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Sheridan: IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH YEAR 2261.

THE YEAR BETWEEN WARS

AND THE BEGINNING OF A NEW AGE.

THE SHADOW WAR WAS OVER,

BUT THERE WAS STILL A DARKNESS

WAITING FOR US AT HOME.

PRESIDENT SANTIAGO HAD BEEN ASSASSINATED,

AND HIS SUCCESSOR PRESIDENT CLARK

WAS TURNING EARTH INTO A PRISON CAMP.

WE'D BROKEN AWAY FROM EARTH,

AND IN RETALIATION, THEY QUARANTINED US,

TRYING TO STRANGLE OUR SUPPLY LINES.

WE WERE DESPERATE,

AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO LOSE

EVEN A SINGLE SUPPLY SHIP.

IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THIS,

WE MADE CONTACT WITH THIRDSPACE,

AND WE ALMOST DIDN'T SURVIVE IT.

I ONLY HOPE WE NEVER COME ACROSS IT AGAIN

BECAUSE NEXT TIME,

NO ONE'S GOING TO SURVIVE IT.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

Ivanova: DELTA 7, THEY'RE COMING IN BEHIND YOU!

WATCH YOUR 12. WATCH YOUR 12.

FORM UP. KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE TRANSPORT.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LET THEM GET THEIR HANDS ON IT.

Delta 7: ROGER THAT, GROUP LEADER.

DELTAS 2 AND 9, I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN SUPPRESSING FIRE.

COVER ME.

RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

STAND BY.

STAND BY... BREAK, FOX 2!

COMMANDER IVANOVA TO RAIDING PARTY.

WE'RE TOO EVENLY MATCHED. YOU CAN'T WIN.

I SUGGEST THAT YOU SURRENDER OR WITHDRAW

BEFORE YOU'RE DESTROYED.

NOT A CHANCE.

WE KNOW THERE'S QUANTIUM 40

ABOARD THAT SHIP.

THAT STUFF'S GOING FOR

MILLIONS OF CREDITS AN OUNCE,

AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING HERE

WITHOUT IT.

TOUGH. YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT.

WE COULD MAKE A DEAL...

GIVE YOU A PIECE OF THE ACTION.

FORGET IT. LOOK,

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE COMING OUT OF THIS A WINNER.

AT BEST, IT'S A STANDOFF.

YOU MEAN IT WAS A STANDOFF.

NOW, ABOUT THAT SURRENDER...

THAT'S FUNNY.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING.

Sheridan: THIS IS THE WHITE STAR FLEET

TO RAIDING PARTY.

WE'VE JUST CUT OFF YOUR MEANS OF ESCAPE,

AND THE NEAREST JUMPGATE IS SEVERAL HOURS FROM HERE.

YOU'VE GOT NOWHERE TO GO,

AND WE HAVE LOCKED OUR WEAPONS ONTO YOUR SHIPS.

SURRENDER AND PREPARE TO BE BOARDED.

I WON'T ASK AGAIN.

WE HEAR YOU.

STANDING DOWN.

A WISE MOVE.

COMMANDER IVANOVA,

SINCE THIS PARTICULAR MOUSETRAP WAS YOUR IDEA,

YOU GET TO GO HOME

WHILE WE ESCORT THESE GENTLEMEN

TO THE PENAL COLONY IN THE DRAZI FREEHOLD.

ARE YOU SURE I CAN'T GO WITH YOU?

I WANT TO SEE THEIR FACES

WHEN THEY GET A SNIFF OF DRAZI COOKING.

NEGATIVE, COMMANDER.

OH, AND, UM...

MAKE SURE EVERYONE HEARS ABOUT THIS.

IF WE CAN MAKE THE RAIDERS WORRY...

THAT EVERY VALUABLE CARGO MIGHT BE ANOTHER MOUSETRAP,

IT'LL HELP DISCOURAGE THEM

FROM HITTING MORE SHIPS BOUND FOR BABYLON 5.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WITH THIS EMBARGO AGAINST THE STATION,

WE NEED EVERY SUPPLY SHIP WE CAN GET.

SO, BASICALLY, I SHOULD JUST TAKE MY CHEESE

AND GO HOME. IS THAT IT?

THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE.

LOOK, YOU GOT THEM TO RISK EXPOSING THAT BATTLE WAGON

THEY'VE BEEN USING AS A BASE,

SO YOU'RE ENTITLED TO A LITTLE REST.

WILL DO. SEE YOU BACK AT THE BARN.

LET'S GO, DELTA SQUADRON.

WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO THE NEAREST JUMPGATE.

MAXIMUM BURN!

SORRY I'M LATE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S, UH...

IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS.

I CAN WAIT A FEW MORE MINUTES.

OH, SO NOW HE'S PATIENT.

20 YEARS AGO YOU WEREN'T SO PATIENT.

20 YEARS AGO I HAD 20 YEARS.

NOW I GOT FELMAR'S SYNDROME,

I'M 65 YEARS OLD,

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I'VE GOT.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME SATISFACTION

BEFORE I DIE.

UH, MR. ROSEN--

ALEX. PLEASE CALL ME ALEX.

HIM, YOU SHOULD CALL MR. ROSEN.

A VERY UNFRIENDLY MAN ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HIM.

ALEX, YOUR BROTHER TELLS ME

THAT YOU HAVE AGREED TO A TELEPATHIC SCAN,

BUT I STILL NEED YOU TO CONFIRM THIS.

FINE, FINE. I CONFIRM.

I'M ONLY DOING THIS BECAUSE HE'S SICK...

SUPPOSEDLY SICK.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A VERY SICK MAN TO ME.

UH, YOU, HOWEVER, DON'T LOOK SO WELL.

ARE YOU OK?

I'M FINE.

FINE. JUST A... A HEADACHE.

I SYMPATHIZE. WHATEVER HE'S PAYING YOU,

IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

THIS WON'T BE A DEEP SCAN.

I'LL BE LOOKING AT SURFACE THOUGHTS ONLY.

YOU WILL ANSWER YES OR NO TO THE QUESTIONS,

AND I WILL DETERMINE

WHETHER YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH OR NOT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

QUESTIONS? NO, NO, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

LEO, HE GOT ALL THE QUESTIONS.

GO AHEAD, LEO, ASK, ASK.

YEAH, WELL, I'VE BEEN WAITING

A LONG TIME FOR THIS.

NOW WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO

GET TO THE TRUTH...

[ECHOING] ...WAITING, WAITING

ALL THIS TIME...

20 YEARS. 20 YEARS AGO,

I SAID YOU WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR--

NO, NO. I KNOW

YOU WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE!

HE WAS ALWAYS CRAZY JEALOUS, WOULDN'T LISTEN TO REASON.

WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER IN ALMOST 2 DECADES.

NOT THAT THAT'S A BAD THING, MIND YOU.

HE DENIED THE WHOLE THING, YOU SEE,

SO IT MADE ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL,

SO SHEILA LEFT ME,

THE WHOLE FAMILY SIDED WITH HIM...

ALEX, YOU AND I KNOW THE TRUTH.

I HAVEN'T GOT LONG LEFT, SO LET'S...

LET EVERYBODY KNOW THE TRUTH.

I WANT TO GET SOME SATISFACTION.

WERE YOU HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE?

THIS WON'T HURT, WILL IT?

YOU WON'T FEEL A THING.

GOOD, BECAUSE I HAD THIS TOOTH REMOVED

A FEW WEEKS AGO,

AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, AND IT HURT A LOT.

WERE YOU HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE?

NO, NO, NO!

I WAS NOT HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH SHEILA.

WELL, IS HE TELLING THE TRUTH?

YES, HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

I'M SORRY. WHAT--WHAT?

SHE SAID I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

WHAT PART OF THAT SENTENCE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

MAY-MAY-MAYBE--

YEAH, YOU MISSED SOMETHING MAYBE.

UH, IT'S PROBABLY DARK IN THERE, SO--

I-IT'S NOT NECESSARY--

YOU KNOW, I THINK-- I THINK, MAYBE,

YOU KNOW, ALEX IS SO GUILTY

ABOUT WHAT HE DID TO ME

THAT HE'S BLANKED IT ALL OUT

LIKE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

I AM TRAINED TO SEPARATE

FALSE MEMORIES FROM REAL ONES.

NOW, UH...

LOOK, I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO GO.

I'M...REALLY NOT FEELING WELL.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

HAVE A NICE LIE-DOWN,

A CUP OF TEA, YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MS. ALEXANDER.

YOU ARE A LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN,

AND IF I WAS 30 YEARS YOUNGER,

AND YOU WERE A LITTLE BLIND IN ONE EYE,

WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE WE COULD HAVE TOGETHER.

I'LL NEED THE BALANCE OF MY...FEE

DEPOSITED BY MORNING.

20 YEARS. HOW COULD I--

I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?

SORRY.

Delta 7, echoing: I'M PICKING SOMETHING UP...

Ivanova: SAY AGAIN, DELTA 7. YOU'RE BREAKING UP.

I'M GETTING A READING

ON THE LONG-RANGE SCANNERS.

IT'S WAY OFF THE BEACON.

TRANSFERRING DATA TO YOUR SYSTEM.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S HUGE.

DELTA SQUADRON TO BABYLON 5.

DO YOU COPY, BABYLON CONTROL?

CONFIRM, DELTA SQUADRON. THIS IS BABYLON CONTROL.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY REPORTS

OF MISSING SHIPS IN THIS AREA?

NEGATIVE, DELTA ONE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

I'M NOT SURE. IT'S ALMOST AS BIG AS AN EXPLORER SHIP.

IT'S AT LEAST, UH, HALF A MILE ACROSS.

IT'S WELL OFF THE JUMP BEACONS.

IT MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED

OR LOST POWER AND BEEN PULLED OFF-COURSE

BY THE HYPERSPACE TIDES.

CAN YOU LEAVE A MARKER?

WE'LL SEND AN INVESTIGATING TEAM.

NEGATIVE. IT'S MOVING IN A DIAGONAL TO THE BEACON.

IF WE LEAVE IT NOW, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE

TO FIND IT AGAIN.

WE'LL GO AND INVESTIGATE IT, AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

DELTA LEADER OUT.

ARE YOU THERE, DELTA 7?

RIGHT HERE, DELTA LEADER.

WE'RE GOING AFTER IT. WE'LL DETERMINE WHAT IT IS

AND SEE IF IT'S SAFE TO CALL IT A RESCUE OPERATION.

WE'LL FORM A RELAY FROM THE HOMING BEACON

TO AVOID GETTING LOST IN HYPERSPACE.

ROGER THAT, DELTA LEADER.

DELTA 6, YOU'RE THE ANCHOR.

YOU HOLD HERE SO WE CAN LINK TO YOUR SIGNAL

AND EXTEND OUT TOWARD THE TARGET LIKE A STRING OF PEARLS.

DON'T STRAY TOO FAR OR YOU'LL LOSE CONTACT

AND GET LOST IN THE GRAVITATIONAL EDDIES.

THEN WE'LL HAVE 2 RESCUE MISSIONS TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND BE CAREFUL. ONLY A MORON

WOULD GO THIS FAR OFF THE BEACON ON PURPOSE.

BUT THERE'S STILL A CHANCE IT COULD BE A TRAP.

DISTANCE TO TARGET?

ESTIMATE 3,000 KILOMETERS.

DISTANCE TO RELAY SHIP,

1,000 KILOMETERS.

DELTA 9, TAKE RELAY POSITION AND MAINTAIN.

Delta 9: ROGER THAT, DELTA LEADER.

THE BOUNCE-BACK SIGNAL'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

WHATEVER'S OUT THERE

DOESN'T MATCH ANY KNOWN SILHOUETTE.

POSSIBLE FIRST-CONTACT SITUATION?

MAYBE.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT ISN'T UNDERPOWERED.

IT'S DEFINITELY EITHER DEAD OR ABANDONED.

DAMN, THAT THING'S BIG!

DELTA 4 TAKING RELAY POSITION AND HOLDING.

ACKNOWLEDGE, DELTA 4.

WE'RE ALMOST TO TARGET.

SHOULD HAVE IT ON VISUAL ANY TIME NOW.

ALL RIGHT, STAY CLOSE AND GO WEAPONS HOT,

BUT NOBODY FIRES WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

KEEP SCANNING.

STILL NOTHING.

WE SHOULD BE ON TOP OF IT BY NOW.

OH, HELL...

DELTA LEADER TO BABYLON CONTROL.

C&C ON LINE.

WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH A SALVAGE OPERATION.

WE'LL NEED AT LEAST 5 WHITE STARS AND SOME STARFURIES.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE ARMED AND RUNNING WEAPONS HOT.

THIS THING COULD BE DANGEROUS.

CONFIRMED. HOW MANY STARFURIES DO YOU WANT?

ALL OF THEM.

ANY WORD FROM IVANOVA?

SHE'S ABOUT TO COME THROUGH THE GATE.

THOUGHT SHE'D BE HERE BY NOW.

WELL, WE'RE HAVING TO MOVE THE STRUTS OF THE JUMPGATE

FAR ENOUGH APART TO ALLOW THE ARTIFACT TO GET THROUGH.

IT'S THAT BIG?

BIGGER.

C&C: OPTIMUM DISTANCE ACHIEVED.

YOU'RE CLEAR FOR JUMP, COMMANDER.

ROGER THAT, C&C. WE'RE COMING IN.

[LOW GROWLING]

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT THIS IS A BIT AWKWARD FOR ME,

BUT WITH LONDO BACK HOME,

THINGS KIND OF FALL ONTO ME.

AND BESIDES, WITH FINANCIAL MATTERS,

THE LEAGUE EXPECTS THE CENTAURI

TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, VIR, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, THE...ARTIFACT

THAT YOU BROUGHT BACK FROM HYPERSPACE,

THE OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW...

WHAT IT IS.

WELL, THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT FOR OURSELVES.

BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE

TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

ALL WE DO KNOW IS THAT IT'S VERY OLD,

AND WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES,

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, CAN THEY TAKE PART

IN EXAMINING THE ARTIFACT?

UH, NOT AT THIS TIME, NO.

UH, VIR,

WE UNDERSTAND THEIR INTEREST.

THE RACE THAT CREATED THIS ARTIFACT

MUST'VE BEEN EXTREMELY ADVANCED.

THERE MAY BE SOME VALUABLE

TECHNOLOGY INSIDE,

BUT...IF EVERYONE STARTS PULLING

AT IT AT ONCE,

NOTHING WILL GET DONE.

DELENN AND I DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER,

AND WE BOTH AGREED THAT ANYTHING WE FIND

WILL BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE IN THE LEAGUE

OF NON-ALIGNED WORLDS.

THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD

BECAUSE YOU TRUST HER, AND SHE TRUSTS YOU,

AND I TRUST BOTH OF YOU,

THAT'S THE SORT I AM. I'M THE TRUSTING KIND,

YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE I WAS...

ANYWAY,

THE OTHERS...

THEY DON'T TRUST ANYONE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SPEAK TO THEM?

NO, NO, NO. IT'S NOT THE SPEAKING THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

IT'S...IT'S THE LISTENING.

STILL, UH...

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

OH, PERHAPS VIR IS RIGHT.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE REASSURE THEM,

THE OTHER RACES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO THINK

WE ARE HOLDING SOMETHING BACK.

I KNOW.

WE CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT...

THEY'LL BE GRABBING STUFF

AS SOON AS THEY GET THERE,

AND IF IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE

IS GOING TO GET A...NEW WEAPON

BEFORE THEY CAN,

THEY'LL SABOTAGE IT. THEY'LL BLOW IT UP.

NO. NO, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.

THEY MAY HAVE RESOURCES THAT COULD BE USEFUL.

BABYLON 5 IS A DIPLOMATIC STATION, A FREEPORT,

NOT A RESEARCH FACILITY.

WE HAVE NO ARCHEOLOGISTS,

NO EXPERTS IN ALIEN TECHNOLOGY.

I KNOW. SO IT'LL TAKE US A LITTLE LONGER.

THAT'S ALL.

BUT WE'LL GET THERE.

MAY I ASSUME...

THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH YOU WANTING TO BE THE FIRST TO UNLOCK

WHATEVER SECRETS THIS THING BRINGS WITH IT?

ME?

AND WHEN HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN ME

TO HAVE A PERSONAL AGENDA?

JOHN,

WHENEVER SOMETHING COMES INTO OUR PROXIMITY

THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE UNKNOWN,

YOUR EYES LIGHT UP LIKE 2 TINY SUNS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT WORDS

THESE 2 TINY LIGHTS SPELL OUT?

WHAT?

MINE.

MINE, MINE, MINE,

MINE, MINE! OH, NOW, THAT IS A LIE.

MINBARI DO NOT LIE.

WELL, THEN IT IS SLANDER.

TO BE SLANDER, IT MUST BE FALSE.

THAT'S 2 DOWN.

WELL, THEN, IT'S--IT'S...

DAMNED INCONVENIENT.

THE TRUTH ALWAYS IS.

[BEEP BEEP]

BESIDES...

IT IS MINE.

Zack: INVESTIGATION TEAM, THIS IS SECURITY.

I'M MAKING OUT SIGNS OF WEAPON FIRE

ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS...

WHATEVER IT IS.

SUGGEST YOU PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

PLACE COULD BE RIGGED WITH BOOBY TRAPS, BOMBS,

OTHER DEFENSE SYSTEMS, ANYTHING.

UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THIS IS AND WHERE IT CAME FROM,

WE HAVE TO DEFINITELY CONSIDER IT A POTENTIAL THREAT

TO STATION SECURITY.

TEAM ONE TO SECURITY. WE'LL BE CAREFUL.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, THOUGH.

YEAH, IT IS THAT.

BUT SO IS A COBRA.

SO BE DAMNED CAREFUL.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET BIT.

UNDERSTOOD.

OK, EVERYBODY, MOVE TO PRESCRIBED SAFE DISTANCE.

SENDING IN A MAINTBOT TO TAKE A SURFACE SAMPLE.

STAND BY. WE GOT A PROBLEM.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? TALK TO ME.

REGISTERING A 15% DROP IN THE 'BOT'S POWER SUPPLY.

20%...

50.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE IT AWAY. PULL IT BACK.

NOT RESPONDING.

80%...

IT'S DEAD.

Technician: WE STILL DON'T HAVE

A LOT TO GO ON,

BUT IT LOOKS AS IF THE DEVICE

DRAINED EVERY LAST MILLIWATT OF POWER

FROM THE 'BOT.

WE CAN'T EVEN RECHARGE IT.

WE'VE TRIED 3 TIMES,

AND THE CHARGE DOESN'T STICK.

SO WHY DIDN'T IT AFFECT OUR STARFURIES

WHEN WE PULLED IT IN OUT OF HYPERSPACE?

I DON'T KNOW. MY GUESS IS

THAT IT HAS TO DO

WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE POWER SOURCE.

