416: Exercise of Vital Powers
Directed by
John Lafia |
First broadcast week of
2 June 1997 |
Sheridan continues on his journey toward Earth as Garibaldi finally comes face-to-face
with his employer, William Edgars, on Mars. Franklin realizes Lyta may be a key to
reawakening the telepaths from their comatose conditions due to the Shadow implants.
Edgars interrogates Garibaldi about his motives and beliefs before telling him part of his
intentions: that he is against Sheridan's overt campaign against Earth, and plans to bring
Clark and most specifically Psi Corps down by more surreptitious means.
Edgars fears that Psi Corps seeks to dominate human society, and if Sheridan
pushes Clark then Clark will give Psi Corps full powers of intervention. Garibaldi agrees
to help capture Sheridan by tracking down his father, unaware of a secret
experiment involving a virus affecting telepaths being conducted by Edgars.
Franklin learns what Sheridan plans
to do with the telepaths - and is horrified by what he hears...
Notes: Sheridan's plan for the Shadow telepaths was first hinted at in
No Surrender, No Retreat, and
finally revealed in
Endgame.
Guest Cast: Efram Zimbalist Jr finally appears in person as
William Edgars.
Mark Schneider
returns as Wade (Conflicts of Interest,
The Face of the Enemy), and Denise Gentile returns
as
Lise Hampton-Edgars.
