Episode
Crusade: The Rules of the Game
Overview
The Excalibur goes to Babylon 5 so that Gideon can meet with an ambassador for permission to go to a planet that might have technology that can help Earth. But the ambassador refuses and Gideon is not going to accept it. And Ellerson runs into his ex-wife, who is in trouble with a loan shark. When he pays him off, he feels she owes him more. And goes to great lengths to collect.
Details
- Series
- Crusade
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1999-07-21
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Rules of the Game is Episode 7 in Season 1 of Crusade. It aired on 1999-07-21. The runtime is 44 min.
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