All language subtitles for Babylon 5 2x15.And.Now.for.a.Word

(male announcer)
We interrupt our
regular evening schedule

to bring you the following
special program.

[instrumental music]

September 16, 2259.

The Interstellar
Network News

presents
"36 Hours On Babylon 5"

with your host
Cynthia Torqueman

reporting live from
the ISN news center in Geneva.

(Cynthia Torqueman)
Good evening.
I'm Cynthia Torqueman.

In the hundred or so years

since humanity
went to the stars

we've established outposts
and colonies

on over two dozen worlds

in 14 solar systems.

Out of all those
far-flung outposts

only the Mars colony

plagued by scattered groups
of separatists

who have used acts
of terror to intimidate

the Earth-loyal majority

has proven
more controversial

than the Earth Alliance
station, Babylon 5.

Located in a sector
of space

near Epsilon Irridonni

designated
neutral territory

Babylon 5
has defied the odds

and continued to operate
as a free port.

A center for diplomacy,
and a showpiece

for the Earth Alliance Resources
and Technologies Division.

From its highly publicized
debut three years ago

recent polls indicate
a growing dissatisfaction

with the time, money,
and effort consumed

by this space-born
community.

So tonight we take you

to the center
of the controversy.

An ISN crew and I recently spent
36 hours aboard Babylon 5

asking hard questions

and on occasion getting in
a little over our heads.

In the process of putting
this report together

it didn't take us long
to learn

the most important rule
of survival aboard Babylon 5..

Expect the unexpected.

'This footage was shot'

'from our position
on the bridge'

'of the Earth Transport Hyerdol'

'on final approach
to Babylon 5.'

(Captain Sheridan)
'Roger, Babylon Control.'

'The voices you are hearing
are the ship's captain'

'and B-5 Command and Control.'

(Captain Sheridan)
'Mark.'

(Commander Ivanova)
'Confirmed, Hyerdol. We..'

'Narn transport, Natung'

'return to your
holding position at once.'

'I repeat, return to--'

[speaking Narn language]

(Commander Ivanova)
'Centauri vessel, Malios,
break off.'

[speaking Narn language]

[explosion]

A terrible explosion.

Conspiracy involving several
of these individuals.

Lies, deception and the deaths
of hundreds of people.

All this and more
in "36 Hours Aboard Babylon 5"

here on the Interstellar
Network News.

We'll be back with our story

right after this break.

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(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]

(Cynthia)
'Thirty minutes ago
an armed vessel opened fire'

on a Centauri transport without
warning or explanation.

The bodies of the dead
and wounded

are being brought to
this central docking area

for transfer to various Medlab
facilities on Babylon 5

which are already working
beyond maximum capacity.

Behind me is
Dr. Stephen Franklin.

Chief of staff, doctor.
Dr. Franklin.

...for immediate
surgery and full CAT scan.

And I need more regen
over here, people!

(Cynthia)
'Dr. Franklin'

'Cynthia Torqueman, ISN news.'

'What happened here?'

Somebody said something
about an ambush.

Alright, keep his head elevated
30 degrees minimum

or he'll choke on his own blood.

- Can you say what--
- Look, I'm sorry.

(Cynthia)
Captain Sheridan,
Cynthia Torqueman, ISN news.

'Do you have any comment
on what just happened here?'

No, no comment at this time.
Doctor.

(Cynthia)
'What about the Narn vessel
that attacked the transport?'

We dispatched a fighter wing
to apprehend them.

We won't know anything more

until they're in
protective custody.

If you will excuse me, please.
Doctor.

(Ambassador Mollari)
'This is exactly
the kind of behavior'

that endangers the very purpose
of Babylon 5.

This place is dedicated

to finding peaceful solutions
to our problems.

For the Narn to carry
their vendetta

against our people into
neutral territory like this

is reckless
and irresponsible.

And though we mourn
our own losses

we have felt strongly
about our friends from Earth

ever since we first
encountered your world

a hundred years ago.

To endanger your people,
for no reason.

(Cynthia)
'Then the attack
on your transport'

'was completely unprovoked.'

Of course.

