Babylon 5: The River of Souls Page #3

I'm sure it'll come in very handy.

Not a problem.

I love you.

I forgive you.

I love you.

Can you hear me?

Can you see me?

Can you hear me?

Bryson. Personal journal update.

I've made contact.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

You in charge here?

What? I told you

never to bother me while...

Hi. How are you?

Jacob Mayhew.

Nice to meet you.

Zack Allan. Head of security.

- What can I do for you?

- What you can do for me is pack up...

...and get on the first transport

out of here.

No, I'm sorry, I can't do that.

See, I leased these quarters for six months.

I paid in advance.

You people cashed the check.

I'm not doing anything illegal.

You don't have a permit

to run a business like this.

- I got an entertainment permit.

- It doesn't cover a holographic brothel.

It doesn't exclude it.

It's not my fault...

...that you people on Babylon 5

aren't specific about...

...exactly what you think

is appropriate entertainment.

- That's your problem, not mine.

- Look...

Look, the permit that I have

says that I could run...

...an unspecified entertainment business,

which is what I'm doing.

You wanna change the permit,

go right ahead. It's your right...

...but it's not retroactive.

I booked this place for six months

under the old permit.

I'm not leaving.

There's also a thing

called freedom of speech.

Look, let's not get hostile here.

Look around you.

It's all just an illusion.

Okay? It's a very nice illusion,

but an illusion.

It's... It's a hologram.

After you, Dorothy.

You wanna spend time with your girlfriend.

You're far away from home...

...you come to me.

Wanna spend a little time...

...with the one that got away in college,

bring me a three-view photo...

...I plug in a few figures

and you can be with anybody you want.

Here. Look at this.

This is the best sensual telemetry

body suit...

...on the market.

It's top of the line.

She's not really here,

but when she touches you...

...the suit responds,

creating an impression of touch.

You can do anything you want

to anybody you want.

You just bring me a picture.

I'll supply the fantasy.

Do you have any right

to use these images?

Right, schmite.

If someone gives me a picture...

...the law says I can use it any way...

...except I can't publish it

or I can't exploit it publicly.

- This is one-on-one.

- Surrender, Dorothy.

You wanna try it for yourself?

Come on.

I'll give it to you for free.

Or on the other hand, if you're here

for a fight, I can get into that too.

You think you can just come in here and

intimidate me into leaving, think again.

You want me out of here,

take your best shot.

- I'll see you in court.

- You got it.

Meanwhile, I suggest you tell

these other folks...

...about how this equipment of yours

is faulty and dangerous.

Hell, I'm surprised somebody

hasn't been electrocuted by now.

I'll be back later with those papers.

- What was that about being dangerous?

- I'm getting my money back.

- What's going on here?

- Get Riley on the line.

I'm continuing to get reactions

from the globe.

I think they're trying to communicate

with me, but silently.

It could be a form

of telepathic communication...

...or something more elemental.

I'm going to try increasing the power

to see if that helps.

Can you hear me?

Who are you?

What's your name?

Name.

What's your name?

Name.

Gone.

What's wrong?

They came for us.

They took us away.

They had no right.

Let me go back to sleep.

Let me die.

Then you're not dead.

Not a recording. You're...

...a living mind preserved

at the moment of death.

You don't understand.

Leave us alone.

Don't understand what?

Leave us alone!

Must write this down.

I've gotta write this down.

Hello?

Ma'am?

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

My children.

Where are my children?

Where are my children?

Where are my children?

- Captain Elizabeth Lochley?

- That's me.

- But I'm in the middle of breakfast.

- That's fine.

Won't take a minute.

My name is James Riley...

...attorney for Jacob Mayhew, owner of

the New Way Holosystems Corporation.

In Brown 11?

And this is a restraining order...

...official service of papers

and a subpoena.

I'm being sued by the owner

of a holobrothel?

You as an individual and

Babylon 5 as a corporation.

- On what charge?

- Restraint of trade...

...harassment, infringement of

my client's right to free speech...

...basic violation

of his constitutional right...

...to the presence of an attorney

during questioning.

And slander, based on the false comments

of your employee...

...a Mr. Zack Allan, about the condition

of my client's business.

- This has gotta be a joke.

- I don't see anything funny in this, captain.

Between statutory and punitive damages,

your illegal conduct toward my client...

...could result in fines amounting

to several million credits.

And while some of that amount

might be covered...

...by whatever insurance you hold,

you would be liable for the rest...

...under standard Earthforce

indemnification clauses.

See you in court, captain.

Enjoy your breakfast.

Yes?

Dr. Bryson, Michael Garibaldi.

I said I was gonna stop by...

...to pick up your notes.

This isn't a good time.

Good or bad, it's the time

we agreed to yesterday.

If you don't wanna see me,

why don't you just say so...

...and I'll assume you found

someone else to fund your research.

Thank you.

- Tough night?

- I was working late.

- Find anything interesting?

- Interesting?

You've no idea, no idea at all.

Well, maybe that's because you haven't

given me the information I asked you for.

Your notes? On your work to date?

- My notes?

- Yes, your notes.

Oh, yes, yes. Yes, my...

My notes.

Yes, I burned them. It doesn't matter

anymore. None of it matters.

It's become irrelevant.

I mean, I've seen past, beyond...

...over the edge to what is known, to...

Who are you?

Excuse me?

Who are you, really?

Are you what I see or what's inside?

If I take away your memories...

...the sum and substance of all

that you have seen, done, known...

...are you still you anymore? And by taking

these things away, do I now own you?

Dr. Bryson, I want you

to listen to me very carefully.

I know you've been under a strain.

You've been chasing this dream

of yours for a long time and I think...

What you think is immaterial.

It's all immaterial.

At least, all the parts that matter.

And keep your money.

I don't need it anymore.

I have everything that I need.

I just have to go deeper.

Look more deeply, listen to them...

...more closely.

- Listen to who?

That's none of your business.

Now, get out.

- Look, Dr. Bryson...

- I said, get out!

He's nuts. He's out

of his fragging mind.

I can't believe he's actually

gonna try and sue us.

He's gotta know

he can't possibly win.

Well, you don't always sue

because you know you can win.

You sue to harass people,

intimidate them.

Maybe even pick up a settlement,

whether you deserve it or not.

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