Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 22 - Almost Thirty Years - 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.

IT'S EMILY.
SHE KNOWS ABOUT SD-6.

I KNOW. IT'S TOO LATE.

YOUR CONVERSATION
WAS RECORDED.

SLOANE
WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN.

THEY WON'T KILL EMILY.

THE FINAL DECISION
WILL NOT BE MADE

UNTIL AFTER SLOANE HAS MET WITH
THE HEAD OF ALLIANCE SECURITY.

AAH!



YOU'RE NOT BRINGING HIM
INTO THIS LIFE.

HE IS IN THIS LIFE NOW,

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

YOU'LL BE SAFE HERE.

I PROMISE.

AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,

THERE ARE AGENTS
WATCHING BEHIND THE MIRROR.

HEY, GUYS,
IS THERE A FOOD SITUATION?

IS THERE ANY CHANCE, LIKE,

I COULD MAYBE
GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

LIKE A BURGER OR SOMETHING?
I'M EASY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

OH, YEAH.
30 MINUTES OR LESS.

MY EMPLOYER HAS INSTRUCTED ME
TO KEEP YOU ALIVE,

BUT NOT COMFORTABLE,

SO I'LL ASK YOU ONCE --

WHAT IS THE CIRCUMFERENCE

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT IT?

LISTEN TO ME, MAN.

THERE HAS BEEN
A MAJOR MISUNDERSTANDING HERE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE CIRCUMFERENCE IS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

AAH!

HELLO.

I'M OPENING THE RESTAURANT.
WHAT?

SCREW IT.
I HAVE TO OPEN THE RESTAURANT.

I JUST DECIDED.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I FEEL LIKE
I'VE BEEN SITTING AROUND

WAITING
FOR MY LIFE TO START.

MY ASS IS ON THAT COUCH,
LIKE, 12 HOURS A DAY.

FRANCIE, YOU'RE ABOUT TO
GRADUATE FROM BUSINESS SCHOOL.

YEAH, BUT THEN WHAT?
I DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN.

HERE'S THE PLAN.

WHERE IS IT -- DO YOU
ALREADY HAVE A PLACE?

YEAH, IT'S IN SILVER LAKE.
I MEAN, I'M NOT EVEN SURE --

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

HELLO.

Sark: SYDNEY BRISTOW.

YES.

I'M CALLING
ON THIS LINE

BECAUSE I KNOW
IT'S UNTRACEABLE.

LISTEN TO ME
VERY CAREFULLY.

WE HAVE YOUR FRIEND,
AND WE PLAN TO KILL HIM

UNLESS YOU DO
THE FOLLOWING.

THERE'S A DOCUMENT
RECENTLY STOLEN

FROM A NIGHTCLUB
IN PARIS.

IT BELONGS
TO MY EMPLOYER.

NOW, IT APPEARS
TO BE A BLANK PAGE.

IT HAS
A GREAT VALUE TO HIM.

NOW, HE WANTS IT BACK,

ALONG WITH A CERTAIN
CONTAINER OF LIQUID.

I BELIEVE
YOU ARE FAMILIAR

WITH THE ITEMS
TO WHICH I AM REFERRING.

YES, I AM.

Will: SYD, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!
DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME!

YOU'LL HAVE 48 HOURS.

THERE'S AN ALLEYWAY
IN TAIPEI

AT HO PING
AND RYUIAN.

BE THERE
TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT.

[ CLICK ]

THE CIA HAS
THE PAGE KHASINAU WANTS.

SD-6 HAS THE AMPULE.

YOU AND I COULD GET THEM BOTH
AND JUST TURN THEM OVER.

WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO BLINDLY HAND THE ENEMY

SOMETHING HE WANTS
SO DESPERATELY.

I DON'T KNOW
THAT MUCH ABOUT YOU.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY CLOSE FRIENDS?

I MEAN,
PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE?

I DON'T NEED
A LECTURE ON FRIENDSHIP

TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE.

AND WHILE I MIGHT LOOK
AT SCENARIOS

MORE STRATEGICALLY
THAN EMOTIONALLY,

YOU COULD LEARN SOMETHING
FROM MY EXPERIENCE.

THE RAMBALDI DOCUMENT
KHASINAU WANTS --

HE CAN'T MAKE THE INK
ON THAT PAGE VISIBLE

WITHOUT THE VIAL OF LIQUID,
THE AMPULE.

