By Any Means Necessary

From The Great Machine

Episode Title: By Any Means Necessary
Episode Number: S1E12
Original Air Date: May 11, 1994
DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002
Writer: Kathryn M. Drennan
Director: Jim Johnston
Guest Stars: John Snyder, Katy Boyer, Aki Aleong

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2 Synopsis
- 2.1 Main Plot
3 See Also
4 Characters
- 4.1 Season 1 Cast
5 Notes

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Sinclair must mediate disputes between Londo & G'Kar and EarthGov & Babylon 5's dockworkers.

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

When an impatient Narn ship captain panics, he causes a catastrophic collision in the station's spacedock, severely damaging his ship, destroying precious cargo bound for Ambassador G'Kar, and killing a dockworker.

As a result of this and other incidents, the Dockers' Guild is bordering on an illegal strike. The spokesperson for the laborers refuses any of Sinclair's proposed solutions to their protests, and the word comes through from Earth - since the workers are under a government contract, any strike they declare is illegal and can be remedied under the Rush Act, which empowers the government to force laborers to continue their work or face arrest and replacement.

A labor negotiator is sent in from Earth in hopes that the situation can be brought to a satisfactory resolution, but he seems all too ready to have Garibaldi's security forces carry out the Rush Act. Sinclair decides to take matters into his own hands with his own unique and risky interpretation of the Rush Act. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])

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G'Kar and Londo find new ways to antagonize each other.
Babylon 5's Dockers' Guild threatens to strike.
Commander Sinclair must resolve these disputes on little rest, and against a backdrop of political wrangling at home.