Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 12 - The Box: Part 1 - full transcript

MY NAME IS SYDNEY BRISTOW.

SEVEN YEARS AGO I WAS RECRUITED
BY A SECRET BRANCH OF THE CIA

CALLED SD-6.
I WAS SWORN TO SECRECY,

BUT I COULDN'T KEEP IT
FROM MY FIANCé,

AND WHEN THE HEAD OF SD-6
FOUND OUT,

HE HAD HIM KILLED.

THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED
THE TRUTH --

SD-6 IS NOT PART OF THE CIA.

I'D BEEN WORKING
FOR THE VERY PEOPLE

I THOUGHT
I WAS FIGHTING AGAINST.

SO I WENT TO THE ONLY PLACE THAT
COULD HELP ME TAKE THEM DOWN.



NOW I'M A DOUBLE AGENT
FOR THE CIA,

WHERE MY HANDLER
IS A MAN NAMED MICHAEL VAUGHN.

ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON KNOWS
THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT I DO,

ANOTHER DOUBLE AGENT
INSIDE SD-6 --

SOMEONE I HARDLY KNOW.

MY FATHER.

HI. I'M WILL TIPPIN.

DAVID McNEIL.

SO WHY ARE WE SITTING HERE?

I'M RESEARCHING SOMETHING.

IT'S CALLED SD-6.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU KNOW?

IT'S BEEN A MYSTERY
WITHIN THE AGENCY



FOR OVER TWO DECADES

WHO MURDERED
THOSE CIA OFFICERS.

WE HAVE OUR ANSWER NOW.

IT WAS YOUR FATHER,

AND I'M GOING
TO REPORT HIM.

THOSE CYRILLIC CODES
YOU FOUND IN THOSE BOOKS,

YES, THEY WERE ORDERS
FROM THE KGB,

AND, YES,

THEY WERE ORDERS TO KILL,

INCLUDING YOUR FATHER,
MR. VAUGHN.

BUT, SYDNEY,
I WAS NOT THAT AGENT.

YOUR MOTHER WAS.

SYDNEY!

WAIT!

YOU CAN'T LOSE CONTROL
OVER THIS.

YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD?

THIS IS NOT THE BEST TIME
TO START LECTURING ME.

I KNOW HOW THIS FEELS.
NOT EXACTLY.

YOU'VE HAD A LOT LONGER TO MAKE
SENSE OF THIS THAN I HAVE.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THIS
WAS NEWS TO ME, TOO.

YOUR MOTHER WAS SENT
TO THE UNITED STATES

TO STEAL SECRETS FROM
A RANKING OFFICER OF THE CIA.

HOW SHE AND I
HAPPENED TO MEET,

HOW SHE SUPPOSEDLY
FELL IN LOVE,

I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL TRUE.

BUT IT WAS JUST A SETUP.

EVEN HER WANTING
TO HAVE A FAMILY?

OR WAS THAT JUST PART
OF THE PLAN, TOO?

[ FORLORN MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ WOMAN SINGING ]

♪ DELIVER ME ♪

♪ FROM THIS FIRE ♪

♪ BLAZING ME ♪

♪ I'M A STRANGER ♪

♪ UNDER YOUR SPELL ♪

♪ NO TIME FOR SECRETS ♪

♪ NO TIME TO TELL ♪

Sydney: THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU DISCOVER THE TRUTH
ABOUT SOMEONE.

I KNOW A LITTLE
ABOUT THIS.

♪ YOUR SEASONS CHANGE ♪

THE TRUTH
CHANGES EVERYTHING.

THERE'S THIS WOMAN,

HER PERSONALITY
LIKE A COLLAGE

I'VE PUT TOGETHER

FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS,
THE FEW MEMORIES I HAVE,

THE SCRAPS OF STORIES
I'VE HEARD,

THE CLOTHES OF HERS
I'VE GOT...

HER BOOKS.

AND NONE OF IT'S REAL.

SHE WASN'T THAT WOMAN
AT ALL.

SHE WAS...

SHE WAS
A HORRIBLE PERSON...

WHO KILLED YOUR FATHER.

VAUGHN, I JUST WANTED
TO SAY...

