumpgate sequence, aye.' 705 00:33:24,417 --> 00:33:27,208 [intense music] 706 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:31,833 If it's a distress signal, it won't do any good. 707 00:33:31,917 --> 00:33:34,250 No one can get to us in time. 708 00:33:34,333 --> 00:33:36,750 (male 'Come on, Babylon control, give us a break here.' 709 00:33:36,833 --> 00:33:40,042 If we're not allowed to fire, we're dead. 710 00:33:41,833 --> 00:33:43,208 (male 'Enemy at 10 kilometers.' 711 00:33:44,167 --> 00:33:46,625 - 'Eight..' - Captain.. 712 00:33:46,708 --> 00:33:48,500 Hold your fire. 713 00:33:48,583 --> 00:33:50,167 Continue to hold. 714 00:33:51,542 --> 00:33:53,208 What the hell.. 715 00:33:59,750 --> 00:34:01,833 I don't understand. They didn't fire. 716 00:34:01,917 --> 00:34:04,583 They're looping back, heading for the Trigati. 717 00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:06,750 - Exactly. - B-but how did you know-- 718 00:34:06,833 --> 00:34:08,667 (male 'We've something's coming through the jumpgate.' 719 00:34:12,167 --> 00:34:14,958 [music continues] 720 00:34:19,542 --> 00:34:20,792 That's why they didn't fire. 721 00:34:20,875 --> 00:34:22,333 They were waiting for reinforcements. 722 00:34:22,417 --> 00:34:24,875 Negative. 723 00:34:24,958 --> 00:34:27,542 They're here because I called them. 724 00:34:27,625 --> 00:34:29,125 I knew the Minbari government 725 00:34:29,208 --> 00:34:32,583 had sent another cruiser to look for the Trigati. 726 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:34,833 But...since no one's seen it 727 00:34:34,917 --> 00:34:36,875 I figured they were waiting in hyperspace 728 00:34:36,958 --> 00:34:39,458 until they heard about another sighting. 729 00:34:39,542 --> 00:34:41,333 Looks like I was right. 730 00:34:41,417 --> 00:34:43,208 But still doesn't explain how you know the Trigati 731 00:34:43,292 --> 00:34:44,833 wouldn't attack. 732 00:34:44,917 --> 00:34:46,917 (male 'We're monitoring a signal from the cruiser.' 733 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,708 'They're ordering the Trigati to surrender.' 734 00:34:49,792 --> 00:34:53,083 It's like I said, one of the problems during the war 735 00:34:53,167 --> 00:34:55,500 was that, none of our weapons systems couldn't lock on 736 00:34:55,583 --> 00:34:57,542 to the Minbari vessels. 737 00:34:57,625 --> 00:35:00,333 They used some kind of stealth technology 738 00:35:00,417 --> 00:35:02,333 we were never able to break. 739 00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:06,583 So how come all of a sudden we can track them? 740 00:35:06,667 --> 00:35:08,542 They want to be destroyed? 741 00:35:08,625 --> 00:35:12,333 "All that remains... is honor and death." 742 00:35:14,917 --> 00:35:16,875 They have been in exile for 12 years. 743 00:35:16,958 --> 00:35:18,875 They can't go home. 744 00:35:18,958 --> 00:35:20,917 They can't surrender without being dishonored 745 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,542 and they can't fight without a war. 746 00:35:23,625 --> 00:35:26,208 So by forcing us to attack.. 747 00:35:26,292 --> 00:35:28,333 ...by dying by human hands.. 748 00:35:29,583 --> 00:35:30,792 ...they become martyrs. 749 00:35:30,875 --> 00:35:32,833 And because you're known for having fought them 750 00:35:32,917 --> 00:35:34,542 you're the perfect target. 751 00:35:34,625 --> 00:35:36,875 The Trigati's breaking away. 752 00:35:36,958 --> 00:35:39,458 Starting to open a jump point. 753 00:35:39,542 --> 00:35:40,833 Shall we open fire? 754 00:35:40,917 --> 00:35:43,208 No. The Minbari will have to do this. 755 00:35:43,292 --> 00:35:45,292 (male 'They're targeting the Trigati's aft engines.' 756 00:35:51,125 --> 00:35:52,458 (Susan) 'The Trigati's engines have been hit.' 757 00:35:52,542 --> 00:35:53,958 Unable to make jump. 758 00:35:54,042 --> 00:35:55,792 No change in life signs. it's a clean hit. 759 00:35:55,875 --> 00:35:58,042 The war cruiser is ordering the Trigati to stand down 760 00:35:58,125 --> 00:35:59,375 and prepare to be boarded. 761 00:35:59,458 --> 00:36:03,542 - Their response? - Just one word...honor. 