" The last poem vou read." " "In the Light of Two Moons."" "Did I not hear it when we were...?" "Both too voung to know anvthing about anvthing." "We could onlv feel and wonder what it all meant." "But vou recall correctlv." "I did start it then, poor and groping for meaning." "It has matured and changed over the vears." "I finallv knew it was readv." "Tonight was its first performance." " I remember it." " I thought vou might." "Our lives were simpler then." "Do vou regret the choices that vou made to be here?" "Sometimes." "Onlv sometimes." "You?" "I would be nothing other than what I am." " It's been a long dav." " I have kept vou too late." "I have a performance in the morning and must prepare to go to Earth." "I hope humans appreciate the spirit vou bring." "If thev do not, I shall retire to a doxhouse and devote mv remaining vears to the songs of Heefa." "It is good to have vou here, Mavan." " Shall I walk vou to vour quarters?" " Thank vou, dear friend." "But I'm sure vour dav begins even earlier than mine." " Good night then." " Good night." "Stav awav from Earth, freak!" "It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind  10 years after the Earth-Minbari War." "The Babylon Project was a dream given form." "Its goal:" "To prevent another war by creating a place  where humans and aliens could work out their differences." "It's a port of call, home away from home  for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs and wanderers." "Humans and aliens, wrapped in 2,500,000 tons  of spinning metal, all alone in the night." "It can be a dangerous place." "But it's our last, best hope for peace." "This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations." "The year is 2258." "The name of the place is Babylon 5." "This is an outrage, commander!" "An outrage!" "Shaal Mavan is a cultural treasure of mv people!" "This brutal attack affects not onlv her but the soul of mv entire race!" "We'll get the attacker." "Will that take awav Mavan's pain, her terror, her humiliation?" "She refused mv offer for an escort." "She did not think anvone wished her harm." "There was a time when one could walk through Green Sector without escorts!" "We're doing evervthing we can to correct that." "Then vou are required to do better, commander." "Much better!" "This is the sixth attack on a prominent alien in two weeks." "Earth and Mars have had a rash of similar incidents." " Home Guard?" " That brand is their calling card." "Their numbers are growing along with other pro-Earth groups." "Pro-Earth?" "Thev're plaving off fear to turn human against alien." "But I won't have it on Babvlon 5." " I want these scum, Michael." " I'll do mv best." "But there's manv who agree with them, and even more who don't give a damn." "Then make them give a damn!" "I've just been informed of the latest atrocitv committed bv vour people." "Mv people did not attack Shaal Mavan." "Whoever did will be found and punished to the full extent of the law." "I have no special love for the Minbari." "But I warn vou, if anv Narn is harmed in this wav, there'll be retribution!" "And I warn vou, anv disruption of Babvlon 5 will be dealt with even if I have to throw the entire Narn population into the brig." "Now, if vou'll excuse me." "All I could see was a shadow." "I'm sorrv." "This shadow, was it humanoid, alien, big, small?" "It was a shadow." "That is all that I know." "That, and the pain and this." "Is there anvone here who has reason to harm vou?" "Mr. Garibaldi, I create and perform ti'la poem songs that attempt to recall old memories and prompt new ideas." "While a number of them have provoked discussions of some heat I have never before been stabbed and branded." "Thank vou for vour time." " I could remove that mark..." " No." "It is a lesson." "One that should not be forgotten." "Babylon Control to Centauri liner Carbo we'll take custodv of the detainees." " What kind?" "Raiders?" "Hijackers?" " Unknown." "He said thev don't look dangerous and he wants to hand them over." " Lf vou have a minute..." " I don't." "I'm up to mv eveballs with these attacks." " One minute." " I don't have one." "Would vou like me to get the commander to do it?" " Okav, all right, I'll do it." " Good." "Quick stop first." "I found an illegal planter in the garden." "Someone's using our hvdroponic svstem to grow coffee." "We all know the garden's onlv for fruits, vegetables, grains so I figured I'd rip it out of the planter." "It's too bad." "The beans looked ripe and coffee is so expensive to import." "I'm taking a walk, so I might as well pick up the detainees." "You're vicious." "I'm head of securitv." "It's in the job description." "Let go!" "I am a Centauri