YOU WERE ABLE TO FIRE GRAPPLES

AT THE DEVICE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.

THE 'BOT AND ITS POWER SOURCE WERE WITHIN JUST A FEW FEET.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE FINISH THE REST OF OUR TESTS.

WELL, THE POWER DRAIN SEEMS TO BE SHORT-RANGE,

SO IF WE'RE LUCKY...

IT WON'T CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP A DISTANCE...

OR COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF SHIELDING.

BUT THAT'LL MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE

TO DO A PROPER ANALYSIS.

[BEEP BEEP]

SHERIDAN. GO.

C&C: CAPTAIN, WE'VE GOT A SHIP FROM IPX

COMING IN THROUGH THE GATE.

INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS? THAT WAS FAST.

WELL, I FIGURED THEY'D HEAR ABOUT IT

PRETTY QUICK.

THEY GOT SOURCES EVERYWHERE.

DID ANYONE TELL THEM WE'RE NOT HAVING

ANYTHING TO DO WITH EARTH ANYMORE?

CONFIRMED. BUT ONE OF THE PASSENGERS

IS STILL ASKING TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

MY OFFICE, 20 MINUTES.

WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...

I THINK I HAVE SOME OLD-FASHIONED

HORSE-TRADING TO DO.

WELL, THE VULTURES ARE STARTING TO CIRCLE.

I THOUGHT THE VULTURES ONLY CIRCLED

AFTER YOU WERE DEAD.

MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T.

YEAH...

[WHISPERING]

DANGER...

REMEMBER...

THERE...IS...DANGER...

THERE...

IS...

DANGER...

REMEMBER...

THERE...IS...DANGER.

REMEMBER.

AH, CAPTAIN.

DR. ELIZABETH TRENT,

FIELD COORDINATOR FOR INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A SURPRISE

TO MEET YOU.

IN CASE YOU HADN'T HEARD,

WE'RE ON PRESIDENT CLARK'S

QUARANTINE LIST.

NO SHIP FROM EARTH

IS ALLOWED TO DOCK AT BABYLON 5.

WE'RE AWARE OF THE EMBARGO,

BUT IPX IS A... IT'S A SPECIAL CASE.

MAY WE?

SURE. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

LET ME GET RIGHT TO THE POINT, CAPTAIN.

I EXPECT NOTHING LESS.

WE'D LIKE ACCESS

TO THE ALIEN ARTIFACT PARKED OUTSIDE.

WELL, I'LL CERTAINLY TAKE YOUR REQUEST

UNDER CONSIDERATION.

THAT'S BUREAUCRATESE FOR TAKE A HIKE.

IT IS INDEED.

CAPTAIN,

YOU'RE NOT SET UP TO INVESTIGATE

A FIND LIKE THIS.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE, YOU DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT,

YOU DON'T HAVE THE TRAINING...

NOW, YOU COULD POKE AROUND

LIKE A PACK OF ABORIGINES PLAYING WITH A STARFURY,

AND MAYBE YOU MIGHT FIND SOMETHING USEFUL

BY SHEER ACCIDENT...

BUT MAYBE YOU'LL PUSH THE WRONG BUTTON,

BLOW YOURSELF UP.

I KNOW.

EXCITING, ISN'T IT?

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WELL, FIRST, SOME INFORMATION.

WHY AREN'T YOU OR YOUR PEOPLE

AFRAID OF... RETRIBUTION

FOR BREAKING THE EMBARGO?

WELL, IPX IS A MULTIPLANETARY CORPORATION.

WE HAVE AGREEMENTS

WITH OVER HALF A DOZEN ALIEN GOVERNMENTS

ALLOWING US MOVEMENT ACROSS THEIR BORDERS

WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

WE CAN EXPLORE ANY WORLD

PROVIDED WE GUARANTEE ACCESS TO WHATEVER WE FIND.

YOU SEE, THERE'S POLITICS,

AND THERE'S BUSINESS.

THIS IS BUSINESS.

YOUR PROBLEMS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH US.

YOU CAN COME AND GO AS YOU WANT?

THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

THEN HERE'S THE DEAL.

I'LL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THE ARTIFACT.

YOU WILL WORK WITH MY PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES.

YOU WILL GIVE US FULL ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

AT EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY.

WE HAVE FIRST CALL ON ANYTHING YOU FIND.

NOW, IF THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THAT THING

CAN BE USED BY EARTH

AGAINST THE OTHER RACES...

THAT INFORMATION NEVER LEAVES HERE.

CAPTAIN, I--

YOU TRY, WE'LL DESTROY IT.

YOU WOULDN'T.

THAT'S THE FIND OF A LIFETIME.

IT'S SCRAP METAL, GUARANTEED.

I WILL PULL THE TRIGGER MYSELF IF I HAVE TO.

SECOND...

THERE'S MORE?

THANKS TO THE BLOCKADE, WE ARE RUNNING SHORT

OF SUPPLIES AROUND HERE.

SPARE PARTS, CERTAIN FOODS WE CAN'T GROW...

AND YOU WANT US TO BREAK THE BLOCKADE

AND BRING YOU WHATEVER SUPPLIES YOU NEED.

WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO WORK HERE,

YOU MAY AS WELL BRING LUNCH.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE

YOU BRING ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

SEE, WE STILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF WHAT'S OUT THERE

IS WORTH ALL THESE CONDITIONS.

[BEEP BEEP]

SHERIDAN.

Ivanova: CAPTAIN, THEY JUST FINISHED GOING OVER

THE SAMPLE WE TOOK FROM THE ALIEN ARTIFACT.

THE CARBON DATING INDICATES

THAT WHATEVER THAT THING IS...

IT'S OVER A MILLION YEARS OLD.

STILL THINKING ABOUT IT, DOC?

HAVE YOUR PEOPLE STAND BY, CAPTAIN.

WE HAVE A DEAL.

[MANY TALKING]

HEY, HEY, HEY! HEY, YOU, D-DON'T PUT THAT--

[PLUNK]

THERE. NEVER MIND. OK. FORGET IT.

LOOK, EXCUSE ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU KEEP THIS WHOLE AREA CLEARED.

THERE'S EXPLOSIVES--UH...

THANK YOU.

YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR FACE.

WELL, THIS IS-- THIS IS JUST--

THIS IS HORRIFIC.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS!

YOU KNOW, BACK HOME ON EARTH,

ALONG THE AMAZON IN SOUTH AMERICA,

THEY'VE GOT THESE ARMY ANTS.

THEY SWEEP ACROSS THE FOREST

IN A CARPET 5 INCHES THICK.

MILLIONS OF THEM.

I MEAN, THEY'RE NO MORE THAN AN INCH LONG,

BUT THEY CAN DEVASTATE AN ENTIRE FOREST

IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

I WONDER IF THEY KNOW THEY'VE GOT COUSINS

THIS FAR OUT IN SPACE?

YOU THINK ANYBODY WOULD NOTICE

IF I JUST...

KILLED A FEW OF THEM?

WELL...

HOW MANY?

I DON'T KNOW. UH...

10?

OH, YEAH, THEY'D NOTICE IT.

6?

GO FOR IT.

Trent: COMMANDER?

DR. ELIZABETH TRENT, IPX.

I ASSUME CAPTAIN SHERIDAN'S

BRIEFED YOU ON OUR MISSION.

OH, YES. UH...ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY STATION, DOCTOR.

ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AROUND HERE, I KNOW ABOUT IT.

THIS IS DR. STEPHEN FRANKLIN.

YOU'LL BE COORDINATING WITH HIM

ON ANY ORGANIC FINDINGS.

NICE TO MEET YOU. DOCTOR.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER

FOR A FEW MINUTES NOW,

KIND OF... DISCUSS HOW WE WANT

TO SPLIT UP WORK

BEFORE THINGS GET CRAZY.

BEFORE THINGS GET CRAZY. I SEE.

AND--AND WHAT EXACTLY WOULD YOU CALL THIS?

SCIENCE.

DR. TRENT...

COULD YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, PLEASE?

EXCUSE ME.

SURE.

MAYBE IF I JUST KILLED ONE OF THEM,

THAT WOULD...DO ME.

HMM. WELL, IN THAT CASE,

I THINK I SHOULD BE ELSEWHERE.

Man: WATCH OUT!

[CRASH]

THAT'S IT.

I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME SLEEP.

AH, LYTA.

A LONG DAY.

SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST

KEEP GETTING LONGER EVERY DAY.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE HAD ONE OF THOSE DAYS YOURSELF.

YEAH, WELL, BELIEVE ME, I UNDERSTAND.

ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER.

LISTEN, LYTA, UH...

THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO...

Computer: WARNING, POWER FAILURE.

THERE YOU GO.

SECURITY TO C&C.

C&C: ON LINE.

YEAH. WE GOT A POWER FAILURE IN TUBE 9.

WHAT'S THE STORY?

WE'VE BEEN HAVING POWER FLUCTUATIONS

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE'LL GET IT BACK ON ASAP.

IT'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

[BEEP BEEP]

"IT'LL JUST BE A MINUTE."

WELL, AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE,

I WANTED TO, UH...YOU KNOW...

AHEM, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, UH...

DO YOU WANT TO GO OUT SOMETIME?

I DON'T KNOW, GET SOME DINNER,

MAYBE CATCH A VID?

BOTTOM LINE IS...

I LIKE YOU.

I'VE LIKED YOU EVER SINCE YOU GOT HERE...

AND I KNOW THAT THINGS

HAVE BEEN TOUGH ON YOU LATELY, AND...

