A Day in the Strife
From The Great Machine
- Episode Title: A Day in the Strife
- Episode Number: S3E03
- Original Air Date: November 20, 1995
- DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
- Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
- Director: David Eagle
- Guest Stars: Stephen Macht, Marshall Teague, Anne Betancourt
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A mysterious alien probe arrives at Babylon 5, offering incredible amounts of information, including the cures to diseases, new jumpgate technology, and other advanced research - if the crew can answer 600 complex questions.
[edit] Synopsis
Sheridan is barely able to contain an uprising of the Dockers' Guild when a pair of Narns arrive. One of the Narns, Na'Far, has been approved by the Centauri government to be the puppet Narn ambassador, while the life of his bodyguard, Ta'Lon, was saved by Sheridan from the specimen-collecting Streib a few months ago.
While asking Na'Far about the executions of Narn freedom fighters, Londo recognizes Vir's discomfort and arranges to have him promoted to the Centauri Legation on Minbar.
Garibaldi, while working with Franklin, recognizes discomfort of another kind - Franklin's growing addiction to medlab's stim shots.
When an unmanned alien probe arrives promising a gift of knowledge and a threat of death, Sheridan must decide which honor is more worthy. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])
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- The alien probe is a sophisticated intelligence gathering tool designed to self-destruct when it finds a race advanced enough to pose a threat to its unknown creators. Sheridan surmises the problem and withholds the answers.
- First evidence of Dr. Franklin's addiction to stims.
- Ambassador Mollari arranges for Vir to be transferred to Minbar.
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