Alias (2001–2006): Season 1, Episode 9 - Mea Culpa - full transcript

Sydney's life and cover as a double agent is placed in mortal danger when Sloane starts assuming that she is the mole. Dixon's life is at stake after the mission that went wrong. Meanwhile,...

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.

SOMEONE'S HAVING ME FOLLOWED.
SHOULD I BE WORRIED?

IF SLOANE SUSPECTS
A DOUBLE AGENT,

DREYER IS THE ONE
HE'D TURN TO.

THE FIRST THING
DREYER WILL DO

IS GIVE EACH OF US
A FUNCTIONAL IMAGING TEST.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO DECEIVE.

ARE YOU AN AGENT OF SD-6?

YES.



ARE YOU A DOUBLE AGENT?

NO.

I THINK
WE'VE FOUND OUR MOLE.

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.

AND THE ONLY SPOT ON EARTH WITH
THAT EXACT VIEW OF THE STARS

IS THE SOUTHERN SLOPE
OF MT. ACONCAGUA

ON THE CHILE/ARGENTINA
BORDER.

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

I'M GOING IN.

DIXON, I'VE FOUND IT.

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

Dixon: SYDNEY--
DON'T WALK ACROSS.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO DIXON?

AAH!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

DIXON?
DIXON, DO YOU COPY?

DIXON?

DIXON, PLEASE TELL ME...

[ RADIO STATIC ]

[ RADIO STATIC ]

[ RADIO STATIC ]

DIXON? DIXON!
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

YOU WEREN'T WEARING YOUR VEST.

OH, WHY WEREN'T YOU WEARING
YOUR VEST? DIXON?

S-SYD...

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OKAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OKAY, DIXON.

JUST HANG IN.

TAKE THIS WITH YOU.

IT'S A SATCOM PHONE.

IT'LL LET YOU CONTACT THE CIA
FROM ANYWHERE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN SD-6 SEES

I'M LUGGING AROUND
A CIA-ISSUE PHONE?

JUST DON'T LET THEM SEE IT.

THIS THING'S LIKE A BRICK.
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

TAKE IT.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO --

YOU MIGHT NEED IT.

BASE OPS, BASE OPS, THIS IS
FREELANCER. HOW COPY? OVER.

B-OPS READS YOU, L.C.
FREELANCER, GO AHEAD.

FREELANCER...

THIS IS CODE 6.

I REPEAT -- CODE 6.
EMERGENCY MEDIVAC. OVER.

COPY. LAUNCHING
EXTRACTION TEAM, LANCER.

PING NABCOM TRANSPONDER,
IN 3, 2, 1, MARK.

SET.

[ UNINTELLIGIBLE ]

JUST HANG IN THERE, BUDDY.
JUST HANG IN THERE.

JUST HANG IN THERE.
JUST HANG IN THERE.

OH, COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.

JUST HANG IN, BUDDY.
I GOT YOU. JUST HANG IN.

OH, COME ON. COME ON.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

SO WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN THE CHOPPER CAME?

[ HELICOPTER WHIRRING ]

THE CIA HELICOPTER AIRLIFTED US
TO A HOSPITAL IN BUENOS AIRES.

THE WHOLE FLIGHT

I WAS THINKING ABOUT SLOANE --

WHAT HE MIGHT DO
WHEN HE FOUND OUT,

LEARNING THAT I WAS
BETRAYING SD-6 THIS WHOLE TIME,

AND THEN I THOUGHT
OF A WAY OUT.

I CALLED SLOANE,

TOLD HIM THAT I'D DRAGGED DIXON
BACK TO THE HUMVEE,

THAT I DROVE HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL MYSELF.

I COULDN'T TELL IN HIS VOICE
IF HE BELIEVED ME,

BUT I-I THINK HE DID.

THEY AIRLIFTED US
BACK TO LOS ANGELES.

WHEN WE GOT HERE,

THEY TOOK US
TO ANGEL OF MERCY HOSPITAL.

GOOD.

NO...

IT'S AN SD-6 HOSPITAL.

GUNSHOT WOUNDS,
14 HOURS OLD.

WE'VE GOT
INTERNAL BLEEDING HERE.

AGENT BRISTOW, HAVE YOU BEEN
BRIEFED ON YOUR COVER STORY?

IS HE GOING TO BE OKAY?

MRS. DIXON'S WAITING
TO TALK WITH YOU.

SLOANE WANTED ME TO CONFIRM
THAT YOU'VE BEEN BRIEFED.

YES, I KNOW MY COVER STORY.
IS MY PARTNER GOING TO LIVE?

WE DON'T KNOW.

AND THEN I HAD TO LIE
TO DIXON'S WIFE.

WE WERE
JUST STANDING THERE,

OUTSIDE THE BANK'S OFFICE
IN ROME.

THIS CAR PULLED UP.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

THESE MEN STEPPED OUT.
THEY HAD GUNS.

THEY WANTED
THE BANK'S COMPUTER CODES.

I HAD THEM IN MY BRIEFCASE
AND YOUR HUSBAND GRABBED ME.

HE PULLED ME TO THE GROUND,
AND I HEARD GUNSHOTS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
HE'D BEEN HIT.

YOU JUST NEVER THINK

SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

HE'S STRONG.

HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT.

HE WILL MAKE IT?

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

DIXON WAS BLEEDING SO MUCH.

I WAS AFRAID IF I TOOK MY HAND
OFF HIS WOUND,

HE'D LOSE TOO MUCH BLOOD.

SO I USED THE SATCOM PHONE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

YOU SAID
HE WAS BARELY CONSCIOUS.

BUT HE HEARD ME.

HE REPEATED MY CODE NAME
TWICE.

I'D SUGGEST
THAT YOU PUT OPERATIVES THERE

JUST TO BE THERE
WHEN HE REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS.

BUT IT'S
AN SD-6 HOSPITAL.

HE WILL MAKE IT.

YOU'RE IN A VERY DIFFICULT
POSITION, MR. DREYER.

YOU'VE BEEN SENT TO SD-6
TO FIND A MOLE.

THE ALLIANCE MUST BE
PRESSURING YOU TO DELIVER.

I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

WE BOTH ARE.
WE'RE BOTH DOING OUR JOB,

AND I LOOK AT SYDNEY BRISTOW'S
TEST RESULTS --

I DON'T SEE A SINGLE SPIKE.
SHE DIDN'T FALTER ONCE.

SHE'S GUILTY.
SHE'S THE ONE.

I THINK
THAT'S A DANGEROUS ACCUSATION

BEING MADE
BY A DESPERATE MAN.

I'M NOT DESPERATE, MR. SLOANE,
BUT I AM CURIOUS --

WHY YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO DEFEND MISS BRISTOW.

I DON'T. I DON'T NEED
TO DEFEND HER.

THE RESULTS DEFEND HER.

THE RESULTS ARE TOO PERFECT.

WE ALL HAVE OUR SPECIALITY.
THIS IS MINE.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, UH,
MR. SLOANE,

YOU'RE IGNORING THE FACTS.

SYDNEY BRISTOW HAS MADE
NUMEROUS MISTAKES,

NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WAS
HER MOST RECENT MISSION.

HER PARTNER WAS
ALMOST KILLED.

SHE COULD HAVE RETRIEVED
THE RAMBALDI BOOK,

WHICH IS NOW
IN K-DIRECTORATE HANDS.

SYDNEY BRISTOW IS THE MOLE.

IF YOU DON'T
FOLLOW PROTOCOL ON THIS,

I'M GOING TO THE ALLIANCE.

DREYER...

DON'T YOU DO
A DAMN THING.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF BRISTOW.

IS DIXON GOING TO BE OKAY?

HE'S STILL IN ICU.
THEY DON'T KNOW.

SO GUYS WITH GUNS
JUMPED OUT OF A CAR?

IT WAS OVER
SO QUICKLY, I...

I MEAN, WHAT FOR?
FOR COMPUTER CODES, BANK STUFF?

WHAT DID THE COPS --
CAN YOU NOT BE A REPORTER
FOR, LIKE, TWO MINUTES?

I'M ASKING
BECAUSE I CARE.

I JUST THINK IT'S WEIRD

FOR SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THIS
TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

I MEAN, FIRST, IT'S DANNY.
NOW IT'S THIS.

LEAVE HER ALONE OR I WILL
KICK YOUR ASS. I'M NOT KIDDING.

THANK GOD YOU'RE OKAY.

NOBODY MOVE!

DOWN ON THE FLOOR!
EVERYONE, DOWN!

DOWN ON THE FLOOR.

STAY DOWN!

WE'VE SEEN HUNDREDS
OF BANK ROBBERIES.

AT FIRST GLANCE, THERE'S NOTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY HERE,

BUT THESE MEN HAVE SKILLS.
THEY HAVE MATERIALS.

THE ROBBERY WAS
A DISTRACTION.

WHILE THOSE MEN WERE
ACCESSING THE REGISTERS,

THESE TWO MEN HACKED
INTO THE BANK'S MAINFRAME

AND REROUTED FUNDS.

THEY WORK FOR ANINI HASSAN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY WOULD HASSAN BE ROBBING
A BANK IN THE STATES?

BECAUSE THAT BANK
CONTROLLED HIS ASSETS,

RECENTLY FROZEN
BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

HE USED THOSE MEN TO TRANSFER
HIS MONEY SO HE COULD ACCESS IT.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

WE'VE PUT UP WITH HASSAN
FOR YEARS,

MOSTLY BECAUSE HE PROVIDED US
WITH GOOD INTEL.

NOW HE'S CLOSING SHOP,
RELOCATING,

AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE.
HE'S BEEN MISSING FOR TWO WEEKS.

HASSAN IS TOO DANGEROUS
TO TRUST AS A FREE AGENT.

NOW IT'S OUR JOB
TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICE.

WHERE DID HASSAN
REROUTE THE MONEY?

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED
TO FIND OUT.

IF WE DON'T
STEAL BACK HIS FORTUNE,

HE COULD USE THAT MONEY

TO BUY PROTECTION
IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

IF HE DOES THAT, HE COULD
PARTNER WITH A HOSTILE COUNTRY

AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL
THE ARMS THEY WILL EVER NEED.

LOGAN GERACE --
HE'S AN ACCOUNTANT.

HE HAS ONE CLIENT --
ANINI HASSAN.

GERACE'S KNOWN FOR HIS PARTIES
AT HIS VILLA IN TUSCANY --

ENTERTAINS DIGNITARIES,
DIPLOMATS.

HE'S HAVING AN EVENT
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

YOU'LL BE THERE.

WHILE DIXON'S IN RECOVERY,
YOU'LL GO IT ALONE.

WE HAVE NO IN
TO THE PARTY.

YOU WON'T BE
ON THE GUEST LIST.

SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

YOUR MISSION IS TO RETRIEVE
HASSAN'S OFFSHORE ACCOUNT NUMBER

FROM GERACE'S COMPUTER.

DEAD DROP THE INFO
AT DONATI PARK,

WHICH IS FIVE MILES
FROM THE PARTY.

WHEN DO I LEAVE?

TONIGHT.

SO THIS GUY I KNOW
WAS KILLED -- DANNY HECHT --

NICEST GUY IN THE WORLD,
KILLED IN HIS BATHROOM.

THE POLICE SAY THERE'S NO
MOTIVE, THERE WAS NO SUSPECT,

BUT THEN I STUMBLED
UPON THIS --

THERE'S A VIDEO BLACKOUT
THE NIGHT THAT HE WAS KILLED.

WEIRD.
THAT'S WEIRD, RIGHT?

WELL, THERE'S MORE.
THERE'S A WOMAN NAMED KATE JONES

WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
TRAVELING WITH DANNY

TO SINGAPORE THAT NIGHT.

SO WHAT DO I DO? I CALL AROUND.
I FIND THIS WOMAN.

WINDS UP SHE'S LYING TO ME.
HER REAL NAME IS ELOISE KURTZ,

AND SOMEBODY PAID HER
TO TALK TO ME.

WEIRD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YEAH, WELL, IT GETS WEIRDER.

THIS WOMAN, RIGHT --

THE WOMAN THAT SAID
THAT SHE WAS KATE JONES --

SHE'S DEAD. KILLED.

WHO KILLED HER?

I DON'T KNOW, NEVILLE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

I MEAN, WHO KILLED ELOISE KURTZ?
WHO KILLED DANIEL HECHT?

AND THEN SOMEBODY COVERS UP
THE PASSENGER MANIFEST,

AND I THINK WHOEVER DID THAT
GAVE ELOISE KURTZ THAT PIN.

HERE WE GO.

WHAT?

DAMN.

THIS MAMA'S GORGEOUS.

WHY IS SHE GORGEOUS. WHY, WHY?
WHY IS SHE SO GORGEOUS?

IT'S MEMS --

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL
SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY.

THIS IS LIKE -- THIS IS LIKE
THE NEXT GEN'S NEXT GEN.

THIS IS GOVERNMENT? YOU'RE
SAYING THIS IS GOVERNMENT ISSUE?

BECAUSE THE GUY AT THE SCIENCE
LAB, SEE, THAT'S WHAT --

SHH!
THE GUY --

SHH!

[ Whispers ] IT'S ON.

[ Whispers ] WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
LIKE, RIGHT NOW?

YES.

WHO IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SHOULD REPORT YOUR BOSS
TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE.
NO KIDDING.

MAKING YOU GO TO BOSTON

AFTER EVERYTHING
YOU JUST WENT THROUGH. PLEASE.

YOU DESERVE
A MONTH OFF WITH PAY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THIS WEDDING DRESS?

YOU CAN'T GO SHOPPING FOR
A WEDDING DRESS IN A MAGAZINE.

LET'S TO THAT BOUTIQUE
ON BEVERLY.

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED
A REASON TO GO THERE,

AND NOW I HAVE A REASON.

YEAH.
YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED.

I AM. I'M GETTING MARRIED.

HOW ABOUT SATURDAY?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

JOEY'S PIZZA?

WRONG NUMBER.

SO SATURDAY? NOON?

YES, FOR SURE.

SD-6 DOESN'T WANT
TO BRING HASSAN TO JUSTICE.

THEY JUST WANT REVENGE.

REVENGE FOR WHAT?

SOMETHING YOU DID.

WHEN HASSAN BOUGHT
THAT NUCLEAR WEAPON FROM SD-6

AND YOU SNUCK INTO HASSAN'S BASE
AND STOLE THE CORE BACK,

HE THOUGHT HE WAS BEING
DOUBLE-CROSSED,

THAT ONLY SD-6 WOULD HAVE KNOWN
HE HAD THE BOMB

AND WHERE IT WAS.

OH, GOD.

SO LAST WEEK HE SOLD SD-6

10 STINGER
ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES.

THEY WANT HIM TO FORTIFY
THEIR BASE IN OMAN.

HASSAN HAD A GOOD LAUGH.

HE TOOK THE MONEY AND RAN.
DIDN'T DELIVER.

SO SD-6 WANTS
TO SEND OUT A MESSAGE

TO EVERYONE ELSE
THEY DO BUSINESS WITH.

"DON'T MESS WITH SD-6."