THAT I'M SO SORRY.

[ BEEPING ]

[ GATE BUZZES ]

Man: I'VE GOT, UH...
CODE FOUR.

WE'VE LOST COVERAGE
ON THE OFF-SITE GARAGE.

ANY SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY?

NEGATIVE
FROM GATE CONTROL.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

HEY, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,

GRAB ME A BLACK COFFEE,
WILL YOU? TWO SUGARS.

YOU KNOW ABOUT
ANY A.C. REPAIRS?

NEGATIVE.

I DON'T WANT
THIS JOB ANYMORE.

SYDNEY, THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE HELPING TO BRING
AN END TO SD-6.

NOT ANYMORE.

SYDNEY --

I NEED SOMEONE IN MY LIFE
TO BE REAL.

THIS, RIGHT HERE --
WHAT WE DO -- IS REAL.

LOOK WHERE WE ARE.

I MEAN, THIS ISN'T REAL.

THIS ISN'T
WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.

I WANT OUT.

OUT?

YOU WANT TO ENTER
THE PROTECTION PROGRAM?

NO. I'M NOT GOING
INTO HIDING.

IF YOU DON'T,
SLOANE WILL KILL YOU.

I DON'T THINK HE WILL.

YOU LIKE HOCKEY, RIGHT?
THE KINGS?

YEAH. HOW'D YOU --

THE PEN YOU KEEP
IN YOUR BRIEFCASE,

IT'S A KINGS PEN.

YEAH, I GOT THAT --

THEY'RE PLAYING
THE ISLANDERS NEXT WEEK.

WE SHOULD GO.

SYDNEY,
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

OKAY, HERE'S THE APPEAL FILED
BY McNEIL'S LAWYER LAST YEAR.

AND I FOUND OUT
THAT SD-6

IS AN INGREDIENT
IN ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS.

BUT THAT'S PROBABLY
NOT THE SD-6

THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

DOES MY VOICE ANNOY YOU?

YOUR VOICE?

YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING OVER
THIS INTERVIEW

WITH ELOISE KURTZ.

I STARTED THINKING
ABOUT McNEIL

AND HOW HE HAD THIS LOOK
IN HIS EYES

WHEN I WAS
INTERVIEWING HIM.

HIS LAWYER, THE SAME THING --

JUST TRYING TO GET AWAY
FROM ME.

WILL, YOU'RE A JOURNALIST,
FOR GOD'S SAKES.

YOU GET PAID
TO BE ANNOYING.

SO YOU'RE SAYING
I'M ANNOYING?

NOT TO DANNY OR ELOISE KURTZ.

OH, SO I DON'T ANNOY
DEAD PEOPLE?

WILL,
YOU'RE THEIR CHAMPION.

WHAT AM I DOING
IF I'M HURTING THE PEOPLE

I'M TRYING TO WRITE ABOUT?

LOOK, IF I COULD BRING BACK
DANNY HECHT AND ELOISE KURTZ,

I WOULD, BUT I CAN'T.

AND IF CHAMPIONING THEM
IS GONNA CAUSE

DAVID McNEIL'S DAUGHTER
TO BE IN DANGER,

I CAN'T LIVE WITH THAT.

I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS
ANYMORE, THIS SD-6 STORY.

I'M OUT.

WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME.

♪ DIG THROUGH THE DITCHES
AND BURN THROUGH THE WITCHES ♪

♪ I SLAM IN THE BACK OF MY ♪

♪ DRAGULA ♪

♪ DIG THROUGH THE DITCHES ♪

♪ AND BURN THROUGH THE WITCHES ♪

♪ I SLAM IN THE BACK OF MY ♪

♪ DRAGULA ♪

HOW DO I LOOK?

[ BEEPING ]

[ GATE BUZZES ]

YES, WILL YOU GET ME
MY WIFE'S DOCTOR

ON THE PHONE, PLEASE?

YEAH.

[ BEEP ]

Woman: DR. MENDELSOHN
IS ON LINE ONE.

SIR?

SIR?

HEY, THERE, BEAUTIFUL,

WHY DON'T YOU TURN
THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN?

