Alias (2001–2006): