All language subtitles for Babylon 5 4x08.The.Illusion.of.Truth

[instrumental music]

Figured I'd find you here.

Feels strange to have
the place this empty.

It's the war room.
The war's over.

Yeah, says you.

Oh, yeah, the Shadows are gone

but, uh, with all
that's going on back home

maybe there's some life
in the old girl yet.

Any more ships
come in from Earth?

Just a couple of scavengers, no
loyalties to anyone back home.

Alien traffic
is the same as ever.

But as far as Earth goes,
this quarantine's got us

pretty much shut down.

- Mm, this is trouble.
- Definitely trouble.

With the commercial transport
fees, we were finally starting

to get our heads above water.

Now without that revenue,
it's gonna be tough.

Yeah, we'll get by.
We always have.

This place has been declared
dead more times than Lazarus

but we keep coming back.

Yes, we do.

So what's got you so worried?

I'm not worried.

Tell that to your face.

Come on, John,
I've known you too long

to start playing stupid now.

Right before we broke
away from Earth last year

I talked to my dad.

I couldn't say much..

...but he could see
what was coming.

Since then we've passed
a few messages back and forth

on ships en route
here or back home.

His last letter mentioned
something about some strangers

hanging around town
asking questions

about me, the family, the farm.

Do you think
President Clark would use

your family to get to you?

It's possible.

I told them to get out
while they could.

I gave them some names.

And then we get hit
with this damned embargo

and I don't know what
the hell is going on back home.

You told me about your dad.
He's a smart guy.

He can take care of himself.

And being a former diplomat

he's too visible
to just disappear.

Yeah, maybe.

[sighs]
I just hope
they get out in time.

Everything else okay topside?

(Ivanova)
'So far.'

Some businessmen
from Earth are upset

because they can't go home
now without being questioned

and searched,
but we can handle it.

Some problems in customs,
but Zack's on it.

You know, the more that I think
about it, the more I'm glad

that we picked him to take over
security when Garibaldi left.

We haven't had
a major incident yet.

Come on! Whoa, whoa!
Everybody back!

Everybody back, back!

What the hell's
going on here, Ramirez?

Scanners turned up something
suspicious in those crates, sir.

We went to take a look,
and they got in our way.

- 'Explosives?'
- 'The scanners say no.'

Could be weapons,
contrabands, dust.

Well, then, let's open them up.

Hey, that's private property.
We've got rights here.

What you're gonna have is
my foot 16 inches up your butt

if you don't get
the hell out of my way.

[grunts]

You're crazy!

I'm gonna file a report

with your superior officer.

Well, you do that, sunshine.

Ramirez, check the box.

Yes, sir. Good shot, chief.

Well, don't say that

until you know
what I was aiming at.

[intense music]

What the..

It's a camera.

That's right, a camera.

It goes with the territory.

I'm a reporter,
and this is my crew.

And you just made
the evening news.

[instrumental music]

(Lennier)
It was the year of fire.

(Zack)
The year of destruction.

(G'Kar)
The year we took back
what was ours.

(Lyta)
It was the year of rebirth.

(Vir)
The year of great sadness.

(Marcus)
The year of pain.

(Delenn)
And the year of joy.

(Mollari)
It was a new age.

(Franklin)
It was the end of history.

(Ivanova)
It was the year
everything changed.

(Garibaldi)
The year is 2261, the place..

(Sheridan)
Babylon 5.

[theme music]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

Captain, I was just
on my way to see you.

I'm gonna pull some
of the other doctors off

standby duty in Medlabs 3 and 4.

- And I wanted you to know.
- Why?

Well, we've got some
problems with the telepaths

locked up in cryogenic freeze.

- Anything serious?
- No.

Just some mechanical
problems with the freezer.

So we're moving half of them
to another freezer bank.

We're not set up to handle
this many

so we've had to improvise,
and they require

constant supervision
during the changeover.

Then take what you need.

I hope you
can help them, Stephen.

I hate to keep them
frozen like this.

I don't think
we have much choice.

With all that leftover Shadow
technology still in their heads

they're a menace to themselves
and to other people.

We'll figure it out eventually.

You know, y-you fight a war
and everyone forgets the people

that get caught in the middle.

Something tells me we'll be
dealing with this legacy

the Shadows left behind
for a long, long time.

[beeps]

- Yes.
- 'Captain, he's here.'

On my way.

I thought we saw the worst of it

with the Shadows,
the Vorlons, the war.

There's something
far worse than the Shadows..

...reporters.

Captain Sheridan,
Dan Randall, ISN News.

Thank goodness,
someone reasonable to talk to.

Oh, thank you.
He's such a sweet talker.

She threatened to grab
me by the collar

and throw me out an airlock
if I didn't turn over

a full manifest
of our equipment.

Unauthorized shipments are
a threat to station security.

- We had to--
- Commander!

Did you threaten
to grab ahold of this man

by the collar
and throw him out an airlock?

Yes, I did.

I'm shocked.
Shocked and dismayed.

I'd remind you that
we are short on supplies here.

We can't afford to take
perfectly good clothing

and throw it out into space.

Always take
the jacket off first.

I've told you that before.

Sorry, she meant to say,
"Stripped naked

and thrown out an airlock."

I apologize for any confusion
this may have caused.

Maybe I should start again.

- That would be wise.
- Yes, very.

[sighs]

We changed the manifest
because we knew if you found out

we were a news crew, you
wouldn't let us on the station.

Well, that assumption
was your first mistake.

- We have an open-door policy.
- And an open airlock policy.

- Commander.
- Sorry.

President Clark put the embargo
around Babylon 5, we didn't.

- Then you would have let us on.
- You, yes. Your equipment, no.

(Sheridan)
'Mr. Randall..'

...everyone knows that
ISN is a propaganda arm

for President Clark.

You didn't come here
to do an objective story.

There's no such thing.

The objective journalist
is one of those great myths

you read about,
like a griffin or a phoenix

or an honest politician.

Everybody's got an agenda
whether they admit it or not.

But you try not to let it
get in the way of the truth.

Look, I won't lie to you.

You're absolutely right about
ISN, which is why most of us

quit as soon as Clark took over.

But a few of us stayed on

figuring we could try to

slip the truth in quietly
and in small bites

while the big boys
weren't looking.

That's exactly why I fought
to get this assignment.

So you could tell
the whole truth?

No, not the whole truth.

Just as much as I can
without getting into trouble.

But even a little truth
is better than none.

Captain, we're here now

and one way or another
we have to go back with a story.

If you work with us

we can try to get your side
of things across to the viewers.

W-we'll have to be careful,
but it can be done.

If you don't,
we'll do the story anyway.

And there'll be nobody
to represent your point of view.

Now, is that really
what you want?

[instrumental music]

This particular statue
means a great deal

to me and my family.

We lost it
when we were evacuated

from the Eridian Colony.

It must have
great sentimental value, huh?

Oh, substantial, heh. Yeah.

W-while we were gone,
the scavenger fleet

got past our sensors
and ransacked the entire colony.

Oy, it's a terrible thing, yeah.

I-it belonged to my dear
departed wife Leticia.

A good woman,
but, uh, a shouter.

Yeah, the universe
is a quieter place without her.

You'll forgive me for saying so.

It's been in my family
for generations.

Mr. Garibaldi, please,
can you help me?

This statue, no, uh,
intrinsic value?

- Oh, no, no, none whatsoever.
- I see.

Ask me if I believe in God.

Oh, go on, go on, ask me.

- I-I don't understand.
- No, no, no, come on.

Alright, heh, do you believe
in God, Mr. Garibaldi?

No, and you want to know why?

Because if there were a God,
then maybe just once in my life

somebody would sit in that chair

and not assume
that I'm an idiot.

This is a Drazi statue.

It's Shokalla,
one of the minor deities.

You said the Maker.

S-so, so my
grandfather converted.

We stuck with it.

So, uh, so,
what are families for, right?

So we believe
in the Maker, so what?

We still have our culture,
our language.

I don't care
what you believe in.

The point is,
aside from the Centauri

all of the other Maker
religions are monotheistic.

They don't allow
the keeping of alien Gods.

Something about
eternal damnation. Plague, pox.

The usual,
not the kind of things

that you wanna pass
on to your kids.

Look, Mr. Garibaldi, I-I have
no reason t-to tell you--

I'm not finished!
Now, you're right.

The statue itself is worthless

but it's big enough
to hide lots of stuff inside.

Now, my guess is,
when the evacuation began

you grabbed as many
valuables as you could

and you hid the rest.

Your IDenticard says
you're a xenoarchaeologist.

Which means you would have
had access to artifacts

from other worlds, like this.

