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[theme music]

(John)
'We'll swing back
this way in a month.'

Make sure everything's okay.

Those hijackers so much
as blink in your direction..

...yell. We'll be here.

(male #1)
'Roger. See you then.'

Agamemnon out.

Initiate jump into hyperspace.

Jump point, aye.

[music continues]

Captain, we're getting
a coded signal

from Earth Dome
on Gold Channel one.

It's General Hague,
joint chiefs of staff.

Patch it through to my office.

Yes, sir.

(John)
'Receive.'

General, this is a surprise.

What can I do for you?

In the last few days,
a Minbari warship

has been seen in
Earth-controlled space.

Sector 423 by 2-7.

That would put it about
two jumps from Babylon 5.

Exactly.

We have reason to believe
it may have hostile intent.

I-I don't understand.

The war's been over
for more than 10 years.

Why would the Minbari government
launch an attack?

They wouldn't.

We have a renegade
warship on our hands.

The Trigati.

Looks like it.

We've had three separate
reports of sightings

by ships in that area.

Has it attacked any of them?

Strangely enough,
no, it hasn't. Not yet anyway.

But that may change
at any moment.

The Minbari government
has dispatched a second cruiser

in hopes to find the Trigati
before it does any damage.

But it may be a while
before that cruiser arrives.

When it does, I want you to make
personal contact with it

and coordinate the search.

[clears throat]
General, with all due respect..

...the last time I made personal
contact with a Minbari warship

I sent it straight to hell.

That's why I want you
in that part of space, captain.

You've beaten them once, and, if
necessary, you can do so again.

'Tell no one about this.'

Understood.

So, I'm to take
the Agamemnon to Babylon 5

and coordinate with them,
is that correct?

Not exactly.

I need you to do one other job.

And this comes straight
from the president.

(Susan)
Status report,
Lieutenant Commander

Susan Ivanova recording.

It is now eight days
since the death

of Earth Alliance
President Luis Santiago..

...and five days
since Commander Sinclair

was recalled to Earth
without explanation.

And the whole place
has gone straight to hell.

[indistinct yelling]

And as far as I'm concerned,
the transports can wait

until the sun explodes!

And if you're not happy
with the seating arrangements

I will personally order
your seats to be moved outside

down the hall,
across the station

and into the fusion reactor.

Am I absolutely,
perfectly clear on this?

I can only conclude
that I'm paying off karma

at a vastly accelerated rate.

Security Chief,
Michael Garibaldi

remains in critical
condition in Medlab.

Dr. Franklin's
done all he can..

...but we still don't know
if he'll recover.

As for Ambassador Delenn..

...well...something's going on
in her quarters.

That's for sure.

[beeps]
Ivanova.

(male #2)
'We've got a Gold Channel
message for you.'

'It's General Hague.'

I'll take it
in the briefing room.

Computer, accept and decode
Gold Channel signal.

General.

Lieutenant commander.

This may be breaking
the chain of command

but I have some news
and I felt I should deliver

that news myself.

'Your commanding officer,
Commander Sinclair'

'will not be returning
to Babylon 5.'

He's being reassigned,
permanently.

(male narrator)
The Babylon Project was
our last best hope for peace.

A self-contained world
five miles long.

Located in neutral territory.

A place of commerce
and diplomacy

for a quarter of a million
humans and aliens.

A shining beacon in space

all alone in the night.

It was the dawn
of the Third Age of mankind.

The year the Great War
came upon us all.

This is the story

of the last
of the Babylon stations.

The year is 2259.

The name of the place

is Babylon 5.

[theme music]

[music continues]

General, with all due respect

what do you mean you're
reassigning Commander Sinclair?

Reassigning him where?

To the Minbari home world.

He'll be functioning
as the first Earth Ambassador

allowed permanent
residence there.

The president's been trying
to find someone suitable

and the Minbari specifically
requested Sinclair.

But why him?

'That information is strictly'

on a need-to-know basis.

I've already briefed
Captain Sheridan

on the situation.

Captain Sheridan, John Sheridan?

That's right.
I believe you know him.

Yes, sir. I served under him
at the transfer point of Io.

He's a good man
and a fine officer, but

it's bound to be controversial
choice...if I may ask.

You may not, any further
questions, will have to

go through your new CO.

Good day, lieutenant commander.

[device beeps]

[Lennier chanting]

So..

'She's done it, hasn't she?'

She's in there.

We told her to wait.

Prophecy will attend
to itself, we told her.

Now we are committed
to the path.

I've spoken with the other
members of the council.

The Trigati has been
seen in this sector.

If it should appear,
you must go to the humans

and tell them
what we've told you.

'It's time they knew the truth.'

Lieutenant commander,
about the new captain--

Yes, I would like
a full honor guard present

when his ship docks.
We've barely got enough time--

- 'He's here.'
- What?

His Earth force transport
just docked.

Apparently, there was a
miscommunication about the time.

Hello, sir.

Welcome aboard, sir.

I'm authorized
to surrender command of

Babylon 5 to you at this time.

Thank you, lieutenant commander.
I accept command.

Uh, there seems to be
a problem with the unloaders.

Uh, could you have my bags
delivered to my quarters?

- Of course.
- Thank you.

I assume you'd like
to begin with a quick tour

of the facilities?

Yes, absolutely.

Great. Right this way.

(Susan)
'It's good
to see you again, sir.'

- How was your flight?
- Fine.

They actually had
fresh oranges on the transport.

I haven't had an orange
in almost two years.

I used to dream about them.

Grapes, nectarines, plums..

The black ones,
not the red ones.

I mean, it's amazing
what two years on the rim

can do to you.

I have a hunch I'll be spending
a lot of time in hydroponics.

[chuckles]

On the way in, I...read
the station reports

trying to catch up
on everything.

What's our status?

Chief of security's in
critical condition in Medlab.

He thinks there's
a conspiracy concerning

the president's death.

Ambassador G'Kar
has mysteriously vanished.

After two years,
we still don't know what

Ambassador Kosh looks like
inside his encounter suit..

...and Ambassador Delenn
is in a cocoon.

A cocoon?

As in a moth or a butterfly?

Yes, sir.

About yea high.

Interesting place you have here.

Yes, sir.

[indistinct chattering]

Show me this place.

[automated]
'Babylon 5 is divided into
several different sections.'

'Green sector is
for diplomatic personnel.'

'And is closed
to unauthorized personnel.'

'The red sector is for
commerce and..'

And this will be your quarters.

I hope it's satisfactory?

It's fine...fine.

It's certainly a lot bigger
than what I 'm used to.

Does this place
come with a shower?

I mean, a real...live
honest-to-God shower

with running water
and everything?

Executive suites
in command quarters

all have showers with
real live honest-to-God water.

The rest get vibe showers.

Our water reclamation system

can't handle
much more than that.

Mmm, a shower.

I may come to like it here.

Which brings me to something
I've been wanting to ask you.

It's, uh, it's kind of awkward.

You've never worried
about being diplomatic before.

Don't disappoint me
by starting now.

When I heard about
the change in command

I figured we'd get stuck with

some high-level bureaucrat.

Or an admiral or
an ambassador and--

'And why me?'

Yeah, I wondered the same thing.

Apparently, I was the late
president's first choice

to replace Sinclair
in case anything happened.

While commanding the Agamemnon

I worked with many
of the non-aligned worlds..

The Centauri, Narns..

Even a few Minbari.

That's what I
was concerned about.

I mean the Minbari aren't
exactly going to be thrilled

to find out
you're running Babylon 5.

I hear they still call
you "Star Killer."

That was a long time ago,
12 years.

Maybe they've
forgotten about it by now.

Yeah, I know.
I don't believe it either.

Well, one thing for sure..

...I'll be relying
on you pretty heavily

these next few weeks
until I'm up to speed.

That certainly couldn't be
any worse than the last week.

What with President Santiago's
death and everything else.

How's the crew handling it?

They're still pretty shocked.

I don't think the reality
of it has quiet sunken in yet.

And you?

[instrumental music]

I don't know. I just..

I just keep seeing
Earthforce One..

'...blowing up over
and over again in my dreams.'

In all my life, I thought
that I could handle everything.

And fix any problem.

When I saw that, I just..

...realized I couldn't
do anything to stop it.

I don't think I've ever
felt so helpless.

I know. I felt the same way.

'And ever since then,
the crew's needed me'

to be strong for them.
And I've tried.

I don't like to show weakness.

I guess I get it from my father.

But with the added madness
of trying to run this place

and...the commander
being called back to Earth

and the ambassadors
yelling and carrying on..

[sighs]
I don't know, I just..

I just hope
I've done okay by them.

Let's just say
I'm very happy to see you.

I appreciate that.

And coming from you,
it means a lot.

I should also mention
that the crew is really

looking forward to meeting you.

They've heard
all about you and..

...I think right about
now they could really use

something to smile about.

Then we won't keep them waiting.

I'll just grab a fast shower

we'll head up to
command and control

and I'll give them
my good luck speech.

Sir?

'That's the same speech
I gave them I when I took'

command on Io on the Agamemnon.

It's sort of my, uh..

...good luck charm.

I always give it within 24 hours

of taking on a new assignment.

Well then, I look forward
to hearing it.

Would you mind
if I met you in C&C?

I have to take care
of something.

Oh, of course.
See you there in 20 minutes.

In Valen's name. Kalain.

Kalain!

Wait!

Kalain!

We do not harm our own kind,
Kalain. We never have.

Perhaps it is time to start.

The Grey Council
has betrayed us.

What does a little
blood matter now?

No one has been betrayed.

No! No lies.

We have intercepted a message
from the humans to Minbar.

We know they have chosen
Sheridan the Star Killer

to lead this place.
It is an obscenity.

We protested. They ignored us.

Satai Delenn,
did she also ignore you?

How do you know?

We have supporters
even among the council.

They tell us that Sinclair
is now on our world.

He is an ambassador.

So you say.

But the Grey Council
never tells anyone

the whole truth, does it?

If you value your life,
leave now.

While you still can.

[intense music]

[machine beeping]

Good afternoon,
lieutenant commander.

How did you know it was me?

Well, it's 2:45,
you always come by

at 2:45, see how he's doing.

So..

...how's he doing?

Well, still no change.

'We've managed to stabilize
his condition.'

'Dropped in
as many region packs'

'we think his body can handle.'

Now all we can do is wait and
see if he comes out of the coma.

It could be hours, days, weeks..

Years?

Never?

Yeah.

So all we can do is
keep him hooked up like this

what, forever?

Well, the human body
is an amazing thing.

It can cure itself...
or it can simply decide one day

that the world is
too painful to deal with

and won't cooperate
no matter how hard

you try to heal it.

And that debate is going on

'somewhere in Garibaldi's
body right now.'

Just gonna have to wait
and see who wins.

Well, then, I'll say
a prayer for him tonight.

He's agnostic.

Then I'll say half a prayer.

It was an early Earth president

Abraham Lincoln, who...best
described our current--

Captain, they're ready for you.

Ahh! Good. Ahem.

Captain on deck.

As you were.

When I was 21..

...I visited Tibet.

I went to see
the new Dalai Lama.

You do that sort of thing
when you're 21 and

son of a diplomatic envoy.

We had a simple...dinner.

Rice, raisins, carrots..

...steamed, not boiled.

And green tea.

When it was over..

...he looked at me and said..

"Do you understand?"

I said, "No, I didn't."

"A good beginning," he said.

"You'll be even better
when you begin to understand

what you do not understand."

After reading
some of your reports..

...I begin to understand
what I don't understand

about Babylon 5.

But I couldn't wish for a more..

...capable..

...and skilled group of people
to learn from.

It was an early Earth president,
Abraham Lincoln..

...who best described
our current situation. He said..

(male #3)
'C&C, this is security.
We have..'

[clears throat]
Is there a problem?

I'm sorry to bother you, sir

but I 've got security
on the link.

They've got a Minbari
demanding to speak to you.

'He won't say what it's about,
only that it involves'

'the safety of this station.'

'He says it's
absolutely urgent.'

Ah, well, um..

...we'll get back
to this later.

There's...plenty of time
for speeches.