(Ambassador G'Kar)
'He's lying.'

Then tell us why your
ship opened fire

on the Centauri transport?

I'll issue a statement

after I've consulted
with my government.

Are you saying your government
sanctioned this attack?

No.

Do you think attacks
of this nature

put everybody aboard Babylon 5
in unnecessary jeopardy?

We are already in
far greater jeopardy

than you can possibly imagine.

For all the apparent danger
in this part of space

it seems to have had
little effect on travel.

Nearly quarter of a million
humans and aliens are here

at any given moment.

While most are in transit
to distant worlds

many others actually live
and work here.

What does it take

to call a place
like this...home?

Well, it's a, it's a job.

I've been in a lot worse places,
let me tell you.

It gets crazy
around here sometimes.

You get 50, 60 ships a day
coming through here

loading and unloading

and every last one of them
is a priority job.

At least that's what
they tell us.

Hey, watch those crates
over there.

Get 'em over to the side.

- No, no, the other side.
- 'Alright.'

We had a couple of problems
here last year.

Tried to hit us
with some budget cuts.

You know, same old song,
but, uh, that's the past.

You got to go along
to get along.

You know what I mean?

Overall I've found this

to be a good working environment

and a valuable experience.

I've learned a lot
while I've been here.

(Cynthia)
'And you've never felt'

'that your safety
has been compromised?'

No, ma'am.

(Cynthia)
'So this has been a positive'

'experience for you.'

'You enjoy working
with everyone?'

Yes.

It's a calm,
pleasant environment.

I don't think I've ever seen
anyone get upset here.

I guess it's the old joke.

You don't have to be crazy to
work here, but it helps.

I suppose there is
a certain attraction

to being out here
on the edge like this

a new frontier.

New frontier is right.

When Babylon 5
went online in 2257

odds makers from New Vegas

to Lloyd's of London
were predicting

it wouldn't last six months.

Well, I've never been
very much on gambling.

I've never quite
found the time for it.

(Cynthia)
'You were originally
a starship captain, correct?'

Yeah.

The Agamemnon.

She was a real beauty.

One of the first
Omega class destroyers

to come off the construction
line after the war.

Our job was
part military patrol

part diplomatic mission.

We went around to
most of the non-aligned worlds

put in an appearance, kept
the peace that sort of thing.

(Cynthia)
'Babylon 5 has been through
some dramatic changes'

'in administration since it
became operational.'

Would you attribute these
changes to...bad management?

'Or to quote
former Senator Hidoshi'

'"Is this horse just too big
for anybody to ride?"'

Changes are part
of the military life.

Everybody goes into this

knowing that tomorrow
you could be someplace

that you hadn't even
heard of 24 hours ago.

I've been stationed so many
places over the years

I-I can't even remember
most of them.

But you're right.

Some days this is
one hell of a big horse.

You know what the folks
back home don't understand.

The ones who've
never left Earth

is just how dangerous
space can be.

Aside from incidents like this,
just the everyday reality

of living your days and nights

in a big tin can
surrounded by vacuum.

I remember my first time
on a transport

on the Moon-Mars run.

I was just a kid, maybe 17.

A buddy of mine
was messing around

zipping through the halls

and he hid in
one of the airlocks.

I don't know, I guess he was
going to try to scare us

or something, I don't know.

But just as I got close..

...he must have hit
the wrong button

because the air doors
slammed shut

space doors opened

and he...just flew out
into space.

And the one thing
they never tell you

is that you don't die
instantly in a vacuum.

He just hung there
against the black

like a puppet with his strings
all tangled up.

Or one of those old cartoons

where you run off
the edge of the cliff

and your legs keep going.

You could see that
he was trying to breathe

but there was nothing.

The one thing I remember
when they pulled in his body..

...his eyes were frozen.

A lot of people make jokes
about spacing somebody

about shoving somebody
out an airlock.

I don't think it's funny.

Never will.

Although the airlocks
on Babylon 5

are considerably safer

the last three years
have shown

that the station itself
is anything but secure.

In its first year of operation

there were half a dozen murders,
three acts of sabotage

including a bomb
that blew out two levels

and a barely averted attack
by the Vorlon empire.

