Voices of Authority

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“Voices of Authority”

Babylon 5 episode

Episode no.

Season 3
Episode 5

Written by

J. Michael Straczynski

Directed by

Menachem Binitsky

Guest stars

John Schuck (Draal)
Shari Shattuck (Julie Musante)

Production no.

304

Original airdate

29 January 1996

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List of Babylon 5 episodes

Voices of Authority is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

1 Synopsis
2 Arc significance
3 Production details
4 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Ivanova and Marcus go in search of the First Ones with Draal's guidance. A new political officer, Julie Musante, is assigned to Babylon 5. Sheridan has to deal with her inquiries while keeping the 'Conspiracy of Light' a secret. Her methods of getting closer to Sheridan include a seduction attempt.

G'Kar confronts Delenn about the War Council and the Rangers.

[edit] Arc significance

Musante arrives at Babylon 5 to serve as the political officer. She seeks to extend and expand the scope of the Nightwatch force, while attempting to impose political oversight over the staff.

Draal (John Schuck), the Minbari custodian of The Great Machine on Epsilon 3, makes a reappearance to help Ivanova locate the First Ones.

Contact is made with the First Ones, attempting to rally them in the war against the Shadows. This particular ship appears in Series 1 in Mind War.

Through the use of the Great Machine, Susan Ivanova is able to inadvertently uncover new evidence that President Clark was involved in President Santiago's assassination. This evidence is made public for the first time.

In response to Ivanova finding the evidence that President Santiago's assassination was arranged by Clark, Draal states that "A normal human mind should not have been able to do that".