And what better hiding place
than a statue to a God

your own people would avoid
and the scavengers would ignore

because we all know
that most Drazi statues

have no actual value.

Well, it must've been
a real shock

when you made it
to the safe haven

and you found out the scavenger
fleet was piloted by Drazi

and Shokalla
is the patron saint of pilots.

- Fine, how much do you want?
- Five hundred credit deposit.

Twenty percent of everything
you find inside this thing.

- Ten.
- Fifteen.

And I let you walk out of here
without telling the Drazi

you've been poking holes
in their deities.

Done.

- Let me know if you find it.
- Not if...when.

- Hello, Mr. Garibaldi.
- Hey, Mr. Lennier.

Welcome to my, uh, office.

Something I can do for you?

I had heard that you resigned.

At first, I chose
not to believe it

but now...why?

Well, I, uh,
served my time in hell.

Now I get to make my own life.

Why is that so strange?

With Minbari,
there is no time limit

on serving the needs
of our people. It is an honor.

[laughing]

Well, then, let's just say
I've had all the honor I need

for a while
and leave it at that.

- How's Delenn?
- She's well.

- Good.
- She sends her regards.

- The captain was--
- I, uh..

- I heard Londo's back.
- Yes.

You sure everything's
alright, Mr. Garibaldi?

Oh, yeah, fine, I, uh..

I just don't wanna talk about..

Yep, works every time.

Speak the devil's name
and he shall appear.

- Michael.
- Captain.

Mr. Lennier, I 'd like
you to meet Dan Randall.

He's a journalist from Earth.

I'd like you to show him around.

Well, act as his liaison
while he's here.

Mr. Allan would be--

We need Mr. Randall to believe

that everything he sees
and hears is the truth

and not trumped up
for his benefit.

You could help ease his mind.

Then I am happy to serve.

If you'll come
with me, Mr. Randall.

We will begin your
introduction to the station.

This is the open market.

[intense music]

(male #1)
You work for no one but us.

You work for no one but us.

You work for no one but us.

You work for no one but us.

Us, us, us, us..

[exhales sharply]

[instrumental music]

- So these units--
- As we docked--

You were saying?

As we docked, I saw an
alien ship being fixed outside.

Many ships belonging to
the League of Non-Aligned Worlds

were damaged
during the recent war.

Some of them
would not have made it back

had we not allowed them
to berth here and make repairs.

And do they pay
for these repairs?

Only for
the actual material used.

The time needed to make
the repairs is donated freely.

That's very generous.

[clears throat]
It's the least we could do.

Here we are.

After you, please.

Are we recording?

Where are we now, Lennier?

This part of the station
is known as Down Below.

Babylon 5 has always
had an underclass.

People who come here
in search of a better life

and find themselves stranded
when they run out of money.

They become a cheap work force

for some of the less
reputable businessmen.

- So they're exploited.
- Sometimes, yes.

The captain stops it
when he hears of it.

He's instituted work programs
so that they can earn money

while helping
to repair the station.

More people have come here
since your president

declared martial law on Earth.

- Uh, doctor.
- Yeah.

This is Dr. Stephen Franklin.

In addition to his other duties
he operates

a free clinic
for these people.

Doctor, this is Dan Randall.

He's a, uh,
journalist from Earth.

Oh, yeah, the captain
said you were on your way.

Uh, sorry,
we're in a bit of a hurry.

We just had a case
of cardiac arrest.

Uh, then, perhaps
we can talk later.

Yeah. I-I'll try.
We get busy here.

- Yeah.
- 'Dr. Franklin.'

(woman on speaker)
'The cryo units
are ready for restart.'

(Stephen)
'I'll be right there.'

Perhaps you do not understand

the nature
of my concern, captain.

I understand completely, Londo.

No, I don't think so.

When I said my quarters
were cold

I did not mean, "Oh, I think
it's a little chilly in here.

Perhaps I'll throw
a blanket on the bed."

No, I said it was cold!

As in, "Oh, look,
my left arm has snapped off

like an icicle
and shattered on the floor."

This is highly
inappropriate, captain!

You're right,
there are several other parts

of your body
I'd much rather see snap off.

I see, well, your sense
of humor is very funny.

[instrumental music]

So it was never your intention
to break away from Earth?

No, no, we declared
independence as a last resort

to protest the illegal bombings
of civilian targets

on Mars and Proxima 3.