AND I KNOW...

I KNOW I COULD DO RIGHT BY YOU.

AH, I'M NOT THE CAPTAIN.

I DON'T BRING DOWN THE BIG BUCKS,

AND I'M NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT,

AND I KNOW THERE'S A BIG GAP BETWEEN US,

AND THE KIND OF LIFE THAT YOU LEAD

THAT MAYBE I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND--

WELL, MAYBE I COULD UNDERSTAND IT.

WELL....

MAYBE I COULD TRY.

YOU'RE THE KIND OF PERSON...

MAKES A GUY WANT TO TRY.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU...

[WHISPERING] frankly...

I'M NUTS ABOUT.

SO, UH...

AHEM. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF...

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I COULD SEE YOU

ONCE IN A WHILE.

HEY, LISTEN, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER NOW.

YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR TIME. THINK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.

NOT TO IMPLY THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ANSWER,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T.

YOU DON'T OWE ME ONE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

I THINK, UH...

I THINK THAT I COULD CARE FOR YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

AND I GUESS I JUST WANNA DO FOR YOU.

UH...

OH...I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU.

UH...THIS WAS PROBABLY THE WRONG TIME.

BOTH HAD A HARD DAY.

WE'VE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER. YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

IT'S JUST, UH...

AWKWARD.

SO MAYBE, EH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE IT'S BEST THAT WE DON'T.

Computer: POWER RESTORED.

WELL...LOOKS LIKE THEY FIXED IT.

NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I'M GOING.

MY BRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK. IT DOES THAT.

LOOK, TELL YOU WHAT. L-LIKE I SAID...

I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING.

SO...LET'S JUST PRETEND THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.

THIS WAY...YOU WON'T BE EMBARRASSED,

I WON'T BE EMBARRASSED,

AND I PROMISE I'LL NEVER BRING IT UP AGAIN.

UNLESS YOU BRING IT UP FIRST.

WELL, I GUESS THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF.

LOOK, I HOPE I WASN'T TOO FAR OUT OF LINE, LYTA.

I HOPE...

GOOD NIGHT, LYTA.

WELL, MAYBE IT WAS FOR THE BEST.

3 DATES, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MARRIED HER.

Builder on radio: HOW'S THAT BEAM COMING?

MOVING INTO POSITION.

BETTER CHECK THOSE STRUTS.

MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY TO HOLD THIS THING.

I DON'T WANNA MESS WITH THIS TWICE.

ROGER THAT. STAND BY.

HEY, CONTROL...

WHAT'S WITH THE 'BOTS?

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

YOU MEAN, YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT?

MAYDAY! MAYDAY, C&C! THEY'RE ON A COLLISION COURSE!

I REPEAT, THEY'RE GOING TO RAM THE ARTIFACT!

C&C...WE CAN'T OVERRIDE THE 'BOTS.

YOU'VE GOTTA STOP THEM.

Radio: WE'VE GOT IT. STAY CLEAR.

Fighter pilot: TAKE 'EM OUT!

Pilot: ALPHA SQUADRON TO C&C.

TARGETS DESTROYED.

YOU BETTER GET SOMEONE DOWN TO MAINTENANCE,

FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.

MILLER, JANKOWSKI,

HANG BACK, SEAL OFF THIS SECTION.

THE REST OF YOU, WITH ME.

Guard: AYE, CHIEF.

Guard: I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

IS HE ALIVE?

HE'S OK. JASON,

GET A MED TEAM UP HERE JUST TO MAKE SURE.

Jason: MEDLAB, WE NEED A MED TEAM IN MAINTENANCE.

Computer: SECURITY OVERRIDE NONFUNCTIONAL.

TAKE IT DOWN.

LIGHTS.

LYTA?

WE HA-HAVE TO STOP IT.

WE HAVE TO...

STOP IT.

WHERE'S THAT MED TEAM?!

Franklin: AND YOU CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING

SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON?

NO...NOTHING.

WELL, HOW DID YOU GET INTO

THE MAIN 'BOT CONTROL ROOM?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE?

STEPHEN, WHAT PART OF "I DON'T KNOW" IS UNCLEAR?

LOOK, THIS IS ME.

IF I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE,

I WOULD TELL YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE SHORT WITH YOU.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M AS CONFUSED BY THIS AS YOU ARE.

WELL, IT'S POSSIBLE

THAT YOU WERE WALKING IN YOUR SLEEP.

I MEAN, TELEPATHS ARE PRONE

TO ECCENTRIC DREAM BEHAVIOR.

BUT I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.

WELL, IT--

WHICH MEANS IT MAY HAVE NEEDED A TRIGGER EVENT

FOR YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS TO GET THINGS MOVING.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY REASON

WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO DESTROY THE ARTIFACT?

NO--WELL...

NOT REALLY. I...

I'VE JUST--

EVER SINCE IT GOT HERE,

I'VE HAD THE STRANGEST FEELING ABOUT IT.

LIKE I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE SOMEWHERE.

MAKES ME NERVOUS.

AND BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT JUST DOES.

LOOK, I'M REALLY, REALLY TIRED.

CAN I GO NOW,

OR AM I BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST?

NO, NO. YOU CAN GO,

BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOMETHING

TO HELP YOU SLEEP.

Trent: SHE KNOWS SHE'S BEING WATCHED.

Sheridan: THE SECURITY CAMERAS ARE CAREFULLY HIDDEN.

THAT MAY BE, BUT SHE KNOWS WHERE THAT CAMERA IS,

AND SHE KNOWS WE'RE WATCHING HER.

JUST LOOK AT HER.

IS THERE ANOTHER CAMERA IN THERE?

YES, BUT--

HUMOR ME. SWITCH TO THE ALTERNATE VIEW.

Zack: WELL, THAT'S A NEAT TRICK.

A LOW-RATED COMMERCIAL TELEPATH

CAN'T SENSE ELECTRONICS LIKE THAT.

ONLY A P9 OR ABOVE COULD DO THAT.

LYTA'S A P5.

SO YOU TOLD ME.

BUT THAT RATING WAS DETERMINED

BEFORE SHE WENT TO THE VORLON HOMEWORLD,

AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

IPX TRACKS EVERY LONG-RANGE SHIP

THAT APPROACHES QUARANTINED SPACE.

WE PROBABLY KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAN YOU DO.

ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS,

2 YEARS BEFORE THE WAR

BETWEEN THE VORLONS AND THE SHADOWS HEATED UP,

LYTA WAS ON MARS, ON THE RUN FROM THE PSI-CORPS.

WHILE THERE, SHE ARRANGED TO MEET A STARSHIP CAPTAIN,

DAVID SLAYNER.

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION WE RECEIVED FROM SLAYNER,

SHE TOLD HIM SHE FELT DRAWN TO THE VORLON HOMEWORLD,

THE RESULT OF A PREVIOUS ENCOUNTER

WITH THE VORLON AMBASSADOR, KOSH.

UNTIL THIS TIME, ANYONE WHO ENTERED VORLON SPACE

NEVER CAME BACK,

SO THE CAPTAIN WAS UNDERSTANDABLY RELUCTANT.

BUT THE MONEY WAS RIGHT, SO THEY WENT.

HE TOOK HER AS FAR AS THEIR BORDER.

THEY SENT A CONTINUOUS SIGNAL

INVITING THE VORLONS TO APPEAR.

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN THE VORLONS DIDN'T SHOW,

THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO HEAD BACK.

AT THAT POINT, LYTA COMMANDEERED A LIFE POD

AND EJECTED INTO VORLON SPACE.

THE CAPTAIN WISELY TOOK OFF AND NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.

WE SUSPECT THAT THAT WAS WHAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR.

LIFE PODS ARE SHORT-RANGED CRAFT.

SHE WAS 10 DAYS AWAY FROM THE NEAREST JUMP GATE

WITH ONLY 3 DAYS OF AIR, FOOD, AND WATER.

THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE SURVIVED

IF THE VORLONS HADN'T COME FOR HER.

OUR RECORDS ALSO INDICATE THAT, WHILE SHE WAS THERE,

THE VORLONS ALTERED HER, INCREASED HER ABILITY.

ASSUMING FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT THAT YOU'RE RIGHT,

I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON HER.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK WE HAVEN'T?

CAPTAIN, IN THE PAST,

THE VORLONS HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER

TO KEEP HUMANS FROM GETTING THEIR HANDS

ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

IF SHE IS STILL UNDER THEIR INFLUENCE,

SHE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DESTROY THE ARTIFACT

TO KEEP US FROM FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS.

SHE MAY NOT EVEN KNOW SHE'S DOING IT.

NONETHELESS, SHE'S A DANGER TO THIS PROJECT,

AND I SUGGEST YOU KEEP HER UNDER HOUSE ARREST

UNTIL WE DO A LITTLE MORE GROUNDWORK ON THIS THING.

I'LL CONSIDER YOUR SUGGESTION.

THAT'S IT? YOU'LL CONSIDER IT?

WELL, WE DO HAVE THIS LITTLE THING

CALLED DUE PROCESS, DR. TRENT.

NOW, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HER,

BUT THERE'S NO PROOF THAT THIS WAS ANYTHING

OTHER THAN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

NOW, IF THAT CHANGES, WE'LL TAKE ACTION,

BUT NOT BEFORE.

IN THE MEANTIME, I SUGGEST

THAT YOU ATTEND TO THE ARTIFACT

AND LEAVE THE STATION TO US.

SUIT YOURSELF.

BUT IF SHE ENDANGERS ANY OF MY CREW,

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HER OURSELVES

AND WORRY ABOUT DUE PROCESS LATER.

Technician on radio: PROBE ONE TO BASE,

WE'RE READY TO PROCEED.

STAND BY.

ACTIVATE LIGHT GRID.

Morishi: OK.

ACTIVATING SCANNER ARRAY.

LET'S START OFF WITH A METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS

AND CONTINUE WITH A DEEP FIELD RESONANCE SCAN.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THAT THING.

PROBE ONE, WE'RE LOSING THE LIGHT A LITTLE.

CAN YOU CORRECT?

Technician: CONFIRMED.

INCREASING POWER TO LIGHTING GRID.

HMM.

PERFECT.

KEEP IT AWAY.

KEEP IT AWAY!

IT KNOWS WE'RE HERE!

DON'T YOU HEAR ME?! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!

KEEP IT AWAY!

NO!

IT'S LOOKING AT US RIGHT NOW!

KEEP IT AWAY!

KEEP IT AWAY!

NO!

AAH! AAH!

AAH!

Trent, voice-over: REPORT 17.

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE CENTAURI GAVE US JUMP GATES

AND CHANGED THE FUTURE FOREVER.

THE ARTIFACT MAY BE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS HAVE STARTED COMING IN,

AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THE ALIEN ARTIFACT

IS DEFINITELY NOT A SHIP, BUT RATHER A MECHANISM.

WE'RE PICKING UP READINGS BEYOND ANYTHING

THAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE.

I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA WHAT IT MAY BE DESIGNED FOR,

BUT AS LONG AS IT'S SITTING DEAD IN SPACE,

I CAN'T BE SURE.

WE HAVE TO PROBE FURTHER, AND WE HAVE TO DO IT SOON,

BEFORE ANYONE ELSE STARTS POKING AROUND.

IF I'M RIGHT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE

COULD MAKE JUMP GATES LOOK LIKE NOTHING IN COMPARISON.

THIS COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY

IN HUMAN HISTORY.

HEH. IT COULD CHANGE...

EVERYTHING.

Guard: AND SO FAR,

WE'VE HAD 10 OUTBREAKS IN THE LAST 5 HOURS.

AND THAT'S JUST IN DOWNBELOW.

WHAT KIND OF OUTBREAKS?

FIGHTS, MAINLY.

WE FOUND SOME PEOPLE LOCKED IN THEIR ROOMS

JUST...SCREAMING.

SAME IN THE ZOCALO,

GREEN SECTOR, THE CASINO.

WE'VE GIVEN THE WORST CASES TO MEDLAB

TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH THEM.

THE REST WE'VE GOT IN LOCKUP,

BUT WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF ROOM REAL SOON

UNLESS THIS STOPS.

AND ALL THIS STARTED AFTER THE ARTIFACT GOT HERE?

DEFINITELY.

YOU THINK THERE'S A CONNECTION?

I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT WRITE-UPS ON EVERY INCIDENT

THAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT 10 HOURS.

ANYTHING THEY SAY, I WANT IT TAKEN DOWN FOR ANALYSIS.

MAYBE THERE'S A CONNECTION.

MAYBE THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOTTA FULL MOONS

OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, ALL LINED UP,

BEAMING BOZO RAYS INTO EVERYBODY'S BRAINS.

BUT EITHER WAY, I WANT ANSWERS.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL.

HEY, GOOD WORK.

GET SOME SLEEP.

BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL.

GOD...IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

I WANT TO GO THERE.

I WANT TO BE THERE.

WHAT...

[ECHOING] WHAT...

IS IT?

YOU SHOULDN'T ASK QUESTIONS LIKE THAT.

[VIR MOANS]

AAH!

[GASPING]

I'M SORRY. IS THERE SOMETHING I COULD DO FOR YOU?

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A PICTURE? IT'LL LAST LONGER.

YOU'RE NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH.

YOU HAVE TO GO FASTER. YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.

Sheridan: WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND SO FAR?

NOTHING I FEEL CONFIDENT TALKING ABOUT.

YOU'VE HAD 5 DAYS.

AND WE HAVE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE.

LOOK, CAPTAIN, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

THIS IS NOT YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN PUSH A BUTTON

ON THE BACK OF THAT THING

AND A MANUAL POPS OUT

AND TELLS YOU WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS.

I COULD STUDY THAT THING FOR 5 YEARS,

LET ALONE 5 DAYS,

AND STILL NOT CRACK IT.

SCIENCE DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION TO A CLOCK.

IT'LL TAKE HOWEVER MUCH TIME

IT NEEDS TO TAKE--

NO LESS. NO MORE.

DR. TRENT, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M NOT A XENO-ARCHEOLOGIST, BUT MY WIFE WAS.

NOW SHE TALKED ABOUT HER WORK, SAME AS I DID.

AND AFTER A WHILE, YOU PICK UP A FEW THINGS.

BY THIS TIME, YOU SHOULD HAVE SURFACE REPORTS,

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANS,

SOME IDEA IF IT'S A SHIP OR MECHANISM,

AND A GENERAL NOTION OF WHAT IT DOES,

WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE FIGURED OUT

THE SPECIFICS OF IT YET.

YES, IN A CONVENTIONAL DIG, THAT'S TRUE.

BUT THIS IS HARDLY CONVENTIONAL.

THERE WE AGREE. NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS CONVENTIONAL.

EVER SINCE WE BROUGHT THAT THING HERE,

WE'VE HAD A 30% INCREASE

IN VIOLENT ACTIVITY ON THE STATION.

WELL, CAPTAIN, THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM.

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

MAYBE.

BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?

LOOK, CAPTAIN, I'M SORRY.

I'M WORKING ON 2 HOURS OF SLEEP

OUT OF THE LAST 36.

RIGHT NOW, I'M RUNNING ON ADRENALINE AND COFFEE,

AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

NOW, YOU GAVE ME PERMISSION

TO HANDLE THIS THING,

AND I'M DOING THE BEST JOB

THAT I KNOW HOW WITH LIMITED RESOURCES

AND NOT A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT OF COOPERATION.

NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'M GONNA GO GET BACK TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT. JUST A SECOND.

IS THAT A COPY OF THE HIEROGLYPH

YOU FOUND ON THE ARTIFACT?

YES.

THAT'S VORLON.

YOU KNOW VORLON?

YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

ANY GOOD XENO-ARCHEOLOGIST WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED IT,

AND ANY DECENT ONE WOULD HAVE MENTIONED HAVING FOUND IT.

[SIGHS]

NOW I AM GIVING YOU ANOTHER 48 HOURS.

THEN I WANT A REPORT ON YOUR FINDINGS.

IF I DON'T LIKE WHAT I SEE,

I AM PULLING THE PLUG.

IS THAT CLEAR?

WHATEVER.

OK, DEUCE, I'M GONNA ASK YOU AGAIN.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE MAINTENANCE AREA?

YOU WERE TRYING TO OPEN UP THE AIRLOCKS. NOW WHY?

I...WAS GOING TO GO FOR A WALK.

I WAS GOING TO GO FOR A WALK.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT

EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION LOOKS LIKE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT IT WOULD DO TO THIS PLACE?

I WANTED TO GO OUTSIDE.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE.

IT'S CALLING ME.

IT'S CALLING ALL OF US.

THEY KNOW WHO WE ARE THERE IN THE CITY.

WHAT CITY?

YOU KNOW.

YOU'VE BEEN THERE.

YOU'VE SEEN.

I CAN TELL BY LOOKING AT YOU.

WE BELONG TO THEM, YOU KNOW.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME FOR US SOON.

WE HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

THOSE OF US WHO HEAR THE CALL.

WE BELONG TO THEM.

THE OTHERS...

WHO DO NOT HEAR THE CALL...

WILL NOT SURVIVE IT.

THAT'S IT!

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!

MAYBE THE DOC CAN FIGURE HIM OUT.

Ivanova: I JUST DON'T GET IT. I MEAN...

DEUCE IS A SURVIVOR.

HE RUNS HALF THE RACKETS DOWN BELOW.

HE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING THIS STUPID.

I AGREE.

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT A CITY?

NOTHING. HE WAS JUST GETTING TO ME, THAT'S ALL.

YOU'RE SURE?

YEAH, I'M POSITIVE. WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

STILL...LET ME HEAR IF ANYBODY ELSE TALKS ABOUT THIS,

ALL RIGHT?

ENGINEERING, WHAT'S YOUR ETA?

ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

AH, GREAT. YEAH,

THAT'S AN AFFIRMATIVE, UH-HUH.

BILL, WHAT'S THE PENALTY FOR KILLING A CAPTAIN

ABOARD HIS OWN VESSEL?

IT'S DEATH BY SPACING.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

OH, ABOUT 3, 4 MINUTES.

A COUPLE OF MINUTES LESS, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORTH IT.

IMAGINE ALL THE NERVE OF THIS GUY

TRYING TO BLAME US FOR HIS PROBLEMS

ENFORCING DISCIPLINE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IN ALL FAIRNESS,

THINGS HAVE BEEN GETTING STRANGE

SINCE WE GOT HERE.

JUST THIS MORNING,

WHILE I WAS HAVING BREAKFAST,

THERE WERE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO--

YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE WANTS THIS ALL TO HIMSELF.

HE WANTS US TO DO ALL THE HARD WORK,

AND HE'LL JUST COME RIGHT IN

AND GRAB ALL THE CREDIT RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER US.

WELL...NO WAY IN HELL.

HMM. THIS THING IS GONNA MAKE MY CAREER, BILL.

I WON'T HAVE IT.

WE HAVE TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRAM.

ELIZABETH, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THIS GRID BACK HERE. IS THIS A POWER RELAY?

WE THINK SO.

DR. MANKOWITZ BELIEVES THAT

AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE

WAS USED TO KICK-START THE INTERNAL GENERATORS.

THEY LOOK DAMAGED.

SOMEONE DEFINITELY WANTED TO SHUT THAT DOWN.

THEY SHOT OUT THE INTERNAL RELAYS,

THE POWER GRID.

AFTER THAT, WHATEVER ORIGINAL CHARGE IT HAD

DISSIPATED DURING THE TIME

IT WAS DRIFTING THROUGH HYPERSPACE.

WELL, I WANT IT RECONNECTED.

USE SPIT AND BALING WIRE IF YOU HAVE TO,

BUT I WANT THOSE RELAYS CONNECTED.

LET'S USE OUR BIGGEST POWER CELLS, SEE IF THAT WORKS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE,

NOT UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE RISKS--

ARE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THE BENEFITS.

I AM SORRY.

A RADICAL MOVE LIKE THAT REQUIRES THE TWO OF US AGREE.

I DON'T.

BILL, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

THEN CONVINCE ME.

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU DOES NOT LEAVE THIS ROOM.

IS THAT CLEAR?

YEAH.

FOR 200 YEARS,

AFTER WE FIRST WENT INTO SPACE,

SHIPS FROM EARTH WOULD TAKE MONTHS

TO TRAVEL FROM ONE PLANET TO ANOTHER.

AND TRAVEL BETWEEN THE STARS--

THEY WERE HUNDREDS OF LIGHT YEARS APART--

JUST WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

THEN WE MET THE CENTAURI.

THEY GAVE US JUMPGATES,

WHICH OF COURSE GAVE US HYPERSPACE.

SO INSTEAD OF HUNDREDS OF YEARS,

IT NOW TAKES DAYS OR WEEKS

TO TRAVEL FROM ONE STAR TO ANOTHER.

WELL, THAT'S OLD NEWS.

FACT IS, THE WAY I HEAR IT,

THE CENTAURIS DIDN'T EXACTLY INVENT

JUMPGATE TECHNOLOGY EITHER.

NONE OF THE CURRENT RACES DID.

THEY FOUND THE GATES

WHEN THEY GOT OUT INTO SPACE,

TOOK THEM APART

AND PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

I MEAN, NO ONE EVEN KNOWS

WHO BUILT THE FIRST GATES.

BUT WHAT DOES ANY OF THAT

HAVE TO DO WITH THE ARTIFACT?

I THINK THIS IS AN ORIGINAL GATE,

LEFT BEHIND BY WHATEVER ANCIENT RACE

FIRST CAME UP WITH THEM.

BUT THIS ONE'S DIFFERENT.

MAYBE--MAYBE IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT

THAT GOT AWAY FROM THEM. I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T OPEN

INTO NORMAL SPACE OR HYPERSPACE.

I THINK IT LEADS TO A--

A TOTALLY DIFFERENT KIND OF SPACE.

CALL IT--CALL IT A THIRDSPACE,

FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

AND IT'S-- IT WORKS UNDER

A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF RULES.

NOW IF I'M RIGHT,

TRAVEL IN THIRDSPACE

IS EVEN FASTER THAN HYPERSPACE.

WHERE IT TOOK DAYS OR WEEKS

TO TRAVEL FROM ONE STAR TO ANOTHER,

IN THIRDSPACE, TRAVEL WOULD BE ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS.

MY GOD.

IT WOULD COMPLETELY REVOLUTIONIZE STAR TRAVEL.

IT WOULD--IT WOULD OPEN UP NEW AVENUES OF COMMERCE.

IT WOULD BE ONE HELL OF A WEAPON.

NO MORE HYPERSPACE PROBES

GIVING YOU A 2-DAY NOTICE OF APPROACHING BATTLE GROUPS.

WHOEVER HAS THIRDSPACE CAPABILITY

CAN COME IN WHEREVER, WHENEVER THEY WANT,

MAKE THE HIT AND GET OUT BEFORE ANYBODY COULD REACT.

IT IS THE ULTIMATE FORM OF COMMERCE;

IT IS THE ULTIMATE WEAPON;

IT'S A TWOFER, BILL,

AND IT IS JUST SITTING RIGHT THERE,

WAITING FOR US TO FIGURE IT OUT.

AND ONCE WE DO FIGURE IT OUT,

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS FIGURE OUT

WHERE TO PUT OUR NOBEL PRIZES.

HMM.

WELL, THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN

WHAT HAPPENED-- THE SIGNS OF DAMAGE.

WHOEVER CREATED IT ORIGINALLY

MIGHT HAVE INTENDED TO USE IT

AS A WEAPON AGAINST ANOTHER RACE,

ONLY THAT RACE ATTACKED

BEFORE IT COULD BE ACTIVATED.

BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW IT GOT INTO HYPERSPACE.

I MEAN, WOULDN'T THEY HAVE WANTED

TO KEEP IT FOR THEMSELVES?

IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.

WHAT DOES MATTER IS THAT, SOONER OR LATER,

SOMEBODY'S GONNA FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE,

AND THEY'RE GONNA TRY AND TAKE IT AWAY FROM US.

THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS GET IN THERE,

CRACK THIS THING, AND GET OUT BEFORE THEY DO.

AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO TURN IT ON.

WELL, ASSUMING IT STILL WORKS AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

OH, IT WORKS.

I CAN FEEL IT.

LOOK, BILL, THIS IS THE BIG ONE.

IT'S GONNA PUT US IN THE HISTORY BOOKS

FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.

CAN I COUNT ON YOU?

CAN I?

OK.

GOOD.

NOW LET'S GET TO WORK,

'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.

RIGHT.

OH. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMANDER.

HELLO, VIR.

YOU KNOW, I--I SHOULD TELL YOU,

ONLY BECAUSE IT'S A SIGN

OF GOOD LUCK AMONG MY PEOPLE,

THAT, UH...I SAW YOU IN A DREAM LAST NIGHT.

DID YOU?

YES. YOU AND SEVERAL OTHER WOMEN,

BUT I DON'T REALLY THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO THE DETAILS.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE NOT.

BOY, IT WAS SUCH A VIVID DREAM.

AND THERE WAS THIS CITY, YOU KNOW,

THIS, UH, GORGEOUS PLACE.

A CITY?

YES.

A BIG, BLACK CITY?

YES!

WITH A BIG, BLACK TOWER ABOUT 5 MILES HIGH?

YES! THAT'S AMAZING!

VIR, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?

YES, YES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO. UH--

I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION THAT PART.

WHAT? UH...

YOU WERE KILLED.

EATEN, ACTUALLY...

BY SOMETHING.

I--I REALLY DIDN'T GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT.

IT WAS JUST...

THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER.

[BEEP]

IVANOVA TO SHERIDAN.

SHERIDAN. GO.

I THINK WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ARTIFACT.

Builder: CAREFUL...

5 DEGREES TO STARBOARD.

JUST EASE IT ON IN.

Ivanova: C&C TO WORK CREW,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE?

WELL, THE OTHERS MODIFIED AN ENERGY CELL.

WE'RE JUST SEEING IF IT WORKS IN THE--

BY WHOSE AUTHORITY?

YOURS, I THOUGHT.

NEGATIVE. WE NEVER AUTHORIZED THIS.

BREAK OFF. BREAK OFF IMMEDIATELY.

IT'S TOO LATE.

WE HAVE CONTACT.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.

Ivanova, voice garbled: GET THE HELL...

COM SYSTEM'S BREAKING UP.

Ivanova: GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!

AAH!

[SHOUTING]

Pilot: C&C, WE HAVE NO POWER TO THE BAY DOORS.

YOU ARE ALL IN VIOLATION OF STATION ORDINANCE 22B3A!

THAT MEANS GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

Ivanova: ENGINEERING REPORTS 15% DROP IN POWER,

CONTINUING TO FALL.

Sheridan: YEAH, THE ARTIFACT.

YEAH, THEY JUMP-STARTED THE THING

AND NOW IT'S DRAINING US DRY.

HOW MANY SQUADRONS ARE OUT THERE?

JUST DELTA SQUADRON.

WELL, GET THE REST OUTSIDE.

WELL, WE'RE TRYING, BUT THE POWER DRAIN

HAS SHORTED OUT THE CONTROLS FOR THE COBRA BAY DOORS,

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK ON IT NOW.

TELL THEM TO HURRY.

IF WE KEEP LOSING POWER AT THIS RATE,

PRETTY SOON WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LAUNCH AT ALL.

USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM.

DO WE HAVE COM SYSTEMS?

YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW

HOW MUCH LONGER THEY'LL BE LASTING.

[SHAKING]

Computer: WARNING! POWER LOSS.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE POWER TO THE TUBES.

THIS PLACE IS TOO BIG TO GET AROUND ON FOOT.

DIRECT POWER TO LIFE SUPPORT,

ROTATIONAL SYSTEMS, AND TRANSPORTATION.

[BEEP BEEP]

SHERIDAN. GO.

Zack: CAPTAIN, WE GOT A PROBLEM DOWN IN COBRA BAY 2.

WE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE

TRYING TO GET TO THE FIGHTERS

TO KEEP 'EM FROM LAUNCHING.

DO YOU NEED BACKUP?

NO. I ALREADY CALLED IN THE TROOPS.

WE CAN HOLD 'EM HERE.

BUT WE GOT SIMILAR PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE STATION.

IT'S LIKE ALL RANDOM VIOLENCE,

LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP US OFF-BALANCE, DISORGANIZED.

I DON'T KNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE UNDER SOME KIND

OF TELEPATHIC INFLUENCE OR SOMETHING.

I TOLD MY MEN TO GO HAND-TO-HAND

TO AVOID KILLING ANYBODY,

THOUGH I'M PRETTY TEMPTED RIGHT NOW. I KNOW,

IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. THEY'RE UNDER OUTSIDE CONTROL.

YOU CAN'T KILL 'EM FOR THAT!

LEAST NOT YET!

Sheridan: ALL RIGHT. HANG TIGHT.

JUST KEEP 'EM OUT OF THE BAYS.

ALL RIGHT! I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN!

ALL RIGHT, YOU GET TO DR. TRENT.

SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO DO WITH THIS.

MAYBE SHE KNOWS WHAT THIS THING IS

AND WHAT IT DOES.

I HAVE A NASTY FEELING THAT THIS IS ONLY A WARMUP.

I MEAN, IT SHUT US DOWN, IT'S IMMOBILIZED US,

AND NOW IT'S POWERING ITSELF BACK UP.

THE QUESTION IS...

WHAT IS IT POWERING BACK UP FOR?

HMM. WELL, I'M GONNA SEE LYTA.

IF THAT THING IS PUTTING OUT

TELEPATHIC IMPULSES,

SHE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP.

BESIDES, IT'S GOT VORLON WRITING ALL OVER IT.

KNOW ANYONE THAT GOT CLOSER TO THE VORLON THAN SHE DID?

[DOORS BEEP]

[BEEP]

THIS IS SECURITY

TO ALL STATION PERSONNEL AND GUESTS!

THE SITUATION HAS BECOME CRITICALLY DANGEROUS.

WE ARE IMPOSING IMMEDIATE CURFEW AND LOCKDOWN.

DO NOT, FOR ANY REASON, LEAVE YOUR QUARTERS.

I REPEAT, FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, STAY INSIDE.

COME ON!

GET OUT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? COME ON! YOU NED TO GET BACK!

C&C: ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT POWER.

GO FOR LAUNCH.

Morishi: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YES, IT IS.

HUH. SCANNERS INDICATE

THEY'RE MOVING FIGHTERS AROUND IT.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

YES, WE DO.

Delta 7: ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE, FORM UP.

WEAPONS HOT.

WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT THING OUT,

BUT WE CAN'T GET TOO CLOSE OR IT'LL KILL THE ENGINES.

Delta 9: HOW CLOSE CAN WE GET?

JUST INSIDE WEAPONS RANGE.

THAT FAR, AND WE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO HURT IT.

THE DIFFUSION WILL--

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP HITTING IT

AND HOPE THAT A LOT OF WEAKER STRIKES

HAVE A CUMULATIVE EFFECT.

DELTAS 2 AND 6, YOU'LL BE MY WINGMEN.

3 AND 9, HANG BACK WITH THE REST

AND HIT IN THE NEXT WAVE.

Delta 9: ROGER THAT.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

COME ON.

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD THE SAME IDEA.

IT SEEMED THE LOGICAL CHOICE.

[BEEPS]

LYTA...

IT'S DELENN AND JOHN SHERIDAN.

WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

LYTA?

Computer: SECURITY OVERRIDE.

P.A.: STATION ALERT.

LOCKDOWN IN PROGRESS.

ALL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR QUARTERS.

ALL SECURITY PERSONNEL...

LYTA?

WE TRIED TO STOP IT.

TRIED TO WARN YOU.

WE FAILED.

AND NOW IT IS TOO LATE.

THE DOOR IS OPENING.

Delta 2: NEGATIVE ON HIT, DELTA 7.

DAMN!

OK. COME AROUND AND WE'LL--

Delta 9: DELTA 7, THE ARTIFACT...

WHO ARE YOU?

AN ECHO OF WHAT WAS.

A MEMORY.

A WARNING EMBEDDED IN THE THOUGHTS

OF EACH GENERATION

AND PASSED ON TO THE NEXT.

WE WERE EXPLORING MEMORIES WHEN THE DEVICE WAS FOUND.

THAT ACTIVATED THIS MEMORY...

THIS...MESSAGE.

LYTA ONCE TOLD ME...

THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME LEFTOVER PROGRAMMING

STILL INSIDE HER, PUT THERE BY THE VORLONS

WHEN THEY TOOK OFF FOR THE RIM.

THIS COULD BE PART OF IT.

YES...

A RACE MEMORY.

OUR GREAT MISTAKE.

OUR FAILING.

AND NOW YOUR FAILING.

THE ERROR IS COMPOUNDED.

WHAT MISTAKE?

THE FIRST ONE...

THE ONE FROM WHICH ALL MISTAKES PROCEED.

THE ERROR OF PRIDE.

WE HAD TRAVELED TO A THOUSAND WORLDS.

WE BROUGHT ORDER,

DISCIPLINE.

WE APPEARED TO THEM AS...BEINGS OF LIGHT.

THEY SAW US AS EMISSARIES FROM THE UNIVERSE,

THEY SAW US AS GODS.

AND WE,

IN OUR PRIDE,

BEGAN TO BELIEVE THEM.

WE BELIEVED THAT WE WERE SUPERIOR

TO THE UNIVERSE THAT GAVE US BIRTH.

WE BELIEVED WE COULD TRANSCEND THIS DIMENSION,

THAT WE BELONGED TO ANOTHER,

HIGHER PLANE.

AND IN THE END,

IN TERMS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND,

WE RESOLVED TO STORM THE GATES OF HEAVEN ITSELF.

WE APPLIED ALL OUR WISDOM,

ALL OUR KNOWLEDGE

TO OPENING A DOOR TO ANOTHER DIMENSION,

A PLACE WE BELIEVED WAS THE WELL OF SOULS,

THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL LIFE.

WE WOULD TOUCH THE FACE OF GOD...

AND IN SO DOING...

BECOME GODS OURSELVES.

WE FORGOT THAT A DOOR MAY SWING IN 2 DIRECTIONS.

WE WERE SO CONCERNED WITH GETTING OUT

THAT WE NEVER STOPPED TO CONSIDER

WHAT WE MIGHT BE LETTING IN...

UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

HOLY...

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

THEY ARE A POWER BEYOND COMPREHENSION.

A HUNGER BEYOND UNDERSTANDING.

THEY ARE ANTI-LIFE ITSELF.

OLDER EVEN THAN WE WERE.

TELEPATHIC, ALL OF THEM.

THEY MODIFIED THE GATE

SO THAT IT ENHANCES THEIR TELEPATHIC IMPULSES...

CREATED AN ARMY OF OUR OWN PEOPLE

WILLING TO DIE FOR THEM.

WE FOUGHT THEM BACK,

DISABLED THE DEVICE, BUT...

THOSE OF US CONTROLLED BY THEIR INFLUENCE

DROPPED INTO HYPERSPACE BEFORE WE COULD STOP THEM.

HID IT FROM US.

WHAT DO THEY WANT?

TO DESTROY ALL LIFE THAT IS NOT THEIR OWN.

THEY BELIEVE ONLY THEY

HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST IN THE UNIVERSE,

THAT ALL OTHER LIFE FORMS ARE INFERIOR

AND MUST BE EXTERMINATED.

IN THEIR OWN UNIVERSE,

THEY HAVE DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF RACES

AND CONTINUE TO DESTROY THOUSANDS MORE.

BECAUSE OF OUR PRIDE.

THEY KNOW WE ARE HERE.

THEY WATCH US FROM WITHIN THEIR DARK CITIES,

WAITING FOR THE CHANCE TO COME HERE...

AND DESTROY.

WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE A GATE FROM THEIR SIDE?

THE DOOR MUST BE OPEN ON BOTH SIDES.

CLOSE THIS ONE,

AND THEY CANNOT COME THROUGH.

WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR IT FOR CENTURIES,

HOPING TO FIND IT AND DESTROY IT.

WE FEARED THIS DAY WOULD COME.

THEY MUST BE STOPPED

OR HUNDREDS OF WORLDS WILL DIE.

HOW?

LEARN.

Delta 9: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT,

SOME KIND OF FIELD?

DOESN'T MATTER. WE GOT A JOB TO DO

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

COME AROUND FOR ANOTHER RUN.

ROGER THAT.

BREAK OFF! BREAK OFF!

YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

[GASPING] I THINK SO.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?

YOU SHOULD TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU.

NO, I CAN'T. I HAVE TO GO ALONE.

YOU HEARD IT--HER.

NOW, GO ON.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

GO ON.

P.A.: ALERT. LOCKDOWN IN PROGRESS.

OUR MISTAKE.

ONE OF MANY.

SO MANY.

DR. TRENT?

THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON

AND EVERYBODY'S ACTING SO STRANGELY,

I JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

HE SAW YOUR STARFURIES COMING AFTER THE ARTIFACT

AND WAS GOING TO INTERFERE.

I THINK THE DEVICE

TOOK CONTROL OF HIM SOMEHOW, AND...

I STOPPED HIM.

HE CAME FOR ME.

I SHOT HIM.

THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY.

IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ALL OVER THE STATION.

THE DEVICE IS USING SOME KIND

OF A TELEPATHIC SIGNAL TO CONTROL PEOPLE,

TO USE THEM TO KEEP US FROM SHUTTING IT DOWN.

IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THEY'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT IT.

LISTEN, THE CAPTAIN NEEDS TO KNOW

WHAT YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ARTIFACT--

ANYTHING AT ALL THAT CAN HELP US.

DOESN'T HE HAVE ANY IDEAS OF HIS OWN?

A FEW, BUT...

WELL, I CAN'T EXACTLY ADVISE YOU

IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU WANT.

WELL, I-- [BEEP BEEP]

IVANOVA.

I'M ON MY WAY TO BAY 9.

SCRAMBLE EVERYBODY YOU CAN.

GET 'EM OUT.

DELENN'S BRINGING IN THE MINBARI CRUISERS,

BUT I'LL NEED YOU TO COMMAND THE WHITE STARS.

ME? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE DOING WHEN I'M--

Sheridan: SUSAN?

SUSAN!

STAND BY.

YOU SAID THAT YOU SHOT HIM

WHEN HE WAS COMING TOWARD YOU, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEN WHY IS THE PPG BURN ON THE BACK OF HIS JUMPSUIT

AND NOT THE FRONT?

IVANOVA TO C&C. NOTIFY SECURITY.

I NEED AN ARREST TEAM IN DR. TRENT'S OFFICE ASAP.

C&C: CONFIRMED.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE, COMMANDER.

WE ESTIMATE 2 HOURS

UNTIL THE ENERGY DRAIN LEAVES US DEAD IN SPACE.

NUTS. ALL RIGHT,

PREPARE ALL FIGHTERS FOR LAUNCH AND CALL IN

ALL THE WHITE STARS IN THE AREA.

WE'RE GOING OUT THERE.

C&C: REPEAT, HOLD POSITION.

WE'VE GOT REINFORCEMENTS ON THE WAY.

Pilot: THEY'D BETTER GET HERE SOON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA

COME OUT OF THAT THING NEXT,

BUT I'D BET GOOD MONEY

IT'S A HELL OF A LOT BIGGER THAN WE ARE.

IVANOVA TO ASSAULT FLEET:

WE'RE OUT. YOU'RE CLEAR TO PROCEED.

Ivanova: REMEMBER, HOLD POSITION.

DO NOT FIRE UNTIL ORDERED.

C&C: DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

THEY'RE TEARING THE PLACE APART IN HERE.

LOOK OUT!

Man: WATCH IT! WATCH IT!

LOOK BEHIND YOU!

Computer: ACCESS CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.

SHERIDAN, JOHN J.

CAPTAIN.

PASSWORD: ABRAXAS, 7-9-7-1-3.

Computer: IDENTITY CONFIRMED.

IS EVERYONE READY?

Ranger: AFFIRMATIVE, COMMANDER.

DELENN, YOU SET?

READY WHEN YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WAIT FOR

THE CAPTAIN'S SIGNAL AND THEN--

WE MAY NOT HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.

CONTROL TO ASSAULT FLEET, BREAK AND ATTACK,

BUT TARGET THE FRONT OF THE ARTIFACT.

I REPEAT, TARGET THE FRONT OF THE ARTIFACT ONLY.

HARD TO STARBOARD!

FIRE!

Man: OVER HERE! OVER HERE!

STEPHEN!

Guard: CHIEF!

GO ON! I'LL CATCH UP LATER!

I THOUGHT I TOLD EVERYBODY TO STAY INSIDE.

YOU DID, BUT WE'VE GOT WOUNDED OUT HERE.

I CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM.

YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

COME ON. LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.

PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME.

HERE WE GO.

WATCH IT. WATCH IT!

FRANKLIN TO MEDLAB.

I TOLD YOU, COM SYSTEMS ARE DOWN!

LOOK, WE CAN'T MOVE HER. WE NEED A TRAUMA TEAM.

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING--

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUTSIDE?

LOOK, VIR, DON'T DO ANYTHING, ALL RIGHT?

WE NEED TO MOVE THIS GIRL TO A MEDLAB.

LOOK, I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.

WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE THE STATION?

WHAT THE--

VIR, DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS!

MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU'LL LISTEN!

YEAH, IF THERE'S A NEXT TIME.

Pilot: ALPHA 6 TO CONTROL,

WE CAN BARELY HURT THOSE THINGS.

WE HAVE TO HIT THEM 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY EVEN NOTICE.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO BE 4 TIMES AS ACCURATE.

WE HAVE TO WITHDRAW.

NEGATIVE! THIS IS JUST THE FIRST WAVE

TO SOFTEN US UP FOR THE MAIN FLEET.

IF WE CAN'T TAKE THESE GUYS,

WE SURE AS HELL CAN'T TAKE THE REST.

YOU KEEP AT IT.

THE REST OF YOU, DEFEND YOURSELVES,

BUT CONTINUE TO TARGET THE ENERGY FIELD

SURROUNDING THE ARTIFACT.

HIT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND DO NOT STOP.

[PANTING]

I HAVE GOT TO BE OUT OF MY MIND.

SHERIDAN TO IVANOVA, I'M IN POSITION.

GO.

CONFIRMED.

CONTROL TO ASSAULT FLEET,

ANYBODY THAT HAS A CLEAR SHOT OF THAT ENERGY FIELD,

TAKE IT. NOW.

ENTERING ARTIFACT.

Ivanova: CONTROL TO DELENN.

YES?

HE'S IN.

Computer: THERMONUCLEAR DETONATION SEQUENCE ARMED.

DELENN TO IVANOVA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,

I CAN HEAR YOU. WHAT IS IT?

LOOK AT THE ARTIFACT, SUSAN.

PUT IT ON SCREEN.

AH, GIVE ME A BREAK.

FLIGHT SYSTEM, RETRACE PATH.

AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION. TOP SPEED.

Computer: CONFIRMED.

[SCREECHING]

[SCREECH]

SHERIDAN TO ASSAULT FLEET. I'M CLEAR.

BREAK OFF!

ALL SHIPS, BREAK OFF!

GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!

[SCREECHING]

Ivanova: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, DELENN.

WE GOT IT.

WE GOT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

WHY ARE YOU HITTING ME?

I WAS JUST IN THE TRANSPORT TUBE

WITH IVANOVA.

DELENN TO ASSAULT FLEET,

ESCORT ALL DAMAGED SHIPS TO BASE, AND BE CAREFUL.

SOME OF THE SMALLER ENEMY SHIPS MAY HAVE SURVIVED.

Sheridan: BY THE WAY, DELENN,

WHILE YOU'RE MAKING SUGGESTIONS...

YES?

IT LOOKS LIKE I USED UP

THE LAST OF MY NAVIGATION PACK

GETTING OUT OF THE ARTIFACT.

CAN YOU SWING BY AND PICK ME UP

ON YOUR WAY IN?

OF COURSE...

IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME.

AND HOW LONG IS THAT?

THIS ISN'T FUNNY, DELENN.

YES, IT IS.

OH, NO, IT ISN'T.

P.A.: STATION LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN LIFTED,

BUT THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE STILL OFF-LIMITS

DUE TO DAMAGE AND DEBRIS:

GRADE 1, GRADE 10...

Trent: I'M SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED, CAPTAIN.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE

FELL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THAT THING.

MORE WOULD'VE FALLEN IF WE HADN'T STOPPED IT.

HOWEVER...

THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN YOUR DECISION

TO HOLD BACK INFORMATION

BEFORE THAT THING

STARTED BROADCASTING TELEPATHIC SIGNALS.

BUT...WE WON'T MENTION THAT PART, WILL WE?

MAKE THE CONVERSATION SO DEPRESSING.

YES, IT WOULD.

BILL SHOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS EVERYTHING I HAVE ON THE ARTIFACT.

MAYBE IT'LL BE USEFUL SOMEDAY.

MAYBE NOT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

OH, I'M GONNA GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AFTER EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED,

I HAVE TO DECIDE IF I WANT THIS JOB ANYMORE.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE PART OF ME THAT THAT THING BROUGHT OUT.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.

IF IT IS, IT'S A HELL OF A PAINFUL ONE.

AIN'T NO OTHER KIND, DR. TRENT.

Sheridan: I WAS SURE SHE DIDN'T GIVE ME

ALL THE INFORMATION.

SHE JUST WANTED OUT OF THERE,

AND IF A LITTLE LIE GOT HER OUT THE DOOR,

THAT WAS FINE WITH HER.

FINE WITH BOTH OF US, REALLY,

BECAUSE, AS MR. GARIBALDI HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SAY

FROM TIME TO TIME,

WE ALL LIE.

WHEN THE DUST SETTLED

AND PEOPLE WANTED EXPLANATIONS,

WE GAVE THEM ONE.

WE SAID THAT THE DEVICE WAS A WEAPON,

A MOUSETRAP,

WHICH WAS TRUE.

WE TOLD THEM THAT IT USED A TELEPATHIC TRIGGER

AND CAUSED AN OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING.

AND WE TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS FINALLY DESTROYED.

IT'S ALL TRUE.

AND OF COURSE...

IT'S ALL A LIE...

BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WE DON'T NEED THE WHOLE TRUTH.

THE VORLONS MADE AN ERROR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO,

AND WE PAID THE PRICE FOR IT TODAY.

WHY ENCOURAGE ANYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME?

HELL, WE'VE GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH TROUBLE OF OUR OWN.

WE DON'T NEED TO INHERIT ANYONE ELSE'S MISTAKES.

WE GOT THROUGH IT ALIVE, AND EVERYONE'S OK.

THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.

AND THIS ISN'T THE KIND OF PROBLEM

THAT'S LIKELY TO EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

ONE MISTAKE.

ONE MISTAKE OUT OF SO MANY.

SO MANY OTHERS.

[SIGHS]

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