Now let me get this straight--
you two are missionaries?
Yes.
Great sigh.
We hear you have recent visitation
by Drazi higher being.
Uh, yeah, yeah, uh, Drebunka.
Droshala.
Whatever.
Appeared in garden, we hear.
Droshala lights the way.
Yeah, great, look, we're up to--
chief? Got a minute?
Yeah, sure. Zack, do me a favor
and explain the missionary, uh,
position to these folks.
Yeah, sure thing, chief.
Ok...
So here's how this--
what are you doing?
Droshala visitation means station blessed.
Everything here blessed.
You...also blessed.
We touch to share your blessing.
Oh, don't poke me. I don't like it.
I don't want to share my blessing, ok?
You see that plant over there?
Now, that was in the garden
when your people saw this drobawa.
Droshala!
Right.
Anyway...
It was real close.
So it's got to be more blessed than me.
So here, why don't you go poke the plant
for a while
while I take care of your entry visas, ok?
Yeah.
We don't know what it means,
but three anonymous messages have come into c&c
in the last three hours.
First one said chaos is four hours away.
Second one came an hour later,
and said chaos is three hours away.
Then two hours.
Anything after that?
No. They all came from a public babcom unit.
Audio only.
Mmm. Sounds like a crank,
but, uh, I'll look into it.
Thanks.
Nothing!
Check over there.
There's got to be something
around here we can sell.
I got nothing here.
Nah.
There's nothing but junk.
He-he-hey!
Check this out.
The Babylon project was our last best hope for peace.
It failed.
In the year of the Shadow War, it became something greater--
our last best hope...
For victory.
The year is 2260.
The place...
We just had an explosion in downbelow.
I need you to get 10 more guys
down there stat for crowd control.
All right. Will do. Uh, listen,
before you go, we, uh, we just got another ship in.
And, uh, I think you'd better come have a look.
[Clearing throat]
Hello.
I'm brother Theo.
We're going to be staying here for a while.
[Garibaldi] Captain, over here.
[Sheridan] Any progress?
Uh, we found two more bodies.
That's four dead so far.
Doc thinks there may still be
some live ones buried in the rubble,
so we're being extra careful.
She didn't see anything... Said she was just
walking past the hall when all hell broke loose.
You got any idea what happened?
No, not yet.
The place is full of old pipe and junk,
wires been messed with.
Any number of things could've gone wrong.
So you're ruling out a bombing?
After what we've been through lately?
Not a chance.
The thing is, 9 times out of 10,
you got a bomb, you got a political statement.
There's nothing down here worth blowing up.
I should know a little more
when the forensic team gets through.
All right. Keep digging.
Let me know as soon as you find anything.
All right.
I'm sorry I'm late.
We've had a bit of a problem.
Oh, yes, I heard. Is there anything we can do?
No. Not at this time. But thank you. Please.
So...i take it you are brother Theo.
Yes. My brothers and I are from new Mallory back home.
We've applied to Earthdome
for permanent resident status on Babylon 5.
The documents and permissions
from archbishop Francis are all right there.
You want to live here?
Yes.
Is that so extraordinary?
You live here, after all.
I'm stationed here.
Just about everyone who lives here works here--
the dockers, the shop owners,
environmental specialists,
that sort of thing.
The rest are just short-term visitors.
Businessmen-- yes.
Yes, we've studied Babylon 5 very carefully.
It's perfect for our needs.
Which are...
To learn.
And to teach.
The Bible says
that even the smallest sparrow does not fall
without god seeing it.
What then of all these other races on distant worlds?
Would he abandon them?
Or reveal himself in some other way?
God goes by many names.
Perhaps some are alien-sounding--
different faces and history--
but all describing the same creator.
We've come here to learn all those names...
In hopes of better understanding
the one who is behind them.
Well, that's fine, but...
Why here?
To visit all the other worlds would take centuries.
With all the aliens who come through Babylon 5,
we can accomplish our task in four or five decades.
Oh, we are used to being patient.
Whether it's illuminating manuscripts
or programming a system analysis,
our work has always been very detailed.
Brother Theo, I understand the idea,
but we really don't want the aliens
that come through here being harassed.
That is not our intent.
We'll simply be here
for those who wish to talk and to listen.
We don't have a lot of space.
We'll live in what you call downbelow.
We can pay for modest rooms.
We're not used to fancy accommodations.
A cot, a table...
I'm gonna have a hard time justifying--
we're prepared to earn our keep
by providing services to others.
I've chosen my companions carefully.
They're highly sought-after experts
in computer research,
biogenetics, physics, chemistry, engineering--
with all due respect,
if these people are so much in demand,
why are they involved with this
spiritual exchange program of yours?
They also believe.
Marishi, come here.
Check this out.
From the pattern of the debris,
I'd say this was the center point for the blast.
It looks like it.
The scarring on the wall indicates
tremendous force.
Yeah. We haven't been able to find anything around here
that could've caused this naturally.
Bomb?
Bomb.
There goes my vacation.
One week off in three years.
Whoever's behind this
has really honked me off now.
Ok. Listen up.
I want this whole area sealed off,
security personnel only.
Tell the environmental cleanup crew
that they can wait.
Do what you can to reconstruct this thing.
Will do.
Good. I'll tell the Captain.
He ain't going to like this.
I said, "Sheila."
"Sheila," I says,
"you change that channel once more,
and I'm out of here, you got it?"
Well, she did, I did, and here I am.
You should've seen the look on her face.
Let me tell you. But it's great.
I get to meet all kinds of people.
I mean, look, me sitting
next to you--a Minbari.
You know, us and that war and all.
But I don't hold a grudge.
No, sir.
You know, I say live and let live.
You know, look, I got hair.
You got a bone.
So, where you going?
Home.
I have been diagnosed with Netar's syndrome.
Since I have only seven days to live,
I thought I would return home
to put my affairs in order before the end.
Netar's syndrome?
I've had a few symptoms,
but I've never heard of that one.
Neither had I.
Apparently, it's passed by physical contact.
Uh, I got to make a call.
I will do penance later.
Passengers on Minbari liner zafot
are now disembarking through customs.
Delenn, how was your journey?
Very productive.
Aah!
Code green.
Dropping pressure doors.
Uhh.
Lennier?
Lennier!
Bring it on. Come on.
Take it out.
BP slow.
Pulse is a little shallow.
Tell medlab we're coming in.
Let's move now! Come on!
Doctor, how is he?
We won't know until we get him into medlab.
He was hit pretty badly.
You give him the best of care.
He saved my life.
He could've gone through and saved himself.
He waited for me.
We'll do everything we can, all right?
Doctor, please. Go! Move!
We've established that
the same type of device was used in both explosions.
Now, there aren't any significant structures
I'd consider targets in either area.
But they're both heavily trafficked areas,
which confirms what I've been afraid of.
The bombings are targeting people, plain and simple.
Our tests indicate that the bomb
contained a highly explosive form of deridium nitrate,
a concentrated explosive similar to plastique.
It's available through several
commercial manufacturers.
All commercial explosives
have a molecular code
that lets you backtrack
where it came from, who bought it.
We're analyzing it now and trying to trace it.
Any chance this is home guard or free Mars?
Yeah, there's always that chance.
I've got Earth Central
putting together a list of terrorist groups
that might be expanding
their range of operations,
but my gut says that ain't it.
Medical?
We now have a total of
7 dead and 19 injured,
including Mr. Lennier.
News of the attacks
has spread all over the station.
People are scared out of their wits
from the sheer randomness of it.
How do you get on with your life
not knowing when or where
the next blast is gonna come?
Which fits in with what I told Garibaldi earlier.
We received several anonymous calls at c&c
just before the first explosion.
All they said was, "chaos is coming."
Yeah, well, we've got
plenty of that, all right.
Wo we will assume that there is a connection
until we hear otherwise.
As of right now, this is our number one priority.
Do whatever you have to do,
but I want this stopped.
Until this is over,
I want halls cleared of groups larger than 10.
There's no point in providing easy targets.
Unidentified packages will be confiscated and scanned.
Anyone found in a restricted area
without proper authorization
will be taken in for questioning.