We'll rejoin Earth Alliance as
soon as President Clark

rescinds the martial law
decree and steps down.

Mm...and do you still contend
that Clark is responsible

for the death of former
President Luis Santiago?

Santiago was an impediment
to Clark's plans.

I mean, with Clark

anything that
gets in the way disappears.

Ambassador Delenn, this must
strike you as very confusing.

Not at all.

This sort of thing
happens everywhere.

Which I suppose is good,
and that it gives all races

something in common and bad

for much the same reason.

I see the two of you
have become very close

over the last few years.

Yes, very.

Any truth to the rumors
you might eventually marry?

Uh, no comment...for now.

Well, as relationships go,
you certainly have

the odds against you.

You were both on different
sides during the Minbari War

and I'm sure
there are other forces

constantly pulling at you.

Of course.

But the heart does not
recognize boundaries

on a map or wars
or political policies.

The heart does
as the heart does.

And if others don't understand?

If they don't understand..

...we will
make them understand.

Then you're not concerned about
the possible repercussions.

It will be a struggle, still..

There is no force in this galaxy

that can stop what we have
done here together.

'Nothing will be
able to stop us.'

[instumental music]

[sighs]

Can I talk to you for a moment?

Where's your entourage?

Picking up
some background shots

of the station
for editing later. Can I sit?

That's between you
and your chiropractor.

I don't get involved.

We're just about done.
Our ship leaves in two hours.

You're the only one
I haven't talked to yet.

Not much point to it.

I'm not responsible
for anyone here but me.

Yeah.

I understand
you recently resigned

as head of security
for Babylon 5.

That's right.

Would you like to talk about it?

Not especially.

Mr. Garibaldi..

'...you're the only one
of the inner circle'

'who's been here ever since
Babylon 5 went online.'

You have a unique perspective.

I'd be remiss if I left here

without getting
a few minutes with you.

Look, you can talk
about anything you want.

Your time here,
what you did during the war.

'Your co-workers,
President Clark, whatever.'

You've got a free shot.

[sighs]

[instrumental music]

Looks like you had
the same idea I did.

Who's got time
for dinner these days?

I just figured
I'd grab something to eat

while we watch the stellarcast.

- Is Delenn coming?
- Ah, she was right behind me.

But Marcus had some questions.

Do you have the same ugly
feeling I have about all this?

I mean, we both know
there's gonna be some bias here.

Well, that's another reason
I went along with this.

We knew they were gonna take
a shot at us sooner or later.

Might as well get it all out in
the open, see what they've got.

We did the best we could,
anything we said

we kept down
to short declarative sentences

to make it harder for them
to quote us out of context.

We didn't have a big crisis
while they were here.

What can they do to us?

- Sorry. Has it started yet?
- Just about.

Well, let's see what's on.

With our luck,
it'll probably be a commercial.

[beeping]

[instrumental music]

(female #1)
'This is an Interstellar
Network News special report.'

'Reporting live
from the ISN Headquarters'

'in Geneva, Switzerland,
your host Alison Higgins.'

Good evening,
almost two week ago

we sent reporter Dan Randall
to get a behind-the-scenes look

at the current situation
on Babylon 5.

Which broke away
from Earth last year

and was recently added
to the forbidden list

for travel and commerce.

We'll have that story for you
later in our broadcast.

First, these headlines..

President Clark announced
today that Earthforce troops

have now reclaimed
75% of the colony

which broke away in an act
of sedition 259 days ago.

Today, to the cheering
of its citizens

they liberated
New Vegas and Flinntown.

To celebrate this latest victory

against the tyranny
of a fanatical few

who have endangered
the lives of our citizens

Clark proclaimed today
a planetary holiday.

Curfew has been extended
two full hours until 9 p.m.

Earth standard time,
so go out and enjoy.

Meanwhile, hearings began today

in the newly-reconstituted
senate

as the committee
on anti-earth activities

heard testimony
from witnesses in the fields

of entertainment,
business, and local politics.

The first day of testimony
confirms

what President Clark
announced late last year

that these and other fields
have been infiltrated

by alien sympathizers determined
to bring down Earthgov.

Each witness named
at least ten people

who will now be taken
into custody and questioned.

The first of these, tri-vid
writer/producer Lee Parks

freely admitted his
involvement in the conspiracy.

