Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 3 - Parity - full transcript

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.

IT SEEMS
THAT DURING THE COLD WAR,

SIX FULLY ARMED
NUCLEAR WEAPONS

WERE SMUGGLED INTO AND BURIED
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

WHEN SD-6 PICKED UP OUR NUKE,

THEY PUT IT ON A PLANE
BOUND FOR EGYPT.
WHAT?

THEY SOLD THE THING
TO ANINI HASSAN.

YOU'RE GOING TO CAIRO.
DEVLIN TOLD ME.

YEAH. I NEED YOUR HELP.

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

I'M HOLDING THE CORE.

[ CLICK ]



[ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

I'M HOLDING
ENOUGH PLUTONIUM HERE

TO LIQUEFY OUR INSIDES
IN 48 HOURS.

PUT IT DOWN.

I PUT IT DOWN,
YOU'LL KILL ME.

NOW. I'M GOING
TO COUNT TO 1.

OKAY.

YOU'RE FALLING BEHIND,
SYDNEY...

AND I DON'T ACCEPT
LATE PAPERS.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOOD POINT. YOU SHOULDN'T,

BUT I DO HAVE
A REALLY GOOD EXCUSE.

OKAY, I WAS
ON A BUSINESS TRIP

AND MY FLIGHT WAS DELAYED.

I HAVE THE BOMB
AND I'M READY FOR EXTRACTION!

ETA, TWO MINUTES.

I MIGHT NOT HAVE
TWO MINUTES.

IF YOU RECALL, I MADE IT
CLEAR IN MY SYLLABUS

THAT I WAS HAPPY
TO RECEIVE YOUR PAPERS

VIA E-MAIL IF YOU CAN'T
GET THEM TO ME DIRECTLY.

YOU DO HAVE E-MAIL,
DON'T YOU?

YES, SEE, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,

YOU'RE NOT, UM,
BUT THERE WAS A BLACKOUT

WHERE I WAS STAYING.

HONESTLY.

[ EXPLOSIONS ]

OKAY, STOP.
I CAN APPRECIATE

THE COMPLEXITIES OF PURSUING
A GRADUATE DEGREE

WITH A FULL-TIME JOB,
BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT

YOUR WORK IS TAKING
PRECEDENCE OVER YOUR EDUCATION.

NOW ADMIT IT, SYDNEY.
YOU'RE DROPPING THE BALL.

[ HELICOPTER WHIRRING ]

MY JOB IS
A MEANS TO AN END,

AND YOUR CLASS MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE MAYBE SOMEDAY

I'LL BE ABLE TO DO
SOMETHING MORE WITH MY LIFE.

[ HELICOPTER WHIRRING ]

Man: PACKAGE IS SECURE.

Man #2: COPY THAT.

ALL RIGHT...

NEXT PAPER'S DUE THURSDAY.

I ASSUME
THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM.

NO, NOT AT ALL.
OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[ PAGER BEEPING ]

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

HOW'S FRIDAY?

WHAT'S CONFUSING IS
THAT CHARLIE HAS

THIS AMAZING OFFER
FROM FLEMING LETTERMAN.

IT'S, LIKE, THE MOST
PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRM IN L.A.

BUT CHARLIE'S
NOT EXCITED?

HE'S JUST KIND OF WEIRD.
HE NEVER WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

HE DOESN'T BRAG.
WOULDN'T YOU BRAG?

I WOULD. I WOULD BE
NONSTOP TALKING ABOUT MYSELF

IF A FIRM LIKE THAT
WANTED ME.

JUST REMEMBER
YOU AND CHARLIE ARE COMING

FROM VERY DIFFERENT PLACES.

I MEAN, IN HIS WHOLE FAMILY,
HE'S FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE.

THAT'S TRUE.

NOT TO MENTION LAW SCHOOL.
HE'S PROBABLY NERVOUS.

HE'S PROBABLY TERRIFIED.

THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT MY DAD SAID.

I CALLED HIM LAST NIGHT
TO ASK HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT.

HE SAID, "LISTEN, MISSY,
GIVE IT A REST.

"YOU'RE MAKING SOMETHING
OUT OF NOTHING.

CHARLIE IS
ONE OF THE GOOD ONES."

YOUR DAD'S RIGHT.

IT'S JUST WEIRD
HAVING THAT FEELING

THAT SOMEONE YOU LOVE ISN'T
TELLING YOU EVERYTHING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAN
CALL YOUR DAD FOR ADVICE.

I-I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE.

YOU KNOW, THE WORST THING IS
HAVING A DAD WHO'S ALWAYS RIGHT.

NO. IT'S NOT
THE WORST THING.

I RAN INTO MY FATHER...
LAST WEEK.

WHERE?

JUST --
JUST OUT SHOPPING.

IT WAS --
IT WAS SO EMPTY.

IT WASN'T EMPTY.
IT WAS FULL, ACTUALLY --

FULL OF AWKWARDNESS
AND THESE LAME PAUSES

AND...I DON'T KNOW.

YOUR DAD, YOU KNOW,
HE'S JUST...

HE'S JUST YOUR DAD.

I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE LIKE THAT ANYMORE.

I'M JUST SICK OF IT.

I MEAN,
I ALWAYS HAD THIS FEELING

THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY,
I DON'T KNOW,

MY DAD AND I WOULD CONNECT,

THAT THINGS COULD START
TO GET BETTER.

WELL, YOU KNOW
MY OPINION OF YOUR DAD.

I KNOW.

BUT LISTEN -- IF YOU CAN
FIND IT IN YOUR HEART

TO FORGIVE HIM FOR BEING

THE KIND OF GUY HE'S BEEN
ALL YOUR LIFE,

WHICH I WOULD FIND IMPOSSIBLE
AND COULD NEVER DO,

THEN YOU SHOULD MAKE
A REAL EFFORT.

HOW DO YOU EVEN START
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS,
I JUST...

YOU CAN CALL THE MAN.

I'M NOT GOING TO RECONNECT
WITH MY FATHER OVER THE PHONE.

FINE. GO TO HIS WORK.

GO TO THE AIRPLANE FACTORY
OR WHATEVER

AND JUST START TALKING.

YOU'RE REALLY GOOD
AT TALKING.

DAD.

SYDNEY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I WOULD HAVE CALLED. I JUST
DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS --

YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

I TOLD YOU
I HAVE A THOUSAND QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE KEEPING ME
AWAKE AT NIGHT.

THEN TAKE SOMETHING.

DAD, DID YOU KNOW SD-6
WAS GOING TO RECRUIT ME?

I MEAN, DID YOU HELP
OR DID YOU JUST --

THIS ISN'T THE TIME.

THEN I NEED TO ASK YOU
ABOUT MOM.
SYDNEY --

WAS IT JUST AN ACCIDENT

OR -- OR DID YOU TELL HER
ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE DOING,

LIKE I TOLD DANNY?

LOOK WHERE YOU ARE.
YOU'RE EXPOSED.

DAD, PLEASE.

DON'T COME HERE AGAIN --
NOT AGAIN.

THE DEVICE THAT YOU WITHDREW
FROM TAIPEI LAST MONTH

REMAINS IN ANALYSIS.

THEY'RE STILL TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT

EXACTLY WHAT IT DOES
AND HOW IT DOES IT.

AT THE TIME, I TOLD YOU THAT
OSCAR MUELLER WAS THE DESIGNER.

IN TRUTH, MUELLER WAS
JUST AN ACADEMIC,

A SCIENTIST WHO TOOK
ANOTHER MAN'S SKETCHES,

TRANSLATED THEM INTO
PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS

AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

SO THEN
WHO DESIGNED IT?

A MAN NAMED MILO RAMBALDI.

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

THAT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

HE DIED IN 1496.

RAMBALDI WAS POPE ALEXANDER VI's
CHIEF ARCHITECT,

EXCOMMUNICATED FOR HERESY,
SENTENCED TO DEATH

FOR SUGGESTING THAT SOMEDAY

SCIENCE WOULD ALLOW US
TO KNOW GOD.

AFTER RAMBALDI'S DEATH,
HIS WORKSHOP WAS TORN APART.

HIS PLANS AND SKETCHES WERE
TRADED AND SOLD

FOR NEXT TO NOTHING.

FOR THE NEXT FIVE CENTURIES,

HIS WORK WAS SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

NO ONE IS EXACTLY SURE WHAT'S
LEFT, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE

BECAUSE LAST MARCH
A RUSSIAN HISTORIAN

HAPPENED UPON ONE
OF RAMBALDI'S EARLY DESIGNS.

SHE RECOGNIZED SOMETHING THAT
LOOKED A LOT LIKE A TRANSISTOR.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT SEEMS THAT RAMBALDI WAS
A PROPHET.

WE ACQUIRED ONE OF HIS NOTEBOOKS
FROM SAN LAZARO.

THIS IS THE ANALYSIS REPORT.

"RUDIMENTARY SCHEMATIC

FOR A TRANSPORTABLE
VOCAL COMMUNICATOR."

THE GUY WAS DRAWING UP PLANS
FOR A CELL PHONE

AROUND THE TIME
OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.

COME ON.

RIDICULOUS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW ME.
I AM NOT A NEW AGE KIND OF GUY.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE POWER
OF THE PYRAMID.

I'M NOT A BIG GRANOLA FAN.

THIS SORT OF THING TYPICALLY
MAKES ME ROLL MY EYES,

AND THEN MY EYES
CAME ACROSS THIS --

WRITTEN IN 1489.

RAMBALDI
WROTE MACHINE CODE.

ACTUALLY, IF -- IF I COULD,
IT'S PROBABLY NOT MACHINE CODE.

I MEAN, THE CONCEPT
OF ZERO'S BEEN AROUND,

WELL,
IT PRECEDES CHRIST,

AND THE NUMERAL ONE HAS BEEN
AROUND EVEN LONGER THAN THAT.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, PTOLEMY USED
ZEROES AS PUNCTUATION MARKS,

AND IN INDIAN TEXTS ZERO IS

MORE OF A SPIRITUAL CONCEPT
THAN AN ACTUAL NUMBER.

OF COURSE, I DON'T --
WHEN I SAY "INDIAN,"

I DON'T MEAN THE KIND OF --
WITH THE BOW AND ARROWS --

THANK YOU, MARSHALL.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS.

RAMBALDI HAS BECOME
A PRIORITY FOR US.

WE WANT TO LEARN WHAT IT IS
BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE DOES.

HAVE YOU TRIED
RUNNING THE SEQUENCE?

IT'S INCOMPLETE.
THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE WAS WRITTEN

ON THE BACK
OF TWO RAMBALDI SKETCHES.

WE POSSESS ONE,
AND THE OTHER ONE

IS IN THIS MAN'S
PRIVATE COLLECTION.

EDUARDO BENEGAS -- SPANISH
V.C., AUTO ENTHUSIAST.

HE ALSO HAPPENS TO OWN
THE LARGEST COLLECTION

OF PORNOGRAPHIC ART
IN ALL OF MADRID...

WHICH...I THOUGHT WAS
AN INTERESTING FACT. SORRY.

WE NEGOTIATED WITH HIM
TO BUY ONE OF THE SKETCHES

AND SUDDENLY
HE WITHDREW THE PIECE.

WE BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY TIPPED
HIM OFF AS TO ITS REAL VALUE.

WE THINK
IT'S K-DIRECTORATE.

UNFORTUNATELY,
THEY'RE ON TO RAMBALDI, TOO.

IT'S POSSIBLE K-DIRECTORATE
STOLE A KEY FROM BENEGAS.

OUR DATA RECONNAISSANCE
DIVISION THINKS,

ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T
BEEN CONFIRMED YET,

THAT HE'S SURROUNDED
AT ALL TIMES

BY HALF A DOZEN BODYGUARDS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GUYS TRAINED
UNDER THE U.E.I. SPECIAL
FORCES.

WE ALSO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT BENEGAS KEEPS THE KEY
ON HIS PERSON AT ALL TIMES.

SO THE BIG QUESTION IS

HOW DID K-DIRECTORATE
SWIPE THE KEY?

ANNA.

IT WAS ANNA, WASN'T IT?

EDUARDO BENEGAS HAS A SKETCH

DRAWN BY MILO RAMBALDI.

THERE'S A CODE WRITTEN
ON THE BACK.

SD-6 WANTS THAT CODE.

THE SKETCH IS IN A CASE.

THE CASE IS IN A VAULT.

THE VAULT IS ON THE TOP FLOOR

OF A CAR MUSEUM
OWNED BY BENEGAS.

SO I'M GOING TO MADRID.

WHAT'S MY COUNTER MISSION?

SO IT'S 2,000 WORDS OR LESS
ON GENE SEQUENCING

IN VIRUS-RESISTANT CABBAGE,
RIGHT?

AND I'M REALIZING SLOWLY

THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE
A REAL HANDLE ON THE SITUATION.

WHICH PART?

UH, JUST THE PART
ABOUT THE GENE SEQUENCING

IN THE VIRUS-RESISTANT
CABBAGE.
[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

DOESN'T YOUR PAPER HAVE
A SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT?

HELLO?

HI.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

OKAY, UH, YEAH.

[ RING ]

HELLO?

OKAY, THANKS.
I WILL COME BY.

SORRY, MAN, WRONG NUMBER.

THANKS SO MUCH.
OKAY. BYE.

SO YOU'RE BUSY.
WHAT WAS --

YOU OKAY? WHEN YOU WERE ON
THE PHONE, IT LOOKED LIKE, UH...

IT WAS DANNY'S LANDLORD.

THEY FOUND SOME OF HIS STUFF
IN THE GARAGE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. YEAH.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO --

I CAN GET THAT STUFF FOR YOU,
BRING IT BACK.

WOULD YOU MIND?
IT'S JUST I HAVE TO GO

TO SAN DIEGO
FOR THE BANK TONIGHT...

YEAH, YEAH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. IT'S DONE.

THANKS.

SO WHO CALLED?

OH, IT WAS
A WRONG NUMBER.

THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR A PIZZA PLACE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK I'M GOING TO GO

FOR A QUICK RUN
BEFORE MY CAB COMES.

HEY.

HI.

DEVLIN WANTS YOU TO FOLLOW
THROUGH ON SLOANE'S ORDERS.

APPARENTLY, WE'RE BOTH AFTER
THE SAME PIECE OF MISSING CODE.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
NOPE.

YOU ALREADY KNEW
ABOUT RAMBALDI?

I DIDN'T.
THE AGENCY DID.

DA VINCI MEETS NOSTRADAMUS --
PERSONALLY, I DON'T BUY IT.

TELL THE CIA STATION CHIEF
IN BARCELONA

TO PREP FOR A DEAD DROP.

WORST CASE,
I'LL ENCRYPT THE CODE

ON A RADIOHEAD MP3
AND LEAVE IT ON AUDIO GALAXY.

HOW DID RUSSIAN UNDERGROUND
FIND OUT ABOUT RAMBALDI?

HEY, YOU'RE THE INTEL GUY.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THIS WOMAN --

ANNA ESPINOSA?

SHE WAS BORN IN CUBA,
RAISED IN RUSSIA --

ONE OF THE LAST
OF THE COLD WAR BABIES,

GO-TO OFFICER
AT K-DIRECTORATE

FOR WET WORK
AND ACTIVE MEASURES.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO

I HAD A MEETING WITH
AN INFORMANT IN YUGOSLAVIA.

LOW LEVEL -- JUST A GUY WITH
INTEL WHO NEEDED THE MONEY.

ANNA RECORDED
THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION

WITH A PARABOLIC MIKE
FROM THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE AS I WAS
SHAKING HIS HAND TO LEAVE,

SHE BLEW OUT
THE BACK OF HIS SKULL

WITH A SNIPER RIFLE,

EVEN THOUGH SHE GOT
WHAT SHE CAME FOR --

HER WAY OF TELLING ME
I WAS OUT OF MY LEAGUE.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK.

NO, ACTUALLY, YOU WON'T.

UH, I'M BEING REPLACED
BY A SENIOR OFFICER.

SEEMS I WASN'T EXPERIENCED
ENOUGH TO BE YOUR HANDLER.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD
TO MEET YOU.

GOOD LUCK IN MADRID.

HE'S AN IDIOT. I MEAN,
THAT'S -- THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

SO IS DAVENPORT. I MEAN,
THEY'RE SO INVOLVED

IN THEIR OWN BUREAUCRATIC...

PROTOCOL. I KNOW.

YOU KNOW
WHO'S REPLACING ME?

YES. LAMBERT.
LAMBERT. LAMBERT!

CAN I SAY SOMETHING?
AND --

AND NOT JUST
AS A FELLOW OFFICER,

BUT AS A VERY SMART MAN.

WHAT?
YOU'RE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE
TOO EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS.

NOT THIS AGAIN.

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY
ATTACHED TO THIS WOMAN.

THIS IS YOUR ANSWER
FOR EVERYTHING.

IF YOU WERE PAYING ME
TO ANALYZE YOU...

SHUT UP. STOP IT.

I'D ACTUALLY SAY THAT
MAYBE YOU'RE A LITTLE JEALOUS.

OF LAMBERT?
GIVE ME A BREAK.

I MEAN, THE GUY MAY BE SENIOR,
BUT HE'S JUNIOR. TRUST ME.

AND NOW HE GETS
TO SEE SYDNEY EVERY WEEK

AND IT'S MAKING YOU CRAZY.

LOOK, THIS IS
NOT ABOUT ME.
YES, IT IS.

NO, IT'S NOT.

SHE'S GOING TO MADRID.
THERE'S THIS OTHER AGENT

WITH K-DIRECTORATE. SHE
COULD NOT SOUND MORE DANGEROUS.

I'M SCARED FOR SYDNEY.

I KNOW I'M OFF THE CASE...

[ Sighs ] BUT I WANT HER
TO COME BACK.

WELL, LOOK, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT,

AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THIS K-DIRECTORATE WOMAN

WILL BE IN MADRID.
SO WHY WORRY?

YOU SURE WROTE A HELL OF A LOT
ABOUT THIS BRISTOW GIRL.

ANYTHING ELSE
I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HER?

I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT
SYDNEY'S QUITE CAPABLE

OF SPEAKING FOR HERSELF.

LOOK AT HER.

WOULDN'T KICK THAT
OUT OF BED.

OKAY, SO YOU'RE GOING
TO MADRID TONIGHT

AND THE FUNDRAISER'S GOING
TO BE AT A AUTO MUSEUM

AND -- PROBABLY WANT TO DRESS
NICE, YOU KNOW, DRESS TO THRILL,

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D LIKE
TO WEAR THIS NECKLACE, HUH?

NOW, THE PEARLS ARE
ACTUALLY FIBERGLASS.

THAT'S BETTER TO, UH, TRANSMIT
THE VIBRATIONS FROM YOUR LARYNX

TO THE MIKE
RIGHT INSIDE THE PENDANT.

UH, YOU -- MAYBE YOU WANT
TO TRY IT ON OR...

I-I COULD SAMPLE IT.

PROBABLY WOULDN'T
MATCH MY...

SEÑORA.

QUé COLLAR.
TAN ENCANTADOR.

GRACIAS.

I'M IN.

ROGER THAT.

LAST YEAR,
BENEGAS LENT SOME MONEY

TO THE PARAMILITARY
DOWN IN COLOMBIA, WHICH,

WELL, UH, IT DIDN'T FLY
REAL WELL WITH THE GUERRILLAS

AND SO EVERYONE'S GOING
TO BE A BIT JUMPY TONIGHT,

BUT, SEE, THAT'S OKAY.
WE CAN USE THAT BECAUSE

WE'VE GOT A NORMAL-LOOKING
SPANISH PESETA, RIGHT?

WRONG --
SONIC WAVE EMITTER.

JUST MAKE SURE
YOU DROP IT NEAR A WINDOW.

ANNA JUST CRASHED
THE PARTY.

CAREFUL, SYD.

NOW LOOK, YOU GUYS, I DON'T
EVEN WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO

WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE FIELD
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT THE UNVEILING
OF THE PROTOTYPE

WOULD PROBABLY BE
A GOOD TIME TO, YOU KNOW,

ACTIVATE THE COIN,
BECAUSE AS HOT AS YOU LOOK,

THEY'D BE LOOKING AT THE CAR
AND NOT AT YOU.

