Babylon 5: The River of Souls Page #2

every time somebody calls.

Then it'll be funny.

I said he didn't know how to use it.

Didn't I say he didn't know how to use it?

Didn't I tell him I'd give him instructions?

Idiot! If he shorts that thing out,

I'm gonna charge him double.

Hey, buddy!

- So Mr. Garibaldi...

- Michael. Please.

Michael. What brings you

back to Babylon 5?

Business. As you know,

when I married Lise...

...I took over the day-to-day operation

of her late husband's corporation.

Problem is, we inherited black projects

and research programs...

...that he started but he

never told anybody about.

For six months, I've been tracking

them down and finding out what's involved.

The good ones, we keep.

The not so good ones, out.

You wouldn't believe what he was into.

- And that trail led you here?

- Yes and no.

I picked this as a midway point

to meet a researcher...

...who's been doing these things

for a couple of years. We'll get together...

...he'll tell me why he needs the money,

I'll listen, go back to Mars.

- You'll never even know I was here.

- Somehow I doubt that.

- Yes?

- Captain?

We've got Mr. Garibaldi's

appointment out here.

- Should I send him in?

- Just a second.

You told him to meet you here?

I figured this would be

the easiest place to find.

- I knew you wouldn't mind.

- You are...

...truly amazing, Mr. Garibaldi.

I thought we agreed on "Michael."

We did. Send him in.

Did you by any chance also offer

to let him stay in my quarters?

Oh, no, no, no.

I couldn't possibly impose.

But I do appreciate the offer.

- Still sober?

- As a judge.

I'm glad.

- Mr. Garibaldi?

- Doctor.

Doctor, meet

Captain Elizabeth Lochley.

Captain, Dr. Robert Bryson.

- Pleasure.

- Thank you.

- Lf I may ask, a doctor of what?

- Archaeology...

...with a secondary degree

in cultural anthropology.

He digs stuff up.

Thank you for the translation,

Mr. Garibaldi.

If you hadn't jumped in, I might have

gotten confused and fallen down.

I didn't start out digging things up.

I specialized in palynology.

That's the study of fossilized pollen...

...to determine the age

of the accompanying bodies.

Oh, I've heard of it. Apparently

it's more accurate than carbon dating...

...and more useful on off-world expeditions,

since carbon values differ planet to planet.

Yes. You're the first person I've met

outside the field who knows what it is.

There's only a dozen of us

back on Earth who specialize in it.

That's what got me into

interplanetary digs...

Right, right, right. Listen, I think

we should be going.

I know you two kids could

talk shop until dawn...

...but we've got a little talking

of our own to do.

So I suggest you let the captain

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