I told you I could help. The Book of G'Quan. Read it. We'll talk afterwards.
I don't read Narn.
[walking away from Garibaldi's quarters] Learn!
S3Voices of Authority
S3Dust to Dust
[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.
[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.
S3Exogenesis
[Marcus meets with an informant in Downbelow]
IInformant
Message from Ranger One on Minbar. He recommends our people go on a heightened state of alert and pull back from Earth space. Word is something screwy's going on back home.
This is not exactly a revelation.
[Marcus and Garbaldi argue over Lurkers]
Well thank you, Mr. Garibaldi, one of the leading minds of the 14th century. "Have we no workhouses? Have we no prisons?" Mr. Marley here'd like to have a word with you! He's the fellow in the chains! Ignore the moans, it's just gas!
Don't you ever shut up?
Not until I get what I want. Why? Do you think silent meditation would work better?
Ivanova was right. You are a pain in the ass.
S3Messages from Earth
You know, I've been stuck in this tin can for three years. I haven't taken a vacation--okay, okay, it's my fault, I had the leave coming, I just didn't take it. And the pay sucks, I knew that when I signed on! And nobody said I'd survive the job! Now, I give you all that. But where in my contract does it say that I have to eat the same food for breakfast every day for three years?
[matter-of-fact] Paragraph 47, Subsection 19, Clause 9A. You can find it in the index under S.U.A.E.I.
S.U...A.E.I.?
SSSheridan, Susan Ivanova
[in unison] Shut Up And Eat It.
[About Marcus, who had arranged for a special breakfast to be delivered for her]
I'm going to kill him...after breakfast...if I can find him.
[Marcus notices that a preoccupied Ivanova isn't really listening to his status report.]
And they have much to be concerned about. There's always the threat of an attack by, say, a giant space dragon--the kind that eats the sun every 30 days? It's a nuisance, but what can you expect from reptiles? Did I mention that my nose is on fire, and that I have 15 wild badgers living in my trousers?
[She finally looks at him, annoyed.]
I'm sorry. Would you prefer ferrets?
[The White Star struggles to escape Jupiter's pull]
Full power! Give me everything you've got!
If I were holding anything back, I would tell you.
[last lines: Sheridan turns on ISN]
IAISN Anchor
And to confirm earlier reports, President Clark has signed a decree today declaring martial law throughout Earth Central, citing threats to planetary security. He is expected to provide information to support this action at a closed meeting of the full Earth Senate tomorrow. We repeat, Earth is now under martial law.
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