Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 8 - Time Will Tell - 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.

SECURITY SECTION
HAS MADE US AWARE

OF THE CONCERN THAT YOU MAY HAVE
A MOLE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

IT WOULD APPEAR SO.

THERE ARE SOME IN THE ALLIANCE
WHO BELIEVE

YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE.

IT IS OUR INTENTION TO MAKE
AN EXAMPLE OF THEM.

I KNOW.

I'M TAKING CARE OF IT.



WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THIS WOMAN --

ANNA ESPINOSA?

SHE'S WITH K-DIRECTORATE.

I DON'T LIKE HER,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

I'M LEAVING
FOR ENGLAND TONIGHT.

SD-6 HAS TRACED
THE RAMBALDI ARTIFACT

TO THE ENGINEERING SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT AT OXFORD.

K-DIRECTORATE'S ON THIS.

I NEED TO ACT FAST SO THAT ANNA
DOESN'T GET THERE FIRST.

Dixon: SO FTL FOUND THE RAMBALDI
ARTIFACT IN TUNISIA.

WHY'D THEY SEND IT HERE?

ANALYSIS.

THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
IS AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

REMEMBER, THE LENS HAS TO BE
WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE KEY CARD

TO GET A READING.

GOT IT.

HOW DO I LOOK?

FOR THE RECORD,

THAT'S A QUESTION YOU NEVER
HAVE TO ASK ANYONE.

FTL AGENTS ARE HERE
POSING AS CAMPUS SECURITY.

WATCH YOUR BACK.

YOU TOO.

[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ]

FOR A JOURNALIST,

YOU HAVE QUITE
A REMARKABLE GRASP

OF ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.

WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?

MY FAMILY WAS IN DEMOLITION.

REALLY?

SO IS IT TRUE?

WHAT?

THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT'S
JUST RECEIVED

ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY
FROM TUNISIA.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

WELL, YOU JUST DID.
HA HA HA.

I'D LOVE
TO SEE YOUR LAB.

SEE ANYBODY, SYD?

[ Whispers ] I'VE SPOTTED
PROFESSOR HOYT.

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?

GET CLOSER. I CAN'T TELL
IF HE'S GOT THE CARD ON HIM.

ANYTHING?

YEAH, THE KEY CARD'S
IN HIS BREAST POCKET.

BUT YOU'RE TOO FAR AWAY.

GET HIM
TO TURN TOWARDS YOU.

[ With British accent ]
EXCUSE ME. PROFESSOR HOYT?

YES?

HOLD THAT...
FOR 30 SECONDS.

I'M MOLLY ZERTAN
WITH THE MARISA FOUNDATION.

WE'RE VERY INTERESTED
IN YOUR CURRENT STUDY.

REALLY?
WHICH -- WHICH ONE?

HOYT IS CURRENTLY STUDYING

THE CRASHWORTHINESS
OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES.

YOUR STUDY
ON THE CRASHWORTHINESS

OF TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES.

OH. WONDERFUL.
YES, YES.

WELL, OF COURSE, GETTING
FUNDING IS VERY DIFFICULT,

PARTICULARLY IN TODAY'S
ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

THE DUPLICATE
KEY CARD'S PRINTING.

THAT IS SO TRUE.

GOT IT, SYD.
I'M ON MY WAY.

EXCUSE ME.

CONTACT UNIVERSITY SECURITY.

TELL THEM SOMEONE'S TRYING TO
BREAK INTO THE ENGINEERING LAB.

THEN THE FTL GUARDS WILL KNOW.

ANNA'S HERE.

COPY THAT.
CALLING THE GUARDS NOW.

FREEZE RIGHT THERE!

OH, THANK GOD.

SOMEONE'S DONE SOMETHING
TERRIBLE TO PROFESSOR BLUME.

GRRAAH!

I'M THE LAB.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

OKAY, I GOT IT.

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

GOT A MINUTE?

OF COURSE.

ELOISE KURTZ --

SHE WAS FOUND DEAD
TWO DAYS AGO IN ECHO PARK.

SHE WAS A NEW PROMOTION
AT SD-6.

YES, I KNOW.

YOU RETIRED HER,
DIDN'T YOU?

I THINK
THE MORE PRESSING QUESTION

IS WHY DID YOU SEND HER
TO TALK TO A REPORTER

WITHOUT RUNNING IT
BY ME FIRST?

I WASN'T KEEPING IT FROM YOU,
BUT THIS REPORTER --

WILL TIPPIN?

YES.

HE'S A FRIEND OF SYDNEY'S.

HE WAS LOOKING
INTO THE NAME KATE JONES --

ONE OF HER ALIASES.

I TASKED ELOISE KURTZ
TO LEAD HIM DOWN A DEAD END

SO HE'D DROP IT.

YOU UNDERESTIMATED TIPPIN,

AND AGENT KURTZ'S
LACK OF FIELD EXPERIENCE

PUT US ALL AT RISK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
USING A JUNIOR AGENT, JACK?

TALK TO McCULLOUGH.
I USED ELOISE KURTZ

BASED ON HIS ASSESSMENT
OF HER FIELD ABILITY.

HE GAVE HER
HIS HIGHEST RATING.

IN ANY CASE,
I HAD CONTINGENCIES,

ALL OF WHICH
ARE NOW IRRELEVANT.

TELL ME SOMETHING --

HOW DID TIPPIN GET A LEAD
ON THE KATE JONES ALIAS

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I DON'T KNOW YET,
BUT I'M LOOKING INTO IT.

WELL, YOUR EFFORTS
NOTWITHSTANDING,

THAT REPORTER MAY WELL BE
A CASUALTY OF HIS OWN CURIOSITY.

I'D CONSIDER THAT
A LAST RESORT.

I KNOW YOU WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR SYDNEY,

AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE,

WE SHOULD SPARE HER THE PAIN
OF LOSING SOMEONE ELSE.

WELL, HOW DO YOU SUGGEST
WE PROCEED?

LEAVE IT TO ME.

I'LL GET TIPPIN
OFF THE STORY.

AND IF YOU CAN'T?

THEN I'LL KILL HIM
MYSELF.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
YOU'VE MISSED CLASS...

I KNOW,
BUT WHEN I --

TURNED IN PAPERS LATE...

YEAH, LISTEN, MY JOB --

SYDNEY,
ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR JOB.

THINGS HAVE ONLY BEEN
GETTING WORSE

SINCE WE SPOKE
ABOUT THIS LAST.

NOW, IF YOU WANT
TO BE A BANKER,

BE A BANKER.

I UNDERSTAND, AND LOOK,
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT

THE BEST-WRITTEN ANALYSIS
OF FITZGERALD YOU'VE EVER READ,

BUT COME ON.
THIS IS NOT A "D" PAPER.

THERE'S NO SPIRIT
IN THIS PAPER, NO SOUL.

NOW, YOU FIX IT BY FRIDAY

OR I'LL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE
YOUR PLACE IN THIS PROGRAM.

DR. WILKINSON.

YES, I'LL HOLD.

HELLO, DR. PETERSON.
DR. WILKINSON HERE.

HOW ARE YOU?

OF COURSE.
YES, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS

ABOUT THE MEETING
LAST NIGHT.

MM-HMM.

A LATE LUNCH?

YES.

YES. YES, LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE MEETING.

YES.

THAT'S WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT, YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU?!

SECURITY SECTION SAID YOU
ASSAULTED ONE OF ITS OFFICERS.

THIS WASN'T SECURITY SECTION.
IT WASN'T STANDARD PROCEDURE.

THIS WAS A TRACKER,
AND HE HAS BEEN CONSTANT.

I HAVE SEEN HIM THREE TIMES
IN THE PAST TWO DAYS,

AND I FOUND THIS
UNDER MY CAR.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME,

THEN YOU ASK ME.

THE SANCTITY
OF THIS AGENCY

REQUIRES THE SACRIFICE
OF SOME PERSONAL FREEDOMS.

SD-6 IS
STEPPING UP SECURITY.

McCULLOUGH ASSIGNED
THE TRACKER.

THAT'S HIS PROVINCE.

NOW, WE HAVE A BRIEFING.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FOCUS?

YEAH, I THINK I CAN.

GOOD.

THE CLOCK YOU RETRIEVED
WAS DESIGNED BY GIOVANNI DONATO.

HE DIED IN 1503.

HIS INITIALS
ARE ENGRAVED ON THE BOTTOM.

NOW, DONATO WAS
A MASTER CLOCK MAKER,

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HE WAS THE ONLY MAN

THAT MILO RAMBALDI
EVER COLLABORATED WITH.

THERE IS A SINGLE REFERENCE
TO DONATO

IN OUR RAMBALDI ARCHIVE.

APPARENTLY, RAMBALDI
COMMISSIONED THE CLOCK HIMSELF.

AND BECAUSE
OF RAMBALDI'S INVOLVEMENT,

YOU THINK
IT'S MORE THAN JUST A CLOCK.

THAT WAS RAMBALDI'S STYLE --

HIDING CODES IN DESIGNS
WITHIN HIS ARTWORK.

GO, MARSHALL.

UM, NOW I KNOW WE'RE ALL
A BIT HUNGRY FOR LUNCH,

SO I'LL TRY TO USE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF BREVITY POSSIBLE

AND -- OKAY.

NOW, AS A CLOCK, THIS PIECE
WAS FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME.

MARGIN OF ERROR LESS THAN
ONE SECOND PER DECADE,

AND THE WEIRDEST PART
ABOUT IT IS

THIS GEAR ASSEMBLY.
I MEAN, IT'S A PART OF IT

THAT DOESN'T SEEM
TO SERVE ANY REAL PURPOSE.

THIS NUMBER ON THE BACK --
WHAT IS IT, A DATE?

WELL, WE'RE ANALYZING THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE FOUND SO FAR?

NOTHING HAPPENED
ON THAT DAY.

LITERALLY, IT'S THE ONE DAY
IN HISTORY

THAT, BASICALLY,
ZERO THINGS OCCURRED.

WE HAVE VERY GOOD REASON
TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CLOCK

WILL REVEAL ANOTHER PIECE
OF THE RAMBALDI PUZZLE.

THE PROBLEM IS
THE CLOCK DOESN'T WORK.

WITHOUT SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS,
WE CAN'T RISK DAMAGING IT.

WE'VE LOCATED
A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF DONATO

IN POSITANO.

LUCKILY, HE WENT
INTO THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

YOUR MISSION, AGENT BRISTOW,
IS QUITE SIMPLE --

TAKE THE CLOCK TO DONATO,
GET HIM TO FIX IT,

AND BRING IT BACK.

THAT'S IT?

THAT'S IT.

DAD.

DO YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES?

YES, OF COURSE.
COULD YOU JUST --

SOMEWHERE QUIET.

SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IN HERE.

SIGNAL JAMMER.
WE'RE OKAY FOR 60 SECONDS.

THEY'LL THINK
IT'S RADIO INTERFERENCE.

TALK QUICKLY.

SLOANE'S
HAVING ME FOLLOWED.

I CONFRONTED THE GUY
LAST NIGHT.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN K-DIRECTORATE

LOOKING FOR REVENGE
AFTER OXFORD.

I TALKED TO SLOANE.
HE INSISTS IT'S ALL ROUTINE.

SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

I'M ONE OF ONLY FIVE AGENTS
IN THIS OFFICE

WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH
ABOUT SD-6.

I'VE HAD SLOANE'S TRUST,
BUT LATELY,

I HAVEN'T BEEN INFORMED
OF MUCH AT ALL.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

TWO THINGS CONCERN ME --

WHILE YOU WERE IN ROMANIA,

MARSHALL NOTICED
SOME COMPUTER ABNORMALITIES.

I ASSUMED
IT WAS JUST A SYSTEM ERROR,

BUT IT'S POSSIBLE
HE REALIZES

THAT THE SD-6 NETWORK'S
BEEN COMPROMISED.

COULD SLOANE TRACE IT
TO CIA?

I DON'T KNOW.
THE SECOND THING --

CARL DREYER IS COMING IN
FROM OP COMM

TO UPGRADE
THE BIOMETRIC SCANNERS,

BUT IF SLOANE SUSPECTS
A DOUBLE AGENT,

DREYER IS THE ONE
HE'D TURN TO.

IF THAT'S THE CASE,
THE FIRST THING DREYER WILL DO

IS GIVE EACH OF US
A FUNCTIONAL IMAGING TEST.

WHAT'S THAT?
LIE DETECTOR TEST.

I STUDIED
THE CIA INSTRUCTION BOOK

ON HOW TO TAKE
A SUCCESSFUL LDT.

THIS ISN'T LIKE THAT.