Now, whoever's responsible,
I want them found and found fast.
Do you have any idea
how long he'll remain unconscious?
Not yet.
He was hit pretty hard.
Hairline fracture of the skull and shoulder,
concussion.
The only thing that saved his life
was the external bone structure
covering the interior lobe.
All we can do now is wait.
What kind of monster would do such a thing?
To do all this without reason?
[Beeps]
Franklin.
Ivanova here.
Is Delenn there?
Right here.
Ambassador, the next of kin of some of the Minbari
killed in the explosion
are waiting for you.
Thank you, Commander.
I will be right there.
You will keep me informed of his condition?
I'll let you know the second
anything changes.
It's obvious the Centauri
are the ones planting these bombs.
G'Kar, we are considering all leads.
But saying it doesn't make it so.
You don't have any evidence.
The explosion that almost killed your Captain
was caused by a Centauri.
That was an isolated incident,
and there's no reason to believe
it had nothing to do with this.
Oh, no, no. Of course not.
I suppose we've had a convention of mad bombers
arrive here at the station.
Yes, that must be it. From now on,
I must remember to check
the Babylon 5 social calendar more often.
G'Kar.
This is obviously the beginning
of a campaign of terror by the Centauri.
Several Narns have been killed
in these recent explosions...
And so have two Centauri.
A Narn ship had just arrived...
And a Centauri ship was leaving.
There! You see!
Their rage against us is so irrational
that they will sacrifice their own people
to get to us. Don't you see?
It is perfectly obvious to anyone
that the Narns are responsible
for these atrocities.
There have been
similar incidents of terror
back on their home world
directed against our forces of liberation.
This is one of the few places
they can gather freely, Ambassador.
Why would they want to damage it?
They are an irrational people, Captain.
I've told you that before.
Now that Earth has wisely signed
a nonaggression treaty with my government,
it is only natural that they begin to do to you
what they have been doing to us
all this time. Now you see
what we have been going through, yes?
At this stage, it's a little early
to start pointing fingers.
And I would hate to think
that anyone would try to use this tragic situation
to their own political advantage.
There is nothing political about the truth, Captain,
as you will discover soon enough.
How is it out there?
Bad. People are afraid to leave their quarters.
There's no telling where
the next bombing's going to happen.
There's no pattern to it.
No one's claiming responsibility.
It just doesn't make any sense.
Not to us, no.
But to whoever is doing it,
it sure makes sense.
You know, Garibaldi was right
when he said, "when you've got a bomb,
"9 times out of 10 someone's trying
to sending you a message."
What we've got to do is figured out
what the message means,
and who's trying to send it.
Well, I'm not sure you should be here.
Well, of course, I should.
Dr. Franklin has given his approval.
Do you know that sometimes talking to someone
who has been injured like this
can help them to--to come around?
Oh, I can't help everything else that is going on.
But talking...
That I can do.
All right.
I'll check back later.
Hey!
Try not to touch anything.
Ahh.
It is a strange thing, Lennier.
As I think of it,
I realize no one has ever saved my life before.
Thank you for that.
And so, here I am.
It is the least I can do.
If I were in your position,
I am sure that you would do the same for me.
Of course, if I were in your position
and you were still in your position,
neither one of us could do very much for the other.
So, I suppose, properly,
I should say that if I were in your position
and you were in my position, you would do the same.
Of course, if both of us were in my position
and neither of us were in your position,
there would not be the need for anyone to do anything.
I'm not sure that actually made sense,
but I'm afraid that if I try to go back
and figure it out,
I will start bleeding from my ears.
Ha ha ha.
I heard a joke today.
I probably should not repeat it, but, uh...
Who are you going to tell, hmm?
How many Centauri does it take
to, um, screw in a light bulb?
Just one.
But in the great old days of the Republic,
hundreds of servants would change a thousand light bulbs
at the slightest whim.
Ha ha ha.
Well...
I guess you had to be there.
I'm going to take a break now
and wait for you to talk.
And if you don't,
I will just start talking again.
And we wouldn't want that now, would we?
Ahh.
Take your time.
No pressure.