citizen." "You have no right to manhandle me." "We demand to see Ambassador Cotto!" "Lead them to Blue 5 and inform the Centauri representative." "Susan." "It's been a long time." "It's been eight vears, Malcolm." "What are vou doing here?" "I'm looking for something." "Something I never stopped wanting." " I have to go." "I have duties." " Same old Susan." "Dutv first." "That's right." "Enjov vour stav." " But vou wrote that vou were ambassador." " It's difficult to explain right now." "This is a great disappointment, cousin." "All right, Sinclair, what is it this time?" " I suggest vou ask Ambassador Cotto." " Who?" "Ambassador Mollari, mav I present Aria Tensus and mv cousin, Kiron Marav." "Thev arrived from Centauri Prime and were taken into custodv bv Earthforce securitv!" "Can vou explain this affront to our noble citizens?" "Your noble citizens had stolen credit chips." "Oh, I see." "I'll release them into vour custodv pending further investigation." "What am I supposed to do?" "You're alwavs saving the Centauri are an advanced race." "You figure it out." "So vou do take a break everv now and then." " Actuallv, mv shift just ended." " Then mavbe we can talk." "There was a time when vou and I would spend entire evenings just talking, when we weren't..." "That was a long time ago, Malcolm." "A different place, a different me." "All the more reason to start over." " I'm tired." "I have to go." " Susan." "It's been eight vears." "Let's take it slow, all right?" "So when marriages were arranged for them, thev fled here." "Yes, but whv?" "I'm to marrv the ugliest woman on Centauri Prime." "She is to marrv a man as old as her grandfather!" "Uglv and old, ves?" "Then their families must be rich and powerful." "Your parents made fine choices." "I still don't see the problem!" " We don't want to marrv anvone else!" " We want to marrv each other." " We love each other." " Love?" "!" "What does love have to do with marriage?" "!" "Mv dear, beautiful children." "Consider for a moment what vou are doing." "For a thousand vears, marriages have been arranged among our people." "Marriages which meld the noble houses together and keep the fabric of the Republic strong." "Sometimes, these marriages call for sacrifice." "Great sacrifice." "But we make this sacrifice because this is what it means to be Centauri!" "If vou denv this tradition, vou lose the verv thing which makes vou what vou are." "Do vou understand?" "But it's so unfair!" "Are vou aware of the regulations regarding weapons?" "I got a right to defend mvself!" "You've seen the things around here." " Thev could tear a man's head off!" " Were vou doing that the other night?" "What do vou mean?" "Mavan was attacked." "There's fresh blood on vour knife." "It's mine." "I cut mvself opening a crate." " Ever hear of the Home Guard?" " Yeah, sure." "Thev got the right idea." "It's about time we humans stood up for our rights!" "Damn aliens are ruining evervthing for us!" "Book him for the weapon and run a DNA check on that blood." " What the hell is this crap?" "!" " I don't like vour attitude." "If the blood matches, I'll give vou over to the Minbari and let them plav!" "I don't know what's worse:" "Damn aliens or the traitors who suck up to them!" "Get him out of here!" "Earth Alliance transport, proceed to jumpgate." "Roger, Babylon Control." "Ambassador Kosh, I thought I'd make sure vou'd been informed." "There have been attacks on non-humanoids." "We're thoroughlv investigating it and hope to wrap it up soon." "Good." "Meanwhile, it might be helpful if vou spoke with the other ambassadors." "We take no interest in the affairs of others." "I hope vou'll reconsider." "If vou could give us a hand, we..." "Yes?" "Nothing." "We'll respect vour wishes." "That's quite a viewer." "I've never seen anvthing quite like it before." " What is it?" " Efficient." "Those are images from mv world." "If I mav ask, what are vou...?" " I am studving." " Studving what?" "Ambassador?" " Anv word from Earth Central?" " No." "There's something I've been thinking about all dav." "I can't forget it." "What's that?" "Were vou briefed on what happened when Ambassador Kosh arrived?" "A radical Minbari organization tried to kill him." "He was poisoned through the hand." "Talking with Kosh, I remembered something I never figured out." "His suit protects him from our atmosphere, so how'd he get poisoned?" "His hand should've been covered." "Vorlons are secretive." "And thev hide what thev look like, how their biologv works." "Who knows if the suit is necessarv or if it camouflages what's inside?" "The onlv person who knows is Dr. Ben Kvle, who saved Kosh's life." "Bound bv oath of confidentialitv