CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS.
ANYTHING YET?
NEGATIVE, SIR.
THEY'RE NOW
2 HOURS LATE.
ANY MORE WORD
FROM EARTH?
OH, JUST THAT WE'RE
TO WAIT HERE TILL CONTACTED.
NOTHING MORE ON
THE NATURE OF OUR MISSION
OR WHO WE'RE WAITING FOR.
POINT OF LOGIC.
IF WE DON'T KNOW
WHO WE'RE WAITING FOR,
THEN HOW ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO KNOW
IT'S THEM WHEN THEY ARRIVE?
WELL, SIR, IF THEY
START SHOOTING AT US,
IT'S PROBABLY NOT
ONE OF OURS.
CONGRATULATIONS,
LIEUTENANT.
YOU'RE EVEN MORE NAIVE
THAN I GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR.
Man: LIEUTENANT,
WE'RE PICKING UP
A DISTORTION FIELD.
JUMP POINT FORMING.
DISTANCE:
5,000 KILOMETERS.
IT'S A WARLOCK-CLASS
DESTROYER.
IT'S A WARLOCK-CLASS
DESTROYER.
THEY'RE ASKING PERMISSION
TO SEND OVER A SHUTTLE.
2 PASSENGERS.
2 PASSENGERS.
CONFIRM PERMISSION.
Officer: PERMISSION
GRANTED,FOXFIRE.
INTERESTING.
ONLY A HANDFUL OF
WARLOCK DESTROYERS
HAVE COME OFF
THE CONSTRUCTION
LINE SO FAR.
WHOEVER'S
ON THAT SHUTTLE
MUST BE PRETTY DAMN
IMPORTANT
TO JUSTIFY THEM
PLAYING TAXI.
SHUTTLE AWAY.
SHUTTLE AWAY.
SENATOR REDWAY.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
MY PLEASURE, CAPTAIN.
THIS IS DAVID WILLIAMS.
HE'LL BE TRAVELING
WITH US.
CAPTAIN.
MR. WILLIAMS.
PLEASE SIT.
THANK YOU.
WE'D HAVE ROLLED OUT
THE RED CARPET
AND HAD YOU PIPED ABOARD
WITH FULL HONORS
IF I'D KNOWN
YOU WERE COMING.
WELL,
I DON'T LIKE SECRECY
ANY MORE THAN YOU DO,
CAPTAIN,
BUT SOMETIME
IT'S UNAVOIDABLE.
OF THE 120 MEMBERS
OF EARTH SENATE,
ONLY A DOZEN OF US
WERE OFF PLANET
WHEN EARTH WAS HIT
BY THIS DADGUM PLAGUE.
THE DRAKH WOULD LOVE TO
WIPE THE REST OF US OUT...
AND LEAVE EARTHGOV
ISOLATED,
BEHIND
THE QUARANTINE ZONE.
BUT THIS MISSION
HAS RISKS OF ITS OWN.
BUT THIS MISSION
HAS RISKS OF ITS OWN.
WHAT KINDS OF RISKS?
WELL, I BELIEVE--
UH, THIS ISN'T THE TIME,
DAVID.
I HAVE YOUR NEW ORDERS,
CAPTAIN,
STRAIGHT FROM
THE JOINT CHIEFS.
YOU'RE TO PROCEED
IMMEDIATELY
AND AT TOP SPEED
TO SECTOR
100 BY 17 BY 3.
TO SECTOR
100 BY 17 BY 3.
EARTH?
CAN'T FOOL YOU.
EXACTLY.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE
A LITTLE OLD PICKUP,
PROCEED
TO THE TEST AREA.
WITH LUCK...
NOBODY WILL KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOIN'...
TILL WE'RE DONE.
AND WHAT EXACTLY
ARE WE DOING, SENATOR?
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW
IS THAT THIS MISSION
IS URGENT AND MUST
NOT BE DELAYED.
ONCE YOU SET COURSE,
WE DON'T STOP FOR
ANYONE, ANYTHING...
OR FOR ANY REASON.
OR FOR ANY REASON.
THIS IS DELTA ONE
TO BABYLON CONTROL.
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.
DO YOU READ ME? OVER.
REPEAT. THIS IS DELTA ONE
TO BABYLON CONTROL.
DO YOU READ ME?
DO YOU READ ME?
THIS IS CAPTAIN ELIZABETH
LOCHLEY, EARTHFORCE, TO...
ANY SHIP IN THIS SECTOR...
I'M WOUNDED.
MY SHIP IS BADLY DAMAGED.
I'M RUNNING SHORT
ON OXYGEN.
CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?
CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?
CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?
CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?
MATTHEW GIDEON, CAPTAIN.
ATTACHED TO THE EARTH ALLIANCE
STARSHIPEXCALIBUR.
ATTACHED TO THE EARTH ALLIANCE
STARSHIPEXCALIBUR.
TO FIND A CURE
TO THE DRAKH PLAGUE
BEFORE IT WIPES OUT
ALL LIFE ON EARTH.
BEFORE IT WIPES OUT
ALL LIFE ON EARTH.
ANYWHERE I HAVE TO.
ANYWHERE I HAVE TO.
Questioner:
WHO DO YOU SERVE?
AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?
AND WHO DO YOU TRUST?
COMPUTER,
HOW MUCH OXYGEN IS LEFT?
Computer: ESTIMATE
ONE HOUR, 27 MINUTES
AT CURRENT LEVEL
OF USAGE.
AT CURRENT LEVEL
OF USAGE.
DECREASE
OXYGEN FLOW BY 10%.
[BEEPS]
Computer: WARNING.
OXYGEN SUPPLY
ALREADY AT DANGER LEVEL.
POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO--
IF I DON'T,
I'M DEAD ANYWAY.
[COUGHS]
I'VE JUST GOT TO--
GOT TO STRETCH
THIS THING OUT AS--
AS FAR AS I CAN.
AS FAR AS I CAN.
YOU APPROVE, SENATOR?
YES, YES.
IT'S A FINE SHIP, CAPTAIN.
IT COST THE FOLKS BACK HOME
A WHEELBARROW FULL OF MONEY,
BUT GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENED,
I'M GLAD I VOTED TO SUPPORT
FUNDING THE PROJECT.
ACTUALLY, SIR,
YOU VOTED AGAINST IT.
ACTUALLY, SIR,
YOU VOTED AGAINST IT.
DIDN'T YOUR DADDY
EVER TEACH YOU
NOT TO CONTRADICT
YOUR ELDERS?
NO, SIR.
WELL, I SEE PART
OF THE PROBLEM HERE.
WELL, I SEE PART
OF THE PROBLEM HERE.
DOCTOR? GOOD.
DOCTOR? GOOD.
THIS IS
SENATOR JACOB REDWAY
AND MR. WILLIAMS.
THEY WANTED TO SEE YOU.
HOWDY, MA'AM.
ACTUALLY,
I WANTED TO SEE YOU.
IS THERE SOMEPLACE
THAT--THAT WE CAN TALK...
PRIVATELY?
YES, MY OFFICE, BUT--
I'M SURE THAT'LL
BE JUST FINE.
OH, DAVID, UH,
YOU'LL BE NEEDIN'
TO TAKE THIS WITH YOU.
HERE'S THE ACCESS CODE.
NOW...
LIEUTENANT, WHEN
OUR GUESTS SHOWED UP,
DID THEY GO THROUGH
THE USUAL I.D. PROTOCOL?
YES, SIR, BUT SENATOR REDWAY
DID INSIST ON LOGGING
ONLY NAME
AND POINT OF ORIGIN.
WHY?
I'M WONDERING WHY
A CIVILIAN
IS TRAVELING
ON A CLASSIFIED MISSION
WITH A HIGH-RANKING
EARTH SENATOR
ALONG AS A NURSEMAID.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT I LOG ONTO EARTH-NET
AND FIND OUT
WHAT I CAN ABOUT HIM--
PROFESSION, AGE...?
I'M NOT
SUGGESTING ANYTHING.
BECAUSE
THAT WOULD BE
A SIGNIFICANT BREACH
IN PROTOCOL.
I UNDERSTAND.
I WOULDN'T DREAM
OF ASKING YOU TO--
DAVID WILLIAMS.
AGE 32.
BORN PATTERSON, NEW JERSEY.
AMERICAN STATE.
A PLUMBER.
A PLUMBER?
AS IN FIXING DRAINS?
THE SENATOR MUST BE
AWFULLY INSECURE
ABOUT OUR FACILITIES.
CAPTAIN, WE'RE GETTING
AN AUTOMATIC DISTRESS SIGNAL
IN NORMAL SPACE.
IT'S...WEAK.
BARELY GETTING THROUGH.
IT COULD BE A STAR FURY
OR A MILITARY TRANSPORT.
PREPARE TO JUMP
TO NORMAL SPACE.
I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN,
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
I AM REQUIRED BY
EARTHFORCE REGULATIONS
TO INVESTIGATE
ANY DISTRESS BEACON
FROM ONE OF OUR SHIPS.
I'M WELL AWARE
OF THE REGS, CAPTAIN,
BUT, UH, THIS TIME...
YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO LET
SOMEONE ELSE DEAL WITH IT.
BUT BY THEN,
WHOEVER'S OUT THERE
MIGHT DIE
FROM LACK OF OXYGEN.
IT'S AN AUTOMATIC
DISTRESS BEACON.
THE PILOT COULD BE DEAD OR...
IT COULD BE A TRAP.
EITHER WAY, REACHING
OUR DESTINATION ON TIME
IS CONSIDERABLY
MORE IMPORTANT.
SENATOR,
THIS IS MY SHIP,
AND IT'S
MY RESPONSIBILITY.
I INSIST!
INSIST ALL YOU WANT,
BUT YOU CANNOT ISSUE
A DIRECT ORDER TO ME OR
ANY MEMBER OF MY CREW.
IT MUST COME THROUGH
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
AND YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS,
STRAIGHT FROM THE JOINT CHIEFS!
YOU ARE NOT TO STOP
FOR ANYONE OR ANYTHING
FOR ANY REASON!
FOR ANY REASON!
WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT STOPPING?
WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT STOPPING?
LIEUTENANT,
JUMP TO NORMAL SPACE.
AYE, SIR.
AYE, SIR.
GETTING SIGNAL LOCK
ON DISTRESS BEACON.
ONE STAR FURY.
DISTANCE: 5,000 KILOMETERS.
READING ONE LIFE SIGN.
BARELY.
MAINTAIN HEADING.
SLOW TO ONE-THIRD.
CAPTAIN, EVEN AT
ONE-THIRD SPEED,
IF WE LAUNCH
A RESCUE TEAM,
THEY WON'T BE ABLE
TO CATCH UP WITH US
AND DOCK SAFELY.
WE HAVE TO COME
TO A RELATIVE STOP.
MAINTAIN COURSE, SPEED,
AND HEADING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE--
THEEXCALIBURUSES
A GRAVITETIC
PROPULSION SYSTEM.
AS A BYPRODUCT OF THAT,
WE HAVE
ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY
AND INERTIA DAMPENERS
IN THE LANDING BAY
THAT HELP A DAMAGED
OR OUT-OF-CONTROL
FIGHTER LAND SAFELY.
BUT, SIR--
YES, LIEUTENANT?
THAT SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED
TO BE USED WITH SHIPS
UNDER SOME POWER
AND COMING IN
ON AN APPROACH VECTOR.
TO GET THAT STAR FURY
INSIDE THE LANDING BAY
WE'RE PRACTICALLY GOING
TO HAVE TO RUN HER OVER.
THEN YOU'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO DRIVE CAREFULLY.
STAY ON COURSE.
AYE, SIR.
AYE, SIR.
[ALARM]
Computer:
WARNING. COLLISION ALERT.
WARNING. COLLISION ALERT.
WARNING. COLLISION ALERT.
[ALARM]
CLOSING ON TARGET.
EMERGENCY CREWS
STANDING BY.
BRACING FOR IMPACT.
UH, PERHAPS--
PERHAPS WE SHOULD STOP.
YOU MADE A POINT
OF REMINDING ME
THAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW
MY ORDERS TO THE LETTER.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
WE DON'T STOP
FOR ANYTHING.
HERE IT COMES.
HERE IT COMES.
STAR FURY CAPTURED.
NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
GOOD.
JUST FOR THE RECORD,
SENATOR.
ONCE UPON A TIME,
I WAS AT THE OTHER END
OF A DISTRESS BEACON
LIKE THAT,
WONDERING IF SOMEONE WAS
GOING TO COME FOR ME.
AND I WAS LUCKY,
SOMEONE DID.