Since then, there have been
50 deaths by violence.

So the question remains.

Given its cost
in lives and money

is Babylon 5 serving
any useful purpose

or as we're about to see

is the whole thing
falling apart at the seams?

I've just been briefed
by my government

and I'm prepared to issue
the following statement.

The Centauri ship
that was attacked

by one of our vessels

was not simply
a commercial transport.

It was secretly transferring
weapons of mass destruction

to ships bound
for the front lines

where they were to be used
in the war against our people.

They have turned Babylon 5

into a weapons supply post

and we cannot allow
this to continue.

Even if it means shutting down
Babylon 5 completely.

(male announcer)
"36 Hours on Babylon 5"
continues

with Cynthia Torqueman.

According to figures released

by the newly formed office
of public morale

President William Clark
has risen

to dramatic new levels
of popularity

because of his
administration's emphasis

on addressing
the needs of Earth.

As a result,
recent hearings in Earth Dome

have openly questioned
how much time and money

should be invested in a project

that seems perpetually
bogged down

in non-human conflict.

So we took that question
to Senator Ronald Quantrell.

Well, obviously,
Babylon 5 is something

President Santiago
believed in very strongly.

And I think we owe it to his
memory to try and make it work.

That doesn't exactly sound
like a ringing endorsement.

Well, clearly we've
taken a lot of heat

and the cost overruns have been
appropriately astronomical.

But let's remember
that the Babylon Project

was conceived right after
the Earth-Minbari war.

At that time,
the idea of a diplomatic station

designed to keep anything
like that from happening again

was...very appealing.

(Cynthia)
'And now?'

Now?

Well...still too early to tell.

Certainly we've rebuilt
our military forces

to a point far in advance of
where they were 14 years ago.

If the Earth-Minbari war
started today

I think things might have gone
a little differently.

So while I'm not sure
how much concrete benefit

we really derive from
Babylon 5 any longer

I suppose it still does keep us
in a...highly visible position

with other races

and, of course,
it's very important

to interstellar
commerce and trade.

Well, with all due respect
to Senator Quantrell

speaking as someone who
did his part in the front lines

I'd have to say we still
haven't fully recovered

from the Minbari war

and we haven't anywhere near
the level of technology

we would need in the event
of another major conflict.

And anybody who thinks
that we could hold our own

against the-the Minbari,
the Centauri

and, God forbid, the Vorlons,
is just plain kidding himself.

You sound angry about it.

No...I'm not.

I-it just, it just
sounds to me like-like

jingoism and self-deception
and armchair quarterbacking.

Anytime you lose a war

you just, you just
wait a few years

and you'll hear from everyone
who thought that we could've won

if they've had done
the fighting.

Except, of course, captain,
we didn't lose the war.

'The Minbari did surrender.'

Of course.

(Cynthia)
Who are the people
who run Babylon 5

and what do they do here?

What are their hopes and dreams?

I'm standing in what's called
the observation dome

or C&C,
short for Command and Control.

When the captain
is otherwise engaged

with diplomatic
or business affairs

this place is under
the watchful eye

of its perky and energetic
commander, Susan Ivanova.

(crew #1)
'We're all green down here.'

Alright, make one more sweep

pulling in whatever you got
then head for the barn.

Commander Ivanova,
would you mind telling us

what it is you're doing here?

We're investigating
Ambassador G'Kar's allegations

that the Centauri transport
was carrying weapons

justifying
his government's attack.

The HAZMAT team outside
is checking the debris

'for any unusual levels
of radiation'

'or trace elements
that could indicate'

'the presence
of unauthorized weapons.'

While we wait for the analysis
would you mind telling us

a little about yourself?
How you got here?

Well, there's really
not much to tell.

I was born
in the Russian consortium

but spent most of my life
at school abroad.

Um, graduated from OTC
ten years ago.

How did you
come to join Earthforce?

After my brother Ganya
was killed in the war

I felt that I had to try
and finish what he started.

That of course, as my luck runs

the war was over
before I saw any action.

Now, commander, I'm sure there's
more to your story than that.

Yes.

What do I hope for?

I hope to get through
this interview

without getting myself fired.

How's that for a start?

I don't know,
it's one of those questions

I don't think about in words

maybe because so many times
it seems like

if I say what I want,
it never comes.

(Cynthia)
'There must be something.'

Yeah.

There are little hopes,
I guess.

Every day I get up
and I hope nothing will happen.

I'd love to be just bored
out of my skull for 24 hours.

And, uh, I guess I keep hoping

that someday, somewhere
I'll make a difference

that at the end of the day

everything that
we've gone through here

for the past few years
will mean something.

[beep]
Yeah.

(Commander Ivanova)
'Garibaldi, we just got back
the HAZMAT report.'

'We've got a problem.'

See what I mean?

Always something.

So far we've spent most
of our time here

talking to the humans.

But aliens make up roughly 42%
of Babylon 5's population.

Many of them live here
in the so-called Alien Sector

which provides
alternate atmospheres

for 14 different species.

Ironically, the alien sector
is how the aliens here

refer to the human part
of the station

proving once again
that beauty and the beast

are in the eye
of the beholder.

Probably the most elusive
of all the aliens

is Ambassador Kosh Nerannick

a representative
of the Vorlon empire

sent here roughly two years ago.

Nothing is known of the Vorlons.

In fact, three expeditions sent
into Vorlon space over the years

have never returned.

The Vorlon government said
they had met with accidents

and suggested
no further expeditions.

Even their appearance is a
mystery compounded by the fact

that Ambassador Kosh
can only leave his quarters

in an encounter suit
which contains his atmosphere

and other life-support
equipment.

A few moments ago, while we
were setting up this shot

we got our first glimpse
of the Vorlon

as he was leaving
his quarters just behind me.

This is an ISN exclusive

presented here
for the first time.

(ISN cameraman)
'It's Ambassador Kosh
over here!'

Mackey, quick!
The camera!

'Ambassador Kosh!
Ambassador!'

Cynthia Torqueman, ISN news.

Can we ask you a few questions?
Ambassador Kosh!

Did we get that?
Tell me we got that.

Did we get it?

Second in elusiveness

to the Vorlon
is Ambassador Delenn

of the Minbari federation.

After initially refusing
several requests

for an interview

she finally agreed
to talk to us.

Since very few humans

have ever been allowed
on Minbar

perhaps you could start
by telling us

a little about your world.

We are the seventh
planet from our sun.

Almost one-quarter
of Minbar is covered

by our North Polar ice cap.

Because our world is rich
with crystalline deposits

many of our cities
are cut directly out

of crystal formations.

During the spring, the patterns
of color caused by the light

are...breathtaking.

Let's see.
What else?

We have, uh,
three basic languages.

Len'au, Feek and Audronado

which is the language
of the Religious Caste.

Can you give us
an example of Audronado?

[speaking in Audronado language]

I'm your friend...in peace.

Your appearance, though, isn't
typical of your people, is it?

No.

(Cynthia)
'According to station records'

'you looked quite different
a year ago.'

I volunteered for this change
in the hope that it would lead

to a better understanding
between our peoples.

Over a quarter of a million
humans were killed

in the war with your people.

'How do you think the families
of those victims will feel'

'about your...change?'

I, uh...I don't know.

I, uh...I would hope..

I think they would feel hurt.

Betrayed.

'That by assuming a human face'

'you're taking a part of us
you're not entitled to.'

'What would you say to them?'

To all the husbands and wives

and children and brothers
and sisters

of the people who were killed
in the war with your people

and now see a Minbari
with a human face?

I'm, uh...I'm sorry.

Can...can we,
can we stop this? Please?

(Commander Ivanova on radio)
'Ambassador Delenn,
you're needed'

'in the Council chambers.'

'Ambassador.'

'Ambassador Delenn.'

We've just been informed
that there's been

a new development
in the Narn attack.

The Babylon 5 Advisory Council

and the league
of non-aligned worlds

have been convened
to hear this update.

We've been given permission
to record

these proceedings
in the Council chambers.

And now, thanks to

Commander Ivanova's
investigation

we have proof of what
we've been saying all along.

An inspection
of the destroyed Centauri

has found conclusive proof

that she was carrying
fusion bombs

and support equipment
for ion cannons

mass drivers,
and heavy-energy weapons.

[shouting]

Now, we have already filed
a complaint

with the Centauri government

on the grounds that Babylon 5
is neutral territory

and is not to be used
as a staging ground

or a munitions depot.

If I may make
an observation--

It is this kind of irresponsible
activity, ambassador

that endangers this station
and everyone here!

It will not be tolerated!

...transferred outside
the station.

Ship to ship.

The risk to Babylon 5
is minimal.

Oh, we've already seen your
minimal risk, ambassador.

Caused by their attack
on one of our vessels.

Our ships have the right

to carry any cargo
they choose.

We will not surrender
our sovereign rights.

Sovereign rights
of any race end

when they threaten innocents.

They're doing
what they always do

using details to distract us

from doing what must be done!

There are seven more Centauri
vessels berthed outside

and I have reason to believe

that they also carry weapons
of mass destruction

to be used against our people.

My government demands

that these ships be impounded

and their weapons seized!

No, no, no!
We will not allow this!

This is Babylon 5 space

and here
we have sovereign rights.

Our ships will
defend themselves

against any
who try to seize them.

Perhaps if the transports
return to Centauri space--

No, we cannot
allow those ships

to leave here
with their weapons.

They'll just turn right around
and use them against us.

Then how do you intend to..

[rumbling]

What the hell?

Captain, we need you in C&C.

We've got a shooting war
going on out here.

The sounds you hear
are heavy weapons

on the Narn and Centauri vessels

doing battle
just outside Babylon 5.

The station is
on a priority one alert.

And people are being
evacuated to shelters.

We're en route to C&C
to try and cover the battle.

As we speak our vid systems
are being plugged

into the station's
external cameras

and communications systems.

And we should be seeing..

(crew member)
'Coming in, reading five.'

'Repeat five incoming hostiles.
No reply.'

'Got the beacon
targeting systems online.'

(Captain Sheridan)
'Delta leader
to hostile vessels.'

'You are ordered
to cease fire at once.'

'Do you copy?'

'You are ordered to surrender
or we will open fire.'

Damage report.

Levels Brown 90 through 92
report damage.

Hull breech in Blue 70.
Dropping pressure doors!

Get a repair crew
down there, stat.

- 'Aye, sir.'
- Any reply yet?

Negative. Hostile forces
continue to fire at each other.

They've started
targeting our ships.

(crew member)
'Delta squadron requesting
permission to fire.'

Ambassadors Londo and G'Kar
are in the league.

They're saying that if we open
fire on their vessels

they'll consider it
an act of war.

Screw them, we have a quarter
million people here to defend.

If they won't stop this,
we will.

All fighters, open fire.
Fire at will.

(crew member)
'Roger, Babylon control.'

'Delta squad, open fire.'

'Target engines and
navigation if possible.'

'But if you have
to take them out, do it.'

(crew member)
'Roger, leader.'

'Come on.'

'Come on.'

'Heaters lit.'

'Come to papa.
Got it.'

'Bombs away.'

'This is 7.
Target's splashed.'

'React, Team 12,
go to Blue 26..'

Two Narn vessels destroyed.

Two damaged
and out of the fight.

Remaining Centauri vessels
are offering to surrender.

Alright, pick them up,
bring them in

and throw them in the brig.

And I want every one of those
ships scanned for weapons.

And tell Ambassadors G'Kar
and Londo

I want to see them
in chambers now.

What if they refuse?

Then you can throw them in the--

Ahem.

(crew member)
'Security, there is a major riot
going on at the entrance..'

Then invite them again

as firmly and as
politely as you can.

This nonsense
has gone far enough.

'My main generator is down.'

'And we're backed up.'

(Cynthia)
'The nonsense'

'Captain Sheridan referred to'

'is the Narn-Centauri war'

which, over the past
several months

has grown into a conflict

which threatens to spill
into other systems

and lead to an escalation
of hostilities.

Prior to the battle
we just witnessed

ISN spoke with representatives
from both sides in order to

better understand the history
of this conflict.

Roughly 150 of your years ago
the Centauri came to our world.

Narn was a green
and fertile place then.

We greeted them in peace

and spent the next
100 years in chains

but we never gave up hope.

We formed a resistance,
learned their secrets

turned their own
machines against them

and finally drove them
from our world.

How did you become involved
with the resistance?

[sighs]

My family lived in G'Kamizad

one of the larger
cities on Narn.

My father served
in a Centauri household

during the last years
of the rebellion.

I was barely a pouchling
at the time.

My mother was ill

unable to escape
through the underground

so we all stayed.

It was a difficult time.

We were striking deep
into Centauri resources.

Things were tense.

One day, my father spilled
a cup of hot jala

on the mistress
of the house, and..

..and she had him killed.

They took him out,
tied his hands together

and hung him from a jalwah tree
for three days.

I came to him the last night,
against my mother's orders

and he looked down at me.

He said he was proud
and to go and fight

and be all the things
he never was.

Then he died.

The next morning,
I ran away

and killed
my first Centauri.

Why do you think
they invaded back then?

Ah!

Why does any
advanced civilization

seek to destroy
a less advanced one?

Because the land is
strategically valuable.

Because there are resources

that can be cultivated
and exploited

but most of all,
simply because they can.

You have experienced much
the same on your own world.

There are humans for whom
the words "Never again"

carry special meaning
as they do for us.

How do you respond to reports
that your military has lost six

out of the last
seven engagements

with the Centauri forces

and now the war consists mainly

of holding actions
and forced retreats?

Centauri propaganda.

We will never fall back.
We will never surrender!

When we first met the Narn

they were, what,
a primitive people.

We gave them technology
centuries ahead of their own.

Took them with us
to the stars.

Taught them laws,
civilized them.

They repaid us
with terror and death.

So, you're saying
that the Centauri

originally came
to help the Narn?

Of course and at considerable
expense, I might add.

Which is why we finally left.

We wished them well,
but the cost, you've seen.

Then you weren't driven off
the Narn homeworld?

Please.

The Narn have rewritten history
enough, don't you think?

If they wanted us gone

we were hardly going
to force the issue.

But ever since

they have grown more
and more irrational.

Have gone out of their way
to harm us

to seize entire territory.

Finally, we had to take a stand.

They were the ones who
declared war, remember?

Not us.

We want only peace.

"We want only peace."

Both sides
say the same thing

but as we've just seen

the reality is anything
but peaceful.

With the skirmish
outside concluded

and the captured
Centauri vessels

about to undergo
a complete search

things seem to have
calmed down a bit.

What is it?

Jump point forming
in Sector 7.

Are they crazy?
That's practically on top of us!

[explosion]

(crew member)
'Reading one Centauri
battle cruiser.'

Mackey, do we still have a feed
from the external monitors?

Are they onli..

I've got Ambassador Mollari
on the link.

Put him through.

Ambassador Mollari,
what the hell is going on here?

I'm sorry this has come as
such a surprise, commander.

But I warned you
not to interfere.

You have no right to search
or detain our ships.

If we don't act
in our own defense

we invite the same from others.

Centauri cruiser is arming
weapons, opening her gun ports.

The cruiser will blockade
Babylon 5 until our ships

are returned to
Centauri custody

intact and unopened.

Any ship attempting to enter
or leave Babylon 5

will be fired upon,
boarded, and sent back.

We will use the minimum
possible level of force.

But if provoked, we are prepared
to use deadly force

even against Babylon 5 itself.

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John, why aren't you outside
playing with the other kids?

They hate me.

Now, John--

It's true.

I'm just..

I'm different, mom.

I can feel what they think
about me and they know I can.

I called one of them a liar

because I knew he wasn't telling
the truth somehow.

And he just kept hitting me
until I said I was the liar.

I just don't know
what to do anymore.

Don't worry, Johnny.

We'll take care of it from here.

Mom, look, a Psi Cop.

That's right, Johnny.

You know there are
a lot of other kids

who feel just
the same way you do.

They're confused and afraid,
but they don't have to be.

