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- Ready?
- Not yet.

I've got two dozen
more copies of this treaty

to sign before the meeting.

Who knew that the presidency was
50% panic and 50% paperwork?

- Give me five more minutes.
- We're already late.

I know, I know.
Can you stall them a bit?

Not a problem. I'll tell them
we're declaring war on Earth.

That'll give them something
positive to think about.

Good, good. Give me
the paperwork and I'll sign it.

Done.

Sorry I'm late.

They're not here.

'The members of
the alliance voted to boycott'

'all future meetings
of the council'

'until we can guarantee
the safety of their'

shipping lines against
the recent series of attacks.

Why the hell are we getting
the sole rap for this?

Shouldn't their own governments
be pitching in?

Each government can only operate
its military

within its own borders
without causing an incident.

It's the spaces in between where
their ships are being attacked.

They say that if we are not
strong enough to protect

our own members, or at least
find out who's responsible

what point is there
in belonging to the alliance?

Well, as much as I hate to admit
it, they've got a point.

- Yes, they do.
- We need a break.

A witness. Something.

Yes, we do, badly.

'This is Red Star Nine.
Is there anyone in the sector?'

'We are under attack.
We are under attack'

Whoa! Jimmy,
you still down there?

Oh! They're jamming the signal.

You gotta give me more power,
maybe we can outrun them.

'I'm doing the best I can.'

Jimmy? Jimmy?

Computer, set the life pod
to eject as soon as I'm inside.

Confirmed.

And so it begins.

There's a hole in your mind.

What do you want?

No one here is exactly
what he appears.

Nothing's the same anymore.

Commander Sinclair
is being reassigned.

Why don't you eliminate
the entire Narn home-world?

I see a great hand
reaching out of the stars.

[female #1] President Clark has signed a decree declaring martial law.

These orders have forced us
to declare independence.

Unless your people
get off their

encounter-suited butts
and do something..

You're the one who was.

If you go to Z'Ha'Dum,
you will die.

Why are you here?

Do you have anything
worth living for?

I think of my
beautiful city in flames.

Giants in the playground.

Now, get the hell
out of our galaxy!

We are here to place
President Clark under arrest.

G'Kar, it's a strange thing.

In the past it was a great
relief t-to leave Babylon 5

and a great joy
to return home.

Now it is a relief
to leave Centauri Prime

and be anywhere else.

I don't know what
to call home anymore.

Well, have you considered
the possibility that

you're simply not meant to be
happy no matter where you are?

No, I haven't.
Not until you mentioned it.

I thought you were
supposed to be protecting me

looking out
for my best interests.

I am. The warrior in me
is watching out for your life.

But the Narn in me has decided
it's your spirit

that's in the greatest
need of protection.

Is it me, or are people
looking at us?

Well, at me, actually.

- Why?
- I don't know.

I'm honored, sir.

He seems very glad to see you.

Yes, but we weren't gone
that long. Less than a month.

Well, there you have the key to
your popularity. Your absence.

Go away for a month and they
bow, go away for six months

they'll tear the place apart
when you come back.

Perhaps you should go away
and never come back again.

Then your popularity
will be so overwhelming

it would blacken the stars.

No, I have always
said this about you.

Nothing so improves your company
like the lack of it.

The less they see of you,
the more they like you.

No, no. Wait-wait. Perhaps you
can make some money from this.

Ten credits for you
not to be there for an hour.

A 100 credits for you not
to be there for the day.

And for you not to be there
the rest of your life, well..

...they could never afford it.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Just a second. Receive.

Hey, Michael,
where you been..

- Did I wake you?
- Yeah. What time is it?

- Ten o'clock.
- Ten!

Oh, man, I must have
forgot to set the alarm.

You okay?
You look like crap.

Why, thank you, Zack. I think
you look pretty cute too.

It's just I, uh,
I didn't sleep very well.

I must be coming down with
a cold or something. What's up?

Well, we had an appointment
this morning

to go over some reports,
which you missed

and Delenn just called
to set up a meeting

in a half an hour in
the president's office.

- I'll be there.
- 'You sure?'