SO I WILL NEVER
TURN MY BACK
ON A DISTRESS BEACON.
NOT FOR YOU,
NOT FOR ANYONE.
NOT FOR ANYONE.
NOT EVER.
JUMP TO HYPERSPACE,
LIEUTENANT.
AYE, SIR.
AYE, SIR.
SO I WAS STILL WORKING
ON THE MINING COLONY
ON OMEGA 7 WHEN--
WHEN THE DRAKH ATTACKED,
BUT I WAS DUE TO GO HOME
IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
THEN YOU'RE LUCKY.
IF YOU'D HAVE
GONE BACK TO EARTH
A FEW DAYS EARLIER,
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO THE PLAGUE.
NOW, AT LEAST,
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
YOU'LL SURVIVE.
THAT'S THE POINT.
SEE, THAT'S WHY
I NEED YOUR HELP.
I WANT YOU TO INFECT ME
WITH THE PLAGUE.
I WANT YOU TO INFECT ME
WITH THE PLAGUE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
CAPTAIN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
CAPTAIN.
HOPE I'M NOT
BOTHERING YOU.
THEY TOLD ME
YOU WERE AWAKE.
NO, NO, THAT'S FINE.
NO, NO, THAT'S FINE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
UH...
WE'D SET A TRAP
FOR SOME RAIDERS
THAT HAD BEEN HITTING
CIVILIAN TRANSPORTS.
LET'S JUST SAY
THERE WERE A HELL
OF A LOT MORE OF THEM
THAN WE EXPECTED.
HOW LONG
HAVE I BEEN OUT?
LITTLE OVER 2 DAYS.
YOU WERE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE
WHEN WE FOUND YOU.
DR. CHAMBERS FELT THE BEST
THING WAS TO KEEP YOU OUT
UNTIL YOU GOT PAST
THE WORST OF IT.
2 DAYS?
NO, I GOT TO CALL B-5--
I'M AFRAID THAT
WE CAN'T DO THAT.
NOT FOR A WHILE
LONGER ANYWAY.
NOT FOR A WHILE
LONGER ANYWAY.
WE'VE BEEN RUNNING SILENT
EVER SINCE WE STARTED
OUR APPROACH TO SECTOR 100.
EVER SINCE WE STARTED
OUR APPROACH TO SECTOR 100.
SECTOR 100?
EARTH?
EARTH?
WHY?
I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.
UH, HOW LONG
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
UH, HOW LONG
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
I CAN'T
TELL YOU THAT, EITHER.
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CAN TELL ME?
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CAN TELL ME?
NEVER EAT ANYTHING
BIGGER THAN YOUR HEAD.
NEVER SHOOT POOL
AT A PLACE CALLED "POP'S."
NEVER EAT FOOD
AT A PLACE CALLED "MOM'S."
THE MISSION
IS CLASSIFIED, CAPTAIN.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE
THE FULL STORY MYSELF.
AS SOON AS I CAN
FILL YOU IN, I WILL.
UH, I'M HAVING YOU MOVED
TO THE INFIRMARY.
UH, IT'S MORE COMFORTABLE,
AND I'M TOLD
WE'LL NEED THE SPACE.
WE'LL DROP YOU AT BABYLON 5
AS SOON AS WE CAN.
MEANWHILE...
CONSIDER THIS
A SURPRISE VACATION.
[BEEP BEEP]
YES?
Matheson: APPROACHING
THE RENDEZVOUS POINT,
CAPTAIN.
I'M ON MY WAY.
AAH.
AAH.
PERHAPS, UH,
YOU'LL JOIN ME FOR DINNER
ONCE YOU'RE UP AND ABOUT.
WILL YOU BE SERVING
ANYTHING BIGGER
THAN MY HEAD?
NOT ON A FIRST DATE,
CAPTAIN.
NOT ON A FIRST DATE,
CAPTAIN.
IT'S A STRANGE THING,
LIEUTENANT.
IF I CLOSE MY EYES,
I CAN SEE EVERY DETAIL
OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
AS CLEARLY AS WE'RE
SEEING IT RIGHT NOW.
BUT AFTER MY FATHER DIED,
I TRIED TO REMEMBER HIS FACE.
BUT IT ALWAYS
SLIPPED AWAY FROM ME.
WHY IS THAT, I WONDER?
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE
WE CAN'T DECIDE
WHICH FACE TO REMEMBER.
WHICH FACE TO REMEMBER.
THE FACE OF OUR FATHER
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN,
THE FACE OF OUR FATHER
THE FIRST TIME
WE LEFT HOME,
THE FACE OF OUR FATHER
THE LAST TIME WE SAW HIM.
THEY ALL BLUR TOGETHER.
WE LOSE THE DETAILS...
BUT EARTH IS CONSTANT.
EARTH IS FOREVER.
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG
TO BE HAVING THOUGHTS
THIS OLD, LIEUTENANT.
TO BE HAVING THOUGHTS
THIS OLD, LIEUTENANT.
WE'VE GOT
AN ATMOSPHERIC SHUTTLE
ON APPROACH VECTOR.
ON APPROACH VECTOR.
THAT'S OUR PACKAGE.
SENATOR, STANDING ORDERS
FROM THE PRESIDENT REQUIRE
THAT ANY SHIP TRYING TO LEAVE
THE QUARANTINE ZONE
WILL BE SHOT DOWN.
ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF,
CAPTAIN.
SHUTTLE IS EJECTING
A LIFE-POD.
SHUTTLE IS EJECTING
A LIFE-POD.
[BOOM]
[BOOM]
THE RECORD WILL SHOW
THAT THE SHUTTLE
MALFUNCTIONED
DURING A TEST OF
ITS AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.
HAVE THE LIFE-POD
BROUGHT ABOARD.
NEGATIVE, SENATOR.
THAT POD IS CONTAMINATED.
I REFUSE TO ENDANGER
MY CREW BY LET--
I TOLD YOU THERE WERE
CERTAIN RISKS INVOLVED,
CAPTAIN.
BUT WE'VE MADE SURE
THAT THOSE RISKS
ARE KEPT AT
AN ACCEPTABLE LIMIT.
THE OUTER SKIN OF THAT
LITTLE OLD LIFE-POD'S
BEEN COMPLETELY
STERILIZED
AND CERTIFIED...
FREE OF CONTAMINATION.
AND WHAT ABOUT
WHOEVER'S INSIDE?
AND WHAT ABOUT
WHOEVER'S INSIDE?
WELL, GUESS
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO
OPEN IT UP TO FIND OUT.
OPEN IT SOMEWHERE SAFE.
OPEN IT SOMEWHERE SAFE.
SEND OUT A PAIR
OF MAINT-BOTS.
BRING IN THE POD AND PUT IT
IN MEDBAY ISOLATION.
USE THE NEGATIVE
PRESSURE BASE,
HIGHEST DECONTAMINATION
PROTOCOL.
THEN JUMP TO
THE SECONDARY LOCATION.
BUT YOU SAID--
I HAVEN'T MET
A POLITICIAN YET
WHO WOULD ENDANGER
HIS OWN LIFE
WHEN HE CAN GET SOMEONE
ELSE TO DO IT FOR HIM.
IF HE'S STAYING
ON BOARD
WHILE THIS THING
COMES IN,
IT MUST BE
REASONABLY SAFE.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT
THE HELL'S GOING ON.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT
THE HELL'S GOING ON.
COMPUTER, OPEN
A PRIVATE CHANNEL
TO EARTH-COM SYSTEM.
[BEEPS]
Computer:
UNABLE TO COMPLY.
CURRENT RESTRICTIONS--
DO NOT APPLY TO
SENATOR REDWAY.
DO NOT APPLY TO
SENATOR REDWAY.
ENTERING NEW ACCESS CODE.
ENTERING NEW ACCESS CODE.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
ANY MORE, AND WE'LL
KILL WHOEVER'S INSIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
OPEN HER UP.
ALL RIGHT.
OPEN HER UP.
Senator Redway:
CAPTAIN GIDEON,
DR. CHAMBERS,
MAY I INTRODUCE
DR. STEPHEN FRANKLIN.
HEAD OF XENOBIOLOGICAL
RESEARCH AT EARTHDOME.
WELCOME ABOARD, DOCTOR.
ARE YA ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. YEAH, I--I THINK SO.
IS THE PATIENT HERE?
UH, DAVID WILLIAMS. NO,
HE'S IN HIS QUARTERS--
HOLD ON!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "PATIENT"?
CAPTAIN, WE--
HE DIDN'T TELL YOU THE NATURE
OF THE MISSION, DID HE?
NEGATIVE.
I TOLD YOU HE HAD
TO BE INFORMED.
I TOLD YOU HE HAD
TO BE INFORMED.
YEAH, WE THOUGHT
IT WAS TOO GREAT A RISK.
YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER
INTERPLANETARY SECURITY,
DOCTOR.
INTERPLANETARY SECURITY,
DOCTOR.
DAMN IT, SENATOR!
THAT WAS THE DEAL, RIGHT?
DAMN IT, SENATOR!
THAT WAS THE DEAL, RIGHT?
CAPTAIN, BEFORE
WE CAN STOP THE VIRUS
LEFT BEHIND ON EARTH
BY THE DRAKH,
WE FIRST HAVE
TO IDENTIFY IT.
NOW THAT MEANS TRACING
A COURSE OF INFECTION
FROM THE MOMENT
OF CONTAMINATION
TO SEE HOW IT SPREADS
THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
BUT THE VIRUS,
ONCE IT WAS RELEASED
INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE,
IT QUICKLY SPREAD TO EVERY
AIR-BREATHING CREATURE.
NOW, ONCE INSIDE
THE HOST'S BODY,
THE VIRUS MUTATES QUICKLY,
AND WE CAN'T FIND IT AGAIN.
WE NEED A BASELINE STUDY
TO MONITOR THE TRANSMISSION
OF THE VIRUS,
AND THE ONLY WAY
TO DO THAT...
IS TO INFECT SOMEONE
AND FOLLOW THE VIRUS
AS IT ENTERS HIS SYSTEM.
AND FOLLOW THE VIRUS
AS IT ENTERS HIS SYSTEM.
MR. WILLIAMS.
MR. WILLIAMS.
Computer: CONNECTING.
[BEEP BEEP]
DAVID?
DAVID, MY GOD,
WHERE ARE YOU?
I CAN'T EVEN TELL YA,
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I AM COMING HOME.
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I AM COMING HOME.
[SCRAMBLED AUDIO]
[SCRAMBLED AUDIO]
David's voice: I AM COMING
HOME. I AM COMING HOME.
SET COURSE TO INTERCEPT...
AND NOTIFY THE FLEET.
AND NOTIFY THE FLEET.
DON'T DO THIS, DAVID.
NOT FOR ME.
I AM NOT DOING THIS FOR YOU.
I AM DOING IT FOR ME.
[DOORBELL CHIMES]
I HAVE TO GO.
I HAVE TO GO.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
OPEN.
OPEN.
MR. WILLIAMS.
THOUGHT I HEARD VOICES.
YES, I--I--
I WAS WATCHING A VID.
IT'S--IT'S TO HELP
TAKE MY MIND OFF--
IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN
HELP YOU WITH, CAPTAIN?
DR. FRANKLIN SAYS
THAT YOU VOLUNTEERED
TO BE INFECTED
WITH THE DRAKH VIRUS
AS A HUMAN GUINEA PIG
TO TRACK THE INFECTION,
BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ME WHY.
PERHAPS YOU COULD.
BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ME WHY.
PERHAPS YOU COULD.
I--I'D--I'D--I'D
RATHER NOT, CAPTAIN.
THIS IS MY SHIP.
IF I ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE,
IT'S ON MY CONSCIENCE.
I WON'T SANCTION THIS UNTIL
I KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.
I WON'T SANCTION THIS UNTIL
I KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.
THAT'S CAROL.
THAT'S CAROL.
HER, UH...
HER NAME IS CAROL MILES.
HER NAME IS CAROL MILES.
WE, UH, WE MET WHEN
WE WERE BOTH WORKING
THE OMEGA 7
MINING COLONY.
THE OMEGA 7
MINING COLONY.
FELL IN LOVE.
FELL IN LOVE.
ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO,
SHE WAS REASSIGNED
BACK TO EARTH.
AND RIGHT BEFORE
SHE LEFT, I...
ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.
ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.
SHE SAID YES.
SHE SAID YES.
AND THEN THE DRAKH
ATTACKED, AND--AND--
AND BEFORE I KNEW IT,
THE WHOLE PLANET
WAS QUARANTINED.
WE HAVE SET A DATE,
CAPTAIN.
I AM GETTING MARRIED
IN A WEEK,
AND THERE IS NO WAY
THAT I'M GONNA MISS
MY WEDDING.
I'M NOT GONNA
LET THAT WOMAN DOWN.
I'M NOT GONNA BREAK
MY PROMISE TO HER.
YOU SEE, THE ONLY WAY
THAT I CAN DO THAT,
THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET
THROUGH THE BLOCKADE,
IS IF I AM CONTAMINATED.
MR. WILLIAMS,
IF YOU DO THIS,
YOU COULD BE DEAD
IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS.
AHH!
CAPTAIN, I COULD
BE DEAD TOMORROW.
WE ALL DIE.
WE ALL DIE.
I CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT HER.
AND I'D RATHER LIVE
5 YEARS WITH HER,
THAN A HUNDRED YEARS
WITHOUT HER.
THAN A HUNDRED YEARS
WITHOUT HER.
CAN'T YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?
CAN'T YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?
MAYBE SOMEDAY,
IF I'M AS LUCKY AS YOU ARE.
MAYBE SOMEDAY,
IF I'M AS LUCKY AS YOU ARE.
[TAPPING]
[TAPPING]
YOU ALWAYS THIS QUIET
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING?
HEH.
WELL, ONLY WHEN I'M TRYING
NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
WELL, ONLY WHEN I'M TRYING
NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
WHEN THE TIME COMES,
I'LL PUSH THE BUTTON
THAT WILL MIX THE AIR
BETWEEN THE OTHER
ISOBAY AND MY OWN.
I DON'T WANT YOU
DOIN' IT.
I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE.
NO, IT'S NOT THAT.
NO, IT'S NOT THAT.
I JUST DON'T WANT YOU
TO HAVE TO HAVE IT
ON YOUR CONSCIENCE,
THAT'S ALL.
ON YOUR CONSCIENCE,
THAT'S ALL.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY LUCK
WITH ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS?
MAYBE WE CAN AVOID--
NO, THE VIRUS
WORKS DIFFERENTLY
ON EVERY SPECIES
IT INFECTS.
FINDING THE CURE
FOR GUINEA PIGS
ONLY SAVES GUINEA PIGS.
NOTHING ELSE.
THE ONE THING IT DOES
SEEM TO HAVE IN COMMON
IS THAT IT INFECTS ALL
AIR-BREATHING MAMMALS.
IS THAT IT INFECTS ALL
AIR-BREATHING MAMMALS.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE
TO ISOLATE THE DAMN THING.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE
TO ISOLATE THE DAMN THING.
WE KNOW IT'S AIRBORNE,
BUT FINDING SOMETHING
SO SMALL IN SUCH
A HUGE BODY OF AIR--
DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.
WE'VE GONE AS SMALL
AS A 50-MICRON SCREEN,
WE STILL CAN'T FIND IT.
WE STILL CAN'T FIND IT.
BUT WE KNOW IT'S THERE.
Gideon: HOW?
Gideon: HOW?
THE DAY
THE VIRUS WAS RELEASED,
850 PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD DIED
OF A RARE STRAIN
OF EBOLA VIRUS.
ONE WE'D NEVER
SEEN BEFORE.
THEY ALL GOT SICK
AT THE SAME TIME,
AND THEY ALL DIED
ROUGHLY AT THE SAME TIME.
2 OF THEM WERE ON AN ISLAND
IN THE PACIFIC
WHERE THE VIRUS COULD NOT
HAVE POSSIBLY REACHED,
BECAUSE NO ONE HAD COME
TO THE ISLAND FOR 2 WEEKS
DUE TO A HURRICANE.
DUE TO A HURRICANE.
48 HOURS LATER,
ANOTHER 712
TOTAL STRANGERS
IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE WORLD,
ALL DIED OF
A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN
STRAIN OF HEPATITIS B.
OTHERS FOLLOWED.
THIS TOLD US THAT
THE SAME VIRUS
WAS OPERATING ALL
AROUND THE WORLD
AT THE SAME TIME,
GOING THROUGH
PROGRESSIVE CHANGES,
MUTATIONS,
AS IT ADAPTS
TO OUR BIOLOGY.
IT KEEPS POPPING UP
IN DIFFERENT FORMS.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT
THE 5-YEAR FRAMEWORK.
ODDS ARE IT'LL HIT
THE RIGHT MUTATION
WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD
OR SO COMPLETELY DECIMATE
THE ENTIRE POPULATION
THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR
THAT THERE WON'T BE
ENOUGH PEOPLE LEFT ALIVE
TO MERIT
BEING CALLED HUMANITY.
IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE
WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
VIRUSES ON OUR HANDS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
VIRUSES ON OUR HANDS.
I KNOW.
AND IF THAT'S TRUE,
WE MIGHT AS WELL
START LIGHTING
10 BILLION
FUNERAL PYRES,
BECAUSE WE CAN KISS
THE HUMAN RACE GOOD-BYE.
BECAUSE WE CAN KISS
THE HUMAN RACE GOOD-BYE.
SO, UH...
SO, UH...
THINGS ARE GETTING
A LITTLE DESPERATE
BACK HOME.
HENCE, THIS.
HENCE, THIS.
AS DOCTORS WE SWEAR AN OATH
THAT WE WILL DO NO HARM.
AS DOCTORS WE SWEAR AN OATH
THAT WE WILL DO NO HARM.
AND NOW I HAVE
TO PUSH A BUTTON
THAT WILL SENTENCE
A MAN TO DEATH
IF I CAN'T FIND A CURE.
IF I CAN'T FIND A CURE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF
I CAN LIVE WITH MYSELF.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF
I CAN LIVE WITH MYSELF.
IT'S A DAMN HARD THING,
CAPTAIN.
IT'S A DAMN HARD THING,
CAPTAIN.
DAMN HARD THING.
DAMN HARD THING.
Man over intercom: MAY I HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?
TONIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT
FOR REC-ROOM C
WILL BE A MUSICAL
PERFORMANCE...
[STRAINING WITH EFFORT]
[STRAINING WITH EFFORT]
OHH.
OHH.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE RESTING COMFORTABLY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED
TO BE RESTING COMFORTABLY.
YEAH, WELL, UH,
I GOT TIRED OF BEING
COMFORTABLE.
NO, I'M FINE.
I'M FINE.
OF COURSE.
YOU'RE JUST HOLDING UP THE WALL
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
YOU'RE JUST HOLDING UP THE WALL
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
YEAH, WELL, I...
THOUGHT IT LOOKED
KIND OF WEAK.
I TRY TO DO MY PART.
YOU'RE LOOKIN'
A LITTLE PALE THERE
YOURSELF, CAPTAIN.
I JUST HAD ONE OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS THAT, UH,
MAKES YOU WANT TO LIE DOWN
FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT'S, UH--
[BEEP BEEP]
YES?
Matheson: THEY'RE
READY FOR YOU, SIR.
I'M ON MY WAY.
I HAVE TO GO.
OH, AND, UH, CAPTAIN,
IF BY CHANCE
I SHOULD RUN INTO ANY
OF THE MEDICAL STAFF,
SHOULD I MENTION
HAVING SEEN YOU?
MMM, I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T EXACTLY TELL THEM
I WAS GOIN' FOR A WALK.
UNDERSTOOD.
AS YOU WERE, CAPTAIN.
UNDERSTOOD.
AS YOU WERE, CAPTAIN.
Dr. Chambers:
WE'RE READY TO PROCEED.
Dr. Chambers:
WE'RE READY TO PROCEED.
ALL RIGHT, DAVID, THIS IS
HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.
EVERYTHING IN HERE
HAS BEEN SCRUBBED
OF ALL PARTICULATE
MATTER AND STERILIZED.
THE ONLY THING LEFT IN HERE
SHOULD BE ME AND THE VIRUS,
WHICH I'M RELEASING
EVERY TIME I EXHALE.
WHICH I'M RELEASING
EVERY TIME I EXHALE.
NOW, IN A MOMENT,
I'LL OPEN AN AIR VENT
BETWEEN YOUR ISOBAY
AND MINE.
NOW, THE SERIES OF INJECTIONS
WE GAVE YOU EARLIER
WILL ALLOW US TO SCAN YOU
ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
ACCOUNTED FOR
IN, ON, AND AROUND YOU,
SO THE ONLY THING
THAT SHOULD SHOW UP
ON THE SCANNERS
IS THE VIRUS.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
AN IMAGE OF IT
AND TRACK IT
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
AS IT ENTERS YOUR SYSTEM.
ANY QUESTIONS?
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET STARTED.
STAND BY.
STAND BY.
[BEEP]
Computer:
WARNING, MALFUNCTION.
WARNING, MALFUNCTION.
WE SEEM TO HAVE
A PROBLEM.
YOUR CONSOLE
ISN'T ACTIVATING
THE AIR VENT.
THE AIR VENT.
WELL, THEN WE'RE JUST
GOING TO HAVE TO--
NO, IT'S OK.
I'LL DO IT.
I'LL DO IT.
DOCTOR...
YOU HAVE ENOUGH
TO THINK ABOUT.
LET ME CARRY
THIS ONE FOR YOU.
LET ME CARRY
THIS ONE FOR YOU.
[AIR HISSING]
[AIR HISSING]
HOW LONG'S THIS
GOING TO TAKE?
UNKNOWN. IT DEPENDS
ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS.
[ALARM BEEPING]
[ALARM BEEPING]
IS THAT IT?
CONFIRMED.
ACTIVATING HOLOGRAPHIC
ELECTRON SCANNER.
ACTIVATING HOLOGRAPHIC
ELECTRON SCANNER.
WE'LL TAKE A SERIES OF
ELECTRON PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE VIRUS IN
ITS NATURAL STATE,
THEN AS IT MUTATES
AND SPREADS
THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
THIS COULD TAKE AWHILE.
OH, NOT NECESSARILY.
OH, NOT NECESSARILY.
VIRUS ENTERED HIS SYSTEM
AT 20 MICRONS.
JUMPED TO 50 MICRONS
IN SIZE.
AND THEN 10...
50 MORE...100.
IT'S NOT REPRODUCING.
IT'S DECOMPRESSING
LIKE A ZIPPED FILE.
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING
AT AN IMPOSSIBLE RATE.
IT'S HEADING RIGHT
INTO THE BRAIN,
THE BONE STRUCTURE,
THE LYMPH NODES,
THE LIVER, THE KIDNEY,
EVERYWHERE.
NO, NOT EVERYWHERE.
THE VIRUS ISN'T
PENETRATING
ANY OF THE NON-CRITICAL
REGIONS.
THEN IT HAS A LIMIT
TO ITS RANGE?
NO. A VIRUS LIKE THIS
SHOULD BE SYSTEMIC.
ONCE IT'S IN
THE BLOODSTREAM,
IT SHOULD GO WHEREVER
THE BLOOD GOES.
BUT THIS ONE IS
DELIBERATELY BYPASSING
THE NON-CRITICAL AREAS
OF THE BODY.
THE NON-CRITICAL AREAS
OF THE BODY.
IT'S DIRECTED.
IT KNOWS
WHERE IT'S GOING.
Intercom: BATTLE STATIONS.
ALL HANDS, BATTLE STATIONS.
CAPTAIN, TO THE BRIDGE.
KEEP GOING.
I'LL CHECK IN LATER.
KEEP GOING.
I'LL CHECK IN LATER.
DR. FRANKLIN...
HOW CAN A VIRUS KNOW
WHERE IT'S GOING?
BECAUSE IT'S A MACHINE.
IT'S A NANOTECH VIRUS
LIKE THE ONE YOU
ENCOUNTERED EARLIER,
BUT A HELL OF
A LOT MORE COMPLEX
FROM THE LOOK OF IT.
FROM THE LOOK OF IT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
IT CAN THINK?
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I'M SAYING.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I'M SAYING.
SIR, WE HAVE 3 DRAKH
HEAVY-ATTACK SHIPS ON APPROACH.
JUST CAME OUT OF JUMP.
HOW THE HELL
DID THEY FIND US?
UNKNOWN. LEAD SHIP
IS FIRING.
EVASIVE MANEUVERS.
EVASIVE MANEUVERS.
HOW LONG BEFORE
WE CAN JUMP?
ENGINES STILL
RECHARGING.
ESTIMATE 5 MINUTES.
3 MORE SHIPS
JUMPING IN.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
AUTO-TARGETING
SYSTEM HIT.
ACCURACY DOWN 30%.
[EXPLOSION]
HULL INTEGRITY DOWN 10%.
MANUAL CONTROLS!