I, voluntarily..

confess...that I helped

alien governments
undermine Earthgov

by using my tri-vids

to convey messages

of rebellion,
disregard for authority..

...immorality and violence.

I realize now
that I was being used

by outside forces
to harm my own people.

I apologize..

...to my family

my wife Deborah

and my fellow citizens
for my crimes.

As-assisting me
in these acts of sedition

were tri-vid writer

Carleton Jarrico..

...and actors..

...Beth Trumbo

and...Adrian Mostel.

(Alison)
'Parks was later
conveyed to a hospital'

'where he will receive
proper care and treatment'

'so that he can
one day return to society'

'an active
and productive citizen.'

(female #1)
'This year in history.'

'Three hundred years
ago today, in 1961'

'Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
became the first human'

'to orbit the Earth.'

'In 1999, North American
President Bill Clinton'

'created the president's
commission on the future.'

'In 2018, the foundation
for Luna Colony was laid'

'in the Sea of Tranquility.'

'And 100 years ago today,
the Psi Corps was created.'

Good evening. I'm Dan Randall.

When we first approached
to the ministry of information

with the idea of traveling
to Babylon 5 for this story

they advised against it.

They believed it would
put the safety of myself

and our news crew in jeopardy.

But the first rule
of journalism is

you go where the story is.

Still, nothing could have
prepared us for what we found.

'From the outside, Babylon 5'

'is all business as usual.'

'Note that ship berthed
outside the station.'

'We'll come back to it.'

'The conditions inside Babylon 5
are another matter altogether.'

'Most of the human residents
have been forced to live'

'in squalid, filthy,
possibly disease-ridden areas'

'of the station, denied proper
sanitation and health care.'

'The better quarters
are reserved'

'for high-ranking alien guests'

'and those who run
the station built'

'with the tax dollars
of many of these citizens.'

'It's ironic that Minbari,
who fought Earth'

'in a war of aggression
have been appointed keepers'

'of these poor,
struggling pockets of humanity'

'trapped in the coldness
of space.'

'Here a high-ranking
Minbari reviews'

'the terrible conditions.'

'Any attempt at protest
is cruelly put down.'

'And those responsible
are sedated and taken away.'

'The question is...taken where?'

'As we toured the station,
it became clear that'

'the alien governments are
calling the shots on Babylon 5.'

'Even the station's renegade
leader John Sheridan appeared'

'subservient to the tempers
of alien representatives.'

'What's not as clear
is why a decorated war hero'

'who fought aliens during the
war and allegedly broke away'

'from Earth
to achieve greater freedom'

'would tolerate such behavior.'

This is highly
inappropriate, captain!

To find some answers
to these questions

we turned to the experts.

Dr. William Indiri
is dean of psychiatry

at Harvard Medical School
and a leading expert

on xenopsychology
and Minbari War Syndrome.

Dr. Indiri, you've seen
the same footage I have.

What's your analysis?

Well, Dan, we have to start off
by remembering that

many veterans
of the Earth/Minbari War

suffer from a kind
of inferiority complex

when it comes to
alien life forms.

Some of my colleagues
have compared it

to the Helsinki Syndrome.

That's where a hostage
begins to identify

with his kidnappers.

And what does this
have to do with Babylon 5?

Well, as I said,
many who fought the Minbari

during the war
felt they were up against

a vastly superior
technological force.

And in fact, at that time
and under that administration

that was correct.

It's not such a great leap
from recognizing

technological superiority
to ascribing

greater ethical and moral values

and even, even genetic
superiority to alien races.

Right here on Earth,
for instance..

...we have the cargo cult,
which saw airplanes

during the 20th century
and assumed

they and their pilots were Gods.

It's much the same thing.

Dr. Indiri,
in your professional opinion

could this Minbari War Syndrome

or an unhealthy
fascination with aliens

cause a person to turn against
his own people, his own race?

It is theoretically
possible, yes.

We all remember the fascination
with alien religions

that gripped Earth culture

after we made our first
contact with the Centauri.

The assumption was
that an advanced species

may be nearer God than we are.

Which was obviously not the case

with the Centauri,
goodness knows.

But it caused many humans to
turn against the belief systems

they had been raised with,
even turn violent.

(Dan)
'Thank you, Dr. Indiri.'

The second rule of journalism is

no one does anything
without a reason.

They may not admit it,
even to themselves

but the reason is there.

To understand what's been
happening on Babylon 5

since their break from Earth

you first have to understand
why.

This puzzle started
to come together

when our cameras
happened to overhear

what would turn out to be
a very important conversation.

Listen carefully.

Uh, then perhaps
we can talk later?

Yeah, uh, I 'll try.
We're a bit busy here.

- Yeah?
- 'Dr. Franklin.'

(woman on speaker)
'The cryo-units
are ready for restart.'

I'll be right there.

A small piece of conversation
overheard by chance.

We'll find out what
those few words really mean

when we come back.

[instrumental music]

(female #1)
'ISN's special report
on Babylon 5'

'continues with Dan Randall.'

Welcome back.

In our last segment, I asked
you to pay special attention

to this ship berthed
outside Babylon 5.

This warship is part of a fleet

created by Sheridan
and Minbari Ambassador Delenn

and was used in their
recent military campaign.

You'll note that station
resources are being used

to outfit and equip the warship.

Once again, alien worlds benefit

while Earth Alliance
taxpayers pay the bills.

But that's not
the full extent of it.

Perhaps coincidentally,
perhaps not

Babylon 5 was fully armed with
state-of-the-art weapons systems

just prior to breaking away
from Earth.

Weapons used to destroy
our own ships

during its act of secession.

Another piece of an
interestingly curious puzzle.

But what does it mean?

Where is the key,
the Rosetta Stone

that will unlock the mystery

the mystery that is Babylon 5?

Is it hidden
or right out in the open?

'I see the two of you
have become very close'

'over the last few years.'

Yes...very.

(Dan)
'Any truth to the rumors
you might eventually marry?'

Uh, no comment...for now.

(Dan)
'Well, as relationships go,
you certainly have'

'the odds against you.'

'You were both on different
sides during the Minbari War.'

'And I'm sure
there are other forces'

'constantly pulling at you.'

Of course.

But the heart
does not recognize boundaries

on a map or wars
or political policies.

The heart does...as the heart
does.

(Dan)
'Then you are
not concerned about'

'the possible repercussions?'

It will be a struggle.

- A struggle against Earth?
- 'Of course.'

(Delenn)
'If they don't understand'

'we will make them understand.'

Anything that gets
in the way disappears.

There's a lot of people
back home who might be

concerned about
what you're saying.

It sounds as if you're putting
the mingling of human

and Minbari above the safety
of your own world.

There's no force
in the galaxy that can stop

what we have done here together.

Nothing will be able to stop us.

"Nothing will stop what
we have done here together."

If this sounds troubling,
there may be good reason.

While on Babylon 5, I managed
to speak with Michael Garibaldi

former head of security
for the station

who resigned recently
under mysterious conditions.

Look, don't get me wrong,
I like Sheridan, he's..

I don't know,
he's just different

since he got back
from alien space.

You know, sometimes he thinks
he's the Second Coming.

He-he-he has like a god complex.

You can't talk to him anymore.
He doesn't listen.

Well, that's-that's not true.

He-he listens to Delenn,
this other alien Lorien

who was here for a while,
maybe a few others.

I-I just wasn't comfortable
with the situation anymore.

You know, he, thinks he knows
what's best for everybody else.

Now, maybe that goes
with being a CO, but this..

[sighs]
I just think
he's gone over the top.

(Dan)
'Do you think you'll get into
trouble for saying this?'

[chuckles]
Yeah, probably.

Somebody's got to say something.

With information we received
from sources aboard Babylon 5

we were able to slip into a
restricted area on the station.

What you are
about to see may shock you.

We're standing in an area
immediately adjacent

to the Medlab facilities.

We've just seen
several stretchers

with unconscious humans
moving down this hall

to a room at the far end.

We're trying to
get a better look.

These are
cryogenic freezer units.

Babylon 5 is not supposed
to maintain

more than four or five these
cryo units at any given time

and only within when required
by a medical emergency

until they can be sent back
to Earth for treatment.

There are at least 20 here
or 30 of these units here.

And these names..

'...we checked
the station manifest'

'and these names do not appear
on any of the passenger'

'crew or travel logs.'

So, where did these
people come from

and what are they doing here?

We've got to go.
Now! Move. Come on.

We were looking
for a Rosetta Stone.

We may have found it
in the cryogenic lockers

with their cargo
of frozen humans.

Now we can begin
to see a picture forming.

'An imprisoned
population of humans'

'powerless, homeless,
unable to escape'

'who won't be missed
if they disappear.'

