Merchandising?
We're being merchandised?
You can't be serious, sir.
I heard this was in the works a few weeks ago.
I fought against it and lost.
The B5 senate oversight committee
was asked to study ways
to help us become more self-sufficient.
Their studies indicate
the sale of merchandise
relating to Babylon 5 systemwide
could generate
a projected 2 million credits
over the next year,
earmarked for our operating budget.
Why don't they just open up a gift shop?
That's exactly what they're doing in the Zocalo.
It'll sell to residents, tourists, visiting vips,
anyone who wants a gift for themselves
or for the folks back home.
You know, dolls, jackets, toys.
Welcome to Babylon 5,
the last, best hope for a quick buck.
This is demeaning.
We're no deep-space franchise.
This station is about something.
That's why I'm putting you in charge
to oversee this gift shop,
which, I might add, is only a test at this point.
Why me?
I hate this whole idea.
Exactly.
I'm counting on you to focus that hostility
with your typical diligence
to make sure this station and its inhabitants
are in no way,
as you so correctly put it, demeaned.
Yes, sir.
Good.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to meet with Ambassador Kosh
down in the Zocalo
for another one of his lessons
that should help us understand each other better.
What is he teaching you today?
I'm not exactly sure,
and I probably won't know any better
even after the lesson.
Oh, Commander.
Yes, sir?
While you're handling this whole store situation,
could you see if they have any baseball caps?
For my sister.
Oh!
Excuse me. Sorry.
No problem.
My link.
Hey!
Hey, you!
Come back here!
Son of a--
Sorry.
Unh! Ohh.
All right.
Now, that's enough.
Get back!
Death first.
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...
Captioning made possible by Warner Bros.
There was nothing I could do.
He jumped me.
He was reaching for a weapon.
No weapon was found on the body.
No, but when somebody makes a move like that,
if you wait to find out if he's carrying or not,
you're usually dead.
Well, the deceased came from a highly respected family.
This is a shocking incident.
My government will want answers.
Maybe he thought I was attacking him.
I don't know.
One minute he was in my way,
and the next...
I'm sorry.
I had no choice.
These are perilous times.
We must do all we can
to avoid another conflict between our people
over a misunderstanding.
He was trying to kill me.
I understood that pretty clearly.
But why?
For what it's worth, Ambassador,
my people are already investigating.
I've been asked by my government
to conduct my own investigation as well...
Independently of yours.
I won't stop you, of course.
That would be a real duplication of effort.
We could get into each other's way.
Yes, but it's the only way for my government
to decide whether or not to insist
that you be charged with murder.
Find that Minbari witness
I mentioned in my report.
He'll back me up. I'm absolutely sure.
Description?
Bald, with a bone in his head.
We're going to need a real big lineup room.
Ambassador Mollari, please.
I'm sorry. The Ambassador's
in meetings all day today.
Is there something I can help you with?
Well, as a matter of fact, there is.
Please stand by for a transmission.
I believe you when you say you weren't there.
That is fortunate...
Since Minbari do not lie.
So,
if I ask you if you might know
who did see the incident with Captain Sheridan,
you'd have to answer truthfully.
Or not at all,
unless it is your intention
to beat it out of me.
That is how your race operates, is it not?
I received your message.
Is there a problem, Mr. Garibaldi?
No. Yes.
Mr. Garibaldi, not to intrude,
but if you are done,
I would like some time to speak with him alone.
Minbari to Minbari?
As you say.
It's like he's everywhere.
Every Minbari I question,
Lennier's either just leaving or just arriving.
Of course, maybe he's simply being thorough.
Or he's organizing a cover-up.
Look, I have a suspicious mind,
but even I don't want to think that.
I like the guy.
Granted, but he's still Minbari,
with all the baggage that brings.
Any luck finding my stolen link?
No trace.
It hasn't been used.
The computer would've picked it up at once.
Chances are, it's probably been destroyed.
Why would he want my link?
It's useless once it's reported stolen.
It's hot. He must know he'd have to get rid of it.
Maybe it's because it's the one thing
he knew you'd want back,
and maybe...
He wanted you to chase him down the hall.
You do have a suspicious mind.
I like that.
Disruptive burns are consistent
with close-range discharge of a PPG.
Death was instantaneous.
Hmm.
Doc, any sign of offensive wounds,
bruising around the knuckles,
to show that he'd been attacking the Captain?
None, but he was wearing gloves at the time,
and they would diminish any trace.
Also...
He died seconds after the attack,
so there wouldn't be enough time
for the cells to bruise in any event.
The good news is there's nothing in the autopsy
that proves he was attacked without cause.
The bad news is there's nothing to corroborate
your side of the story either.
Great. All right,
so where'd you get the PPG?
I found it during the fight.
I assumed that it was dropped
by the guy who grabbed my link.
Maybe someone wanted you to find it.
I said the Minbari was going for a weapon.
Maybe he's the one who dropped it,
and that's the one I found.
Doesn't track.
Why would a member a Minbari warrior caste
be packing an Earth-made PPG?
It'd be an affront to his warrior pride.
Any prosecution would blow a hole in that one
in 2 seconds.
You have any luck
tracing the serial number on that PPG?
Not yet. I'm still waiting
to hear back from Earth Central.
Even in a vacuum,
this smells of a setup.
I don't like it.
Oop! Oh!
I'm sorry.
I just-- ooh.
Vir, are you all right?
Oh, yes. Yes--
no, I'm not.
I can't stay.
Now, that's comedy.
So, I--
bye-bye.
You are certain that this is the one
who witnessed the attack?
Reasonably so
from things I've heard.
Ashan,
you are of the Third Fane of Chudomo, yes?
I am.
You carry with you
a noble and honorable tradition.
Lennier is also of the Third Fane of Chudomo.
He has brought you great honor.
So, can you tell me
what you know of this incident?
Ashan.
I answer to other Minbari,
not freaks.
Your words insulted her.
Her presence insulted me.
Because we are the same,
you may ask your questions...
If you can tolerate the answers.
The witness states that Lav'el, the victim,
was assaulted by you without provocation,
that he offered to surrender,
and that you shot him.
He shouted "death first."
The witness stated that what Lav'el actually said
was "de fa'hirst,"
which in our language roughly translates
as "I yield to your authority."
No way.
I know what I heard, and that isn't it.
Now, I want to talk with your witness.
He is lying.
For your sake, I did not hear that.
Nor did you, Lennier.
What are you talking about?
Minbari do not lie, Captain.
It would be a stain upon honor and soul.
For someone of another species
to make such an accusation,
it would require an immediate
and fatal response from the accused.
Then he is in error
where the truth is involved,
and I want to speak with him now.
Captain, I don't know if that's smart.
They want you charged.
I have to see him.
Maybe I can reason with him,
at least find out why he's lying.
What about Ivanova? Want her there?
No. I don't want this insanity
disrupting the station any more than it has to.
We'll handle this.
Man, on P.A.: Welcome to Babylon 5 emporium.
Today we are offering a 20% discount
on all Narn figurines and paraphernalia.
Remember,
Babylon 5 emporium is your place to shop.
Welcome. Feel free to look around.
We offer a 20% discount to station personnel.
Oh. Be still, my heart.
It all seems tasteful enough.
Still, it makes you wonder if there's anything
the earth senate won't do to make money.
I'm sorry. What?
Did you want to try this on?
This place is nuts.
Excuse me.
How much is this...
Miss?
Miss.
Do you gift-wrap?
Excuse me, officer.
Allan, ma'am. Zack Allan.
Take me to Captain Sheridan.
Are you expected?
No. Dreaded.
[Sigh]
Why would I, out of the blue,
attack your man Lav'el?
He was not a man, though, was he?
He was Minbari,
StarKiller.
We're not talking about history.
We're discussing the here and now.
Was it not an Earthman
who said that those who do not listen to history
will repeat it?
The Minbari listen...
Very carefully.
Ashan, is there the slightest possibility
that you misheard or did not see?
Did not see?
It happened very quickly.
Whose side are you on?
The side of truth. Is there another?
Captain, this is--
the one friend you have in this room.
Guinevere Corey, Captain. I'm your lawyer.
What?
May I ask what you were discussing here?
The only thing that matters--
the truth.
Ah, yes,
the favorite song of the legally ignorant.
Captain, are we finished here?
Yes.
Uh, we'll continue this later.
This entire situation
does not look good for the Captain.
This situation cannot be, Lennier.
I've studied Sheridan at great length.
This is not in his character,
which makes Ashan's statement...
Dubious.
I don't appreciate being called ignorant
in front of others.
I'm sorry.
Is "naive" better?
And I don't need a lawyer.
Now we're back to "ignorant."
May I?
Captain,
I didn't stop over here for my health.
I was en route to Earth
when I received a message to come here instead.
Why?
I've been authorized
to give you a heads up on this, Captain.
Earthdome has reviewed the facts,
and they have decided to proceed
with an indictment against you.
I don't believe it.
That's what all my clients say.
You'll believe it soon enough.
Why would they go along with this?
Regardless of the facts of the case,
obviously, we're not going to cop a guilty plea.
Well all know the mess that would create.
If we sweep it under the rug,
Earth's open to charges of complicity and cover-up.
They decided it would be best to go to trial,
and let both sides be heard, show the evidence,
and take the judgment.
Actually, I have reviewed all of the facts of the case,
and I don't think they have enough evidence to convict
beyond a reasonable doubt.
You're holding something back.
All right.
Straight up.
Whether you're found guilty or innocent,
if this goes to trial,
you'll have to step down
as commanding officer of Babylon 5,
probably permanently.
I keep running it through my head over and over.
It all happened so fast.
Hmm.
What if I did do it,
I did fire
while he was trying to surrender?
Are you asking about the possibility,
or whether I'll still respect you
if that's what happened?
The former.
I don't think I want to know the latter.
Then we'll answer that part first.
Any danger of my losing respect for you
was eliminated when you asked that question.
As to the former,
I'll never forget you once said to me,
"never fear answers.
Only fear running out of questions."
Ivanova,
I never said that.
You didn't?
No.
Oh.
Well, I'll let you know who did.
Oh.
[Door chimes]
Yes? What is it, Commander?
What did you forget?
Ah, Ambassador Kosh.
I'm sorry.
What can I do for you?
The lesson.
Uh, I know.
I sort of forgot.
Look, it's been kind of a bad day,
and I'm not really
in the best frame of mind
for any lessons just now.
Precisely the correct time.
Come.
No, you don't understand.
I don't really have time for this.
Come.
Oh.
Chief, you wanted to see me?
Yeah. Listen, here's the file on a Minbari named Ashan.
This the same guy
that got the Captain in hot water?
The same.
Listen, I want him followed.
Don't do anything to cause a problem
and don't provoke him.
Just, uh, keep an eye on him.
Will do.
I'm not quite sure I understand
what we're doing down here.
Good.
What is this place?
Pretty much the worst part of down below.
If Garibaldi knew we were down here alone,
he'd go right up the flue.
There.
What, you want me to go inside?
Is that it?
Why?
What's inside there?
One moment of perfect beauty.
I was, um...
Ahem.
Well, i-- I was sent.
Uh, I'm sorry.
I don't carry any kind of hard currency.
It's all done with a credit chit...
For bookkeeping,
that sort of thing.
Uh...
I really don't have anything to give you.
Um...
Look, um...
It's a stat bar.
Uh, I've got about a dozen of them.
They show what part of the service you're in.
Gold for command,
red for medical,
green for security.
Well, it's not worth very much.
[Voices singing gregorian chant]
Well, well.
How many drinks does that make for you now?
2.
Vir, drowning your problems...
2?
In all this time?
I like nursing my drinks.
Vir,
this isn't you.
You're going to lecture me
on what is or isn't like someone?
Everything you've done?
Your voice, Vir.
We're in public.
Yes, voices. The voices that keep me awake,
voices I have to keep bottled up inside me
so I can do my job?
And you're doing it excellently.
Oh, yes. I'm keeping your secrets.
Londo, I feel like I'm falling in a pit
and there's no way of climbing out.
Do you want to leave, is that it?
I can arrange it.
You can go back home to, uh...
To what?
To my family?
Do you think that if they wanted me around,
that I'd even be here?
They just wanted me anywhere,
anywhere away.
They had me sent here 2 years ago,
because, frankly,
there wasn't much competition for the job.
This was a joke to them.
Before I left, my uncle said to me
you and I deserve each other.
Vir, you must know that is changing.
Oh, don't I know that?
This came this morning.
Centauri Prime
is sending a replacement for my position.
It seems the job has become too important.
They're sending someone
that they've groomed for the role.
Everywhere I go,
I don't fit in, or I'm asked to leave.
All right, I'll talk with them.
They can't make you leave if I wish you to stay.
What you wish.
What they wish.
I don't even know what I wish.
Back home, I'm swallowed in silence.
Here I'm swallowed up by secrets.
I'm caught between fire and flood.
If there's a way out, I sure don't see it.
I'm sorry.
[Sigh]
I've said too much.
It's more than you want to hear.
This is my problem. It's my problem.
It's not yours.
I'm sorry.
I--i--i...
I just...
I'm sorry.
Vir.
[Laughing]
I had no idea.
No idea at all.
Yes.
Thank you.
Another lesson?
Yeah.
What this time?
Beauty...
In the dark.
It must be working.
You're beginning to talk just like a Vorlon.
Yes, Delenn?
I have just received some information on Lav'el.
I was arranging to have his body prepared
according to the ceremonies and rituals
of whichever clan he belonged to,
and you may want to look at this.
Even though we set up that meeting
with the nonaligned worlds weeks ago,
they've canceled without explanation.
Word's gotten out, hasn't it?
Pressure to get me out is going to increase
the longer this hangs over my head.
Well, one crisis at a time.
Captain!
Commander.
Can we talk?
Unh!
Oh!
I have acted shamefully
to buy you the time to end this matter
in some honorable way.
Only because we are both of judoma
do I take this step
to try and convince you to act properly.
I don't know what you are talking about.
I saw you with the human thief
the Captain is looking for.
Another moment,
and you would've been discovered
by station security.
You're not good at this, Ashan.
You can redeem yourself by telling the truth now
or shame our entire clan
when the truth is discovered.
You would believe the humans over one of your own?
Yes. Why?
Because she does.
Delenn? She's nothing!
Delenn is honorable,
and I honor the word of Delenn.
What do you honor, Ashan,
the truth,
or the obligations of our clan?
And the Centauri government will not tolerate such insults.
Well, it's just a doll.
It wasn't even made by us. Look at the tag.
It's probably being made by somebody in the bazaar.
It's a mockery.
It doesn't even have any, uh, attributes.
Attributes?
Do I have to spell it out for you?
Oh. Oh.
I see.
So you feel like you're being symbolically
cast...in a bad light.
Well put.
Look here, if I have to go back to--
have all of these removed at once.
Yes, sir.
Thank you for the sensitivity, Captain.
I do not lie when I say
this could've been a major embarrassment
for all concerned.
I'm sure, Ambassador.
You don't lie, the Minbari don't lie--
who said the Minbari don't lie?
Oh, never mind. Good day, Captain.
Are you saying they do lie?
It was nothing important.
Londo, I have a critical situation
hinging on Minbari honesty.
Now, if you know something...
A certain Minbari once lied
to save a certain Centauri Ambassador
from embarrassment.
Apparently, there is honor
in helping another save face.
If they'd lie to protect someone's honor,
the question becomes
who or what is being protected?
Good day, Captain.
[Beep beep]
Yeah?
Woman: Captain, we've got a rep
from the Minbari embassy on Earth
asking to speak to you.
Shall I put it through?
By all means.
I just got a call.
Your government wants Ashan
to leave for your home world
on the next shuttle.
With the primary witness against me gone
by your government's request,
there can't be a trial...
Which will relive Earth no end.
Without a trial,
without some definitive answers,
it'll leave doubt in the minds of everyone here
about what really happened.
It'll more or less destroy my credibility,
which is maybe what some people wanted from the start.
Once during the war, my fighter was disabled.
I sat there--radio out, power out, for 8 hours,
which seemed like 8 years.
I didn't think I'd I ever see another living being.
I was rescued, obviously,
but I'll never forget that feeling of helplessness.
I--i never thought
there could be anything worse
than being all alone in the night.
But there is.
Being all alone in a crowd.
You feel cut off from your people,
from the government.
You even begin to doubt yourself.
I understand it so well
that it cuts to my heart.
You said the Minbari never lie,
but that's not entirely true, is it?
You must understand, Captain,
that there's no greater honor among my people
than to serve.
They work for generations to create a legacy,
a tradition.
In the service of their clan,
they're ready to sacrifice everything--
their individuality, their blood,
their life.
Their honor?
Well, we've had plenty of that ourselves.
Conspiracies of silence
because the larger ideals have to be protected,
but you can't have larger ideals
if the smaller ones get compromised.
It's like building a house
without a foundation, Delenn.
It can't stand.
You know that as well as I do.
Come with me.
I was to report here
for parting instructions.
Yes.
Your ship leaves within the hour.
Here's all the information you will need upon arrival.
Thank you.
Is there anything else?
No. After you have gone,
I will go to the Captain
and announce my complicity in the death of Lav'el.
What?
You're insane.
You had nothing to do with it.
That is correct.
Individually, I did not,
but I bear the responsibility
for all acts committed by my clan.
In that way, I am as responsible as you are.
If you do that, you will dishonor yourself
and the third phane of judoma.
No. You have already done that.
I will retain honor by saving face for you.
Our clan, however,
will never recover from this disgrace.
Then don't do it.
Listen to me, Lennier.
We are not responsible.
It was the leaders of our clan
who decided to act
without asking the council
or anyone else in the government,
not us.
Yes, it was foolish.
No, not foolish. It was tragic.
They resent that the humans
picked Sheridan star killer
to run this place,
and rightly so.
When he destroyed the black star
during the war,
he did not face it with honor.
He mined an asteroid field,
sent a fake distress signal,
and lured our ships into a trap.
Many of our clan
were aboard the black star that day.
I know.
I lost family as well on the black star,
but tell me, Ashan,
is there any more honor in this?
I don't know.
I didn't know.
Why were you talking with the human
who stole Sheridan's link?
I was trying to find out what happened.
Lav'el paid him
to draw Sheridan down that hall,
provoked him,
and made sure a weapon was there
to be used against him.
Lav'el is a martyr.
He sacrificed himself to remove Sheridan.
He was one of us-- a clan brother.
We have to protect our own, Lennier,
or what is left?
There is nothing left, Ashan.
Lav'el threw away his life for nothing
and dishonored our entire people.
What is this?
How did you--
when Delenn received Lav'el's burial instructions,
she learned that you and he
were both of the same clan.
Saving the honor of your clan
is the one thing
that could compel you to lie,
but we knew we couldn't prove it
without help.
[Beep]
You recorded it all?
You betcha. Let's go.
Zack, I want him in lockup
until we decide what to do with him.
Check.
Question, Ambassador.
Will the Minbari government contest this?
No.
Whatever factions
may have sponsored this charade
will not pursue the matter
in the face of public confession.
Question is, do we want a public confession?
Captain, what are you talking about?
Look what we just went through to get all this,
and now you're not going to use it?
I agree.
As your attorney,
I think this is very ill-advised.
So noted.
Lennier,
if we reveal this,
it'll disgrace your clan, won't it,
and you?
Ambassador, I'm willing to cut a deal with you.
I'll turn over all this material
if you'll get Ashan to issue a statement
about what he really saw.
None of the background.
We'll leave his clan out of it.
We'll leave Lav'el's motives in the attack
one more mystery.
I mean, around here,
who will notice one more?
Hmm?
Feeling better, are we?
I don't know.
I can't seem to count past...
14.
Your first hangover. Enjoy it.
I remember my first hangover.
Well, actually, that's not true.
If I remember it,
it wouldn't be a real hangover.
May I ask you a question?
Anything. Anything.
Just don't do that again.
How quickly can you pack?
Your replacement arrived
a few hours ago.
Just in time, I might add.
I see.
Where are you going?
To my quarters to pack.
Why is it that you can never follow instructions?
Start with this stuff first.
This is yours.
Good, Vir, you're sobering up.
I can see the synapses
beginning to fire behind your eyes.
A frightening sight, I might add.
I informed homeworld that if you were leaving,
then I was leaving with you.
What?
Yes. I gave them an extensive report
of your work here to date.
I told them you that you were absolutely invaluable to me,
that in all my years of service,
I have never had a more skilled or capable assistant.
I'm told your family was quite astonished.
I spoke to your uncle personally.
You spoke to-- to my uncle?
Yes, Vir.
By the time I finished with him,
he was ready to nominate you for godhood.
I was quite magnificent, actually.
You should have seen it--would have--
had you been conscious at the time.
I imagine they'll be
talking about it for some time.
Vir, I have perhaps not treated you
as well as I should have.
I cannot change the past,
but the present, yes.
Vir, stay.
If you go,
as a matter of honor,
I will have to go with you,
and if I am forced to leave this place
with all its marvelous opportunities,
I will have to kill you.
What are friends for?
Londo.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Oh, by the way,
when I was speaking with your uncle,
I invited your entire family
to come stay with you for a month.
I knew you wouldn't mind.
I do, Londo. No!
A whole month.
Ah, Commander.
How goes the Babylon 5 store?
Most interesting.
Aha. You know, I was thinking
this might work out after all.
We could use the extra money
to defray operating expenses.
What is that?
Oh. Take a look.
Ha ha ha!
"Babearlon 5"?
Oh, he's a cutie, isn't he?
Oh, yeah.
"J.s."?
John Sheridan.
J--oh...
This is supposed to be me?
Yeah.
I want it off my station.
I want 'em all off my station.
I want the whole store yanked out,
boxed up, and shipped out
by 0800 tomorrow. Is that clear?
I'll get right on it.
Uh...
Woman: Babylon control to zeta 1,
any trace of that unidentified object?
Negative, Babylon control.
I don't see a...
Woman: Zeta 1, have you encountered
unidentified object?
Can you describe it?
Negative, Babylon control.
I don't think so. Not on a bet.
Heading back to the barn.
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