THIS TEST MONITORS VARIATIONS
IN BLOOD FLOW INSIDE THE BRAIN.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO DECEIVE.

TELL YOUR HANDLER VAUGHN HE
NEEDS TO PREPARE YOU FOR THIS.

IF HE CAN'T,
HE'LL GET SOMEONE WHO CAN.

DAD, YOU SEEM NERVOUS.

WELL, I THINK
THAT SHOULD BE FINE.

THANKS FOR COMING TO ME.

OF COURSE.

NO, I THINK THAT'S NICE.

YEAH, OF COURSE.

NO, I THINK
HE'S GOING TO LOVE IT. YEAH.

YEAH, I'M SURE.

MM-HMM.

OKAY, MOM,
I GOT TO GO.

MOM, I GOT TO GO.

MY BOSS IS STANDING RIGHT HERE,
OKAY? I GOT TO GO.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I'M SORRY.

THERE'S STILL NO QUOTE IN HERE
FROM DANIEL HECHT'S FIANCéE.

YEAH, I KNOW I DIDN'T
GET A QUOTE YET.

WELL, WE CAN'T KEEP
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE QUOTES FROM
THE DECEASED'S RELATIVE --

CAN YOU JUST STOP
FOR A SECOND?

NO -- NO, I'M NOT
GOING TO DO THIS STORY.

EXCUSE ME?

I'M NOT GOING
TO RUN THIS STORY.

I'M NOT GOING
TO DO THE PIECE.

YOU PUSHED ME
TO LET YOU PURSUE THIS.

I KNOW, I KNOW.
AND THEN YOU CONVINCED ME

THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION
BETWEEN THESE TWO DEATHS.

I STILL THINK
SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED.

JUNE,
I TOLD YOU THIS BEFORE.

IF RUNNING THIS STORY'S
GOING TO HURT MY FRIEND,

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD HER
THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS,

HAVE YOU?

LIKE I SAID --

YOU EITHER FINISH THIS

OR I WILL PUT
ANOTHER WRITER ON IT.

NOW YOU TELL HER
AND GET THE QUOTE.

THIS GOES TO BED
TOMORROW, 3:00.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

IT'S ME.

IT'S OPEN.

HEY, WILL.

HEY.

WHAT'S THE PAPER ON?

IT'S A REDO.

PROFESSOR SAID
IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY SOUL,

SO I'M WRITING
A PAPER WITH SOUL.

IT'S GOT LOTS OF SOUL.

"LAURA, ALL MY LOVE
FOREVER AND A DAY. JACK."

THAT'S NOT LIKE
YOUR DAD JACK, IS IT?

YEAH.

WOW.

THAT'S UNCHARACTERISTICALLY
SWEET OF HIM.

I KNOW.
HE ACTUALLY HAS A HEART,

WHICH I'M LEARNING
LITTLE BY LITTLE.

HE BOUGHT ALL OF THESE
FOR MY MOM.

OH.

OH, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
YOU'RE GOING ON ANOTHER TRIP?

THAT'S, LIKE...

WHAT'S THAT,
LIKE, SEVEN THIS MONTH?

THE BANK
EVER GOING TO LET UP?

WHAT'S UP?

THERE'S THIS...
SITUATION AT WORK.

JUST -- SOME MONEY
IS MISSING FROM PETTY CASH,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT
BE A FORMAL INQUIRY.

THEY DON'T SUSPECT YOU,
DO THEY?

NO.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE

THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US ALL
A LIE DETECTOR TESTS,

WHICH IS JUST...

CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION,

JUST FOR, LIKE,
THE EIGHT MILLIONTH TIME?

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST QUIT YOUR JOB?

I MEAN,
YOU CAN GET A JOB ANYWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST --
I JUST THINK IT'S WEIRD.

I KNOW.

I STILL WEAR THIS.

I KNOW.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

Man: JOEY'S PIZZA?

WRONG NUMBER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I JUST, UH,
CAME BY TO SAY HI.

HI.

HI.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD
UNAUTHORIZED CONTACT

WITH MEMBERS
OF ANY INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

BESIDES SD-6?

NO.

[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

OKAY, UM, AGAIN,
YOU HAVE TO STAY UNDER 30.

THIS TEST
MEASURES THE BLOOD FLOW

TO THE EMOTIONAL PART
OF YOUR BRAIN.

