Babylon 51994

Major Ed Ryan:
Captain.

Captain John Sheridan:
Major Ryan. [looks behind him] Where's General Hague?

Major Ed Ryan:
General Hague was killed in our last firefight. We were coming back from a meeting with some officials on Orion 7 when we were ambushed. He was on his way to the command deck when we were hit amidships by the Clarkstown. In his absence, I've tried to carry on as best I can. Between this and what's been going on back home, the crew is... just stunned.

Captain John Sheridan:
[continues] What's the latest on the coup?

Major Ed Ryan:
A few senators have managed to escape Earthdome, shock troops are out in force everywhere, Paris, London, New York, Moscow, New Delhi.

Cmdr. Susan Ivanova:
How are the folks back home dealing with all this?

Major Ed Ryan:
That's the irony. Most of them have welcomed martial law. It's cut crime down to nothing. On the surface, it's peaceful.

Captain John Sheridan:
Yeah, the peace of the gun.

Michael Garibaldi:
Why haven't we seen any of this on ISN?

Major Ed Ryan:
ISN is walking a fine line. They know if they push too far, they'll be shut down. We have one chance. Mars has rejected martial law. If they can stand up to Clark, they might be able to rally support from some of the other colony worlds and push him out of power.

Michael Garibaldi:
Unless he pushes back.

Captain John Sheridan:
Oh, he's overextended already. Ah, his power base is back on Earth where he has Nightwatch and the bulk of our forces.

Cmdr. Susan Ivanova:
I just can't believe so many people in Earthforce would go along with all this.

Major Ed Ryan:
He spent the last year putting his people in key places. Anyone who raises a voice is immediately arrested and charged with treason, Under conditions like that, it's... it's easier to keep quiet. [link beeps] Yeah?

Bill Trainor:
We just intercepted a coded message from Earthforce Command. They've started bombing Mars. I repeat, they're bombing Mars. [everyone reacts with disbelief]