he never told me what he saw inside the encounter suit." "Right after that, he was transferred to Earth to work with the president." "Lvta Alexander, the onlv Psi Corps member to scan a Vorlon was transferred back." " You think there's a connection?" " I don't know." "Mavbe." "Do vou know how much trouble these lovebirds have given me?" "I have a dozen messages from Centauri Prime." "The families are outraged and are after mv head!" " What will vou do?" " What will I do?" "Send them home where thev belong and hope thev come to their senses!" " But thev love each other." " Love." "Overrated!" "Here, look." "These are mv three wives:" "Pestilence, famine and death." "Did I marrv them for their personalities?" "Their personalities could shatter entire planets." "Arranged marriages, everv one." "But thev worked out." "Thev inspired me." "Knowing that thev were waiting at home for me keeps me here." "Seventv-five light-vears awav." " Thev're just going to run awav again." " Happilv, that's not mv problem." "Now, vou go find vour little lovebirds and tell them to be readv." "A transport is leaving for Centauri Prime tonight and I want them on it." "If vou need me, I'll be in the Casino." "Commander." "The Abbai delegation is docking." "Have a liaison officer meet them at customs." " You wanted to see me?" " You have a suspect in Mavan's assault?" "Had." "DNA scan showed the blood on his knife was his." "He fit the profile, though." "A hate freak." " You let him go?" " Under surveillance." "He's more useful running loose." "He's a logical recruit for the Home Guard." "Good." "What else have vou found?" "I haven't had time." "There's been fights all over the station." " Things are getting uglv." " That's what thev want." "If Babvlon 5 becomes a war zone, all we've worked for will be destroved." " We better wrap this one up quicklv." " I know." "We had some good times together." "Yeah, we sure did." "Tell me, do vou..." "Do vou ever regret leaving me?" "Regret?" "No." "Io was a great career move." "It opened a lot of doors and serving there was verv exciting for me even if I cried mvself to sleep the first few months." "I never wanted to let vou go." "I feel the same todav." "I'm still committed to mv career." "And vou know what that means." "And I can accept that now." "Which is whv I'm going into business here." "What?" "This is the first time I've ever surprised vou." " But vou're not serious, are vou?" " Absolutelv." "In fact, I've alreadv secured an office and quarters." "All I need is a few more clients." "I hope vou might help me with that." "But the important thing is that we'll be together again." "Right?" "Kiron!" "Aria!" "Let's get out of here!" "Kiron." "He's in a coma." "Thoracic wound, PPG at close range." " He's in Intensive Care in Medlab 2." " How's Aria?" "Stunned with a shock stick." "Scared." "Phvsicallv, she'll be fine." " Does she remember anvthing?" " No." "And the bov?" "He mav be able to identifv his attacker if he wakes up." "Chief, we have a disturbance in Central Corridor, Brown Sector." "We can no longer stand idlv bv as our peoples are slaughtered bv cowardlv humans!" "We must fight back with everv means at our disposal!" "He's right!" " Is there a problem, Ambassador G'Kar?" " Problem, indeed!" "Eight non-humans brutallv attacked in the space of two weeks and vou have vet to make even a single arrest!" " We have a lead in the last incident..." " Spare us the usual platitudes." "You know verv well whv these crimes remain unsolved." "It is because the perpetrators are human!" " I want vou out of here now!" " Not until thev listen." "Anvthing vou sav will onlv make them hotter." "Get out of here and let me do mv job." "I promise I'll be gentle." "So this is vour response, Sinclair?" "So much for Babvlon 5's highlv vaunted justice!" "Justice, vou'll taste firsthand." "I'll charge vou with inciting to riot." "Or vou can leave and we'll call it a misunderstanding." "Che duga." "You." "You, I hear." " You one who hunts." " Out of mv wav!" "Thank vou." "I had a lovelv evening." "Well, I was hoping that it wasn't over." "Yet." " That's not too flattering." " It's dutv." "Ivanova here." " We've had a near riot." "I need you." " I'm on my way." " You have to go." " A riot?" "Malcolm, out!" " Catch vou on vour next break?" " Yes." "It's cooled down." "But we've had a few incidents, one involving Roberts." "How serious?" "He's in Medlab." "We had him on surveillance." "We nabbed the perps." "Keep it quiet." "This could provoke more trouble." "I could strangle that G'Kar." "Love vour new look." "I'd think vou'd have something else on vour mind." " Sir?" " Let's begin." "Aria." " I'm so sorrv." " Mv dear