NOW, IF YOU WANT
TO DIVERT THE BLOOD,

YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE
THE REASONING SECTOR --

I'M TRYING.
YOU'RE REACTING EMOTIONALLY.

WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S
JUST A SWITCH YOU CAN FLICK.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
SPLIT YOUR FOCUS.

MAYBE THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

MAYBE I'VE SPLIT
MY FOCUS ALREADY.

CIA, SD-6,
AND SCHOOL, MY FRIENDS --

SYDNEY, YOU CAN DO THIS.

YOU HAVE TO.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD
UNAUTHORIZED CONTACT

WITH MEMBERS
OF ANY INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

BESIDES SD-6?

NO.

[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

BETTER.

ARE YOU ROMANTICALLY INTERESTED
IN ANYONE?

COULD BE A QUESTION.

NO, I'M NOT.

[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

INTERESTING.

WAIT, ASK ME THAT AGAIN.

NO, I DON'T HAVE TO.
WE'VE GOT OUR ANSWER RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.
MOVING ON.

HEY.

IF THIS WERE FOR REAL,
I'D BE DEAD BY NOW.

WOULDN'T I?

WELL, HEY, WE'RE JUST
GETTING STARTED HERE, OKAY?

SIGNOR DONATO?

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

SIGNOR DONATO, PER FAVORE.

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

YOU ARE AMERICAN.

YES.

ONLY AN AMERICAN
WOULD COME TO MY DOOR

WITHOUT TELEPHONING.

SETH, CAN YOU GET IN TOUCH
WITH MY CONTACT AT THE AIRLINES?

I NEED TO RUN A BACK TRACE
ON A PASSENGER MANIFEST.

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

June: YOU EVER SEEN
THE PASSENGER MANIFEST

FOR FLIGHT 816?

NO, BUT MY GUY AT THE AIRPORT
TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE.

HE WAS GOING
TO FAX IT TO ME.

SEAT 11A --
DANIEL HECHT.

LOOK UP SEAT 11B.

YEAH, IT WAS KATE JONES.
I KNOW.

LOOK AT IT.

ZACHARY COHEN?

THERE WAS NO KATE JONES
BOOKED ON THAT FLIGHT.

WAIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND EITHER,

BUT IT SEEMS
THERE'S NO LONGER A SINGLE FACT

TO SUPPORT YOUR THEORY

THAT SOMEONE IS COVERING UP
DANIEL HECHT'S MURDER.

WHAT -- WHAT ABOUT
ELOISE KURTZ?

A WOMAN WHO SOMEONE HIRES

TO TELL YOU
THAT SHE'S KATE JONES

SO YOU WILL STOP LOOKING
FOR THE REAL KATE JONES.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I HATE TO BE INSENSITIVE,
BUT SHE'S DEAD.

WELL, I HAD MY NOTES
FROM MY INTERVIEW WITH HER.

YOU HAVE NO RECORDING.

OH, HEY, WHAT ABOUT
THE VIDEO BLACKOUT

THE NIGHT
OF DANNY'S MURDER?

YOU REALLY WANT
TO TRY TO BUILD A CASE

ON LACK
OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE?

AND YOU PUT DOWN JENNY
AS YOUR FACT CHECKER,

AND WHEN WE ASKED HER,

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T
MAKE A SINGLE CALL.

NO, THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T.

I WAS DOING HER A FAVOR.
SHE DOES A LOT OF WORK FOR ME,

AND I WAS JUST GIVING HER
RESEARCH CREDIT.

IT WAS LIKE A GIFT.

IT WAS LIKE A LIE.

YES, IT WAS A LIE.
IT WAS A KIND LIE.

AND ON THE EVE
OF YOUR FIRST FRONT PAGE STORY,

YOU SUDDENLY GET COLD FEET.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING --

I MADE
THIS WHOLE THING UP?

LOOK, I SWEAR TO GOD --

THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T
WANT THIS STORY TO RUN

IS 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO HURT SYDNEY BRISTOW.

THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE A TALENTED WRITER,
WILL,

BUT I PROMISE YOU,

IF ANYTHING LIKE THIS
EVER HAPPENS AGAIN,

THE ONLY THING
YOU'LL BE INVENTING

ARE FACTS
ON YOUR OWN RéSUMé.