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

SYDNEY.

SYDNEY!

THIS IS SUICIDE.

I DON'T THINK IT IS.

WHAT EXACTLY IS
YOUR EXIT STRATEGY HERE,

POLITELY ASKING SLOANE
TO LET YOU OUT OF SD-6?

BASED ON SLOANE'S BEHAVIOR
TOWARD ME --

PROTECTING ME
AT DONATI PARK,

ASSAULTING RUSIK
TO GET ME TO TALK --

SLOANE ANSWERS TO PEOPLE --

PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW
OR CARE ABOUT YOU.

IF HE LETS YOU GO,

THOSE PEOPLE WILL ELIMINATE
HIM AND YOU.

COLE?

[ BEEPING ]

THOSE PEOPLE SLOANE WORKS FOR,
THE ALLIANCE --

IF THEY BELIEVE
YOU'VE ABANDONED THEM,

THEY WILL KILL ANYONE
THEY THINK YOU'VE TALKED TO --

YOUR ROOMMATE FRANCIE,

THAT REPORTER FRIEND
OF YOURS, ANYONE.

LET ME GUESS.
YOU FORGOT THE TWO SUGARS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

WE HAVE A PHYSICAL BREACH.

START LOCKDOWN PROCEDURE
NOW.

SURE THING, ARVIN.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

[ HANGS UP PHONE ]

I FELT THIS WAY BEFORE
I LEARNED ABOUT MY MOTHER.

THIS LIFE HAS TO STOP.

[ ELEVATOR STOPS ]

[ HISSING ]

[ COUGHING ]

DEAD.

BUT A BLACKOUT WOULDN'T
SHUT DOWN SECURITY.

[ TOILET FLUSHES ]

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

TIPPIN.

Man: [ Distorted ]
GO TO YOUR DESK.

I'M OFF THE STORY.

LEAVE THE BATHROOM
AND GO TO YOUR DESK.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

WILL TIPPIN'S OFFICE.

UM, YEAH,
HE'S RIGHT HERE.

SOME GUY --
TOTALLY NASAL.

CLIPS
ON THE HOUSING STORY.

LITVACK WANTS 2,000 WORDS
BY NOON TOMORROW.

HELLO?

THERE IS SOMETHING
INSIDE THE ENVELOPE

THAT WILL MAKE McNEIL TALK.

I DON'T WANT
TO MAKE HIM TALK.

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
SCARE EASILY.

WELL, IF YOU'RE SO BRAVE,
HOW ABOUT LOSING

THE VOICE BOX
AND TELLING ME YOUR NAME?

DON'T CALL ME AGAIN.

[ MUFFLED SHOUTS ]

FIVE MINUTES AHEAD.

GET 'EM WRAPPED UP, BABY!

CHOPPER,
SECURE THE ELEVATOR.

YOU GOT THE SCANNING ROOM
DOOR CODES?

GOT IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO STAY DOWN.

YOU JAMMIN'?

I'M JAMMIN'.

WANT TO GET A PIZZA?
THAT NEW PLACE?

UH, NO, THANKS.

SYDNEY WANTS TO QUIT
SD-6...

WHICH SHE KNOWS
SHE JUST CAN'T DO.

IT'S A WEIRD THING,
YOU KNOW,

WHEN YOU'RE LEARNING
HOW YOUR FATHER DIED.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
THIS INTELLECTUAL IDEA

I HAD -- KNOWING HE DIED,

JUST NOT HAVING
ANY DETAILS.

YOU REALLY WANT
SOME SPACE,

OR ARE YOU AND I
GOING TO GET DRUNK?

'CAUSE THERE'S THIS BAR.

YOU WON'T EVEN REMEMBER IT
TOMORROW.

HEY.

WHAT A DAY, HUH?

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

COME ON, BRISTOW'S MOM,
YOUR DAD --

IT'S NOT LIKE A SECRET
AROUND HERE.

VAUGHN,
THAT REALLY SUCKS.

WELL PUT.
YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK?

BARNETT'S
GONNA BE GOOD FOR YOU.

I'M NOT SEEING BARNETT.

OH, YEAH, YOU ARE.
SHE WANTS TO SEE YOU.

