Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 17 - Q & A - full transcript

It looks like Austin
is going with...

An astronaut.

And Kelly's drawing
a police officer.

I'm not sure "elephant"
counts as a job, Laurence.

What about you, Sydney?

Are you having trouble
getting started?

That's okay.
I can help you.

I want you to close your eyes
and tell me the very first

thing that pops into your mind
when I ask you this question--

what do you want to be
when you grow up?

Sloane hit the twelve.
They're all dead.
He's solidifying power.



I need to contact Sydney.
Get Marshall and Rachel.

We'll rendezvous
at mikro storage.

Marcus, trust no one else.

You'll be all right.
You got a mild concussion.

Rachel, we have to leave.

Rachel? We don't have time
to mourn right now.

Syd, Syd. Sydney.

Sydney! Syd!

One, two... three.

Come on! Come on!

One, two, three...

Excuse me.

Sydney...

Something's happened.



Your mother
was in an accident.

Her car skidded
off the road, and...

She's gone.

Your mother...

Sh-she's dead.

Sydney, sweetheart,

I need you to be strong
right... right now.

- I need you to be str...
- Strong.

It's okay. You're okay.

You're okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I saw the news reports
on Los Angeles. Good work.

I'm not certain "good"
is the proper word for it,

but thank you.

I've dispatched a team

to the location you acquired
at mt. Subasio.

I want to be airborne
as soon as they find something.
Understood.

Were you able to make contact
with our friend in Hong Kong?

Yes. She sends her regards.

Mmm.

Should I tell her
we have a deal?

Yes.

Let her know
the transports will leave

just as soon as they're ready.

Am I to understand that we're
still going through with this?

Don't tell me you're
having second thoughts.

Of course not.

It's just it's not every day

one gets to be a part
of global genocide.

I might be able to tap
into Langley's network.
I can spoof the origin.

They won't be able
to trace the hack.

Of prophet five's operations
as quickly as possible.

We should look to identify
any unusual activity

in their holdings.

Bristow.

It's me. We're in siena.

So Sydney is with you?

Yeah. We're both okay.

Thank God.

We've had a situation here.

Homebase
has been compromised.

Tom... didn't make it.

Stay at the safe house.

Once we gather
some more information,

we'll forward it
to you there.

Got it.

Vaughn, how is she?

She took a pretty big hit,
but she'll bounce back.

Sydney.

Dad?

You did this?

Can you show me
how you did it?

What?

It's a test
called an "indicator."

People in my line of work
use it

to identify people
with a highly developed sense

of 3-dimensional reasoning.

Very few people can do it.
I can't do it.

You can't?

What it means, Sydney,
is...

You are a very special girl.

12 hours ago,

two intercontinental
cruise missiles were stolen

from a storage facility
in moscow.

We think it's sloane?

Whatever he's up to,

he said it was too late
to be stopped.

He also said that he'd wipe out
everyone at a.P.O.

He was wrong.

Still, how can we find him?

It's impossible.
We don't have a single lead.

We can't trust the c.I.A.

Sydney, stop, all right?

Let's not overlook the fact
that you basically died today.

You and I have gotten
pretty good at impossible.

Okay, I'm gonna have
to deal with this wound.

I don't have any anesthetic.
It's gonna hurt.

Just hold still.

Sorry.

Why would sloane
steal the missiles?

What?

He just wiped out
the twelve, right?

Which means that
he controls their assets.

He wouldn't steal missiles.

He'd just buy them
on the black market.

I think I know
how to find him.

We start with the money.

If we can hack
into the system,

we can I.D.
Who the payoffs went to.

Then all we need
are phone records.

If I'm right,

they'll lead us
right to sloane...

Or at least someone
he's been working with.

We know you're working
with arvin sloane,

and we know about the I.C.B.M.S
he's recently acquired.

What we don't know
is where they are

or where they're headed.

Now I'm well aware
that you're tough,

that you've been conditioned
to withstand torture.

But I have something
you don't have.

I have
your former best friend.

And I know what
you're afraid of.

If I were you,
I would stay extremely still.

She has no idea
where those missiles are.

Are you sure?
Positive.

What she does know--
sloane is planning to target

to target two cities with
high civilian concentrations.

He's not interested
in the devastation.

He plans to profit
off the reconstruction.

Sloane controls
prophet 5's network--

communications, pharmaceuticals,
finance--he'll make billions.

It gets worse.
Sloane's in Mongolia.

♪ Call you up
in the middle of the night ♪

Put on your dancing shoes.
We are going out tonight.

I can't tonight.

"Can't" is not an option.

Charlie got us passes for
that new club in Silverlake.

Ooh, that job fair is tonight.
I really want to go.
Job fair? What--Syd.

You have four years to figure
out what kind of job you want.

I just had a meeting
with my advisor,

and she yelled at me 'cause
I still haven't picked a major.

Education. Done. You can be
a teacher like your mom.

I mean, you always talked
about how happy she was.
I thought about that,

but I've always thought about
teaching as my safety net.
Teaching's no safety net.

You know how dangerous
it is to be a teacher?

Kids bring knives
to school these days.

I hate the thought that
I could make a decision now

that would affect
the rest of my life.

Well,
I say go with education.

Oh, Charlie is bringing
a friend tonight--

Danny something.

We'll pick you up at 8:00.
I'll see you later.

Sydney Bristow?

I was hoping I might have
a moment of your time.

Tell Dixon we'll touch base

soon as we cross
into Mongolian airspace.

Marshall and I are gonna hack
into the n.R.O.,

see if we can use
their optical satellites

to locate the missiles.

Rachel, listen,
prophet 5 is gone.

Your family is no longer
in danger.

You don't have
to do this anymore.

People have given
their lives for this.

I'm not gonna
bail on them now.

I'm in this until it's over.

Of course,
if we don't find sloane,

that may not be
very long from now.

Did it have
to be so filthy?

I mean, really, if rambaldi
can prophesize the future,

he might have advised me
not to wear $500 shoes.

Structural imaging shows

that there's a chamber
about 200 feet below us.

That's quite a climb.

You needn't worry.

The next step
is for me alone.

At last,

after almost 30 years.

Is it everything
you imagined?

Nadia,
I'm so glad you're here.

If I didn't have someone
to share this with,

I may have doubted
my own eyes.

You're talking
to your dead daughter.

This is an odd time
to question your sanity.

Perhaps.

Aah!

So that's it?

All this time,
that's what you wanted.

This, sweetheart--

this is what everybody
has always wanted.

And I've found it.

It's over, sloane.

Uhh!

Correct me if I'm wrong,
Mr. Vaughn,

but aren't you
supposed to be dead?

I suppose
we'll have to rectify that.

Well, then, it appears
we have a predicament.

Don't move.

No! Sydney, don't.

What is this, sloane?
Sydney, please don't be rash.

Give me one reason

why I shouldn't destroy this
right now.

Suppose I were to give you
two good reasons.

Hang up.

The n.R.O.'S global surveillance
system to look for the missiles.

We noticed some weird
network activity on the e.W.S.

Someone's trying to disable
our defense satellites.

They've released a virus.

It's eating through
our entire grid.

Sloane.
He's gonna strike the U.S.

No, not from here.
But I did pinpoint the origin.

Someone uploaded it
from Hong Kong.

Who's in Hong Kong?

Who are you protecting?

Should I get the snake?

Don't.

Sloane had
to call in a partner.

He needed something
he didn't have.

What's that?

Hand me the sphere,
Sydney.

I'll let you
all walk out of here.

I won't insult you
with pretense, Sydney.

We know each other
too well for that.

Oh, I know you're trying
to figure a way out.

Just hand over the sphere,

and I will
let you all walk away.

If I give this to you,

what's to guarantee
you won't shoot us anyway?

Despite what you may think,
I'm not heartless.

Come on, take my offer.

It appears
that Vaughn is back.

Go, be a family.

Frankly, I don't think
you have any other option.

If you want this,
we'll walk out of here together,

and then we'll talk.

Well, remember, Sydney,
it's your choice.

Dad!

Dad!

Hey, dad? Dad?

Dad?

They're having problems
with their tail rudder controls.

Yeah. Okay, well,
I'll get back to you.

Hello, Sydney.

What's this?

Open it.

You've been paying
my tuition.

I thought
I should at least help out.

What'd you do, rob a bank?

Sort of.
I got a job at a bank.

It's just part-time--
for now, at least.

It's, um, a French bank.
It's called credit dauphine.

They have
a very international clientele.

Credit dauphine?

Yeah, they have 12 branches
around the world.

You're already working there?

I wanted to make sure it would
work out before I told you.

A month. Good.
It's not too late to quit.
What?

Sydney, listen to me--
oh, I'm not quitting this job.
I like it. I'm good at it.

I imagine you are.
That's not the point.
What is the point?

Sydney--
God, if mom were here, she--

ifyour mother was here...

If your mother was here,

she would want you
to focus on school,

which is what
you're going to do.

I didn't come
to ask your permission.

I've already
made my decision.

This is not
your decision to make.

Sydney.

Sydney, come back...

Right here.
It's all right.

You're okay,
you're okay.

It's okay. I'm gonna
go call for help, okay?

Okay, just be still.
Look, you're gonna be okay.

We have a problem.
Jack's been shot.

How bad?
It's critical.
We need air support.

Contact Salim behari
in ulaanbaatar.

Have him send a medevac unit.
Tell them to hurry.

Dad, keep talking to me.

I'm doing fine.
It's just...

It's just a scratch.

I'm just gonna take a look.

You're gonna be okay.

Chopper's on its way.
Should be a half-hour.

Did you hear that?
Yeah.

Listen, sloane's dead,
sark got away.

He's got the artifact.
I think we know
where he's going.

Aah!
Sorry, sorry.

Sorry.

Medevac's on its way.
How's he doing?

His heart rate's up. I think
the bullet penetrated his lung.

He's not getting enough air.

Syd, sloane has a partner.

We know who's behind this.

I have the artifact.
I'm on my way.

Good.

See that
it gets here intact.

Irina...
He traded her the missiles.

Marshall managed to access
the launch protocol,

but he can't shut them down.

She's in Hong Kong,
preparing to strike as we speak.

We have to stop her.

Dad,
you're not going anywhere.

Ready the transport.

Listen to me. Dad,
you have been shot in the chest.

The medical team
is on their way.

You--I can't risk moving you.
Right? I can't...

Vaughn,
get the transport ready.

Wait, Vaughn...

Wait, Vaughn, wait!

Dad, what are you doing?

Sydney--
you can't go anywhere.

Sydney, your mother's not
the type to make empty threats.

If she's acquired missiles,
she intends to use them.

You can't even
stand up straight.

How do you expect
to confront mom?

I'm not coming with you.

Sydney, you have
to go to Hong Kong.

There's no other way.

I am not leaving you here.

You're the only one
who can get to Irina in time.

You're the only one
who can beat her.

I can't.
Yes, you can.

I-I never wanted this life
for you, you know.

I never wanted you to bear
this kind of responsibility,

but you...

You were
a very difficult little girl.

You...
You were far too driven,

far too strong
to let someone like me

stop you
from becoming who you are.

Dad,
the medical team is coming.

If you'll just sit tight--

Sydney, listen to me.

There's no one
in this world...

That can do the things
that you can do.

I can hold out
until help arrives,

but you have to go.
You have to stop your mother.

Okay, I don't...

Just, um...

Okay, good. Just, uh...

Keep applying pressure,
please.

You--you can't afford
to lose more blood.

Just get moving.

I love you, dad.

I love you, Sydney.

I just--
I don't want to leave you.

Go.

Okay.

Ugh!

Did everything go
according to plan?

Your daughter arrived,
mucked things up a bit.

Sloane's dead,
and we lost the tomb.

But the artifact's intact.

There's a reason
my fees are so high.

Sloane's death
doesn't change our agenda.

Contact controls. As soon
as the satellites are down,

launch the missile strikes.

Have you decided on
the final targets?

Washington and London.

Right away.

What's our status?

Mil-sat one
just hit atmosphere.

The rest of the satellites
are right behind it.

Initiate the countdown.

Oh, my God.

They've started the launch.

So that's it.

It's the horizon,
isn't it?

You shot the man I loved.

You betrayed my trust.

You risked my daughter's life,
all for that.

I don't expect you
to understand.

We're very different,
Sydney.

You still cling
to naive ideals.

I learned
at a very young age,

the only currency worth anything
in this world is power.

And the horizon
gives you that?

You've never seen rambaldi
for what he is.

You dismissed his work
as the labor of a madman.

You blind yourself
to his true potential.

I've spent a lifetime
acquiring power.

With this...

And I'll never
have to give it up.

Rambaldi is life, Sydney.

Through him,
we can live forever.

I offered you an out.
I gave you your daughter.

I was hoping you'd settle down,
leave me to my affairs.

You don't know me
very well, do you?

Sadly, I think I do.

After all,
I'm still your mother.

That doesn't mean anything.
Not anymore.

I am through
being disappointed by you.

I hate
that it's come to this.

I suppose it had to.

I've come too far
to let anything get in my way.

Then you'll have
to go through me first.

You wanted to see me, sir?

I've been reviewing
your evaluations

since you arrived at SD-6.

To a letter, they're
nothing short of exemplary.

I've upgraded
your clearance,

and I'm considering
promoting you to field officer.

Really?

Now, Sydney,
I want to know

that you have given this job
its proper consideration.

I realize that
you have a romantic notion

of the espionage trade,

but this job is more than just
brush passes and dead drops.

You will be facing
life and death situations

on a regular basis.

Do you understand that?

You will be forced
to make decisions

that will haunt you
for the rest of your life.

This job requires sacrifice,

and you need to know that
you are able to live with that.

I can, sir.

For as long as I can remember,
I have been searching...

For what I'm supposed to do,
for what I'm supposed to be.

This is my purpose.

It's in my blood.

It's who I am.

I have never been so sure
of anything in my life.

Uhh!

Aah!

Oh...

Why are you
fighting me on this?

The defense satellites
are destroyed.

The stars will fall
from the sky.

Even if you manage
to beat me on this rooftop,

it's still too late
to stop the launch.

You think
I came here alone?

Sir, beginning
final preparations.

Excellent.
Proceed according to--

uhh!

It appears
we have a predicament.

You did it.

You were right all along.

Nadia...

I will never forget
your sacrifice.

I promise.

The horizon is gone.

The mother is probably dividing
up my spoils as we speak.

Then we should get moving.

We don't have
to hurry anymore, Nadia,

we have all the time
in the world.

Give me the override codes.
I don't have the codes,
I swear.

Aah!

You shot me!

Yeah, and I'll keep
shooting you until you either

give me the codes or bleed
to death. Your choice.

You know,
I didn't want any of this.

Mass extermination isn't
exactly my passion, Michael.

I'm a businessman.

You know, I simply wanted
to come out on the winning end.

I'll give you the codes,

but you have to let me go
after I do.

Codes first,
then we negotiate.

3-9-8-Alpha-4-tango-6-4-7.

Come on. Come on, come on,
come on, come on!

Launch aborted!

I'm afraid
I can't allow you

to be such a complication
in my life any longer.

Uhh!

For whatever it's worth,

I truly do love you.

Ugh!

I owe you an apology,
arvin.

I never gave
your faith in rambaldi

the credit it deserved.

There's no need
to apologize, Jack.

You're a practical man.
I'd always admired that in you.

Jack, I didn't wanna
shoot you.

Sydney forced my hand.

Yes.

She can be
very... stubborn at times.

You're dying.

I can help you.

I don't want your help,
arvin.

You've...

Caused my daughter
so much pain.

I could have prevented it.

I won't continue
to make that mistake.

I think you've overestimated
your position, Jack.

You can't hurt me anymore.

True...

But I can keep you
down here with me.

What are you doing?

You beat death, arvin.

But you couldn't beat me.

The glass won't hold you.
You need to come back.

Mom.

You can make it.
Give me your hand.

I'm sorry, Sydney.

Mom, come back!

Aah!

Nadia?

I can't move.

I don't think
there's anything I can do.

I can't move.

Well, as you've said,

you have all the time
in the world.

Unfortunately, I think
you'll have to spend it here.

Well, at least
you're here with me.

No.

No.

No, no! No!

No, Nadia,
don't leave me here.

No, Nadia!

No!

Daddy!

Uncle Dixon!

Isabelle!

How are you, sweetie?

Deputy director.

Please, this far from Langley,
you can just call me "sir."

Good to see you.

Did you have a hard time
finding this place?

I had an impossible time
finding this place.

Well, I guess
that's sort of the point, right?

Hello, stranger.

Hello, Sydney.

Oh, and this must be...

Jack.

Hello, Jack.

Marshall sends his best.
He wanted to tag along,

but Carrie's stuck at home
on bed rest.

Another baby? Oh, God,
I don't know how she does it.

This makes four. All boys.

Well, come on inside.

You'll just have
to pardon the mess.

Speaking of mess,
didn't someone promise

to finish unpacking her toys
before dinner?

Go on.
Go on, Isabelle.

Can I get you
something to drink?

Why do I get the feeling
this isn't a purely social call?

Truth be told, I could use
some field assistance.

A merc team hit
the national research facility

in Paris yesterday.

I need someone
to intercept the seller

and retrieve the hard drive.

Can't you put Rachel on it?

She's on deep cover assignment
in Santiago.

I can't risk pulling her.

Besides, this job
has sentimental value.

Sark.

Don't look at me.
You're the one that let him go.

We've already prepared
the mission specs.

Low-risk insertion,
simple alias.

Who knows? It could be fun.

That's what you say every time
you show up on my doorstep.

And the next thing you know,

I'm jumping over canals
in 3-inch heels

while napalm explodes
around me.

Yes,
that's how I define "fun."

Why don't we finish
this conversation after dinner?

And you haven't lived
until you've seen our sunset.

Hey, Isabelle?

Isabelle, come on.
We're going for a walk.

Hey, what have you
been doing back there?

Nothing, mom.