Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 2 - So It Begins - full transcript

Now working as a double agent for both the CIA and the evil SD-6, Sydney meets her CIA handler, Michael Vaughn, who instructs her on her missions, while her father, Jack, also gives her words of wisdom on the inside of SD-6. In her next mission, Sloan sends Sydney and Marcus out to find clues to a missing nuclear bomb hidden somewhere, in which a member of the Russian Mafia knows the secret. Meanwhile, Will continues to grow obsessed with Danny's murder and begins his own investigation behind Sydney's back who told him to leave the matter alone.

SEVEN YEARS AGO I WAS RECRUITED
TO WORK FOR SD-6,

WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS
A COVERT BRANCH OF THE CIA.

I WAS TRAINED AS A SPY,

WARNED NOT TO TELL ANYONE
WHAT I DID.

I THOUGHT I WAS WORKING
FOR THE GOOD GUYS

UNTIL I TOLD MY FIANCé
ABOUT SD-6,

AND THEY HAD HIM KILLED.

THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED
THE TRUTH --

THAT SD-6 IS PART
OF THE VERY ENEMY

I THOUGHT I WAS FIGHTING.
NOW I'M A DOUBLE AGENT

WORKING WITH THE REAL CIA
TO BRING DOWN SD-6,



WHERE MY ONLY ALLY
IS ANOTHER DOUBLE AGENT,

A MAN I HARDLY KNOW --
MY FATHER.

[ PANTING ]

[ SHOUTING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

UGH! UGH!

UGH!

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ PANTING ]

Sydney:
THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO,

WHEN I MET HIM
FOR THE FIRST TIME--

LEONARD DREYFUS. HE HELPS
BANKROLL SD-6 OPERATIONS.

THIS GUY IS VERY HANDS-ON --

NOT JUST IN HIS BUSINESS.



HE'S A REAL SLIME.

HE RUNS A DIVISION IN GENEVA --
GO-TO GUY FOR TRANSPORT.

HE'LL GET ANYTHING ANYWHERE
FAST.

SLOANE RELIES ON HIM.
HE'S A BIG TARGET.

LISTEN --

THERE'S A CREW OUTSIDE MEMPHIS.
THEY PROVIDE FIREARMS --

GRAPHITE, TITANIUM, PLASTICS.

MEMPHIS?
EGYPT.

I KNOW I JUST STARTED WORKING
WITH YOU GUYS AT THE CIA,

BUT LISTEN TO ME.

IF WE'RE GOING
TO BRING DOWN SD-6,

WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE
THEIR SOURCE OF ARMS.

ANINI HASSAN.

THREE
OF HER MAJESTY'S FAVORITE.

AND NOW THE NEW DESIGN,
AS I PROMISED.

I NAMED IT "ABENNI."
THAT'S MY SON'S NAME.

IT HOLDS 12 ROUNDS, AND IT'S
SEMIAUTOMATIC.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

[ SPEAKING ARABIC ]

[ SPEAKING ARABIC ]

[ SHOUTING IN ARABIC ]

[ SHOUTING IN ARABIC ]

[ SPEAKING ARABIC ]

NO!

THAT WAS -- UH, SORRY.

I AM SORRY
YOU HAD TO SEE THAT.

THAT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO.

I HAVE FRIENDS
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

HASSAN'S NOT ONE OF THEM.

I DON'T BLAME YOU.
LISTEN --

WE NEED TO GO AFTER A GENETICIST
IN KUALA LUMPUR --

OKAY, STOP.

LISTEN TO ME NOW, OKAY?

YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
THE PLAN.

I'M GIVING YOU THE PLAN.

IT'S NOT YOUR JOB
TO GIVE ME THE PLAN.

TOMORROW'S YOUR FIRST DAY
BACK AT SD-6.

NOTHING SHOULD CHANGE.

WHEN YOU GET YOUR ASSIGNMENT,

YOU'LL DETAIL YOUR MISSION
ON A PAPER BAG.

BAG.

THEN YOU'LL CALL THIS NUMBER.
MEMORIZE IT.

