Messages from Earth
From The Great Machine
- Episode Title: Messages from Earth
- Episode Number: S3E08
- Original Air Date: February 19, 1996
- DVD Release Date: August 12, 2003
- Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
- Director: Mike Vejar
- Guest Stars: Nancy Stafford
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When Sheridan's War Council receives word that a Shadow vessel has been found on Ganymede, they must choose: rise against EarthGov and destroy the Shadow vessel, or do nothing.
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Garibaldi and Marcus have arranged for Dr. Mary Kirkish, a former Interplanetary Expeditions archaeologist, to visit the station. Kirkish has unearthed evidence that, not only is EarthGov aware of the Shadows, but they're studying a Shadow vessel found buried on Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter. This knowledge is closely-enough held in the Clark administration that assassins have been trailing Kirkish from Mars all the way to Babylon 5.
Sheridan realizes the implications of a conspiracy between President Clark, the Psi Corps, and the Shadows, and sets out to destroy the wayward Shadow vessel before Earth can learn any more about it. But even with an improperly prepared pilot, the Shadow proves to be difficult to kill - and worse yet: Earthforce scanners are unfamiliar with the design of the White Star, and an interesting Earthforce destroyer is deployed to deal with the intruder. (Attrib: B5 LogBook [1])
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- Garibaldi and Dr. Kirkish both witnessed the retrieval of a Shadow vessel on Mars.
- Garibaldi found a Psi Corps pin near the area where the Shadow vessel was buried.
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Dr. Kirkish
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