In 2257 CE, Babylon 5 is put into orbit in a distant galaxy. The first mission of Babylon 5, a peace conference between four alien races, appears doomed when an ambassador is attacked and the commander is implicated as the assailant. Pilot episode.

Sinclair tries to calm things down after a Narn attack on a peaceful Centauri agricultural colony rekindles old hatreds.

Babylon 5's alien residents fear the alien soul hunter Sinclair rescues from a disabled spaceship is there to steal their soul.

Londo falls for a nightclub dancer who tries to get confidential information from him.

An artifact brought onto Babylon 5 by Dr. Franklin's mentor turns his assistant into a killing machine.

An assassin stalks G'Kar while a conference on the religious beliefs of various alien cultures takes place. Sinclair meets an old girlfriend.