Passing Through Gethsemane

"Passing Through Gethsemane" is an episode from the third season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. A Vorlon transport docks at Babylon 5 with Ambassador Kosh and the human telepath Lyta Alexander aboard. The senior staff of Babylon 5 is, to say the least, curious about what Lyta's seen on the Vorlon homeworld, where no human has ever been. But she is silent on that point. When she's examined by Dr. Franklin in MedLab, however, s... more

"Passing Through Gethsemane" is an episode from the third season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. A Vorlon transport docks at Babylon 5 with Ambassador Kosh and the human telepath Lyta Alexander aboard. The senior staff of Babylon 5 is, to say the least, curious about what Lyta's seen on the Vorlon homeworld, where no human has ever been. But she is silent on that point. When she's examined by Dr. Franklin in MedLab, however, she is given an even cleaner bill of health that she had before; even remnants of childhood injuries and congenital defects are gone. One of the brothers of the Cistercian Order on the station, Brother Edward, receives a small package with a black rose while he's conducting a business transaction for his Order. It remains a mystery to him, along with some writing apparently in blood. Brother Edward starts to hear voices and have flashbacks of a woman's murder. He raises his concern that he may be going insane to Babylon 5's security chief... less