This is Team 3.
We're in position and ready for transport.
Team 3, ready that.
This is madness!
How much longer will this council
be held hostage to its missing members?
Their behavior is inexcusable.
Ambassador Delenn remains indisposed.
Indisposed! She's in a cocoon!
Yes?
And you...
Do you have any idea when Ambassador G'kar
will decide to grace us with his presence?
For that matter,
do you have any idea where he is?
Uhh! There. You see?
One deserts his post without any explanation,
the other one picks
the most breathtakingly inconvenient moment possible
to explore new career options,
like becoming a butterfly!
I move that we reprimand both governments
and demand that they assign
new representatives to this council.
Is there a second?
Seeing that the motion isn't carried
and the rest of the agenda has been tabled,
I recommend that we adjourn for the rest of the day
and reconvene tomorrow at 9:00 and try this again.
Na'toth...
You never answered my question.
Where is Ambassador G'kar?
I've told you all I know.
He left to investigate
the attack on our base in quadrant 37.
And you've had no word from him since then?
Ambassador G'kar is more than able
to take care of himself.
Stay together.
Just a little further to the gate.
We're not going to make it!
Yes, we will.
No!
Leave us!
Tell the others!
Warn them!
In death we salute you.
Honor our names.
Goodbye.
G'quan bless your names.
You will be remembered with honor.
Set jumpgate sequence.
Destination--Babylon 5.
The Babylon project was our last best hope for peace--
a self-contained world 5 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...
Doctor... How's it going?
I thought you'd be off duty by now.
I'm running a little late.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Yeah. I can afford a minute.
My sister's coming for a visit, and--
but I have time before she arrives.
How is Mr. Garibaldi?
Frankly, not great.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
I've pulled out every trick I know,
and nothing seems to work.
He is not coming out of that coma.
Hmm.
Now, there is one other option,
but it means performing an unauthorized procedure.
I see.
Have you tried contacting his next of kin?
Tried and failed.
And I'm afraid if we wait any longer,
it won't do any good.
What's the procedure?
Last year I came into possession of an alien device
capable of draining the life energy
from one person and giving it to somebody else.
It was used as a kind of death penalty.
Sounds nasty.
Yes, but it could be used safely...
At lower settings...
To heal people.
Are you speaking from personal experience or--
oh, no, no, no. I haven't done it myself,
but I have seen it used that way.
Still, there is a risk,
and I wanted your permission before trying it.
There's no other way?
It's his only hope.
We don't have much choice, do we?
Who are you going to hook up to the machine?
Well, I can't ask anyone else to take the risk
if something goes wrong.
I'll do it.
P.A.: Welcome to Babylon 5.
We are at your disposal
with a range of onboard facilities...
Johnny!
Lizzy!
Ha ha! Lizzy, Lizzy!
Hi, big brother.
Oh, it's good to see you. How was your flight?
Fine.
A little bumpy coming out of hyperspace,
but otherwise no complaints.
Good.
You look like you've gained a little weight
since the last time I saw you.
Ah, well... What can I say, huh?
After 3 years in deep patrol eating synthetics,
I took one look at the garden here
and completely lost control.
Sounds great. I'm starved.
Well, good.
Let's get you something to eat.
I'll have your bags sent to your quarters, all right?
I understand you were looking for me, Ambassador.
How can I be of service?
The destruction of the Narn base
in quadrant 37
is drawing quite a lot of attention.
Yes. That was the intent.
And you are absolutely certain
that it cannot be traced back to me?
Oh, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
The Narns will never be able to prove
that it was done at your instigation.
And based on your promise
to take care of it,
your government accepts your responsibility
without question or hesitation.
Perfect symmetry.
I believe that this... Little demonstration
will bring you some very interesting propositions.
Yes.
But what happens if I'm asked
for another of these... Little demonstrations?
Then we'll provide it.
Simply choose your target...
A colony...
An outpost...
Why don't you eliminate
the entire Narn home world while you're at it?
One thing at a time, Ambassador.
One thing at a time.
Oh...
One last thing--
a small favor in return
for our good efforts on your behalf.
A person in an important position like yours
hears many things.
If you should hear about anything strange
happening out on the rim,
I'd appreciate being informed...
Even if it seems unimportant.
Good day, Ambassador.
And it's certainly a big change
from running the Agamemnon.
It's more like being a military governor
of a small, self-contained country
with its own rules...
A thousand different languages...
Everyone coming and going at all hours...
Still, there's a terrific energy here...
A sense of really being on the frontier.
How's your salad?
Oh, it's fine. Fine.
You don't look fine.