762 00:36:03,625 --> 00:36:04,917 We're picking up a change in the Trigati's 763 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,708 fusion reactors. They're moving towards critical. 764 00:36:07,792 --> 00:36:09,750 They're.. 765 00:36:09,833 --> 00:36:10,875 Oh, my God. 766 00:36:12,583 --> 00:36:15,625 [dramatic music] 767 00:36:24,917 --> 00:36:27,375 (male 'Signal coming in from the war cruiser.' 768 00:36:30,708 --> 00:36:32,500 Put it through. 769 00:36:34,292 --> 00:36:35,750 'This is Captain John Sheridan.' 770 00:36:35,833 --> 00:36:37,500 Babylon 5. 771 00:36:37,583 --> 00:36:39,083 Appreciate the help. 772 00:36:39,167 --> 00:36:43,083 Perhaps to you, this was a tactical problem to be solved. 773 00:36:43,167 --> 00:36:45,958 For us, this has been a great sorrow. 774 00:36:46,042 --> 00:36:47,917 The crew of the Trigati were heroes to many 775 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,417 of our people. 776 00:36:49,500 --> 00:36:52,583 Their death will be mourned. 777 00:36:52,667 --> 00:36:55,000 And your name will be remembered. 778 00:37:14,708 --> 00:37:15,958 [doorbell chimes] 779 00:37:18,292 --> 00:37:19,208 Yes? 780 00:37:19,292 --> 00:37:20,500 [door opens] 781 00:37:22,208 --> 00:37:24,417 Thought I'd stop by, see if all your things arrived. 782 00:37:26,500 --> 00:37:29,917 Yes, yes. Everything's present and accounted for. 783 00:37:33,917 --> 00:37:35,167 Something wrong? 784 00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:40,875 When I got my orders.. 785 00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:45,083 I figured this place was a great opportunity. 786 00:37:48,583 --> 00:37:50,667 And now I wonder if 787 00:37:50,750 --> 00:37:52,417 coming here was irresponsible. 788 00:37:54,083 --> 00:37:56,250 'This whole mess with the Trigati might not' 789 00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:58,917 have happened if I hadn't been here. 790 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:03,333 I mean, my presence, my...actions in the war.. 791 00:38:08,792 --> 00:38:11,417 I'm to blame for bringing all this trouble to Babylon 5. 792 00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:14,333 What was it our friend in the Grey Council said? 793 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:16,375 "If there's a doom on this station, it was you 794 00:38:16,458 --> 00:38:18,542 who brought it here." 795 00:38:18,625 --> 00:38:20,458 'Well, maybe he was right.' 796 00:38:23,792 --> 00:38:25,417 I spoke with the president. 797 00:38:27,125 --> 00:38:29,083 He is the only other human who knows why 798 00:38:29,167 --> 00:38:31,375 the Minbari surrendered. 799 00:38:31,458 --> 00:38:33,083 And he doesn't believe this stuff about us 800 00:38:33,167 --> 00:38:35,292 sharing Minbari souls, and I can't say that 801 00:38:35,375 --> 00:38:36,792 I do either. 802 00:38:37,792 --> 00:38:39,625 But they believe it. 803 00:38:39,708 --> 00:38:41,708 That's why they chose Sinclair to run this place. 804 00:38:41,792 --> 00:38:44,875 That's why they picked him to live on their world. 805 00:38:44,958 --> 00:38:47,583 He was their first human contact. 806 00:38:47,667 --> 00:38:50,042 Him they trust. 807 00:38:50,125 --> 00:38:51,375 But me? 808 00:38:55,042 --> 00:38:56,917 I don't know. 809 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,708 'If Sinclair had been here instead' 810 00:38:58,792 --> 00:39:01,917 maybe they might not have attacked. 811 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,583 Maybe they would have. 812 00:39:04,667 --> 00:39:06,583 I've learned a while ago that there's enough guilt in the 813 00:39:06,667 --> 00:39:09,167 world to go around without grabbing for more. 814 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,333 'Give yourself the benefit of the doubt.' 815 00:39:15,375 --> 00:39:18,458 Anyway, if you ever want to talk about this some more.. 816 00:39:18,542 --> 00:39:20,375 ...you know where to find me. 817 00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:21,500 Anytime. 818 00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:30,625 I told them, Delenn, as I was ordered. 819 00:39:30,708 --> 00:39:33,958 I only wish I could have told them the rest. 820 00:39:34,042 --> 00:39:37,000 About the great enemy that is returning.. 821 00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:39,875 ...and the prophecy that the two sides of our spirit 822 00:39:39,958 --> 00:39:43,792 must unite against the darkness or be destroyed. 823 00:39:43,875 --> 00:39:47,333 They say...it will take both of our races 824 00:39:47,417 --> 00:39:50,042 to stop the darkness. 825 00:39:50,125 --> 00:39:53,292 I'm told that the Earthers will discover all this 826 00:39:53,375 --> 00:39:55,917 soon enough on their own. 827 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,750 I hope they are right. 828 00:39:57,833 --> 00:39:59,333 Because if we are wrong.. 829 00:40:00,750 --> 00:40:03,125 ...no one will survive our mistake. 830 00:40:05,833 --> 00:40:07,250 'Good night, Delenn.' 831 00:40:25,792 --> 00:40:27,792 [jazz music] 832 00:40:33,917 --> 00:40:36,292 [indistinct chattering] 833 00:40:36,375 --> 00:40:39,500 (male 'Well, I'm not saying I mind looking an entire squadron' 834 00:40:39,583 --> 00:40:42,167 'of Minbari fighters right in the eye.' 835 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:43,917 'And I'm not saying I mind sitting there 836 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,167 'with my weapons system turned off waiting to be splashed.' 837 00:40:47,250 --> 00:40:48,875 I'm just saying the next time this happens-- 838 00:40:48,958 --> 00:40:50,625 (Ivanova) If there is a next time. 839 00:40:50,708 --> 00:40:53,833 If someone could, oh, I don't know, maybe explain it to me. 840 00:40:53,917 --> 00:40:56,000 This would definitely be a good thing for my 841 00:40:56,083 --> 00:40:58,125 limited and admittedly subjective point of view. 842 00:40:58,208 --> 00:41:01,333 You catch that? He wants explanations, he wants logic. 843 00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:02,708 Ah, logic is a good thing. 844 00:41:02,792 --> 00:41:03,875 What it has to do with the Earthforce 845 00:41:03,958 --> 00:41:05,125 is anybody's guess. 846 00:41:05,208 --> 00:41:06,833 Yeah, I suppose. 847 00:41:06,917 --> 00:41:09,792 So, what does everybody think of our new captain? 848 00:41:09,875 --> 00:41:11,375 Well, I haven't seen too much of him 849 00:41:11,458 --> 00:41:13,167 but what I have seen, I like. 850 00:41:13,250 --> 00:41:14,917 I think he's gonna be okay. 851 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,833 - Susan? - I agree. 852 00:41:16,917 --> 00:41:18,833 It's funny, he was supposed to meet us here for drinks. 853 00:41:18,917 --> 00:41:20,750 I wonder what could be hanging him up? 854 00:41:20,833 --> 00:41:23,208 Well, the last time I saw him he said something about 855 00:41:23,292 --> 00:41:26,167 having a half hour to give some good-luck speech 856 00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,792 or it wouldn't count.. 857 00:41:27,875 --> 00:41:29,583 When was that? 858 00:41:29,667 --> 00:41:31,500 About 20 minutes ago. 859 00:41:31,583 --> 00:41:33,042 [chuckling] Oh, no. 860 00:41:33,125 --> 00:41:36,083 Of all the times he could have picked. 861 00:41:36,167 --> 00:41:38,250 It was an early Earth president 862 00:41:38,333 --> 00:41:40,292 Abraham Lincoln. 863 00:41:40,375 --> 00:41:42,833 Who best described our situation. 864 00:41:45,042 --> 00:41:48,250 "The dogmas of the quiet past 865 00:41:48,333 --> 00:41:51,792 "are inadequate to the stormy present. 866 00:41:53,750 --> 00:41:56,250 "The occasion is piled high with difficulty 867 00:41:56,333 --> 00:41:59,167 "and we must rise to the occasion. 868 00:42:00,958 --> 00:42:02,583 "We cannot escape history. 869 00:42:04,208 --> 00:42:07,583 "We will be remembered in spite of ourselves. 870 00:42:10,417 --> 00:42:12,958 "The fiery trial through which we pass.. 871 00:42:14,333 --> 00:42:18,417 "...will light us down in honor or dishonor.. 872 00:42:18,500 --> 00:42:20,125 "...to the last generation. 873 00:42:22,917 --> 00:42:25,375 "We shall nobly save.. 874 00:42:26,375 --> 00:42:27,917 "...or meanly lose. 875 00:42:29,375 --> 00:42:33,125 Our last, best hope of Earth." 876 00:42:34,042 --> 00:42:37,125 [instrumental music] 877 00:42:44,125 --> 00:42:45,875 Five minutes to spare. 878 00:43:05,750 --> 00:43:08,292 [theme music]