Edward

Edward
Alias	Charles Dexter The Black Rose Killer
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Affiliation	Trappist order
Portrayed by	Brad Dourif

Brother Edward was one of Brother Theo's monks located on Babylon 5 in 2260.

History

As Charles Dexter

The Black Rose Killer

Edward was originally Charles Dexter, a notorious serial killer who murdered nine women on an Earth colony. He earned the epitaph the "Black Rose Killer" due to a black rose he left with each of his victims. In 2251 he was caught, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to the death of personality via mindwipe. After the mindwipe had occurred, however, there was a fire at the facility where he was sent to work. He was presumed dead, but had actually survived with a basic set of memories and a personality programmed to serve.

As Brother Edward

Now Edward, he ended up in New Mallory, applying for a position with a Catholic religious order run by Brother Theo. He was accepted, and spent the next eight years serving the order with exemplary service, developing a deep personal faith in Christianity. During his time in the order, he developed a close friendship with Brother Theo. When Theo decided to take the order to Babylon 5 to continue their work, Edward went with him. He befriended Cpt. John Sheridan and Cmdr. Susan Ivanova. Brother Edward also showed an interest Minbari beliefs and an interest in learning more, especially about Valen. Apart from participating in religious duties, Brother Edward functioned as a contact person between his religious order and those companies who wanted to contract the order's services for things like data processing. He was also a minor sculptor and enjoyed making gifts for friends like Brother Theo with whom he was very close.

Unfortunately, his former life caught up with Edward. The family members of the victims tracked him down, and using various means (including a Centauri telepath) they forced him to remember parts of his former life. Despite Theo's urging to leave the matter buried, Edward investigated and learned the truth. He was badly shaken by what he had learned, and briefly met with Theo who offered to help him with his problems and promised to stand by him no matter what. He declined this offer and hid away to await what he knew was coming. The leader of the survivors tortures Edward, leaving him mortally injured and strung up on a cruciform in Downbelow. Theo and station security found him. In his last moments, Edward said he was afraid of what would happen to him and wondered if there was enough forgiveness for what he had done; but, he could accept what had happened, and said he could forgive the ones who did it to him because they did what they needed to do. Theo administered the Last Rites and Edward passed away. After Edward passes away, his killer's mind was wiped and the man become Brother Malcom as part of Theo's order. Upon meeting "Brother Malcolm", Captain Sheridan backs away in disgust. However, Theo reminds him subtly that forgiveness is difficult but everyone is entitled to it.