Hunter, Prey
| "Hunter, Prey" | |
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| Babylon 5 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Minachem Binetski |
| Written by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Production code | 213 |
| Original air date | 1 March 1995 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Bernie Casey (Derek Cranston) |
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Bernie Casey (Derek Cranston)
Jeff Conaway (Zack Allan)
Wanda de Jesus (Sarah)
Tony Steedman (Dr. Everett Jacobs)
Richard Moll (Max)
"Hunter, Prey" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
Entertainment and news website Geek.com included "Hunter, Prey"'s season two as "essential watching." Reviewer Graham Templeton writes that this episode intensifies "a new major plot. This one's been bubbling for a while, and now the pot boiled over. Thought the crew had a lot on their minds before?"
John Sheridan visits Docking Bay 13 to get a look at Kosh's ship, accompanied by a hesitant Susan Ivanova. Kosh is revealed to have been observing them the entire time. Later on, Sheridan notices Kosh following him, and he decides to strike up a conversation, but is left with more questions than answers.
Soon after, Garibaldi receives ultraviolet orders to apprehend or kill Dr. Everett Jacobs, former physician for vice president Clark, who is speculated to be traveling to Babylon 5. EarthGov believes he has information that could threaten the security of the entire Earth Alliance, and are sending someone to the station to coordinate the search. The representative from Earth, Derek Cranston, reveals that Jacobs has stolen information on secret projects using his security clearance and plans to sell it on the black market. Without knowing for sure if he is on the station yet or not, Garibaldi begins his manhunt by questioning Stephen Franklin, who believes wholeheartedly in Jacobs' innocence. When Jacobs does arrive on the station, rather than looking to sell his information, he is looking for an identicard. To assist with the search, Cranston reveals that all high ranking EarthDome personnel are injected with a tracking device.
After noticing a red ribbon tied to a wall grate in a corridor, Sheridan meets up with a woman sent by General Hague, who warns him of great danger. She reveals that Earth Force Intelligence is under the direct control of President Clark, and that they will do whatever it takes to silence Jacobs. She reveals that Jacobs is being hunted because as the vice-presidential physician, he knows that Clark faked his illness on board Earth Force One before Luis Santiago was assassinated. Hague knew this, and worked to smuggle him off of Earth and into safety. Hague's representative asks Sheridan to ensure that Jacobs is found before Earth Force Intelligence finds him, and get him off the station alive.
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