1 00:00:02,167 --> 00:00:05,250 [instrumental music] 2 00:00:14,042 --> 00:00:16,375 Figured I'd find you here. 3 00:00:16,458 --> 00:00:18,750 Feels strange to have the place this empty. 4 00:00:19,750 --> 00:00:21,708 It's the war room. The war's over. 5 00:00:21,792 --> 00:00:23,542 Yeah, says you. 6 00:00:23,625 --> 00:00:24,917 Oh, yeah, the Shadows are gone 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,708 but, uh, with all that's going on back home 8 00:00:27,792 --> 00:00:30,958 maybe there's some life in the old girl yet. 9 00:00:31,042 --> 00:00:32,583 Any more ships come in from Earth? 10 00:00:32,667 --> 00:00:35,250 Just a couple of scavengers, no loyalties to anyone back home. 11 00:00:35,333 --> 00:00:37,750 Alien traffic is the same as ever. 12 00:00:37,833 --> 00:00:39,708 But as far as Earth goes, this quarantine's got us 13 00:00:39,792 --> 00:00:41,083 pretty much shut down. 14 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:44,000 - Mm, this is trouble. - Definitely trouble. 15 00:00:44,083 --> 00:00:46,125 With the commercial transport fees, we were finally starting 16 00:00:46,208 --> 00:00:47,833 to get our heads above water. 17 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:50,625 Now without that revenue, it's gonna be tough. 18 00:00:50,708 --> 00:00:52,792 Yeah, we'll get by. We always have. 19 00:00:52,875 --> 00:00:55,333 This place has been declared dead more times than Lazarus 20 00:00:55,417 --> 00:00:56,583 but we keep coming back. 21 00:00:56,667 --> 00:00:58,833 Yes, we do. 22 00:00:58,917 --> 00:01:01,042 So what's got you so worried? 23 00:01:03,625 --> 00:01:05,292 I'm not worried. 24 00:01:05,375 --> 00:01:07,417 Tell that to your face. 25 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:08,917 Come on, John, I've known you too long 26 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,125 to start playing stupid now. 27 00:01:15,042 --> 00:01:16,875 Right before we broke away from Earth last year 28 00:01:16,958 --> 00:01:19,667 I talked to my dad. 29 00:01:19,750 --> 00:01:22,708 I couldn't say much.. 30 00:01:22,792 --> 00:01:25,833 ...but he could see what was coming. 31 00:01:25,917 --> 00:01:28,750 Since then we've passed a few messages back and forth 32 00:01:28,833 --> 00:01:31,792 on ships en route here or back home. 33 00:01:31,875 --> 00:01:34,917 His last letter mentioned something about some strangers 34 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,833 hanging around town asking questions 35 00:01:36,917 --> 00:01:39,625 about me, the family, the farm. 36 00:01:39,708 --> 00:01:40,708 Do you think President Clark would use 37 00:01:40,792 --> 00:01:42,250 your family to get to you? 38 00:01:42,333 --> 00:01:43,667 It's possible. 39 00:01:43,750 --> 00:01:45,167 I told them to get out while they could. 40 00:01:45,250 --> 00:01:47,458 I gave them some names. 41 00:01:47,542 --> 00:01:49,167 And then we get hit with this damned embargo 42 00:01:49,250 --> 00:01:51,125 and I don't know what the hell is going on back home. 43 00:01:51,208 --> 00:01:53,000 You told me about your dad. He's a smart guy. 44 00:01:53,083 --> 00:01:54,875 He can take care of himself. 45 00:01:54,958 --> 00:01:56,125 And being a former diplomat 46 00:01:56,208 --> 00:01:58,417 he's too visible to just disappear. 47 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,250 Yeah, maybe. 48 00:02:01,625 --> 00:02:04,958 [sighs] I just hope they get out in time. 49 00:02:08,292 --> 00:02:09,875 Everything else okay topside? 50 00:02:09,958 --> 00:02:11,583 (Ivanova) 'So far.' 51 00:02:11,667 --> 00:02:13,083 Some businessmen from Earth are upset 52 00:02:13,167 --> 00:02:15,167 because they can't go home now without being questioned 53 00:02:15,250 --> 00:02:17,917 and searched, but we can handle it. 54 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,875 Some problems in customs, but Zack's on it. 55 00:02:20,958 --> 00:02:23,042 You know, the more that I think about it, the more I'm glad 56 00:02:23,125 --> 00:02:26,417 that we picked him to take over security when Garibaldi left. 57 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:29,792 We haven't had a major incident yet. 58 00:02:29,875 --> 00:02:32,708 Come on! Whoa, whoa! Everybody back! 59 00:02:32,792 --> 00:02:35,292 Everybody back, back! 60 00:02:35,375 --> 00:02:37,250 What the hell's going on here, Ramirez? 61 00:02:37,333 --> 00:02:40,208 Scanners turned up something suspicious in those crates, sir. 62 00:02:40,292 --> 00:02:42,792 We went to take a look, and they got in our way. 63 00:02:42,875 --> 00:02:45,542 - 'Explosives?' - 'The scanners say no.' 64 00:02:45,625 --> 00:02:48,292 Could be weapons, contrabands, dust. 65 00:02:48,375 --> 00:02:49,833 Well, then, let's open them up. 66 00:02:49,917 --> 00:02:52,542 Hey, that's private property. We've got rights here. 67 00:02:52,625 --> 00:02:55,583 What you're gonna have is my foot 16 inches up your butt 68 00:02:55,667 --> 00:02:57,958 if you don't get the hell out of my way. 69 00:03:04,792 --> 00:03:06,792 [grunts] 70 00:03:10,167 --> 00:03:11,292 You're crazy! 71 00:03:11,375 --> 00:03:12,292 I'm gonna file a report 72 00:03:12,375 --> 00:03:13,375 with your superior officer. 73 00:03:13,458 --> 00:03:14,750 Well, you do that, sunshine. 74 00:03:14,833 --> 00:03:16,292 Ramirez, check the box. 75 00:03:16,375 --> 00:03:18,250 Yes, sir. Good shot, chief. 76 00:03:18,333 --> 00:03:20,000 Well, don't say that 77 00:03:20,083 --> 00:03:22,458 until you know what I was aiming at. 78 00:03:26,917 --> 00:03:30,000 [intense music] 79 00:03:33,875 --> 00:03:36,500 What the.. 80 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:38,833 It's a camera. 81 00:03:38,917 --> 00:03:40,958 That's right, a camera. 82 00:03:41,042 --> 00:03:42,375 It goes with the territory. 83 00:03:42,458 --> 00:03:44,917 I'm a reporter, and this is my crew. 84 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,417 And you just made the evening news. 85 00:03:56,417 --> 00:03:59,125 [instrumental music] 86 00:03:59,208 --> 00:04:01,042 (Lennier) It was the year of fire. 87 00:04:01,125 --> 00:04:02,917 (Zack) The year of destruction. 88 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,917 (G'Kar) The year we took back what was ours. 89 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,625 (Lyta) It was the year of rebirth. 90 00:04:07,708 --> 00:04:09,958 (Vir) The year of great sadness. 91 00:04:10,042 --> 00:04:11,792 (Marcus) The year of pain. 92 00:04:11,875 --> 00:04:13,333 (Delenn) And the year of joy. 93 00:04:13,417 --> 00:04:15,125 (Mollari) It was a new age. 94 00:04:15,208 --> 00:04:17,000 (Franklin) It was the end of history. 95 00:04:17,083 --> 00:04:20,083 (Ivanova) It was the year everything changed. 96 00:04:22,417 --> 00:04:26,417 (Garibaldi) The year is 2261, the place.. 97 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:28,792 (Sheridan) Babylon 5. 98 00:04:28,875 --> 00:04:31,917 [theme music] 99 00:05:01,458 --> 00:05:04,500 [music continues] 100 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:28,042 [instrumental music] 101 00:05:43,375 --> 00:05:45,667 Captain, I was just on my way to see you. 102 00:05:45,750 --> 00:05:46,917 I'm gonna pull some of the other doctors off 103 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,542 standby duty in Medlabs 3 and 4. 104 00:05:48,625 --> 00:05:50,583 - And I wanted you to know. - Why? 105 00:05:50,667 --> 00:05:52,375 Well, we've got some problems with the telepaths 106 00:05:52,458 --> 00:05:54,292 locked up in cryogenic freeze. 107 00:05:54,375 --> 00:05:55,708 - Anything serious? - No. 108 00:05:55,792 --> 00:05:57,333 Just some mechanical problems with the freezer. 109 00:05:57,417 --> 00:06:00,000 So we're moving half of them to another freezer bank. 110 00:06:00,083 --> 00:06:01,458 We're not set up to handle this many 111 00:06:01,542 --> 00:06:03,667 so we've had to improvise, and they require 112 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:06,083 constant supervision during the changeover. 113 00:06:06,167 --> 00:06:07,750 Then take what you need. 114 00:06:07,833 --> 00:06:09,208 I hope you can help them, Stephen. 115 00:06:09,292 --> 00:06:10,958 I hate to keep them frozen like this. 116 00:06:11,042 --> 00:06:12,542 I don't think we have much choice. 117 00:06:12,625 --> 00:06:14,792 With all that leftover Shadow technology still in their heads 118 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:17,958 they're a menace to themselves and to other people. 119 00:06:18,042 --> 00:06:20,292 We'll figure it out eventually. 120 00:06:20,375 --> 00:06:24,042 You know, y-you fight a war and everyone forgets the people 121 00:06:24,125 --> 00:06:25,875 that get caught in the middle. 122 00:06:25,958 --> 00:06:28,042 Something tells me we'll be dealing with this legacy 123 00:06:28,125 --> 00:06:31,125 the Shadows left behind for a long, long time. 124 00:06:31,208 --> 00:06:32,667 [beeps] 125 00:06:32,750 --> 00:06:35,333 - Yes. - 'Captain, he's here.' 126 00:06:37,042 --> 00:06:38,875 On my way. 127 00:06:40,167 --> 00:06:41,458 I thought we saw the worst of it 128 00:06:41,542 --> 00:06:44,542 with the Shadows, the Vorlons, the war. 129 00:06:45,708 --> 00:06:48,625 There's something far worse than the Shadows.. 130 00:06:49,667 --> 00:06:51,833 ...reporters. 131 00:06:55,875 --> 00:06:58,000 Captain Sheridan, Dan Randall, ISN News. 132 00:06:58,083 --> 00:06:59,833 Thank goodness, someone reasonable to talk to. 133 00:06:59,917 --> 00:07:02,958 Oh, thank you. He's such a sweet talker. 134 00:07:03,042 --> 00:07:05,667 She threatened to grab me by the collar 135 00:07:05,750 --> 00:07:07,250 and throw me out an airlock if I didn't turn over 136 00:07:07,333 --> 00:07:08,917 a full manifest of our equipment. 137 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,042 Unauthorized shipments are a threat to station security. 138 00:07:11,125 --> 00:07:13,375 - We had to-- - Commander! 139 00:07:13,458 --> 00:07:15,417 Did you threaten to grab ahold of this man 140 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:18,208 by the collar and throw him out an airlock? 141 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,667 Yes, I did. 142 00:07:20,750 --> 00:07:23,542 I'm shocked. Shocked and dismayed. 143 00:07:23,625 --> 00:07:26,542 I'd remind you that we are short on supplies here. 144 00:07:26,625 --> 00:07:28,500 We can't afford to take perfectly good clothing 145 00:07:28,583 --> 00:07:29,875 and throw it out into space. 146 00:07:29,958 --> 00:07:31,833 Always take the jacket off first. 147 00:07:31,917 --> 00:07:34,167 I've told you that before. 148 00:07:34,250 --> 00:07:36,708 Sorry, she meant to say, "Stripped naked 149 00:07:36,792 --> 00:07:38,333 and thrown out an airlock." 150 00:07:38,417 --> 00:07:41,542 I apologize for any confusion this may have caused. 151 00:07:50,750 --> 00:07:54,375 Maybe I should start again. 152 00:07:54,458 --> 00:07:57,458 - That would be wise. - Yes, very. 153 00:07:58,833 --> 00:08:00,833 [sighs] 154 00:08:02,667 --> 00:08:05,042 We changed the manifest because we knew if you found out 155 00:08:05,125 --> 00:08:08,417 we were a news crew, you wouldn't let us on the station. 156 00:08:08,500 --> 00:08:10,667 Well, that assumption was your first mistake. 157 00:08:10,750 --> 00:08:13,667 - We have an open-door policy. - And an open airlock policy. 158 00:08:13,750 --> 00:08:16,250 - Commander. - Sorry. 159 00:08:16,333 --> 00:08:20,625 President Clark put the embargo around Babylon 5, we didn't. 160 00:08:20,708 --> 00:08:24,417 - Then you would have let us on. - You, yes. Your equipment, no. 161 00:08:24,500 --> 00:08:26,292 (Sheridan) 'Mr. Randall..' 162 00:08:27,625 --> 00:08:29,792 ...everyone knows that ISN is a propaganda arm 163 00:08:29,875 --> 00:08:31,625 for President Clark. 164 00:08:31,708 --> 00:08:34,458 You didn't come here to do an objective story. 165 00:08:34,542 --> 00:08:36,458 There's no such thing. 166 00:08:36,542 --> 00:08:38,667 The objective journalist is one of those great myths 167 00:08:38,750 --> 00:08:41,333 you read about, like a griffin or a phoenix 168 00:08:41,417 --> 00:08:42,917 or an honest politician. 169 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,917 Everybody's got an agenda whether they admit it or not. 170 00:08:47,375 --> 00:08:50,333 But you try not to let it get in the way of the truth. 171 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:53,250 Look, I won't lie to you. 172 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:56,375 You're absolutely right about ISN, which is why most of us 173 00:08:56,458 --> 00:08:59,250 quit as soon as Clark took over. 174 00:08:59,333 --> 00:09:01,000 But a few of us stayed on 175 00:09:01,083 --> 00:09:02,667 figuring we could try to 176 00:09:02,750 --> 00:09:05,583 slip the truth in quietly and in small bites 177 00:09:05,667 --> 00:09:07,792 while the big boys weren't looking. 178 00:09:07,875 --> 00:09:11,875 That's exactly why I fought to get this assignment. 179 00:09:11,958 --> 00:09:14,042 So you could tell the whole truth? 180 00:09:14,125 --> 00:09:17,458 No, not the whole truth. 181 00:09:17,542 --> 00:09:21,083 Just as much as I can without getting into trouble. 182 00:09:21,167 --> 00:09:24,292 But even a little truth is better than none. 183 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:30,625 Captain, we're here now 184 00:09:30,708 --> 00:09:34,500 and one way or another we have to go back with a story. 185 00:09:34,583 --> 00:09:36,333 If you work with us 186 00:09:36,417 --> 00:09:39,542 we can try to get your side of things across to the viewers. 187 00:09:39,625 --> 00:09:43,250 W-we'll have to be careful, but it can be done. 188 00:09:43,333 --> 00:09:46,208 If you don't, we'll do the story anyway. 189 00:09:46,292 --> 00:09:50,792 And there'll be nobody to represent your point of view. 190 00:09:50,875 --> 00:09:53,500 Now, is that really what you want? 191 00:09:53,583 --> 00:09:56,667 [instrumental music] 192 00:09:59,917 --> 00:10:02,750 This particular statue means a great deal 193 00:10:02,833 --> 00:10:04,333 to me and my family. 194 00:10:04,417 --> 00:10:06,542 We lost it when we were evacuated 195 00:10:06,625 --> 00:10:08,500 from the Eridian Colony. 196 00:10:08,583 --> 00:10:10,208 It must have great sentimental value, huh? 197 00:10:10,292 --> 00:10:13,250 Oh, substantial, heh. Yeah. 198 00:10:13,333 --> 00:10:16,333 W-while we were gone, the scavenger fleet 199 00:10:16,417 --> 00:10:20,000 got past our sensors and ransacked the entire colony. 200 00:10:20,083 --> 00:10:22,417 Oy, it's a terrible thing, yeah. 201 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:25,917 I-it belonged to my dear departed wife Leticia. 202 00:10:26,042 --> 00:10:29,500 A good woman, but, uh, a shouter. 203 00:10:29,583 --> 00:10:32,208 Yeah, the universe is a quieter place without her. 204 00:10:32,292 --> 00:10:34,833 You'll forgive me for saying so. 205 00:10:34,917 --> 00:10:37,458 It's been in my family for generations. 206 00:10:37,542 --> 00:10:40,667 Mr. Garibaldi, please, can you help me? 207 00:10:40,750 --> 00:10:43,250 This statue, no, uh, intrinsic value? 208 00:10:43,333 --> 00:10:46,208 - Oh, no, no, none whatsoever. - I see. 209 00:10:47,417 --> 00:10:49,708 Ask me if I believe in God. 210 00:10:49,792 --> 00:10:51,042 Oh, go on, go on, ask me. 211 00:10:51,125 --> 00:10:54,875 - I-I don't understand. - No, no, no, come on. 212 00:10:54,958 --> 00:10:58,542 Alright, heh, do you believe in God, Mr. Garibaldi? 213 00:10:58,625 --> 00:11:00,417 No, and you want to know why? 214 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:02,542 Because if there were a God, then maybe just once in my life 215 00:11:02,625 --> 00:11:04,250 somebody would sit in that chair 216 00:11:04,333 --> 00:11:05,875 and not assume that I'm an idiot. 217 00:11:05,958 --> 00:11:07,042 This is a Drazi statue. 218 00:11:07,125 --> 00:11:09,083 It's Shokalla, one of the minor deities. 