[Bester calls ahead to warn of his imminent arrival.]
I'm in pursuit of an individual who's a danger to your station, Earth, and the Psi Corps.
Well, that's two legitimate things to worry about.
“Dust to Dust” · Season 3
In this episode: Alfred Bester (5), Michael Garibaldi (3), Susan Ivanova (2), Stephen Franklin (2), Londo Mollari (1), Vir Cotto (1)
[The "conspiracy of light" worries about exposure by Bester.]
And after that, there are only two options. He turns us in, we're court-martialled, then shot for treason. Or we kill him, before he has a chance to tell anybody.
I will not support murder. We can not kill him.
Can we wound him? Just a little?
[Bester loudly disclaims any prior knowledge of the Talia Winters debacle.]
On the other hand, we learned some interesting things about Miss Winters, in the course of her debriefing and dissec-- that is, examination.
. . .
[Bester, agreeing to take a psi-surpressing drug, sneers at the command staff's distrust.]
I'm here to save your butts! Next time, show a little gratitude.
[He leaves.]
On the other hand, maybe wounding him isn't such a bad idea after all.
[Bester confronts Garibaldi about his insulting comments.]
My blood is the same color as yours, and what I do, I do to protect Earth, same as you. You don't like how I do it, that's your prerogative. But there are things going on out there that you know nothing about. Threats to the human race that no one ever hears about -- because we stop them. There's dangers all around us! And whether you like us or not, we may be all that stands between you and the abyss.
[Bester surprises Garibaldi with some psychological, not psychic, interrogation skills.]
Liars are always afraid that somebody's going to see through them. So I just provided him with a vehicle for his paranoia. Your captain's opinions notwithstanding, the badge and the uniform do have certain...advantages.
Like intimidation?
Absolutely! Just like...your badge, and...your uniform.
[Londo rephrases Vir's report on the Minbari to make them look bad, to Vir's horror.]
They are deeply spiritual people!
Yes, now that you can leave in. It always scares people.
If I had my talent working, I could've warned you when he was coming.
And if I had a baseball bat, we could hang you from the ceiling and play piñata. I still think I should've gone straight to G'Kar.
We have no evidence that he made the sale yet. Why annoy the Narn without cause if we are wrong? Shut off the problem at the source and the rest attends to itself. A piñata, huh? So you think of me as something bright and cheerful, full of toys and candy for young children. Thank you. That makes me feel…much better about our relationship.
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