And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place

From The Great Machine

Episode Title: And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place
Episode Number: S3E20
Original Air Date: September 8, 1996
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Director: David Eagle
Guest Stars: Erick Avari, William Forward, Louis Turenne, Mel Winkler

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2 Synopsis
- 2.1 Main Plot
3 Characters
- 3.1 Season 3 Cast

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The rivalry for the attentions of Emperor Cartagia and the Centauri Royal Court between Londo Mollari and Lord Refa escalates and is resolved due to Londo's manipulating both Vir Cotto and G'Kar.

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Spoiler warning: Plot, character development, or ending details follow.

All attempts at discerning a tactical pattern in the Shadows' attacks come up with a blank, and Sheridan's not happy about it. Delenn tries to comfort him, but his inability to recognize the Shadows' strategy frustrates Sheridan to the exclusion of all else.

Lord Refa arrives from the Centauri homeworld along with a functionary of the Royal Court, investigating Refa's complaint that Londo is impeding Centauri progress in the war.

Londo sends Vir to tell G'Kar that his former aide, Na'Toth, is still alive and well on Narn. Then Londo confronts Emperor Cartagia's messenger with his story that Refa is actually the obstacle to Centauri ascendency.

Meanwhile, Vir is captured and forcibly probed by a Centauri telepath working for Refa. Powerless to resist, Vir cannot withhold the news that G'Kar is returning to the Narn homeworld.

Sheridan holds a meeting with Brother Theo and three religious leaders from Earth, who have risked a great deal to smuggle out word that a resistance has formed against President Clark's totalitarian regime.

Reverend Dexter expresses in private his concern that Sheridan is shouldering too much of the war's burden himself, and suggests that Delenn is Sheridan's obvious partner in tactical matters - and more.

Refa arrives on Narn and traps G'Kar, only to discover that the trap has been sprung already - by Londo. Londo has paid off Refa's guards to leave him defenseless at the hands of the Narn, and has promised G'Kar the release of two thousand enslaved Narns in exchange for a small favor...Refa's death.

Sheridan begins to detect a possible pattern to the Shadows' attacks, but upon his suggestion that he must think like the enemy in order to outwit them, Delenn becomes alarmed and literally drags him to Reverend Dexter's worship service.

Later, she reveals that things may not be as hopeless as they seem, unveiling an entire fleet of White Stars that could turn the tide in the war. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])

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Courtesy of Brother Theo, the Babylon 5 Command Staff develop some intriguing intelligence sources on Earth.
Lord Refa meets his inglorious end at the hands of some seriously angry Narns in the catacombs under the Kha'Ri meeting chambers on the Narn Homeworld.