Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 16 - The Prophecy - 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.

WE KNOW THAT RAMBALDI WAS
A 16th CENTURY INVENTOR

WHO SEEMED TO HAVE HAD
AN ALMOST PSYCHIC VISION

OF TECHNOLOGY.

THIS BOOK SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT
OF INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

YOU KNOW, SYDNEY,
THE WORK WE'RE DOING HERE --

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHO RAMBALDI WAS,

WHAT HE WAS WORKING ON --

IS BECOMING
AN OBSESSION FOR ME.



I'M STILL NOT SURE
I'M A BELIEVER.

MR. VAUGHN?

YEAH. I'M LATE
FOR A MEETING.

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT
TO CANCEL THAT MEETING.

WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO READ
THE RAMBALDI DOCUMENT.

ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE THE PAGE WITH ME,

AND I'D LIKE YOU
TO SEE IT.

OKAY.

EXACTLY WHO
IS THIS SYDNEY BRISTOW,

AND WHY SHOULD THIS COMMITTEE'S
TIME BE SPENT ON HER?

SHE'S A DOUBLE AGENT,
SENATOR --

A CIA ASSET WORKING UNDERCOVER
AS AN OPERATIVE OF SD-6.

LAST WEEK, WE CAME INTO
POSSESSION OF THAT DRAWING

FROM A MANUSCRIPT BELONGING
TO MILO RAMBALDI.

RAMBALDI.

MS. EVANS, WE'VE BEEN
ALL OVER THIS.

[ DOGS BARKING, MEN SHOUTING ]

LOOK AT THE PARTIALLY
DECODED TEXT.

SENATOR, IT'S WRITTEN
BY RAMBALDI IN REFERENCE

TO THAT WOMAN
IN THE DRAWING.

[ MAN SHOUTING ]

SIR, I UNDERSTAND
YOUR RELUCTANCE

TO INVEST OUR RESOURCES
IN THIS MATTER,

BUT I STRONGLY SUGGEST --

DR. EVANS.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Sydney: [ Thinking ] VAUGHN,
I'M BACK FROM BRAZIL.

I DID WHAT SD-6 WANTED --

GOT SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS
OF SOMEONE

THEY THINK MIGHT BE THE MAN.

I'LL FORWARD THEM TO YOU
AS USUAL

AND WAIT
FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

CARSON EVANS -- DSR.

WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION.

THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY'S
INVESTIGATING BRISTOW?

THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL
RESEARCH, YES.

OFF THE BOOKS,
PARANORMAL GUYS,

BECAUSE HER PICTURE
WAS IN A MANUSCRIPT?

THAT'S SPECIAL ACCESS ONLY.

I'M SYDNEY'S CASE OFFICER.

THE LOOP IS CLOSED ON THIS
ON ORDERS FROM THE DCI HIMSELF.

I DON'T CARE
WHO ISSUED THE ORDERS.

IF THE NSA KNOWS SOMETHING,
I SHOULD, TOO.

WE SHOULD, SIR.

UNLESS YOU ALREADY DO.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

IF THIS IS ABOUT
THE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS,

I ENCODED THEM ONTO JPEGS.

FORGET THE SURVEILLANCE
PHOTOS.

THE ONES THAT MIGHT
IDENTIFY THE MAN,

THE ONES I NEARLY GOT EATEN BY
A PACK OF DOGS TRYING TO GET?

YOU'RE BEING INVESTIGATED
BY THE DSR.

DSR.

DEPARTMENT
OF SPECIAL RESEARCH,

AND IT WAS CREATED
DURING WORLD WAR II

TO INVESTIGATE NAZI INTEREST
IN THE OCCULT.

AFTER THE WAR, AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER WAS SIGNED

EMPOWERING THEM TO INVESTIGATE
FRINGE SCIENCE --

UH, PARAPSYCHOLOGY,
REMOTE VIEW--

WHAT DO THEY WANT
WITH ME?

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY YOUR
PICTURE'S IN THE RAMBALDI BOOK.

NO, I KNOW,
IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS --

IT IS RIDICULOUS.

BUT YOUR PICTURE --

A PICTURE. NOT MINE.
YEAH, WELL,
THEY DON'T THINK SO.

THEY'RE WRONG.
LOOK, THEY TOOK MY FILES.

EVERYTHING I HAVE
CONCERNING YOU.

NOW, AT OUR NEXT SCHEDULED
DEBRIEFING,

THEY'RE GOING TO BRING YOU IN
FOR QUESTIONING.

I JUST WANTED
TO GIVE YOU A HEADS-UP.

THIS DRAWING
IS 500 YEARS OLD.

MILLIONS OF WOMEN
HAVE LOOKED LIKE THAT.

MY MOM LOOKED LIKE THAT.

MAYBE IT'S A PICTURE
OF MY MOTHER.

WELL, THEY DON'T THINK SO.
YOUR MOTHER'S DEAD,

AND THEY HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE
THE WOMAN IN THIS PICTURE

IS STILL ALIVE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DSR PARTIALLY DECODED TEXT
FROM THAT PAGE.

AND?

WHAT DID IT SAY?

WELL, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME,
BUT APPARENTLY,

RAMBALDI REFERS TO FUTURE DATES
INDICATING THIS WOMAN

IS STILL ALIVE.

THE DSR IS REFERRING
TO THIS TEXT BY NAME.

THEY'RE CALLING IT
"THE PROPHECY."

I WANT TO STRESS,
AT THE OUTSET,

THIS IS NOT
AN INTERROGATION.

YOU ARE NOT THE SUBJECT
OF A CRIMINAL INQUIRY.

OUR PURPOSE IS SIMPLY TO
GATHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION,

AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE
FOR THE RECORD

HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE
YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS?

YES. JUST ONE.

ARE YOU REALLY NOT GOING TO
TELL ME WHAT THIS PROPHECY SAYS?

I THINK
WE'VE BEEN OVER THAT.

YES, WE HAVE...

JUST NOT TO MY SATISFACTION.

DR. WATERSON.

YES.

AGENT BRISTOW.

SYDNEY'S FINE.

QUESTION ONE.

WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT PICTURE
IN THIS SERIES?

"D."

STUDY THIS FIGURE.

IF IT WAS ROTATED 180 DEGREES,

IT WOULD LOOK LIKE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?

"C."

WHAT IS THE NEXT IMAGE
IN THIS SERIES?

MM. LOVE THE TECH STUFF.

HALADKI.

IT'S LIKE A THERMOMETER.

HEAT FROM THEIR EYES
TRACKS BRAIN PATTERNS.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

MY DEPARTMENT GOT TAPPED

TO FACILITATE INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.

Sydney:
"Q," AND SEVEN.

YOU'RE IN A FOREST.

YOU COME TO A RIVER.
DO YOU CROSS IT?

AGENT BRISTOW,
WOULD YOU CROSS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
IT DEPENDS.

GENTLEMEN, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS PICTURE?

THE MOTHER IS TEACHING THE GIRL
HOW TO BAKE.

AND WHAT FEELINGS
DOES THIS PICTURE EVOKE?

THE GIRL DOESN'T LIKE IT.

SHE WANTS TO GO OUT
AND PLAY.

WE NEED TO CUT THIS SHORT.

WHAT IS IT?

SORRY. "NEED TO KNOW" ONLY.

Carson: WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO COME WITH US, PLEASE?

WHY?

WE HAVE SOME PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION WE NEED TO DO.

EXCUSE ME?

GENERAL TESTS -- AN MRI,
LUMBAR PUNCTURE, BLOOD WORK.

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON?

NO, NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
AGENT BRISTOW --

IT WOULD BE BETTER
FOR YOU TO SUBMIT NOW...

I HAVE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION
YOU HAVE ASKED,

NO MATTER HOW RIDICULOUS,
BUT THAT'S AS FAR AS THIS GOES.

YOU WANT TO TOUCH ME,
YOU HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING,

STARTING WITH WHAT
THIS PROPHECY SAYS.

I'M SORRY. YOU DON'T HAVE
CLEARANCE FOR THAT INFORMATION.

YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME

TAKING THIS RAMBALDI THING
SO SERIOUSLY.

THERE ARE REAL THREATS
IN THIS WORLD.

I HAVE WORK TO DO.

YOU MOVE OUT OF MY WAY,

OR I WILL MAKE YOU
MOVE OUT OF MY WAY.

THANK YOU.

THEY'RE JUST
LETTING HER LEAVE?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

THIRD ROW SEATS?

YEP.

BEHIND THE LAKERS BENCH.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

NEAR KOBE?
YEAH.

A FRIEND OF MINE IN SPORTS
HAS A CONTACT

IN THE FRONT OFFICE, SO HE
SCORED 'EM FREE OF CHARGE.

I'M GOING TO BE SITTING
NEAR KOBE BRYANT?
YES.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE ASKING
THE RIGHT ROOMMATE?

[ DOOR OPENS ]

LOOK, AS IS SOMETIMES
PAINFULLY OBVIOUS,

I KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING
ABOUT WANTING SOMETHING

YOU CAN'T HAVE,
SO FOR A COUPLE HOURS,

YOU COME WITH ME AND YOU FORGET
ABOUT HATING CHARLIE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

CAN I ASK YOU GUYS
SOMETHING?

I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT
ABOUT A FORTUNE TELLER.

HE SAID HE HAD A PROPHECY
ABOUT ME.

WHAT WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT THAT'S THE WORD HE USED --
PROPHECY.

DOES THAT SOUND GOOD
OR BAD?

PROPHECY?

YEAH.

DEFINITELY BAD.
YEAH. BAD.

SYD, WHO CARES?

IT'S JUST A DREAM.
I KNOW.

THANKS FOR BREAKFAST.
SEE YOU, GUYS.

Arvin: USING ALL AVAILABLE
RESOURCES,

WE FINALLY TRACKED DOWN
THE ENEMY WHO WE NO LONGER

HAVE TO REFER TO
AS "THE MAN."

THANKS TO THESE
SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS

YOU OBTAINED IN BRAZIL,
WE HAVE CONFIRMED HIS IDENTITY.

HE IS ALEXANDER KHASINAU.

KHASINAU WAS THE RECIPIENT
OF THE SARK COMMUNIQUé

REPORTING ON THE LOSS
OF THE RAMBALDI MANUSCRIPT.

HIGHLY DECORATED FORMER
LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE KGB.

KHASINAU WENT UNDERGROUND.
HE'S LONG RUMORED

TO BE A POWER BROKER
FOR THE RUSSIAN MAFIA

IN ITS AFFAIRS
WITH ROGUE STATES

IN THE INTERNATIONAL
ARMS BAZAAR.

SO WE'RE UP AGAINST
THE RUSSIAN MAFIA.

AS A SOURCE OF FINANCING,
MAYBE,

BUT IN TERMS OF TACTICS,
REACH, AND SOPHISTICATION,

KHASINAU'S ORGANIZATION
OPERATES

ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
ORDER OF MAGNITUDE.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

NOTHING.

AFTER BEING IDENTIFIED,

HE MOVED HIS BASE OF OPERATION
TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION.

HE KNOWS
HE'S A TARGET.

THE NEXT MOVE WE MAKE MUST BE
MADE WITH EXTREME CAUTION.

SO NO MISSION?

ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE
TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

IT'S A PERSONAL FAVOR.

THESE LAST FEW DAYS HAVEN'T
BEEN VERY GOOD FOR EMILY.

WHEN YOU CAME TO THE HOUSE,

I HADN'T SEEN HER SPIRITS
THAT HIGH IN A LONG TIME.

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
CALLING HER

OR PERHAPS PAYING A VISIT,
SAYING HELLO...

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

AND WHEN WE KNOW THE RIGHT MOVE
TO MAKE WITH MR. KHASINAU,

WE'LL MAKE IT.

I WANT KHASINAU DEAD.

THE ALLIANCE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL IT WANTS.

THEY'RE HAVING A MEETING
IN LONDON ON TUESDAY

TO RESOLVE WHETHER OR NOT
THE ALLIANCE SHOULD INVEST

ALL THE NECESSARY RESOURCES
TO FIND AND KILL KHASINAU.

IT MAKES SENSE.

MEMBERS FROM THE OLD
SOVIET BLOC

STILL CONTROL
5 OF THE 12 VOTES.

THEY'RE COLD WARRIORS
WHO PREFER THE PARADIGM

OF DéTENTE.

THEY'LL LIKELY REJECT GOING
TO WAR WITH KHASINAU.

THOSE FIVE MEN ARE COWARDS.

ALL OF THEM.

OF THE SEVEN REMAINING MEMBERS,
THERE ARE ONLY FOUR

THAT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN

WHO WILL VOTE IN FAVOR
OF AGGRESSIVE ACTION.

ESSENTIALLY THEN, THREE MEN
CONTROL THE OUTCOME

OF THIS VOTE.

KHASINAU SENT MEN INTO THIS
FACILITY. THEY STOLE FROM US.

THEY KILLED SOME OF US.

THERE SHOULD BE NO VOTE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY?

EDWARD POOLE,
OVERSEES SD-9.

HE'S ONE
OF THE THREE SWING VOTES.

I'LL START WITH HIM.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

EDWARD?

ARVIN. GOOD TO HEAR
YOUR VOICE.

YES, EDWARD, YOU TOO,
YOU TOO.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

I THINK
WE'VE ALL BEEN BETTER.

I'M SEEING YOU
ON TUESDAY?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, EDWARD,
THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING YOU.

YOUR POSITION ON KHASINAU --

AM I RIGHT TO ASSUME THAT
YOU'LL BE SUPPORTING

A DECLARATION OF WAR
AGAINST HIM?

I'M FLATTERED YOU WOULD
THINK ME SO FORGIVING.

BUT KHASINAU MUST PAY
FOR WHAT HE'S DONE...

EVEN IF I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF IT MYSELF.

GOOD.

GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE ALLIANCE
IS NEARLY SPLIT ON THIS ISSUE.

NOW, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE,

THERE ARE
TWO SWING VOTES LEFT --

OSCAR DUNST, JEAN BRIAULT.

SO, EDWARD,
IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME

TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION.

WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING?