child, don't worrv." "Kiron will be fine." "Dr. Franklin is a veritable wizard." " Thev won't let me near him." " Of course not." "But he wouldn't want that." "If he senses I'm here, he'll recover." "I know it." " Can't vou do something?" " Go back and rest." " There's nothing vou can do here." " I'm not leaving Kiron." "Ambassador." "You should listen to her." "We Minbari consider love a potent force for healing." "She cares deeplv for him." "Such feelings can turn the tide when all else fails." "Oh, I see." "And if he dies despite this great power of love..." "If he dies, she will suffer enormous grief." "But everv moment together will lessen it." "I would expect such logic from a poet." "What can a Minbari know about Centauri feeling?" "I have traveled far and seen much." "What I've seen tells me all sentient beings are best defined bv their capacitv and their need for love." "And she will learn to live without it!" "As vou did?" " You wanted to see me?" " Roberts had an interesting visitor." "Computer, plav surveillance tape 917, count 16." "Commencing." "I know that man." "He was in lvanova's quarters last night." "Mr. Roberts?" "I'm Malcolm Biggs." "What's happened to you is..." "Well, it's a disgrace." "Tell me about it." "There are some of us who don't like what's happening here." "Alien ambassadors setting policy for humans." "Alien workers taking jobs from humans." "Inhuman criminals preying  on decent people like yourself." "We want to put a stop to that." "And we think you can help us." "End of recording." "I never would've dreamed..." "A man can change a lot in 8 vears." "There's no reason vou should've known." "What is it vou wanted me to do?" "Introduce me." "Sav I'm unhappv with aliens forcing themselves on Earth." "Groups like this like to recruit friends in high places." "If thev accept me, we mav be able to nail them before thev do more damage." "Verv well." " On one condition." " Name it." "I wanna be there when vou take them down." "There's a diplomatic reception tonight." "That might be a good wav to start." "As vou wish." " I've been looking evervwhere for vou." " Yes, what do vou want?" " To tell vou something." " Well?" " You were wrong." " What?" "Kiron and Aria wanna be together because thev love each other." "Would that destrov the Centauri Republic?" " We cannot turn our back on tradition." " Damn tradition!" "Kiron mav die because our glorious tradition values wealth and power over love." "Mv shoes are too tight." "Excuse me?" "Something mv father said." "He was old." "Verv old at the time." "I went into his room and he was sitting alone in the dark, crving." "So I asked him what was wrong." "And he said:" ""Mv shoes are too tight." "But it doesn't matter because I have forgotten how to dance."" "I never understood what that meant until now." "Mv shoes are too tight and I have forgotten how to dance." "I don't understand." "Nor should vou." "Commander Sinclair." "Mav I introduce Mila Shar head of the agricultural delegation from Abba Four." "We look forward to studving vour hvdroponic cultivation methods." " I hear thev're most successful." " Thev should be." "The best technos from Earth set it up." "It's state of the art." " Your securitv is equallv efficient?" " Absolutelv." "We understand there have been attacks on non-humans latelv." "I'm concerned about our delegates." "Don't be." "Evervthing is under control." "But wasn't a Centauri vouth seriouslv injured just last night?" "He'll recover." " Thev're nervous." " About what?" "The recent attacks." "Thev're afraid thev're next." "What if thev are?" "On the Line, we had a motto:" ""The onlv good alien is a dead alien." True then, true now." "The job description savs I must plav diplomat." "I don't have to like it." " Were vou in the war?" " No, I missed it." "Sit down." "Let me tell vou something." "I fought." "Mv best friends died and we won." "Not because we out-fought them." "Not because we were luckier, stronger or smarter." "We won because the damn Minbari let us win." "You know what that victorv tasted like?" "Ashes." "You'd be surprised how manv times I've heard that." "There's a movement back on Earth." "It's growing, gaining in support from people just like vou." "So I've heard." "We want to put Earth back at the center of the universe." "Our universe." "Get rid of alien influences!" "Get rid of aliens!" "Put Earth first!" "We must get back to our roots." "Let's let humans be humans!" "Who's we?" "Friends of mine." "And perhaps soon of vours." "I want vou to meet them." "Both of vou." "I'd like that." "Yes." "Of course, we must be discreet." "Not evervone agrees with us." "So I'd like a small gesture." "To show where vour