THE CIA ACTUALLY WANTS
TO BRING HASSAN TO JUSTICE.

WE WANT SD-6
TO HAVE THAT MONEY.

WHY?

THAT WAY WE CAN TAG THE ACCOUNTS
AND SEE WHERE THEY TAKE IT,

WHAT THEY SPEND IT ON.
IT WILL GIVE US A PROFILE

INTO HOW SD-6 DOES
THEIR BANKING.

HERE. TAKE THIS.

ATTACH IT TO THE TOP
OF THE SD-6 RETRIEVAL DEVICE.

IT'LL COPY WHATEVER YOU GET
FROM GERACE'S COMPUTER.

OKAY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I WAS GETTING BRIEFED
BY MARSHALL.

OKAY, NOW,
THIS THING SUCKS -- LITERALLY.

SUCKS ALL THE INFORMATION
FROM THE COMPUTER HARD DRIVE

RIGHT INTO
THE INTERNAL FLASH RAM.

NOW JUST PLACE IT ON OR NEAR
THE COMPUTER HARD DRIVE

AND WHEN THIS LIGHT IS GREEN,
IT'S READING.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

IT SHOULD SUCK UP TO 40 GIGS
IN UNDER 2 MINUTES.

OH, DO YOU WANT SOME CANDY?

I JUST PUT THIS JAR
OF CANDY IN HERE,

TRYING TO MAKE THE PLACE
A LITTLE MORE INVITING AND --

OH, YOU WANT TO TAKE A SEAT
IN THE INFLATABLE CHAIR?

IT'S...

COME SEE ME
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

I SHOULD START
WITH YOUR TEST RESULTS.

YOU PASSED JUST FINE.
THE NUMBERS WERE NORMAL.

I'D HOPE SO.

I KNOW WHAT A DIFFICULT TIME
THIS IS.

I UNDERSTAND...
WITH DIXON IN THE HOSPITAL.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

YES, HE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
THEY'RE NOT SURE HOW BAD IT IS.

LOOK, SYDNEY...

I DON'T BLAME YOU

FOR NOT TALKING TO ME
THE WAY YOU USED TO...

FOR HATING ME...

SINCE WHAT HAPPENED
WITH DANNY.

PLEASE BELIEVE ME
WHEN I TELL YOU

IT WAS THE LAST THING I WANTED,
THE LAST THING.

I BEGGED SECURITY SECTION
NOT TO TAKE THAT ACTION.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BELIEVE ME --

WHY WOULD YOU TRY AND STOP
WHAT YOU HAD ORDERED?

BECAUSE OF YOU.

I ALWAYS KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU,

FROM THE FIRST TIME
I SAW YOU.

A LOT CAN CHANGE
IN SEVEN YEARS.

IT'S BEEN A LOT LONGER
THAN SEVEN YEARS.

I'VE KNOWN YOUR FATHER
SINCE 1971.

I MET HIM AT LANGLEY.
I KNEW YOUR MOTHER.

I WENT
TO YOUR PARENTS' WEDDING.

SYDNEY, I'VE KNOWN YOU
SINCE YOU WERE A BABY.

I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY
FOR MOST OF YOUR CHILDHOOD --

VARIOUS OPERATIONS --
BUT I KEPT TABS ON YOU.

I CHECKED IN
IN MY OWN WAY.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF YOU
AS MY DAUGHTER,

EVEN FROM THE BEGINNING.

WELL, I JUST WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW...

BEFORE YOU WENT AWAY.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE
HE WAS SAYING GOODBYE,

LIKE HE KNEW
THAT I'M NOT COMING BACK.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.

JUST CONTACT ME
AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK.

I KNOW, WITH --
WITH HIS ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

NO, I MEAN,
WITH OR WITHOUT THE ACCOUNTS,

JUST AS SOON
AS YOU GET BACK.

OKAY.

OKAY?

OKAY.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

SIR?

YES.

I NEED TO SEND A COMMUNIQUé
TO SD-4 OFFICE IN ROME,

ATTENTION SPINELLI.

PUT IT OUT
THROUGH SERVER 5.

YES, SIR.

I'M ORDERING,

WITH SECURITY SECTION
FULL KNOWLEDGE,

THE ASSASSINATION
OF AN SD-6 OFFICER.

METHOD -- CLOSE-RANGE HIT.

THIS OFFICER IS SCHEDULED
TO MAKE A DEAD DROP

AT DONATI PARK,
10:00 P.M. TOMORROW.

THAT'S WHEN THE KILL
SHOULD TAKE PLACE.

YES, SIR.

THE TARGET'S NAME
IS BRISTOW...

SYDNEY BRISTOW.

♪ TELL ME WHY
WE'RE ALL GLUTTONS FOR PAIN ♪

♪ THE GIRL IS TOTALLY INSANE ♪

♪ SHE DOESN'T KNOW
THE MEANING OF TAME ♪

♪ STILL, I CAN'T
PUT OUT THE FLAME ♪

♪ HEY, HEY, I WANT TO PLAY
ON THE TEAM THAT YOU DESPISE ♪

♪ EVERY DAY A NEW DISGUISE ♪

♪ EVERY NIGHT A HALLOWEEN ♪

♪ SHE SAYS
KEEP THE MOTOR RUNNIN', MAN ♪

♪ LIKE I WAS SOME MACHINE ♪

♪ ARE YOU TRYING
TO TALK, TALK? ♪

♪ BUT I'M KEEPING HER STOCK ♪

OKAY,
STEP ONE IS TO FIND GERACE

AND GET A HOLD
OF SOMETHING HE TOUCHED.

LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL PHONE
THAT YOU'D CALL --

"HI, YOU WANT TO GO OUT
ON FRI--" YOU KNOW.

BUT --
"NO? OKAY, THAT'S FINE."

BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
A BIOMETRIC SENSOR.

NOW, IT LIFTS THE PRINT OFF
ANY SMOOTH SURFACE,

DIGITIZES IT, AND THEN CREATES
A LIQUID LATEX DUPLICATE

YOU CAN USE TO GET INTO
GERACE'S STUDY.

NOW, THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH
LIQUID LATEX IN HERE

FOR ONE COPY, SO MAKE SURE
YOU GET THE RIGHT FINGERPRINT.

♪ ON YOU LIKE A HUNGRY TICK ♪

♪ LIKE A JUNKIE
KNOWS HE OUGHT TO KICK ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T WANT
TO BE DOPE SICK ♪

♪ SO I SCRAMBLE FOR A FIX ♪

♪ VOODOO, SORCERY TOO ♪

♪ I CAN'T SHAKE
YOUR FREAKY SPELL ♪

♪ WHY FIGHT?
YOU'VE GOT ME ROPED AND TIED ♪

♪ I HIT YOUR BAITED LINE ♪

♪ I'M SO DIGGIN' YOUR SCENE ♪

♪ I SAID
YOU'RE PLAYING WITH MY HEAD ♪

♪ I COULD SPLIT INSTEAD ♪

♪ I'M SO DIGGIN' YOUR SCENE ♪

♪ CAN ANYBODY TELL ME
WHY WE'RE SPRINGER BOUND? ♪

♪ WHY WE FEEL SO UP
WHEN WE'RE KEPT DOWN? ♪

[ GASPS ]

DAMN IT.

OKAY, I DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU ARE,

BUT ELOISE KURTZ
WAS WEARING THIS

THE DAY THAT SHE MET ME,
SO I ASSUME THAT YOU HEARD

AT LEAST THAT CONVERSATION
AND YOU KNOW WHO I AM,

WHICH MEANS THAT YOU KNOW
THAT I'M A REPORTER

AND THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED

TO DANNY HECHT
AND NOW TO ELOISE KURTZ,

SO IF YOU KILLED HER,

WELL, THEN YOU WOULD'VE ALREADY
KNOWN THAT I'M A THREAT TO YOU,

AND YOU WOULD'VE ALREADY
KILLED ME, TOO, SO --

UNLESS YOU DIDN'T KILL HER,

IN WHICH CASE,
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

MY CELL NUMBER
IS 310-555-0153.

PLEASE...

CALL ME.

PLEASE.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

FRANCIE?

YEAH, HI.

NO, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.

NO, I DON'T THINK
SHE GOT BACK YET.

[ BEEPING ]

HEY, AGENT BRISTOW'S
BEEN MADE.

WE JUST UNLOCKED THIS COMMUNIQUé
OFF THE SD-6 SERVER.

WHAT?

10:00 P.M., DONATI PARK,
THEY'RE GOING TO KILL HER.

SD-6 IS GOING TO KILL HER.

WENT TO TELL DAVENPORT,
BUT HE'S NOT IN HIS OFFICE.

YEAH, IT'S VAUGHN. WE NEED
AN EXTRACTION TEAM

ASSEMBLED IN ITALY.
NO, TUSCANY NOW.

WE ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS.
I'LL GO TELL DAVENPORT.

I JUST TOLD YOU,
HE'S NOT IN HIS OFFICE.

I'M GOING TO FIND HIM. GET ME
JACK BRISTOW ON THE PHONE.

JACK BRISTOW. RIGHT.

[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]

I DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN.

BUT I LOVE EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS HOUSE.

EXCEPT THE SPINNING.

CAN YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE SPINNING?

THIS FLOOR
IS NOT FOR GUESTS.

CAN YOU TELL ME
WHERE THE BATHROOM IS?

UH, IT'S UPSTAIRS.
WATCH YOUR STEP.

[ MUTTERS IN ITALIAN ]

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
I'M ON A SECURE LINE.

THERE'S BEEN A HIT PUT OUT
ON SYDNEY.

I'M GETTING HER OUT
OF THERE.

NOT YET. YOU COULD BE
MAKING A MISTAKE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

DO NOTHING UNTIL YOU HEAR
FROM ME.

WE ALREADY HAVE A TEAM
EN ROUTE.

AAH! YEAH?

I SENT A COMMUNIQUé TO SD-4,
BUT THEY NEVER RECEIVED IT.

OH, UH,
YOU WANT SOME CANDY?

NO, I NEED YOU TO CHECK
THE SERVER LOGS RIGHT AWAY.

OVER HERE.