I MEAN, COME ON.
YOU'RE BRISTOW'S HANDLER,

YOU FIND OUT HER MOM
KILLED YOUR DAD.

SHE'S A SHRINK. SHE LIVES
FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT.

I THINK SHE'LL BE GOOD
FOR YOU.

I LIKE THICK CRUST...

IN CASE YOU WANTED ME
TO COME.

OH, HEY, WE DON'T.

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT BARNETT?

STILL CAN'T GET A SIGNAL.

WHOEVER'S DOING THAT COULD BE
JAMMING THE FREQUENCIES.

[ ELEVATOR STARTS ]

EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN
PROCEDURES.

THE ELEVATOR IS RETURNING
TO SD-6.

THE DOORS
WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

ELEVATOR SECURE.

[ BEEPING ]

THE ADVANTAGES
OF HIGH-LEVEL CLEARANCE.

LET'S GO.

Sydney: HOW COULD
K-DIRECTORATE

OVERPOWER
50 TRAINED AGENTS?

IF K-DIRECTORATE
ATTACKS SD-6,

THEY KNOW SD-6
WILL RETURN THE FAVOR.

THIS TEAM
THAT'S INVADED SD-6

ISN'T WORKING WITH
ANY ORGANIZATION WE KNOW.

MY GUESS IS
THEY'RE WORKING FOR A GROUP

CLEARLY UNPREDICTABLE

AND DANGEROUS.

HAND ME THAT CABLE.

NOW PLUG IT IN.

[ STATIC ]

THERE ARE 600 CAMERAS
HIDDEN THROUGHOUT SD-6.

OH, MY GOD.

LOOK AT THAT HARDWARE.

LATEST MILITARY SPEC.

EXTENDED MAGAZINES,
COMPENSATORS, LASER SIGHTS.

I SEE FOUR.

THERE'S A FIFTH.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
THAT'S THE SICK PART.

CATCH UP AND STUFF.

YOU KNOW, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED
THESE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THIS PLACE --
IT HASN'T CHANGED.

BUT YOU --

YOU LOOK...

OLDER.

BUT THAT'S GOOD.

YOUR HAIR...

LOOKS GOOD.

YOU KNOW
WHAT THE WORST PART IS?

BEING LEFT FOR DEAD
IN GROZNY, ARVIN?

WELL, YOU'RE GOING
TO LEARN THE WORST PART.

BUT ANOTHER PART
THAT SUCKS

IS SEEING
GUYS YOU WORKED WITH --

GUYS YOU THOUGHT
WERE TOUGHER THAN DEER JERKY --

TORTURED TO DEATH.

THAT'S NO GOOD.

THE MOST IRONICAL PART
FOR ME

IS WE DID THE DAMN JOB.

WE BLEW THAT PIPELINE TO HELL
FIRST NIGHT WE LANDED.

BUT YOU KNOW ME, ARVIN.

DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY?
I KNOW THE OPERATION.

SLOANE IN '96
SENT A TEAM TO CHECHNYA

TO DESTROY
THE SHELHEMIL PIPELINE.

THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS.

THE TEAM WAS CAPTURED
BY THE RUSSIANS.

AND IF THAT CHOPPER
HAD HAVE BEEN

WHERE THE HELL
YOU KNOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN,

MY WHOLE LIFE

WOULD HAVE TAKEN
A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I GOT THIS REALLY
KICK-ASS NEW JOB.

SEE, I'M WORKING

FOR THIS GENTLEMAN
THEY CALL "THE MAN,"

AND YOU WILL LEARN
ABOUT THE MAN.

WHAT THE MAN WANTS

IS A CERTAIN
LITTLE SOMETHING-SOMETHING

YOU GOT
IN THE SD-6 VAULT.

WELL,
YOU INITIATED LOCKDOWN.

NOT ONLY
IS THE VAULT SECURE,

THE VAULT ACCESS ROOM
IS LOCKED NOW, TOO.

WELL, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THE VAULT ACCESS ROOM.

WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THAT.

WHAT I NEED IS
THE COMBINATION TO THE VAULT.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

NOT A CHANCE.

THAT'S COOL.