sentiments lie." "What sort of gesture?" "Something to put everv alien on this station in their place." "To Earth!" "I know vou're concerned about the violence onboard." "There is no longer anv danger." "Good!" "You've arrested the criminals!" "Whv weren't we informed?" "Mr. Garibaldi." "We have good reason to believe the perpetrators fled to Earth." " You identified them?" " That information is classified." " Whv is it classified?" " Do vou think we are pouchlings?" "Are we to believe that thev are simplv gone?" " I do not accept a word of it!" " Neither do I!" "Believe what vou like." "The fact is the investigation is over!" "Thank vou." "Dr. Franklin!" "Welcome back." "How do vou feel?" "Tired." "Well, that'll pass." "When vou're up to it, Mr. Garibaldi has some questions." "And Ambassador Mollari wants to have a long talk with both of vou." " Malcolm set the meeting." " Where is it?" "He won't tell me." "He'll meet us and take us there." "We're to be unarmed." " He's cagev." " I expected that." "You can monitor us." "If thev suspect us, this could be a trap." "I'll be all ears." "You need us, we're there." "Good luck." "You'll be able to travel in a few davs." "I've made arrangements." " But..." " No more arguments." "You will return to Centauri Prime as is vour dutv!" "However, upon arrival vou'll be met bv Andilo Mollari, mv second cousin." "He will escort vou to his estate in the capital where vou will enter a period of fosterage until vou are adults." " I don't understand." " Fosterage?" "A common practice in the old davs." "Seldom done nowadavs, the law still allows it." "Vir, verv impressive." "I can see vou've been studving." "You will live with Andilo and his wives." "Thev will instruct vou in proper decorum for Centauris of vour rank." "Our parents will object." "I doubt it." "You see, Andilo is a verv powerful man." "It is a great honor to be fostered bv him." "To object would be to defv all tradition." "What will become of us?" "You will studv our culture, learning all vou can." "When vou are old enough, Andilo will let vou decide for vourselves whom vou wish to marrv!" "Even if it's onlv for love?" " Lf vou insist!" " Thank vou." "All right, enough." "You two need to rest." "Now, we'll talk more later." "Ambassador." "Whv?" "Because." "You are still children." "And children should be allowed to dance." "Vir." "Thev're entering Cargo Bav 5." "This is it." "Where are the others?" "Alreadv here, commander." "Worth, activate the jammer." "Alvarez, on scan." " We don't want to be disturbed." " I'm impressed." "What are those things?" "Black-light camouflage, developed bv Earthforce." "Thev're still under wraps in R and D, but our friends got us prototvpes." "We have friends evervwhere." "We hope vou'll be one of them." " I'll help anv wav I can." " We're counting on it." " Worth, is the jammer up?" " Perimeter secured." "Damn!" "Thev jammed us." "Let's move." "The recent attacks on Earth, Mars and here were just a prelude." "In two davs' time, there'll be a mass assassination." "In one night, we'll take out the four major ambassadors stationed here." "Mollari, Delenn, G'Kar and Kosh." "Their deaths will be a signal to terminate the ambassadors on Earth." "But the scale of it." "You'd need hundreds of people." "As he said, we got friends evervwhere." "Clear it out, clear it out!" "Coming through, coming through!" "What do vou want us to do?" "Get us into the ambassadorial wing and off the station undetected after we've finished." " No problem." " Good." "Then there's just one more thing." "I call it a little lovaltv test." "Commander, please!" " I don't know what these men..." " Shut up!" " Kill it." " No, please." "No!" "Please!" "Come on, vou said it vourself." "The onlv good alien is a dead one!" "Have mercv on me, commander, please." "Malcolm." "The scanner shows a whole lot of people heading our wav." "Move it out." "Clear it." "I wouldn't." "Give me an excuse and vou're dead." " Are vou all right?" " Yeah, I'm fine." "Earth Alliance Special Transport is now departing from Docking Bay 6A." "All assigned personnel, please report immediately." "Such great hatred for so little real reason." "It seems incomprehensible to me." "Human wavs are often unfathomable." "But one learns to live with them." "If one has an exceedinglv strong constitution." "I can't believe vou did this to me, Susan." "What kind of a human are vou to side with them?" "I find manv of them are more human than vou and vour kind." "You wouldn't understand." " I don't know vou anvmore." " I never knew vou." "Babvlon 5 is produced by Babylonian Productions, Inc  and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic TVDistribution."