Carry on.

Lieutenant commander.

Hey, hey, hold it right there!

That section's off-limits
to everyone but station

personnel and diplomatic staff.

I'm sorry. I seem to be lost.

I'm looking for Brown two.

Boy, you're way off.
You want the core shuttle.

It's back that way.

I see. Thank you.
I'll be on my way.

After I see your identicard.

[intense music]

Hey, wait a minute. This card..

His name is Kalain.

He was second in command
of one of our flagship cruisers

during the war with your people.

He has not been seen
since the end of the war.

Why do you think he's here
to cause us a problem?

I have my reasons,
I would not be bringing this

'to you otherwise.'

If you will arrange
to have him apprehended

I will have him picked up by
others and conveyed to Minbar.

You said he was second in
command of a Minbari cruiser.

Which one?

I don't see what
that has to do with this.

Was it the Trigati?

What's the Trigati?

It is not something
we like to talk about.

At the end of the war..

...when our ships
were ordered to surrender..

...one of our
war leaders, Cinoval

took his own life
rather than obey

and became...
a martyr to his own crew.

Kalain assumed command

and as a final act of protest

they and the cruiser disappeared
into self-imposed exile.

(John)
Over the years we've heard
rumors of a Minbari cruiser

sighted where
it shouldn't have been.

We always figured
it was the Trigati.

But we've never been
able to prove it.

They believe that they have
been betrayed by their own world

and yours.

Kalain's presence here
could indicate

that they mean to
come out of retirement.

Something I don't understand.

You said you're with
the Minbari government

the ministry of culture.

Yes, that's right.

So, how does someone
in the ministry of culture

know a high-ranking member
of the warrior caste

well enough to recognize him
12 years later?

I would answer your question..

...if I recognized
your authority.

Unlike your predecessor,
my government was not

consulted on your appointment.

The president feels the Minbari

had too much influence
over an Earth outpost.

Times change.

And the day that a man
such as yourself

is given a position of this
importance is a dark day indeed.

We lost many of our best
warriors because of you.

And we do not
soon forget such things.

If there is a doom
on this station

it is because
you brought it here!

Well, he's Grey Council.
He's got to be.

Only someone in the Grey Council

would have had contact
with someone that high

in the Minbari warrior caste.

I mean,
they do not normally mix.

And you were right.

They're not happy
to see me here.

They're a prideful people

and the Black Star
was their flagship.

Hmm...that's why
it made a good target.

How did you take her out?

I've always heard it was
some sort of new maneuver

but I've never
heard the specifics.

There wasn't much style
or finesse involved.

She was huge.
Monstrous.

We tried everything,
none of our weapons

'would lock on to their ships.'

Some kind of stealth technology.

So...I hit on the idea
of mining the asteroid field

between Jupiter and Mars.

'A fusion bomb doesn't have
to lock on to anything'

if it's close enough.

We took out the Black Star
and three of their

heavy cruisers
before they could escape.

It was the only real victory
we had in the whole damn war

and I am not about
to apologize for it.

He said..

...Kalain feels his world
has betrayed him.

If that's true..

...wouldn't your first target
be the representative

of that world?

Delenn.

Get up.

[intense music]

She's in there, isn't she?

Move aside.

Move aside!

Freeze!

Alright, put the gun down.

Put the gun down.
We won't hurt you.

If you are going
to kill me, then do so.

Otherwise, I have
considerable work to do.

You are the new
commanding officer?

Captain John Sheridan,
Earthforce.

Lennier.
Of the Third Fane of Chudomo.

Ambassador Delenn is
indisposed at the moment.

Perhaps you would
come back later.

Much...later.

Of course.

(John)
'Let me get this straight.'

A high-ranking member
of the Minbari warrior caste

who no one has seen
in nearly 12 years

suddenly appears
and for no apparent reason

breaks into Ambassador Delenn's
quarters, gun in hand.

Now, if you were looking
for the Minbari tourist bureau

you were just a little off
course, wouldn't you say?

But the curious thing is..

...you don't finish the job.

You could've killed both of them

and been out of there
in two minutes.

But instead,
we find you standing there

practically waiting for us.

Everyone knows Minbari
do not kill Minbari.

Then why are you here?

Perhaps everyone is wrong.

Maybe you never
intended to kill them at all.

Perhaps something else
is going on.

are the problem.

What's that supposed to mean?

Captain,
we're not getting anywhere.

I suggest we wrap it up
for now and try again tomorrow.

One last thing.

I'm told that after the death
of your commanding officer

you took command
of a Minbari war cruiser.

But if you're here...
where's your ship?

[intense music]

Captain.

I apologize
if I was rude earlier.

There is something
we need to discuss

especially in light
of Kalain's presence.

It concerns the reason
you were sent here

the relocation
of Commander Sinclair

and the reason we surrendered
at the Battle of the Line.

After three years,
the holy war that began

when our leader was killed
by an Earth Explorer Division

was almost over.

(Lennier)
To avenge Dukat's death,
we had pursued your forces

all the way back
to your home world.

The few surviving Earth ships

that were ordered to defend
your world at any cost

were not an obstacle.

The Grey Council had come
to oversee the final victory

of our forces.

They fight bravely.

They cannot harm our ships

but they continue to try.

Whether they fight or not,
they know they will die anyway

so, really, is this bravery?

Or simple desperation?

Perhaps they are the same thing.

We should bring one of them
aboard for questioning.

If our next step is the final
assault on their world..

...we must know their defenses.

Very well, Delenn.

Choose.

But quickly.

We're fast running
out of candidates.

(Delenn)
'That one.'

[dramatic music]

(Lennier)
This was the first time
the Grey Council

would have direct contact
with a human.

In this case, Sinclair.

He was tortured,
interrogated, scanned.

During the course of the scan

the council discovered
something terrible.

At first they refused
to believe it.

So they took in other humans
and had them scanned as well.

But it was true.

What was true?

It is our belief that
every generation of Minbari

is reborn
in each following generation.

'Remove those souls,
and the whole suffers.'

'We are diminished.'

Over the last 2000 years,
there have been fewer Minbari

born into each generation.

And those who are born..

...do not seem equal
to those who came before.

It is almost as if our greater
souls have been disappearing.

At the Battle of the Line

we discovered where
our souls were going.

They were going to you.

'Minbari souls are being reborn'

in part or in full,
in human bodies.

So you stopped the war in order
to avoid harming your own souls?

Yes.

But the council
knew that our people and yours

were not ready
for this information.

It could unravel
our entire society.

So we could not tell
our generals

the reason for the surrender.

We had all memory
of the examination

erased from Sinclair's mind,
and we let him go.

It has been our secret.
Now it is yours.

It must be kept.

Then why break the silence now?
I mean, why tell us?

Because changes are coming.

Commander Sinclair
was the first.

There will be more.

[beeping]

- Yes?
- 'Captain.'

'We've got
something major coming'

'through the jumpgate.'

[dramatic music]

'It's a Minbari cruiser.'

Her gun ports are open,
and targeting systems

are operational.

She's on an attack vector.

Repeat, she's on attack vector.

I had this wonderful dream
the other night.

We were in bed
in this beautiful hotel.

Rose and mint wallpaper.

- 'Hey, Warren.'
- It was sunny and..

Check this out.

(Warren)
Hold on just a sec.

[sighs]
Can-so a man can't even enjoy
a letter from home anymore.

What?

What the hell?

Red alert all quarters.
Have they hailed us yet?

Yes, sir.
Awaiting your arrival.

Activate defense grid,
all squadrons on standby

but I don't want
any actions that might be

considered provocative.

Scrambling fighters.

[indistinct shouting]

(male #4)
'This is red alert.
All stations.'

'This is red alert.'

'This is red alert.
All stations.'

'This is red alert.'

This is Captain John Sheridan

Earth Alliance,
station Babylon 5.

What can I do for you?

This is Aliit Deeron
of the Minbari

war cruiser, Trigati.

You have illegally arrested
and detained the captain

of this vessel.

Your captain assaulted
one of my crew

and was caught
in an attempted murder.

None of your people were killed.

No Minbari was killed.

You have not been harmed.

You will release our captain.