YOU STILL GOT THAT ROOM
DOWNSTAIRS, RIGHT?

THE CONVERSATION ROOM?

THAT'S WHAT YOU USED TO
CALL IT, RIGHT?

THE TORTURE ROOMS --
LIKE YOU REALLY GOT TO ADMIT

WHAT THE HELL IT IS
YOU'RE DOING DOWN THERE.

SO, ARVIN, LET'S GO
TO THE CONVERSATION ROOM.

CHECK THIS OUT.
YEAH?

PEOPLE VICTIMIZED
BY A DEVELOPER

WHO'S USING
HIS POLITICAL CONNECTIONS

TO HAVE THEIR HOMES
CONDEMNED BY THE CITY.

NOW, WE GO IN, SHED A LITTLE
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT,

PROTECT THE LITTLE GUY,
AND NO ONE GETS HURT.

I'M GOING TO GO INTERVIEW
THE DEVELOPER RIGHT NOW.

SO NO MORE McNEIL?

NOPE.

HMM. INTERESTING.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI.

HI.

MICHAEL VAUGHN.
WE'VE MET.

I REMEMBER.
JUDY BARNETT.

HAVE A SEAT.

THANKS.

YOU GOT MY VOICE MAIL?

YEAH, YEAH.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I'VE GOT
NOTHING AGAINST SHRINKS.

WELL, GOOD.

BUT I-I THINK THIS MIGHT
BE A WASTE OF TIME.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME
BECAUSE WE'VE LEARNED

THAT SYDNEY BRISTOW'S MOTHER
WAS A KGB OPERATIVE

WHO KILLED MY FATHER,
AMONG OTHERS.

YES.

WHICH IS NOT IDEAL NEWS,
OBVIOUSLY,

AND, YES,
IT'S EMOTIONAL,

BUT I ALREADY KNEW
HE WAS KILLED,

AND IT HAPPENED ALMOST
20 YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW,

SO I REALLY DON'T THINK
I REQUIRE CRISIS MANAGEMENT.

THERE'S --
THERE'S NO CRISIS.

EVERYTHING YOU SAY TO ME
I WILL KEEP CONFIDENTIAL.

OKAY.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH MS. BRISTOW.

HOW OFTEN
DO YOU MEET WITH SYDNEY?

UH, A COUPLE TIMES
A WEEK --

THREE OR FOUR, SOMETIMES.

ONLY ABOUT OPERATIONS.

UH...

WE HAVE MET ON OCCASION

WHEN SYDNEY WANTED
TO TALK TO ME

ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING
WITHIN SD-6

OR REGARDING HER FATHER
WHEN SHE BELIEVED

HE WAS A KGB AGENT
AND NOT HER MOTHER.

YOU AND SYDNEY
HAVE A FRIENDSHIP.

SHE NEEDS SOMEONE
TO TALK TO.

I THINK
YOU'D APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M THE ONLY PERSON
SHE CAN CONFIDE IN.

SO YOU FEEL
THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH MS. BRISTOW
IS FULLY APPROPRIATE,

THAT IT FALLS
WITHIN THE GUIDELINES

OF AGENT AND HANDLER.

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME?

I HAVE GOTTEN SOME REPORTS
ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR RECENTLY.

REPORTS FROM WHO?

AFTER THE INCIDENT
IN TUSCANY

WHEN YOU SENT IN
AN EXTRACTION TEAM

TO PROTECT SYDNEY,
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR WORK.

MOSTLY VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.
THAT'S VERY NICE.

DID YOU PURCHASE A CHRISTMAS
PRESENT FOR AGENT BRISTOW?

UH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR,
DR. BARNETT,

WITH THE REGULATIONS
PREVENTING OFFICERS

FROM OBSERVING,
WITH THEIR CO-WORKERS,

A FAIRLY WIDELY RECOGNIZED
HOLIDAY SUCH AS CHRISTMAS.

MAY I ASK YOU
WHAT THE GIFT WAS?

I'D LIKE YOU TO TELL ME
WHO'S BEEN REPORTING ME.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

THEN I'M
JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GUESS.

McKenas: ENDO, WHAT'S UP?
WHERE ARE WE?

I NEED STATUS.

ALMOST DONE DRILLING.

THEN WE'LL START
PACKING EXPLOSIVES.

THOSE OTHER TWO --
WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GO?

WE SHOULD BE IN THE VAULT
WITHIN 10 MINUTES.

10 MINUTES. WHAT ARE THEY
GOING FOR IN THE VAULT?

COULD BE ANYTHING.

SLOANE WAS PLANNING
ON SENDING YOU TO TAIWAN.

DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT?

FTL ACQUIRED
SOME SCUD LAUNCHERS.

HE WANTS ME TO SCRAMBLE
THEIR LAUNCH CODES.

MARSHALL IS WORKING
ON A SCRAMBLING DEVICE

FOR THAT OP.
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

HE SHOWED IT TO ME
LAST WEEK.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
WHY?

SLOANE MUST HAVE ACTIVATED
THE EMERGENCY FAILSAFE.

THERE ARE 500 POUNDS OF C-4
STRATEGICALLY PLACED

WITHIN THE SUBSTRUCTURE
OF THIS BUILDING.

OPENING THE VAULT
WILL TRIGGER THAT C-4.

ALL UNDERGROUND LEVELS
WILL COLLAPSE,

BURYING ANY EVIDENCE

THAT THE LOS ANGELES CELL
OF SD-6 EVER EXISTED.

YOU WANT TO SCRAMBLE
THE VAULT CODES.

CAN YOU SEE THE SCRAMBLER
IN MARSHALL'S OFFICE?

THERE.

IT'S THAT COMPACT
ON HIS DESK.

IT'S NOT FAR
FROM THE AIR VENT,

BUT GETTING INTO HIS OFFICE
IS TOO MUCH OF A RISK.

SO, THEN...

SO THEN WE FISH FOR IT.

THEY TOOK US
TO THEIR BASE

IN HANKALA,

AND AFTER 38 STRAIGHT DAYS
OF BEATINGS,

THEY FINALLY GOT AROUND
TO INTERROGATING ME.

THEY TOOK ME
INTO A ROOM,

THEY TIED ME
TO A CHAIR,

AND THEY ASKED ME QUESTIONS
ABOUT ISLAMIC REBELS.

THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THEY
WERE KEEPING RUSSIAN P.O.W.s,

AND I TOLD THEM, "I'M JUST A KID
FROM REDONDO BEACH

"RUNNING BLACK OPS
FOR UNCLE SAM.

GET IT?
I'M AN AMERICAN CITIZEN."

WELL, THAT
SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICER --

HE DIDN'T WANT ANY PIECE
OF THAT KIND OF ACTION.

HE HAD THE KGB
CONTACT LANGLEY

THROUGH BOTH FRONT
AND BACK CHANNELS.

CIA CLAIMED
THEY NEVER HEARD OF ME.

THEY DENIED ALL KNOWLEDGE

OF ANY OPERATIVE
BY THE NAME OF McKENAS COLE.

SO WHEN THAT RUSSIAN
GOT OFF THE PHONE,

HE WAS SO PISSED.

HE WAS SO INSANE
WITH RAGE.

THAT WAS
WHEN HE SHOWED ME THIS.

BABY?

WATCH THE SECURITY FEEDS.

IF I'M CAUGHT,
GET OUT OF THE BUILDING

THROUGH THE ELEVATOR SHAFT
AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

DAD, WAIT.
YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS.

OF COURSE I AM.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
NO, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CRAWL
THROUGH A MAZE OF AIR SHAFTS,

GET TO MARSHALL'S OFFICE,
GET THE SCRAMBLER,

GET TO THE VAULT ROOM,
AND SCRAMBLE THE CODE

ALL IN UNDER 10 MINUTES.

I MEAN, NO OFFENSE,
BUT, DAD, I AM DOING THIS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
YOUR WAY TO THE VAULT.

AND USE THE SCRAMBLER,
AND STAY LOW.

DAD, I KNOW HOW TO USE
THE SCRAMBLER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE, OF ALL THINGS,
WE'RE SAVING SD-6.

WANT TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE?

I KNOW YOU DO.

I'LL OPEN IT.

WANT ME TO?

YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME

THE COMBINATION
TO THE SD-6 VAULT,

AND IF YOU DON'T,
I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS BOX,

AND, ARVIN,

TRUST ME
WHEN I TELL YOU

YOU DO NOT WANT ME

TO OPEN THIS BOX.

WILL TIPPIN?

YEAH.

OH, THANK GOD.

YOU'RE, LIKE, THE THIRD GUY
I'VE INTRODUCED MYSELF TO.

MAITRE D'S STARTING
TO GIVE ME AN EVIL LOOK.

UH, I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU WITH
CARLA D'ANGELO'S OFFICE?

WHO?

CAR-- THE DEVELOPER.

THE WOMAN I'M SUPPOSED TO
MEET HERE.

ON MY VOICE MAIL,
YOU SAID YOU WERE

WORKING ON A STORY
ABOUT MY DAD.

ABOUT YOUR --
ABOUT YOUR DAD?

YEAH. DAVID McNEIL?

I, UH...

I NEVER CALLED YOU.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU KNOW --

WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY FATHER?
I KNOW EVERYTHING.

YEAH, WELL, WE --
WE NEVER TALKED.

OKAY, MAYBE,
BUT WE'RE TALKING NOW.

NO, NO, THIS RIGHT HERE --
THIS NEVER HAPPENED.

LOOK, YOUR DAD, I DON'T --
I DON'T KNOW HIM.

HE SEEMS
LIKE A GOOD GUY.

HE IS. HE'S THE BEST.

YEAH, WELL, I THINK
HE KNOWS WHAT'S BEST, TOO,

AND BELIEVE ME
WHEN I TELL YOU THIS --

HE DOES NOT WANT
YOU AND I TALKING.

WELL, THEN, WHO DOES?

GOODBYE.

WHAT THE HELL
IS YOUR PROBLEM, BLACKIE?

REPORTING ME
TO BARNETT?

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

I TOLD YOU,
YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS MIGHT SHOCK YOU.

MY BUSINESS
IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M LOOKING OUT FOR THE GOOD
OF THE AGENCY.

YEAH? THEN YOU SHOULD QUIT.
STAY OUT OF MY WAY.

DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
ABOUT YOURSELF,

TELLING BARNETT I GOT SYDNEY
A CHRISTMAS GIFT?

YOU'RE TOO EMOTIONALLY
ATTACHED TO THAT WOMAN.

OH, LIKE YOU WOULD
KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT BEING EMOTIONALLY
ATTACHED TO A WOMAN.

I THINK
YOUR JUDGMENT'S IMPAIRED.
I THINK I'M GOING
TO KICK YOUR ASS.

YOU'RE OUT OF LINE.
NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE OUT OF LINE.

YOU STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY
OPERATIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHO'S OUT OF CONTROL,
VAUGHN? ME?

HEY!

DID YOU SEE THAT?
DID EVERYONE SEE THAT?

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

[ SIGHS ]

NO, COME ON.

EXPLOSIVES IN PLACE.
ACTIVATING DETONATOR.

[ BEEPING ]

WE'RE IN.

EXCELLENT!

ALL RIGHT, ARVIN,
HERE'S THE DEAL.

WE ARE
IN THE VAULT ROOM.

TWO THINGS --

ONE --

YOU DON'T GIVE US
THE CODES,

WE GOT THE TECH
TO GET IN ANYWAY.

IT'LL JUST TAKE A WHILE.

AND TWO --

YOU GIVE US THE CODES,
I WON'T HAVE TO OPEN THE BOX,

WHICH WOULD BE
REALLY EXCELLENT FOR YOU.

I CAN'T BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO HAVE DIFFICULTY

TAKING YOU SERIOUSLY,
CAN I?

WELL, WHILE THAT WAS
A MODERATELY CLEVER RETORT,

I'M THE MAN
HOLDING THE BOX.

HAVE YOU EVER
REGRETTED BEING BORN?

THAT'S A PRETTY...

HEAVY THING
TO EXPERIENCE...

REGRET OF HAVING EMERGED
FROM YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB.