[EXPLOSION]
[EXPLOSION]
WHEN WE MOVE TO MANEUVER,
THEY'RE GOING TO START
PECKING AWAY AT US
UNTIL SOMETHING GIVES.
LAUNCH FIGHTER WING.
AYE, SIR.
[EXPLOSION]
[EXPLOSION]
FIGHTERS AWAY!
FIGHTERS AWAY!
SENATOR?
YES.
I RECOMMEND YOU GET
TO THE LIFE-PODS, JUST IN CASE.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ONE
OF THE FEW SENATORS WE HAVE
ON THIS SIDE
OF THE BLOCKADE.
YES, YES, YES,
OF COURSE, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[EXPLOSION]
[EXPLOSION]
GETTING OUR FIRST IMAGE,
I'M GOING TO SEND IT THROUGH.
GETTING OUR FIRST IMAGE,
I'M GOING TO SEND IT THROUGH.
GOTCHA, YOU SON OF A--
[EXPLOSION]
WHO THE HELL IS STEERING
THIS THING ANYWAY?
LOOK--
[ALARM]
OH, HELL.
WHAT IS THAT?
THE FAIL-SAFE SYSTEM.
IT'S PROGRAMMED
TO GO OFF
IF THE ISOBAY MALFUNCTIONS
WHILE IN SECURE MODE.
IT GUARANTEES
THE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL
WON'T SPREAD THROUGH
THE REST OF THE SHIP.
HAS THE MEDBAY
BEEN COMPROMISED?
NEGATIVE. THAT LAST HIT
MUST HAVE JARRED THE SENSORS,
GIVEN A FALSE READING.
Computer:
COUNTDOWN TO STERILIZATION.
3 MINUTES AND COUNTING.
CAN YOU OVERRIDE IT?
I CAN TRY.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
UNLESS WE CAN SHUT DOWN
THE SYSTEM IN 3 MINUTES,
IT'LL STERILIZE
YOUR SIDE OF THE ISOBAY.
FLASH RAISE
THE TEMPERATURE
TO 1,200 DEGREES
CENTIGRADE.
TO 1,200 DEGREES
CENTIGRADE.
WE'VE TAKEN OUT 2 MORE, BUT
THEY'RE GETTING REPLACEMENTS
FOR THE DRAKH MOTHERSHIP.
[EXPLOSION]
[EXPLOSION]
SHIP TO SHIP
COM SYSTEM IS HIT.
WE'VE LOST CONTACT
WITH THE FIGHTERS.
REROUTE. WE HAVE TO
COORDINATE THE ATTACK.
I CAN DO THAT.
YOU'RE INJURED.
WELL, I'LL BE DEAD
IF WE DON'T WIN THIS.
LOOK, I'VE GOT
THE EXPERIENCE.
LET ME USE IT.
LET ME USE IT.
GET GOING.
GET GOING.
THIS IS STARTING
TO PISS ME OFF.
LIEUTENANT, I WANT
THOSE SHIPS OUT OF MY SKY.
LIEUTENANT, I WANT
THOSE SHIPS OUT OF MY SKY.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
THIS ISN'T WORKING.
I CAN'T OVERRIDE
THE FAIL-SAFE,
AND I CAN'T
OPEN THE DOORS,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET
HIM OUT OF THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THEN WE'LL DO IT MANUALLY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THEN WE'LL DO IT MANUALLY.
TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
THERE'S A PANEL AT
THE BASE OF YOUR AIR LOCK.
TAKE--
[EXPLOSION]
TAKE--
[EXPLOSION]
FIRST TEAM,
CONCENTRATE YOUR FIRE
ON THE HOSTILE AT 10:00.
KEEP THEM AWAY
FROM THE DEFENSE GRID.
SECOND TEAM, WITH ME.
SECOND TEAM, WITH ME.
ENEMY SHIPS
COMING AROUND.
WE CAN'T TAKE
MUCH MORE OF THIS.
LIEUTENANT, GIVE ME A COURSE
FOR THAT MOTHERSHIP.
THE FIRING SOLUTION?
WE'LL NEED THE MAIN GUNS
TO TAKE HER OUT,
AND THAT'LL LEAVE US--
I SAID WHAT I MEANT.
GIVE ME RAMMING SPEED
AND DIRECTION.
SIR?
A BATTLE WAGON LIKE THAT
IS BUILT WITH ONE PURPOSE--
IT JUMPS IN,
DELIVERS ITS CARGO,
AND JUMPS OUT AGAIN FAST.
HER JUMP ENGINES ARE BUILT
WITH A QUICKER RECHARGE PERIOD.
IF WE CAN'T FIRE UP
OUR ENGINES
THIS SOON
AFTER THE LAST JUMP,
LET'S USE THEIRS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER SHIPS?
WITH LUCK,
THEY'LL HAVE
THE SAME RECHARGING
PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE.
BY THE TIME THEY COME AFTER US,
WE'LL BE LONG GONE.
WE JUST HAVE TO...
ENCOURAGE THE MOTHERSHIP
TO JUMP.
CAN YOU DO THAT,
LIEUTENANT?
AYE, SIR.
AYE, SIR.
YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
COURSE PLOTTED.
READY TO ENGAGE.
I JUST HOPE TO HELL LOCHLEY
FIGURES OUT WHAT WE'RE UP TO,
OR THEY'LL GET
LEFT BEHIND.
GO!
GO!
SQUADRON LEADER
TO ALL FIGHTERS...
STAY CLOSE TO THE SHIP.
REPEAT. BREAK OFF AND MOVE
IN ONTHE EXCALIBUR.
REPEAT. BREAK OFF AND MOVE
IN ONTHE EXCALIBUR.
Computer:
30 SECONDS TO STERILIZATION.
29...28...
THERE ISN'T TIME. GET OUT.
SAVE YOURSELF!
NO, NOT WHEN I'M SO CLOSE.
25...24...23...
22...21...20...
19...18...
17...
17...
15 SECONDS TO TARGET.
STAY ON TARGET.
10 SECONDS.
10 SECONDS.
STAY ON.
WE'VE GOT AN ENERGY
SPIKE. SHE'S JUMPING.
WE'VE GOT AN ENERGY
SPIKE. SHE'S JUMPING.
HIT IT.
HIT IT.
8...7...6...
5...4...3...
2...1...
2...1...
SHE'S BOUND TO HAVE MORE OF
THOSE ATTACK SHIPS ONBOARD.
I KNOW.
ACTIVATE MAIN GUNS.
