109: Grail
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Delenn and Lennier welcome Aldous Gajic to Babylon 5, respecting his chosen calling as a "truth seeker". The item he is actually seeking is the Holy Grail, and he hopes each of the alien Ambassadors can help in his quest. Along the way, he befriends a young thief named Jinxo, a former construction worker who believes the fate that befell each previous Babylon station was because of him. Jinxo is on the run from Deuce, an extortionist operating Down Below - apparently with the help of a Vorlon.
The "Vorlon" is actually revealed to be a Nakaleen Feeder, a mind-draining creature that Deuce is utilizing in his crimes. Gajic is killed in the fight to combat it, and Jinxo leaves Babylon 5 to continue the search - with no fatal consequences. Yet.
Notes: The character Deuce also appears in the telemovie Thirdspace and the novel Voices.
Guest Cast: Aldous Gajic was played by David Warner, among whose many credits are Tron (with Bruce Boxleitner and Peter Jurasik), Time Bandits, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Chain of Command, Parts I and II) and James Cameron's Titanic. Incidentally, Gajic is Mira Furlan's husband's surname.
William Sanderson (Deuce) appeared in BladeRunner and The X-Files (Blood); and Jim Norton (Ombuds Wellington) made a brief appearance as Albert Einstein in Star Trek: The Next Generation (Descent, Part I). He returns as Wellington in The Quality of Mercy, and appears as Lazarenn in Confessions and Lamentations, and as a Narn in Dust to Dust. Tom Booker plays Jinxo.