Air no.: #40

Production no.: #218

First aired: 26.05.1995

Director: Kevin Cremin

Script: JMS

Cast: Bruce Boxleitner [Captain John Sheridan], Claudia Christian [Commander Susan Ivanova], Jerry Doyle [Chief Michael Garibaldi], Mira Furlan [Delenn], Richard Biggs [Dr. Stephen Franklin], Andrea Thompson [Talia Winters], Stephen Furst [Vir Cotto], Bill Mumy [Lennier], Robert Rusler [Warren Keffer], Mary Kay Adams [Na'Toth], Andreas Katsulas [G'Kar], Peter Jurasik [Londo Mollari]

Guests: Jim Norton [Dr. Lazarenn], Diane Adair [Markab woman], Maggie Egan [ISN reporter], Bluejean Ashley Secrist [Markab child], Dan Woren [bartender], Rosie Malek-Yonan [physician]

Synopsis: Increasing numbers of Markab are dying across the galaxy, and Franklin suspects a plague. At first the Markab ambassador denies it, but finally admits the disease, which according to their beliefs was ent to punish the immoral ages ago and is not to be discussed. The Markab remove themselves to an isolation zone, where they pray for forgiveness. Delenn and Lennier enter the zone to treat the dying. Franklin finds an antidote but is too late - all the Markab have died.

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