Written by J. Michael Straczynski, this Babylon 5 episode addresses several issues pertinent to the real-life AIDS epidemic. A deadly plague threatens to spread throughout Babylon 5. Hampering Dr. Franklin's treatment of the victims and his search for a cure is the obstreperous behavior of the plague carriers, the Markab, who regard the scourge as "God's punishment". "Confessions and Lamentations" first aired on May 24, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi