Babylon 5

'Watch Commander Ayla reporting for duty.'

You're relieved.

Wait. Picking up disturbance.

Trying to get a fix.

'Jump point forming in Sector-3.'

'Great Maker.'

Activating mines!

'All computers are down, sir.'

'We can't get a target.'

Notify Centauri Prime.

'Fire, fire!'

Tell them we're under attack. Tell them it's the..

Garibaldi, have you seen the commander?

I've tried linking in. He's not responding.

In that case, he's in the Observation Dome.

- How do you know? - Oh, right. You're new here.

He only turns off his link for 10 minutes a day.

And when he does, that's where you can find him.

But why? There's no traffic due in for a while.

The Dome's on standby. No one's there.

Exactly.

Uh, Mr. Garibaldi?

Oh, boy.

Commander..

'...there's a problem.'

All I'm asking is that you trust me.

Trust you?

Londo, my brain will be five days dead

before I ever trust a Centauri.

The first time we met you people

the first time we met any other civilization

you told us you practically ran the entire galaxy.

What was it you said?

"A huge empire."

Come on. Public relations.

Only that hasn't been true for almost a 100 years.

Then you give us this line

about how Earth is some lost Centauri tribe

making us distant relatives.

Until we finally got our hands

on some Centauri DNA

and find out we're not related at all.

Appearances aside, we're two

completely different species.

'A clerical error.'

- A clerical error? - Yes.

We thought your world was Beta-Nine.

It was actually Beta-12.

Okay, we made a mistake.

I'm sorry. Here, open my wrists.

Centauri don't have major arteries in their wrists.

Of course, we don't. What do you think? I'm stupid?

Do you know what your problem is, Mr. Garibaldi?

You're not a people person.

Oh, Ambassador! Ambassador!

Uh, Mr. Garibaldi, have you met my diplomatic staff?

Just arrived from the Homeworld.

This is it.

- 'Ambassador?' - Yes, Vir, what is it?

Our colony, Ragesh III

our agricultural colony?

Yes, I know what it is. What about it?

It's under attack.

No provocation, no warning.

'They-they got to the minefields'

and now they're firing on anything that moves.

Fighters. Wave after wave after wave.

- Who launched the attack? - I don't know.

No one does.

It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind.

Ten 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 peacefully.

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.

'Commander Sinclair'

as the official representative

of the Centauri Republic

I demand to know

what information your government

has concerning Ragesh III?

We don't know anything more than you do.

We know it's been attacked, but that's all.

What have you heard from Centauri Prime?

Nothing. I sent three messages.

No answer.

No one is talking.

Ambassador, I just heard.

Yes. You have my sincerest condolences for your losses.

You know nothing about this attack, G'Kar?

I'm as astonished as you are.

Can you tell us something about the colony?

There's nothing to tell.

It's an agricultural base.

Strictly a civilian operation.

5000 colonists

they're practically unarmed.

I suggest we contact our governments

and see what they know.

Then, we'll call an emergency session

with the Council and the League

of Non-Aligned Worlds.

We'll do whatever we can to help you.

Just got your message. What's up?

I'm picking up a long-range distress signal.

from a ship near the secondary jump point.

'I mean, first I was afraid it had something'

to do with the attack on Ragesh III

but it's an Earth-registered ship.

And the last distress signal mentioned Raiders.

I knew they'd be back sooner or later.

Okay, I'll grab a fighter, check it out. Tell--

We just lost the signal.

Damn!

Lt. Commander Ivanova.

Yes?

Talia Winters, licensed commercial telepath.

Psi Corps rating P5.

I was assigned to Babylon 5 a few weeks ago.

Tell Fighter Jax to stand by for launch.

I want those ships prepped and ready to go.

Psi Corp regulations require me to log in

'with the second in command.'

I've tried to reach you three times

but I guess you've been busy.

I figured I'd try the direct approach.

Your diligence is commendable. Anything else?

- No, l just-- - Then you'll excuse me.

But I'm in the middle of 15 things.

All of them annoying.

Thank you for coming by.

Alright, Delta-Seven, once we're in range

of the distress call stay close

until we know what's going on.

'Confirmed.'

In other news, the race

between incumbent Earth Alliance President

Luis Santiago

'and challenger Marie Crane'

'continues to tighten as election day nears.'

'Recent polls give incumbent Santiago..'

Commander?

'...advantage over Crane.'

Fade.

Lieutenant commander?

Thought I'd see if there is any word yet

from Earth Central on the Centauri problem?

'No..'

...and that worries me.

They've had plenty of time to digest the report

but so far, nothing.

Who do you think attacked the colony?

The Narns? The Minbari?

Not the Minbari. It's not their way.

They're too honorable to pull something like this.

I'm surprised to hear you describe the Minbari that way.

After all, you fought them during the war.

Well, my father always told me..

...the best way to understand someone is to fight him.

Make him angry.

That's when you see the real person.

Was he also a pilot?

The best.

The Sinclairs have been fighter pilots

all the way back to the Battle of Britain.

'He taught me everything I know about flying.'

'And combat.'

He said to ignore the propaganda..

...focus on what you see.

I've never seen the Minbari fight dishonorably.

They'd never pull a sneak attack.

Perhaps.

Any word yet on the election?

It's gonna be close.

So, who are you voting for?

I think I'll vote for Marie Crane.

I do not like Santiago.

I've always thought a leader should have a strong chin.

He has no chin

and his vice president has several.

This, to me, is not a good combination.

- Ambassador! - Vir?

Ambassador, there's a coded signal