'When they do vanish,
they're taken away'

'by medical personnel.'

'Stored in cryogenic suspension
and taken out as needed.'

'Their records erased from
the central computer system.'

'Meanwhile, alien ships
are being built, repaired'

'and equipped
outside the station.'

You don't assemble a fleet
unless you intend to use it.

So what's the next target
for this so-called

last, best hope for peace?

We're finally prepared
to answer that question.

We believe that answer
will shock some of you

horrify others
and anger all of you.

We'll have that and some
concluding thoughts, after this.

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Welcome back.

We have one last
interview to show you.

It's brief, but telling,
not so much for what's said..

...but for what's denied.

All clear.

Our jobs here are to serve
the needs of both

the human and alien populations.

Now, that can be
very difficult some days.

The different biologies
mean what cures

one race kills another.

(Dan)
'And how long do patients
stay here on average?'

Well, just a, just a few days.

We're not really set up
to handle long-term care.

(Dan)
'Then you don't use
cryogenic suspension'

'to freeze patients
for work later?'

Very rarely,
and only in extreme cases.

(Dan)
'And at the moment?'

No, no, we-we don't have
anyone in cryo right now.

- 'No one?'
- That's right.

Rule number 3.

People only lie when
they have something to hide.

We know there are humans
in cryo at Babylon 5.

We saw them, as did you.

So what are they hiding?

I'd like to turn back
to Dr. Indiri for a moment.

Dr. Indiri, does any of what
you've seen here worry you?

- Yes, it does, Dan.
- Why?

Well, over the years
since the Minbari War

from time to time,
we have seen cases

of Minbari War Syndrome

develop into cases
of severe pathology.

The worship of alien races turns
into a kind of self-hatred.

We have had cases
of self-mutilation

attempts to look more alien

and some cases that..

Well, these are too extreme
for your audience to hear.

The point being, radical
cases of Minbari War Syndrome

can lead to the desire
to become alien oneself.

And to make others
around you the same way.

So you're saying that
Captain Sheridan

could be sick,
mentally disturbed.

Hmm..

Dan, I don't like to make
long-distance diagnoses

but, yes,
that would be my assessment

based on what I've seen here.

And if he is unstable

that might make it easier
for others to use him

for their own purposes.

Well, he would certainly be more
receptive to alien influence

and more prone
to obey orders from aliens.

Thank you, Dr. Indiri.

You've seen the same
evidence we have..

...heard directly from the
players involved in this story.

The truth, as always,
is self-evident

once you find the key,
and this is the key.

The key to medical experiments
conducted on humans

kept in cryogenic freeze

the key to Sheridan's heart
by his own admission

the key to their fleet
and their plan for humanity.

Perhaps the Minbari surrendered
at the battle of the line

because they had come up with
a better way to conquer Earth.

Not with the sword,
but with the genetic code.

Has the war really ended,
or has it simply changed shape?

Has Sheridan's self-hatred
grown into a desire

to save humanity
by making us into them?

A program to mix human
and Minbari DNA sounds absurd

fantastic, but it's already
been done once.

Delenn has shown him the way.

Half-human, half-Minbari.

She did it. Why can't we?

If it's good enough
for the woman he loves

why not everyone else?

And if we choose not to
cooperate, if we do not see

the wisdom in his
alien-influenced logic..

...then there's an
alien fleet waiting and ready

to be used against us,
his own people

as he did once before.

'Is this the face
of humanity's future?'

'Sheridan's future?'

The fault, however,
is not his own.

The fault is ours,
for not seeing his condition

in time to deal with it.

It is my belief that
he is not an evil person.

He only needs our help
to come back to us.

Minbari War Syndrome
is a very real problem.

Add to that
the pressures of command

and the loss
of his family's home

when their farm was burned
to the ground last week

his father still missing.

Our job is to report the news

not to make it or guide it.

But from this
reporter's perspective

the situation on Babylon 5
is deteriorating quickly

and must be dealt with.

The quarantine order
will help prevent more humans

from falling prey
to this genetics program.

But it's only
a short-term solution.

As for Sheridan,
he does not deserve our scorn

our anger or our contempt.

He is a war veteran,
and that should at least

earn him our sympathy.

We here at ISN hope he receives
the best care possible

so he can someday
come back to us.

This is Dan Randall for ISN.

Goodnight.

[beeps]

[theme music]