PREPARE TO FIRE.
ENERGY MODULES READY
FOR FULL POWER.
Man: READY TO FIRE MAIN GUNS
AT YOUR COMMAND, SIR.
FIRE.
FIRE.
IS THAT FAR ENOUGH
OUT OF YOUR SKY, CAPTAIN?
IS THAT FAR ENOUGH
OUT OF YOUR SKY, CAPTAIN?
IT'LL DO.
FIGURES, THOUGH...
OUR FIRST MAJOR BATTLE
WITH THE DRAKH,
AND SARAH MISSED
ALL THE EXCITEMENT.
AND SARAH MISSED
ALL THE EXCITEMENT.
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
Gideon: THE SHUTTLE IS
PICKING UP DAVID NOW.
THEY'LL BE CALLING
FOR YOU ANYTIME.
GOOD.
GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I NOTICED
YOU DIDN'T TELL,
UH, DAVID WHAT
YOU TOLD ME.
THAT IT WAS
HIS SIGNAL HOME
THAT NEARLY
GOT US ALL KILLED.
COULD HAVE PRESSED
CHARGES.
I KNOW. DIDN'T SEEM
THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT?
INVITATION
TO HIS WEDDING.
INVITATION
TO HIS WEDDING.
I DON'T KNOW,
IT'S...BIZARRE.
PLANET IS ON THE VERGE
OF EXTINCTION.
MAYBE NONE OF US WILL
BE AROUND IN 4 YEARS,
BUT WE STILL GET MARRIED,
AND WE STILL HAVE BABIES.
IT'S A WAY OF SAYING
LIFE GOES ON.
EVEN MAYBE
WHEN IT WON'T.
AND MAYBE
THAT'S THE TIME
WHEN YOU NEED TO
BELIEVE IN IT THE MOST
SO YOU REMEMBER WHAT
YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR.
[BEEP BEEP]
YES.
Matheson: THEY'RE READY
FOR THE NEXT POD, CAPTAIN.
ROGER THAT.
[BEEP BEEP]
THEY'RE ALL SET,
DOCTOR.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
AND TO YOU.
BOTH OF YOU.
AND, UM,
THANKS FOR, UH...
AND, UM,
THANKS FOR, UH...
DOCTOR...
DOCTOR...
NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN
WHAT YOU'VE SEEN,
YOU THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE
TO BEAT THIS THING?
YOU THINK WE HAVE A CHANCE
TO BEAT THIS THING?
I DON'T KNOW.
GOD'S HONEST TRUTH,
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
GOD'S HONEST TRUTH,
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR OPENS]
CAPTAIN GIDEON,
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME?
YES. I WANTED
TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HELP
ON THE FIRING LINE.
IF YOU HADN'T FIGURED OUT
WHAT WE WERE DOING,
WE COULD HAVE LOST
HALF OUR PILOTS OUT THERE.
WE COULD HAVE LOST
HALF OUR PILOTS OUT THERE.
I'D LIKE TO BUY YOU
A DRINK TO CELEBRATE
IF YOU'RE AMENABLE.
I'D...BE HAPPY TO.
I'D...BE HAPPY TO.
SO, UH, WHAT'S
ALL THIS ABOUT?
I'M AFRAID I STILL CAN'T
TALK ABOUT THAT YET.
ANOTHER TIME MAYBE?
ANOTHER TIME MAYBE?
[BEEP BEEP]
Matheson:
SIGNAL FOR YOU, DOCTOR.
SEND IT THROUGH.
SEND IT THROUGH.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT, UH,
I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
YEAH, NEITHER COULD I.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING
ABOUT THE NANOTECH VIRUS
YOU ENCOUNTERED
A FEW MONTHS AGO.
THE ONE YOU'RE USING
AS A SHIELD
AGAINST INFECTION
BY THE DRAKH VIRUS.
IT HAS SOME
SURFACE SIMILARITY
TO THE DRAKH VIRUS,
BUT NOTHING WE CAN
USE AS A CURE.
AT LEAST NOW I UNDERSTAND
WHY IT WORKED SO WELL.
THEY'RE BOTH BASED
ON NANOTECH.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT
WHY I WAS CALLING.
NOW, YOUR REPORT STATES
THAT THE VIRUS IS CONTROLLED
BY A CENTRAL COMPUTER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
EACH TIME WE USE IT
AS A VIRUS SHIELD,
WE HAVE
TO REPROGRAM IT.
THE PROGRAMMING ONLY
HOLDS FOR 48 HOURS.
YEAH, BUT THE DRAKH VIRUS
IS EVEN MORE SOPHISTICATED.
AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW,
THEY NEVER LANDED A CENTRAL
COMPUTER SYSTEM ON EARTH.
LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD
THE SAME THOUGHT I HAD.
WHAT IF THE VIRUS CAN
COMMUNICATE WITH ITSELF?
LIKE A HIVE MIND.
WHAT IF IT'S TESTING US
LIKE WE'RE TESTING IT?
IF IT'S TRUE, IT'S BAD.
IF IT'S TRUE, IT'S BAD.
REAL BAD.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL,
I THINK WE SHOULD, UH,
STAY CLOSE ON THIS ONE,
DOCTOR.
GOOD NIGHT.
I'LL LET YOU GET BACK
TO, UH, NOT SLEEPING.
I'LL DO THE SAME.
I'LL DO THE SAME.
BABYLON 5, AS PROMISED.
THANKS. APPRECIATE
THE LIFT HOME.
HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME
TO STOP BY
NEXT TIME YOU'RE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEXT TIME YOU'RE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MIGHT DO THAT.
THANKS AGAIN.
THANKS AGAIN.
YOU'RE SMILING.
NO, I'M NOT.
WITH RESPECT, SIR--
IT'S GAS.
IT'S GAS.
LOOK, WHO YOU GOING TO
BELIEVE HERE, ME OR MY FACE?
LOOK, WHO YOU GOING TO
BELIEVE HERE, ME OR MY FACE?
[SIGHS] ANYWAY...
WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT COMING
BACK HERE ON OUR NEXT LEAVE.
THE CREW
COULD USE A BREAK.
THE CREW
COULD USE A BREAK.
DOCTOR'S ORDERS.
LIFE GOES ON.
LIFE GOES ON.
INDEED, IT DOES.
INDEED, IT DOES.
INDEED, IT DOES.
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WARNER BROS.
CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC.
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THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC.