Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 14 - The Coup - 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.

FRANCIE...

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES.

YES, CHARLIE, I WILL.

ON MY VOICE MAIL,

YOU SAID YOU WERE WORKING
ON A STORY ABOUT MY DAD --

DAVID McNEIL.

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



THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN
TO ME IF HE DOES.

YEAH.

I'M GOING TO GO AWAY --
NOW, TOMORROW,

WHENEVER I KNOW THAT SOMEONE
IS FIGHTING FOR MY FATHER.

SO PLEASE...

JUST HELP MY FATHER.

FOR THE PAST YEAR,
I'VE BEEN ON COVERT DUTY

TRYING TO PENETRATE
COLE'S INTELLIGENCE NETWORK.
COLE?

McKENAS COLE.

FORMER SD-6.

NOW HE WORKS FOR SOMEONE
HE CALLS "THE MAN."

WHAT IS THAT -- PERFUME?

WHATEVER THIS IS,

WE HAVE IT NOW AND THEY DON'T
BECAUSE OF YOU.

NOT JUST ME.
BECAUSE OF YOU.

[ YELLING IN CHINESE ]

YOU'RE LOOKING
AT SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE

TAKEN FROM OUTSIDE
TYNO-CHEM ENGINEERING,

WHICH, AS YOU KNOW,

IS THE FRONT COMPANY
FOR FTL HEADQUARTERS.

NOW, YOU MAY RECOGNIZE
THE MAN ON THE GROUND

AS QUAN LI.

W-W-WAIT, WAIT.

QUAN LI WAS ASSASSINATED?

THE HEAD OF FTL?

YES. HIS ENTIRE SECURITY DETAIL
WAS AMBUSHED

INSIDE THE BUILDING,
LEAVING LI UTTERLY DEFENSELESS.

HAVE YOU I.D.'d
THE SHOOTER?

HIS FACE DIDN'T APPEAR
IN ANY OF OUR DATABASES.

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND
BEING PHOTOGRAPHED.

THIS YOUNG MAN
LED A COMMANDO UNIT

INTO FTL HEADQUARTERS
LAST WEEK

AT PRECISELY THE SAME TIME
THAT WE WERE ATTACKED HERE.

THE OBJECTIVE WAS THE SAME.

THEY WERE THERE
TO STEAL A RAMBALDI ARTIFACT.

THEIR AGENT ROSTER
WAS COMPROMISED.

THEIR ENTIRE NETWORK CRUMBLED
WITHIN HOURS OF THE ATTACK.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
FTL NO LONGER EXISTS.

UM, SORRY, UH...

STUPID QUESTION,
BUT SINCE FTL IS --

SORRY, WAS AN ENEMY
FOR, LIKE, EVER,

SHOULDN'T WE
BE DRINKING CHAMPAGNE?

SOMEONE HAD THE MEANS
TO LAUNCH A UNILATERAL ATTACK

ON US AND FTL,

AND WE HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

IN ADDITION, THEY NOW HAVE
WHAT SEEMS TO BE

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION
OF RAMBALDI ARTIFACTS

IN THE WORLD.

THEY MAY, IN FACT, HAVE ENOUGH

TO UNCOVER WHAT RAMBALDI
WAS ULTIMATELY WORKING ON

BEFORE WE DO.

OH.

YEAH, THAT DOES SUCK.

THIS NEW ENEMY
ISN'T STOPPING THERE.

OUR ASSETS IN VLADIVOSTOK

INTERCEPTED A COMMUNIQUé
LAST NIGHT.

A GROUP
CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE TWO ATTACKS
HAS CONTACTED K-DIRECTORATE.

THEY'VE PROPOSED A MEETING
LATER THIS WEEK

TO DISCUSS THE SHARING
OF RAMBALDI TECHNOLOGY.

THIS MAN'S NAME
IS BRANDON DAHLGREN.

HE LIVES YEAR-ROUND

IN A PENTHOUSE
OF THE REGAL CASINO.

HE'S A GO-BETWEEN
FOR K-DIRECTORATE.

DAHLGREN IS EXPECTING
TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL

DETAILING THE TIME AND LOCATION
OF THIS MEETING.

THIS IS INFORMATION
THAT WE NEED.

DIXON, YOU'RE ON POINT
FOR THIS ONE.

SYDNEY, YOU'RE ON COMMS.

YOU'RE GOING IN
AS DARIAN BUCHANAN.

HE'S A DELEGATE
FROM THE JAMAICAN PARLIAMENT

WHO PLANS TO VISIT LAS VEGAS
NEXT WEEK.

AS SOON AS WE KNOW
THAT HE'S ACTUALLY EN ROUTE,

YOU'LL GO IN
POSING AS BUCHANAN.

YOU'LL BE FLAGGED AS A VIP
SO YOU CAN GAMBLE

IN THE CASINO'S
PRIVATE GAMING SUITE

WHERE DAHLGREN
REGULARLY PLAYS.

THAT'S WHERE
YOU'LL PLANT THE BUG.

MARSHALL'S MAKING ONE THAT
MATCHES A RING DAHLGREN WEARS.

BE PREPARED TO LEAVE
AS SOON AS WE GET WORD

THAT BUCHANAN'S PLANE
IS IN THE AIR.

THAT'S IT.

SYDNEY, STAY A MINUTE.

EVERYTHING OKAY?

THAT'S FUNNY.

I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU
THE SAME QUESTION.

LISTEN...

I DON'T MEAN TO PRY,

BUT I HAD A CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR FATHER

ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

HE TOLD YOU
THAT SHE WAS KGB.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I WANT TO TELL YOU AGAIN

HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE
YOUR SERVICE TO SD-6

DURING THE INCIDENT
LAST WEEK.

EVERY PERSON HERE
OWES YOU THEIR LIFE.

HOW'S THE FINGER?

UM...

WELL...

I'M TOLD
IT'S GOING TO HEAL NICELY.

THANK YOU.

SHALL WE?

[ APPLAUSE ]

Sydney: I FELT SICK.

ALL THOSE PEOPLE
STANDING THERE,

PATRIOTS, BELIEVING THEY WORK
FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT,

NONE OF THEM REALIZING
THE INFORMATION THEY GATHER

IS ONLY BEING USED

BY HEARTLESS MEN
LIKE ARVIN SLOANE

FOR AN ORGANIZATION

THAT WOULD TRADE THEIR LIVES
FOR A PROFIT IN A HEARTBEAT.

I JUST WANTED TO RIP
HIS FINGER RIGHT OFF AGAIN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

DOES THAT MAKE ME
A BAD PERSON?

NO.

THAT MIGHT HAVE
BLOWN YOUR COVER.

YOU THINK?

YEAH.

LOOK, YOU'LL TAG
DAHLGREN IN VEGAS.

WHEN SD-6 GETS MORE SPECIFICS
ABOUT THE MEETING,

WE'LL FIGURE OUT
WHAT OUR NEXT MOVE IS.

DID THE GUY FROM YOUR OFFICE
END UP REPORTING YOU?

HALADKI? YEAH, HE DID.

BUT DEVLIN ONLY SLAPPED ME
ON THE WRIST,

EVEN THOUGH GOING INTO SD-6
WITHOUT CLEARANCE

WASN'T EXACTLY
CONSTITUTIONAL.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING HALADKI'D
GET NAILED FOR SNITCHING,

BUT I GUESS WE KIND OF
BROKE EVEN ON THIS ONE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S NOTHING.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BRUISED.

OH. YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL.

THAT'S 'CAUSE I'M WEARING,
LIKE, A POUND OF COVER-UP.

WE JUST HEARD

FROM OUR SURVEILLANCE TEAM
IN JAMAICA.

BUCHANAN'S PILOT'S
BEEN CALLED TO THE AIRSTRIP.

IT COULD INDICATE
HE'LL BE OFF THE GROUND

BY THE END OF THE DAY.

YOU SHOULD BE READY TO LEAVE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

THAT'S FINE. I JUST
HAVE TO SWING BY SCHOOL.

HOW, UH...

HOW'S THAT GOING?

SCHOOL?

GOOD.

OKAY.

ACTUALLY...

UM, SINCE YOU'RE ASKING...

I'VE GONE FROM THINKING

THAT MY MOTHER
WAS A LITERATURE PROFESSOR

TO FINDING OUT
THAT SHE WAS KGB.

I'M SURE
WHEN YOU FOUND THAT OUT,

YOU MUST HAVE FELT
AS LOST AS I DO.

LAST WEEK, I WAS READY
TO LEAVE SD-6,

BUT MAYBE I WAS FOCUSING
ON THE WRONG PLACE.

I THINK MAYBE I ONLY WENT
TO GRAD SCHOOL

BECAUSE MOM DID.

SHE WAS A TEACHER,

SO I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS
SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO.

BUT NOW THAT I KNOW
IT WAS JUST HER COVER,

AND THAT IT DIDN'T
MEAN ANYTHING TO HER...

I'M THINKING
I SHOULD JUST DROP IT.

DAD?

YES, UM...

I UNDERSTAND.
I JUST, UM...

I'M NOT SURE
I'M THE BEST PERSON TO ASK.

OH.

OKAY.

I SHOULD GO.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HEY.

HEY. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE
TWO TAPE RECORDERS.

OH, YOU ARE THE BEST.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW.
MINE JUST DIED. OH, GREAT.

WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT?
IS THAT A HICKEY?

NO, IS IT -- WHAT?

OH, MY GOD.

I HAVE TO GO
TO A MEETING.

WAIT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I ACTUALLY HAVE COVER-UP.

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH?
YEAH, I'VE GOT ENOUGH.

IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING.
WHAT, THE FACT THAT I SAW IT

OR JUST
THAT IT'S THERE AT ALL?

LOOK AT IT.
I FEEL LIKE I'M 15 YEARS OLD.

THAT'S ABOUT THE AGE
OF YOUR INTERN.

WHEN I SAID 15,
I KNEW YOU WERE --

DID THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
TEACH YOU NOTHING?

WHOA, I'M NOT MARRIED.

DON'T START DEFENDING
YOUR THING WITH JENNY.

SHE'S NOT IN YOUR LEAGUE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

WHO'S IN MY LEAGUE?
WHAT LEAGUE?

SHOW ME A LEAGUE,
AND I'LL BUY THE TICKET.

I'LL GO TO THE MEETINGS,

AND I'LL TRY
TO FIND THOSE PEOPLE.

WHERE ARE THEY?

IS IT GOOD?

YEAH.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

OKAY, THE NEXT TIME
THAT CHARLIE AND I

GO TO BREAKFAST
WITH OUR PARENTS,

REMIND ME THAT MIMOSAS
ARE VERBOTEN.

OH, GOD,
TODAY WAS THE BIG BRUNCH.

THEY DIDN'T GET ALONG?
OH, WE WISH.
THEY GOT ALONG SO WELL,

THEY'RE GOING
ON VACATION TOGETHER.
EW.

YEAH.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
THAT'S NICE.

NICE? THAT IS THE MAKINGS
OF A DISASTER.

THEY'RE GOING AWAY
WITHOUT US,

AND THEY'RE GOING
TO PLAN THE WHOLE WEDDING.
OH.

WHAT'S IN THE BAG?

AND WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO
THIS TIME?

VEGAS.

VEGAS. WHAT WAS I JUST SAYING?
WHERE SHOULD WE GO?

AFTER THAT BRUNCH,
VEGAS ISN'T FAR ENOUGH.

I'M SERIOUS.
BABY, THAT'S OUR CUE.

WE COULD JUST GO TONIGHT.

W-W-WAIT.
THIS IS NOT A VACATION FOR ME.

THERE'S THIS
PUBLIC RELATIONS CONFERENCE --

SYDNEY, WE DON'T NEED YOU
TO BABYSIT.

WHAT I MEAN IS I'D WANT
TO HANG OUT WITH YOU GUYS.

I MEAN, JUST WAIT A WEEK.
WE'LL ALL GO TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

UGH, THAT BREAKFAST BLEW.

YOU'LL TELL ME
ABOUT IT LATER, OKAY?

I GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT TO GO, TOO.

OH, HEY.
HEY, I GOT A GIG

ON THURSDAY,
AND I WAS WONDERING

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND

PUTTING UP SOME FLIERS
ON CAMPUS FOR ME.

YEAH, DO I GET 10%?

SURE. I'LL JUST
GIVE YOU THAT DOLLAR NOW.

HEY, YOU WANT TO HELP
PUT SOME UP, TOO?

UH, WELL,
MY MEETING'S AT A PRISON.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

TAKE CARE, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, WILL.

I'M SURPRISED YOU WANTED
TO MEET WITH ME,

ESPECIALLY SO SOON.

LOOK, I SPENT
EIGHT YEARS IN THIS PLACE

LIVING IN FEAR

OF WHAT THOSE PEOPLE MIGHT DO
TO MY DAUGHTER, TO KELLY, SO...

YOU KNOW,
YOU COME IN HERE

AND YOU START ASKING ME
QUESTIONS ABOUT SD-6.

I JUST WASN'T PREPARED.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT KELLY CAME TO ME,

SHE TOLD ME SHE MET YOU,

ABOUT HER CONVERSATION
WITH ROBERT

ABOUT HER GOING AWAY,

AND I CAN'T SPEND
ANOTHER EIGHT YEARS LIKE THIS.

I NEED TO TALK.

IS KELLY SAFE?

'CAUSE I'M NOT GOING
TO DO THE STORY OTHERWISE.

HEY, I'M HER FATHER.
NEITHER WOULD I.

YEAH, SHE'S BEEN SENT AWAY.
SHE'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

COST ME NEARLY EVERYTHING
I HAVE LEFT, BUT, UH...

BUT SHE'S SAFE.

OKAY, SO WHO ARE THEY?

I MEAN, WHAT DO THEY DO?
WHAT THE HELL'S SD-6?

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW,

BUT FIRST THERE'S
SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO.

HEY. HI.

I'M WILL TIPPIN.

I'M HERE TO INTERVIEW
MR. GLASNER.

YOU HAVE TO CONTACT A COMPANY
CALLED O.T. TECHNOLOGIES

AND TELL THEM YOU WANT
TO INTERVIEW THEIR CEO.

HIS NAME IS LARRY GLASNER.

WHY WOULD I WANT
TO INTERVIEW MR. GLASNER?

YOU DON'T, BUT YOU GOT
TO GET INTO THE BUILDING.

SEE, I USED TO WORK THERE,

AND BEFORE MY TRIAL,
I DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL,

BUT REALLY SMART.

SEE, I KNEW
THERE WERE PEOPLE

THAT WANTED
TO USE MY ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE

AND THAT SOMEONE WAS GOING
TO USE IT FOR NO GOOD.

SO I WROTE A SUBROUTINE
IN THE PROGRAM

THAT WOULD SEND A TAG
TO A DEDICATED SERVER.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW
THE TECHNICAL JARGON.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO --

IT'S LIKE
A DIGITAL GUEST BOOK.

ANYBODY THAT USES THE PROGRAM
WOULD UNKNOWINGLY SIGN IN.

YOU SEE, I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A TRAIL

IN CASE I EVER WANTED
TO PURSUE

THE PEOPLE
THAT WERE SETTING ME UP.

SO THERE'S A LIST OF PEOPLE
THAT USED YOUR PROGRAM, RIGHT?

RIGHT, AND IT SHOULD BE
ON A SERVER

IN THE COMPUTER ROOM
AT O.T. TECH.

ONCE YOU GET
INTO THE BUILDING,

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THEM THAT
YOU WANT TO USE THE RESTROOM.

EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE THE RESTROOM IS, PLEASE?

THREE DOORS PAST THE BATHROOM
ON THE FIRST FLOOR

IS THE DOOR
TO THE COMPUTER ROOM.

THE PASS CODE IS 4747.

ONCE YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE GOING
TO LOG ON TO THE SYSTEM --

I'LL GIVE YOU
ALL THE ACCESS CODES --

AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEARCH
FOR A FILE CALLED DOLPHIN.

DOWNLOAD IT.

THAT'S THE ONE.

THAT'S OUR ROAD MAP.

THAT'S GOING TO LEAD US
TO SD-6.

YOUR PAPER HAD
THE UNLUCKY DISTINCTION

OF BEING
THE LAST ONE I GRADED.

I DIDN'T COME
FOR THE PAPER.

I'VE DECIDED
TO LEAVE THE PROGRAM,

AND I NEED YOUR SIGNATURE
TO DROP THE COURSE.

WHY?

I'VE BEEN JUST
WEARING MYSELF TOO THIN

TRYING TO FINISH THE PROGRAM
AND DO MY JOB,

AND YOU WERE SO RIGHT
WHEN YOU SAID

THAT WORK WAS
GETTING IN THE WAY HERE.

BUT THE FACT IS...

I'M NOT SURE I WANT
TO BE A TEACHER ANYMORE.

SYDNEY...

YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST STUDENTS
I'VE EVER HAD.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S MY PEP TALK.

BUT I URGE YOU --

THINK ABOUT IT
A LITTLE MORE

BEFORE YOU MAKE
YOUR FINAL DECISION.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?

I DIDN'T KNOW
CHARLIE WAS A SINGER.

YOU KNOW CHARLIE?

YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY.

YOU WERE IN
BRITISH AUTHORS BEFORE 1800.

OH, YEAH.

THAT WAS A GOOD CLASS.
STELLA...CAMPBELL.

SYDNEY BRISTOW.
WHY DO YOU SAY "UNFORTUNATELY"?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS NOTHING.

HE'S -- IT --

WE WENT OUT
FOR A FEW MONTHS,

AND HE WAS JUST A JERK
WHEN HE ENDED IT. NOTHING.

HE'S JUST A GUY.

HOW LONG AGO?

JUST, LIKE,
A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHATEVER.

A FEW MONTHS?
YEAH. WHY?

BECAUSE HE'S --

HE'S ENGAGED
TO A FRIEND OF MINE.

CHARLIE BERNARD.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S HIM?

HOW LONG
HAS HE BEEN ENGAGED?

HOW LONG
DID YOU TWO GO OUT?

JUST A FEW MONTHS.

A FEW MONTHS?

WHAT A PIG.

GOD, IT FIGURES.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND --
RACHEL, THAT BLOND GIRL?

'CAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING
WAS GOING ON WITH HER.

NO, MY FRIEND
IS SOMEONE ELSE.

OH, LISTEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I JUST REALLY NEED TO LEARN
HOW TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT.

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

OKAY.

WILL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

ARE YOU SURE
IT'S THE SAME CHARLIE?

YES, AND FRANCIE
IS GOING TO BE DEVASTATED.

THIS JUST -- THIS JUST
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

I MEAN,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, WHO THE HELL LIVES
A DOUBLE LIFE LIKE THAT?

SERIOUSLY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE.

YEAH, I GUESS.

HOW AM I GOING
TO TELL HER?

UM, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

LET ME -- LET ME
MAKE A SUGGESTION.

YEAH, MAKE SURE
SHE'S SITTING DOWN

AND MAKE SURE
THAT SHE IS VERY DRUNK.

YEAH, YOU GOT
TO GET HER SAUCED BECAUSE...

THIS IS
REALLY GOING TO HURT.

IT IS GOING TO HURT.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

OKAY.

CAN YOU FOCUS?

WE'RE TRAINED
TO SEE DETAILS,

TO READ PEOPLE
IN SITUATIONS,

TO LOOK AT CLUES,
RED FLAGS --

I STARTED TO THINK I WAS
GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT IT,

AND IT TURNS OUT

MY BEST FRIEND'S FIANCé
IS A CHEAT.

OUT OF THE BLUE.

I GUESS, IN RETROSPECT,

THERE WERE SIGNS.

BUT HE COULD BE SO SWEET
TO HER, YOU KNOW?

I DON'T HAVE TO
LECTURE YOU

ABOUT PEOPLE'S CAPACITY
TO KEEP SECRETS.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH

AS SOON AS I'M
INTO THE CASINO'S DATABASE.

THE TRANSMITTER'S HOT.

MARSHALL SAYS THIS IS
AN EXACT REPLICA

OF DAHLGREN'S RING.

EXACT WILL BE NICE.
THANKS.

AND GOOD LUCK.

YOU TOO.

MISS, THIS ENTRANCE
IS FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY.

OH, SORRY.
I JUST STARTED ON FRIDAY.

MY MISTAKE.

I'M IN.

OH, MY GOD.
SYD, WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE IT.
FRANCIE AND CHARLIE ARE HERE.

DID THEY SEE YOU?
NO.

JUST MAKE SURE THEY DON'T.

HOW FAR OFF ARE YOU?

GIVE ME TWO MINUTES.

SO YOU WANT
TO HACK INTO A CASINO.

WELL, DO YOU REMEMBER
HOW TIGHT SECURITY WAS

IN THAT SIBERIAN SILO
A COUPLE YEARS AGO?

CAKEWALK COMPARED TO VEGAS.

I MEAN, CASINO SECURITY
IS LIKE AN ONION.

IT'S LAYER AFTER LAYER
AFTER LAYER,

AND THE MORE YOU PEEL BACK,
THE MORE YOU WANT TO CRY.

FACE RECOGNITION,
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE --

THE ONLY WAY
TO GET INSIDE THE SYSTEM

IS TO SPLICE DIRECTLY INTO
ONE OF THE FIBER OPTIC CABLES,

BUT ANY INTERRUPTION IN THE FEED
WILL ALERT SECURITY,

EXCEPT THE ONE THING
NOBODY ELSE HAS BUT YOU

IS ME, AND I...

HAVE THIS.

NOW, THIS IS
A RAZOR PRISM.

IT WILL CUT DIRECTLY
INTO ANY FIBER OPTIC CABLE,

PLUS IT WILL ALLOW YOU

TOTAL ACCESS WITHOUT
INTERRUPTING THE DATA STREAM.

OKAY, DIXON, GO.

SIR, MR. BUCHANAN
HAS ARRIVED.

MR. BUCHANAN, IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE.

[ In Jamaican accent ]
LIKEWISE.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTING YOU
UNTIL TOMORROW.

YES, I KNOW.

I CAME
AHEAD OF THE DELEGATION

TO WIN BACK
THE MONEY I LOST LAST YEAR.

DO I SUSPECT THE U.S. SENATE
HOSTS THESE CONFERENCES HERE

SO THAT WE WILL LOSE
OUR SHIRTS?

WELL, PERHAPS YOU'LL BE
MORE COMFORTABLE

IN OUR PRIVATE
GAMING SUITE.

OH, OKAY.
YES, THANK YOU.

SYD, HEY. WE'RE IN VEGAS.
WE'RE HERE.

NO MORE BETS.
WHAT HOTEL ARE YOU IN?

GIVE ME A CALL
ON MY CELL PHONE

WHEN YOU GET
THIS MESSAGE.

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

HA!

NUMBER 9.
WE HAVE A WINNER.

WE JUST GOT HERE,
WE'RE UP 100 BUCKS!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WAS COMING TO VEGAS
THE GREATEST IDEA OR WHAT?

HEY, CHECK IT OUT.

WHAT?

THERE'S A WEDDING CHAPEL.

AW, COME ON.

WHY NOT?

I MEAN,
JUST THINK ABOUT IT --

JUST US, NO PARENTS,
NO HASSLE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
A LINE OF CREDIT WITH US.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DRAW DOWN ON IT?

YES, MAN.

I USUALLY START OFF
WITH HALF A MILLION.

I FEEL LUCKY TODAY.

OKAY.

DAHLGREN IS
AT THE BACK POKER TABLE.

MAY I JOIN YOU?

YEAH, SURE.

GOOD LUCK, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THE GAME
IS 5-CARD DRAW, SIR.

POT LIMIT.
THE MINIMUM BET IS $5,000.

OKAY.

DAHLGREN'S GOT
A PAIR OF JACKS

AND AN ACE KICKER.

I ALWAYS START OFF
MODESTLY.

IT LEAVES ME ROOM
TO GET OUT OF HAND.

$50,000.

BETS, PLEASE.

IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING,

I DRAW ON INSIDE STRAIGHT.

$120,000.

NOT MY HAND.

HMM.

[ CHUCKLES ]

AMERICANS.
THEM REALLY GULLIBLE.

GOOD EVENING.

FRANCIE,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

OH, PLEASE, NO.

DIXON, LISTEN.

HOLD ON THE SWITCH.
PLAY A FEW MORE HANDS,

LET HIM GET TO KNOW
YOUR POKER FACE.