THE FIRST GIOVANNI DONATO --

HIS TIMEPIECES
WERE MIRACLES OF PRECISION.

KINGS AND QUEENS
OFFERED HIM VAST RICHES

IF ONLY HE WOULD
DESIGN CLOCKS FOR THEM.

HE REFUSED,

BUT HE DID MAKE
ONE EXCEPTION.

FOR RAMBALDI.

MM.

WHY?

RAMBALDI MADE HIM
A PROMISE.

WHAT DID HE PROMISE?

RAMBALDI PROMISED HIM
HE WOULD LIVE

AN IMPOSSIBLY LONG LIFE.

HE EVEN REVEALED TO HIM
WHEN HE WOULD DIE.

WAS HE RIGHT?

OF COURSE.

THIS SYMBOL ON THE FRONT --
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

THE MAGNIFIC ORDER
OF RAMBALDI.

RAMBALDI'S
MOST LOYAL FOLLOWERS,

ENTRUSTED WITH SAFEGUARDING
HIS CREATIONS.

SADLY, LIKE MOST THINGS
THAT ONCE WERE PURE,

CRIMINALS NOW USE
THIS SYMBOL

TO INFILTRATE THE ORDER.

WHAT ABOUT THIS DATE?

IT MUST HAVE MEANT SOMETHING
TO RAMBALDI.

THE CLOCK WAS BUILT
FROM ONE OF HIS DESIGNS.

HE NEVER DID TELL ME
WHAT IT MEANT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

OH.

UH, MY MOTHER --
MY MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME.

I DON'T THINK SHE KNEW.

THERE'S STILL
ONE PIECE MISSING I DON'T HAVE.

SO IT WON'T WORK?

IT WILL TELL TIME...

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

Man: THE CLOCK IS FINISHED.

I'VE GOT BRISTOW
IN MY SIGHT.

TAKE THE SHOT
WHENEVER YOU HAVE IT.

MR. DONATO,

WHAT WAS
RAMBALDI WORKING ON?

THE CLOCK IS FIXED.

NOW...

IT'S OVER.

OH.

OH, YEAH.

HEY.

WELCOME BACK.

THANKS.

OKAY, SO THE GOOD NEWS IS

I WENT BY
YOUR PROFESSOR'S OFFICE

TO DROP OFF THE PAPER,

BUT HE WASN'T IN,

SO THE SECRETARY WANTED ME
TO LEAVE IT WITH HER,

ONLY REMEMBER
SOPHOMORE YEAR?

SO I WAITED AROUND

AND HANDED IT TO HIM
PERSONALLY.

THANK YOU, FRANCIE.

WAS THERE BAD NEWS?

YEAH.
I WAS MAKING LEMONADE,

AND I SPILLED IT
ALL OVER YOUR MOM'S BOOK,

AND I AM SO SORRY, AND I THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE FINE...

DON'T WORRY.
HEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THANK YOU
FOR HANDING IN THE PAPER.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HAVE YOU LEAKED INFORMATION
ABOUT SD-6

TO OTHER
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES?

NO.

[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

ARE YOU A DOUBLE AGENT?

NO...
[ COMPUTER BEEPS ]

BUT MY FATHER IS.

I'M SURE HE'D BE THRILLED
IF YOU GAVE DREYER THAT ANSWER.

NOT NOW FOR THE CIA.

20 YEARS AGO FOR THE KGB.

MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER.

MY FATHER
USED TO BUY HER BOOKS.

SYDNEY --

FIRST EDITIONS,
ONE A MONTH,

SHIPPED FROM A BOOKSTORE
THEY DISCOVERED

ON A TRIP TO PRAGUE.

BUT WE REALLY NEED TO --

LISTEN TO ME.

LOOK, I THOUGHT
IT WAS THE SWEETEST THING --

ROMANTIC, A SIDE OF HIM
THAT DIED WHEN SHE DID --

BUT LAST NIGHT,
I DISCOVERED CODES

HIDDEN INSIDE THOSE BOOKS.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY HOW THE KGB
WAS SENDING HIM MESSAGES.

NO -- WHAT KIND OF CODES?

ONE-TIME PADS --
BLOCKS OF CIPHER TEXT,

WRITTEN IN SETS
OF FIVE CYRILLIC LETTERS.

STAPLE OF THE KGB.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT,
AND I WANT TO SEE THOSE BOOKS,

BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU STILL HAVE
DREYER'S TEST COMING UP,

AND YOUR LIFE STILL DEPENDS
ON HOW WELL YOU DO.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO, THIS IS WILL.

HEY, WILL, IT'S MIKE.

HEY, MIKE, HOW YOU DOING?

OKAY. YOUR FRIEND ELOISE
BROUGHT HER CAR IN HERE.

ELOISE KURTZ?
YEAH, THAT'S HER.
SHE NEVER PICKED IT UP,

BUT SHE TOLD ME
SHE NEEDED IT RIGHT AWAY.

SHE DID?

YEAH. SO DO YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE IS?

HEY, MAN, YOU MIND IF I COME
DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT HER CAR?

NO, NO, COME DOWN TO THE SHOP.
YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

WILL TIPPIN.

HOW KISS-ASS OF YOU.

WHAT?

THE STARGAZER LILIES
AND THE CARD.

"I DIDN'T MAKE UP
A SINGLE FACT."

WELL, I DIDN'T.
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW ME

WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW
THAT I DIDN'T BY NOW.

I AM CALLING TO CLARIFY THAT YOU
ARE ON THE SOIL EROSION STORY,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO WASTE
ANOTHER MINUTE ON KATE JONES.

ARE WE CLEAR?

YEAH.

WE'RE CLEAR.

AS YOU KNOW,
FOR SOME TIME NOW,

WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION

THAT THE SUM
OF RAMBALDI'S INVENTIONS

ARE GREATER
THAN THE PARTS.

THIS CLOCK
IS EVIDENCE OF THAT.

THANK YOU. HI.

ALL RIGHT, NOW,
WHO HERE REMEMBERS THIS?

THE GOLDEN SUN I GOT
FROM THE CHURCH IN MALAGA.

THAT'S RIGHT, THE POLYMER.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT CLOSELY,

HUNDREDS
OF TINY IMPERFECTIONS,

AIR BUBBLES,
NOTHING UNUSUAL, RIGHT?

BUT WHAT IS UNUSUAL IS...
THIS.

NOW, I REALIZED

THAT IF YOU SET THIS
TO EXACTLY 12:22

AND 1/22...

THEN THIS HAPPENS.

MS. BRISTOW, LADIES FIRST.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S A STAR CHART --

A SNAPSHOT OF THE SKY
TAKEN FROM ONE SPECIFIC PLACE

ON EARTH AT ONE SPECIFIC
MOMENT IN TIME.

SORRY I'M LATE.

Dixon: SORT OF LIKE
AN ANCIENT GPS SYSTEM.

WELL, YEAH, IF YOU HAVE
THE DATE AND THE TIME

THAT THE SNAPSHOT
WAS TAKEN.

SEE, THAT'S THE GENIUS.

SEE, THESE TWO THINGS
SEPARATELY -- NOTHING.

NOTHING AT ALL.

BUT YOU PUT THEM
TOGETHER, AND...

THAT SOUND THAT YOU'RE --
YOU KNOW, THAT BOOM?

THAT'S MY MIND BLOWING.

NOW, IF WE ASSUME
THAT STAR CHART

REFERS TO THE DATE
ON BACK OF THE CLOCK,

AUGUST 16, 1523,

AT 2:22 A.M. GMT,

THEN THE ONLY SPOT
ON EARTH

WITH THAT EXACT VIEW
OF THE STARS

IS THE SOUTHERN SLOPE
OF MT. ACONCAGUA

ON THE CHILE/ARGENTINA
BORDER.

"X" MARKS THE SPOT.

SO WE THINK RAMBALDI
HAS STORED SOMETHING THERE?

POSSIBLY.

YOUR MISSION
IS TO FIND OUT.

MARSHALL WILL FILL YOU IN
ON THE OP TECH.

OH, AND, SYDNEY,

BEFORE YOU HEAD OFF,

I WANT YOU TO GO
DOWN TO PSYCH

AND SEE CARL DREYER.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

SYDNEY BRISTOW.

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?

BROWN.

ARE YOU SITTING DOWN?

YES.

ARE YOU AN AGENT OF SD-6?

YES.

ARE YOU A DOUBLE AGENT?

NO.

THIS IS A STILL CAMERA

WITH A DIGITAL SIGNAL

UPLINKED TO A GEOSYNCHRONOUS
KEYHOLE SATELLITE,

SO WHATEVER'S IN ARGENTINA,

WE WON'T HAVE TO WAIT
FOR THE PICTURES.

IS THERE
A TRANSMISSION WINDOW?

UH, NO,
IT'S GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT.

JUST POINT AND CLICK.

YEAH.

YOU SEEM A LITTLE DISTRACTED.
WHAT IS IT, THE TEST?

I'M NOT SURE I PASSED.

AND THEY'RE STILL
WATCHING ME.

IT TOOK ME 20 MINUTES

TO SHAKE THE GUY
THEY HAD TAILING ME.

WELL, THEY WOULDN'T
BE SENDING YOU ON A MISSION

IF YOU FAILED.

I DON'T THINK
THEY KNOW THE RESULTS YET.

LOOK, I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU WANT TO DO THIS --

TAKE DOWN SD-6.

BUT YOUR LIFE
IS MORE IMPORTANT,

SO IF YOU REALLY THINK
YOU FAILED THE TEST,

WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE
TO TAKE YOU OUT,

A PROTECTION PROGRAM.

NO.

I CAN'T DO IT --

LIVE IN HIDING.

NOT A CHANCE.

GOOD LUCK IN ARGENTINA.

6-MILE TREK
AND WE SHOULD BE THERE.

THERE ARE EASIER JOBS
THAN THIS.

GOD, NO KIDDING.

YOU KNOW,

I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

WHAT? OF ME?

YEAH.

WHY?

WELL, I'VE WORKED
WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YOU MAKE IT LOOK EASY.

THE THING
I ADMIRE MOST

IS YOUR COURAGE.

MY COURAGE?

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
WITH DANNY.

THE WAY YOU CAME BACK.

YOUR COMMITMENT
TO THE JOB.

AND I KNOW

WHAT WE DO
ISN'T FOR OURSELVES.

IT'S FOR THE GOOD
OF THE COUNTRY.

STILL, UH...

THANKS.

SO YOU'RE SAYING
IT'S A BUG?

NO, NO, NO,
I'M SAYING IT'S A TARANTULA.

THIS THING HOPS CHANNELS
SO FAST,

YOU COULD NEVER
INTERCEPT A TRANSMISSION.

MY GUESS IS
IT'S ENCRYPTED TO BOOT.

WHERE CAN YOU BUY THIS?

BUY THIS? YOU CAN'T.
THIS IS GOVERNMENT ISSUE.

GOVERNMENT?
MY SISTER'S HUSBAND
IS SECRET SERVICE.

HIS TRANSMITTER
COULDN'T TOUCH THIS.

IF YOU ASK ME,
I'D SAY IT'S INTELLIGENCE.

WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY,
KENNETH?

HA HA HA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THIS RAMBALDI GUY'S ALL ABOUT?

I WISH WE KNEW ALREADY.

I CAN THINK
OF ABOUT 1,000 PLACES

I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW.

HEY, I THINK WE'RE
ALMOST AT OUR WAYPOINT.

32.42 BY 70.01.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE WE DOING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW. IT FEELS
LIKE A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

AW, DAMN IT.

I CAN'T GET A LINE OF SIGHT
TO THE SATELLITE.

IT'S A LOW EARTH ORBIT.
WE'RE BLOCKED BY THE MOUNTAINS.

HEY, GIVE ME A HAND HERE.

I'M GOING IN.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL HIKE OUT UNTIL
I CAN ACQUIRE THE SATELLITE

AND CALL FOR SUPPORT.

SYD...

BE CAREFUL.

DIXON, I FOUND IT.

IT'S RAMBALDI'S JOURNAL.
I FOUND IT.

Dixon: SYDNEY, I DON'T KNOW
HOW THEY FOUND US.

K-DIRECTORATE --
DIXON?

THEY'RE HERE. ANNA'S HERE.

SYDNEY,
GET OUT OF THERE NOW!
[ GUNSHOT ]

DIXON, DO YOU COPY?

DIXON, DO YOU COPY?
DO YOU COPY ME?

HAVE YOU FINISHED
WITH SYDNEY'S RESULTS?

I THINK
WE'VE FOUND OUR MOLE.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO DIXON?

PUT THE BOOK DOWN.

AAH!

AAH!