READING THAT PAGE
IS SO IMPORTANT TO KHASINAU

THAT HE RISKED
SENDING A TEAM INTO SD-6

TO TRY AND STEAL IT.

YOU WANT TO GET THE PAGE
AND THE AMPULE

AND SEE FOR OURSELVES
WHAT THAT PAGE IS.

WE CAN'T STRATEGIZE
OUR NEXT MOVE

WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION.

GETTING THE AMPULE
FROM THE CIA STORAGE FACILITY

SHOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT'S RECOVERING THE PAGE
THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

IT WAS MOVED TO THE SD-6
OFF-SITE LAB FOR ANALYSIS.

THE LAB
IS ON A FORMER MILITARY SITE

NEAR SANTA BARBARA.
IT'S SURROUNDED BY WATER.

YOU'LL HAVE TO GET IN
THROUGH THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM,

AND ACCESS REQUIRES SLOANE'S
VOICE I.D. AND FINGERPRINTS.

[ PAGER BUZZES ]

IT'S VAUGHN.

KHASINAU KNEW
ABOUT THE SAFE HOUSE.

HE MUST HAVE SOMEONE
ON THE INSIDE.

I KNOW.

AS LONG AS THERE'S
A MOLE AT THE CIA,

YOU CAN'T TELL VAUGHN
A THING.

NOT THAT YOU'VE BEEN CONTACTED
OR THAT YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN.

SYDNEY, I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT THIS.

BUT THERE'S NO REASON
TO ASSUME THE WORST.

THEY USED TRANQUILIZERS
ON THE SECURITY TEAM,

WHICH MEANS
THEY WEREN'T OUT FOR BLOOD.

IF THIS IS A KIDNAPPING,

THEY'LL CONTACT US.

I'M JUST SO SCARED
FOR HIM.

YOU'LL CONTACT ME
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING.

VAUGHN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HAVEN'T KNOWN SYDNEY
THAT LONG,

BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE,
LIKE I KNOW HER

WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW
THAT SHE DOESN'T

JUST ACCEPT PROBLEMS,
SHE TRIES TO FIX THEM.

SO YOU THINK SHE'LL TRY
AND GET HER FRIEND BACK

USING BACK CHANNELS?
MAYBE.

AND WHY WOULDN'T SHE TELL YOU?

THE SAFE HOUSE WAS
COMPROMISED.

SHE DOESN'T EXACTLY TRUST
THE CIA RIGHT NOW. WOULD YOU?

TRUST IS A TRICKY THING.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I THINK YOU NEED
TO FILL DEVLIN IN

ON WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT SYDNEY.

NOT A CHANCE.
MICHAEL --

WHAT, FILL HIM IN
ON CONJECTURE?

I KNOW THIS IS
A DIFFICULT TIME FOR YOU --

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
DO NOT LET
YOUR CONCERN FOR SYDNEY

GET AHEAD OF YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE AGENCY.

ERIC, THAT IS NOT
WHAT I'M DOING HERE!

HEY, MY INVESTIGATION'S
ON A SCHEDULE.

YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH ME. YOU'RE LATE.

YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D MIND.

HEY, GUESS WHAT. I DO.

ARVIN,
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

DID YOU RENT THIS PLACE
FOR ME TO RECOVER IN?

STOP.

YOU'VE BEEN QUIET
SINCE WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL.

ARVIN,
YOU'RE SCARING ME.

♪ LOOK AT MY HANDS ♪

♪ THERE'S SO MUCH HERE ♪

♪ THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ YOUR FACE-SAVING PROMISES ♪

♪ WHISPERED LIKE PRAYERS ♪

♪ I DON'T NEED THEM ♪

SD-6 IS NOT PART
OF THE CIA.

♪ 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN
TREATED SO WRONG ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN TREATED SO LONG ♪

♪ AS IF I'M BECOMING
UNTOUCHABLE ♪

♪ WELL, CONTEMPT
LOVES THE SILENCE ♪

♪ IT THRIVES IN THE DARK ♪

♪ WITH FINE WINDING TENDRILS
THAT STRANGLE THE HEART ♪

♪ THEY SAY THAT PROMISES
SWEETEN THE BLOW ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T NEED THEM ♪

♪ NO, I DON'T NEED THEM ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN TREATED SO WRONG ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN TREATED
SO LONG ♪

♪ AS IF I'M BECOMING
UNTOUCHABLE ♪

♪ I'M A SLOW-DYING FLOWER ♪

♪ IN THE FROST-KILLING HOUR ♪

♪ SWEET TURNING SOUR
AND UNTOUCHABLE ♪

♪ OOH ♪

Jack: THIS SHIRT IS MADE
OF HEAT-SENSITIVE MATERIAL.

GET SLOANE TO TOUCH IT.

IT'LL TRANSMIT A DIGITAL
COPY OF HIS PRINTS,

AND I'LL CREATE
A LATEX DUPLICATE.

THIS IS A WIRELESS RELAY.

IT'LL LOG ME
INTO SLOANE'S COMPUTER

ONCE YOU'RE IN RANGE
OF THE TERMINAL.

I'LL ACQUIRE
THE PASSWORDS,

THEN YOU'LL LEAD
THE CONVERSATION.

HE DOESN'T NEED
TO SAY THE ACTUAL WORDS.

EVERY WORD
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IS COMPRISED
OF 44 BASIC PHONEMES.

HE'S LIKELY TO SAY MOST OF THEM
IN CASUAL CONVERSATION.

I'LL SHAPE THEM
INTO THE WORDS WE NEED.

ONCE YOU LEAVE
SLOANE'S OFFICE,

YOU'LL HAVE
LESS THAN AN HOUR

TO GET TO THE FACILITY
BEFORE THE PASSWORDS CHANGE.

DAD...

THANKS.

MARSHALL.

CAN YOU REMEMBER
BACK TO THE ACONCAGUA OPERATION?

SYDNEY'S CODE NAME?

MS. BRISTOW?

IT WAS, UH, BLUEBIRD.

BLUEBIRD.

SO IT WASN'T FREELANCER.

FREELANCER?

NO, NO, IT --
IT WAS BLUEBIRD, DEFINITELY.

EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

YEAH.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

I FEEL SO SELFISH
COMING TO YOU LIKE THIS,

ESPECIALLY KNOWING
WHAT YOU AND EMILY

MUST BE GOING THROUGH
RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY.

SYDNEY...

OKAY, SYDNEY, KEEP HIM
AWAY FROM HIS COMPUTER.

WHAT IS IT, SYDNEY?

YOU CAN TELL ME.

COME ON.

YOU CAN TELL ME.

[ SYDNEY SIGHS ]

GOT HIS PRINTS. STILL ACCESSING
CENTRAL SECURITY.

I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH
ABOUT MY MOTHER.

WHEN I THINK
OF THE THINGS THAT I MISSED,

THE EXPERIENCES I WISH
I'D HAD WITH SOMEONE --

SITTING IN A GARDEN
TALKING...

LOOK,

I THINK I HAD THOSE THINGS
WITH EMILY,

AND THE THOUGHT
OF LOSING THAT CONNECTION --

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

EXCUSE ME.

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

YEAH?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

WHEN EMILY WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH CANCER,

THE DOCTORS PREDICTED
THAT SHE HAD SIX MONTHS.

THAT WAS
THREE YEARS AGO.

AND YOU KNOW,
IN A WAY, WE'RE LUCKY.

THINKING EVERY DAY
MAY BE HER LAST

HAS REMINDED US
HOW PRIVILEGED WE ARE

TO HAVE HER
IN OUR LIVES.

WE STILL NEED
THE CONSONANT "CH," SYDNEY,

AS IN "CHOOSE."

I HAVE TO, UH,
GET READY FOR THIS MEETING.

DID YOU AND EMILY EVER THINK
ABOUT HAVING CHILDREN?

WHAT WE DO HERE, SYDNEY,
IS MORE THAN JUST A CAREER.

I DIDN'T THINK
IT WOULD BE FAIR

TO BRING SOMEONE
INTO THE WORLD

WHO COULDN'T REALLY KNOW
THEIR FATHER.

SEEING THE KIND OF WOMAN
YOU'VE BECOME,

KNOWING THAT I HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT...

THAT'S AS REWARDING
AS IF I HAD A CHILD OF MY OWN.

BASTARD.

Arvin's voice: CHILD.
CH-CH-CH-CH. CHOOSE.

Jack: YOU HAVE
EXACTLY 57 MINUTES

BEFORE THE PASSWORDS CHANGE.

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

[ WILL SCREAMING ]

YOU HAD A CAVITY.

TALK TO ME ABOUT
THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

PLEASE.

NO.

NO, NO.

NO.

NO, NO.

NO.

[ GASPING ]

[ SCREAMING ]

AS YOU KNOW, THE ALLIANCE
GRANTED YOUR REQUEST

TO SPARE YOUR WIFE.

YOUR ARGUMENT AT THE TIME

WAS THAT SHE WAS SUFFERING
FROM A TERMINAL ILLNESS,

BUT THAT IS
NO LONGER THE CASE.

WELL...

I PROPOSE
WE BRING EMILY IN.

EMILY SPENT EIGHT YEARS
IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

SHE WAS
A SENIOR PARTNER AT --

ARVIN --

EMILY WILL BE
AN ASSET HERE.

IF I WERE
IN YOUR POSITION,

I MIGHT TRY
TO DO THE SAME,

BUT IT WON'T WORK.

I AM TRULY SORRY,

BUT THESE ARE THE PRESCRIPTS
OF THE ALLIANCE.

YOU DON'T KNOW
THE KIND OF MISTAKE

THAT YOU ARE MAKING HERE.

AS I SAID BEFORE,
THREATS WILL DO NO GOOD.

THIS THREAT MIGHT.

IT'S NOT WHAT I'LL DO
IF YOU HAVE EMILY KILLED,

IT'S WHAT I WON'T DO.

THE ALLIANCE
IS FALLING APART, RAMON.

THIS ORGANIZATION
IS CRUMBLING

UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF CORRUPTION,

BUREAUCRACY,
INFIGHTING, FEAR.

WITH ENEMIES LIKE KHASINAU,
WE LIVE IN A NEW WORLD.

DO YOU TELL ME
THAT YOU THINK

THE ALLIANCE
IS GOING TO SURVIVE

UNDER ITS CURRENT STATE?

WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP.

WITH BRIAULT
AND POOLE GONE,

THERE ARE TWO EMPTY CHAIRS
AROUND THE PARTNERS' TABLE.

AND YOU WANT
ONE OF THEM.

I DEMAND ONE OF THEM.

ARVIN,
I CAME HERE TODAY

NOT ONLY TO HEAR
YOUR APPEAL FOR YOUR WIFE,

BUT BECAUSE THE ALLIANCE
HAS ALREADY VOTED,

AND THE AGREEMENT
WAS UNANIMOUS.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU SHOULD BE ADMITTED

AS FULL PARTNER.

GOOD.

HOWEVER...

THIS OFFER IS CONTINGENT

ON YOUR FULFILLING
THE OTHER MATTER.

SO I'M CONFUSED.
WHY WAS I CALLED IN HERE?

MR. WEISS MENTIONED

THAT YOU WERE SUSPICIOUS
ABOUT SYDNEY BRISTOW.

WHEN I MENTIONED
I WAS SUSPICIOUS,

I SIMPLY MEANT
SYDNEY SEEMED TROUBLED.

BUT THAT ISN'T THE WORD
YOU USED, IS IT?

Arvin's voice: RULE.

DEAR.

CHOOSE.

WHAT I SAID WAS

I FEEL I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING
OF SYDNEY BRISTOW

AND THAT SHE DOESN'T
JUST ACCEPT PROBLEMS,

SHE TRIES TO FIX THEM.

AND THAT PERHAPS
MS. BRISTOW AND HER FATHER

ARE TRYING TO SECURE RELEASE
OF MR. TIPPIN ON THEIR OWN --

IT WAS JUST
A CONVERSATION. I HAVE --

IS IT YOUR OPINION,
MR. VAUGHN,

THAT MS. BRISTOW
IS HIDING SOMETHING FROM YOU,

HIDING SOMETHING FROM
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY?

YES, SIR.

YEAH, IT'S DEVLIN.

RECORDS SAY JACK BRISTOW
CHECKED INTO YOUR LOCATION.

YEAH, LIKE 20 MINUTES AGO.

KEEP HIM THERE.

SIR, HE ALREADY LEFT.

IN ACONCAGUA,
WHEN I WAS SHOT,

YOU RADIOED FOR HELP.

YOU USED THE CALL SIGN
FREELANCER.

SYDNEY, YOUR SD-6 CALL SIGN
WAS BLUEBIRD.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

I EVEN MADE EXCUSES
FOR YOU IN MY HEAD.

TROUBLE IS

I DON'T BELIEVE
ANY OF THOSE EXCUSES.

WHO ARE YOU
WORKING FOR?

AND DO NOT
PLAY GAMES WITH ME.

DIXON, YOU KNOW

THAT I WOULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT
I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING

TO BETRAY
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.

HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO KNOW

WHAT YOU BELIEVE

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN
LYING TO ME?

I'M YOUR PARTNER.

JUST THINK ABOUT THIS
FOR A MINUTE.

JUST THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.

JUST THINK ABOUT
WHO I AM.

NOW, WHAT I AM GOING
TO ASK YOU TO DO

IS JUST ACCEPT THE FACT

THAT I CANNOT TELL YOU
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

WHAT I AM DOING
IS CLASSIFIED.

BUT, DIXON...

I SWEAR TO YOU

THAT I AM NOT BETRAYING
THIS COUNTRY.

I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT.

I DON'T NEED RHETORIC,
SYDNEY.

RIGHT NOW
I NEED A REASON

NOT TO REPORT YOU
TO SECURITY SECTION.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

YEAH.

IT'S ME.

JACK?

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

I'M SAVING
SOMEONE'S LIFE.

REALLY? WELL, YOU MAY BE
DESTROYING ANOTHER ONE.

YOU JUST STOLE
CLASSIFIED PROPERTY

OF THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT.

YOU'LL GET
THE SOLUTION BACK

PLUS A COPY
OF THE RAMBALDI PAGE.

JACK, I HAVE
ACCEPTED YOUR METHODS

FOR A LOT OF YEARS NOW,

BUT THERE'S A MOLE HUNT
GOING ON HERE.

ANY LEADS ON THE MOLE?
WELL, SO FAR...

I'M TALKING TO THE GUY.

I GAVE HALADKI AUTHORITY
TO START AN INQUIRY.

HE'S GOT
SOME GOOD QUESTIONS.

WHY YOU WERE WILLING

TO RISK TIPPIN'S LIFE
IN THE FIRST PLACE,

HOW YOU CAME TO KNOW
ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

JACK, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
COME BACK TO THE OFFICE.

WE'RE FRIENDS,
YOU AND I.

WHAT?

YOU'D CONSIDER US
FRIENDS.

WELL, I USED TO.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'LL SEE YOU
WHEN THE JOB'S DONE.

A GENTLEMAN I KNOW
MAKES THIS...

TRUTH SERUM.

I WOULD HAVE USED IT EARLIER
EXCEPT THAT...

1 IN 5 MEN
WHO RECEIVES IT

HAS AN UNFORTUNATE
REACTION.

RESULTS IN...

PARALYSIS,

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

AAH!

OH!

[ SOBBING ]

TELL ME
ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

[ Sobbing ] I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S BEEN SIX DAYS.

WILL WARNED ME
SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN.

HE DIDN'T EVEN TURN UP
TO HIS OWN AWARDS DINNER.

CALLED HIS FRIENDS,

THEY HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM HIM, EITHER.

ARE YOU GOING
TO PUBLISH HIS STORY?

YEAH.

IN THE "A" SECTION.

I HAVE TO TELL DEITRICK
THAT THIS IS COMING IN.

CALL ORSAY IN GRAPHICS.
GET A PHOTO OF WILL.

Sydney: THEN DIXON JUST TURNED
AND WALKED AWAY.

I THINK HE'S GOING
TO REPORT ME.

IF WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THAT CRISIS,

WE'LL DEAL
WITH THAT CRISIS.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS DEVICE.

I TOOK IT
FROM TAIPEI LAST YEAR.

TWO WEEKS AGO,

AN UNSUBSTANTIATED REPORT
CAME IN THROUGH CIA

CLAIMING KHASINAU'S
BEEN LOOKING

FOR SOMETHING
CALLED THE CIRCUMFERENCE --

INSTRUCTIONS
DESCRIBING A METHOD

OF APPLYING TECHNOLOGY
KHASINAU HAD ACQUIRED.

THIS MUST BE
THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

SO IF KHASINAU
BUILT ONE OF THESE DEVICES,

THIS PAGE WOULD TELL HIM
HOW TO USE IT.

KEEP THIS SAFE.

WAIT, DAD,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE HAVE TO BE IN TAIPEI
IN 16 HOURS.

KEEP YOUR PHONE WITH YOU.

I'LL CALL YOU
WHEN THE PLANE'S READY.

DON'T GO HOME.

[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]

HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE?

YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
YOU KNOW THAT?

AAH! DAMN IT, MY EYES!

AAH!

OH, GOD!

HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED
FOR KHASINAU?

YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH!
DEVLIN SAID YOU MENTIONED
THE CIRCUMFERENCE.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE CLEARANCE
TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

YOU MUST HAVE LEARNED
ABOUT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

AAH!

DO YOU WORK
FOR KHASINAU?
NO.

AAH!

DO YOU WORK
FOR KHASINAU?

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

[ CRUNCHING ]

AAH!

YES!

I WORK FOR KHASINAU, YES.

HOW LONG?
TWO YEARS.

WHY DOES KHASINAU
WANT THE CIRCUMFERENCE?

IT'S THE KEY
TO SOMETHING HE'S HAD BUILT.

SOMETHING HE'S BUILT.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

IT'S A BATTERY. ALL I KNOW
IS IT'S JUST A BATTERY.

FOR WHAT?
I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW.

JACK, KHASINAU'S THE FUTURE.

WHERE IS THIS THING,
THIS BATTERY?

IT'S IN TAIPEI.

THE FU SING DISTRICT.

AT A WAREHOUSE --
PANG PHARMACEUTICALS --

IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB

IN ROOM 47.

YOU GAVE KHASINAU
THE INFORMATION

ABOUT THE SAFE HOUSE.

JACK, THIS IS A GIFT
I'M GIVING YOU.

KHASINAU CAN SAVE YOU.

YOU SHOULD BE WITH HIM.

YOU TOLD HIM

THAT MY DAUGHTER
IS A DOUBLE AGENT WITH SD-6.

JACK! LOOK AT YOURSELF.

YOU EXPOSED SYDNEY.

COME WITH ME.

I CAN SAVE YOU.

I CAN SAVE YOU.

Man: ATTENTION, PASSENGERS,

"PACIFIC SURFLINER"
TO SAN DIEGO

DEPARTING FROM PLATFORM 5
IN 15 MINUTES.

Michael: HEY.

DEPARTS IN 15 MINUTES.

HI.

HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

YOU TOLD ME
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO

THAT WHEN YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO DISAPPEAR,

YOU GO TO THE OBSERVATORY,

BUT THE OBSERVATORY
WAS CLOSED,

AND THEN I REMEMBERED YOU SAID
THE PIER CALMED YOU DOWN,

BUT YOU WEREN'T THERE,

AND YOU WEREN'T AT THE BLUFFS
OR THE PALISADES, EITHER.

YOU DIDN'T REALLY
GO TO ALL THOSE PLACES.

YEAH, I DID.

AND THEN I REMEMBERED YOU LIKED
THE TRAIN STATION, TOO --

NORMAL PEOPLE
GOING TO THEIR NORMAL JOBS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU REMEMBERED THAT.

HE'S CONTACTED YOU,
HASN'T HE?

KHASINAU.

AND HE WANTS THE PAGE.

YOU'RE GOING
TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

YOU CAME HERE
TO STOP ME.

MY FATHER USED TO
KEEP A DIARY,

AND WHEN I WAS A KID,
I USED TO SAY, "HEY, DAD,

ONLY GIRLS KEEP DIARIES,"

AND HE'D JUST -- JUST LAUGH.

HE WAS A REALLY GOOD GUY,
MY DAD.

YEAH.

BUT HE WAS
TOO HARD ON HIMSELF.

I MEAN, HE WAS
SUCH A COMPANY GUY

THAT WHENEVER HE SLIPPED UP,
EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST WAY,

HE TOOK IT SO PERSONALLY.

[ SIGHS ]

THERE WERE A FEW OPERATIONS --

HIS LAST ONE AMONG THEM --

THAT HE QUESTIONED.

OPERATIONS HE REFUSED
TO PARTICIPATE IN.

BUT ONLY IN HIS DIARY.

HE -- HE'D WRITE OUT
WHAT HE WANTED TO SAY

TO THE CIA DIRECTOR.

I MEAN, THINGS HE COULD
NEVER SAY IN REAL LIFE.

HE WAS A COMPANY MAN,
AND I LOVED HIM VERY MUCH,

BUT IT KILLED HIM.

NEVER QUESTIONING ORDERS.

HIS BLIND DEVOTION
TO THE JOB.

IF YOU'RE DOING
WHAT I THINK YOU'RE DOING,

I'M IN

IF YOU NEED ME.

THANK YOU.

WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS?

I FOUND A SOURCE.

KHASINAU'S ALREADY BUILT
ONE OF THESE DEVICES,

AND IT'S IN THIS WAREHOUSE,

AN UNDERGROUND LAB,
ROOM 47.

THE MEETING WITH SARK
IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE

TWO HOURS FROM NOW.

THAT MEANS BY THE TIME
I HAND OVER THE PAGE

IN EXCHANGE FOR TIPPIN,
YOU MUST HAVE DESTROYED

NOT ONLY
THE DEVICE THEY'VE BUILT,

BUT THE LAB ITSELF.

DESTROYING THE DEVICE
SHOULD BE EASY.

IT'S THE SIZE OF A SHOE.
WHAT ABOUT THE LAB?

HERE.

IT'S A RED MERCURY CHARGE
WITH A MECHANICAL FUSE.

[ BUZZER ]

I'LL SEE WHAT THEY NEED.

I UNDERSTAND THE RISKS
YOU'VE TAKEN HERE,

AND YOU HAVE
MY RESPECT FOR THAT.

IF HE KNEW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE,

WE WOULD HAVE HEARD IT.

Sark: I SUSPECTED AS MUCH.

PREPARE MR. TIPPIN
FOR THE EXCHANGE.

AAH!
1 IN 5,
YOU LITTLE BITCH!

1 IN 5!
[ LAUGHING ]

[ YELLS IN CHINESE ]

1 IN 5!

[ GASPING ]
1 IN 5!

[ OPERATIC ARIA PLAYING ]

ARVIN...

I CAN'T JUDGE YOU
FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I WAS NEVER THERE.

I WAS NEVER FACED WITH
THE CHOICES YOU HAD TO MAKE,

AND I HAVE NEVER...

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS...

I FORGIVE YOU.

[ TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING ]

JACK BRISTOW,

DOING HIS DAUGHTER'S WORK.

THERE WAS SPECULATION

THAT YOU MIGHT
MAKE AN APPEARANCE TONIGHT.

IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH ME,

WE CAN WAIVE OUR BUSINESS
FOR THE NIGHT

AND SAY GOODBYE.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?

DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE

TRADING PRICELESS DOCUMENTS
FOR A LOW-GRADE REPORTER?

YOU SHOULD READ TIPPIN'S STUFF.
IT'S NOT SO BAD.

LET'S SEE THE ARTIFACTS.

LET'S SEE TIPPIN.

SHALL WE?

YOU'VE EXPOSED THE PAGE.

YOU WOULD HAVE
DONE THE SAME.

WHEN I ACTIVATE
THE SURGE INDUCER,

YOU'LL HAVE 10 SECONDS
TO CROSS THE HALLWAY

BEFORE THE SYSTEM RESETS.

I'LL GO RADIO SILENT
UNTIL I'M IN THE LAB.

GOOD LUCK.
YOU TOO.

THE PARCHMENT FIBERS
ARE CONSISTENT

WITH THE ORIGINAL
RAMBALDI DOCUMENT.

YES.

WE HAVE A DEAL.

PLEASE PASS ALONG
TO YOUR DAUGHTER

HOW MUCH I ENJOYED
HER STAGE SHOW IN PARIS.

SHE HAS
A MARVELOUS SINGING VOICE.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

THANK YOU.

[ Sobbing ]THANK YOU.

VAUGHN...

IT'S BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT.

SYD, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

IF I TURN THIS THING OFF,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
SWIM OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE BREAKING UP.
SYD -- SYD, I'M COMING DOWN.

[ YELLS IN CHINESE ]

[ DEVICE BEEPING ]

[ DEVICE BEEPING FASTER ]

[ YELLS IN CHINESE ]

YOU'RE ALEXANDER KHASINAU.

YOU SHOULD EAT SOMETHING.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

WAIT.

I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

YOU CAN ASK MY BOSS.

YOUR BOSS?

I THOUGHT "THE MAN"
WAS THE BOSS.

YES.

YES, BUT I AM NOT THE MAN.

Woman: I HAVE WAITED
ALMOST 30 YEARS FOR THIS.

MOM?