Ivanova came to medlab to see a rather unusual sight. Sheridan was unstrapping himself from some sort of machine, looking a bit groggy. The machine was then hooked up to the unconscious Garibaldi.
"Well, your vitals are still strong," Dr. Franklin was saying, "but there's a definite instability. We'll give it another ten minutes and then I'll start my shift."
"Is there something I should know?" Ivanova asked, momentarily distracted from her purpose.
"Oh, Susan," Sheridan said in a friendly tone, blinking away the fatigue. "There's nothing to worry about, just something like a blood transfusion."
"You're using the alien healing device?" Susan said, blinking in something like shock.
Stephen was about to say something, but stopped and stared in shock as Ivanova identified what was happening.
"How do you..."
"Never mind that," Susan said. "I need to talk to the Captain."
"Something happen?" Sheridan asked, curiously turning toward her.
"We got a very strange message," Susan said. "I'd dismiss it as crank, but it came on Babylon 5 Command channel out of empty space an unknown distance away."
"That's a lot of effort for a crank," Sheridan noted. "What's the message say?"
"It gives a description of the attack on Chief Garibaldi and the deaths of Edgar Devereaux and his men," Susan said. "It gives a very complete description, including some details we've kept to ourselves and some we'd only guessed at."
"And does it say who pulled the trigger?" Sheridan asked.
"It says that Garibaldi's aide did," the Lt Commander noted.
"We already know he killed Devereaux and company in self-defense," Franklin noted.
"The claim here is that it wasn't self defense," Ivanova noted.
"Is there any proof?" Sheridan asked. "Or is it all just accusation."
"Just accusation for now," Ivanova said. "But the method of delivery and the details, I thought it was too much to ignore."
"I think you're right," Sheridan said, nodding. "Be sure to keep an eye on this aide for now, if something more concrete develops, we'll act more decisively."
He paused for a moment and then turned toward her.
"How about the other matter you're supposed to be keeping an eye on?" he asked.
"Frustrating, EarthGov has lost my file request twice now," Ivanova said pointedly. "The first time I got information it was the file we already have. I had to make a very specific and detailed request to get anywhere."
"Someone's trying to block you," Sheridan said with interest.
"That's my impression as well," Susan said. "Other than that, she hasn't done anything suspicious. Last I heard, she was doing some security consulting for some of the Red Sector shops. She took residences in Brown Sector."
"Brown Sector..." Sheridan said, curious. "Most merchants take living quarters in Red Sector. But it would be out of the way and mean less contact with others, that fits the profile of a veteran looking for privacy."
"So, yeah," Ivanova said. "Doesn't look like there's much there."
"Excuse me," Stephen said, looking between the two. "Who are we talking about now?"
"Nothing of importance it seems," Sheridan said.
"Okay then," Ivanova noted. "So, I guess it's my turn now?"
"Excuse me?" Sheridan said.
"You obviously are taking turns to reduce the drain," Ivanova said. "And if two people spread it out, then three people will spread it out even further. So, like I said: my turn."
"Is there some sort of military academy class on pushing yourself into things without waiting for being invited?" Franklin asked casually.
"It's called assault tactics," Sheridan noted.
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