IF THIS IS OKAY,

IF I CAN GO RADIO SILENT
FOR TWO MINUTES,

CLEAR YOUR THROAT.

AHEM.

GOING RADIO SILENT.

THANK YOU KINDLY.

NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST SIGN

THE BRIDE AND GROOM'S
REGISTRY...

HEY.

HEY!

I WAS JUST FINISHING
MY MEETING ACROSS THE CASINO,

AND I-I SAW YOU GUYS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, I KNOW WE MADE A DEAL,
BUT I BOUGHT THE TICKETS ANYWAY.

NO, NO, I MEAN
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ARE YOU -- ARE YOU GUYS
GETTING MARRIED?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT --

NO, NO, NO.
I TOTALLY GET IT.

I CALLED YOU.
WILL YOU BE OUR WITNESS?

I JUST NEED TO TALK
TO CHARLIE PRIVATELY

FOR TWO SECONDS.

OKAY.

WHAT'S UP?

I MET A FRIEND
OF YOURS TODAY.

WHO?

STELLA CAMPBELL.

SO...

HOW'S STELLA DOING?

DOES FRANCIE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER?

YOU AND I ARE FRIENDS,
CHARLIE,

SO YOU KNOW I HAVE NOTHING
AGAINST YOU GOING INTO THIS,

BUT I SWEAR TO GOD,

IF YOU MARRY FRANCIE
WITHOUT TELLING HER

WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO,
THEN I WILL KILL YOU.

SYDNEY --

NO DISCUSSION.

YOU DON'T TELL HER,
I WILL. YOU GOT IT?

YEAH.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

TELL FRANCIE
I HAD TO GET BACK TO WORK.

I'LL CALL HER LATER.

NUMBER OF CARDS, PLEASE.

GIVE ME TWO CARDS, MAN.

WHAT THE HELL?

I'M OUT OF HERE
AFTER THIS.

I'LL TAKE THREE.

MY FRIEND,
THE NIGHT'S STILL YOUNG.

THE NIGHT BEGAN
$86,000 AGO, MY FRIEND.

HEY, WHAT'S WRONG?
WHERE'S SYDNEY?

FRAN, WE GOT TO TALK.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

YEAH.

SIR, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

WE CAN'T GET MARRIED
LIKE THIS.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE I WANT
TO DO IT RIGHT --

WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY THERE.

DON'T YOU?

I'LL SEE YOUR $10,000...

AND RAISE $15,000,

WHICH IS ALL THE CHIPS
I HAVE LEFT.

I SEE YOUR RAISE,

AND TO SHOW YOU
THAT I'M NOT A GREEDY MAN,

I WILL RAISE YOU
SOMETHING PERSONAL.

THIS --

A GIFT FROM KING FAHD
OF SAUDI ARABIA.

GOT THIS WATCH.

I HAVE A WATCH...

BUT I DON'T HAVE NO RING.

[ Chuckles ]
MY FRATERNITY RING?

IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING.

IF IT'S WORTH SOMETHING
TO YOU,

IT'S WORTH SOMETHING TO ME.

DIXON, I'M BACK.

SCREW IT.
THIS IS MY LAST HAND ANYWAY.

OH, NO, DAHLGREN'S
GOT A FLUSH.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE.
YOU GOT TO MAKE THE SWITCH NOW.

THREE WISE MEN.

A FLUSH.

THANKS
FOR A GOOD GAME, MAN.

DIXON, SOMETHING'S WRONG.

THE FLOOR MANAGER'S COMING
TO YOUR SUITE WITH SECURITY.

SIR, I HAVE
AN URGENT MESSAGE FOR YOU.

WILL YOU FOLLOW ME
OUTSIDE, PLEASE?

YES, OF COURSE.

HOLD ON.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

YOUR ATTACHé JUST CALLED.

APPARENTLY,
YOU'RE STUCK IN JAMAICA.

I SUPPOSE THERE ARE
WORSE PLACES TO BE STUCK.

DIXON!

OKAY, SO WE'RE DOWN
$300,

AND I KEPT
LOOKING AROUND FOR YOU,

HOPING YOU'D SHOW UP
AND GIVE US SOME LUCK.

UH-HUH.

AND THANK GOD
YOU DIDN'T,

BECAUSE THIS HUGE LADY
WITH YELLOW HAIR

SITS RIGHT NEXT TO ME
LIKE FROM HEAVEN,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE ARE ON A HUGE STREAK.

HOW MUCH DID YOU WIN?

$2,000.

WOW.

LOOK WHAT HE BOUGHT ME.

ISN'T IT PRETTY?

YEAH, IT'S REALLY SWEET.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO CHARLIE
ABOUT NOT GETTING MARRIED?

WHAT DID HE TELL YOU
THAT I SAID?

HE DIDN'T.

I MEAN,
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW ME --
MISS SPONTANEOUS.

I-I TOTALLY WOULD HAVE REGRETTED
GETTING MARRIED THERE.

IT WAS STUPID.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS
WITHOUT IT BEING HORRIBLE...

BUT I RAN INTO THIS GIRL
ON CAMPUS

WHO SAID THAT SHE HAD
AN AFFAIR WITH CHARLIE

TWO MONTHS AGO.

FRANCIE, I AM SO SORRY.

WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHO IS THIS GIRL?

HER NAME WAS STELLA.
I DON'T KNOW --

SO YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW HER.

NO, I DON'T.
WELL, THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU,

TO BELIEVE WHAT A STRANGER
HAS TO SAY ABOUT CHARLIE.

WAIT. I LIKE CHARLIE.
NO, YOU DON'T.
NOT REALLY.

FRANCIE, WHEN I EVER SAID
OR DONE ANYTHING --

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF
US GETTING MARRIED AT ALL.

I THINK I'VE BEEN VERY --
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS GIRL.

IS THIS WHAT YOU TOLD CHARLIE
IN VEGAS?
YES, AND HE DIDN'T DENY IT.

HE DIDN'T ADMIT IT, THOUGH,
DID HE?

NO, HE DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, SYDNEY,

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS

THAT WE HAVEN'T SAID
TO EACH OTHER.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE I KNEW
YOU DIDN'T LIKE CHARLIE

WHEN YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP THAT DAY
TO LOOK AT WEDDING DRESSES.

FRANCIE, THAT WAS ONLY
ABOUT WORK, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I'M SO SICK
OF YOUR STUPID BANK JOB!

GOD, EVER SINCE
YOU STARTED WORKING THERE,

YOU'VE BEEN ELITIST
AND PRIVATE AND DISTANT --

FRANCIE --

YEAH, YOU'VE LET ME LIVE HERE,
AND THAT'S FINE,

BUT YOU AND I WERE CLOSER
WHEN I LIVED WITH CHARLIE,

WHICH IS PROBABLY
WHERE I SHOULD HAVE STAYED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

THAT IS TOUGH.

IT WAS MORE THAN TOUGH.
IT WAS REVEALING.

NOT JUST ABOUT CHARLIE,
BUT ABOUT US.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT'S MORE
THAN JUST FRANCIE AND CHARLIE?

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GOING TO
WANT TO BE MY FRIEND AFTER THAT.

SYD, LOOK,

YOU JUST GAVE HER, LIKE,
THE WORST NEWS OF HER LIFE.

I MEAN, HOW DO YOU
EXPECT HER TO REACT?

YEAH. I GUESS.

HOW MANY MORE HICKEYS
HAVE YOU GOT?

SHUT UP.
JUST ASKING.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

YOU KNOW, I GOT TO DO
AN INTERVIEW, ANYWAY.

LISTEN, IT'S GOING
TO BE FINE.

YEAH, I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
YOU KNOW YOUR WAY OUT?

YEAH.

HELLO?

IT'S ME.

YOUR TRIP TO VEGAS
WAS A SUCCESS.

I JUST THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

WE INTERCEPTED A PHONE CALL
TO DAHLGREN

OFF THE TRANSMITTER
YOU PLANTED.

LINGUISTICS
IS TRANSLATING IT NOW.

WELL, IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO?

IF YOU HAVE THE TIME,

I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET ME SOMEWHERE.

SO WHY ARE WE
AT A CAROUSEL?

YOU ALWAYS LOVED
THIS SPOT.

YOUR MOTHER AND I USED
TO BRING YOU HERE.

I HAD JUST BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO THE LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICE.

YOU WERE 2 YEARS OLD.

WE'D WATCH YOU GO AROUND
ON THE CAROUSEL

AND TALK ABOUT OUR DAY,
THE FUTURE.

AND SOMETIMES, FOOLISHLY,
MY WORK AT THE CIA.

I NEVER IMAGINED

THAT OUR CONVERSATIONS WERE
BEING PASSED ALONG TO THE KGB.

I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK
TO THIS PARK IN 20 YEARS.

WHY DID YOU
BRING ME HERE NOW?

WHEN YOU ASKED ME THE OTHER DAY
ABOUT SCHOOL,

I COULDN'T HELP YOU. I...

I'M OUT OF PRACTICE

WHEN IT COMES TO, UH,
PERSONAL MATTERS.

DAD, I'M IN NO RUSH.

BELIEVING YOUR MOTHER
WAS A PROFESSOR

MAY HAVE INFLUENCED YOU
SOMEWHAT,

BUT THE DECISION
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL

WAS YOURS.

AND I'D TRUST THAT.

I THINK THAT, UH,

IF YOU STICK WITH IT,

YOU COULD BECOME
THE KIND OF TEACHER

YOUR STUDENTS
WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

THANK YOU.

Arvin: LINGUISTICS SUCCESSFULLY
DECODED DAHLGREN'S PHONE CALL,

BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW
WHO THE MYSTERY AGENCY IS

OR WHO'S BEHIND IT.

LEARNING THAT INFORMATION
AND GETTING A VISUAL I.D.

OF THE MAN
IS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

I'M TIRED OF REFERRING TO HIM
AS "THE MAN."