'Because if you're
not feeling well..'

I'll be fine. Tell him
I'll be there with bells on.

Well, at least that way,
we'll know how to find you.

Security out.

I think we have
some good news.

A flight of rangers sent
to investigate an attack

on several Drazi ships
found a life pod missing

on one of the transports.

Then we've got a survivor.

Somebody who can finally
tell us

who's behind these attacks.

- We think so.
- What kind of transport?

- That's where it gets dicey.
- It was a human transport.

We think he may have been
smuggling illegal goods

and cargo into Drazi space
on orders from their government.

- That's great.
- Wait a minute.

The Drazi government?

What kind of illegal goods?

Every race that joins
the alliance agrees to boycott

items on the prohibited list.
Dust.

Certain other drugs used
to control and violate people.

An assortment of really
nasty biological weapons.

That sort of thing.

Officially, they agree
to keep the stuff out.

But, unofficially, they buy
and sell it all the time.

They use it to control colonies,
trade for resources, whatever.

They subcontract with smugglers
to bring the stuff in.

That way, if anything goes wrong

the government can deny
any knowledge of it.

Which means we can
pretty much forget about

any cooperation
from the Drazi government.

So that leaves
two questions in front of us.

One. Did he survive and make it
back to the Drazi home-world?

Two. Can we find him and get him
to testify about what he saw?

Now, there's only
one way to know for sure

and that's to go in
and take a look.

'I know a guy who's
a security consultant'

in the Drazi capital.

I worked with him
back when we were stationed

on the mining
colony on Europa.

He had the good sense to get
the hell out before I did.

If anybody can find this guy,
it's him.

That's assuming
the pilot's still alive.

Good, if he is, I want him
brought back here

as fast as possible
so we can get him

to testify before the council.

Stephen, I want you
to go along with Garibaldi.

- 'Watch his back and--'
- 'I'd, uh..'

'I'd rather he not.'

Look, this is a delicate
situation and my guy

is not gonna trust
anybody except me.

So, what you're saying is,
you don't want me along.

No, that's not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is, you're gonna
be spending all your time

at the Drazi Hilton because he's
not gonna wanna talk to you.

You might as well
just stay here.

'Now, you want me to do this,
I gotta do it my way.'

I know what I'm getting into.
I'll be alright.

Alright, pack your bags.

The next shuttle
that leaves through Drazi space

is in one hour.

Ta'lon. Ta'lon, is it you?

It's me most days, except for
those days when I don't feel

quite like myself and I suppose
that I am someone else

but for now, yes, it's me.

This is wonderful,
where have you been?

I go where the sword is needed.

Most recently, guarding cargo
to and from the home-world

to help with rebuilding,
food, supplies, small weapons.

Whatever the alliance
will allow.

And some other important items

big ones, small ones

some you may even recognize.

What else did you
take home from here, Ta'lon?

Where is my book, Ta'lon?

The book I have been writing
for the last two years.

That's what I wanted
to see you about.

You must understand,
G'Kar, that all we knew

is that you went
with Mollari to Centauri Prime.

Many of us felt
that you had been taken prisoner

or were going to be executed--

Where is my book?
It is my only copy.

Yes, that is
precisely the point.

The Kha'Ri felt
if anything happened to you

the book of G'Kar would
never see the light of day

so we liberated it.

- Liberated it?
- We took it home.

Those that read it
were very moved by it.

And they made some copies.

- Copies!
- Just a few.

For their friends.

Then a few more
made a few more copies.

How many?

Well, it's hard to say, exactly.

There was some confusion
when it went to the printers.

Printers!

I've only been gone
for a month, Ta'lon.

There can't be that many copies
floating around this quickly.

How many?

Five or six hundred..

...thousand.

What?

I have been told

that it will outsell
the book of G'Quan.

Congratulations,
citizen G'Kar.

You are now a religious icon.

Remember to check in with Delenn
twice a day while I'm gone

keep up with the latest
from the rangers.

Michael, I know the routine,
I got it covered.

You just worry about getting
yourself back in one piece

and let me take care
of the rest.

Michael, can I talk
to you for a minute?

I was just, uh..
Yeah, sure.

Yeah, I'll tell them
you're coming.

Thanks.

Um, I wanted to talk
to you before you left

just to find out
if you and I are okay.

What're you talking about?
Of course, we're okay.

Well, then why didn't
you want me on this mission?

- I-I told you.
- No, no. You gave me reasons.

Yes, all very logical
very sensible reasons.

But, I-I'm not talking
about what you said.

I'm talking about
the way you said it.

No, no, no. Wait. Now, look.

I'm getting a definite
impression you don't want me

around on a personal level
so now I gotta ask

you and I okay?

Yeah, of course we're okay.
Come on, Stephen, this is me.

I'm just looking out
for a friend, that's all.

If you weren't a friend,
I'd have you along in a second

but you are.

This could get really
bad and like I said

my contact's not gonna
trust anybody but me.

- That's all?
- That's all.

Look, I got a transport fueling
up and waiting for me.

Is there anything else?

- No.
- Alright.

I'll see you in
a couple of weeks.

'Michael.'

You know, if you ever
got a problem

a-anything at all
you want to talk about

you know where to find me,
don't you?

I hear you. See you.

Ah! Good morning, G'Kar!
Well, this is a delight.

I didn't know
you had children.

Neither did I.

Yes, most unsettling
when that happens.

And in your case,
most amusing.

Now, is this the book of G'Kar

that I have been hearing so much
about since I got back?

Apparently, they are finding
it useful in learning

how to get along
with other races, even yours.

Hm! Yes.

- And am I in here?
- Not by name. By description.

Na'Tak Burella.
It's a colloquialism.

- Which means?
- Prideful wind catcher.

Well, as Mr. Garibaldi says, "I
think I'll wait for the movie."

Well, actually,
I was looking for Delenn.

I just heard our next Council
meeting has been postponed.

Yes, indefinitely. I'll let her
fill you in with the details.

Fortunately,
we appear to have had a break.

We'll know more in a few days.

That's a great way
to get yourself killed.

Just checking
your reactions to see

if time had slowed them down.

I think they're even better
than the last time I saw you.

Yeah, well, when you get stabbed
and shot in the back

enough times sooner or later you
learn to look behind you.

- And they said you were slow.
- Tafiq.

Oh! Good to see you.

- How've you been?
- And you. Good.

The Drazi pay well
for human security.

It's a status symbol among them.

But since there are
very few formal occasions

there's a lot of downtime.

I read. I exercise.
I follow your career.

You've done well, Michael.

- You should be proud.
- Ah! Thank you.

Truth is, sometimes I wonder
what it would be like

if I had left Europa
when you did.

Maybe I would've had
a quieter life.

Quiet is not your way,
my friend.

Maybe, maybe.
So you got my message?

Hm, my sources tell me
the pilot you are looking for

has gone into hiding.

His employers are not happy
that he lost their ship.

And the Drazi agents, awaiting
his delivery of illegal supplies

plan to take their losses
out on him.

'They know your people
found a missing life pod'

'at the site
of the last attack.'

And it would be far
easier for them to deny

knowing anything
about it if he were dead.

Suffice to say

he wants to get off planet
as soon as possible.

Well, that should make my
negotiations a little easier.

That, yes, but getting him off
planet, that will be hard.

Ah! Good. Room service.

Tat-tat-tat-tat! Sit.

So, what do you think
of my city?

Well, I think it's hot, crowded,
it's noisy and it's old.

- Thank you.
- And what's with the streets?

They're so narrow,
you can hardly get by.

Tradition. Goes back centuries.

To prevent invaders
from taking their city

they built their
streets too narrow

for armies or engines of war.

When you have to go through
two or three at a time

you are most vulnerable.

See, now you can fly over and
drop these things called bombs.

What's the point?

What's the point
of any tradition?

Look around. The Drazi were
originally an outdoor race.

They came indoors
only when necessary.

So, their rooms were small,
the balconies large.

Now they live indoors
like the rest of us

but the architecture remains.

Your shirt buttons
from the left

but a woman's blouse
buttons from the right

because servants
used to dress them.

