Babylon 5: The Gathering Page #4

He's here if you want to see him.

He's right over there, in the checked coat.

Can anyone confirm your story?

Yes. The new telepath, Lyta Alexander.

I saw her talking to Varner

shortly after you left.

Thank you.

Put it on his tab.

Who'd want to kill the Ambassador?

Mr. Garibaldi...

...it's a big universe.

If I knew who did it, I'd tell you.

I'm not here to make trouble.

Do you know why I am here?

I'm here...

...to grovel before

your wonderful Earth Alliance...

...in the hopes of attaching ourselves

to your destiny.

What are those fish called on your planet

that attach themselves to sharks?

Remoras.

Yes.

You make very good sharks, Mr. Garibaldi.

We were

pretty good sharks ourselves once...

...but somehow...

...along the way...

...we forgot how to bite.

There was a time...

...when this whole quadrant

belonged to us.

What are we now?

Twelve worlds and a thousand monuments

to past glories...

...living off memories and stories...

...selling trinkets.

My God, man...

...we've become a tourist attraction.

See the great Centauri Republic...

...open 9:
00 to 5:00...

...Earth time.

Anything else?

No.

Thank you, Ambassador.

Nice shark.

Pretty shark.

Babylon Control, request fuel transfer.

Heading for secondary base.

Yes.

Ben.

Come in.

You look exhausted.

I am.

I've been taking stims to stay alert.

It's awful stuff.

Well, how about some coffee?

It's fresh.

Grounded about an hour ago.

Coffee?

Fresh-ground coffee?

- Where on earth-

- Not Earth, here.

I brought along seedlings, when the station

went operational last year.

Talked one of the hydroponics guys

into setting aside some planters for me.

I get enough for a couple of pots...

...every few months.

- That's-

- Against regs, I know.

The garden is to be used strictly for grains,

fruits and vegetables.

And if you report me, you can't have any.

I didn't see a thing.

I've done everything I can

for Ambassador Kosh...

...but he's slipping away.

He'll die unless we find out

what happened in that air lock.

I know.

All monitors were turned off on

the insistence of the Vorlon government.

No one saw what happened.

No?

One person knows exactly what happened.

Ambassador Kosh himself.

No.

No, out of the question.

The Vorlons would never allow

Kosh to be scanned.

They'd let him die first.

That's why we won't tell them.

- Does the Commander know-

- No, I've not mentioned this to him.

If we screw up...

...it's only on our heads.

Which will end up on a silver platter, right?

Do you know what my first job was,

straight out of Earthforce training?

Mars colony security.

Right before the food riots.

I heard about that.

Tough place.

Wasn't there a scandal,

something about kickbacks?

If you wanted a promotion,

you had to pay off the sector captain.

I refused.

So they let me rot.

Refused to let me out of my contract.

So I started breaking the rules,

putting everyone's safety at risk...

...because I just didn't care anymore.

When Jeff came in,

he promised that if I'd stop...

...feeling sorry for myself and fight...

...within the rules...

...he'd make sure I got promoted.

He kept his promise.

I haven't broken the rules

in a long time, Doctor.

So, I guess...

...I'm about due.

Count me in.

Thanks.

I can't think of anyone

I'd rather have along side...

...when we face court-martial.

Not so fast.

We still have to talk her into it.

And I have a feeling it won't be easy.

Do you know what the penalties are

for unauthorized mind-scans...

...without a court order

or permission from next of kin?

- I could be thrown out of the psi corps!

- We understand your concerns.

Do you?

It takes years to train

for a P5 classification...

...and half of those who try, burn out or...

...end up vegetables.

I'm not going to throw all that away.

If the Ambassador dies,

the Vorlons will retaliate.

This station is their first logical target.

If I were in their position...

...I'd have a cruiser waiting in hyperspace,

right now, just waiting to attack us.

Thousands would die and after us,

who knows how many more?

Is that what you want?

No. Of course not.

That's not fair.

No, it's not.

But that's what we're stuck with.

No one can force you to do this, Lyta.

It has to be your choice.

If I do this... If I do...

...what are the odds

he'll remember the contact?

He's so far out of it...

...I don't think he'll have

any memory of your scan.

But you're not sure.

No.

So, what have you got?

A few things that don't add up,

but nothing firm yet.

Turns out one alibi I checked out

doesn't hold up.

Whose?

Yours.

The tube's access record shows

no sign of the malfunction you mentioned.

- That's impossible.

- Unless someone altered the records...

...or there was no malfunction.

What do you think?

I don't know yet. But I will.

One thing's for sure...

...knowing your work, I'd hate for us to end

up on opposite sides of an investigation.

So would I, Commander.

Life support, this is C and C.

We're registering a. 001 drop

in oxygen pressure, outside Blue 5, Level B.

Can you send a maintenance bot

to check it out?

Will do. Life support, out.

When I get inside, it's subjective.

I'll feel what he felt,

but I'll see my body, not his.

This could get rough.

I can't see him through this encounter suit.

Trust me, it's better this way.

Just do what you can.

I can't get through.

This suit must be shielded.

Is there any way to intensify contact?

Yeah, there is.

Here goes.

There's something...

...in there.

Ambassador Kosh...

...welcome to Babylon 5.

Get her out, right now!

- Come on.

- Bring her over here.

Easy.

Can you hear me?

Fight your way clear.

You're okay. Come on.

There was poison.

Poison...

...in a skin tab...

...in his right hand.

On the back, just below the wrist.

The poison is there.

Who did it, Lyta?

Who poisoned the Ambassador?

He did!

He's the one.

He tried to kill the Ambassador.

I saw it!

Life support to Central.

Confirming launch of maintenance bot.

Beginning hull-integrity survey.

Will transmit results upon completion.

Commander, you wanted to see us?

We're getting a signal from Earth Central.

Ultraviolet priority.

Doesn't sound good.

How much do they know?

Just that a witness has come forth

and identified the Commander.

How's Ambassador Kosh doing?

Thanks to the information

we got from Lyta...

...we've been able to locate the poison

and analyze the residue.

We're working on a counter-agent now.

Commander Sinclair...

...in the last hour, I have been in contact

with the Vorlon government.

Since you're, well, a suspect...

...they've asked that the investigation

be taken out of your hands...

...for reasons of conflict of interest.

The Advisory Council will convene

immediately to consider the situation.

I understand.

Lieutenant Commander Takashima,

you'll take Commander Sinclair's place.

With all due respect, Senator, I object.

This entire situation is-

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