I'll wait.
We just had another hit--
this time in brown 7.
Fatalities?
No, we got lucky.
One of my team found the bomb
seconds before it went off.
We were able to clear the place out.
A couple of small injuries, nothing major.
Were you able to find out anything
about the bomb before it went off?
Not much. It looked pretty primitive.
So I don't think we're dealing with a pro.
The question is, "why?"
What's in it for him?
I've been thinkin' about that.
We've been looking for political agendas.
So far, all of his targets have been general.
He's been striking out at people randomly.
Yeah, and he's got everybody terrified.
Maybe that's what he wants.
Create fear. Maybe that's the message.
[Beep]
Chief, you there?
Yeah, right here, marishi. What's up?
We just finished our analysis
of what's left of the explosives.
Molecular coding was in tact on enough of it
to get a trace.
So where'd the stuff come from?
Seems it was stolen
from an ice mining operation on vega 7.
When we dug into it,
we found out the same batch of explosives
were used in a series of bombings on Proxima 3.
Little creep gets around.
Thanks, marishi.
I'll get back to you.
Run a check on all the ships
that have come in from Proxima 3
in the last 2 weeks.
I want passenger manifests,
cargo, everything.
And run the names
against station records
and see who's still here.
You'll have it in an hour.
One more thing--
if whoever's behind these bombings
wants to create fear and chaos,
he might just be
sticking around afterwards
to see the results firsthand.
That's a good thought.
We should go over the security camera records
for a period of two or three hours after the bombings,
see if there's the same face more than once.
Uh, Captain, you're talking
a hell of a lot of video.
We sent in 10 extra recorders
at each blast site to help
find survivors and monitor the damage.
Use a computer.
Well, you're still gonna have to give
the system some parameters.
I mean, we've got
partial faces, backs of heads,
you can't just tell it to search all
the recordings and look for the same face.
We're talking pure human instinct.
We've gotta be detailed--
chief. Chief.
I think I know just the people.
Come with me.
Excuse me.
What is the time?
1600 hours.
Thank you.
I have an errand to take care of.
I will be back soon.
So what we need you to do
is go over all the footage taken
after the bombings and see if
anyone appears in more than one.
It's not going to be very easy.
You've got people going and coming.
That's all, then?
Yes--
we'll call you when we have him.
Good day.
May I be the first to say
that this is the nuttiest idea
you've ever had?
Thank you.
Shh.
Shh shh shh shh.
Never mind.
I'll wait for the next one.
[G'Kar coughing]
How bad is it?
We don't know.
Explosion blew out most of red 15.
We can't even get down there.
We think there might be 10, maybe 20 people
still left in the hallway.
Three transport tubes are down.
Anyone still inside?
Unknown.
Green 2.
Green 2!
Ah!
Hello?
Is there anyone out there?
Can anyone hear me?
There's no one there.
It would appear
that we are on our own.
I don't know how long I have been unconscious.
Two standard hours.
Two hours?
And you have done nothing?
I will point out to you
that this door is extremely hot!
There is a very good chance
there is a fire out there,
and even if the fire doesn't get in here,
the smoke and heat
will eventually make it impossible to breath,
and we will die in here.
[Chuckling]
With enough effort,
we can probably force our way through the ceiling.
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Perhaps I have not made myself
sufficiently clear.
There is no telling when help will come.
Unless we get ourselves out of here on our own,
we'll probably die here.
So we must work together!
No.
No?
What do you mean, no?
No.
Ha ha ha ha!
Well, you want to live as much as I, hmm?
Oh, yes, but...
I would much rather see you dead.
I see.
Well, here I am. Come on, kill me.
Come kill me!
You forget the terms of our surrender.
The penalty for the killing
of any Centauri
by any Narn
will be the death of 500 Narns
including the perpetrator's
own family!
But I don't have to kill you.
I don't have to do anything,
and I still get to watch you die.
I find this most appealing.
This is insane!
We must work together!
No. As the humans say,
up yours! Die!
I don't believe it.
Ow!
[Laughs louder]
You are mad! You know that?
We're in here!
Can anyone hear us?
I hear you.
Ha ha ha ha!
In here!
We're in here.
Ok. This better be good.
We got all hell breaking loose
out there.
That one. We found him
at the site of every explosion...
Just watching.
Are you sure about this?
Ok.
Let's cross- reference his face
against the passenger manifest
that came in from the last two ships
from Proxima 3,
the last place hit by these bombs...
Match found.
Subject, Robert j. Carlson.
Hired by engineering
and station maintenance division.
11 January, 2216.
Personal quarters located on blue 95.
Oh, great. Great. He's been working here.
Ok. Pull his employee jacket.
Give me everything we've got on this guy,
and scramble an attack team. Full armor.
I want that area cleared before we get there.
Not...
Many fishes...
Left in the sea.
Not many fishes...
♪ Just Londo and me ♪♪
Not...many fishes
left in the sea.
Not many fishes.
Just Londo and me.
Ha ha ha.
Captain.
What have you got?
According to his personnel file,
he's a loner, quiet guy.
Save me from loners and quiet guys.
Yeah, but with a real bad temper, though.
He's got several disciplinary notes
in his jacket,
and according to his supervisor,
he hasn't been able
to keep his mind on his job.
Now we know why.
Yeah. All right. Everybody out? Great.
Now look, we're going to play this by the book.
Somebody just rewrote the book.
Hit the deck!
Really bad temper.
Yeah.
Listen up, out there.
I'm holding a dead man's switch.
Anything happens to me,
anybody tries to rush the door,
and you've got an explosion
big enough to blow the whole station.
Do you hear me?
Oh, yeah. We hear you.
All right, look. We both know
you can't get out of here,
so why don't we talk this over?
No talk. Is Sheridan out there?
Yes. No!
I want you in here, Captain.
You've got 30 seconds,
or I drop the hammer on the biggest one yet.
And Captain... Leave the link.
What are you doing?
You heard him. We can buy some time
and figure out what he's up to.
20 seconds!
And don't try and follow him in.
The door is wired from the inside.
That's no good.
Stick it inside your shirt,
he's going to find it.
Well, where do you suggest I put it?
All right. You'll hear me?
We Jack up the volume,
we'll be able to tell what you had for lunch.
Great. All right.
You find that bomb, Michael.
We will. You just don't do anything stupid.
Too late.
Garibaldi to c&c.
C&c online.
I've opened the Captain's link.
Receive only. Max volume.
And you get me secure link to marishi and the bomb squad
and whatever the hell you do,
you don't let anyone page the Captain.
You hear me?
Confirmed.
Move away from the door.
Take off your jacket.
Open your shirt.
I wanted to make sure we could talk privately.
You satisfied?
For now.
Where's the bomb?
Somewhere you'll never find it.
As long as the trigger keeps transmitting,
no boom.
But if it stops...
I understand.
What do you want?
I want you to get me out of here, Sheridan.
You're going to escort me to a ship,
and then I'm going to leave here.
You got to know we can't do that.
Yes, you can.
Because if you don't,
I'll let this go,
and this whole place will go up in an explosion
as bright as the sun.
Well, you do that,
and you're gonna die
along with the rest of us.
You arrest me, I'm dead already.
The way I see it, I've got nothing to lose...
And you've got everything to lose.
Garibaldi here. Marishi?
Standing by.
All right, listen. The guy just said
something about an explosion bright as the sun.
But his stuff he's got isn't capable
of anything that big.
I got a hunch. Scramble a 0g-team
and check out the fusion reactor.
If he worked maintenance in engineering,
he might have had access.
Will do.
[Sheridan] Ok, let's say
I give you what you want.
It's going to take time.
Now, that hand of yours
is going to get tired
holding that remote.
So why don't we just settle this
between us, huh?
You got me.
Security is not going to open fire
if I am a hostage,
so why bring other people into it?
Why not?
I suffered.
Why shouldn't they?
Because they didn't do anything to you.
They're an audience.
And what good is an artist without an audience?
What are you saying?
Now look around!
These are chaotic times, Captain!
I'm simply an instrument of my time.
People need to understand fear.
Do you understand fear?
Do you?