BENEGAS RACING IS PROUD
TO PRESENT

ITS NEW 627-110 PROTOTYPE!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

YOU TAKE
THIS PEN RIGHT HERE --

NORMAL-LOOKING PEN
THAT YOU'D WRITE WITH --

CLICK THAT LIKE THAT
AND BOOM.

[ SCREAMING ]

NOW, THE VAULT IS
ON THE TOP FLOOR.

THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS
IN THE BASEMENT,

SO YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BYPASS

ALL THE SECURITY CAMERAS
AND EVERYTHING.

SO I GOT A REMOTE MODEM --
REMOTE MODEM.

WHAT YOU DO IS
YOU WIRE IT IN THE, UH,

THE CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX WHICH
IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

THEN DIXON CAN LOOP
THE VIDEO SIGNAL.

CENTRAL PANEL,
JUNCTION BOX "A."

DAMN IT.

WHAT?

ANNA'S ALREADY BEEN
HERE.

SHE'S TAPPED IN
TO THE ALARM SYSTEM.

REMOTE MODEM?

YES, WHICH MEANS
SHE'S GOT BACKUP.

ALL RIGHT, SYD,
LEAVE IT THERE.

WE'LL PIGGYBACK
OFF THEIR SIGNAL.

WE DON'T WANT TO TRIGGER
THE CENTRAL ALARM.

DO YOU SEE ANNA
ON ANY OF THE MONITORS?

NOT ON ANY OF THE FEEDS.

[ METAL BANGING ]

SHE'S IN THE DUCTS.

I'M HEADING FOR THE ELEVATORS.
DID YOU RIG THE CAMERAS?

LOOPING THE FEED NOW.

[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]

I'M RUNNING
THE LOCK DESCRAMBLER.

ANNA'S IN THE VAULT.

THE VAULT WILL BE UNLOCKED
IN FIVE SECONDS.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THE DESCRAMBLER?

THEY'RE JAMMING YOUR FREQUENCY.
I'LL TRY AND FIND THEM.

[ ALARM BLARING ]

DIXON, THE ELEVATOR'S
LOCKED DOWN.

THE DESCRAMBLER'S
STILL JAMMED.

HOLD ON, SYDNEY.

I SEE THEM.

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

HURRY.

HURRY.
THEY'RE COMING UP.

WE'RE BACK ON-LINE.

SEÑORA.

SEÑORA,
DéJAME CHECAR SU BOLSA.

POR QUé? PASA ALGO?

ABRE LA BOLSA,
POR FAVOR.

Sí, Sí, CLARO.

[ DOOR BEEPS ]

ALGUIEN ATRAVESó. APúRATE.
ALGUIEN ATRAVESó!

I THINK SHE'S TAKING
THE NORTH CORRIDOR.

I'M GOING TO TRY
TO HEAD HER OFF.

I'M HEADED
TO THE CHOPPER NOW.

DIXON,
SHE'S GOING OUT BACK.

SYDNEY!

SYD, UP THERE.

GIVE ME YOUR GUN.

SYDNEY.

GIVE ME THE GUN!

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HI, I'M WILL TIPPIN.
I'M A FRIEND OF SYDNEY'S.

SHE ASKED ME TO COME
PICK UP SOME OF HER STUFF.

THIS IS ALL OF IT.

THEY ARREST ANYONE YET?

UH, FOR THE MURDER?
NO, NO, NO, NOT YET.

EXCUSE ME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW LONG THAT
TRAFFIC CAMERA'S BEEN THERE?

NO, I DON'T.

BUT DO THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
TAKE A PICTURE

AT EVERY RED LIGHT OR JUST WHEN
THERE'S A CAR

IN THE INTERSECTION?
REALLY?

CAN WE GET AHOLD OF EVERY PHOTO
TAKEN ON JUNE 8th

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
AND 6:00 A.M.

AT THE CORNER
OF ALAVISA AND SUNSET?

OKAY, GREAT. CALL ME BACK.

FIGHTING A TRAFFIC TICKET?

I SWEAR TO GOD
THE GENETICS PIECE IS

PRACTICALLY ARRIVING
ON YOUR DESK AS WE SPEAK.

PRACTICALLY?
VERY NEARLY PRACTICALLY,

ALMOST CONCURRENT
WITH THIS CONVERSATION.

SO, OUT OF 2,000 WORDS, HOW MANY
HAVE YOU PRACTICALLY TYPED?

COUNTING THE HEADLINE?

WILL, DON'T MAKE ME REGRET
HIRING PEOPLE IN THEIR 20s.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

YEAH?

HI, UM, I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M TALKING

TO THE RIGHT PERSON,

BUT I NEED TO BORROW
A MILLION BUCKS.

THE OLSEN TWINS WENT PUBLIC
AND I'M LOOKING TO INVEST.

YOU'LL NEED SOME COLLATERAL.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE GOT ANY.

HAVE YOU SEEN
MY AQUA BLUE CHEVY?

YOU MEAN WITH THE HULA GIRL
ON THE DASH?

YES, SADLY,
WE'VE SEEN THAT.

WELCOME HOME.

THANKS.

HOW WAS SAN DIEGO?

BORING. HOW'D THE ARTICLE
TURN OUT?

BORING. LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW,
UH, YOU MIGHT BE TOO WIPED OUT,

BUT SOME OF US ARE GOING
TO HAVE DINNER TONIGHT.

LOVE TO --
I COULD USE SOME FUN.

HEY, YOU WANT TO DO IT
AT MY PLACE? I'LL ORDER IN.

GREAT, UM, 7:00?

HOW ABOUT 7:30?

OKAY. I BETTER GET GOING
BEFORE I GET FIRED,

WHICH IS INEVITABLE.

WILL...

YEAH?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST...
IT'S NICE TO BE HOME.

YEAH, UM,
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

OKAY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE
WORKING WITH ME.

REALLY?

MUST HAVE BEEN, UH,

OH, I ALMOST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO SAY IT, UH,

DEVASTATING
WHEN KENNY WAS KILLED,

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
YOU CAN TRUST ME.

I UNDERSTAND YOU.
I EMPATHIZE.

HIS NAME WAS DANNY.

DANNY? YES, OF COURSE.
WELL...

WHAT HAPPENED TO DANNY
WAS A TRAGEDY

AND YET, UH,
YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP.

MR. LAMBERT,
I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

IS THERE A REASON
I'M HERE?

I JUST WANTED
TO INTRODUCE MYSELF,

GRAB A LITTLE FACE TIME
WITH MY GIRL.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUERIES
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO --

I'VE GOT A QUERY.

YEAH? SHOOT.

ARE YOU INSANE --

CALLING ME IN HERE
FOR A SOCIAL EVENT?

SD-6 HAS A DIVISION WHOSE
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY IT IS

TO TRACK THEIR AGENTS AND
REPORT BACK SUSPECT ACTIVITY.

"YOUR GIRL" IS RISKING
HER LIFE, AND YOU YOURS,

EVERY TIME WE LAY EYES
ON EACH OTHER.

SO DO ME A FAVOR --
DON'T BE SO FRIENDLY.

I-I JUST LOVE
YOUR SPIRIT.

THAT'S HEARTENING.

ARE WE DONE HERE?

YEAH, HONEY.
WE'RE ALL DONE.

GREAT.

[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]

HA HA HA.

NO, I AM TELLING YOU
I AM COMPLETELY --

I'M LEGALLY BLIND
WITHOUT MY CONTACTS IN.

FIRST DAY I WENT
IN MY APARTMENT, RIGHT?

GIVE ME TWO.

AND I'M IN THE KITCHEN
AND I'M EATING CEREAL

FOR LIKE, LITERALLY,
LIKE FIVE MINUTES

AND I HEAR SOMEONE COUGHING
AND I PUT ON MY GLASSES

AND THERE'S THREE MEN
PAINTING MY WALLS.

I TOTALLY FORGOT
THEY WERE COMING.

THAT'S BAD.

NO, THE BAD THING WAS
HE WAS NAKED.

I WAS, YEAH.
NAKED.

I NAKED CLEAN.

IT'S CATHARTIC.

OH, HE LOVES
TO EMBARRASS ME.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DEFINE "NAKED CLEAN" FOR US.

I CLEAN NAKED.

PLEASE,
DON'T TELL THIS STORY.

I CLEAN OUR APARTMENT NAKED.
I LIKE IT.

HE LOVES TO EMBARRASS ME.

YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SEE THAT.
I'M GOING TO RAISE IT FIVE.

YOU'RE BLUFFING.

YOU HAVE THE MOST OBVIOUS TELL
ON THE PLANET.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
FIRST OF ALL,

NOT EVEN IN THE HARDCOREST
OF WAYS DO I EVER BLUFF.

YOU ONLY RAISE
WHEN YOU'RE BLUFFING.

NO, I DON'T.

FULL HOUSE.

OH, MAN.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGING ]

DAMN IT.

WHEN WILL BLUFFS
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HOW COME I CAN NEVER TELL
WITH YOU?

OKAY, OKAY,
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
ARE OUT THERE.

OKAY, HOLD ON...

WITHIN A MILE
OF DANNY'S APARTMENT.

NOW, IS THAT --
IS THAT A NORMAL THING?

NO, NO, THAT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE A NORMAL THING TO ME.

LOOK, I GOT LAW REVIEW
AT 6:00 A.M.

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO
WHILE WE'RE AHEAD, EH?

SURE, SURE, SURE.
THANK YOU, SYDNEY.

THANK YOU, SYD.

GOOD NIGHT.

Charlie: HEY, SEE YOU LATER,
WILL.

Francie: BYE, WILL.

THANK YOU, JENNY. THANKS.
THAT IS WEIRD, ISN'T IT?

YEAH. OKAY.

WHAT'S WEIRD?

HUH? OH, A STUPID ARTICLE
I GOT TO WRITE.

LOOK AT THIS.
OOH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS
ABOUT TEQUILA.

IT'S LIKE A TRIGGER.

YEAH.

I ALWAYS GET
THIS CRAVING.

NO, IT'S MORE
THAN A CRAVING.

WHEN I DRINK TEQUILA,
ICE CREAM BECOMES...

LIKE A CHASER?

LIKE OXYGEN,
LIKE A REQUIREMENT.

FRESHMAN YEAR, I DIDN'T GO
TO MANY PARTIES --

OR I COULD SAY
ANY PARTIES --

BUT I DID GO
TO THIS ONE.

UH-HUH.
I REMEMBER.

AND I HAD SOME PUNCH.
IT WAS MOSTLY TEQUILA,

AND I GOT SO WASTED.

IT WAS PATHETIC.

I WENT TO THIS
24-HOUR MARKET.

I BOUGHT 3 PINTS OF CHOCOLATE
CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM.

OH, MY GOD. IS THIS STORY
GOING TO END?

SHUT UP.

OH.

MM-HMM, MM-HMM.

OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS EXCELLENT.

SO MUCH BETTER.

SHH. YOU GOT TO TRY THIS.

IT'S A SUPER COMBINATION
OF CHOCOLATE AND CHIPS,

AND IT'S GENIUS.

HMM? ISN'T IT?

HUH? HUH?

HERE.

THANKS.

NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S GOOD.
NO, THIS IS GOOD.

MY SHIRT DIDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH ICE CREAM ON IT.

OOPS.

♪ WORDS TANGLE... ♪

♪ IT'S ALWAYS YOU...
IT'S ALWAYS YOU... ♪

♪ WHO SHOULD I CALL? ♪

I SHOULD...

♪ WHO SHOULD I CALL? ♪

LISTEN, I...

♪ WHO SHOULD I CALL... ♪

♪ NOW? ♪

WILL...

I LEFT THAT BOX IN MY CAR.

IT'S DANNY'S.

I'M GOING TO GO GET IT
BEFORE I FORGET IT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

MARSHALL COULDN'T OPEN
THE LOCK BOX.

IN MY DEFENSE, IT WAS RIGGED
WITH A BRAND-NEW TECH,

AN INTERNAL DEVICE THAT WILL
DESTROY ANYTHING INSIDE IT

IF OPENED
WITHOUT THE ACTUAL KEY.

MARSHALL, WOULD YOU PLEASE
GO BACK TO WORK?

JUST TO CLARIFY,
I'M NOT BEING FIRED?

BACK TO WORK
MEANS NOT FIRED.

SO WE NEEDED
A CONTINGENCY PLAN.

SO WE CALLED IN
OUR BEST GAME THEORIST.

HELLO, SYDNEY.

HAVE A SEAT.

WE MAPPED OUT A SCENARIO

WHERE YOU WOULD INFILTRATE
THE K-DIRECTORATE LAB

WHERE WE BELIEVE
THE KEY IS BEING HELD.

JACK THOUGHT --

YOUR FATHER THOUGHT THAT IT
COULD BE TOO BIG OF A RISK.

WHY? IT SOUNDS LIKE
THE RIGHT MOVE.

OBVIOUSLY WE NEED THE KEY.
OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED THE BOX.

SIX HOURS AGO
I CONTACTED K-DIRECTORATE,

AND WE SETTLED
ON AN ARRANGEMENT.

YOU AND ANNA WILL MEET
AT A NEUTRAL LOCATION

UNDER COVER OF BOTH
AGENCIES' SECURITY FORCES.

TOGETHER YOU'LL OPEN
THE LOCK BOX.

IS THIS A JOKE?

AS FAR AS WE KNOW,
THE DIRECTORATE DOESN'T KNOW

THE CODE WAS DIVIDED
INTO TWO SKETCHES.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE

BY LETTING THEM SEE
WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX.

THIS IS A SYMMETRIC SCENARIO.

IT COMPELS BOTH SIDES
TO ADOPT

A MUTUALLY REINFORCING
COURSE OF ACTION,

AND CLOSE COOPERATION

IS ONE OF THE MOST
STABLE STRATEGIC PARADIGMS.

ASSUMING ALL THE PLAYERS
ARE RATIONAL.

PLUS, I'M JUST SUPPOSED
TO TRUST ANNA ESPINOSA?

I NEED TO BRIEF
THE ADVANCE TEAM.

THEIR FIRST PLAN
WAS SUICIDE.

I COULD HAVE
HANDLED MYSELF.

THEN WE DISAGREE.

AT LEAST MY WAY
YOU HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE.

THEN I GUESS
I SHOULD THANK YOU.

NEVER CROSSED MY MIND.

DAD?

BEFORE I GO,

JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION
ABOUT MOM.

YOUR MOTHER KNEW
I WAS CIA.

IT WAS NO SECRET
BETWEEN US.

SHE DIED IN THE ACCIDENT.

I NEVER LIED TO YOU
ABOUT THAT.

WHAT IS THIS?

2-WAY EARPIECE
AND TRACKING CHIP.

WE WANT YOU TO TAG ANNA.

WE'VE GOT A SURVEILLANCE TEAM
ON ALERT IN BERLIN.

NO, NO, NO.
WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?

THIS IS MY OP,
AGENT BRISTOW.

