Original Airdate: October 26, 1994 Written by J. Michael Straczynski Directed by Janet Greek Episode #: 22 Production #: 112
Guest stars: Macaulay Bruton as Garibaldi's aide. Edward Conery as Devereaux. Ed Wasser as Morden.
Delenn begins to change into something else. Garibaldi is nearly killed and Earth Alliance President Luis Santiago is killed when Earth Force One explodes near Io, one of Jupiter's moons.
Aboard Babylon 5, the huge intergalactic space station, Londo Mollari (PETER JURASIK), the Centauri ambassador, argues with G'Kar (ANDREAS KATSULAS), the Narn ambassador, over a boundary dispute in the distant quadrant 37 that separates a portion of their alien empires. Frustrated by G'Kar's militaristic logic, Londo cautiously accepts the help of Morden (ED WASSER), an agent of the powerful mercenaries known as The Shadowmen. In return for an unspecified future favor from Londo, Morden promises to eliminate the Narn threat in Quadrant 37 and allow Londo to take full credit for personally resolving the dispute.
Meanwhile, Commander Jeffrey Sinclair (MICHAEL O'HARE) and geological surveyor Catherine Sakai (JULIA NICKSON) agree on their wedding date and ask their friend, Babylon 5's Security Chief, Michael Garibaldi (JERRY DOYLE), to participate in the ceremony. Soon after, Garibaldi learns of a plot to assassinate Earth Alliance President Luis Santiago. His investigation indicates that Edgar Devereaux (EDWARD CONERY), a corrupt businessman based on Babylon 5, is a renegade Earthforce security agent who is helping an unknown group with the plot.
Garibaldi is critically wounded by one of his own aides, loyal to Devereaux. As Babylon 5's medical officer, Dr. Stephen Franklin (RICHARD BIGGS), and his team struggle to save his life, Garibaldi tells Sinclair about the assassination plot. As Sinclair and Lieutenant Commander Susan Ivanova (CLAUDIA CHRISTIAN) try to contact the President's transport ship, it explodes in a huge fireball. As the Earth Alliance mourns, the weak and ineffective Vice-President, Morgan Clark (GARY McGURK), is sworn in as the new leader.
Meanwhile, four massive Shadowmen warships completely destroy the Narn military base in Quadrant 37, killing ten thousand troops. Londo conveys his shock over the senseless slaughter to Morden, but the sinister Shadowman merely tells Londo to enjoy the heroic gratitude that the Centauri race is bestowing upon him. Suspecting that a powerful, unknown alien race is responsible, G'Kar returns to his homeworld to investigate the massacre.
After a solemn consultation with the enigmatic Vorlon ambassador, Kosh Naranek, Minbari Ambassador Delenn (MIRA FURLAN) reluctantly isolates herself in a corner of her living quarters and activates a small device that encases her in a translucent chrysalis, slowly changing her appearance. When questioned by Sinclair, Delenn's assistant, Lennier (BILL MUMY), confesses that he doesn't know why Delenn is transforming herself.