[Zzzzzzz]
No, wait!
He won't kill his audience.
Not yet.
Yes...i see you do.
You know, back home I was no one,
nothing.
My wife walked out on me.
I lost my job, my apartment.
Couldn't pay the bills.
People walked all over me because they could,
because they like it
when you are afraid.
So now it's my turn.
When I was fired,
when they took away my apartment,
they all said, "it's nothing personal.
It's just the times."
Well, it's nothing personal, cap'n.
It's just the times.
Opening hatch, going in.
Anybody back there got any ideas
where the bomb might be?
Got an awful lot of ground to cover here.
[Garibaldi] Not yet. Keep looking. Scanners at maximum.
I'm not going to ask you again.
Get on that damn line
and get me a ship!
You seem awfully nervous
for someone who's so prepared to die.
I tell you what.
I'll make you a deal.
You tell me where that bomb is,
I will get you that ship.
Not a chance.
Well, then why should I cooperate?
I mean, how do I know there even is another bomb?
Ah. There is. Trust me.
It's there.
I got something.
Oh, man. This thing's big enough
to blow straight through the reactor core.
All right. Can you see any wires or panels?
Negative. The thing's welded shut.
Ok. You're gonna have to try and move it out of there.
This guy isn't a pro,
so he probably didn't set it up
with any vibration detectors.
He was probably hoping we wouldn't find it
until it was too late.
You're sure about that?
Hell, no. But we're running out of options here.
Ok. Let's see what we can do.
Carlson, this isn't going to work.
Look, even if you do get off station,
you really think you're going to get away with this?
We've got your I.D. Flagged to every Earth base
for 30 light years in every direction.
There's nowhere you can go.
That's enough!
Sit down. You're making me nervous.
I'd rather stand.
I said sit down!
[Beep beep]
What the hell was that?
Oh, damn, we lost him!
Garibaldi to tag team, we got troubles.
You get that bomb, and you get it out now!
You lied to me.
Just like all the others, you lied to me!
Set me up!
You've had them working all this time.
Spying on me.
Well, to hell with you.
To hell with all of you!
See you in hell, Captain.
No.
It didn't.
It's not fair.
It's--it's not fair!
What can I say?
Life's tough sometimes.
You ok?
Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.
All right. Pick that creep up
and throw him in the brig.
Be careful. Check out the area
in case he left any surprises behind.
You found the big one, huh?
Yeah, just barely. A few seconds earlier...
Yeah. Everybody else ok?
Yeah, I think so. We're still clearing out
the debris from the last explosion.
But they think they got everybody out.
[Coughing]
Ambassador, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there.
I was just going to--
yes, yes. Is there any change?
No, not yet. Not that I've noticed.
Is there any word?
They caught the bomber 20 minutes ago.
A human.
He will be judged and punished for his crimes.
Good. I was hoping it wasn't a Centauri.
The way things are going around here,
that's the last thing we need.
You know, I, uh,
heard a joke a little while ago.
How many Centauri does it take
to screw in a light bulb?
Well, just one, but in the great old days--
the great old days of the Republic,
hundreds of servants would leap
to change a thousand bulbs
at your slightest whim.
Heard it.
Welcome back.
Hmm.
How do you feel?
As though a great many heavy objects
had fallen on me.
But I suspect I will live.
I just spoke with Ambassador Mollari
a little while ago.
He's most grateful for what you did.
The centaurium will probably want
to give you a medal for this.
Oh, I should have stayed in the coma.
Come on, Lennier, you saved his life.
You deserve a little recognition.
I did what I did
because all life is sacred.
But when the object of your actions
does not share that belief...
I fear I have served the present
by sacrificing the future.
Hey! In here!
We got two more!
Aah!
Get that spanner over here fast!
Ha ha ha ha.
There, you see? Ha ha ha.
I'm going to live.
So it would seem.
Well,
it is an imperfect universe.
Bastard.
Monster.
Fanatic.
Murderer.
You are insane!
And that is why we'll win.
Go be the Ambassador to Babylon 5, they say.
It will be an easy assignment.
Ahh! I hate my life.
So do I.
Shut up!