Babylon 5 (1994–1998): Season 5, Episode 5 - Learning Curve - full transcript
Two Minbari Rangers-in-training come to the station and learn a difficult lesson. A new underworld boss tries to take control of Down-below.
Meditation shapes us.
It makes us strong but keeps us flexible.
As fluid as thought itself.
As invisible as the night.
Is there something troubling you,
Rastenn?
Apologies, master, but...
...how can we reach
a state of meditation when...?
That is, your voice can be very...
...distracting.
Because you are listening to the voice
and not the thoughts behind it.
To be Anla'shok, you must be able
to go inside under all circumstances...
...even waiting to go into battle.
Without falling asleep.
Anyone can meditate in silence.
That is hardly a challenge
worthy of a Ranger.
A challenge is to stand alone,
unarmed, prepared to die.
I would hardly say sitting
and thinking is a challenge.
True. You do seem to have
the sitting part down to an art...
...so I suppose there's hope.
As for thinking, well, let's leave that
for the advanced classes.
We shouldn't expect
too much of you at once.
We'll worry about thinking...
...once we've cleared away
all that Warrior caste nonsense.
Nonsense, Sech Turval?
- Apologies. The choice of words...
- Was unfortunate?
In error?
Untimely, Sech Durhan.
Return to your meditations.
Turval, we have just received
a message from Delenn.
She would like a report
on our progress here.
She's asked for me to come
and to bring one other along.
And you have chosen me.
I'm honored.
It's good to know
that at my advanced age...
...there is still respect
for wisdom and perception.
Everyone else was busy.
You are a source of constant annoyance
to me, Turval...
...but only because you're right
more often than you're wrong.
And why should I keep
this joy to myself?
I choose to share you
with the universe.
Valen help them all.
Tannier.
You were supposed to be listening
only to your inner voice.
I was, master.
My inner voice was smiling.
No one has an inner voice that smiles.
I do.
I'd expect that...
...from the Religious caste.
All right, Turval. Choose your escorts.
Meet me at the landing platform.
We leave for Babylon 5 in one hour.
Yes, Durhan.
You...
...and you, come with me.
Since you seem incapable
of meditating in silence...
...going somewhere else
might be a good idea.
Babylon 5, the home of peace.
You're behind on payments, Lex.
Look at you. You insult me.
Now I have to make sure
everybody understands...
...that you don't keep Trace waiting
for his money.
Do it.
No. No.
Leave the body where they'll find it.
I want everyone to know
there's a new power in town...
...because from now on
Babylon 5 belongs to me.
And anyone that doesn't understand that
is gonna get exactly the same.
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 Homeworld?
I see a great hand
reaching out of the stars.
Who are you?
President Clark 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.
- lf 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.
Get out of our galaxy!
We are here to place President Clark
under arrest.
Maintenance Chief Willis
to Docking Bay 4.
Chief Willis to Docking Bay 4.
Seal off that fuel clamp.
Greetings, Entil'Zha.
Sech Durhan, welcome.
Sech Turval, it's good to see you again.
And you, Delenn.
We are honored that you
would come and meet us.
I don't believe in standing on protocol.
Since this is your first time on Babylon 5,
I decided to show you around myself.
Thank you. Then we should...
- And who are these?
- Oh, two of our newest recruits.
This is Tannier. He comes to
the Anla'shok from the Religious caste.
And that's Rastenn,
originally from the Warrior caste.
Since you wanted to know
how things were...
...it seemed best to introduce you
to some of our more recent additions.
- Entil'Zha Delenn, it is an honor to...
- Speak when spoken to.
Apologies, master.
Well, if you would come this way.
Thank you, Tannier.
Hey, Zack.
Come on. Have a seat.
Hey, morning.
I was gonna give you a call.
Got word from Byron
about those telepaths you wanted.
He'll send a couple candidates
to meet you later on today.
- Good.
- It's good to see you down here again.
Didn't know if you'd still hang around with
us grunts now that you've been promoted.
It's still just little old me, Zack.
I don't change.
I don't have the time.
Captain.
Nothing wrong with the chair here.
Why don't you join us?
Gentlemen.
- So how's it going?
- Fine, fine.
I'm just revising the rotation schedule
for Starfury pilots on station patrol.
We need to be more efficient.
Keep more fighters outside without putting
too much of a burden on the pilots.
Good luck. During fighting last year
we lost a lot of fighters.
We're down to about two-thirds
of what we should have.
Since Earth joined the new Alliance...
...we can ask them to send
some more replacements.
You're on good terms
with the administration.
You could ask them for us.
You give me far too much credit.
- You think?
- I do.
Maybe we should...
It occurred to me that since you were
on the other side during the civil war...
...you might feel some,
I don't know...
...obligation to help replace some of the
fighters we lost during the campaign.
Who said I was on the other side?
Well, I didn't hear your name mentioned
by anybody on our side.
Anybody else think
this food tastes funny?
So you think there are only
two sides to any argument?
I think it's saffron. I hate saffron.
In this case, yeah.
There've been a lot of rumors about you
since you got on board.
Everybody else is afraid to ask.
I don't have that problem.
I don't work for you.
I answer only to Sheridan.
So I want to know, just for me,
which side were you on?
Okay. You're right.
I wasn't on your side.
I was on the side that says it's not
the role of the military to set policy...
...or depose presidents
or fire on our own ships.
We follow orders until one comes along
that violates our conscience.
Then we have to decide whether or not
to follow it and take the consequences.
Maybe you'll be proven right.
Maybe they'll stick you
in front of a firing squad.
But your decision affects only you.
You can take a stand without destroying
the chain of command.
And did you? Did you take a stand?
Well, now, that's none
of your concern, Mr. Garibaldi.
You asked me if I took up arms
against my own government.
The answer is no.
My job is to protect the men and women
who serve under my command...
...and I will perform that job
with every last breath I've got...
...because I owe them nothing less.
- And the hell with the rest of the world.
- There you have me at a disadvantage.
You see, I don't know what's best
for the whole world.
I don't understand the ethical structure
of the universe...
...and I don't think it's my place to tear up
the constitution I swore an oath to protect.
I am a soldier, Mr. Garibaldi.
And as such, my vocabulary
is rather limited.
I only really understand three words:
Loyalty, duty, honor.
If I did it your way,
one of those would have to go.