I WANT TO KNOW WHO HE IS.

THE MEETING
WITH K-DIRECTORATE

IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE
20 HOURS FROM NOW

AT AN OFFICE BUILDING
IN MOSCOW.

YOUR MISSION IS
TO SURVEILL THE MEETING

IN HOPES
OF OBTAINING INFORMATION

THAT LEADS US TO THE MAN.

THIS IS A FLASH
MEMORY CARD.

IT'S COMPATIBLE
WITH THE FIBER OPTIC CAMERA

YOU'LL BE USING
IN THE K-DIRECTORATE MEETING.

ON YOUR FLIGHT HOME,
JUST LEAVE IT IN THE PLANE.

SEAT POCKET, 15C.

ONE OF OUR AGENTS
WILL PICK IT UP.

15C.

YEAH.

LAST WEEK, WHEN YOU TALKED
ABOUT QUITTING SD-6 --

I WAS BEING NAIVE.

NO, BUT, UM,
WHAT YOU SAID

ABOUT WANTING TO GO
TO A HOCKEY GAME,

WANTING ME
TO BE PART OF YOUR LIFE --

I, UH, I THINK I WASN'T CLEAR
ABOUT SOMETHING.

THAT IT WOULD BE NICE
TO BE IN PUBLIC WITH YOU,

TO ACTUALLY
GET TO LOOK AT YOU.

GRAB A PIZZA
OR GO TO A HOCKEY GAME,

I-I JUST --
I WASN'T CLEAR THAT --

I WOULD REALLY LIKE THAT,
TOO.

GOOD LUCK IN RUSSIA.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HEY.

HEY.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

THREE MOVIES.

CHARLIE TOLD ME
EVERYTHING.

I THINK...EVERYTHING.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

[ SOBBING ]

OH...

SWEETIE, I'M SO SORRY.

I FEEL SO STUPID,

AND I'M SO SORRY THAT I SAID
ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW I'M ON YOUR SIDE,
RIGHT?

THANK GOD.

YOU'RE DROPPING A CLASS?

NO.

NO.

HOW'S IT HANGING, SYD?

VERY FUNNY.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

WE'RE ON. THEY'RE HEADING
TOWARD THE BUILDING NOW.

THE FIBER OPTIC CAMERA IS HOT.

OKAY, SYD, WE'RE LIVE.

OKAY, GOING FOR AUDIO.

GENTLEMEN, WELCOME.

I'M MR. SARK,
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

ON BEHALF OF MY EMPLOYER --

WHO IS YOUR EMPLOYER?

CERTAINLY HE DOESN'T EXPECT US
TO CONTINUE REFERRING TO HIM

AS THE MAN.

I'M AFRAID MY EMPLOYER'S
IDENTITY WILL HAVE TO REMAIN

CONFIDENTIAL FOR NOW.

THIS IS NO WAY TO BEGIN
A NEGOTIATION.

MY EMPLOYER SENDS HIS APOLOGIES,
COMRADE IVANKOV,

AND HAS AUTHORIZED ME
TO DETAIL OUR PROPOSAL,

WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

YOU SEEM YOUNG
FOR SUCH RESPONSIBILITY.

MY EMPLOYER'S OFFER
IS SIMPLE --

WE WILL TRANSFER $100 MILLION
INTO YOUR CAYMAN SHELL ACCOUNT,

NUMBER A6112B.

SYDNEY, THAT ISN'T
A K-DIRECTORATE REPRESENTATIVE.

IT'S ILYICH IVANKOV,
THE HEAD OF K-DIRECTORATE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
THAT NUMBER?

IN EXCHANGE, YOU WILL GIVE US
THE RAMBALDI MANUSCRIPT

YOU RECENTLY ACQUIRED
IN ARGENTINA

AND WHATEVER ANALYSIS YOU MADE
OF ITS CONTENT.

$100 MILLION. THAT'S QUITE
AN OPENING OFFER.

IT IS A FINAL OFFER.

WE BOTH KNOW THE RAMBALDI
MANUSCRIPT IS PRICELESS.

THEREFORE, IT'S NOT FOR SALE.

I'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO TELL YOU
THAT THIS OFFER EXPIRES

IN 60 SECONDS.

[ LAUGHS ]

IS THIS A JOKE?

55 SECONDS.

YOU TELL YOUR EMPLOYER,

IF HE EVER WASTES MY TIME
LIKE THIS AGAIN,

OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL NOT BE SO CORDIAL.

CONGRATULATIONS,
COMRADE KESSAR.

YOU HAVE
JUST INHERITED CONTROL

OF THE INDESTRUCTIBLE
K-DIRECTORATE.

YOU'VE ALSO INHERITED
WHAT I HOPE IS, BY NOW,

A VERY SIMPLE DECISION.

THE OFFER STILL STANDS.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU ONLY HAVE
20 SECONDS LEFT TO DECIDE.

WE...

WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

MY EMPLOYER
WILL BE SO PLEASED.

SYDNEY!

[ GUNSHOTS ]

SYDNEY!