219 00:11:09,167 --> 00:11:11,083 You said the Maker. 220 00:11:12,417 --> 00:11:14,917 S-so, so my grandfather converted. 221 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,250 We stuck with it. 222 00:11:16,333 --> 00:11:18,792 So, uh, so, what are families for, right? 223 00:11:18,875 --> 00:11:20,875 So we believe in the Maker, so what? 224 00:11:20,958 --> 00:11:22,958 We still have our culture, our language. 225 00:11:23,042 --> 00:11:24,417 I don't care what you believe in. 226 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:25,792 The point is, aside from the Centauri 227 00:11:25,875 --> 00:11:27,667 all of the other Maker religions are monotheistic. 228 00:11:27,750 --> 00:11:29,542 They don't allow the keeping of alien Gods. 229 00:11:29,625 --> 00:11:31,417 Something about eternal damnation. Plague, pox. 230 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:32,583 The usual, not the kind of things 231 00:11:32,667 --> 00:11:34,833 that you wanna pass on to your kids. 232 00:11:34,917 --> 00:11:39,250 Look, Mr. Garibaldi, I-I have no reason t-to tell you-- 233 00:11:39,333 --> 00:11:42,250 I'm not finished! Now, you're right. 234 00:11:42,333 --> 00:11:43,792 The statue itself is worthless 235 00:11:43,875 --> 00:11:46,125 but it's big enough to hide lots of stuff inside. 236 00:11:46,208 --> 00:11:48,417 Now, my guess is, when the evacuation began 237 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:50,167 you grabbed as many valuables as you could 238 00:11:50,250 --> 00:11:51,458 and you hid the rest. 239 00:11:51,542 --> 00:11:53,333 Your IDenticard says you're a xenoarchaeologist. 240 00:11:53,417 --> 00:11:55,125 Which means you would have had access to artifacts 241 00:11:55,208 --> 00:11:57,625 from other worlds, like this. 242 00:11:57,708 --> 00:12:00,125 And what better hiding place than a statue to a God 243 00:12:00,208 --> 00:12:03,292 your own people would avoid and the scavengers would ignore 244 00:12:03,375 --> 00:12:06,167 because we all know that most Drazi statues 245 00:12:06,250 --> 00:12:08,708 have no actual value. 246 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,042 Well, it must've been a real shock 247 00:12:11,125 --> 00:12:13,000 when you made it to the safe haven 248 00:12:13,083 --> 00:12:15,750 and you found out the scavenger fleet was piloted by Drazi 249 00:12:15,833 --> 00:12:18,792 and Shokalla is the patron saint of pilots. 250 00:12:18,875 --> 00:12:22,417 - Fine, how much do you want? - Five hundred credit deposit. 251 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,875 Twenty percent of everything you find inside this thing. 252 00:12:23,958 --> 00:12:25,292 - Ten. - Fifteen. 253 00:12:25,375 --> 00:12:26,667 And I let you walk out of here without telling the Drazi 254 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:29,375 you've been poking holes in their deities. 255 00:12:29,458 --> 00:12:31,708 Done. 256 00:12:31,792 --> 00:12:35,708 - Let me know if you find it. - Not if...when. 257 00:12:43,333 --> 00:12:46,583 - Hello, Mr. Garibaldi. - Hey, Mr. Lennier. 258 00:12:46,667 --> 00:12:49,667 Welcome to my, uh, office. 259 00:12:49,750 --> 00:12:52,542 Something I can do for you? 260 00:12:52,625 --> 00:12:54,750 I had heard that you resigned. 261 00:12:54,833 --> 00:12:56,542 At first, I chose not to believe it 262 00:12:56,625 --> 00:12:59,833 but now...why? 263 00:12:59,917 --> 00:13:02,125 Well, I, uh, served my time in hell. 264 00:13:02,208 --> 00:13:05,542 Now I get to make my own life. 265 00:13:05,625 --> 00:13:07,458 Why is that so strange? 266 00:13:07,542 --> 00:13:09,833 With Minbari, there is no time limit 267 00:13:09,917 --> 00:13:12,833 on serving the needs of our people. It is an honor. 268 00:13:12,917 --> 00:13:14,292 [laughing] 269 00:13:14,375 --> 00:13:16,625 Well, then, let's just say I've had all the honor I need 270 00:13:16,708 --> 00:13:18,625 for a while and leave it at that. 271 00:13:18,708 --> 00:13:20,333 - How's Delenn? - She's well. 272 00:13:20,417 --> 00:13:22,208 - Good. - She sends her regards. 273 00:13:22,292 --> 00:13:24,875 - The captain was-- - I, uh.. 274 00:13:24,958 --> 00:13:28,500 - I heard Londo's back. - Yes. 275 00:13:28,583 --> 00:13:30,875 You sure everything's alright, Mr. Garibaldi? 276 00:13:30,958 --> 00:13:33,917 Oh, yeah, fine, I, uh.. 277 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,208 I just don't wanna talk about.. 278 00:13:37,292 --> 00:13:39,375 Yep, works every time. 279 00:13:39,458 --> 00:13:42,792 Speak the devil's name and he shall appear. 280 00:13:50,417 --> 00:13:52,917 - Michael. - Captain. 281 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,583 Mr. Lennier, I 'd like you to meet Dan Randall. 282 00:13:55,667 --> 00:13:57,417 He's a journalist from Earth. 283 00:13:57,500 --> 00:13:59,417 I'd like you to show him around. 284 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:01,458 Well, act as his liaison while he's here. 285 00:14:01,542 --> 00:14:03,375 Mr. Allan would be-- 286 00:14:03,458 --> 00:14:05,042 We need Mr. Randall to believe 287 00:14:05,125 --> 00:14:07,250 that everything he sees and hears is the truth 288 00:14:07,333 --> 00:14:10,417 and not trumped up for his benefit. 289 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,875 You could help ease his mind. 290 00:14:12,958 --> 00:14:16,750 Then I am happy to serve. 291 00:14:16,833 --> 00:14:18,375 If you'll come with me, Mr. Randall. 292 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:21,250 We will begin your introduction to the station. 293 00:14:25,083 --> 00:14:27,667 This is the open market. 294 00:14:29,750 --> 00:14:32,792 [intense music] 295 00:14:46,125 --> 00:14:48,625 (male You work for no one but us. 296 00:14:48,708 --> 00:14:51,250 You work for no one but us. 297 00:14:51,333 --> 00:14:53,792 You work for no one but us. 298 00:14:53,875 --> 00:14:56,333 You work for no one but us. 299 00:14:56,417 --> 00:15:00,208 Us, us, us, us.. 300 00:15:07,250 --> 00:15:09,333 [exhales sharply] 301 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,833 [instrumental music] 302 00:15:20,292 --> 00:15:22,500 - So these units-- - As we docked-- 303 00:15:22,583 --> 00:15:24,917 You were saying? 304 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,833 As we docked, I saw an alien ship being fixed outside. 305 00:15:28,917 --> 00:15:31,500 Many ships belonging to the League of Non-Aligned Worlds 306 00:15:31,583 --> 00:15:34,333 were damaged during the recent war. 307 00:15:34,417 --> 00:15:36,667 Some of them would not have made it back 308 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:39,958 had we not allowed them to berth here and make repairs. 309 00:15:43,958 --> 00:15:46,917 And do they pay for these repairs? 310 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,833 Only for the actual material used. 311 00:15:48,917 --> 00:15:53,792 The time needed to make the repairs is donated freely. 312 00:15:53,875 --> 00:15:55,458 That's very generous. 313 00:15:55,542 --> 00:15:58,833 [clears throat] It's the least we could do. 314 00:16:04,958 --> 00:16:06,542 Here we are. 315 00:16:06,625 --> 00:16:08,708 After you, please. 316 00:16:17,792 --> 00:16:19,667 Are we recording? 317 00:16:20,917 --> 00:16:22,375 Where are we now, Lennier? 318 00:16:22,458 --> 00:16:25,250 This part of the station is known as Down Below. 319 00:16:25,333 --> 00:16:28,500 Babylon 5 has always had an underclass. 320 00:16:28,583 --> 00:16:30,500 People who come here in search of a better life 321 00:16:30,583 --> 00:16:33,917 and find themselves stranded when they run out of money. 322 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,625 They become a cheap work force 323 00:16:35,708 --> 00:16:38,167 for some of the less reputable businessmen. 324 00:16:38,250 --> 00:16:40,917 - So they're exploited. - Sometimes, yes. 325 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,667 The captain stops it when he hears of it. 326 00:16:42,750 --> 00:16:45,083 He's instituted work programs so that they can earn money 327 00:16:45,167 --> 00:16:47,042 while helping to repair the station. 