The servants are gone,
but the style remains.

- No, no, I don't..
- Don't what?

Y-you're right,
it has been a long time

since we were back on Europa.

Yes.

So when do I get to see
the pilot?

First, I will leave you here
in a little while

to finalize your travel
arrangements back to Babylon 5.

He will meet us tonight in the
park at the base of the hotel.

He has the location
of this balcony

and a precision signal light.

When he's there,
he will let you know.

Then you can talk.

I can get you away
and get back to my life.

Good fortune.
Good health. Good God.

Good God! Skold!

So..

What happened to your hair?

Franklin. Go.

'Priority message coming in'

'for you from Earth Dome.'

Well, can it wait?
I just sat down to dinner.

'Negative.
They say it's important.'

Alright, I'll take it
in my quarters.

Hm!

Oh, well.

I'm going to take care
of your travel arrangements.

I'll see you downstairs
when he arrives.

'Tafiq!'

Tafiq.

Tafiq?

He will meet us tonight in the park at the base of the hotel.

He has the location
of this balcony

and a precision
signal light.

'Tafiq!'

Tafiq.
Tafiq, can you hear me?

I don't want your shouting
to be the last thing I hear.

- I-I-I'll get a doctor.
- No, no time.

Too late for me.

The pilot. You have to get
to him before they do.

Before the..

Leave him alone!

- 'Mr. President?'
- He's not here.

'I've got an emergency
encoded transmission'

'from Mr. Garibaldi
on channel 4.'

Put it through.

Michael!

- Are you alright?
- Not really.

The mission's
completely fubared.

I need to get
out of here ASAP.

Can you take
a civilian transport?

Negative, I don't think they got
a picture but I'm pretty sure

my description's all over
the place. Spaceport, customs.

Everywhere. They're after me.

- 'Who?'
- Everybody.

Is there a White Star
in the area?

- 'Just one.'
- That's all I need.

I'm gonna send my coordinates
up on a sub-channel.

I want you to have
the White Star come in low

land in the field
just outside the capital

long enough for me
to just get on board

and get the hell out of there
before the local boys can react.

You'll have it.
Do you need medical assistance?

No.

No, what I need is
a guy with a claw hammer

to whack me in the head
real hard about nine times.

It's a long story. I'll tell you
when I see you. Thanks, Delenn.

- C and C, this is Delenn.
- 'Yes, ambassador.'

Put me through
to White Star 26.

'Go away!'

It's Ta'lon.

G'Kar.

'Are they still there?'

Yes.

I think there are
a few more than before.

They would like
to speak to you.

Or more to the point,
I think they would

like you to speak to them.

I have nothing
to say to them.

I turned down a chance to become
ruler of our world, Ta'lon

and I never once looked back.

Because it is not
my place in life to lead.

If I turn that down,
how can I take on all this?

A long time ago, G'Kar..

...I told you that you had
an unfair advantage over me.

I carry my sword in my hand.

But you..

...you carry your sword
in your heart

where no one can
take it from you.

I have an obligation
of honor to use mine.

Do you not share that
obligation to use yours?

To what end, Ta'lon?

I have nothing to teach them.

That is where you are wrong.

For a hundred years, we have
taught ourselves one thing

how to hate and how to fight.

This is a new age, G'Kar.

We have to learn other lessons.

Our leaders back home

they know only the old ways.

But you have been
beyond and survived it

and have come back
to teach us what it is like.

I have not personally
read your book.

I've never been
a very spiritual person.

But I have seen
the light of understanding

come into their eyes.

It's not about
teaching something.

It's about unlearning hatred
and unlearning fear.

I am a warrior.

I cannot teach them
these things.

But you can.

All my life..

...I have been responsible
only for myself.

When I risked, I risked alone..

...to avoid making others pay
the price for my mistakes.

They want me to show them
another way.

What if I show them
the wrong way?

What if they come to me not
because of the lesson

but because of the teacher?

I worry, Ta'lon,
that my shadow may become

greater than the message.

If that happens

I give you my word
that I will personally kill you.

And this is supposed to
put my mind at ease.

I'm a warrior.