AFTER THREE TONES, PRESS THE
APPROPRIATE DIGIT --

1 THROUGH 6.

EACH CORRESPONDS TO A TRASH CAN
IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.

WE'LL REVIEW
YOUR INFORMATION,

AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU POSING
AS A WRONG NUMBER, JOEY'S PIZZA.

ANY QUESTIONS?

YEAH. CAN YOU SHOW ME
WHAT A BAG LOOKS LIKE AGAIN?

LISTEN, MR. VAUGHN, I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOUR JOB IS HERE,

EVEN THOUGH I THINK
YOU'RE A LITTLE YOUNG,

TO ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL

BETWEEN THE CIA AND THEIR LATEST
DOUBLE AGENT.

BUT I AM NOT SITTING HERE
TO PICK UP LANGLEY PROCEDURE.

I AM SITTING HERE
FOR ONE REASON ONLY,

AND THAT IS TO DESTROY SD-6,
AFTER WHICH I AM OUT.

I WANT NO MORE
OF THIS SPY CRAP.

SO LISTEN TO ME,

AND I WILL HAND YOU,
IN RECORD TIME,

THE PEOPLE WHO WILL RENDER
SD-6 USELESS.

RECORD TIME?

TWO MONTHS TOPS, AND THEN
I AM OUT. I WALK.

DRAW ME A MAP.

DRAW ME A MAP OF SD-6,

ALL ITS ALLIES,
HOW FAR YOU THINK IT REACHES.

DO I LOOK LIKE
I'M IN JUNIOR HIGH...

JUST DRAW ME
AN SD-6 FAMILY TREE...

...DO YOU SEE A RETAINER?!

...JUST DO IT!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM
IS WITH ME.

MAYBE IT'S THAT I'M A WOMAN,

OR MAYBE YOU DON'T LIKE
MY ATTITUDE.

I AM SORRY,

BUT I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE
WASTING TIME HERE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY WE'RE
GONNA IMMOBILIZE SD-6,

AND THAT'S MY WAY.

SO FORGIVE ME FOR BEING
FORTHRIGHT OR FEMALE,

BUT THIS IS
HOW IT'S GONNA BE.

SINCE I'VE BEEN
AT THE CIA,

I'VE ONLY
SEEN THIS MAP GROW.

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF, SYDNEY.

IF SHUTTING DOWN THE LOS ANGELES
CELL IS ALL WE WERE AFTER,

WE WOULD HAVE RAIDED THAT OFFICE
THREE YEARS AGO.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT CUTTING OFF AN
ARM OF THE MONSTER.

THIS IS ABOUT KILLING THE
MONSTER.

AND THE WORK YOU HAVE
AHEAD OF YOU --

THE WORK YOUR FATHER'S BEEN
DOING --

IT'S COMPLICATED,
IT'S POLITICAL,

AND IT IS LONG-TERM.

MEMORIZE THIS.

I DID.

OKAY. I GUESS WE'LL WAIT
TO HEAR FROM YOU.

HEY, WAIT.

THANKS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY...SEE YOU IN CLASS.

FOR SURE.

OH, LOOK.
THIS ONE'S CHIPPED.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.
THOSE WERE MY MOM'S.

OKAY.

THESE ARE HEAVY.

OH.

PUT THOSE DOWN RIGHT --

RIGHT HERE.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

COMO Sí.

I NEED A MASSAGE LATER.

OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW.

FINALLY.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

I HAD TO REWRITE A WHOLE PIECE
IN THE PARKING LOT.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE HORSERADISH.
THAT'S COOL.

THAT'S ANNOYING.

THERE'S A WOMAN
IN MARINA DEL REY

WHO'S EATING NEWSPAPER.

SHE'S PREGNANT, AND APPARENTLY
IT'S A CONDITION

SOME WOMEN GET
BEFORE THEY --

EATING NEWSPAPER'S
A CONDITION?

THIS IS HOW I MAKE A LIVING.

LINTBACK SAYS MY WRITING'S
TOO JUDGMENTAL,

AND I'M LIKE, "SHE'S NOT
GONNA READ IT ANYWAY.

SHE'S GONNA SWALLOW IT."

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THURSDAY?

PROBABLY REWRITING
THIS PIECE AGAIN.

CHARLIE GOT AN OFFER.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT! WHERE?

LEMING LETTERMAN.

THAT'S CORPORATE LAW --
DOWNTOWN OFFICE.

YEAH, I HEARD OF THAT.

WE'RE DOING DINNER THURSDAY,
AND YOU ARE REQUIRED.

TOTALLY.
CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY.
DO YOU WANT YOUR, UM --

DO YOU WANT YOUR FOOD?

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO GET THE
CLOSETS DONE FIRST

SO I FEEL LIKE I LIVE HERE.

WELL, HERE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

THANKS.

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T TAKE IT.

WILL, LET'S NOT DO THIS
AGAIN.

YOU KNOW
I CAN'T LET THIS GO.

YOU TOOK AMY'S PASSPORT,
HER CREDIT CARD.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU DISAPPEARED, SYD.
I --

[ BEEPING ]

IT'S THE BANK.

WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH DANNY?
HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE --

I NEED YOU TO ACCEPT
WHAT I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU.

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME ANYTHING.

I STARTED IMAGINING THINGS.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
IMAGINING IT.

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIND SOMETHING OUT

THAT THE POLICE OVERLOOKED.

STOP IT.

PLEASE.

I'M TRYING TO MOVE ON HERE.

I NEED YOUR HELP TO DO THAT.

OKAY?

OH, MISS BRISTOW.

HEY, MARSHALL.

LISTEN, I DON'T NORMALLY GET
OVERLY PERSONAL.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THIS
ABOUT ME,

BUT I'M REALLY NOT MUCH OF A
SOCIAL PERSON.

I LIKE MYSELF.
I ENJOY MYSELF.

I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT KIND OF
PRESSURE WHEN I'M BY MY--

DID YOU EVER FEEL THAT?

YOU CAN SAY
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ME.

OKAY.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU

THAT I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT YOUR FIANCé

AND IT'S NICE
TO HAVE YOU BACK.

THANKS.

LET'S START WITH WHAT WE KNOW.

WE'VE RECEIVED TWO PIECES OF
INTEL.

THE FIRST IS THIS INTERNAL MEMO
FROM G.R.U. HEADQUARTERS.

IT SEEMS THAT CERTAIN FILES WERE
REPORTED MISSING LAST WEEK

FROM THE SEVENTH FLOOR OF THE
AQUARIUM.

SEVENTH FLOOR?
THAT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THEN WE ACQUIRED THE SECOND
PIECE --

ABUL HASSEIN NAVOUR -- MILITARY
ATTACHé FROM SUDAN

WHOM YOU'LL FONDLY REMEMBER
FROM LAST YEAR.

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO MOSCOW TO
MEET THESE TWO GENTLEMEN --

KAZIMIRETS CHEBEKOV
AND LURI KAPOCHEV,

BOTH I.D.'d AS MEMBERS OF THE
RUSSIAN MAFIA.

WE THINK THESE ARE THE MEN WHO
STOLE THE DOCUMENTS

BECAUSE THE CODES INDICATED
THAT THESE LOST DOCUMENTS

PERTAINED TO THE SOVIET-AMERICAN
NUCLEAR ARSENAL

DURING THE COLD WAR.

NAVOUR'S BUYING 20-YEAR-OLD
INTELLIGENCE RECORDS. WHY?

THAT'S THE PART WE DON'T KNOW.

SO YOU ARE LEAVING TOMORROW
MORNING.

YOUR JOB IS TO PREVENT THE
TRANSACTION

AND RETRIEVE THE STOLEN FILES.

MARSHALL, TELL US WHAT YOU GOT.

OKAY. WHO HERE HAS TROUBLE
FALLING ASLEEP AT NIGHT?

HMM?

OKAY. WELL, MYSELF,
ON OCCASION --

I FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO NOD OFF --

MIND RACING, IDEAS, ET CETERA,

SO THIS PERTAINS TO
THE WHOLE SLEEPING THING.