THIS, UH, HERE IS A LIST

OF ALL OUTGOING MESSAGES
IN THE LAST 72 HOURS.

THIS INCLUDES EVERY SERVER?
YEAH.

WELL, EXCEPT SERVER 5. SINCE
SECURITY SECTION RAN THAT DRILL,

IT'S NOT CONNECTED
TO THE MAIN NETWORK,

BUT THE COMMUNIQUé WOULDN'T GO
THAT ROUTE.

LET'S LOOK THERE ANYWAY.

OKAY.

OKAY, TEAM'S IN PLACE
AT DONATI PARK.

I'VE GOT SIX ARMED OFFICERS
STATIONED AND WAITING --

ONE BY THE FOUNTAIN,
TWO AT THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE,

ONE AT THE WESTERN GATE,

OUR SNIPERS
ARE AT THE NORTH END.

STANDING BY
AWAITING BRISTOW'S ARRIVAL.

FIRST SIGHTING,
I TAKE HER TO SAFETY.

ALL RIGHT, ARE THEY
STILL SCANNING FOR GUNMEN?

YES, SIR.
SCAN'S COMPLETE.

NO SHOOTERS HAVE BEEN 20'd.

I'VE GOT THREE OPERATIVES
SURROUNDING THE PARK ON LOOKOUT.

JACK. YOU SHOULD --

TAKE ME TO FIELD OPS.

MR. BRISTOW.
CALL THEM OFF.

SHE'LL BE IN THE PARK
ANY MINUTE.

NO EXECUTION HAS BEEN ORDERED.
THIS IS A SETUP.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SLOANE'S TRANSMISSION
WAS SENT ON SD-6 SERVER 5.

IT WAS ONLY SENT OUT
TO YOU.

VAUGHN, THEY KNOW
SOMEONE'S LISTENING.

THIS IS A TEST.

WE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE,

GET SYDNEY OUT OF THERE,
AND ARGUE ABOUT THIS LATER.

YOU GO IN LIKE THIS,
YOU PULL HER OUT,

IT'LL ONLY PROVE
THAT YOU'VE INTERCEPTED

SLOANE'S COMMUNIQUé,
AND SYDNEY WILL BE EXPOSED.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT
FOR A FACT.

WHY AM I EVEN TALKING TO YOU?
LLOYD, ABORT THIS MISSION.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WE VERIFIED THIS ORDER, JACK.

WE PULL BACK, YOU COULD BE
KILLING YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU'RE KILLING HER
IF YOU DON'T.

HOW COULD YOU BE WILLING
TO RISK SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

IF SYDNEY MAKES
HER SCHEDULED DEAD DROP,

DOES IT SUCCESSFULLY,
AND LEAVES THE PARK,

SHE WILL HAVE PROVEN HERSELF
LOYAL TO SD-6.

HAVE THEM HOLD
TILL WE GIVE AN ORDER.

NO, NO, NO.
HOLD TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

THIS IS SYDNEY'S LIFE.

YOU WERE MEANT
TO SEE THAT TRANSMISSION.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONES
WHO SAW IT.

SOMEONE IN THAT PARK
IS GOING TO KILL HER

IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.

I KNOW HOW SLOANE WORKS.
HE'S BLUFFING.

ALPHA 2, COME IN.

BRISTOW'S ENTERING
THE PARK.

WE HAVE TWO VEHICLES HERE
THAT ARE NOT ON LIST.

RED JACKET.
HELP WITH ONE.

WHO'S THIS GUY
IN THE JACKET?

COPY THAT.

POSITION 3, WE HAVE
AN APPROACHING HOSTILE.

ACQUIRE MALE TARGET,
75 METERS.

THIS COULD BE OUR GUY.
THIS COULD BE THE HIT.

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

JACK, PROMISE ME
YOU'RE NOT WRONG ABOUT THIS.

HOLD YOUR POSITION.

HE COULD BE GOING
FOR A GUN.

PREPARE TO TAKE HIM OUT.

STAND BY.

COPY THAT.

THAT'S HER DEAD DROP.

OKAY, SHE'S OUT. SHE'S OUT
OF THE PARK. SHE'S CLEAR.

WHEW.

GOOD WORK, JACK.

OY.

I JUST LOST 30 POUNDS.

OH, GOD.

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHY I BECAME A REPORTER.

IT'S LIKE -- IT'S LIKE
THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE.

"HIS GIRL FRIDAY"?

YEAH.

WHAT'S A BETTER MOVIE
THAN THAT?

"GODFATHER,"
"ON THE WATERFRONT,"

"CITIZEN KANE"...

OKAY, OKAY,
YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.

"RAGING BULL,"
"EMPIRE STRIKES BACK."

OKAY, OKAY, WHATEVER.
IT SUCKS, ALL RIGHT?

BUT IT'S WHY
I WANTED TO BECOME A REPORTER.

YOU KNOW, I SAW THIS
WHEN I WAS A KID,

AND I LOVED IT,

AND I WAS JUST, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW, ALL THE QUICK...

REPARTEE?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I MEAN,
IT JUST LOOKED FUN, YOU KNOW?

BEING A REPORTER
LOOKED FUN,

BUT IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT FUN.