It's just--
we haven't seen each other in 2 years,
and from the moment I got here,
you haven't stopped talking about work.
This is me, Johnny, remember?
I'm sorry. I--i just, uh...
Seeing you again...
Brings it all back.
I know.
That's why I'm here.
Nothing has ever really been the same between us,
not since Anna passed away.
I need more time, that's all.
Johnny...
It's been 2 years.
Then why do I still have to remind myself
that she's gone?
Why, when I see something interesting on the news,
I'll say to myself, "oh. I gotta remember
to mention this to Anna later on"?
Sometimes I will turn to say something to her.
She's not there, but just for a second
I don't know why she's not there.
And then I remember.
I miss her, Liz.
I miss her and love her as much right now
as I did when she was still here.
I know. It's not easy.
She was my friend for a lot longer
than you were married to her,
and I miss her, too.
But if she were here right now,
she would be mad as hell at you.
She would want you to get on with your life
and stop burying yourself in your work.
It's not about work.
What's it about?
I just don't want to get into this thing right now, ok?
Can't we just table this for a while, huh?
I mean, can't we just...
Talk for a while...
Get to know each other again, and just...
Catch up a little?
Ok.
The discussion is tabled...
Until later.
Hmm.
Soon, now.
Soon.
Doctor?
Captain.
You're up late.
I couldn't sleep.
I started thinking about life and death...
What we can do, what we can't do, and...
Maybe what we should do when we have the chance.
This is the device, huh?
Correct. I was just about to--
plug me in.
No, I thought we agreed--
I can't have you giving your life energy
and operating this machine at the same time.
What happens if you pass out during the process, huh?
It'll keep taking your life energy
until you're dead, correct?
I don't know.
Exactly. It's better you're running it
and someone else is at this end.
He's my patient.
But when I took over b-5,
he became my responsibility.
I don't think losing my head of security
2 weeks into the job
will look good on my re!!Sume!!.
All right, we split the difference.
We'll both do it in shifts.
But I'll go first...
Make sure the configuration is correct.
Deal?
Done and done.
Close the door.
Close.
Weep for the future, Na'Toth.
Weep for us all.
Are you all right?
I have looked into the darkness, Na'Toth.
You cannot do that
and ever be quite the same again.
When you told me about the destruction
of our base at quadrant 37,
I knew that only a major power
could attempt an assault of that magnitude.
But none of the governments here could have done it,
which left only 2 possibilities--
a new race...
Or an old race...
A very old race.
G'quan spoke of a great war long ago
against an enemy so terrible,
it nearly overwhelmed the stars themselves.
G'quan said that before the enemy was thrown down,
it dwelled in the system
at the rim of known space.
I searched for days,
going from one system to another.
Then...
On dark, deserted worlds,
where there should be no life...
Where no living thing has walked
in over a thousand years,
something...
Is moving...
Gathering its forces...
Quietly...
Hoping to go unnoticed.
We must warn the others, Na'Toth.
After a thousand years, the darkness has come again.
Hi.
What's up, doc?
[Beep beep]
Franklin to Ivanova.
Ivonva: Ivanova. Go.
I think you and the Captain
need to get down to medlab.
Garibaldi's awake.
Ivonva: On our way.
Garibaldi?
[Breathing laboriously]
Yeah?
How do you feel?
It's not important.
Did you stop them?
They're going to kill the President.
I'm afraid the President's dead.
Earthdome is saying it was an accident.
Oh, no.
No, no. I got to see the Commander.
He's not here, all right? He's been reassigned.
What?
Oh, God. I'm out of here for a few days,
the whole place goes to hell.
Well, I hope I can prove otherwise.
Captain John Sheridan, your new C.O.
I don't know you.
No.
But I think we'll get along just fine.
Garibaldi?
I know you're tired.
But do you remember what happened?
Do you remember who shot you?
I--i keep trying.
[Gunshot]
No. I don't remember.
A shot from behind. I--
I never saw who.
Ah, Ambassador G'kar.
Back from your little expedition, I see.
Did you find anything interesting?
Yes. I'm going to call
for a meeting of the council to discuss it.
Oh?
Mollari, the grievances between my people and yours
will never be resolved except with Centauri blood.
Accept that as a given.
Well, it's good to know we're appreciated.
But there may be some dangers
that threaten both our peoples,
not to mention the Minbari, the Earthers, the league,
and everyone else around here...
Except possibly the Vorlons.
I don't know what could threaten them, really.
Very soon, Ambassador, I may require your help
in the interests of all our governments.
Help? My help?
Well, this is astonishing.
Have you spoken to the others?
No. I was just on my way to speak with Delenn.
Ah, well, you may find that
rather difficult at the moment.
Just after you left,
we discovered something happened to her.
Is she still alive?
That is a very good question.
Mmm...
Uhhmmm...
I'm here.
Mmm...
Delenn?
Help...me.
Ohh...
[Gasps]
[Beep beep]
Yes.
Dr. Franklin, could you please come
to Ambassador Delenn's quarters at once?
Well, I'm kind of in the middle of things.
Mr. Garibaldi is awake.
Please. This is urgent.
I think something may be wrong
with Ambassador Delenn.
Dr. Franklin...
Before we can allow you to proceed, I must insist
that anything you learn here in the next few minutes
be kept strictly confidential.
Of course. You have my word.
But if she's sick, I'm surprised
you didn't call in one of your own doctors.
Delenn, weakly: I'm not...Ill...
Doctor.
What I... Have become...
What I...Suffer...
Requires you...
Alone.
Uhhmmm...
Well, granted, I still get stir-crazy sometimes,
but the wonderful thing is,
if I want to see aliens,
I don't have to go looking for them.
They come here.
All I have to do is go out that door,
go down 2 levels,
and there's always something new,
some new race
I'd never heard of and had never seen.
The only thing that could make it better...
Is if Anna were here to share it.
And with that scientist's mind of hers,
she would have loved it.
What is it, Johnny?
Damn it, Liz,
it's my fault she's not here.
Oh, Johnny, stop that.
You've been carrying this guilt around
for 2 years.
She died on a deep space exploration vessel
that exploded.
You had nothing to do with that.
No, but I'm responsible
for her being on that ship in the first place.
We were going to get together on our anniversary.
She'd arranged
to meet me when we pulled into spacedock
off of Centauri Prime.
Well, we hadn't seen much of each other
the year before.
You know what the military life is like.
Well...
I'd gotten real busy.
I was up to my ears in inspections, drills...
I had to call her and...
Tell her I couldn't make it.
[Scoffs]
I was too busy...
Too damn busy.
Well, right after I canceled,
she took that science officer's job
on the icarus.
"Just a 2-week survey."
Said she'd be back
before I even noticed she was gone.
Well, she didn't come back.
And I've been noticing
she's gone every minute of every day.
You can't blame yourself, Johnny.
Yes, I can!
If I hadn't canceled out, driven her away,
she'd be here right now.
But the thing is, the real killer is...
When we used to talk to each other
over long distance,
we would say "I love you" at the end.
The last time I talked to her,
I don't know, I was rushed.
I--i didn't say it.
I didn't even realize it.
And I figured I'd--
I'd make it up to her later on.
I never even got to say goodbye to her.
Oh, Lizzy, I miss her.
I just didn't want her to go
without telling her I loved her
one last time.
[Moaning]
Mmm...ohh...
Is it supposed to do that?
I do not know.
[Shuddering]
What...am...i?
What...am I?
[Groaning]
Which leads me to believe
that the ancient race described in our holy books
may have returned.
If true,
this holds grave danger for all of us.
You say the dead worlds
previously controlled by this force
are inhabited again?
Maybe they've been colonized
by someone else.
No. It's them. I'm sure of it.
The configuration of the ships that fired on us
was too similar to the drawings made by G'quan.
Then why have we heard nothing official
from the Narn home world confirming your opinion?
The kha'ri have certain reservations.
Then we're back where we started.
We need proof.
And I am prepared to give you that proof.
Despite the misgivings of a few
in the inner circle of my government,
I have convinced them to send a ship
to the heart of the enemy's old domain,
located at the rim of known space,
a dark and terrible place known as Z'ha'dum.
It has been dead for a thousand years.
No one goes there. No one.
Our ship will arrive in 12 hours,
coming out of hyperspace
as close to the enemy's home world as possible.
They will scan the planet for signs of life
and return to hyperspace before anyone can attack.
And if someone is living there?
Then all our races stand on the edge of extinction.
You wanted to see me, Ambassador?
You said I should tell you
if I heard about anything unusual
happening out on the rim.
The Narns have sent a military ship
to investigate the world called Z'ha'dum.
Ah, I see you know it.
Only in passing.
Do you by Amy chance know when it's scheduled to arrive?
Yes.
In a little under 10 hours.
Chief.
Chief, I brought her like you asked.
Hey, Lou, good work.
He tell you?
Yes.
Mr. Garibaldi, you have to understand
that even if I do go into your mind,
even if I do find anything,
it's not admissible in court.
Oh, I know.
Look, I got to find out who did this to me.
If there's anything in my memory,
anything I missed or forgot,
you can find it.
You may be placing too much faith
in my abilities,
but I'll try.
Given your condition,
this will have to be a deep scan.
It may cause you some discomfort.
Let's do it.
I told you not to poke around
in things that are too big for you.
Yeah, well, it's a little late for that.
Now, up against the wall.
I think not.
[Laser blast]
No!
Oh, god, no.
What? What did you see?
Hey, you got to come see this.
What is it? I'm busy here.
Uh, Ambassador Delenn's out of that weird cocoon,
and she's got wings just like a butterfly.
You got to come see.
Go ahead. Go for it!
Make my fraggin' solar year!
That was for the chief.
All right, that's enough.
He's all yours, sir,
unless you want to walk around the block
a few times and leave him to us.
I appreciate your enthusiasm, officer Welch,
but I don't think that'll be necessary.
Put him in lockup under maximum security.
I want checks every quarter hour.
Yes, sir.
Take him!
Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?
I have to get out of here.
Look, you are in no condition.
They caught the guy who shot you, all right?
I know, I know, I know.
But I have to see him. I have to talk to him myself.
Look, you can see him later!
No, I can see him now!
Ohh...
Why are you doing this to yourself, huh?
Because I have to.
Now, you can help me,
or you can get out of my way.
I trusted you.
I taught you everything I knew.
I gave you every break.
I even treated you like my own brother.
Why?!
My god, why'd you do it?
I had my instructions.
From who?
There's a new order coming back home, Garibaldi.
You can either be part of it,
or you can be stepped on,
a winner or a loser.
I'm with the side that's going to win.
Home guard?
Home guard...
They're a bunch of misfits.
You really don't have a clue, do you, Garibaldi?
Look, if I were you, I'd start talking straight,
because right now, you're in a whole world of trouble.
You don't even know what trouble is,
but you're going to find out real soon.
Yeah, well, while I'm worrying about that,
roll this one around in your head--
shooting a senior officer
is an act of treason and mutiny.
The penalty is spacing.
They put you in an air lock,
seal it, and open the space door.
You spend the next 5 minutes chewing vacuum
until your lungs turn inside-out,
your eyeballs freeze, and your heart explodes.
It's the worst kind of death you can imagine,
and when that day comes,
I'll be there to push the button.
Hey...Garibaldi.
Be seeing ya.
Yes.
Captain--
I know, I know-- the council meeting.
I'm just trying to finish up
a few things here before I have to--
it's the President. He's on gold channel one.
Wants to speak to you.
Unless you'd like him to have him call back later--
Ivanova...
Yes, sir. Stand by.
Mr. President,
to what do I owe the honor of this call?
Captain Sheridan, I've just read the report
on your recent arrest.
Do you really think this individual was involved
in a conspiracy to assassinate my predecessor?
It's a little early for that, sir.
All we have on him now
is attempted murder of the senior officer
who uncovered the alleged conspiracy.
I see. This is very serious, Captain.
If there's the slightest chance this might be true,
we need to investigate fully.
Oh, I agree, sir.
Good. I want him put
on the first prison shuttle to Earth.
I'm not sure I understand, sir.
We can't risk this being mishandled, Captain.
During the time I served as vice President
under Santiago,
I grew to admire and appreciate the man.
I owe it to his memory
to personally oversee any inquiry.
The first shuttle out, Captain,
and I want all transcripts, vid,
and background material sent with him.
I need to have everything right at my fingertips.
Yes, sir. Of course, sir.
You're a good man, Sheridan.
Thank you.
Good work on this...
To you and your chief of security.
I'll keep you informed of anything we find.
Earthdome, out.
We've reached the hyperspace intersection
which corresponds to the target area, Captain.
Very well.
Initiate jump point into normal space.
Pull back!
I'm afraid to say
that the ship dispatched to investigate Z'ha'dum
has been destroyed.
They're reporting it
as an accident with the jump engines
since it happened just as they left hyperspace.
The kha'ri says it cannot afford
to send another ship for some time.
No, I won't accept this.
This cannot have been an accident.
When a warship jumps to normal space,
it's briefly out of contact
because of the energy drain.
It might have been attacked during that period.
But that couldn't happen unless...
Unless they knew the ship was coming
and were waiting for it.
But no one knew except...
What exactly are you implying, Ambassador?
Nothing.
I am too late.
Everything is too late.
If I may address the council.
Yes, Mr. Lennier.
Ambassador Delenn has been unavailable of late.
She has now returned and wishes to know
if she may take back her seat on the council.
Well, yes.
Of course.
Please have her come in.
I've been looking forward to meeting her.
Ambassador Sinclair has been allowed to live on my world
as an act of good faith,
to create a greater understanding
between Minbari and humans.
In return,
I have undergone this change
with the blessings of my government
so that I may become a bridge between our worlds
in the hope that we will never know war
between us again.
And all I could do was sit there,
my jaw on the floor, looking at her.
Can't say as I blame you.
Has her genetic structure changed
or just her outward appearance?
I don't know, but, uh,
she didn't seem too inclined to talk about it.
Heh. God, what a day.
Garibaldi, the President,
and now this.
And it's not quite over yet.
Hmm?
When I decided to come see you,
I brought something with me.
I've been debating over
whether to show it to you,
not sure if it would open up old wounds,
but after our talk the other day,
and you blaming yourself
for Anna taking that job on the icarus,
I think it's something you ought to see.
It's part of a message Anna sent to me
about a week before she passed away.
I'll be in my quarters if you want to talk.
[Beep]
Play.
Anna: Ah, well, maybe we'll have the chance
to try again later.
I am really excited
about signing on board theicarus next week.
John and I were supposed to spend some time together,
but Dr. Chang thinks he's found the ruins
to an ancient civilization
nobody's ever heard of before.
The chance to be there
when the discovery is confirmed
is just too good an opportunity to pass up.
I had already decided to put off our vacation and go
when John called to tell me that he had to cancel,
so it worked out just great.
Though the poor dear looked so upset
about breaking the news.
I wanted to tell him I was going away anyway,
but i--we had so much else to cover,
and there's never enough time.
I'll just have to fill him in when I get back.
[Sighs]
You got quite a brother there, Liz.
I can't tell you how lucky I feel sometimes,
even when he's not here. I just--
someone said that love knows no borders,
and ours certainly proves the point.
Well, I'll check in with you when I get back.
But with any luck, you'll hear about it
on the news first.
My love to Danny and the kids. Bye.
Goodbye.
I love you, Anna.
Listen, I want to thank you again for helping out.
It's not a problem.
It's still not admissible in court.
Aw, don't worry about it.
Now that you jogged the ol' memory loose,
I can take it from here.
And, uh, speaking of taking it from here,
can I have a minute?
Oh, sure.
I'll see you later.
If you want, I can leave--
no, no, no. It's ok.
I just didn't want her to hear this.
I trust her as much as any telepath,
but she's still Psi-Corps.
What does the corps have to do with this?
I've been thinking about this little salute
Jack gave me back in his cell--
same as that psi-cop Bester gave.
It's like he was rubbing my nose in something
he knew I could never prove.
Remember the last election there was a big scandal
about the corps endorsing vice President Clark?
Sure, it was big news. Made all the nets.
Their charter prohibits them from
recommending candidates to their members.
Exactly.
Now, Jack didn't admit anything,
but he did say that the home guard
wasn't behind President Santiago's assassination.
What if it was the Psi-Corps?
What if they wanted someone in office
who was sympathetic to the corps?
Right before Earth Force 1 exploded,
the vice President got off at Mars, saying he had the flu.
That's pretty convenient, isn't it?
You'll write every once in a while--
yes, yes. Of course.
P.A.: Earth cruiser Von braun announcing final boarding.
Pleaseproceed to gate 3.
That's my ship.
Take care, Johnny.
You, too, huh?
Thanks for coming.
Thanks for everything.
You're my brother.
[Chuckles]
[Beep beep]
Sheridan.
Ivonova: Ivanova to Sheridan. You're needed in C&C.
Be right there.
Things have changed, Na'Toth,
and they will never be the same,
but we are Narns.
We have learned to cope with change,
to triumph in the face of adversity.
We will overcome this as well.
Heh. We have no other choice.
What is that?
A human book.
I've been studying their literature for a while,
and I came across this.
It would seem they may be wiser than we had thought.
Listen--
"things fall apart.
"The center cannot hold.
"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.
"The blood-dimmed tide is loosed.
"And everywhere the ceremony of innocence
"is drowned.
"And what rough beast,
"its hour come round at last,
"slouches toward Bethlehem...
To be born?"
So what's the problem?
On a hunch, I just checked on the ship
taking the prisoner back to Earth.
He was transferred to another ship
a half an hour ago.
It had Earth Force security markings,
it knew all the right access and identification codes,
had papers authorizing the transfer,
but I just backtracked with Earth Central.
The I.D. Codes don't match
any ship registered to Earth Force.
Oh, great.
So he's gone and all the evidence with him.
I'm afraid so.
Have you notified President Clark?
He's not taking any calls.
Gets cold up here sometimes,
doesn't it, Lieutenant Commander?
Yes, sir.
It does indeed.