I MEAN,
I'VE HAD SOME DARK DAYS,

BUT NOTHING CLOSE TO REGRETTING
THE DAY I WAS BORN,

UNTIL I MET...

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

NEEDLES OF FIRE.

NO, SYDNEY, DON'T. DON'T.

COME ON.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

GOOD. GOOD.

AHEM.

HEY, WE NEED
SOME HELP HERE.

THIS GUY'S HAVING
A SEIZURE.

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

I HEARD SOMETHING
BACK THERE.

I'M GONNA GO
AND CHECK IT OUT.

UM, EXCUSE ME.

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT,
I'M FEELING KIND OF

A STOCKHOLM SYNDROME THING
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW --

THERE'S THIS LITTLE
CAJUN FOOD PLACE

IN ABITA SPRINGS,
LOUISIANA.

IT'S CALLED ROCKAMORE'S.

YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE FAMOUS FOR?

MAKING PEOPLE CRY.

YOU KNOW
WHAT MAKES THEM CRY?

THE HOT SAUCE.

NO ONE KNOWS HOW
THEY GET THAT CRAP SO HOT.

LEGEND HAS IT

THAT THE DEVIL
COMES BY ONCE A MONTH

AND SPITS
IN THEIR FRYING PAN.

POINT BEING

THE HOT SAUCE
AT ROCKAMORE'S

IS LIKE A FLUFFY
VANILLA ICE CREAM CONE

WHEN COMPARED
TO WHAT'S IN THESE.

EACH ONE IS LIKE YOU TOOK
A BAG OF RED JALAPEÑOS,

THREW THEM IN A BLENDER,

AND USED THEM
FOR AN ENEMA.

AND, ARVIN,

YOU'RE ABOUT
TO GET TO KNOW THEM.

THESE NEEDLES --

THEY'RE A WHOLE LOT
OF NO FUN.

WAIT.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PEN.

HEY.

I KNOW YOU SAID YOU DON'T
WANT TO TALK, BUT JUST --

I WANT TO. I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT WE SHOULD, THAT'S ALL.

FINE. WHATEVER.
THEN JUST LISTEN, PLEASE.

WHAT I SAID BEFORE
ABOUT KNOWING EVERYTHING --

THAT'S NOT TRUE, OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SD-6 IS,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHY THE PEOPLE

WHO ARE A PART OF IT
DESTROYED MY LIFE.

ALL I DO KNOW

IS THAT
THEY KILLED MY MOTHER

AND FRAMED MY FATHER.

EVERY TIME I SAY THAT,
IT'S LIKE,

DO PEOPLE REALLY EXIST
WHO DO THINGS LIKE THAT?

AND IF THEY DO,
ISN'T IT, LIKE,

OUR OBLIGATION
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

NOT IF DOING IT'S GOING TO MAKE
MORE INNOCENT PEOPLE GET HURT.

WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.

SEE, I KNOW MY DAD WON'T TALK
BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID

THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
TO ME IF HE DOES.

YEAH.

ROBERT STOLLER,
MY GODFATHER --

HE KNOWS SOME PEOPLE
WHO CAN SEND ME AWAY

SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY'RE
NEVER GOING TO FIND ME,

AND I'LL BE SAFE,

SO MY DAD WON'T HAVE TO
BE AFRAID ANYMORE.

I'M GOING TO GO AWAY NOW,
TOMORROW,

WHENEVER I KNOW THAT SOMEONE
IS FIGHTING FOR MY FATHER.

SO PLEASE...

IF YOU CAN,

JUST HELP MY FATHER.

PLEASE.

8, 5,

9, AND 3.

AND 3.

NOW, IT TAKES THE POWDER
A FEW MINUTES TO KICK IN.

I CAN ALWAYS
TAKE IT OUT.

SO, ARVIN, WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE US THE REAL COMBINATION?

WHERE ARE YOU?

[ BEEPING ]

[ BEEPING ]

[ WHISPERING ]

3.
[ WHIRRING ]

Woman's voice: ACCESS DENIED.
SLOANE!

[ CLANK ]

[ GUN CHARGES ]

TARGET OUT OF RANGE.

GO GET 'EM.