And if we refuse?

Captain,
she's launching fighters.

[intense music]

(male #5)
'Zeta wing, prepare to launch.'

We're cleared.

(male #5)
'God speed, Zeta wing.'

Deeron, recall your fighters.

Any attack on this station will
be considered an act of war.

The war has already
begun, captain.

All that remains now
is honor and death.

And I thought
I was a pessimist.

It's odd she would say that.

So far no one's been killed,
so there's no reason for

this to escalate, unless..

Oh, hell!

- Get me security, fast!
- On it.

They're trying to do
anything they can

to start a shooting war.

But Kalain didn't kill
the security guard.

Or any of us.

And the Trigati didn't
attack any of the ships

that have seen it
the last few days.

What ships?

Sorry. I was under orders
not to tell anyone.

I will explain everything later.

Captain,
security just linked in.

Kalain is dead.

They say it looks like suicide.

That's what I was afraid of.

They want it to look like
are provoking them into war.

But why? I mean this whole bit
about us sharing Minbari souls?

They weren't told, remember?

They don't know
they're not supposed to attack.

You think they'd
believe us if we told them?

(male #5)
'Minbari fighters coming at us.'

That answer your question?

(male #5)
'They're on attack vector,
closing fast.'

We don't have any choice.

All fighters, intercept
enemy craft and engage.

Confirmed, Babylon control.

[dramatic music]

- Those are our fighters?
- 'Yes, sir.'

And those are
the Minbari fighters.

The Minbari.

'What kind of tracking
systems are we using?'

Standard XB7 units. Why?

The same kind we used
during the war

but that doesn't make sense.

We shouldn't be able
to track them at all.

What was that she said?

"All that remains now
is honor and death."

All fighters, hold position.

Sir, what are you doing?

If they hold positions they're

perfect targets.

Zeta squadron
requesting confirmation

of standby order.

(John)
Confirm the order.

Confirm it, damn it!

I know what I'm doing.

All fighters, confirmed.

Maintain position.
Do not advance.

Repeat, do not advance.

Can you deliver a narrow band
transmission point to point

without the Trigati
intercepting it?

We can adjust the laser
delivery system, but--

Do it.

Then open the jumpgate,
send this message

in a tight beam
transmission through the

opening into hyperspace.

Frequency and address,
it's all there.

Enemy fighters
at 30 kilometers and closing.

Activate jumpgate sequence.

(male #5)
'Jumpgate sequence, aye.'

[intense music]

If it's a distress signal,
it won't do any good.

No one can get to us in time.

(male #6)
'Come on, Babylon control,
give us a break here.'

If we're not allowed
to fire, we're dead.

(male #5)
'Enemy at 10 kilometers.'

- 'Eight..'
- Captain..

Hold your fire.

Continue to hold.

What the hell..

I don't understand.
They didn't fire.

They're looping back,
heading for the Trigati.

- Exactly.
- B-but how did you know--

(male #5)
'We've something's
coming through the jumpgate.'

[music continues]

That's why they didn't fire.

They were waiting
for reinforcements.

Negative.

They're here
because I called them.

I knew the Minbari government

had sent another cruiser
to look for the Trigati.

But...since no one's seen it

I figured they were
waiting in hyperspace

until they heard
about another sighting.

Looks like I was right.

But still doesn't explain
how you know the Trigati

wouldn't attack.

(male #5)
'We're monitoring a signal
from the cruiser.'

'They're ordering
the Trigati to surrender.'

It's like I said, one of
the problems during the war

was that, none of our weapons
systems couldn't lock on

to the Minbari vessels.

They used some kind
of stealth technology

we were never able to break.

So how come all of a sudden
we can track them?

They want to be destroyed?

"All that remains...
is honor and death."

They have been in exile
for 12 years.

They can't go home.

They can't surrender
without being dishonored

and they can't fight
without a war.

So by forcing us to attack..

...by dying by human hands..

...they become martyrs.

And because you're known
for having fought them

you're the perfect target.

The Trigati's breaking away.

Starting to open a jump point.

Shall we open fire?

No. The Minbari
will have to do this.

(male #5)
'They're targeting
the Trigati's aft engines.'

(Susan)
'The Trigati's engines
have been hit.'

Unable to make jump.

No change in life signs.
it's a clean hit.

The war cruiser is ordering
the Trigati to stand down

and prepare to be boarded.

- Their response?
- Just one word...honor.

We're picking up
a change in the Trigati's

fusion reactors.
They're moving towards critical.

They're..

Oh, my God.

[dramatic music]

(male #5)
'Signal coming in
from the war cruiser.'

Put it through.

'This is Captain John Sheridan.'

Babylon 5.

Appreciate the help.

Perhaps to you, this was a
tactical problem to be solved.

For us, this has
been a great sorrow.

The crew of the Trigati
were heroes to many

of our people.

Their death will be mourned.

And your name
will be remembered.

[doorbell chimes]

Yes?

[door opens]

Thought I'd stop by,
see if all your things arrived.

Yes, yes. Everything's
present and accounted for.

Something wrong?

When I got my orders..

I figured this place
was a great opportunity.

And now I wonder if

coming here was irresponsible.

'This whole mess
with the Trigati might not'

have happened
if I hadn't been here.

I mean, my presence,
my...actions in the war..

I'm to blame for bringing
all this trouble to Babylon 5.

What was it our friend
in the Grey Council said?

"If there's a doom on this
station, it was you

who brought it here."

'Well, maybe he was right.'

I spoke with the president.

He is the only other
human who knows why

the Minbari surrendered.

And he doesn't believe
this stuff about us

sharing Minbari souls,
and I can't say that

I do either.

But they believe it.

That's why they chose Sinclair
to run this place.

That's why they picked him
to live on their world.

He was their first
human contact.

Him they trust.

But me?

I don't know.

'If Sinclair
had been here instead'

maybe they might
not have attacked.

Maybe they would have.

I've learned a while ago that
there's enough guilt in the

world to go around
without grabbing for more.

'Give yourself the benefit
of the doubt.'

Anyway, if you ever want
to talk about this some more..

...you know where to find me.

Anytime.

I told them, Delenn,
as I was ordered.

I only wish I could have
told them the rest.

About the great enemy
that is returning..

...and the prophecy that
the two sides of our spirit

must unite against
the darkness or be destroyed.

They say...it will take
both of our races

to stop the darkness.

I'm told that the Earthers
will discover all this

soon enough on their own.

I hope they are right.

Because if we are wrong..

...no one
will survive our mistake.

'Good night, Delenn.'

[jazz music]

[indistinct chattering]

(male #6)
'Well, I'm not saying I mind
looking an entire squadron'

'of Minbari fighters
right in the eye.'

'And I'm not saying
I mind sitting there

'with my weapons system turned
off waiting to be splashed.'

I'm just saying
the next time this happens--

(Ivanova)
If there is a next time.

If someone could, oh, I don't
know, maybe explain it to me.

This would definitely
be a good thing for my

limited and admittedly
subjective point of view.

You catch that? He wants
explanations, he wants logic.

Ah, logic is a good thing.

What it has to do
with the Earthforce

is anybody's guess.

Yeah, I suppose.

So, what does everybody think
of our new captain?

Well, I haven't seen
too much of him

but what I have seen, I like.

I think he's gonna be okay.

- Susan?
- I agree.

It's funny, he was supposed
to meet us here for drinks.

I wonder what could be
hanging him up?

Well, the last time I saw him
he said something about

having a half hour
to give some good-luck speech

or it wouldn't count..

When was that?

About 20 minutes ago.

[chuckling]
Oh, no.

Of all the times
he could have picked.

It was an early Earth president

Abraham Lincoln.

Who best described
our situation.

"The dogmas of the quiet past

"are inadequate
to the stormy present.

"The occasion is piled high
with difficulty

"and we must rise
to the occasion.

"We cannot escape history.

"We will be remembered
in spite of ourselves.

"The fiery trial
through which we pass..

"...will light us down
in honor or dishonor..

"...to the last generation.

"We shall nobly save..

"...or meanly lose.

Our last, best hope of Earth."

[instrumental music]

Five minutes to spare.

[theme music]