328 00:16:47,125 --> 00:16:49,125 More people have come here since your president 329 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:51,333 declared martial law on Earth. 330 00:16:51,417 --> 00:16:52,667 - Uh, doctor. - Yeah. 331 00:16:52,750 --> 00:16:54,000 This is Dr. Stephen Franklin. 332 00:16:54,083 --> 00:16:55,500 In addition to his other duties he operates 333 00:16:55,583 --> 00:16:56,750 a free clinic for these people. 334 00:16:56,833 --> 00:16:57,958 Doctor, this is Dan Randall. 335 00:16:58,042 --> 00:16:59,583 He's a, uh, journalist from Earth. 336 00:16:59,667 --> 00:17:01,417 Oh, yeah, the captain said you were on your way. 337 00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:03,208 Uh, sorry, we're in a bit of a hurry. 338 00:17:03,292 --> 00:17:04,583 We just had a case of cardiac arrest. 339 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:06,250 Uh, then, perhaps we can talk later. 340 00:17:06,333 --> 00:17:10,000 Yeah. I-I'll try. We get busy here. 341 00:17:10,083 --> 00:17:11,583 - Yeah. - 'Dr. Franklin.' 342 00:17:11,667 --> 00:17:14,125 (woman on speaker) 'The cryo units are ready for restart.' 343 00:17:14,208 --> 00:17:16,208 (Stephen) 'I'll be right there.' 344 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:24,500 Perhaps you do not understand 345 00:17:24,583 --> 00:17:26,333 the nature of my concern, captain. 346 00:17:26,417 --> 00:17:28,167 I understand completely, Londo. 347 00:17:28,250 --> 00:17:29,417 No, I don't think so. 348 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,708 When I said my quarters were cold 349 00:17:31,792 --> 00:17:35,083 I did not mean, "Oh, I think it's a little chilly in here. 350 00:17:35,167 --> 00:17:37,083 Perhaps I'll throw a blanket on the bed." 351 00:17:37,167 --> 00:17:40,208 No, I said it was cold! 352 00:17:40,292 --> 00:17:44,125 As in, "Oh, look, my left arm has snapped off 353 00:17:44,208 --> 00:17:46,875 like an icicle and shattered on the floor." 354 00:17:46,958 --> 00:17:49,042 This is highly inappropriate, captain! 355 00:17:49,125 --> 00:17:51,167 You're right, there are several other parts 356 00:17:51,250 --> 00:17:52,958 of your body I'd much rather see snap off. 357 00:17:53,042 --> 00:17:55,625 I see, well, your sense of humor is very funny. 358 00:17:58,042 --> 00:18:00,917 [instrumental music] 359 00:18:02,417 --> 00:18:06,333 So it was never your intention to break away from Earth? 360 00:18:06,417 --> 00:18:09,542 No, no, we declared independence as a last resort 361 00:18:09,625 --> 00:18:12,667 to protest the illegal bombings of civilian targets 362 00:18:12,750 --> 00:18:14,583 on Mars and Proxima 3. 363 00:18:14,667 --> 00:18:17,292 We'll rejoin Earth Alliance as soon as President Clark 364 00:18:17,375 --> 00:18:21,375 rescinds the martial law decree and steps down. 365 00:18:21,458 --> 00:18:25,333 Mm...and do you still contend that Clark is responsible 366 00:18:25,417 --> 00:18:28,458 for the death of former President Luis Santiago? 367 00:18:28,542 --> 00:18:32,667 Santiago was an impediment to Clark's plans. 368 00:18:32,750 --> 00:18:35,500 I mean, with Clark 369 00:18:35,583 --> 00:18:39,167 anything that gets in the way disappears. 370 00:18:39,250 --> 00:18:44,333 Ambassador Delenn, this must strike you as very confusing. 371 00:18:44,417 --> 00:18:45,542 Not at all. 372 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,833 This sort of thing happens everywhere. 373 00:18:47,917 --> 00:18:50,333 Which I suppose is good, and that it gives all races 374 00:18:50,417 --> 00:18:53,375 something in common and bad 375 00:18:53,458 --> 00:18:55,583 for much the same reason. 376 00:18:57,833 --> 00:19:00,042 I see the two of you have become very close 377 00:19:00,125 --> 00:19:02,500 over the last few years. 378 00:19:02,583 --> 00:19:04,750 Yes, very. 379 00:19:04,833 --> 00:19:07,792 Any truth to the rumors you might eventually marry? 380 00:19:10,458 --> 00:19:13,250 Uh, no comment...for now. 381 00:19:15,167 --> 00:19:17,125 Well, as relationships go, you certainly have 382 00:19:17,208 --> 00:19:18,667 the odds against you. 383 00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:21,042 You were both on different sides during the Minbari War 384 00:19:21,125 --> 00:19:23,500 and I'm sure there are other forces 385 00:19:23,583 --> 00:19:25,250 constantly pulling at you. 386 00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:26,583 Of course. 387 00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:28,583 But the heart does not recognize boundaries 388 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:32,083 on a map or wars or political policies. 389 00:19:32,167 --> 00:19:35,708 The heart does as the heart does. 390 00:19:36,917 --> 00:19:39,667 And if others don't understand? 391 00:19:39,750 --> 00:19:41,417 If they don't understand.. 392 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:43,917 ...we will make them understand. 393 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,250 Then you're not concerned about the possible repercussions. 394 00:19:47,333 --> 00:19:50,375 It will be a struggle, still.. 395 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:52,542 There is no force in this galaxy 396 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:55,583 that can stop what we have done here together. 397 00:19:55,667 --> 00:19:57,875 'Nothing will be able to stop us.' 398 00:19:59,958 --> 00:20:03,000 [instumental music] 399 00:20:10,792 --> 00:20:11,667 [sighs] 400 00:20:11,750 --> 00:20:13,375 Can I talk to you for a moment? 401 00:20:13,458 --> 00:20:15,208 Where's your entourage? 402 00:20:15,292 --> 00:20:16,792 Picking up some background shots 403 00:20:16,875 --> 00:20:20,625 of the station for editing later. Can I sit? 404 00:20:20,708 --> 00:20:22,625 That's between you and your chiropractor. 405 00:20:22,708 --> 00:20:24,833 I don't get involved. 406 00:20:30,208 --> 00:20:33,667 We're just about done. Our ship leaves in two hours. 407 00:20:33,750 --> 00:20:35,542 You're the only one I haven't talked to yet. 408 00:20:35,625 --> 00:20:36,792 Not much point to it. 409 00:20:36,875 --> 00:20:39,458 I'm not responsible for anyone here but me. 410 00:20:39,542 --> 00:20:41,000 Yeah. 411 00:20:42,292 --> 00:20:43,542 I understand you recently resigned 412 00:20:43,625 --> 00:20:46,167 as head of security for Babylon 5. 413 00:20:46,250 --> 00:20:47,792 That's right. 414 00:20:47,875 --> 00:20:49,417 Would you like to talk about it? 415 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:51,750 Not especially. 416 00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:58,792 Mr. Garibaldi.. 417 00:21:00,583 --> 00:21:02,500 '...you're the only one of the inner circle' 418 00:21:02,583 --> 00:21:06,167 'who's been here ever since Babylon 5 went online.' 419 00:21:06,250 --> 00:21:08,917 You have a unique perspective. 420 00:21:11,083 --> 00:21:12,333 I'd be remiss if I left here 421 00:21:12,417 --> 00:21:13,958 without getting a few minutes with you. 422 00:21:14,042 --> 00:21:16,167 Look, you can talk about anything you want. 423 00:21:16,250 --> 00:21:19,167 Your time here, what you did during the war. 424 00:21:19,250 --> 00:21:22,458 'Your co-workers, President Clark, whatever.' 425 00:21:24,375 --> 00:21:26,542 You've got a free shot. 426 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:33,625 [sighs] 427 00:21:36,292 --> 00:21:39,375 [instrumental music] 428 00:21:52,458 --> 00:21:54,833 Looks like you had the same idea I did. 429 00:21:54,917 --> 00:21:56,542 Who's got time for dinner these days? 430 00:21:56,625 --> 00:21:57,833 I just figured I'd grab something to eat 431 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:00,208 while we watch the stellarcast. 432 00:22:00,292 --> 00:22:02,333 - Is Delenn coming? - Ah, she was right behind me. 433 00:22:02,417 --> 00:22:06,000 But Marcus had some questions. 434 00:22:06,083 --> 00:22:09,125 Do you have the same ugly feeling I have about all this? 435 00:22:09,208 --> 00:22:12,708 I mean, we both know there's gonna be some bias here. 436 00:22:12,792 --> 00:22:16,083 Well, that's another reason I went along with this. 437 00:22:16,167 --> 00:22:19,333 We knew they were gonna take a shot at us sooner or later. 438 00:22:19,417 --> 00:22:22,292 Might as well get it all out in the open, see what they've got. 439 00:22:22,375 --> 00:22:24,500 We did the best we could, anything we said 440 00:22:24,583 --> 00:22:26,333 we kept down to short declarative sentences 441 00:22:26,417 --> 00:22:29,375 to make it harder for them to quote us out of context. 442 00:22:29,458 --> 00:22:32,542 We didn't have a big crisis while they were here. 443 00:22:33,792 --> 00:22:35,958 What can they do to us? 444 00:22:36,042 --> 00:22:39,750 - Sorry. Has it started yet? - Just about. 445 00:22:39,833 --> 00:22:41,917 Well, let's see what's on. 446 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,833 With our luck, it'll probably be a commercial. 447 00:22:48,250 --> 00:22:49,375 [beeping] 448 00:22:50,833 --> 00:22:53,875 [instrumental music] 449 00:23:11,083 --> 00:23:14,167 (female 'This is an Interstellar Network News special report.' 450 00:23:14,250 --> 00:23:16,417 'Reporting live from the ISN Headquarters' 451 00:23:16,500 --> 00:23:20,667 'in Geneva, Switzerland, your host Alison Higgins.' 452 00:23:20,750 --> 00:23:22,958 Good evening, almost two week ago 453 00:23:23,042 --> 00:23:26,125 we sent reporter Dan Randall to get a behind-the-scenes look 454 00:23:26,208 --> 00:23:28,917 at the current situation on Babylon 5. 455 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,792 Which broke away from Earth last year 456 00:23:30,875 --> 00:23:33,292 and was recently added to the forbidden list 457 00:23:33,375 --> 00:23:34,792 for travel and commerce. 458 00:23:34,875 --> 00:23:37,708 We'll have that story for you later in our broadcast. 459 00:23:37,792 --> 00:23:39,958 First, these headlines.. 460 00:23:40,042 --> 00:23:42,792 President Clark announced today that Earthforce troops 461 00:23:42,875 --> 00:23:45,792 have now reclaimed 75% of the colony 462 00:23:45,875 --> 00:23:50,250 which broke away in an act of sedition 259 days ago. 463 00:23:50,333 --> 00:23:52,833 Today, to the cheering of its citizens 464 00:23:52,917 --> 00:23:55,667 they liberated New Vegas and Flinntown. 465 00:23:55,750 --> 00:23:57,625 To celebrate this latest victory 466 00:23:57,708 --> 00:23:59,750 against the tyranny of a fanatical few 467 00:23:59,833 --> 00:24:02,500 who have endangered the lives of our citizens 468 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:05,542 Clark proclaimed today a planetary holiday. 469 00:24:05,625 --> 00:24:09,375 Curfew has been extended two full hours until 9 p.m. 470 00:24:09,458 --> 00:24:13,500 Earth standard time, so go out and enjoy. 471 00:24:13,583 --> 00:24:15,333 Meanwhile, hearings began today 472 00:24:15,417 --> 00:24:17,333 in the newly-reconstituted senate 473 00:24:17,417 --> 00:24:19,583 as the committee on anti-earth activities 474 00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,167 heard testimony from witnesses in the fields 475 00:24:22,250 --> 00:24:25,208 of entertainment, business, and local politics. 476 00:24:25,292 --> 00:24:27,458 The first day of testimony confirms 477 00:24:27,542 --> 00:24:30,042 what President Clark announced late last year 478 00:24:30,125 --> 00:24:32,625 that these and other fields have been infiltrated 479 00:24:32,708 --> 00:24:37,042 by alien sympathizers determined to bring down Earthgov. 480 00:24:37,125 --> 00:24:39,167 Each witness named at least ten people 481 00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:42,042 who will now be taken into custody and questioned. 482 00:24:42,125 --> 00:24:45,250 The first of these, tri-vid writer/producer Lee Parks 483 00:24:45,333 --> 00:24:48,667 freely admitted his involvement in the conspiracy. 484 00:24:49,875 --> 00:24:52,375 I, voluntarily.. 485 00:24:52,458 --> 00:24:55,333 confess...that I helped 486 00:24:55,417 --> 00:24:58,333 alien governments undermine Earthgov 487 00:24:58,417 --> 00:25:01,292 by using my tri-vids 488 00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:03,417 to convey messages 489 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:07,917 of rebellion, disregard for authority.. 490 00:25:09,958 --> 00:25:13,417 ...immorality and violence. 491 00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:16,917 I realize now that I was being used 492 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,583 by outside forces to harm my own people. 493 00:25:23,792 --> 00:25:25,958 I apologize.. 494 00:25:26,875 --> 00:25:29,875 ...to my family 495 00:25:29,958 --> 00:25:32,458 my wife Deborah 496 00:25:32,542 --> 00:25:37,333 and my fellow citizens for my crimes. 497 00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:44,833 As-assisting me in these acts of sedition 498 00:25:44,917 --> 00:25:47,583 were tri-vid writer 499 00:25:47,667 --> 00:25:50,000 Carleton Jarrico.. 500 00:25:52,458 --> 00:25:54,500 ...and actors.. 501 00:25:56,083 --> 00:25:58,292 ...Beth Trumbo 502 00:25:59,375 --> 00:26:04,083 and...Adrian Mostel. 503 00:26:04,167 --> 00:26:06,708 (Alison) 'Parks was later conveyed to a hospital' 504 00:26:06,792 --> 00:26:09,292 'where he will receive proper care and treatment' 505 00:26:09,375 --> 00:26:11,792 'so that he can one day return to society' 506 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:14,500 'an active and productive citizen.' 507 00:26:16,458 --> 00:26:18,583 (female 'This year in history.' 508 00:26:19,833 --> 00:26:22,833 'Three hundred years ago today, in 1961' 509 00:26:22,917 --> 00:26:25,667 'Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human' 510 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:27,958 'to orbit the Earth.' 511 00:26:29,542 --> 00:26:32,167 'In 1999, North American President Bill Clinton' 512 00:26:32,250 --> 00:26:35,458 'created the president's commission on the future.' 513 00:26:37,042 --> 00:26:40,250 'In 2018, the foundation for Luna Colony was laid' 514 00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:44,000 'in the Sea of Tranquility.' 515 00:26:44,083 --> 00:26:47,500 'And 100 years ago today, the Psi Corps was created.' 516 00:26:50,417 --> 00:26:52,375 Good evening. I'm Dan Randall. 517 00:26:52,458 --> 00:26:54,667 When we first approached to the ministry of information 518 00:26:54,750 --> 00:26:58,042 with the idea of traveling to Babylon 5 for this story 519 00:26:58,125 --> 00:26:59,667 they advised against it. 520 00:26:59,750 --> 00:27:02,000 They believed it would put the safety of myself 521 00:27:02,083 --> 00:27:03,958 and our news crew in jeopardy. 522 00:27:04,042 --> 00:27:05,625 But the first rule of journalism is 523 00:27:05,708 --> 00:27:07,667 you go where the story is. 524 00:27:07,750 --> 00:27:11,583 Still, nothing could have prepared us for what we found. 525 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,167 'From the outside, Babylon 5' 526 00:27:14,250 --> 00:27:15,833 'is all business as usual.' 527 00:27:15,917 --> 00:27:18,375 'Note that ship berthed outside the station.' 528 00:27:18,458 --> 00:27:20,625 'We'll come back to it.' 529 00:27:20,708 --> 00:27:24,417 'The conditions inside Babylon 5 are another matter altogether.' 530 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:26,917 'Most of the human residents have been forced to live' 531 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,833 'in squalid, filthy, possibly disease-ridden areas' 532 00:27:30,917 --> 00:27:34,542 'of the station, denied proper sanitation and health care.' 533 00:27:34,625 --> 00:27:36,000 'The better quarters are reserved' 534 00:27:36,083 --> 00:27:38,333 'for high-ranking alien guests' 535 00:27:38,417 --> 00:27:39,875 'and those who run the station built' 536 00:27:39,958 --> 00:27:43,792 'with the tax dollars of many of these citizens.' 