IT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

WILL?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WILL?

SCOOT OVER.

[ LAUGHS ]

IS SOMETHING
EVEN IN THERE?

OH, IT'S SO UGLY.

IT'S A BUG.

IT'S A MICROPHONE.

NO, IT'S NOT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YEAH, YEAH, IT'S A STORY
THAT I'M WORKING ON.

I'M, LIKE -- I'M, LIKE,
LIVING IN A PUZZLE.

I CAN'T
FIGURE ANYTHING OUT.

I DON'T KNOW --
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING WHAT.

I'M A MESS.

LITERALLY, I'M --

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MESS.

AND WHO'S EVER LISTENING
CAN GO TO HELL.

YOU HEAR THAT?

DO YOU REALLY THINK
SOMEBODY'S LISTENING?

YEAH, I DON'T EVEN CARE
ANYMORE.

I JUST WANT TO WATCH OLD MOVIES
AND GO TO SLEEP.

DO YOU THINK I WILL FIND
A GOOD WEDDING DRESS?

FRAN, IT'S NOT
A MAGIC 8 BALL.

HELLO?

TELL THEM
TO STOP TORTURING ME.

STOP TORTURING WILL TIPPIN.
HE'S MY FRIEND.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

BAD PEOPLE.
[ RING ]

HELLO?

Man: [ Disguised voice ]
STOP TALKING ABOUT THE BUG.

TELL THE PERSON YOU'RE WITH
THIS WAS A WRONG NUMBER.

HELLO?

[ DIAL TONE ]

WHO WAS THAT?

IT WAS A WRONG NUMBER.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU SENT THE COMMUNIQUé
ON SERVER 5.

HIGH-LEVEL INTEL COULD DEDUCE
THAT YOUR DIRECTIVE WAS BOGUS.

WHOEVER'S HACKED
INTO OUR COMPUTER NETWORK

HAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE
WE'RE SETTING THEM UP.

THE POINT IS,
THEY RECEIVED THE INTEL.

IF BRISTOW
HAD BEEN THEIR AGENT,

THEY WOULD HAVE
PREVENTED HER

FROM GOING INTO THE PARK
LAST NIGHT.

LET'S SAY
SHE HAD BEEN THE MOLE.

SO YOU'RE CONVINCED
SHE'S NOT.

WELL, WHETHER SHE IS
OR NOT,

IF YOUR PLAN HAD WORKED --

IF SHE HAD BEEN REVEALED
AS A MOLE --

SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED
BY HER PEOPLE,

AND YOU

WOULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY

LET HER GO.

YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER
REGARDING SYDNEY BRISTOW.

WHAT ARE YOU PROTECTING?

MR. DREYER,

I STILL BELIEVE WE HAVE
A SITUATION HERE AT SD-6.

I STRONGLY SUGGEST
YOU KEEP LOOKING FOR THE MOLE

AND STOP QUESTIONING
EVERY DECISION I MAKE.

[ MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

SYD?

OH, FRAN.

HEY, WHEN'D YOU GET BACK?

OH, MY GOD.
YOUR WEDDING DRESS.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I AM SO SORRY.
HOW WAS BOSTON?

DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE?

I DID.
IT'S OKAY, SERIOUSLY.

I MEAN, IT WAS PROBABLY
INSENSITIVE OF ME

TO ASK YOU
TO GO WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING.

WHY?
WELL, BECAUSE...

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
BE GOING THROUGH THIS.

AND I UNDERSTAND,

AND IF YOU FEEL WEIRD,

I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU NEED.

IT'S OKAY.

FRANCIE.

THIS WASN'T
ABOUT ME LOSING DANNY.

THIS WASN'T
ABOUT ME AT ALL.

THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T
SHOW UP WAS BECAUSE OF WORK.

I PROMISE.

LET'S GO NEXT WEEK, OKAY?

OKAY.

HEY, ANY NEWS
ABOUT DIXON?

IS HE OKAY?

HE STILL HASN'T WOKEN UP.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

HELLO?

Man: [ Disguised voice ]
HELLO, WILL TIPPIN.

WHO IS THIS?

GO TO 7th AND SPRING.

[ DIAL TONE ]

ANALYSIS HAS REVIEWED
THE INFORMATION

THAT YOU OBTAINED
FROM GERACE'S COMPUTER.

APPARENTLY, HASSAN IS MORE
PARANOID THAN WE PREDICTED.

HIS BANK ACCOUNT INFO
WASN'T THERE?

YES AND NO.

WE KNOW THE BANK,
BUT NOT THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

THOSE NUMBERS,
ACCORDING TO THE FILES

ON THE HARD DRIVE,
ARE NOT STORED IN ANY COMPUTER

BECAUSE A COMPUTER
CAN BE HACKED.

IF THEY'RE NOT IN A COMPUTER,
WHERE ARE THE NUMBERS?

A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX
IN THIS BANK --

OMNICOR, INCORPORATED,
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.

YOU'RE GOING IN WITH RUSIK.

