Objects in Motion

“Objects in Motion”
Babylon 5 episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 20
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski Harlan Ellison
Directed by	Jesus Treviño
Guest stars	Denise Gentile (Lise Hampton-Edgars) James Hornbeck (Casey) Marjorie Monaghan (Number One)
Production no.	521
Original airdate	11 November 1998
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"Objects in Motion" is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

Synopsis

As G'Kar plans to leave Babylon 5 with Lyta, the crew avert an assassination attempt on Garibaldi and Lise.

Details

Garibaldi is going through detox having a bad time, when Number One (Marjorie Monaghan) informs him that an assassination attempt will be made on him and Lise. Companies had been strip mining Mars, and didn't want the details to come to light. A security guard is killed, and his link is switched and later tampered with to provide access to the security net. Number One talks with Sheridan and they suspect that Earth is trying to provoke a civil war on Mars. Zack Allen discovers in Medlab that the link has been switched. Later he orders a loud noise sent to the dead security guards link, which reveals the would-be assassin who is dealt with. An assassin trying to take out G'Kar misses when Zack intervenes and hits Lise instead. Garibaldi forces access to the assassin and takes him to Lyta Alexander, and makes a deal for her to scan him. He finds that he was hired by Edgar Industries. G'Kar has bought a ship and now prepares to leave. Garibaldi stays by Lise's side in Medlab, and when she awakes asks her to marry him, he has a priest waiting. She agrees. Garibaldi talks to the Edgars board, and instructs them to resign, with a threat of a cache of money to be used to track them down on his untimely death. He has information provided by the new head of covert intelligence for the Interstellar Alliance, Number One. Franklin and Number One have a drink, and reflect on the future. Franklin is leaving for Earth. Garibaldi and Lise then leave for Mars. Delenn and Sheridan take a walk from one end of the station to the other.

Arc significance

• Garibaldi and Lise Hamilton are now married.
• Number One becomes head of Intelligence for the Interstellar Alliance.

Production details

• Harlan Ellison and J. Michael Straczynski wrote the story between them, J. Michael Straczynski wrote the teleplay.

Trivia

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External links

• Objects in Motion at The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5