Then the other two
would become meaningless...
...just like this conversation.
Good day.
Garlic.
I think it's garlic.
Red 2.
- Mr. President.
- Captain.
- How's it going?
- Fine. Fine.
I just had a very frank and open
conversation with Mr. Garibaldi.
No, no. It was good.
Obviously there are some issues
that need to be addressed.
At least now they're out on the table
where we can see them.
Meaning he doesn't trust you.
- Not as far as he can throw me.
- Yeah.
- You want me to talk to him?
- No. But thank you.
No, he's my problem, not yours.
You know, if I can't handle him
I shouldn't be here.
And I will. In my own time, my own way.
You having second thoughts
about taking the position?
No, sir.
No, if anything, this confirms
that I am exactly where I need to be.
- Why, are you having second thoughts?
- None whatsoever.
I picked you for a reason and I have
every confidence in that decision.
You just keep doing what you're doing.
Michael will come around eventually.
- He's a good man.
- I know, I just...
I just never thought I'd meet
a second man as strong-willed...
...stubborn and annoying as I am.
My cup runneth over.
Got here as soon as I could.
Let me see.
Looks like a single PPG burst fired
at close range. Same as the last one.
- Any ID?
- Name's Lex Moreau.
Got here two weeks ago,
ran up a line of credit at the casino...
...then disappeared.
- Interesting.
The heat from a PPG burst takes
a few seconds to cauterize the wound.
You get a fair amount
of bleeding before then.
There's no blood on the deck,
meaning he was killed somewhere else...
...left out in the open...
...probably as a warning.
I don't suppose any of you saw anything.
Heard anything.
Look, this is the third murder
in two weeks.
All execution-style,
all with a single PPG hit.
Now, my guess
is there's going to be more...
...until the guy who's doing this
makes his point.
Unless he already has.
Unless the fear coming off
all of you was his goal.
Now, either way,
unless you help us help you...
...there's gonna be more killing.
Probably one of you will be next.
All right. Bag him, number him,
put him in with the rest.
I'll be in the office.
Stink around here is starting to get to me.
Smart guy.
Figured out a lot
just by looking at the body.
He's a good talker too.
Looks like he had
some of them convinced.
Take him out. Tonight.
Trace, listen, I know you got
your mind made up on Zack.
That's right.
Yeah, well, I just wanted...
See, you're new here.
The big guys don't back down
when you hit them hard.
We got a good thing going.
Ever since N'grath went down there's been
a vacuum in the power structure.
We have the muscle to take over
all the Downbelow rackets.
Fencing, extortion, hookers.
The whole thing.
But you got to keep a low profile.
You go after Zack, you'll have the whole
station down around our necks.
Listen...
...the last place I had an operation
like this was Beta 7.
And there was a guy like Allan
in charge of security for the whole colony.
But a lot of guys under him...
...didn't like him
any more than we did.
So me and the boys...
We took him out.
The next guy came after us hard...
...so we took him out too.
And you know what?
The third guy was just like us.
So we made a deal.
And everyone lived happily ever after.
Until the war.
Then we all got kicked out.
But now we're here.
And we're gonna stay here.
And we are gonna send a message.
You got a problem with that?
Then let's get to work.
Well, finally, since we've opened up
membership in the Anla'shok...
...to all the other Alliance races, we've been
joined by a few recruits from the outworlds.
Two Drazi and a pair of Yolu...
...three Abbai and a Pak'ma'ra.
We have no idea what to do
with the Pak'ma'ra.
They're slow, greedy, selfish,
not very bright.
They refuse to speak anything
other than their own language...
...so we have to use a translator.
And they're carrion eaters.
If it's not five days dead and decayed,
they won't touch it.
We've had to move the quarters of the
Pak'ma'ra well away from the other recruits.
It's the smell, you see.
It's quite astonishing.
I understand your desire...
...to make the Rangers representative
of all the member races, Delenn...
...but this may not be practical.
The Anla'shok is trained
to fight, to think.
They have to learn at least two
other languages, not counting Interlac.
So, what are we to do
with the Pak'ma'ra?
Our training methods were created
by Minbari to serve Minbari.
But if there is any lesson
to be learned from the humans...
...it is that we are made stronger
by our differences, not weaker.
If the Pak'ma'ra cannot learn to be
what we think they should be...
...then perhaps we should learn
to use them for what they are.
Well, we've already considered
using them for garbage disposal...
...but there are things
that even a Pak'ma'ra won't eat.
- We think.
- We think, yes.
We haven't actually discovered
what that is yet.
The interesting thing about the Pak'ma'ra
is that they're everywhere.
They limp from planet to planet,
bartering their supplies of Quantium-40...
...which everyone needs
for jumpgate production.
We see them every day, but no one
wants anything to do with them.
- Can you blame them?
- You miss the point.
For all intents and purposes the Pak'ma'ra
are invisible, ignored, shunned.
People go to great lengths
not to notice them.
Can you think of a race better suited
to work as couriers...
...bringing reports too important
to risk on an open channel?
She's right.
The Rangers are needed on the frontier.
They shouldn't be used as couriers,
which is just as dangerous.
The Pak'ma'ra won't even be noticed.
Well, I suppose there's a certain
rough wisdom there.
I'll start the training sessions in infiltration
and message coding when we get back.
Thank you, Entil'Zha.
You're welcome.
We'll continue this again when you've had
a chance to rest from your long trip.
It's good to see you, Turval.
It's been too long.
I've heard about Marcus, and I'm sorry.
He was one of my better pupils...
...once I got through the noise
which filled his head.
It was unfortunate but not unexpected.
Why do you say that?
He joined the Anla'shok
for the wrong reasons.
Because of guilt over the death
of his brother.
He wasn't looking for a way to serve.
He was seeking a way to atone.
Which brings me to someone else.
I won't need you any further.
You're free to explore the station.
Once you complete your training
you will be here frequently.
So may as well
get acquainted now as later.
I'm very much concerned
about your aide, Lennier.
He's training much harder
than he should.
He's taking on too much, pushing himself
to the limit in combat training.
Sometimes he's reckless.
I wonder if he is trying
to prove something.
Maybe to me, maybe to himself...
...or maybe to someone else?
Let us say only that...
...l'm also concerned.
Watch him for me, Turval.
If he continues in this way,
let me know.
Of course.
And if you should ever need
somebody to talk to, Delenn...
...I hope you'll remember your old teacher
from time to time.
I will. Thank you, Turval.
My intent is to use you sparingly...
...only when there's no other way
to gather information critical to saving lives.
Seems like every time you use a telepath
in an intelligence-gathering capacity...
...it's an interstellar incident
just waiting to happen.
We'll create several teams,
which will maximize flexibility...
...and guarantee none of you gets used
more than you should.
I know this work is a strain and I don't
want anyone to feel overburdened.
Any questions?
All right.
Zack will get you special com links
by the end of the week.
Now, only he and I
will have the ID numbers.
Then...
Then we see what happens.
That's all.
Oh, next time...
...try to contain your enthusiasm
for the job.
You sure this is a good idea?
I'll let you know if I survive it.
- Now, listen. Need a favor.
- Shoot.
I need you to pull the security jacket
on Captain Lochley.
Are you nuts? That information
is personal and classified.
And?
I did the same thing
when Sheridan came.
It's a good idea we know
who we're dealing with.
You've really got a bug
up your butt about her, don't you?
Did it ever occur to you that because
somebody doesn't agree with you...
...that doesn't mean they're the enemy?
- No.
There's something that
she's not telling us.
Why would Sheridan hire somebody
who was on the wrong side of the war?
The rumor is that he's trying
to make peace.
That may be true, as far as it goes,
but I smell something else going on here.
How does he know he can
even trust her? He barely...
Zack Allan, go.
We just received a BabCom message...
... from someone who says she knows
about the murders in Downbelow.
You got an ID?
Yeah. Cynthia Teegarden, Brown 42-C.
We ran a check on her.
She's pretty clean.
She wants to talk to you...
... but she doesn't want anyone to know
that she gave you the tip.
Tell her I'll meet her
in the accessway to Brown 6.
It's pretty deserted this time of day.
Security out. Gotta go.
- What about my...?
- I'll think about it.
This may not be a good idea.
We should learn about
all the dark places here...
...since that is where
we will do our work.
In the dark.
Hey. You sent the message?
Yeah. Yeah, I sent it.
He'll be here in a few minutes.
- Good. All right, we've gotta find...
- You promised me.
You promised me money
for a ticket home.
I've been stuck here so long.
You promised me.
Here, there you go.
Transport leaves in 30 minutes. Beat it.
We gotta find a place to leave the body
where it's gonna be seen for a while.
- I got a place.
- What body?
It's none of your business. Beat it.
You said you were gonna
scare him into leaving you alone.
You didn't say anything about killing
anyone. They've got my name on file.
All the more reason for you
to leave, then, isn't it?
- Bye-bye.
- No. I can't.
I can't go along with this.
No! Let me go!
No!
Where are you going?
Someone's in trouble.
It's not our problem.
You don't know who it is
or what's going on.
Let me go!
- It doesn't matter.
- It does.
We shouldn't get involved
in things like this.
They will only compromise our mission.
Our mission is to save life.
Now, let go.
No. Stop! Let me go!
- You had your chance.
- No.
He's a Ranger.
Yeah, I've heard about them.
Some kind of police force, right?
Well, we wanted to make
a statement to the authorities.
Might as well make one
with him as anyone else.
In Valen's name.
- How badly is he hurt?
- Bad.
If he were human
he'd be dead right now.
The woman he saved called security.
They got there as fast as they could...
...but the ones who did this
heard them coming and escaped.
I should have gone with him.
Where is she now?
She may have gotten on a transport
to one of the outer sectors.
We don't know which one.
Did he say anything
before he lost consciousness?
Just that his attackers were human...
...and they were making a statement
about who runs things around here.
Zack's checking things on his end,
but there's not much to go on.
See to it he lives, doctor.
Make him well enough to stand.
We will do the rest. Mora'dum.
What does that mean, "Mora'dum"?
It refers to a part of Ranger training.
It means...
..."the application of terror."
Sorry to keep you waiting, Delenn.
It's been one of those days.
I heard about your friend. I'm sorry.
How is he?
He regained consciousness during the night,
but he's still very badly injured.
Then we can get a statement. Good.
I'll have Zack talk to him,
get a description of his attacker...
I'm afraid that will not be possible.
Well, if he can't remember the details,
we can have a telepath jog his memory, or...
No. We have the information,
but we will attend to it ourselves.
This matter is now officially
under the jurisdiction of the Anla'shok.
Rangers are required to deal
with such things...
...without resorting
to outside intervention.
Delenn, this is a matter
of internal security.
I would hardly refer to it
as "outside intervention."
Look, I know that you have certain
cultural imperatives going on here.
I don't understand them
and won't pretend that I do.
But I can't have a bunch of vigilantes
running around my station.
Captain, all members of the Alliance,
including Earth...
...have recognized the independent
authority of the Rangers.
Under the new constitution...
...the Anla'shok are above local security
and police forces, yours included.
You're pulling rank.
I would not wish to put it
in quite those terms, but...
No. No, I don't suppose that you would.
I assume that you don't mind
if I ask the president his opinion.
We have already spoken.
He supports this.
I can't believe it. It's not like him.
It's... It's not like him?
How?
Delenn, you can't just run around...
...having the Rangers take out your revenge
every time somebody gets hurt.
Captain, this is not about revenge.
What is it about?
Terror.
How is he?
He spoke a little while ago.
He asked for water.
I gave it to him
and then he fell asleep again.
It's the body's way of healing itself.
I wonder, though,
what it will take to heal you.
I was not injured, Sech Turval.
No, not physically.
But your spirit is wounded.
I abandoned him.
I should never have let him go alone.
But you did.
- Yes.
- Why?
There's no shame in the truth, Rastenn.
I was afraid.
- Of dying?
- No.
I didn't know what was involved.
It could have been something foolish
or trivial or stupid.
If I am asked to lay down my life
for my people, for my friends...
...I would do so in an instant,
but I felt that...
- You were afraid of dying without reason.
- Yes.
Death in a cause is one thing,
but death without meaning...
If I told you to climb a mountain and bring
me a flower from the highest point...
...and you will die
after completing your task...
...would that be meaningless?
Of course. It's trivial.
And if there are a million people
waiting at the base of that mountain...
...to whom that one flower
was a symbol of their freedom...
...and they would follow
that symbol and your death...
...into a struggle that would liberate
half a billion souls...
...would that have a meaning?
You see?
We create the meaning in our lives.
It does not exist independently.
Being Anla'shok does not mean worrying
about what others will think about us.
It does not mean...
...deciding what to do based upon whether
or not it serves our sense of ego or destiny.
It means living each moment
as if it were your last one.
It means doing each right thing
because it is the right thing.
The scale doesn't matter.
The where, the when, the how, or in what
cause, none of those things matter.
In my life,
I've discovered very few truths.
Here is the greatest truth I know:
Your death, Rastenn,
will have a meaning...
...if it comes while you're
in fullest pursuit of your heart.
- Finished?
- Finished.
We've helped him face his terror
in a quieter battle.
And now...
...we must try to help him
in the same way.
So, what kind of terror are we
talking about here, Delenn?
The kind that cripples.
The kind that destroys.
Not from without, but from within.
As soon as he can stand,
whether he is fully healed or not...
... Tannier will prepare to face his terror.
Those who harm him
now have power over him.
He must take back that power
or he will never be whole again.
We will go with him and bring him
to the point of his terror.
And then he will face it.
But if he isn't fully healed
he could die in the effort.
As Anla'shok, we choose
to do that which frightens us...
... knowing that there are no guarantees.
He may lose.
We cannot help him.
Then he will stand alone.
At the end, captain...
... we all stand alone.
All right, that's it.
Come on, everybody out.
Let's go. Come on.
I don't get it. Why do we have to leave?
Because Delenn told the president,
the president told the captain...
...the captain told me and I'm telling you.
They want this whole area cleared
of security personnel.
- What do we do if something happens?
- Nothing. Those are my orders.
Now, come on.
- Trace, man, you been outside?
- Why?
Everybody in security just took a hike.
I went up two levels, down one.
We're clear in both directions.
We've got the whole place to ourselves.
You see? What did I tell you?
You just gotta be strong,
show them you mean business...
...then you get to do
whatever you wanna do.
What the hell is that?
Emergency lights activated.
Red, Jerry, go outside, check it out.
Take a hand-mike,
and you stay in touch.
- You see anything?
- Nothing. Nobody's around.
We can't see a damn thing. We...
Jerry.
- Jerry, you there?
- What happened?
I don't know.
But whatever it is,
I bet it's just these three levels.
We get Topside, we'll be okay.
Listen up, everyone,
we're getting out of here.
You three take point, the rest of you
bring up the rear. Let's go!
No!
Miller!
Man, he's gone.
Hey!
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you're playing with?
Who are you?
- Where's Trace?
- Stay together.
What do you want from me?
Why are you doing this?
You stay away from me.
You understand? You stay away from me.
Oh, no.
Not a chance.
I'm not fighting all of you.
Not all of us. Just him.
Well, that's too bad, because I'm not
trained to use one of these things.
His training was not complete either.
It didn't stop you before.
Don't let it stop you now.
If you want to leave here,
the way is past him.
None of us will move to stop you
if you can get past him.
Not a chance.
I've got my rights.
I've got my rights!
You've got the pike. Continue.
Attend, students.
This is a classic archetype in action.
The strongman, or "bully,"
as the humans call it.
Essentially a coward...
...whose only skill is convincing others
to do what he's afraid to do himself.
Notice the lack of technique.
No follow-through.
Another flaw in this particular
personality type.
All muscle, no brain.
This isn't fair.
I don't know how to use this damn thing.
Inexperience is not an issue.
Any one of you showed
far more technique and potential...
...the first time you held a pike.
Even the Pak'ma'ra.
Where is your fear now, Tannier?
Gone, master.
And what do you feel? Anger?
Do you feel triumphant, happiness, joy?
Pity.
Why?
Because this is all he will ever have
and all he will ever know.
Because his name will be swallowed
by silence. Forgotten.
His name belongs to no one.
And who does your name
belong to, history?
The world?
No.
It belongs to me.
Here ends the lesson.
You may take him now.
Shuttle Newton,
you are cleared for launch.
You should come with us, Delenn.
It is not right for the Entil'Zha
to be so far from home for so long.
The Rangers could profit
by your influence.
I wish I could, Turval,
but I'm needed here...
...to begin the process of setting up
training camps in other Alliance worlds.
Sheridan and I will be there
soon enough.
And when that happens...
...I was thinking that I would like
to have Tannier...
...assigned as one
of the house guards.
Well, that is a great honor
for one so young.
Yes, it is.
Well, I will speak to you
when you get back home.
Safe passage, Sech Durhan.
Sech Turval.
Entil'Zha, veni.
Durhan, one thing.
Turval told me...
...that the new recruits had not been
fully trained with the denn'bok.
The fighting pike
is a dangerous weapon, Delenn...
...not to be taken lightly
or learned prematurely.
Yes, I know.
That's why it is proper for recruits
to learn from one of the younger teachers.
Only a very few will learn
from Durhan himself.
Tannier handled the pike quite well.
Almost as though instructed by a master
before going into battle.
Yes, he did.
- Good day, Delenn.
- Durhan.
You know, that's something
I never realized about the Minbari.
What is that?
I think they're genetically incapable
of walking away from a fight.
No, I mean it.
When Delenn's forces went up
against the Drakh, they barely got out...
...yet they went back
and wiped them out anyway.
Yeah, well, they killed
a bunch of her people.
I know. That's what I mean.
You or me, we probably would have gotten
reinforcements and then got back...
...but once they're in, they're in.
Earth-Minbari War, same thing.
We hit them, they couldn't let go
until either they beat us or we beat them.
Now this. Somebody starts a fight,
they gotta finish it.
Doesn't matter if they win or lose,
as long as they don't give in to terror.
Well, maybe.
And maybe that ain't such a bad thing.
So...
...you got the captain's file there?
No. Go away.
- I could just peek.
- You know, Michael...
...you and the Minbari have one thing
in common:
You never know when
to leave something alone.
I'll be in in a minute, Delenn.
That's fine.
I'm just thinking.
About what?
I spoke to the captain today.
At one point she said
she couldn't believe...
...that you would authorize
the Mora'dum.
She said it's not like you.
What did she mean by that, John?
I'm going to pretend that you were
going to tell me this sooner or later.
I was just...
...looking for the right time.
Ten seconds after you thought of it
would have been good.
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe so.
Are you all right?
I think so.
It will just...
...take some getting used to.
[ENGLISH]
It makes us strong but keeps us flexible.
As fluid as thought itself.
As invisible as the night.
Is there something troubling you,
Rastenn?
Apologies, master, but...
...how can we reach
a state of meditation when...?
That is, your voice can be very...
...distracting.
Because you are listening to the voice
and not the thoughts behind it.
To be Anla'shok, you must be able
to go inside under all circumstances...
...even waiting to go into battle.
Without falling asleep.
Anyone can meditate in silence.
That is hardly a challenge
worthy of a Ranger.
A challenge is to stand alone,
unarmed, prepared to die.
I would hardly say sitting
and thinking is a challenge.
True. You do seem to have
the sitting part down to an art...
...so I suppose there's hope.
As for thinking, well, let's leave that
for the advanced classes.
We shouldn't expect
too much of you at once.
We'll worry about thinking...
...once we've cleared away
all that Warrior caste nonsense.
Nonsense, Sech Turval?
- Apologies. The choice of words...
- Was unfortunate?
In error?
Untimely, Sech Durhan.
Return to your meditations.
Turval, we have just received
a message from Delenn.
She would like a report
on our progress here.
She's asked for me to come
and to bring one other along.
And you have chosen me.
I'm honored.
It's good to know
that at my advanced age...
...there is still respect
for wisdom and perception.
Everyone else was busy.
You are a source of constant annoyance
to me, Turval...
...but only because you're right
more often than you're wrong.
And why should I keep
this joy to myself?
I choose to share you
with the universe.
Valen help them all.
Tannier.
You were supposed to be listening
only to your inner voice.
I was, master.
My inner voice was smiling.
No one has an inner voice that smiles.
I do.
I'd expect that...
...from the Religious caste.
All right, Turval. Choose your escorts.
Meet me at the landing platform.
We leave for Babylon 5 in one hour.
Yes, Durhan.
You...
...and you, come with me.
Since you seem incapable
of meditating in silence...
...going somewhere else
might be a good idea.
Babylon 5, the home of peace.
You're behind on payments, Lex.
Look at you. You insult me.
Now I have to make sure
everybody understands...
...that you don't keep Trace waiting
for his money.
Do it.
No. No.
Leave the body where they'll find it.
I want everyone to know
there's a new power in town...
...because from now on
Babylon 5 belongs to me.
And anyone that doesn't understand that
is gonna get exactly the same.
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 Homeworld?
I see a great hand
reaching out of the stars.
Who are you?
President Clark 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.
- lf 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.
Get out of our galaxy!
We are here to place President Clark
under arrest.
Maintenance Chief Willis
to Docking Bay 4.
Chief Willis to Docking Bay 4.
Seal off that fuel clamp.
Greetings, Entil'Zha.
Sech Durhan, welcome.
Sech Turval, it's good to see you again.
And you, Delenn.
We are honored that you
would come and meet us.
I don't believe in standing on protocol.
Since this is your first time on Babylon 5,
I decided to show you around myself.
Thank you. Then we should...
- And who are these?
- Oh, two of our newest recruits.
This is Tannier. He comes to
the Anla'shok from the Religious caste.
And that's Rastenn,
originally from the Warrior caste.
Since you wanted to know
how things were...
...it seemed best to introduce you
to some of our more recent additions.
- Entil'Zha Delenn, it is an honor to...
- Speak when spoken to.
Apologies, master.
Well, if you would come this way.
Thank you, Tannier.
Hey, Zack.
Come on. Have a seat.
Hey, morning.
I was gonna give you a call.
Got word from Byron
about those telepaths you wanted.
He'll send a couple candidates
to meet you later on today.
- Good.
- It's good to see you down here again.
Didn't know if you'd still hang around with
us grunts now that you've been promoted.
It's still just little old me, Zack.
I don't change.
I don't have the time.
Captain.
Nothing wrong with the chair here.
Why don't you join us?
Gentlemen.
- So how's it going?
- Fine, fine.
I'm just revising the rotation schedule
for Starfury pilots on station patrol.
We need to be more efficient.
Keep more fighters outside without putting
too much of a burden on the pilots.
Good luck. During fighting last year
we lost a lot of fighters.
We're down to about two-thirds
of what we should have.
Since Earth joined the new Alliance...
...we can ask them to send
some more replacements.
You're on good terms
with the administration.
You could ask them for us.
You give me far too much credit.
- You think?
- I do.
Maybe we should...
It occurred to me that since you were
on the other side during the civil war...
...you might feel some,
I don't know...
...obligation to help replace some of the
fighters we lost during the campaign.
Who said I was on the other side?
Well, I didn't hear your name mentioned
by anybody on our side.
Anybody else think
this food tastes funny?
So you think there are only
two sides to any argument?
I think it's saffron. I hate saffron.
In this case, yeah.
There've been a lot of rumors about you
since you got on board.
Everybody else is afraid to ask.
I don't have that problem.
I don't work for you.
I answer only to Sheridan.
So I want to know, just for me,
which side were you on?
Okay. You're right.
I wasn't on your side.
I was on the side that says it's not
the role of the military to set policy...
...or depose presidents
or fire on our own ships.
We follow orders until one comes along
that violates our conscience.
Then we have to decide whether or not
to follow it and take the consequences.
Maybe you'll be proven right.
Maybe they'll stick you
in front of a firing squad.
But your decision affects only you.
You can take a stand without destroying
the chain of command.
And did you? Did you take a stand?
Well, now, that's none
of your concern, Mr. Garibaldi.
You asked me if I took up arms
against my own government.
The answer is no.
My job is to protect the men and women
who serve under my command...
...and I will perform that job
with every last breath I've got...
...because I owe them nothing less.
- And the hell with the rest of the world.
- There you have me at a disadvantage.
You see, I don't know what's best
for the whole world.
I don't understand the ethical structure
of the universe...
...and I don't think it's my place to tear up
the constitution I swore an oath to protect.
I am a soldier, Mr. Garibaldi.
And as such, my vocabulary
is rather limited.
I only really understand three words:
Loyalty, duty, honor.
If I did it your way,
one of those would have to go.
Then the other two
would become meaningless...
...just like this conversation.
Good day.
Garlic.
I think it's garlic.
Red 2.
- Mr. President.
- Captain.
- How's it going?
- Fine. Fine.
I just had a very frank and open
conversation with Mr. Garibaldi.
No, no. It was good.
Obviously there are some issues
that need to be addressed.
At least now they're out on the table
where we can see them.
Meaning he doesn't trust you.
- Not as far as he can throw me.
- Yeah.
- You want me to talk to him?
- No. But thank you.
No, he's my problem, not yours.
You know, if I can't handle him
I shouldn't be here.
And I will. In my own time, my own way.
You having second thoughts
about taking the position?
No, sir.
No, if anything, this confirms
that I am exactly where I need to be.
- Why, are you having second thoughts?
- None whatsoever.
I picked you for a reason and I have
every confidence in that decision.
You just keep doing what you're doing.
Michael will come around eventually.
- He's a good man.
- I know, I just...
I just never thought I'd meet
a second man as strong-willed...
...stubborn and annoying as I am.
My cup runneth over.
Got here as soon as I could.
Let me see.
Looks like a single PPG burst fired
at close range. Same as the last one.
- Any ID?
- Name's Lex Moreau.
Got here two weeks ago,
ran up a line of credit at the casino...
...then disappeared.
- Interesting.
The heat from a PPG burst takes
a few seconds to cauterize the wound.
You get a fair amount
of bleeding before then.
There's no blood on the deck,
meaning he was killed somewhere else...
...left out in the open...
...probably as a warning.
I don't suppose any of you saw anything.
Heard anything.
Look, this is the third murder
in two weeks.
All execution-style,
all with a single PPG hit.
Now, my guess
is there's going to be more...
...until the guy who's doing this
makes his point.
Unless he already has.
Unless the fear coming off
all of you was his goal.
Now, either way,
unless you help us help you...
...there's gonna be more killing.
Probably one of you will be next.
All right. Bag him, number him,
put him in with the rest.
I'll be in the office.
Stink around here is starting to get to me.
Smart guy.
Figured out a lot
just by looking at the body.
He's a good talker too.
Looks like he had
some of them convinced.
Take him out. Tonight.
Trace, listen, I know you got
your mind made up on Zack.
That's right.
Yeah, well, I just wanted...
See, you're new here.
The big guys don't back down
when you hit them hard.
We got a good thing going.
Ever since N'grath went down there's been
a vacuum in the power structure.
We have the muscle to take over
all the Downbelow rackets.
Fencing, extortion, hookers.
The whole thing.
But you got to keep a low profile.
You go after Zack, you'll have the whole
station down around our necks.
Listen...
...the last place I had an operation
like this was Beta 7.
And there was a guy like Allan
in charge of security for the whole colony.
But a lot of guys under him...
...didn't like him
any more than we did.
So me and the boys...
We took him out.
The next guy came after us hard...
...so we took him out too.
And you know what?
The third guy was just like us.
So we made a deal.
And everyone lived happily ever after.
Until the war.
Then we all got kicked out.
But now we're here.
And we're gonna stay here.
And we are gonna send a message.
You got a problem with that?
Then let's get to work.
Well, finally, since we've opened up
membership in the Anla'shok...
...to all the other Alliance races, we've been
joined by a few recruits from the outworlds.
Two Drazi and a pair of Yolu...
...three Abbai and a Pak'ma'ra.
We have no idea what to do
with the Pak'ma'ra.
They're slow, greedy, selfish,
not very bright.
They refuse to speak anything
other than their own language...
...so we have to use a translator.
And they're carrion eaters.
If it's not five days dead and decayed,
they won't touch it.
We've had to move the quarters of the
Pak'ma'ra well away from the other recruits.
It's the smell, you see.
It's quite astonishing.
I understand your desire...
...to make the Rangers representative
of all the member races, Delenn...
...but this may not be practical.
The Anla'shok is trained
to fight, to think.
They have to learn at least two
other languages, not counting Interlac.
So, what are we to do
with the Pak'ma'ra?
Our training methods were created
by Minbari to serve Minbari.
But if there is any lesson
to be learned from the humans...
...it is that we are made stronger
by our differences, not weaker.
If the Pak'ma'ra cannot learn to be
what we think they should be...
...then perhaps we should learn
to use them for what they are.
Well, we've already considered
using them for garbage disposal...
...but there are things
that even a Pak'ma'ra won't eat.
- We think.
- We think, yes.
We haven't actually discovered
what that is yet.
The interesting thing about the Pak'ma'ra
is that they're everywhere.
They limp from planet to planet,
bartering their supplies of Quantium-40...
...which everyone needs
for jumpgate production.
We see them every day, but no one
wants anything to do with them.
- Can you blame them?
- You miss the point.
For all intents and purposes the Pak'ma'ra
are invisible, ignored, shunned.
People go to great lengths
not to notice them.
Can you think of a race better suited
to work as couriers...
...bringing reports too important
to risk on an open channel?
She's right.
The Rangers are needed on the frontier.
They shouldn't be used as couriers,
which is just as dangerous.
The Pak'ma'ra won't even be noticed.
Well, I suppose there's a certain
rough wisdom there.
I'll start the training sessions in infiltration
and message coding when we get back.
Thank you, Entil'Zha.
You're welcome.
We'll continue this again when you've had
a chance to rest from your long trip.
It's good to see you, Turval.
It's been too long.
I've heard about Marcus, and I'm sorry.
He was one of my better pupils...
...once I got through the noise
which filled his head.
It was unfortunate but not unexpected.
Why do you say that?
He joined the Anla'shok
for the wrong reasons.
Because of guilt over the death
of his brother.
He wasn't looking for a way to serve.
He was seeking a way to atone.
Which brings me to someone else.
I won't need you any further.
You're free to explore the station.
Once you complete your training
you will be here frequently.
So may as well
get acquainted now as later.
I'm very much concerned
about your aide, Lennier.
He's training much harder
than he should.
He's taking on too much, pushing himself
to the limit in combat training.
Sometimes he's reckless.
I wonder if he is trying
to prove something.
Maybe to me, maybe to himself...
...or maybe to someone else?
Let us say only that...
...l'm also concerned.
Watch him for me, Turval.
If he continues in this way,
let me know.
Of course.
And if you should ever need
somebody to talk to, Delenn...
...I hope you'll remember your old teacher
from time to time.