YOU'LL BE CHRISTIANA STEVENS.
YOU REPRESENT DREIBERG DIAMONDS.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BANK
TO RECOMMEND TO YOUR CLIENTS

FOR HIGH-VOLUME STORAGE.
YOU LEAVE TONIGHT.

GREAT JOB IN TUSCANY.

SO IT WAS A TRAP.

YES, IT WAS.

IF YOU HAD PULLED ME OUT,

SLOANE WOULD HAVE KNOWN
I WAS THE MOLE.

BUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE.
I MEAN, HE GAVE ME AN OUT.

HE CONSIDERS YOU
A DAUGHTER.

DON'T REMIND ME.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
NOT TO STEP IN?

IT WAS YOUR DAD.

HE FIGURED THE TRUTH --
THAT SLOANE WAS SETTING US UP.

HMM.
WHAT?

IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOREVER
TO BRING THEM DOWN.

WELL, THIS MIGHT HELP
A LITTLE.

WHAT IS IT?
IT'S THE NEW TRANSMITTER.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR
EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING

WHEN YOU'RE IN SWITZERLAND,

SO WHEN YOU OPEN
THE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES,

READ HASSAN'S
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS ALOUD.

SD-6 WILL GET THE NUMBERS
AT THE SAME TIME.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE'LL TAG
THE ACCOUNTS RIGHT THERE

AND TRACK EVERY MOVE
SD-6 MAKES WITH THAT MONEY.

YEAH, I KNOW, IT'S NOT EXACTLY
A CRUSHING BLOW, BUT...

EVERY BIT HELPS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

YES? HELLO?

Man: [ Disguised voice ]
TELL ME YOU WEREN'T FOLLOWED.

NO, NOT A CHANCE.
COME ON, MAN. WHO IS THIS?

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT KATE JONES.

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING
TO GO, MR. TIPPIN?

I NEED TO HEAR THE WORDS
"I'M READY."

WHY? WHY, COULD MY LIFE
BE IN DANGER?

SAY THE WORDS.

YEAH, I'M IN.

I'M READY.

[ DIAL TONE ]

EXCUSE ME.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE
MR. FRANCO IS, PLEASE?

COULD YOU WAIT HERE
A MOMENT, PLEASE?

MR. FRANCO.

CHRISTIANA STEVENS,
DREIBERG DIAMONDS.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
TO TOUR THE FACILITY.

NOW, OUR SECURITY SYSTEM
IS POWERED

BY AN ON-SITE
UNDERGROUND GENERATOR,

WHICH MEANS
THAT WE ARE UNAFFECTED

BY THE CITY BLACKOUTS.

HOW HIGH
IS YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE?

WELL, WE HAVE
NO PRESET LIMIT,

ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY,

IF YOUR CLIENTS WISH
TO STORE THEIR DIAMONDS HERE,

WE WOULD HAVE
AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER

VALUE THE MERCHANDISE.

HOW HAS THE CURRENT
POLITICAL CLIMATE

AFFECTED
YOUR PRIVACY LAWS?

WELL, OUR FIRST DUTY IS ALWAYS
TO THE CUSTOMER, THAT WE --

OKAY, RUSIK, I'M IN.

REMEMBER, GERACE'S BOX
IS 22364.

I'M ACCESSING
THE BANK'S ON-LINE SERVER.

I'LL STAY ON STATION,
WAIT FOR YOUR RELAY.
GOT IT.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

RUSIK, I GOT IT.
ARE YOU READY?
GO.

DELTA 6135,
CHARLIE 7 ECHO.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

GET THIS TO OUR GUYS
IN TREASURY.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE TRACK
OF A SINGLE PENNY.

NO KIDDING.

OKAY, MONEY'S TRANSFERRED.

YOU OUT OF THERE YET,
SYDNEY?

[ Grunting ] NOT JUST YET.

HELP. HE JUST FAINTED.
I'LL CALL AN AMBULANCE.

Woman: HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Man: WHAT'D YOU TELL
THAT REPORTER?

I TOLD HIM EXACTLY WHAT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO TELL HIM.

DID YOU MENTION...
[ Garbled ]

OF COURSE NOT.

DID YOU TELL HIM
ABOUT...

[ GARBLED VOICES ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

IT'S AN ANOMALY, SIR.

WHILE SYDNEY
WAS IN THE BANK VAULT,

THERE WAS DEFINITELY

AN ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION
OUT OF GENEVA --

NOT ONE OF OURS.

I PICKED IT UP
IN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE.

IT'S JUST --

YOU WANTED ME TO TELL YOU
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING UNUSUAL.

I DIDN'T JUST GET SOMEONE
IN TROUBLE, DID I?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

SYDNEY, IT'S DIANE.

HE'S WOKEN UP.

IT'S OKAY.

GO ON IN.

I'M GOING TO GET
SOME COFFEE.

OKAY, THANKS.

HEY.

HEY.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU TOO.

DIXON...

DO YOU KNOW WHAT --
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED?

THE LAST THING I REMEMBER...

WAS WALKING OUT

AND TRYING TO LINK
TO THE SATELLITE.

AND THAT SWEET SMILE
OF YOURS.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEP, AND THERE IT IS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

YEAH?

Man: WE GOT HER.

[ DIAL TONE ]