I CREATED THIS
JUST FOR NAVOUR.

NOW, YOU JUST TAKE THIS LITTLE
ROUND THING HERE --

IT'S PRETTY COOL --
AND YOU JUST TOUCH IT,

JUST WITH YOUR FINGER,
YOUR HAND --

JUST, YOU KNOW,
BARELY TOUCH IT --

AND YOU'RE KNOCKED OUT
COMPLETELY.

IT'S LIKE FREEBASING
THORAZINE.

BOOM. NOW, YOU ONLY GET TWO
TIMES ON THIS THING --

IT ONLY WORKS TWICE --

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO USE IT
THREE TIMES.

DO WE NEED TO WEAR
THOSE GLOVES?

NO. WE CAN MAKE YOU
A NICE RING

OR PERHAPS AN ATTRACTIVE
CUFF LINK.

THE REASON WHY I'M WEARING
THE GLOVES --

I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THIS
THE OTHER DAY,

AND I FELL AND KNOCKED MY HEAD
ON THE DESK

AND WAS OUT COLD
FOR 20 MINUTES.

YOU GUYS SHOULD SEE THE --

THAT'S NOT, UM --

I'M TRYING TO BE PAVLOVIAN
ABOUT THESE PUPPIES,

NO PUN INTENDED.

THEY KEEP COMING BACK,
DON'T THEY?

WHO? YOU MEAN NAVOUR?

HOW IS THAT MAN
STILL ABLE TO WALK?

IF IT WEREN'T HIM, IT'D BE
SOMEONE ELSE.

LET IT BE SOMEONE ELSE.

WE KILL OURSELVES TO DO THE
RIGHT THING.

MEANWHILE, THE BAD PEOPLE KEEP
COMING BACK.

SYDNEY...
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

YES, OF COURSE.

I'LL BE IN TECH OPS.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU SOME
TIME TO ADJUST TO BEING BACK.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

I'M FINE. THANKS.

GOOD.
I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE ROOM'S CLEAN.

NO ONE'S LISTENING.

HELLO, SYDNEY.

WHAT IS THIS?

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU
ALREADY KNOW --

THAT I WORK FOR SD-6.

I ASKED SLOANE TO DO THIS.
WHY?

BECAUSE IT'LL FACILITATE WHAT
WE'RE DOING

IF THEY KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.

IT WOULDN'T HURT IF YOU ACTED
SURPRISED

WHEN YOU LEFT THE OFFICE.

SINCE I'VE KNOWN THE TRUTH
ABOUT YOU...

I'VE ASKED MYSELF QUESTIONS --
THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS.

BUT THIS ONE
I HAVE TO ASK YOU NOW.

WHEN DANNY WAS KILLED...

DAD...

DID YOU KNOW --

DID YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEY
WERE GOING TO DO?

YES.

DON'T YOU EVER SPEAK TO ME
AGAIN.

ABUL HASSEIN NAVOUR IS
ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE FILES

STOLEN FROM THE RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT.

SLOANE IS SENDING US TO MOSCOW

TO PREVENT NAVOUR
FROM GETTING THE FILES.

DIXON WILL IMPERSONATE NAVOUR.

MY JOB IS TO BREAK
INTO NAVOUR'S HOTEL ROOM

AND TAKE THE MONEY.

SO WHAT'S NEXT?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

Joey's Pizza?

I'M SORRY.
YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG NUMBER.

IT'S ME.

HOW YOU DOING?

HOW AM I DOING?

I'D SAY
THINGS HAVE BEEN BETTER.

I'M WORKING WITH FRIENDS

WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY'RE
REALLY WORKING FOR.

SLOANE HAD YOU MEET
YOUR FATHER?

YES, HE DID.

SO WHAT'S
MY COUNTER MISSION?

NAVOUR'S BEEN ON OUR SHORT LIST
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

IN AUGUST HE ATTEMPTED TO
PURCHASE A NUKE FROM LIBYA.

YOU ALREADY KNEW
ABOUT MOSCOW?

NO, WE DIDN'T.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.

DON'T MENTION IT.