I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN
WHAT KHASINAU IS CAPABLE OF,

AND I WILL NOT LET
HIS AGGRESSION GO UNANSWERED.

SO WHAT I'M SUGGESTING,
EDWARD,

IS THAT WE DO
WHATEVER MUST BE DONE

TO ENSURE THAT THIS DECLARATION
OF WAR BE RATIFIED.

YES, I WAS GOING TO WAIT
AND PRESENT THIS AT THE MEETING.

WHAT'S THAT?

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK
I SHOULD COME TO LOS ANGELES.

I HAVE SOME INTEL
YOU SHOULD SEE.

GOOD.

I'LL BE THERE
IN THE MORNING.

OKAY.

ARVIN'S SUCH A SWEETHEART,

ASKING YOU TO LOOK IN
LIKE THIS.

WELL, I WOULD'VE COME,
ANYWAY,

BUT I DIDN'T WANT
TO BOTHER YOU.

NOT AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKED
MEETING YOUR FRIEND, BY THE WAY.

WILL?

YEAH, HE'S A GREAT GUY.

I THINK HE THINKS
YOU'RE PRETTY GREAT, TOO.

HE AND I ARE JUST FRIENDS.

HE'S CUTE.

HE IS CUTE.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE,
BUT I STILL FEEL GUILTY

EVEN TALKING
ABOUT DATING AGAIN.

IT MUST BE ESPECIALLY HARD
DOING WHAT YOU DO.

IT IS.

IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

I MEAN WORKING FOR MY HUSBAND.

OH. WELL...

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT
FOR ARVIN.

MY ILLNESS.

I LOOK JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,
AND I USUALLY FEEL THAT WAY.

THE FACT IS,

I WON'T BE ALIVE
NEXT CHRISTMAS.

DON'T SAY THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

I DO.

FOR A LONG TIME
I IGNORED THE PAIN,

BUT THEN
ONE MORNING OVER THERE, I...

I COLLAPSED,
WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE DOCTOR TOLD ME --

CANCER.

HE SAID IF I HAD SEEN HIM
IN THE BEGINNING

I PROBABLY COULD'VE SURVIVED.

BUT THERE'S A FEAR LIKE NOTHING
I'VE EVER FELT BEFORE --

IT COMES OVER YOU

WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING REALLY WRONG.

FOR FOUR MONTHS,
I DID NOTHING.

I WAS SO TERRIFIED
OF WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW.

I WAS SO TERRIFIED
THAT I WAS PARALYZED.

AND THE LONGER THAT WENT ON,

THE MORE TERRIFIED I GOT --

WANTING TO KNOW THE TRUTH,
BUT BEING TOO AFRAID

TO FIND THE ANSWERS.

GO AHEAD.

RUN ALL THE TESTS YOU WANT.

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU,

YOU MAY FIND DIFFICULT
TO BELIEVE.

ARVIN, I KNOW THAT, UH,
JEAN BRIAULT IS A FRIEND.

YES, HE IS A FRIEND.

A FRIEND OF YOURS,
BUT NOT OF THE ALLIANCE.

THE OTHER MAN IN THE PHOTO
IS YOUR FRIEND JEAN BRIAULT.

THIS ONLY MEANS THAT KHASINAU
AND BRIAULT KNOW EACH OTHER.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE.

ON THE LEFT
IS A BROKERAGE ACCOUNT

IN THE NAME OF BRIAULT'S WIFE.

ON THE RIGHT --
A HOLDING COMPANY

THAT KHASINAU USES
TO LAUNDER MONEY.

AS YOU WILL SEE,
FIVE DEPOSITS

IN EXCESS OF $45 MILLION
WERE MADE

INTO THE BROKERAGE ACCOUNT
IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS.

ARVIN, I WOULD NOT HAVE
MADE THIS TRIP

IF I DID NOT TRULY BELIEVE
THAT KHASINAU HAD INFILTRATED

THE ALLIANCE

AND THAT BRIAULT
WAS IN HIS POCKET.

NO.

I WAS IN CHILE WITH THIS MAN
UNDER ALIENDE.

HE RECRUITED ME.

YES, WELL,
ON THE OTHER HAND,

BRIAULT'S ALWAYS SEEMED
A GOOD MAN,

AND HE HAS SERVED
THE ALLIANCE WELL.

SO MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST...

GAMBLE,

DO NOTHING,

JUST PLAY IT OUT
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

IF THIS VOTE
GOES THE WRONG WAY

BECAUSE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS
HAS BEEN BOUGHT,

IT WOULD MEAN
THE END OF THE ALLIANCE.

BUT BRIAULT, AS YOU KNOW,
IS A FAMOUSLY CAUTIOUS MAN.

A HIT WOULD HAVE TO BE
CARRIED OUT

BY SOMEONE WHO HAD ACCESS,

SOMEONE THAT BRIAULT WOULD AGREE
TO MEET ALONE --

A FRIEND.

IF A HIT OCCURS,

YES.

NO.

NO.

NO, THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.

THERE'S ANOTHER EXPLANATION
FOR THIS INTEL.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING HERE
THIS LONG WAY

WITH THIS INFORMATION, BUT...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
JEAN BRIAULT IS A TRAITOR.

AH.

NO ONE HOPES YOU ARE RIGHT
MORE THAN I.

I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME
TO LOS ANGELES

OUR FRIENDS FROM WASHINGTON.

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FASCINATION
WITH THE WORK OF THE DSR.

AND ALTHOUGH, UH,
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

IS NOTORIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC,

I DON'T FORESEE ANY DIFFICULTY
WHILE YOU'RE WORKING HERE

IN OUR OFFICES.

I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE
ON OUR SIDE

WHEN I SAY HOW MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP

IN THIS MATTER.

THAT SAID,

LET ME PAY YOU THE COURTESY
OF BEING BLUNT.

TO DATE,
OUR REQUESTS FOR FILES

CONSIDERABLY MORE
COMPREHENSIVE THAN THESE

HAVE NOT BEEN PROCESSED.

THOSE REQUESTS, MISS EVANS,
ARE BEING ASSESSED.

THE DIRECTIVE DOESN'T PROVIDE
FOR ASSESSMENTS.

I DON'T MIND YOU COMING HERE
AND WORKING WITH US,

BUT TO, UH --
LET'S JUST BE CLEAR.

YOU DON'T WORK WITH US.
YOU WORK FOR US.

TO PRESUME
THAT YOU'RE IN CHARGE --

WE HAVE PROTOCOLS --
THE DIRECTIVE SPECIFIES --

THIS IS MY OFFICE!

YES. THE DIRECTIVE
GIVES YOU THE AUTHORITY

TO TAKE HER INTO CUSTODY.

BUT SYDNEY BRISTOW
IS WELL PLACED...

AND SHE HAS PROVIDED THE AGENCY
WITH VALUABLE INTELLIGENCE.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND THIS SO-CALLED
PROPHECY IS INTERESTING

AND THAT THESE TIMES REQUIRE US
TO BE VIGILANT

AGAINST ANY PERCEIVED THREATS
TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY,

BUT LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK
FOR A SECOND.

THIS IS A 500-YEAR-OLD TEXT,

AND BASED ON THAT TEXT,
WE ARE TREATING AGENT BRISTOW

LIKE A LAB RAT.

NOW, I AM ALL
FOR BEING PRUDENT...

BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING,

THE WAY THAT WE ARE DOING IT,
IS ABSURD!

WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE, YES,
BUT NOT PERSECUTE.

EXCUSE ME.

I UNDERSTAND
THAT DISSENTING RIGHT NOW

MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST MOVE
FOR MY CAREER TRACK,

BUT I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING.

STEVEN HALADKI, MA'AM.
DOMESTIC RESOURCES DIVISION.

FOR MONTHS, I'VE BEEN WORRIED
ABOUT BRISTOW.

AT FIRST, MY CONCERN WAS SIMPLY
THAT HER HANDLER MICHAEL VAUGHN

WAS TOO EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED,
TO WHICH I STILL CONTEST,

BUT THEN I STARTED GETTING
CONCERNED ABOUT BRISTOW HERSELF.

LOOK THROUGH HER FILE.
THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES,

THERE ARE SOME
SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.

AS AN EXAMPLE, BRISTOW MET
WITH A RAMBALDI DISCIPLE

ON THE AMALFI COAST

AT EXACTLY THE TIME
HIS DEATH WAS PROPHESIED.

NOW, AFTER READING
WHAT RAMBALDI'S WRITTEN

ABOUT BRISTOW,

EXCUSE ME,
BUT I AM TERRIFIED.

HALADKI, YOU ARE ASSUMING
THAT RAMBALDI'S PROPHECY

IS ACCURATE AND THAT HE WAS
REFERRING TO BRISTOW

IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SIR, LET'S SAY
RAMBALDI WAS WRONG

OR THAT HE WAS RIGHT

AND IT WASN'T BRISTOW
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

FANTASTIC. BUT THAT'S WHY
WE'RE TESTING HER,

TO SEE IF SHE'S GOT
THE PHYSICAL ANOMALIES

THAT RAMBALDI MENTIONS
IN THE PROPHECY.

IT'S LIKE "666," GUYS. YOU SEE
THE WRITING ON THE KID'S SCALP,

YOU KNOW THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS
AT HOME.

THANKS FOR COMING.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I HEARD ABOUT THE TESTS.

THIS PROPHECY -- DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT,

WHAT IT SAYS?

NO. BUT THE DSR WAS CLOSE
TO A PANIC

WHEN THEY HAD ONLY HALF
OF IT DECODED.

THEY CRACKED THE REST
THIS MORNING.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK.
THEY NEED A CODE KEY.

DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT ONE?

THE DSR SPENT YEARS TRYING
TO DECIPHER RAMBALDI'S WORK.

THE KEY THEY'RE USING IS ONE
THEY REVERSE ENGINEERED.

IF THE DSR IS MISREADING
THAT TEXT,

THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ME
INTO CUSTODY,

WHICH WOULD BLOW MY COVER
WITH SD-6.

AND PROBABLY YOURS.

YOU WANT RAMBALDI'S
ORIGINAL CODE KEY.

IF IT EXISTS.

IT DOES.

BUT THE AGENCY
WON'T GO AFTER IT

FOR POLITICAL REASONS.

DAD, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THE CODE KEY IS IN THE VATICAN.

THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS
FOR SYDNEY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THEN DOING NOTHING
SHOULDN'T BE AN OPTION.

YOU'RE ASKING ME TO AUTHORIZE
AN OPERATION

THAT GOES DELIBERATELY
AGAINST THE DSR's WORK!

THEN CLASSIFY IT AS RECON.

LANGLEY WON'T APPROVE THAT.

THE DSR IS BEING IRRESPONSIBLE
AND OVERREACTIVE.

ONE THING YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
IS ATTACK THE DSR.

THOSE BASTARDS HAVE JUST ABOUT
TAKEN OVER THIS OFFICE.

THEN THIS IS THE CHANCE
TO PROVE THEM WRONG.

LANGLEY IS WATCHING US
CLOSELY!

BEN, IT'S A DISCRETIONARY OP.

YOU'RE ARGUING SEMANTICS
WITH ME.

IF SHE WEREN'T
MY DAUGHTER, BEN,

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE
FIGHTING FOR THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THIS PROPHECY
IS SPECIAL ACCESS,

BUT THOSE WHO HAVE IT MIGHT BE
MISREADING THAT TEXT.

I'D GO MYSELF,
BUT SLOANE'S HEADED TO LONDON,

AND I'M OVERSEEING OPERATIONS
AT SD-6 WHILE HE'S AWAY.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS.

SO, BEN,

I NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

EDWARD, IT'S ARVIN.

ANY NEWS?

WE CAN'T RISK BRIAULT.

PLEASE DON'T TALK
ABOUT THIS WITH ANYONE.

DON'T SHARE YOUR INTEL.

ALL RIGHT.

I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE CARE
OF OUR PROBLEM MYSELF.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK
INTO THE VATICAN?

THE LAST THING
I'M GOING TO DO

WHILE DSR IS WAITING
FOR TEST RESULTS TO PROVE

I'M GUILTY OF SOMETHING
I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND

IS SIT ON MY ASS.

BUT THE VATICAN?
THE SECRET ARCHIVES.

ALL I HAVE
IS AN INVENTORY NUMBER.

THEY DON'T KNOW THE FORM
THE CODE KEY'S IN,

AND IT'S RAMBALDI,
SO IT COULD BE ANYTHING.

I CALLED YOU BECAUSE I NEED
A PARTNER FOR THIS OP,

SOMEONE I CAN TRUST.

WE'D HAVE TO FLY OUT
SEPARATELY, UNDERCOVER...

DIFFERENT AIRPORTS
IN ITALY.

MEET UP IN ROME.
WE HAVE TO LEAVE TONIGHT.

YOU IN?

YEAH.

I'LL BREAK INTO THE VATICAN
WITH YOU.

DID YOU KNOW HIS PARENTS
NAMED HIM AFTER STEAK?

KOBE -- THEY SAW IT
ON A JAPANESE MENU.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HE'S THE PERFECT GUY
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME --

PLAYS BALL
AND NAMED AFTER FOOD.

YOU KNOW,
WHAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT

ABOUT LEAVING TONIGHT
IS THAT WE MIGHT ACTUALLY

GET TO SEE
SOME OF THE GAME ITSELF.

I'M NOT GOING HALF-DONE.
SHE'S OBSESSED.

YOU THINK?

SO, UM, DID THAT THING
COME TRUE -- THE DREAM?

THE PROPHECY.

NOT YET.

I GOT TO GO.
I GOT TO MAKE MY PLANE.

HAVE A GREAT TIME
AT THE GAME,

AND I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
WHEN I GET BACK.

WHERE'S THE WORLD
OF INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATE BANKING
TAKING YOU TO THIS TIME?

BOSTON.

[ SINGING OPERA IN ITALIAN ]

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

UNH, UNH, UNH!

[ SPEAKS ITALIAN ]

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

OH. UNH-UNH!

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

[ SPEAKS ITALIAN ]

SO, I WAS THINKING
WE'RE IN ROME,

WHICH IS THE SAME CITY
AS TRATTORIA DE NARDI.

WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IT'S MY FAVORITE
RESTAURANT IN THE WORLD.

YEAH?

YEAH.

SO, WHY IS TRATTORIA DE NARDI
SO GOOD?

WELL, IT'S ONLY GOOD
IF YOU LIKE FOOD.

HEY, DID YOU KNOW KOBE BRYANT
WAS NAMED FOR A STEAK?

YEAH, ACTUALLY I DID.

YOU SAID THE EXPLOSION
WILL TRIGGER THE ALARM.

WHICH IS ON
A 15-SECOND DELAY.

AND YOU SAID YOU COULD
DISARM IT

IN UNDER 20 SECONDS.
HOW FAR UNDER 20?

I WORK BETTER
UNDER PRESSURE.

SO, I WAS THINKING
LATER TONIGHT

WHEN WE GET THE CODE KEY,
MAYBE WE CAN CHECK IT OUT.

WHAT, THE RESTAURANT?

IT'S ALMOST
TOO GOOD NOT TO.

UNLESS SD-6 SPOTS US THERE
AND HAS US KILLED.

WELL, THE FOOD'S SO GOOD,
IT'S ALMOST WORTH THE RISK.

OKAY, IT'S SET.
LET'S GO.

[ BEEPING ]

READY?

[ CHARGING ]

[ BUZZING ]

THIS IS POPE ALEXANDER VI.

RAMBALDI WAS
HIS CHIEF ARCHITECT.

RAMBALDI MADE A HABIT
OF HIDING HIS REAL WORK

IN ORDINARY THINGS.

THE CODE IS HIDDEN
IN THIS PAINTING.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME.
WE'LL TAKE IT WITH US.

WAIT A MINUTE.

GIVE ME THE FLASHLIGHT.

BEGIN WITH THE 11th LETTER.

THREE ROWS OF 16
ALONG THE "X" AXIS,

AND THEN ANOTHER --

THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE CODE KEY.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

[ THUD ]

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

AAH!

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

HE WAS SENDING FOR BACKUP.
WE GOT TO MOVE!

[ ALARM RINGING ]

I UNDERSTAND POOLE WAS HERE.
IS HE WITH US?

WHERE THE HELL IS SYDNEY?

I BELIEVE
SHE'S AT THE UNIVERSITY.

WE JUST GOT WORD
FROM KLEINHOFF IN MUNICH.

THERE'S A COUNTERFEIT PAGE
IN RAMBALDI'S MANUSCRIPT.

COUNTERFEIT?

THAT'S RIGHT. PAGE 47.
THERE'S NOTHING ON IT.

WE HAD IT TESTED.

DOESN'T MATCH
ANY OF THE OTHER PAGES

IN THE MANUSCRIPT.

NOW, THE NUMBER 47
HAD SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE

FOR RAMBALDI.

IN ALL HIS WRITINGS, PAGE 47
HAD CRITICAL INFORMATION,

AND I WANT TO KNOW
WHY WE DON'T HAVE THAT PAGE.

I'LL TELL SYDNEY
WHEN SHE COMES IN.

HER SCHOOLWORK
IS A LIABILITY, JACK.

SHE'S FAMILIAR
WITH YOUR OPINION.

HER EDUCATION
IS IMPORTANT TO HER.

YOUR DAUGHTER NEEDS
TO RE-EXAMINE HER PRIORITIES.

YOU'RE LEAVING FOR LONDON
A DAY EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE
THE NECESSARY VOTES.

WHEN I GET BACK,
THE ALLIANCE

WILL OFFICIALLY BE
AT WAR WITH KHASINAU.

I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW UP
WITH KLEINHOFF WHILE I'M GONE.

I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PAGE.

DONE.

TELL SYDNEY
THAT SHE AND I NEED TO TALK.

MON AMI.

COMMENT VA TU, MON AMI?

TRèS, TRèS BIEN.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

MM. LOOK AT US, JEAN --
TWO OLD MEN.

I FEEL YOUNGER NOW

THAN I EVER FELT
WHEN I WAS 18.

WITH AGE I'VE BECOME
MORE COMFORTABLE.

LISTEN, JEAN, I WANT
TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU

FOR ASKING YOU
TO KEEP THIS SO SECRET,

BUT THIS BUSINESS
THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS

IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE.

OUI, OUI.

LOOK, WHILE I AM INTRIGUED,

RIGHT NOW
I AM MORE INTERESTED

IN MY NEW GRANDSON.

8 POUNDS, 9 OUNCES.

HE'S BIG.

HA HA HA.
HE HAS MY CHIN.

BUT HE'S BETTER LOOKING
THAN ME.

JE L'ADORE.

WHAT IS IT?

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
SUFFERED ANOTHER TRAGEDY

IN WHAT IS ALREADY
A DIFFICULT TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN

BY OBSERVING
A MOMENT OF SILENCE

FOR OUR FRIEND
AND COLLEAGUE JEAN BRIAULT.

WE COME TOGETHER TODAY
TO MAKE A DECISION.

ALEXANDER KHASINAU
IS OUR ENEMY.

HE AND HIS OPERATIVES
ARE A POWERFUL FORCE --

AGGRESSIVE AND BRUTAL.

BUT WE HAVE MANAGED
TO CO-EXIST

WITH OUR OPPOSITION FOR YEARS.

SO THE CHOICE IS CLEAR.

EITHER WE CHOOSE
TO RESPOND WITH FORCE,

EQUALLY SHARING
THE BURDEN OF COST,

MANPOWER, AND EQUIPMENT,

OR WE CHOOSE TO SEEK
A DIPLOMATIC DéTENTE.

SO, LET US NOW VOTE.

6 VOTES TO 5,

WE HAVE RESOLVED
TO REJECT AGGRESSIVE ACTION.

WE WILL NOW SEEK
THROUGH ALL DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS

CONTACTS WITH MR. KHASINAU.

ONCE THOSE CONTACTS
HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED,

WE WILL ENTER INTO
A DIALOGUE WITH HIM,

AND MAY I SAY THAT WE SHALL
KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.

IT WASN'T BRIAULT GETTING
PAID OFF BY KHASINAU, WAS IT?

IT WAS YOU.

YOU DOCTORED THE PHOTOS,
YOU MANIPULATED THOSE ACCOUNTS.

ARVIN.

YOU'RE UPSET.
YOU LOST A FRIEND.

CONVERSATIONS
WERE NEVER RECORDED.

WE TALKED ON SECURE LINES.

I MADE SURE I MET BRIAULT
IN SECRET.

YOU USED ME.

I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I WILL REPAY THE FAVOR.

GIVE MY REGARDS TO EMILY.

[ SPEAKS RUSSIAN ]

HOW WAS YOUR FLIGHT?

IT WAS OKAY.

HAVE YOU SENT IN
THE PICTURES YET?

YEAH, AND IN A COUPLE
OF HOURS,

WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
RAMBALDI WROTE -- THE TRUTH,

WHICH IS THE ONLY DEFENSE
YOU NEED.

I KNOW.

AND THEY AGREED TO WAIT
ON DECRYPTION

BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION.

SO WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME
AND RELAX?

THIS INSANITY'S
ALMOST OVER.

NEXT TIME WE'RE IN ROME,

TRATTORIA DE NARDI.

I'D LIKE THAT.

[ SIGHS ]

[ ELECTRONICA MUSIC PLAYING ]

HEY!

HEY!
ALL RIGHT!

HEY.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

IT WAS GREAT.

HEY, HOW DID YOUR THING
WITH KOBE GO THE OTHER NIGHT?

KOBE WAS SO PURPOSELY
IGNORING ME, DON'T YOU THINK?

I'M NOT GOING TO BE PART
OF YOUR DELUSION, OKAY?

KOBE SO LOVES ME!
HE LOVES ME!

I LOVE THIS SONG.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I JUST REMEMBERED

I HAVE A PHONE CALL TO MAKE
TO HONG KONG.

I TOTALLY FORGOT.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A WHILE.

WE MIGHT GO TO THE PANTRY.
WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

NO, NO, NO.
YOU GUYS GO ON AHEAD.

I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.

YEAH, BUT YOU GOT TO COME,

BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY
DRIVING ME NUTS.

SHUT UP.
I'M SERIOUS.

OKAY.

VAUGHN.

SYDNEY, LISTEN.

PURSUANT TO NATIONAL SECURITY
DIRECTIVE 81A,

YOU ARE NOW IN THE CUSTODY
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I PROMISE
WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.

WHAT ABOUT THE CODE KEY
WE FOUND? WHAT HAPPENED?

THE CIA HAD THE SAME KEY.

THEY BROKE THE RAMBALDI CODE
CORRECTLY.

WHAT?

THOSE MEDICAL TESTS YOU TOOK,
THEY WERE LOOKING TO MATCH

THREE SPECIFIC PHYSICAL
ANOMALIES RAMBALDI MENTIONED --

DNA SEQUENCING,
PLATELET LEVELS,

AND THE SIZE OF YOUR HEART.

YOU MATCH ALL THREE.

SO WHAT DOES
THE PROPHECY SAY?

"THIS WOMAN HERE DEPICTED
WILL POSSESS UNSEEN MARKS,

"SIGNS THAT SHE WILL BE
THE ONE

"TO BRING FORTH MY WORKS.

"BIND THEM WITH FURY.

"A BURNING ANGER,
UNLESS PREVENTED.

"AT VULGAR COST, THIS WOMAN
WILL RENDER THE GREATEST POWER

UNTO UTTER DESOLATION."