THIS ONLY WORKS IF EVERYONE'S
ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE
THE ONE TO BREAK THOSE RULES,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WILL BE
A DOZEN SNIPERS

WAITING FOR ME
TO LOOK THE WRONG WAY.

I HATE TO PULL RANK,
BUT TIME IS A FACTOR HERE.

TIME IS A FACTOR HERE.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME?

SEVEN YEARS. THAT'S HOW LONG
I WORKED FOR SD-6

BEFORE I FOUND OUT
WHO THEY REALLY ARE,

AND NOW THAT I KNOW,

MY DAYS OF BLINDLY
FOLLOWING ORDERS ARE OVER.

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE TALKING TO?

I KNOW EXACTLY
WHO I'M TALKING TO.

TELL DEVLIN IF AGENT VAUGHN

ISN'T ON THE OTHER END
OF THIS EARPIECE

WHEN I TURN IT ON,
THE CIA GETS NOTHING.

VAUGHN IS
A JUNIOR OFFICER.

THEN PROMOTE HIM.

DANIEL HECHT'S APARTMENT
WAS HERE.

THE CAMERAS WERE OFF
FROM HERE TO HERE.

HE WAS ROUGHLY IN THE CENTER
OF A ONE-MILE VIDEO BLACKOUT

THE NIGHT HE WAS KILLED.

SO UNLESS THIS IS A COINCIDENCE,
WHICH SEEMS HIGHLY DOUBTFUL,

THERE'S JUST NO WAY
THIS IS STRAIGHT B&E.

MAYBE, BUT EISENBERG
IS ON THE CRIME DESK,

AND YOU ARE A STAFF REPORTER
WHO'S WAY PAST DEADLINE.

DON'T MAKE ME REGRET WORKING
FOR PEOPLE IN THEIR 50s.

40s.

ONE WEEK.

FRANCIE, SWEETIE,
YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

CHARLIE'S CHEATING ON ME.
I HAVE PROOF.

FOUND SOMETHING
IN HIS POCKET.

IT'S A MATCHBOOK
WITH SOME GIRL'S NAME

AND PHONE NUMBER
WRITTEN IN IT.

COPY THAT.
WE'RE FIVE MINUTES OUT.

YOU CAN'T BE PARANOID.
THAT COULD MEAN ANYTHING.

IT SAYS, "I TRULY LOVED
TONIGHT. RACHEL."

THE MATCHBOOK
IS FROM A HOTEL.

OH, FRAN.

JUST DON'T ASSUME
THE WORST YET. I MEAN,

YOU WON'T KNOW
UNTIL YOU KNOW,

AND THE TRUTH ISN'T
ALWAYS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

SYD, WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M WITH A GERMAN CLIENT.

LET ME CALL YOU RIGHT BACK.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, LISTEN UP.

PER AGREEMENT
WITH THE DIRECTORATE,

WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE
THE STADIUM

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

THEY GET THE WEST SIDE,
WE GET THE EAST SIDE.

ALPHA TEAM, YOU'RE ON
REAR OVERWATCH

JUST IN CASE
THEY TRY TO SURPRISE US.

BRAVO AND CHARLIE TEAMS,
YOU'RE ON COUNTER-SNIPER.

NOW, THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
ARE YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO FIRE

ONLY IF OUR ASSETS
ARE FIRED UPON.

Man: I'M TRACKING
K-DIRECTORATE.

THEY'RE TAKING POSITIONS.

EVERYONE, HOLD YOUR POSITIONS.

WE'RE WAITING FOR BRISTOW
TO GO HOT MIKE.

WHO AM I TALKING TO?

YOUR INVISIBLE FRIEND.

GOOD. WHERE ARE YOU?

SATELLITE RELAY STATION
BACK IN L.A.,

WATCHING YOU
FROM A 200-MILE ORBIT.

MY GUARDIAN ANGEL.

I WAS GOING TO SAY
THE SAME THING TO YOU.

THANKS FOR THE PROMOTION.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEADS UP.

TEAM LEADER, WE'RE HOT.

COPY THAT.

SHE'S COMING.

HAVE YOU TWO SPOKEN
ABOUT HER MOTHER?

YES. SHE ASKED ME
ABOUT HER DEATH.

DID YOU TELL HER
THE TRUTH?

[ SPEAKS RUSSIAN ]

HOW'S YOUR RUSSIAN
THESE DAYS?

[ SPEAKS RUSSIAN ]

PERO SI
PREFIERES ESPAÑOL...

NO TE COMPLICAS LA VIDA.

I HEARD ABOUT YOUR FIANCé.

VERY SAD.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS
A SECURITY EXECUTION

SANCTIONED BY YOUR EMPLOYERS.

MAYBE YOU SAID SOMETHING
IN YOUR SLEEP

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

BUT THEN WHY WOULD
YOU BE HERE IN SERVICE

OF THE MEN
THAT KILLED YOUR TRUE LOVE?

I TAKE IT
YOU BROUGHT THE KEY.

I TAKE IT
YOU BROUGHT THE BOX.

ONCE WE SEE WHAT'S INSIDE,

WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS.

OH, MY GOD.