THAT WAS COLD.
SO, WHAT'S MY MOVE?

CARRY OUT YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
GET THE DOCUMENTS.

WHEN YOU GET BACK,

MAKE SURE YOU ARE HOLDING
THE STOLEN FILES.

WE'LL EXECUTE TWO PASSES
AT THE AIRPORT.

THE FIRST ONE WILL TAKE PLACE
AT THE GATE.

WE'LL INTERCEPT THE MATERIALS
AND CREATE A DUPLICATE,

THEN RETURN THEM TO YOU
IN A SECOND PASS

AT THE AIRPORT CURB.

THAT'S IT?
THAT'S IT.

WANT A SLUSHO?
NO, THANK YOU.

THEY'RE DELICIOUS.

I SAID I WAS COLD.

GOOD LUCK.

I CAN IMAGINE THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN DEVASTATING.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING TO YOU
AFTER HE DROVE OVER YOUR CAT?

DID HE EVER MAKE ANY THREATS?

TO YOU OR YOUR CAT.

SURE. NO, I -- OKAY.

YOU HAVE MY NUMBER AT THE PAPER.
ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

A MAN RAN OVER HIS CAT.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU NEVER ANSWERED
MY QUESTION BEFORE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
FOR DINNER?

JANIE, YOU'RE 19 YEARS OLD.

20. YOU KNOW I TURNED --

I'M NOT HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION.

I'M ANCIENT COMPARED TO YOU.
LOOK. LOOK AT ME.

LOOK HOW RED MY EYES ARE.

YOU DON'T LOOK TOO BAD.

DO ME A FAVOR -- PULL ME THAT
FILE ON DANIEL HECHT.

WHAT, THAT MURDER?
YOUR FRIEND?

YEAH. DO YOU MIND?

NO. NO.

THANKS.

YOU DON'T TAKE ME SERIOUSLY,
DO YOU?

NO, I DON'T.

HMM.

DIXON, DO YOU COPY?

WOW, THAT'S LOUD.

YOU TOLD MARSHALL
YOU WANTED IT LOUDER.

OKAY.
MY HEADACHE AND I ARE 1017.

BREAK A LEG.

You, too.

I'm on 15.

GET THE CASH QUICKLY.

THAT IS THE PLAN.

[ MAN SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

CHEBEKOV AND KAPOCHEV
JUST SHOWED UP.

Standing by for your call.

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

WOW. BODYGUARD'S OUT.
NAVOUR'S IN THE SHOWER.

I'M GOING IN FOR THE MONEY.

MOVE FAST.
THEY SPOTTED ME.

ARE YOU MY SUDANESE FRIEND?

UH, MR. CHEBEKOV?

KAPOCHEV.
I AM THE HANDSOME ONE.

NO PROTECTION WITH YOU?

WHY?
SHOULD I NOT FEEL SAFE HERE?

HERE? HERE YOU SHOULD FEEL
VERY SAFE, YES.

COME. LET'S SIT DOWN.

I KNOW THE GUY
WHO OWNS THIS CLUB.

KAPOCHEV...

HE THINKS I BRAG TOO MUCH.
IT'S TRUE -- I DO.

YES, I BRAG TOO MUCH.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ MAN SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH SUDAN.
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR FUN.

IT'S A NICE CHANGE
BEING OUT OF THE SUDAN.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU TRAVEL OFTEN.

YES...

BUT NOT OFTEN ENOUGH.

SO, I CAN SEE YOU DON'T HAVE
THE MONEY WITH YOU.

NO, NOT AT THE MOMENT.

BUT THE MONEY IS VERY CLOSE.

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

BAD NEWS -- THIS WASN'T A BUY.
IT WAS A HOLDUP.

THEY WERE GONNA STEAL
THE FILES.

THERE'S NO MONEY HERE.

FANTASTIC.

WHAT?

VODKA.

DIXON, DON'T PANIC.

I'LL BE THERE IN TWO MINUTES.

[ SIGHS ]

ANY WORD FROM HER YET?

NO. I DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR
ANYTHING TILL SHE GETS BACK.

YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S NAME
IS ALICE.

SHUT UP.

I'M JUST CHECKING TO SEE --
GET OUT OF MY OFFICE.

I'M IN THE BAR.

I CAN SEE YOU.

ARE THOSE THE FILES?

IF THEY ARE, COUGH.

[ COUGHS ]

ARE THEY DOCUMENTS?

ARE THEY ON DISK?

[ COUGHS ]

HOW MANY?

GET READY TO MAKE A SWITCH.

JUST LIKE A DRUG DEAL.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TASTE
THE COKE?

HOW DO I KNOW
YOU HAVEN'T MADE COPIES?

THOSE DISKS ARE ENCRYPTED.

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]

OKAY, ENOUGH NONSENSE.

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

YOU STAY HERE.
I'LL GO GET THE CASH.

SOUNDS GOOD.

WHO ARE YOU?

AT FIRST I THOUGHT
MAYBE NAVOUR SENT YOU,

BUT NOW
I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT.

UGH!

WE GOT TWO
THREE-AND-A-HALFERS HERE.

LET'S USE THE THIRD AND FOURTH
COPIES -- TAKE ABOUT 90 SECONDS.

THEY'RE MOVING INTO CUSTOMS.

I HOPE THEY'RE NOT CORRUPTED.

THEY'RE MOVING THROUGH
THE MAIN TERMINAL!

HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE?!

WE'RE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN.

LET ME SEE THAT DATA
AS SOON AS IT COMES UP.

I'M NOT SEEING IT.

HERE WE GO.

GET ME THE OTHER ONE!
COME ON!

♪ WHERE DO I GO ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S ALL ♪

♪ BLOWN OVER ♪

♪ WHERE DO I START ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S ALL GONE ♪

♪ TO THE DOCKS ♪

♪ I'M NOT BITTER ♪

♪ I'M JUST TRYING ♪

♪ TO RECOVER ♪

♪ FROM MY ISLAND ♪

♪ OF LONELINESS ♪

SO HE SAYS TO ME,

"HONEY, I ASKED FOR BUTTER,
LIKE, AN HOUR AGO,"

AND I'M THINKING,

"YOU ASKED THE OTHER BLACK GIRL
FOR BUTTER, YOU SON OF A BITCH."

SOME PEOPLE GO OUT TO EAT
IN ORDER TO ABUSE WAITERS.

NO QUESTION.

THERE ARE SOME BAD PEOPLE
IN THIS WORLD.

HELLO.

SORRY I'M LATE.

THIS IS FOR THE OFFER

AND FOR HELPING ME MOVE.

THANK YOU.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

NOW WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO
DRINK WHEN YOU GUYS COME OVER.

HEY, CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A SECOND?

SURE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR THREE YEARS.

JUST CONFIRM THAT.

YES, THREE YEARS.

BUT IT FEELS LIKE
A LOT LONGER THAN THAT.

WE KNOW EACH OTHER
PRETTY WELL.

YEAH, WE DO.

AND YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER DO
ANYTHING TO HURT YOU,

AND YOU KNOW
THAT I'M A CURIOUS GUY.

WILL, WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU NEVER GAVE ME ANY
INFORMATION ON DANNY,

SO I LOOKED AROUND
A LITTLE BIT,

AND I FOUND OUT ONE PIECE OF
INFORMATION

WHICH YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW,
BUT MAYBE YOU DO.

THE NIGHT THAT DANNY WAS
KILLED...

DID YOU KNOW
THAT HE WAS BOOKED ON A FLIGHT

FROM L.A.X. TO SINGAPORE?

YEAH. I KNEW THAT.

YOU DID?
YOU KNEW THAT?

DANNY HAD A CONFERENCE --
A MEDICAL CONFERENCE.

HE WANTED ME TO FLY OUT
AND MEET HIM AFTERWARDS --

HAVE A WEEK IN BALI.

I SPEND ALL DAY EVERY DAY

TRYING NOT TO SEE HIM
THE WAY I FOUND HIM.

AND I KNOW YOU MEAN WELL,

AND I LOVE YOU FOR THAT,

BUT PLEASE,
PLEASE LET THIS GO.

PLEASE.

SYD, I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.

I WON'T BRING IT UP AGAIN.

OKAY.
I JUST NEED A MINUTE.

SYD, I FEEL HORRIBLE.

IT'S OKAY.
I SWEAR TO GOD, I'M OKAY.

I JUST --
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, OKAY?

OKAY.

DOOMSDAY 6 --

THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE
OPERATION.

IT SEEMS THAT
DURING THE COLD WAR,

SIX FULLY ARMED
NUCLEAR WEAPONS

WERE SMUGGLED INTO AND BURIED
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

IN DECEMBER '89,

THAT INFORMATION WAS DISCLOSED
TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE BOMBS WERE
QUICKLY RECOVERED AND DISARMED.

THAT WAS THE INFORMATION
ON THOSE DISKS?

NO. THEY REVEALED A SEVENTH NUKE
BURIED STILL, RIGHT NOW,

SOMEWHERE
IN THE UNITED STATES.

THOSE DISKS WERE ENCODED
WITH A SECTIONAL ENCRYPTION.

ANALYSIS
IS STILL WORKING ON IT.

THIS IS ALL WE'VE GOT SO FAR.

"MILOVICH IVANOV.
BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA."

WHO'S HE?

WE ASSUME HE'S THE MAN NAVOUR
WAS LOOKING FOR.

WE HAVE NO FILE ON HIM.

YOU THINK HE'S BABYSITTING
THE NUKE?

YES. I DO.

GO TO THAT ADDRESS.
REPORT BACK ON IVANOV --

ANY ALIASES, WHERE HE LIVES,
WHERE HE WORKS,

THE TYPE OF COFFEE HE DRINKS,
THE WHOLE DEAL.

THANKS.

[ RINGS ]

YEAH?

I'm going to see Ivanov.

[ Click ]

SYDNEY?!

WE HAVE A NAME
AND AN ADDRESS.

WE ARE NOT GONNA SIT
ON OUR HANDS HERE.

SIR, WE CANNOT MOVE
ON THAT INFORMATION.

WE ARE RISKING SYDNEY BRISTOW'S
PLACEMENT IN SD-6 AND HER LIFE.

THAT MAY BE THE CASE,

AND WE MIGHT SACRIFICE
A DOUBLE IN THE PROCESS.

SHE'S GOING TO SEE HIM.
SHE'S ON HER WAY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO,
WAIT UNTIL BRISTOW CONTACTS US?

READ HER FILE, SIR.
HAVE YOU READ HER FILE?

SHE IS AN ASSET.
SHE IS DOING OUR WORK.

SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO CONTACT YOU, AND --

THERE'S A GOOD REASON.

IF WE SEND IN A TEAM, WE RISK
BLOWING HER COVER.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THAT.
READ HER FILE.

I'VE READ IT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

FIVE HOURS.
GIVE HER FIVE HOURS.

FIVE HOURS.

THANK YOU.

WHEW. IMPRESSIVE.

YEAH.

BALLS OF STEEL.

NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA CALL
YOU FROM NOW ON.

HEY, HAVE YOU MET
BALLS OF STEEL?

I'VE GOT A RED WIRE, A YELLOW,
A BLUE, A BLUE-WHITE,

A RED, A YELLOW, AN ORANGE,

a blue, a blue-white,
a green, a green,

AN ORANGE, A BLUE, A BLUE-WHITE,
A GREEN, A GREEN-WHITE...

OKAY, OKAY.
CUT THE BLUE-WHITE WIRE.

CUTTING THE BLUE-WHITE WIRE.
OKAY.

OH, HOLD THE PHONE!

I'M SITTING
ON A TICKING NUCLEAR BOMB!

ARE THERE TWO TIMER PANELS
OR ONE?

JUST -- I ONLY SEE ONE.

ALL RIGHT.
UH...TRY THE BLUE-WHITE.

TRY IT?

NO, CUT IT!

CUT IT.

Okay.

[ CRIES ]

[ SIGHS ]

HELLO?

YOU CALLED SD-6
INSTEAD OF THE CIA!

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?!

THE CIA, SYDNEY...

I HAD TWO MINUTES...

...GOING TO VIRGINIA
WITHOUT CONTACTING US...

...I DID CONTACT YOU!

YES, SD-6 HAPPENS TO HAVE
A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

AFTER I CALLED MARSHALL,
SD-6 KNEW I'D FOUND THE BOMB.

WE'RE GONNA TRACK IT
AND STEAL IT BACK.

IT'S IN CAIRO.

WHAT?

WHEN SD-6 PICKED UP OUR NUKE,

THEY PUT IT ON A PLANE
BOUND FOR EGYPT.

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

THEY SOLD THE THING
TO ANINI HASSAN.

HASSAN?

YEAH.

REFLECTED ON BOTH
OUR RECORDS, FYI.

WHAT?

I TOLD YOU I'VE BEEN THERE --
HASSAN'S.

I CAN GO BACK.
NO. CAN'T DO IT.
HASSAN KNOWS YOU.

IF YOU'RE SPOTTED,
IT WILL GET BACK TO SLOANE.

THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THEY NEVER SEE ME.

THANKS FOR MEETING ME HERE.

I'M SORRY ABOUT HITTING YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO CAIRO.
DEVLIN TOLD ME.

THAT'S WHY I HAD THEM CALL YOU.
I NEED YOUR HELP.

SD-6 CAN'T KNOW
THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

DAD...

IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?

WHO BOUGHT THE TICKET
TO SINGAPORE?

YOU WERE IN TAIPEI.

I'D ARRANGED A FLIGHT
FOR YOU AS WELL.

FROM SINGAPORE
YOU COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE.

I WENT TO DANNY'S APARTMENT,

EXCEPT THAT I GOT THERE
TOO LATE --

JUST MINUTES TOO LATE.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO GO, OBVIOUSLY.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

TELL WEISS I'M IN OPERATIONS,
AND IF ALICE CALLS --

I NEED YOU.

YEAH. I KNOW.

JUST CALL ME
IF THERE'S ANYTHING.

LET ME JUST SAY THIS
ABOUT BRISTOW --

DON'T APOLOGIZE.
YOU'RE NOT IN ANY TROUBLE.

VIRGINIA WAS MY CALL.

LOOK, SHE IS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR
WITH HASSAN BASE.

SHE'S GONNA GET IN,
DISABLE THE WEAPON --

WE ARE ALL OVER IT.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE
TO TELL YOU.

YOU'RE BEING PULLED OFF
THE BRISTOW CASE.

WHAT? WHY?

DEVLIN WANTS
A MORE SENIOR OFFICER.

APPARENTLY YOU WERE RIGHT.

THIS GIRL IS
PRETTY IMPORTANT TO US.

YEAH, I KNOW.

HE WANTS YOU TO OVERSEE
THE PRESENTATION

AT THE D.C.I.
NONPROLIFERATION MEETING,

WHICH, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I THINK IS PRETTY IRONIC.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YEAH?

YEAH, SEND HIM IN.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM SYDNEY?

YEAH. WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
SHE WENT UP NORTH.

I THINK SHE JUST NEEDED
TO GET AWAY.

IS SHE OKAY?
SHE WILL BE.

I THINK IT'S HARD FOR HER,
THAT'S ALL --

ACCEPTING THE NEWS
ABOUT WHAT I DO.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, OF COURSE. WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SEEM A LITTLE --

WHAT?

NOTHING.

NOTHING.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

YEAH. OKAY.

I'M IN.

I THINK I FOUND IT.

Copy.

YEAH, I FOUND IT.

Copy.
Commence disable.

I'VE GOT IT OPEN.
I'M GOING FOR THE CORE.

Radio silence
until task complete.

I KNOW WE JUST MET,

BUT DO YOU HAVE TO TALK LIKE
SUCH A ROBOTRON?

Radio silence requested.

I GUESS YOU DO.

ALL RIGHT, ROBOTRON.

I'M HOLDING THE CORE.