Frank Benson was an Earthforce security officer on Babylon 5. By 2258, Benson had only been with security for six months. During his short time, he made a number of unwise decisions. He participated in illegal gambling operations losing heavily and piling up debts. When this was discovered, he was summoned by Commander Sinclair and Garibaldi who confronted him about it. When he refused to tell them anything, confirming their suspicions, they took him off active duty pending an investigation. Desperate and with his back to the wall, he made contact with two mysterious people who needed an energy pod. He agreed to help them in exchange for payment. He got, or rather stole, the pod for them. Satisfied, they promised that the credits would be deposited into his account within the hour, but ref