It's what I have to give.

You and I both have
our burdens to bear, G'Kar.

I will carry mine..

...if you will carry yours.

That's all you brought back?

During the fight,
it came off one of the guys

who killed the pilot.

But you have no idea
who they were

even what race
they belonged to?

It was dark,
they were cloaked.

- I didn't see a thing.
- And your friend?

He's dead.

They got him
right outside my room.

Well, I'm surprised
you didn't hear it.

I was sleeping, it was a long
trip. I just conked out.

My guess is that the Drazi
police wanted to get their

hands on the pilot so they
could keep him from telling us

about the illegal shipments.

Tafiq wouldn't
tell them, so..

Perhaps it was the Drazi
who killed the pilot.

No. They weren't Drazi.
That much I know for sure.

One, it hurts a hell of
a lot more to hit a Drazi

than it did to hit these guys.

And two, if the Drazi
had known that the pilot

was coming to see us
they would've been downstairs

not hanging around
waiting for me to run into them.

And three, when the Drazi police
showed up, they just took off.

No, these guys, they're..

They're different,
different operation.

Whoever killed the pilot..

...they're the ones
behind these attacks.

They knew the pilot was alive
and they killed him before

we could bring him back to
testify about what he saw.

They knew exactly
what we were trying to do.

- Meaning we have a leak.
- Looks like.

- Without the pilot--
- My apologies for being late.

There was a most remarkable
problem with the transport tube.

It dropped two floors
and then stopped suddenly.

So there I was with
my feet around my ears

admiring an entirely
new view of my inner self.

'It's alright,
you didn't miss much.'

'Is there anything you'd like
to add further, Michael?'

- No, not really--
- Great maker.

What happened to you?

Don't ask for a raise.

Where did you find this? Hm?

- You know what this is?
- Of course.

I've seen this all my life.

Ever since I came
to the royal court, anyway.

You won't find this
anywhere else.

This is a..

...button from
one of the uniforms

'of our imperial palace guards.'

And the design here,
is the seal of Emperor Tuscano

who first commissioned
the palace guard 2000 years ago.

Where did you get it?

I got it down in the Zocalo.

Guy said it was
real old and I thought

it might be worth something.

Well, then, as you
so colorfully say

Mr. Garibaldi,
"You were taken...for a ride."

So, what have I missed?

Uh, Michael was just
filling us in

on the results of his mission.

And what did you find?

Nothing at all.

So, uh, let's move on
to the next subject of business.

- Delenn?
- Of course.

I didn't know what to say
at that point.

I don't think we can
trust him anymore.

We know now that
the Centauri are almost

certainly involved
in these attacks.

But Londo would have
not dropped that information

in our laps if
he were involved.

No, but on the other hand,

he's most certainly responsible

for the leak that
nearly got Michael killed.

That makes sense though,
he's in almost daily contact

with his government,
if he did have information

about the attacks he might
mention it not knowing

he was giving it
to the very people

responsible for the whole
damn thing.

It does answer
a lot of questions.

Except this one, why?

What do the Centauri have
to gain by these attacks?

They're dividing the alliance,
making the members

suspect each other,
divide and conquer.

Except the Centauri need the
Alliance as much as anyone else.

No, no, there's something here
that we're missing.

Alright, so what're
we gonna do about it?

Are we gonna tell
Londo what's going on

and have him
find out for us?

Or do we keep him completely
out of the equation?

Tell him nothing.

If you tell him what we know,
he'll be outraged.

He'll do whatever's
necessary to track

this problem
back to its source.

And then very
shortly thereafter

he will almost
certainly be dead.

Why do you say that?

We were attacked
on Centauri Prime

by other Centauri
opposed to Mollari.

At the last moment,
he was saved by an outside force

one that seemed to have
the run of the palace.

'This tells me that
there are two different forces'

at work in the royal palace.

So if the Centauri really
are behind these attacks

one of these two
factions is involved.

Mollari is alive
only because someone

back home wants him that way.

If he should begin asking
the wrong questions

they would kill him
in an instant.

No, until we know
which side is involved

it's best to keep
Londo out of this.