The problem isn't that
other kids don't like you.

Just that they don't
understand you, but we do.

'You're special.'

'You're a latent telepath'

about to come into full bloom.

My Johnny, a telepath?

Probably, but to be sure,
take him down

to the Psi Corps testing center
first thing tomorrow.

How do I find one?

We're everywhere,
for your convenience.

We have offices in schools,
in children's hospitals.

We even have mobile
testing centers

that travel the country,
and if he qualifies

we'll give him an education,
a job, a purpose.

And we'll pay
all his bills for life.

Oh, my.

[chuckles]

Oh, John,
I can't believe it.

You've come so far.
Just look at you.

We're all so proud.

And I'm proud to be
part of the Psi Corps.

So, remember, if you know
someone who might be a telepath

or think you might
be one yourself

help them get the help they
need. Call the Corps.

(male announcer)
Call government information

for more on a Psi Corps center
near you.

This message has been
brought to you

by the Ministry
for Public Information

and your local Psi Corps
recruitment office.

(Cynthia)
'As we enter our 30th hour
aboard Babylon 5'

the Centauri-Narn crisis
has not diminished.

The various parties
to the dispute

have gathered
in Council chambers behind me

in closed session
to discuss the crisis.

Meanwhile, all traffic
in or out of Babylon 5

has come to a halt,
due to the Centauri blockade.

Captain, any progress
in the negotiations?

All sides are still talking.
That's all I can say for now.

Well, is it true that
some of the senate

have suggested that you
accommodate the Centauri

by releasing their vessels
without further searches?

As the commander
of record on Babylon 5

I doubt that the senate

would attempt to undermine my
position in these negotiations

by armchair quarterbacking.

Ambassador G'Kar, do you
have anything to say?

Only that this should
prove once and for all

that the Centauri are a menace
to more than just our world.

This kind of thing
cannot be allowed.

And we will take whatever
steps necessary

to make that perfectly
clear to them.

Well, what does that mean?
A-Ambassador G'Kar?

Certainly the events
on Babylon 5

which took place
during your recent visit

are emblematic of what
many of us on Earth Dome

have been worried
about for sometime.

By placing an Earth installation
between warring factions

we risk being drawn
into a conflict

that has nothing to do with us
or Earth interests.

If we'd not been
in that place at that time

a terrible loss of life
might have been avoided.

On the other hand, senator, they
are at war with one another.

People die in war.

Yes, but it wouldn't have
happened in our backyard.

What happened next came with

the reluctant support
of Earthdome

but, uh...hundreds of deaths.

I don't see how we can support
that sort of thing.

I'm only glad you made it out
alive, Cynthia.

We need all the good
reporters we can get.

Ten minutes ago,
Captain Sheridan

received a coded transmission

from Earthdome
on the current crisis.

After considerable negotiations

we've been allowed
back in to C&C..

Captain John Sheridan,
Babylon 5, to Centauri cruiser.

My government
has rejected your demand

that we release your ships.

We will not consider any demand
made under terrorist threat.

We have activated our defense
grid and are prepared

to defend all ships
coming through here.

Any hostile action taken by you

against ships entering
or leaving this station

will be considered an attack
on Babylon 5 itself

and we will respond accordingly.

If they send back a reply,
don't acknowledge it.

'Aye, captain.'

We'll let them
sweat for a while.

I hope this works,
I know that a defense grid

can probably hold them off,
but the repercussions--

Ah, they're bluffing.

I can't believe they'd take on
the whole station.

Now that bring Earth
on the side of the Narn's.

And the last thing the Centauri
want is a war on two fronts.

'Docking Bay 9 just linked in.'

'The transport's ready to go.'

Bring her up.
Activate autopilot.

We'll run the transport
from here

make sure no one gets hurt.

Just in case
they're not bluffing.

Bring the Maintenance Bots
around for a closer look.

(crew member)
'Move Secure Cam 23
to high overhead'

'and Maint Bot 9 through 14
at 12 click intervals..'

You realize if they do
attack the transport

they'll turn right around
and fire on us next

figuring we'll have to
retaliate?

I know.