I will. Thank you, Turval.
My intent is to use you sparingly...
...only when there's no other way
to gather information critical to saving lives.
Seems like every time you use a telepath
in an intelligence-gathering capacity...
...it's an interstellar incident
just waiting to happen.
We'll create several teams,
which will maximize flexibility...
...and guarantee none of you gets used
more than you should.
I know this work is a strain and I don't
want anyone to feel overburdened.
Any questions?
All right.
Zack will get you special com links
by the end of the week.
Now, only he and I
will have the ID numbers.
Then...
Then we see what happens.
That's all.
Oh, next time...
...try to contain your enthusiasm
for the job.
You sure this is a good idea?
I'll let you know if I survive it.
- Now, listen. Need a favor.
- Shoot.
I need you to pull the security jacket
on Captain Lochley.
Are you nuts? That information
is personal and classified.
And?
I did the same thing
when Sheridan came.
It's a good idea we know
who we're dealing with.
You've really got a bug
up your butt about her, don't you?
Did it ever occur to you that because
somebody doesn't agree with you...
...that doesn't mean they're the enemy?
- No.
There's something that
she's not telling us.
Why would Sheridan hire somebody
who was on the wrong side of the war?
The rumor is that he's trying
to make peace.
That may be true, as far as it goes,
but I smell something else going on here.
How does he know he can
even trust her? He barely...
Zack Allan, go.
We just received a BabCom message...
... from someone who says she knows
about the murders in Downbelow.
You got an ID?
Yeah. Cynthia Teegarden, Brown 42-C.
We ran a check on her.
She's pretty clean.
She wants to talk to you...
... but she doesn't want anyone to know
that she gave you the tip.
Tell her I'll meet her
in the accessway to Brown 6.
It's pretty deserted this time of day.
Security out. Gotta go.
- What about my...?
- I'll think about it.
This may not be a good idea.
We should learn about
all the dark places here...
...since that is where
we will do our work.
In the dark.
Hey. You sent the message?
Yeah. Yeah, I sent it.
He'll be here in a few minutes.
- Good. All right, we've gotta find...
- You promised me.
You promised me money
for a ticket home.
I've been stuck here so long.
You promised me.
Here, there you go.
Transport leaves in 30 minutes. Beat it.
We gotta find a place to leave the body
where it's gonna be seen for a while.
- I got a place.
- What body?
It's none of your business. Beat it.
You said you were gonna
scare him into leaving you alone.
You didn't say anything about killing
anyone. They've got my name on file.
All the more reason for you
to leave, then, isn't it?
- Bye-bye.
- No. I can't.
I can't go along with this.
No! Let me go!
No!
Where are you going?
Someone's in trouble.
It's not our problem.
You don't know who it is
or what's going on.
Let me go!
- It doesn't matter.
- It does.
We shouldn't get involved
in things like this.
They will only compromise our mission.
Our mission is to save life.
Now, let go.
No. Stop! Let me go!
- You had your chance.
- No.
He's a Ranger.
Yeah, I've heard about them.
Some kind of police force, right?
Well, we wanted to make
a statement to the authorities.
Might as well make one
with him as anyone else.
In Valen's name.
- How badly is he hurt?
- Bad.
If he were human
he'd be dead right now.
The woman he saved called security.
They got there as fast as they could...
...but the ones who did this
heard them coming and escaped.
I should have gone with him.
Where is she now?
She may have gotten on a transport
to one of the outer sectors.
We don't know which one.
Did he say anything
before he lost consciousness?
Just that his attackers were human...
...and they were making a statement
about who runs things around here.
Zack's checking things on his end,
but there's not much to go on.
See to it he lives, doctor.
Make him well enough to stand.
We will do the rest. Mora'dum.
What does that mean, "Mora'dum"?
It refers to a part of Ranger training.
It means...
..."the application of terror."
Sorry to keep you waiting, Delenn.
It's been one of those days.
I heard about your friend. I'm sorry.
How is he?
He regained consciousness during the night,
but he's still very badly injured.
Then we can get a statement. Good.
I'll have Zack talk to him,
get a description of his attacker...
I'm afraid that will not be possible.
Well, if he can't remember the details,
we can have a telepath jog his memory, or...
No. We have the information,
but we will attend to it ourselves.
This matter is now officially
under the jurisdiction of the Anla'shok.
Rangers are required to deal
with such things...
...without resorting
to outside intervention.
Delenn, this is a matter
of internal security.
I would hardly refer to it
as "outside intervention."
Look, I know that you have certain
cultural imperatives going on here.
I don't understand them
and won't pretend that I do.
But I can't have a bunch of vigilantes
running around my station.
Captain, all members of the Alliance,
including Earth...
...have recognized the independent
authority of the Rangers.
Under the new constitution...
...the Anla'shok are above local security
and police forces, yours included.
You're pulling rank.
I would not wish to put it
in quite those terms, but...
No. No, I don't suppose that you would.
I assume that you don't mind
if I ask the president his opinion.
We have already spoken.
He supports this.
I can't believe it. It's not like him.
It's... It's not like him?
How?
Delenn, you can't just run around...
...having the Rangers take out your revenge
every time somebody gets hurt.
Captain, this is not about revenge.
What is it about?
Terror.
How is he?
He spoke a little while ago.
He asked for water.
I gave it to him
and then he fell asleep again.
It's the body's way of healing itself.
I wonder, though,
what it will take to heal you.
I was not injured, Sech Turval.
No, not physically.
But your spirit is wounded.
I abandoned him.
I should never have let him go alone.
But you did.
- Yes.
- Why?
There's no shame in the truth, Rastenn.
I was afraid.
- Of dying?
- No.
I didn't know what was involved.
It could have been something foolish
or trivial or stupid.
If I am asked to lay down my life
for my people, for my friends...
...I would do so in an instant,
but I felt that...
- You were afraid of dying without reason.
- Yes.
Death in a cause is one thing,
but death without meaning...
If I told you to climb a mountain and bring
me a flower from the highest point...
...and you will die
after completing your task...
...would that be meaningless?
Of course. It's trivial.
And if there are a million people
waiting at the base of that mountain...
...to whom that one flower
was a symbol of their freedom...
...and they would follow
that symbol and your death...
...into a struggle that would liberate
half a billion souls...
...would that have a meaning?
You see?
We create the meaning in our lives.
It does not exist independently.
Being Anla'shok does not mean worrying
about what others will think about us.
It does not mean...
...deciding what to do based upon whether
or not it serves our sense of ego or destiny.
It means living each moment
as if it were your last one.
It means doing each right thing
because it is the right thing.
The scale doesn't matter.
The where, the when, the how, or in what
cause, none of those things matter.
In my life,
I've discovered very few truths.
Here is the greatest truth I know:
Your death, Rastenn,
will have a meaning...
...if it comes while you're
in fullest pursuit of your heart.
- Finished?
- Finished.
We've helped him face his terror
in a quieter battle.
And now...
...we must try to help him
in the same way.
So, what kind of terror are we
talking about here, Delenn?
The kind that cripples.
The kind that destroys.
Not from without, but from within.
As soon as he can stand,
whether he is fully healed or not...
... Tannier will prepare to face his terror.
Those who harm him
now have power over him.
He must take back that power
or he will never be whole again.
We will go with him and bring him
to the point of his terror.
And then he will face it.
But if he isn't fully healed
he could die in the effort.
As Anla'shok, we choose
to do that which frightens us...
... knowing that there are no guarantees.
He may lose.
We cannot help him.
Then he will stand alone.
At the end, captain...
... we all stand alone.
All right, that's it.
Come on, everybody out.
Let's go. Come on.
I don't get it. Why do we have to leave?
Because Delenn told the president,
the president told the captain...
...the captain told me and I'm telling you.
They want this whole area cleared
of security personnel.
- What do we do if something happens?
- Nothing. Those are my orders.
Now, come on.
- Trace, man, you been outside?
- Why?
Everybody in security just took a hike.
I went up two levels, down one.
We're clear in both directions.
We've got the whole place to ourselves.
You see? What did I tell you?
You just gotta be strong,
show them you mean business...
...then you get to do
whatever you wanna do.
What the hell is that?
Emergency lights activated.
Red, Jerry, go outside, check it out.
Take a hand-mike,
and you stay in touch.
- You see anything?
- Nothing. Nobody's around.
We can't see a damn thing. We...
Jerry.
- Jerry, you there?
- What happened?
I don't know.
But whatever it is,
I bet it's just these three levels.
We get Topside, we'll be okay.
Listen up, everyone,
we're getting out of here.
You three take point, the rest of you
bring up the rear. Let's go!
No!
Miller!
Man, he's gone.
Hey!
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you're playing with?
Who are you?
- Where's Trace?
- Stay together.
What do you want from me?
Why are you doing this?
You stay away from me.
You understand? You stay away from me.
Oh, no.
Not a chance.
I'm not fighting all of you.
Not all of us. Just him.
Well, that's too bad, because I'm not
trained to use one of these things.
His training was not complete either.
It didn't stop you before.
Don't let it stop you now.
If you want to leave here,
the way is past him.
None of us will move to stop you
if you can get past him.
Not a chance.
I've got my rights.
I've got my rights!
You've got the pike. Continue.
Attend, students.
This is a classic archetype in action.
The strongman, or "bully,"
as the humans call it.
Essentially a coward...
...whose only skill is convincing others
to do what he's afraid to do himself.
Notice the lack of technique.
No follow-through.
Another flaw in this particular
personality type.
All muscle, no brain.
This isn't fair.
I don't know how to use this damn thing.
Inexperience is not an issue.
Any one of you showed
far more technique and potential...
...the first time you held a pike.
Even the Pak'ma'ra.
Where is your fear now, Tannier?
Gone, master.
And what do you feel? Anger?
Do you feel triumphant, happiness, joy?
Pity.
Why?
Because this is all he will ever have
and all he will ever know.
Because his name will be swallowed
by silence. Forgotten.
His name belongs to no one.
And who does your name
belong to, history?
The world?
No.
It belongs to me.
Here ends the lesson.
You may take him now.
Shuttle Newton,
you are cleared for launch.
You should come with us, Delenn.
It is not right for the Entil'Zha
to be so far from home for so long.
The Rangers could profit
by your influence.
I wish I could, Turval,
but I'm needed here...
...to begin the process of setting up
training camps in other Alliance worlds.
Sheridan and I will be there
soon enough.
And when that happens...
...I was thinking that I would like
to have Tannier...
...assigned as one
of the house guards.
Well, that is a great honor
for one so young.
Yes, it is.
Well, I will speak to you
when you get back home.
Safe passage, Sech Durhan.
Sech Turval.
Entil'Zha, veni.
Durhan, one thing.
Turval told me...
...that the new recruits had not been
fully trained with the denn'bok.
The fighting pike
is a dangerous weapon, Delenn...
...not to be taken lightly
or learned prematurely.
Yes, I know.
That's why it is proper for recruits
to learn from one of the younger teachers.
Only a very few will learn
from Durhan himself.
Tannier handled the pike quite well.
Almost as though instructed by a master
before going into battle.
Yes, he did.
- Good day, Delenn.
- Durhan.
You know, that's something
I never realized about the Minbari.
What is that?
I think they're genetically incapable
of walking away from a fight.
No, I mean it.
When Delenn's forces went up
against the Drakh, they barely got out...
...yet they went back
and wiped them out anyway.
Yeah, well, they killed
a bunch of her people.
I know. That's what I mean.
You or me, we probably would have gotten
reinforcements and then got back...
...but once they're in, they're in.
Earth-Minbari War, same thing.
We hit them, they couldn't let go
until either they beat us or we beat them.
Now this. Somebody starts a fight,
they gotta finish it.
Doesn't matter if they win or lose,
as long as they don't give in to terror.
Well, maybe.
And maybe that ain't such a bad thing.
So...
...you got the captain's file there?
No. Go away.
- I could just peek.
- You know, Michael...
...you and the Minbari have one thing
in common:
You never know when
to leave something alone.
I'll be in in a minute, Delenn.
That's fine.
I'm just thinking.
About what?
I spoke to the captain today.
At one point she said
she couldn't believe...
...that you would authorize
the Mora'dum.
She said it's not like you.
What did she mean by that, John?
I'm going to pretend that you were
going to tell me this sooner or later.
I was just...
...looking for the right time.
Ten seconds after you thought of it
would have been good.
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe so.
Are you all right?
I think so.
It will just...
...take some getting used to.
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