I agree.

From here on out,
we tell Londo only

what he needs to know,
and that's all.

When is he due to return
to Centauri Prime?

Four to six weeks, depending
on the health of the regent.

- And you'll go with him?
- Where he goes, I go.

Good.

Keep an eye on him, G'Kar.

He may be our only chance
to solve this thing.

But I'd rather not do it
at the cost of his life.

An eye is all
I have these days.

'Doctor's personal
journal continued.'

'Sent word to Earthgov
to confirm the information'

I received the other day.

Confirmation came
in this afternoon.

You know, the thing about
being a doctor is

you learn how to deal
with all the hard questions.

This one.

This one is one of
the hardest

I've had to deal with
in a long, long time.

I think I've come
to a decision.

One thing's for sure.

I sure am gonna
miss this place.

In the past, we have had little
to do with other races.

Evolution teaches us
that we must fight that

which is different
in order to secure land

food and mates for ourselves.

'But we must reach a point
where the nobility of intellect'

asserts itself and says no.

We need not be afraid
of those who are different.

We can embrace that difference
and learn from it.

Most Holy.

There is no "Most Holy" here,
there is only me.

What is it?

I understand
what you are saying.

But in the book of G'Kar
it says that

the Centauri
cannot be trusted.

When was that written
in the book?

- In the beginning.
- Exactly.

Over time, I learned,
as you will learn.

The book of G'Kar is holy.

If it was written under
the direct inspiration

of the universe itself
as everyone believes it to be

then the whole of it
must be true.

How then can you
go against it?

Show me the passage
in the book.

Good. Good, now..

Put your face in the book.

Well, if the book is holy and
I am holy

then I must help you
become closer

to the thoughts of the universe.

Put your face in the book.

The first thing
we are all taught

is that while outsiders
cannot be trusted

we can always trust
a fellow Narn, yes?

This is your point, is it not?

Good. Then put your
face in the book.

There's lesson number one.

Oh, Stephen.

I'm sorry, come in.

We missed you
at the meeting last night.

Well, yeah, I..

I had some things
I had to think about, but..

Now that I've
come to a decision

I wanted you to
be the first to know.

Know what?

I, uh..

I got a call from
Dr. Benjamin Kyle

head of xenobiological
research at Earth Dome.

We've crossed paths here
and there over the years

and he was even loaned out to B5
for a while when the place

first went online
to troubleshoot

the alien sector and work out

the life-support systems,
analyze the..

Anyway..

I have a lot
of respect for his work

and he has a lot
for mine and..

Well, he's retiring
at the end of the year.

That'll be a loss. I am familiar
with some of his work.

He's brilliant.

Be a hard act to follow.

Yes, he is.

And yes, he will be..

...which is why I had
to think long and hard

when he asked me
to take over for him.

I thought you were
compiling data

on alien disease transmission
for Delenn and the alliance.

I am. And if anything,
this will make it easier.

Earth Dome has a hell
of a lot more resources

than we've got here.

And I'd have
a huge staff and..

With the alliance giving me
the authority to go

where I need to put
this information together

in a lot of ways,
i-it's a match made in heaven.

On the other hand, it does mean
I'd have to leave here.

Leave all the friends
that I've made here.

And that made it a pretty
damn tough decision.

But I've decided
to accept his offer.

I see.

'And, it's not immediate.'

I mean, like I said, Dr. Kyle
will stay on until the end

of the year but effective
January 1, 2263

I will be the new head of

xenobiological research
at Earth Dome.

Well, I would be
a liar if I said

that I was happy
to hear this.

'You are a valuable
member of the team.'

You have saved all
of our necks so many times

I don't even
want to think about it.

And on a..

...strictly personal level..

...I value your friendship.

But you..

...do have to do
the right thing.

Yeah.

That's a hell of a promotion.

- Congratulations, Stephen.
- Thank you.

Would you like me
to tell Delenn?

No, no, I'll do that.

Then I'll just have to
tell everyone else.

I think Garibaldi will
probably take it the hardest.

Next to him, I've been here the
longest of anybody from Earth.

I've got a call
in to him right now.