The Earth Alliance starship Agamemnon is on patrol when her CO, Captain John Sheridan, receives a call from General Hague of the Joint Chiefs. He bears disturbing news of a rogue Minbari warcruiser being in the area. The Minbari have dispatched a ship to investigate, but it hasn't been seen yet. Regardless, he wants Sheridan to make contact with them when they show up, since he's shown he can handle them in the Minbari War. He also has one other instruction, which comes straight from the president.