(crew member)
'Transport, maintain approach..'

All tracking stations

if you see their weapons
targeting us...open fire.

Any reply from the cruiser?

'Negative, sir. No response.'

Their weapons system
is still armed.

I don't like this.

[beeping]

Well, the transport's through.
We called their bluff.

(crew member)
'Getting a signal
from the Centauri cruiser.'

'They want to talk.'

Open a channel.
Let's be gracious about this.

Captain, any thoughts
on the--

Second jump point forming
in Sector 10.

- Looks like a Narn.
- Oh, hell.

Babylon control to Narn cruiser.

We do not, repeat,
we do not require assistance.

Do not interfere.

We have the situation
under control.

(crew member)
'Narn cruiser powering-up
weapons systems.'

No. Listen to me.

We do not need..

(crew member)
'Firing.'

'Back again.
A Centauri hit.'

All civilians to the shelters.

Get me that cruiser.
I don't care how you do it.

'Aye, sir.'

'Security, heavy damage.'

Close blast doors now.

Ah!

Narns have destroyed
the Centauri cruiser.

They're trying to
open a jump point.

Can they make it?

I don't think so.
They're hit bad.

Jump engines are malfunctioning.

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As journalists, we would be
remiss in our responsibilities

if we suggested that events such
as those you've just witnessed

were typical of the
situation on Babylon 5.

Like anyone else, they have
good days and bad days.

But there can be no question
that it is a flash point

that can only grow hotter
as time passes.

And yet growth only comes
through pain and struggle.

So, perhaps we should allow
Babylon 5 time to realize

or, one day,
even exceed the dreams

we have invested in it.

We'll be back with
some concluding thoughts

right after this message.

After the crisis was over

the debris cleared
and the bodies counted

we asked each of the people

involved in this story
one question.

Given the danger,
at the end of the day

as Mr. Garibaldi said,
is it worth it?

Absolutely.

Sure, when things get tense
out here, we have to be careful.

Our search of the Centauri
vessels we captured

proved they were bringing in
weapons of mass destruction

offloading them
outside the station

and sending them on
to the front lines.

Now that we know that

we can make sure it doesn't
happen anymore.

We learn.

That's what humans do.

Misunderstandings aside

yes, I definitely think
it's worth it.

We must simply work harder

to make sure we communicate
with one another

to prevent this sort of
tragic situation

from ever happening again.

A violent attack by Narn forces
is an unacceptable response

to a peaceful protest
by my government.

And with the intervention
of Earth

perhaps...we can keep them

from making a similar
mistake in the future.

I don't know anymore.

I used to think so,
but now..

Yes.

Of course it is,
for the simple reason

that no one else would ever
build a place like this.

Humans share one unique quality.

They build communities.

If the Narns or the Centauri

or any other race built
a station like this

it would be used only
by their own people.

But everywhere humans go,
they create communities

out of diverse and sometimes
hostile populations.

It is a great gift
and a terrible responsibility.

One that cannot be abandoned.

Well..

I guess we'll just
have to see...won't we?

Alright, Med 2.
Go, go!

Look, if we weren't
here right now

half the people
in this room would be dead.

Now, that should be a good
enough answer for anyone.

Sure.
What, are you kidding?

I have a retirement pension
to make, you know?

Yes.

But not for any of the reasons
that you've probably been told.

The job of Babylon 5
is not to enforce the peace.

It's to create the peace.

And this place was built
on the assumption that

we could work out our problems
and build a better future.

And that, to me,
is the key issue.

See, in the last few years,
we've stumbled.

We stumbled at the death
of the president, the war

and on and on.

And when you stumble a lot, you,
you start looking at your feet.

You know, we have to make
people...lift their eyes

back to the horizon

and see the line of ancestors
behind us saying

"Make my life have meaning."

And to our inheritors
before us saying

"Create the world
we will live in."

I mean, we're not just

holding jobs and having dinner.

We are in the process
of building the future.

That's what Babylon 5
is all about.

Only by making people
understand that

can we hope to...create a better
world for ourselves

and our posterity.

I'm Cynthia Torqueman,
ISN news.

Goodnight.

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