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								   Ambassador Mollari is sitting in a night club, intensely enjoying the

								   show. His pleasure is interrupted by Sinclair and G'Kar, who have

								   come, quite angrily, to tell him that he can't evade his

								   responsibilities any longer--that tomorrow morning, Londo _will_ be

								   present to negotiate with the Narn over the Euphrates Sector, a point

								   of contention between the two regimes. Londo suddenly interrupts them

								   and tells them to sit down--for the moment in the shows that Londo has

								   been waiting for has arrived: an erotic Centauri dancer. "Of all

								   things in life," Londo comments, "are females not the finest?"


								   [INLINE] Adira, the Centauri dancer.


								   "On that, Mollari, we can at least agree," replies G'Kar. As G'Kar,

								   Sinclair, and Londo are sitting there, Ko D'ath, the new head of

								   G'Kar's diplomatic staff, arrives. G'Kar, to put it mildly, doesn't

								   look very happy. Meanwhile, a man makes a pass at Ko D'ath, who rather

								   violently throws him across the room.


								   After the show, Londo returns to his quarters only to find the erotic

								   Centauri dancer, whose name is Adira Tyree, lying on his bed. Needless

								   to say, he is overjoyed and goes to bed ...


								   The next morning, Garibaldi finds an anomaly in the computer

								   system--it seems that there has been some unauthorized use of the

								   highly-official Gold Channels. Sinclair tells Garibaldi to continue

								   investigating.


								   After finishing his talk with Garibaldi, Sinclair, who is at the

								   negotiation table with G'Kar, becomes rather upset that Londo still

								   hasn't arrived. Talia Winters, who will be telepathically auditing the

								   negotiations, excuses herself from the table for a moment. Sinclair

								   follows her.


								   Talia tells Sinclair that she just had to get out of the room for a

								   while--so much intense emotion in such close proximity can be

								   difficult to block out. Sinclair explains to her how important a

								   peaceful settlement to these negotiations is; he wants to prove that

								   Babylon 5 is doing the job it's supposed to be doing. Further, he

								   knows that every side truly wants a peaceful settle- ment, and

								   explains to Talia that her job is to get rid of all the lies, until

								   the inescapable truth of a peaceful settlement is the only thing left.


								   Londo, in his room, is talking with Adira. "What is it that you're

								   getting [from me]?" Londo asks. "A washed-up, old republi- can,

								   dreaming of better days."


								   "These are _my_ better days, Londo," Adira responds, "thanks to you."

								   Londo finally hears that Vir is paging him, so he finally gets up and

								   goes to the negotiations.


								   On the bridge, Ivanova, who has been informed about the communication

								   anomaly, tells Garibaldi that he's overreacting. She explains that it

								   could easily be a computer error or some energy fluctuation. Garibaldi

								   protests that he has already checked for all of these

								   possibilities--and he says that if someone has gained unauthorized

								   access to the Gold Channels, there might be a very serious security

								   breach. Gold Channels, he explains, are priority channels--most people

								   don't even know that they exist, and even if people did know, they

								   couldn't be used without the express permission of Sinclair. Ivanova,

								   however, brusquely brushes him off- -she'll get to the problem later,

								   she says, when she has time. Londo finally arrives at the negotiation

								   table, claiming to have been detained by an "important matter of

								   state." The negotiations begin.


								   Adira enters her quarters, and is surprised to find a certain man,

								   Trakis, there. We quickly find out that Adira is a slave, and Trakis

								   is her master. He asks her if things are going well with Londo. She

								   evades the question, but he warns her that a slave should never lie to

								   her master--and he uses some telepathic device to determine her

								   thoughts. He then orders her to hurry up and get the "Purple Files"

								   from Londo. "Do you know why a drunken fool like Mollari has ...

								   power?" says Trakis. "Because his family has been collecting dirt on

								   other families for years, like all the noble houses of the Centauri

								   Republic." The Purple Files, he explains, can bring down any house in

								   the republic--the Narn would pay well for that data, he says, and he

								   wants it. He orders the reluctant Adira to use a mind probe to get the

								   data from Londo.


								   [INLINE] Adira evades Trakis' question.


								   Later, Adira is in her quarters when Londo stops by. He brings her

								   some exotic flowers ("Star Laces"?) and also gives her an heirloom

								   which has been in his family for centuries--it was originally warn by

								   a wise and powerful matriarch of his family. She refuses to take it,

								   but he forces it on her, telling her, "You know how stubborn I am!"

								   She finally accepts it. Londo then mentions that he's made

								   reservations at the finest restaurant on Babylon 5. Adira expresses

								   concern and asks what would happen if people saw them together. He

								   explains that, although the Centauri are a class-driven society, "When

								   I look beneath the mask I've been forced to wear, I see only

								   emptiness. Then I think of you, and I say, 'To hell with

								   appearances.'"


								   Garibaldi is reading Universe Today in his office when his computer

								   alerts him of another communication anomaly. He attempts to track it,

								   and comes quite close to succeeding, only to be stopped at the last

								   moment.


								   Sinclair has invited Talia to dinner, ostensibly in reward for her

								   services at the negotiations, at the same restaurant that Londo and

								   Adira have gone to. As Sinclair and Talia are talking, she explains

								   how Londo's thoughts at the negotiations were intensely "erotic."

								   Sinclair comments that he's not surprised.


								   Garibaldi is at Ivanova's console, trying to track down the last

								   anomaly. His efforts are not accomplishing very much; he has traced

								   the message to somewhere in the Russian Consortium.


								   Londo and Adira are back in Londo's quarters. She tells him to sit

								   down while she prepares the drinks. She sticks some type of sedative

								   in one of them, however. When Londo drinks it, he falls back,

								   unconscious. She sets up the mind probe and gets Londo's access codes

								   to the Purple Files (which are, appropriately, "wine," "women," and

								   "song."). She uses the codes at a computer console in Londo's room to

								   gain access the Purple Files and transfer the information that they

								   contain into a data crystal. She returns his heirloom, sadly mumbling

								   that she's sorry; then, she leaves.


								   In the morning, Londo is quite upset at Vir for waking him up.

								   Further, he complains of a terrible headache. Suddenly, he notices

								   that Adira has left his ancient heirloom on his desk.


								   Adira is staring at the data crystal in her quarters when Trakis calls

								   her and orders her to meet him in exactly 10 minutes. Reluctantly, she

								   starts on her way.


								   Londo, who is extremely preoccupied by now, suddenly has what he

								   thinks is a brilliant idea--to gives Vir full diplomatic status and

								   tell Vir to represent to the Centauri at the negotiations. He tells

								   Vir that he is now the "voice of the mighty Centauri Republic." Vir,

								   changing from an expression of surprise and reluctance to one of

								   pride, finally accepts his position at the negotiation, and virtually

								   runs off, excitedly. "Don't give away the homeworld," orders Londo, as

								   Vir leaves.


								   Adira, as she sees Trakis at the prearranged meeting place, finally

								   realizes that she doesn't like what she's been forced to do. As she

								   sees Trakis, she runs away from him. Trakis, in quick pursuit,

								   violently pushes a few bystanders out of the way, but is unable to

								   catch up with her.


								   Trakis finds Londo knocking at Adira's quarters. "She's not there,"

								   Trakis tells Londo. Trakis goes on to explain that he and Londo are

								   very much alike--how Adira has betrayed them both. Adira is meanwhile

								   speaking with a friend of hers, frantically arranging safe transport

								   away from Babylon 5. Until the flight, her friend promises her a safe

								   hiding place--in the friend's quarters.


								   Trakis tells Londo that Adira is a Narn agent. When Londo expresses

								   disbelief, Trakis merely warns him of a danger with which Londo is

								   quite familiar--that if the Purple Files get out, the whole Centauri

								   Republic (not to mention Londo's career) will be finished. Trakis

								   continues to explain that Adira is Trakis's slave--and that the only

								   reason that he cares about this whole thing is that, by the same

								   Centauri laws which allow him to own Adira as a slave, Trakis is

								   responsible for any crimes which Adira commits. Trakis secretly places

								   a audio bug on Londo. Londo, in a mixture of sadness and rage, tells

								   Trakis to leave the quarters.


								   At the negotiation table, Vir walks in and proudly proclaims that he

								   is the ambassador for the Centauri Republic. G'Kar is enraged, and, as

								   a countermeasure, makes Ko D'ath the Narn ambassa- dor (warning her

								   not to give away the homeworld). Sinclair, trying to maintain some

								   semblance of order, leaves the negotiation chambers to search for

								   Londo.


								   [INLINE] Sinclair tries to restore calm.


								   Londo, who has realized that Adira stole his Purple Files, is in no

								   mood to return to the negotiations. He explains the seriousness of the

								   situation to Sinclair and also asks Sinclair for help. The situation

								   must not be made public, he says, and Sinclair is the only one to help

								   him. Sinclair says that he'll only help Londo if Londo agrees to

								   Sinclair's compromise concerning the Euphrates Sector. Londo agrees.


								   Undercover, Londo and Sinclair enter the club for which Adira was

								   dancing previously. Sinclair outwits the owner of the club into

								   letting him see the dancers for a while. Once they see the dancers,

								   they ask for information about Adira--where she might be hiding. One

								   of the dancers tells them the name of a good friend of Adira--the

								   quarters of whom are the mostly likely place for Adira to be hiding.


								   At the same time, Trakis, in the alien sector, is monitoring

								   Sinclair's and Londo's conversation through the auditory bug which he

								   attached to Londo previously. He is speaking with one of the aliens,

								   arranging to pay for men to delay (and kill, if necessary) Sinclair

								   and Londo in order to give Trakis to the time to capture Adira (and

								   the data crystal).


								   Sinclair and Londo go heading off to find Adira but are intercepted by

								   these hired men. Londo realizes that it must have been Trakis who sent

								   them. Londo and Sinclair run off to hide; in the middle of the hired

								   men's pursuit of Londo and Sinclair, however, they are ordered to call

								   off their operations--Adira and the crystal have been captured. Londo

								   and Sinclair overhear this unfortunate bit of information.


								   [INLINE] Sinclair and Londo undercover.


								   Ivanova, on the bridge, informs Garibaldi that there has been an

								   incident of heavy shooting down in a certain section of Babylon 5. She

								   tells Garibaldi to go down to investigate it; she says that she'll

								   monitor the communications for any similar anomalies. Garibaldi,

								   however, sends some other security offices to the area of the shooting

								   and remains in his office to monitor communications himself.


								   According to station logs, says Sinclair, no ship has left Babylon 5

								   for the past two hours. Therefore, Adira and the crystal must still be

								   on board. Sinclair offers to arrest Trakis--there's enough evidence,

								   he says; Londo, however, declines, saying that any arrest will hinge

								   on his own testimony, and he cannot give it, for fear of making this

								   incident official. "Besides, he might harm Adira," adds Londo.

								   Sinclair is surprised and asks why Londo would like to protect

								   her--after all, she's the one who got him into this situation. "I

								   know," replies Londo, "but there must be some other way." Sinclair

								   says that he has another idea ...


								   Garibaldi, sure enough, has found another anomaly. This time, he

								   successfully traces it. He catches Ivanova communicating with a

								   Russian hospital--and with her dying father. Ivanova's father sadly

								   apologizes for his perceived lack of love toward his daughter--he

								   explains how, after her mother's death and her brother's death in the

								   war, he was too wrapped up in his own needs to (from his point of

								   view) successfully cater to her needs. He apologizes profusely, though

								   his daughter finds all of it unnecessary. With touching words between

								   them, he dies. Garibaldi, who has been looking on sadly, sees and

								   hears the whole conversation.


								   Sinclair, meanwhile, is speaking with G'Kar, offering him a "business

								   opportunity." He offers to arrange a meeting for G'Kar concerning some

								   "merchandise" that will give G'Kar an advantage over Mollari. When

								   G'Kar asks Sinclair why he's offering this meeting, Sinclair says that

								   Earth wants some concessions in the Euphrates Sector and knows that

								   Narn gratitude is quite worth the price. Further, Sinclair, to ensure

								   that the merchandise is genuine, offers to have Talia Winters sit in

								   on the meeting. G'Kar accepts, telling Sinclair, "I never knew you

								   could be so devious, commander."


								   "Coming from you, ambassador, that's a real compliment." rejoins

								   Sinclair. G'Kar at first smiles, but suddenly realizes Sinclair's

								   implication, and gives a perplexed, somewhat-annoyed frown.


								   Talia, however, when asked by Sinclair and Londo, refuses to use her

								   telepathic skills for any purpose that involves personal matters--it's

								   against Psi Corps regulations. However, when confronted with the

								   possibility that Adira will die if she doesn't interfere, she agrees

								   to scan Trakis's mind at the meeting that Sinclair arranged--however,

								   she can only scan "surface thoughts," though there are tricks ...


								   The meeting between Trakis and G'Kar proceeds as Sinclair planned.

								   Trakis mentions that he doesn't like telepaths. Talia refutes this,

								   saying that she's only there to verify the merchan- dise ... he

								   mustn't think of anything else--such as "where Adira Tyree might be."


								   [INLINE] Tricking Trakis.


								   Trakis is surprised and fooled--enough so that Talia can read his

								   "surface thoughts" pertaining to Adira's location. She tells this

								   information to Sinclair, who sends a security team to try to find her.

								   Trakis, seeing that he has been fooled, attempts to run away--but is

								   stopped by Londo's fist. "That was for Adira," says Londo, "and

								   this"--he kicks Trakis rather hard--"is for me!" Londo searches

								   Trakis's unconscious body and finds the data crystal without

								   difficulty. Londo thanks G'Kar for helping to save not only Londo's

								   career, but the entire Centauri Republic.


								   Ivanova, meanwhile, enters Garibaldi's quarters and notices that he

								   didn't go down to check out the previous shootings as she had asked

								   him to. Garibaldi comments on how there was another communication

								   anomaly and how he has finally traced the problem: it was, he tells

								   Ivanova, what she originally thought it was--a computer error. He says

								   that he trusts it won't happen again; she agrees. Garibaldi, leaving

								   the room, invites Ivanova for a drink, but she again brusquely brushes

								   him off, saying that she's on duty. However, on second thought, she

								   turns around and tells him, "Maybe another time."


								   Londo meets with Adira right before she leaves on her ship. He

								   explains to her that Sinclair has "convinced" Trakis to give Adira her

								   freedom--"He [Sinclair] can be a frightening man, that one!" Londo

								   comments. Further, Londo again gives his old heirloom to Adira,

								   telling her to wear it proudly--as a free woman. He offers her, once

								   again, to stay, but she refuses, telling him that her wounds are too

								   fresh. She apologizes, saying that she never meant to hurt him. They

								   wave goodbye, and she boards her ship, leaving Londo only with

								   memories.


								   Shawn Bayern _bayern@cshl.org_

								     _________________________________________________________________


								   Copyright 1994, Shawn Bayern. All rights reserved. Permission is

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								   intended by writing these synopses.


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