537 00:27:43,875 --> 00:27:46,917 'It's ironic that Minbari, who fought Earth' 538 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,750 'in a war of aggression have been appointed keepers' 539 00:27:49,833 --> 00:27:52,792 'of these poor, struggling pockets of humanity' 540 00:27:52,875 --> 00:27:55,375 'trapped in the coldness of space.' 541 00:27:55,458 --> 00:27:57,333 'Here a high-ranking Minbari reviews' 542 00:27:57,417 --> 00:27:58,917 'the terrible conditions.' 543 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,792 'Any attempt at protest is cruelly put down.' 544 00:28:01,875 --> 00:28:05,583 'And those responsible are sedated and taken away.' 545 00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:09,208 'The question is...taken where?' 546 00:28:09,292 --> 00:28:11,250 'As we toured the station, it became clear that' 547 00:28:11,333 --> 00:28:15,000 'the alien governments are calling the shots on Babylon 5.' 548 00:28:15,083 --> 00:28:18,125 'Even the station's renegade leader John Sheridan appeared' 549 00:28:18,208 --> 00:28:21,875 'subservient to the tempers of alien representatives.' 550 00:28:21,958 --> 00:28:25,667 'What's not as clear is why a decorated war hero' 551 00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:28,542 'who fought aliens during the war and allegedly broke away' 552 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:31,125 'from Earth to achieve greater freedom' 553 00:28:31,208 --> 00:28:33,125 'would tolerate such behavior.' 554 00:28:33,208 --> 00:28:36,375 This is highly inappropriate, captain! 555 00:28:36,458 --> 00:28:38,292 To find some answers to these questions 556 00:28:38,375 --> 00:28:40,458 we turned to the experts. 557 00:28:40,542 --> 00:28:42,583 Dr. William Indiri is dean of psychiatry 558 00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:44,875 at Harvard Medical School and a leading expert 559 00:28:44,958 --> 00:28:48,625 on xenopsychology and Minbari War Syndrome. 560 00:28:48,708 --> 00:28:51,792 Dr. Indiri, you've seen the same footage I have. 561 00:28:51,875 --> 00:28:53,833 What's your analysis? 562 00:28:53,917 --> 00:28:56,083 Well, Dan, we have to start off by remembering that 563 00:28:56,167 --> 00:28:58,208 many veterans of the Earth/Minbari War 564 00:28:58,292 --> 00:29:01,250 suffer from a kind of inferiority complex 565 00:29:01,333 --> 00:29:04,000 when it comes to alien life forms. 566 00:29:04,083 --> 00:29:05,708 Some of my colleagues have compared it 567 00:29:05,792 --> 00:29:07,625 to the Helsinki Syndrome. 568 00:29:07,708 --> 00:29:10,125 That's where a hostage begins to identify 569 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:11,667 with his kidnappers. 570 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:14,792 And what does this have to do with Babylon 5? 571 00:29:14,875 --> 00:29:16,833 Well, as I said, many who fought the Minbari 572 00:29:16,917 --> 00:29:19,458 during the war felt they were up against 573 00:29:19,542 --> 00:29:22,417 a vastly superior technological force. 574 00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:25,292 And in fact, at that time and under that administration 575 00:29:25,375 --> 00:29:27,833 that was correct. 576 00:29:27,917 --> 00:29:30,417 It's not such a great leap from recognizing 577 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:33,792 technological superiority to ascribing 578 00:29:33,875 --> 00:29:35,833 greater ethical and moral values 579 00:29:35,917 --> 00:29:40,333 and even, even genetic superiority to alien races. 580 00:29:40,417 --> 00:29:42,667 Right here on Earth, for instance.. 581 00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:45,000 ...we have the cargo cult, which saw airplanes 582 00:29:45,083 --> 00:29:47,000 during the 20th century and assumed 583 00:29:47,083 --> 00:29:49,750 they and their pilots were Gods. 584 00:29:49,833 --> 00:29:51,667 It's much the same thing. 585 00:29:51,750 --> 00:29:54,542 Dr. Indiri, in your professional opinion 586 00:29:54,625 --> 00:29:56,708 could this Minbari War Syndrome 587 00:29:56,792 --> 00:29:59,542 or an unhealthy fascination with aliens 588 00:29:59,625 --> 00:30:03,458 cause a person to turn against his own people, his own race? 589 00:30:03,542 --> 00:30:06,250 It is theoretically possible, yes. 590 00:30:06,333 --> 00:30:09,167 We all remember the fascination with alien religions 591 00:30:09,250 --> 00:30:11,208 that gripped Earth culture 592 00:30:11,292 --> 00:30:14,708 after we made our first contact with the Centauri. 593 00:30:14,792 --> 00:30:17,875 The assumption was that an advanced species 594 00:30:17,958 --> 00:30:21,375 may be nearer God than we are. 595 00:30:21,458 --> 00:30:23,625 Which was obviously not the case 596 00:30:23,708 --> 00:30:25,375 with the Centauri, goodness knows. 597 00:30:25,458 --> 00:30:29,250 But it caused many humans to turn against the belief systems 598 00:30:29,333 --> 00:30:33,208 they had been raised with, even turn violent. 599 00:30:33,292 --> 00:30:35,250 (Dan) 'Thank you, Dr. Indiri.' 600 00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:38,500 The second rule of journalism is 601 00:30:38,583 --> 00:30:41,083 no one does anything without a reason. 602 00:30:41,167 --> 00:30:44,000 They may not admit it, even to themselves 603 00:30:44,083 --> 00:30:45,750 but the reason is there. 604 00:30:45,833 --> 00:30:48,292 To understand what's been happening on Babylon 5 605 00:30:48,375 --> 00:30:49,750 since their break from Earth 606 00:30:49,833 --> 00:30:52,208 you first have to understand why. 607 00:30:52,292 --> 00:30:53,875 This puzzle started to come together 608 00:30:53,958 --> 00:30:55,542 when our cameras happened to overhear 609 00:30:55,625 --> 00:30:59,708 what would turn out to be a very important conversation. 610 00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:00,917 Listen carefully. 611 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:02,500 Uh, then perhaps we can talk later? 612 00:31:02,583 --> 00:31:06,542 Yeah, uh, I 'll try. We're a bit busy here. 613 00:31:06,625 --> 00:31:08,250 - Yeah? - 'Dr. Franklin.' 614 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:10,625 (woman on speaker) 'The cryo-units are ready for restart.' 615 00:31:10,708 --> 00:31:12,125 I'll be right there. 616 00:31:12,208 --> 00:31:15,917 A small piece of conversation overheard by chance. 617 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,792 We'll find out what those few words really mean 618 00:31:18,875 --> 00:31:21,458 when we come back. 619 00:31:22,833 --> 00:31:25,500 [instrumental music] 620 00:31:36,542 --> 00:31:38,500 (female 'ISN's special report on Babylon 5' 621 00:31:38,583 --> 00:31:40,667 'continues with Dan Randall.' 622 00:31:40,750 --> 00:31:42,208 Welcome back. 623 00:31:42,292 --> 00:31:44,958 In our last segment, I asked you to pay special attention 624 00:31:45,042 --> 00:31:48,000 to this ship berthed outside Babylon 5. 625 00:31:48,083 --> 00:31:50,750 This warship is part of a fleet 626 00:31:50,833 --> 00:31:53,792 created by Sheridan and Minbari Ambassador Delenn 627 00:31:53,875 --> 00:31:56,958 and was used in their recent military campaign. 628 00:31:57,042 --> 00:32:00,125 You'll note that station resources are being used 629 00:32:00,208 --> 00:32:02,500 to outfit and equip the warship. 630 00:32:02,583 --> 00:32:04,833 Once again, alien worlds benefit 631 00:32:04,917 --> 00:32:08,292 while Earth Alliance taxpayers pay the bills. 632 00:32:08,375 --> 00:32:10,542 But that's not the full extent of it. 633 00:32:10,625 --> 00:32:12,958 Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not 634 00:32:13,042 --> 00:32:16,958 Babylon 5 was fully armed with state-of-the-art weapons systems 635 00:32:17,042 --> 00:32:19,458 just prior to breaking away from Earth. 636 00:32:19,542 --> 00:32:21,958 Weapons used to destroy our own ships 637 00:32:22,042 --> 00:32:23,958 during its act of secession. 638 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:28,667 Another piece of an interestingly curious puzzle. 639 00:32:28,750 --> 00:32:30,208 But what does it mean? 640 00:32:30,292 --> 00:32:32,667 Where is the key, the Rosetta Stone 641 00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:34,833 that will unlock the mystery 642 00:32:34,917 --> 00:32:37,292 the mystery that is Babylon 5? 643 00:32:37,375 --> 00:32:40,792 Is it hidden or right out in the open? 644 00:32:40,875 --> 00:32:42,833 'I see the two of you have become very close' 645 00:32:42,917 --> 00:32:45,292 'over the last few years.' 646 00:32:45,375 --> 00:32:47,625 Yes...very. 647 00:32:47,708 --> 00:32:50,917 (Dan) 'Any truth to the rumors you might eventually marry?' 648 00:32:53,875 --> 00:32:56,375 Uh, no comment...for now. 649 00:32:57,958 --> 00:32:59,958 (Dan) 'Well, as relationships go, you certainly have' 650 00:33:00,042 --> 00:33:01,542 'the odds against you.' 651 00:33:01,625 --> 00:33:03,917 'You were both on different sides during the Minbari War.' 652 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,417 'And I'm sure there are other forces' 653 00:33:06,500 --> 00:33:07,792 'constantly pulling at you.' 654 00:33:07,875 --> 00:33:09,292 Of course. 655 00:33:09,375 --> 00:33:11,208 But the heart does not recognize boundaries 656 00:33:11,292 --> 00:33:14,667 on a map or wars or political policies. 657 00:33:14,750 --> 00:33:18,083 The heart does...as the heart does. 658 00:33:19,458 --> 00:33:20,875 (Dan) 'Then you are not concerned about' 659 00:33:20,958 --> 00:33:23,458 'the possible repercussions?' 660 00:33:23,542 --> 00:33:25,125 It will be a struggle. 661 00:33:25,208 --> 00:33:28,208 - A struggle against Earth? - 'Of course.' 662 00:33:28,292 --> 00:33:30,167 (Delenn) 'If they don't understand' 663 00:33:30,250 --> 00:33:31,958 'we will make them understand.' 664 00:33:32,042 --> 00:33:35,792 Anything that gets in the way disappears. 665 00:33:37,250 --> 00:33:39,250 There's a lot of people back home who might be 666 00:33:39,333 --> 00:33:41,083 concerned about what you're saying. 667 00:33:41,167 --> 00:33:43,458 It sounds as if you're putting the mingling of human 668 00:33:43,542 --> 00:33:45,958 and Minbari above the safety of your own world. 669 00:33:46,042 --> 00:33:48,208 There's no force in the galaxy that can stop 670 00:33:48,292 --> 00:33:51,250 what we have done here together. 671 00:33:51,333 --> 00:33:54,000 Nothing will be able to stop us. 672 00:33:54,083 --> 00:33:58,417 "Nothing will stop what we have done here together." 673 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:01,542 If this sounds troubling, there may be good reason. 674 00:34:01,625 --> 00:34:05,292 While on Babylon 5, I managed to speak with Michael Garibaldi 675 00:34:05,375 --> 00:34:07,250 former head of security for the station 676 00:34:07,333 --> 00:34:11,292 who resigned recently under mysterious conditions. 677 00:34:11,375 --> 00:34:15,125 Look, don't get me wrong, I like Sheridan, he's.. 678 00:34:15,208 --> 00:34:16,458 I don't know, he's just different 679 00:34:16,542 --> 00:34:18,917 since he got back from alien space. 680 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,875 You know, sometimes he thinks he's the Second Coming. 681 00:34:21,958 --> 00:34:24,083 He-he-he has like a god complex. 682 00:34:24,167 --> 00:34:27,083 You can't talk to him anymore. He doesn't listen. 683 00:34:27,167 --> 00:34:28,417 Well, that's-that's not true. 684 00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:31,000 He-he listens to Delenn, this other alien Lorien 685 00:34:31,083 --> 00:34:32,708 who was here for a while, maybe a few others. 686 00:34:32,792 --> 00:34:36,917 I-I just wasn't comfortable with the situation anymore. 687 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,833 You know, he, thinks he knows what's best for everybody else. 688 00:34:39,917 --> 00:34:43,792 Now, maybe that goes with being a CO, but this.. 689 00:34:43,875 --> 00:34:47,625 [sighs] I just think he's gone over the top. 690 00:34:47,708 --> 00:34:50,292 (Dan) 'Do you think you'll get into trouble for saying this?' 691 00:34:50,375 --> 00:34:53,375 [chuckles] Yeah, probably. 692 00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:58,000 Somebody's got to say something. 693 00:34:58,083 --> 00:35:01,583 With information we received from sources aboard Babylon 5 694 00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:05,292 we were able to slip into a restricted area on the station. 695 00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:09,792 What you are about to see may shock you. 696 00:35:09,875 --> 00:35:12,375 We're standing in an area immediately adjacent 697 00:35:12,458 --> 00:35:14,167 to the Medlab facilities. 698 00:35:14,250 --> 00:35:15,667 We've just seen several stretchers 699 00:35:15,750 --> 00:35:17,833 with unconscious humans moving down this hall 700 00:35:17,917 --> 00:35:19,583 to a room at the far end. 701 00:35:19,667 --> 00:35:22,250 We're trying to get a better look. 702 00:35:24,250 --> 00:35:28,000 These are cryogenic freezer units. 703 00:35:28,083 --> 00:35:30,042 Babylon 5 is not supposed to maintain 704 00:35:30,125 --> 00:35:33,583 more than four or five these cryo units at any given time 705 00:35:33,667 --> 00:35:36,083 and only within when required by a medical emergency 706 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:38,875 until they can be sent back to Earth for treatment. 707 00:35:38,958 --> 00:35:42,750 There are at least 20 here or 30 of these units here. 708 00:35:42,833 --> 00:35:44,833 And these names.. 709 00:35:46,583 --> 00:35:48,250 '...we checked the station manifest' 710 00:35:48,333 --> 00:35:51,542 'and these names do not appear on any of the passenger' 711 00:35:51,625 --> 00:35:54,167 'crew or travel logs.' 712 00:35:54,250 --> 00:35:58,083 So, where did these people come from 713 00:35:58,167 --> 00:36:01,042 and what are they doing here? 714 00:36:01,125 --> 00:36:03,792 We've got to go. Now! Move. Come on. 715 00:36:03,875 --> 00:36:06,000 We were looking for a Rosetta Stone. 716 00:36:06,083 --> 00:36:08,125 We may have found it in the cryogenic lockers 717 00:36:08,208 --> 00:36:10,583 with their cargo of frozen humans. 718 00:36:10,667 --> 00:36:13,625 Now we can begin to see a picture forming. 719 00:36:13,708 --> 00:36:16,042 'An imprisoned population of humans' 720 00:36:16,125 --> 00:36:19,583 'powerless, homeless, unable to escape' 721 00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:22,167 'who won't be missed if they disappear.' 722 00:36:22,250 --> 00:36:24,125 'When they do vanish, they're taken away' 723 00:36:24,208 --> 00:36:25,583 'by medical personnel.' 724 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:29,208 'Stored in cryogenic suspension and taken out as needed.' 725 00:36:29,292 --> 00:36:33,542 'Their records erased from the central computer system.' 726 00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:37,500 'Meanwhile, alien ships are being built, repaired' 727 00:36:37,583 --> 00:36:40,125 'and equipped outside the station.' 728 00:36:41,583 --> 00:36:45,958 You don't assemble a fleet unless you intend to use it. 729 00:36:46,042 --> 00:36:49,083 So what's the next target for this so-called 730 00:36:49,167 --> 00:36:52,250 last, best hope for peace? 731 00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:54,792 We're finally prepared to answer that question. 732 00:36:54,875 --> 00:36:57,458 We believe that answer will shock some of you 733 00:36:57,542 --> 00:37:01,292 horrify others and anger all of you. 734 00:37:01,375 --> 00:37:05,708 We'll have that and some concluding thoughts, after this. 735 00:37:08,542 --> 00:37:11,583 [instrumental music] 736 00:37:17,083 --> 00:37:18,875 Welcome back. 737 00:37:18,958 --> 00:37:21,250 We have one last interview to show you. 738 00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:25,958 It's brief, but telling, not so much for what's said.. 739 00:37:26,042 --> 00:37:28,167 ...but for what's denied. 740 00:37:28,750 --> 00:37:31,417 All clear. 741 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:34,667 Our jobs here are to serve the needs of both 742 00:37:34,750 --> 00:37:36,375 the human and alien populations. 743 00:37:36,458 --> 00:37:38,917 Now, that can be very difficult some days. 744 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,708 The different biologies mean what cures 745 00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:43,167 one race kills another. 746 00:37:43,250 --> 00:37:46,042 (Dan) 'And how long do patients stay here on average?' 747 00:37:46,125 --> 00:37:47,708 Well, just a, just a few days. 748 00:37:47,792 --> 00:37:50,333 We're not really set up to handle long-term care. 749 00:37:50,417 --> 00:37:52,250 (Dan) 'Then you don't use cryogenic suspension' 750 00:37:52,333 --> 00:37:55,250 'to freeze patients for work later?' 751 00:37:55,333 --> 00:37:58,917 Very rarely, and only in extreme cases. 752 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,833 (Dan) 'And at the moment?' 753 00:38:00,917 --> 00:38:04,458 No, no, we-we don't have anyone in cryo right now. 754 00:38:04,542 --> 00:38:07,167 - 'No one?' - That's right. 755 00:38:08,792 --> 00:38:10,125 Rule number 3. 756 00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:13,833 People only lie when they have something to hide. 757 00:38:13,917 --> 00:38:16,542 We know there are humans in cryo at Babylon 5. 758 00:38:16,625 --> 00:38:18,708 We saw them, as did you. 759 00:38:18,792 --> 00:38:20,917 So what are they hiding? 760 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:24,125 I'd like to turn back to Dr. Indiri for a moment. 761 00:38:25,875 --> 00:38:29,750 Dr. Indiri, does any of what you've seen here worry you? 762 00:38:29,833 --> 00:38:32,958 - Yes, it does, Dan. - Why? 763 00:38:34,625 --> 00:38:37,667 Well, over the years since the Minbari War 764 00:38:37,750 --> 00:38:40,167 from time to time, we have seen cases 765 00:38:40,250 --> 00:38:41,875 of Minbari War Syndrome 766 00:38:41,958 --> 00:38:45,542 develop into cases of severe pathology. 767 00:38:45,625 --> 00:38:49,875 The worship of alien races turns into a kind of self-hatred. 768 00:38:49,958 --> 00:38:51,917 We have had cases of self-mutilation 769 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,917 attempts to look more alien 770 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,417 and some cases that.. 771 00:38:56,500 --> 00:39:00,000 Well, these are too extreme for your audience to hear. 772 00:39:00,083 --> 00:39:03,750 The point being, radical cases of Minbari War Syndrome 773 00:39:03,833 --> 00:39:08,417 can lead to the desire to become alien oneself. 774 00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:12,083 And to make others around you the same way. 775 00:39:12,167 --> 00:39:14,292 So you're saying that Captain Sheridan 776 00:39:14,375 --> 00:39:17,542 could be sick, mentally disturbed. 777 00:39:18,708 --> 00:39:20,083 Hmm.. 778 00:39:20,167 --> 00:39:25,000 Dan, I don't like to make long-distance diagnoses 779 00:39:25,083 --> 00:39:26,750 but, yes, that would be my assessment 780 00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:29,083 based on what I've seen here. 781 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:31,333 And if he is unstable 782 00:39:31,417 --> 00:39:33,250 that might make it easier for others to use him 783 00:39:33,333 --> 00:39:36,083 for their own purposes. 784 00:39:36,167 --> 00:39:40,625 Well, he would certainly be more receptive to alien influence 785 00:39:40,708 --> 00:39:44,625 and more prone to obey orders from aliens. 786 00:39:44,708 --> 00:39:47,042 Thank you, Dr. Indiri. 787 00:39:47,125 --> 00:39:49,125 You've seen the same evidence we have.. 788 00:39:49,208 --> 00:39:52,125 ...heard directly from the players involved in this story. 789 00:39:52,208 --> 00:39:55,125 The truth, as always, is self-evident 790 00:39:55,208 --> 00:39:58,917 once you find the key, and this is the key. 791 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,833 The key to medical experiments conducted on humans 792 00:40:01,917 --> 00:40:03,625 kept in cryogenic freeze 793 00:40:03,708 --> 00:40:07,000 the key to Sheridan's heart by his own admission 794 00:40:07,083 --> 00:40:11,458 the key to their fleet and their plan for humanity. 795 00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,792 Perhaps the Minbari surrendered at the battle of the line 796 00:40:13,875 --> 00:40:16,833 because they had come up with a better way to conquer Earth. 797 00:40:16,917 --> 00:40:20,292 Not with the sword, but with the genetic code. 798 00:40:20,375 --> 00:40:23,875 Has the war really ended, or has it simply changed shape? 799 00:40:23,958 --> 00:40:26,375 Has Sheridan's self-hatred grown into a desire 800 00:40:26,458 --> 00:40:30,583 to save humanity by making us into them? 801 00:40:30,667 --> 00:40:33,750 A program to mix human and Minbari DNA sounds absurd 802 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:37,500 fantastic, but it's already been done once. 803 00:40:37,583 --> 00:40:39,833 Delenn has shown him the way. 804 00:40:39,917 --> 00:40:42,167 Half-human, half-Minbari. 805 00:40:42,250 --> 00:40:45,250 She did it. Why can't we? 806 00:40:45,333 --> 00:40:47,500 If it's good enough for the woman he loves 807 00:40:47,583 --> 00:40:49,250 why not everyone else? 808 00:40:49,333 --> 00:40:51,833 And if we choose not to cooperate, if we do not see 809 00:40:51,917 --> 00:40:55,625 the wisdom in his alien-influenced logic.. 810 00:40:55,708 --> 00:40:57,833 ...then there's an alien fleet waiting and ready 811 00:40:57,917 --> 00:41:01,125 to be used against us, his own people 812 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:03,875 as he did once before. 813 00:41:03,958 --> 00:41:07,292 'Is this the face of humanity's future?' 814 00:41:07,375 --> 00:41:09,292 'Sheridan's future?' 815 00:41:10,583 --> 00:41:12,417 The fault, however, is not his own. 816 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:15,958 The fault is ours, for not seeing his condition 817 00:41:16,042 --> 00:41:17,875 in time to deal with it. 818 00:41:17,958 --> 00:41:21,042 It is my belief that he is not an evil person. 819 00:41:21,125 --> 00:41:24,125 He only needs our help to come back to us. 820 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:28,375 Minbari War Syndrome is a very real problem. 821 00:41:28,458 --> 00:41:29,875 Add to that the pressures of command 822 00:41:29,958 --> 00:41:31,417 and the loss of his family's home 823 00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:34,000 when their farm was burned to the ground last week 824 00:41:34,083 --> 00:41:36,875 his father still missing. 825 00:41:36,958 --> 00:41:39,708 Our job is to report the news 826 00:41:39,792 --> 00:41:42,833 not to make it or guide it. 827 00:41:42,917 --> 00:41:44,917 But from this reporter's perspective 828 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,125 the situation on Babylon 5 is deteriorating quickly 829 00:41:48,208 --> 00:41:50,083 and must be dealt with. 830 00:41:50,167 --> 00:41:52,458 The quarantine order will help prevent more humans 831 00:41:52,542 --> 00:41:55,917 from falling prey to this genetics program. 832 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,458 But it's only a short-term solution. 833 00:41:58,542 --> 00:42:01,667 As for Sheridan, he does not deserve our scorn 834 00:42:01,750 --> 00:42:04,250 our anger or our contempt. 835 00:42:04,333 --> 00:42:06,458 He is a war veteran, and that should at least 836 00:42:06,542 --> 00:42:08,708 earn him our sympathy. 837 00:42:08,792 --> 00:42:12,417 We here at ISN hope he receives the best care possible 838 00:42:12,500 --> 00:42:15,417 so he can someday come back to us. 839 00:42:16,792 --> 00:42:19,250 This is Dan Randall for ISN. 840 00:42:19,333 --> 00:42:21,375 Goodnight. 841 00:42:58,125 --> 00:42:59,583 [beeps] 842 00:43:04,417 --> 00:43:06,833 [theme music]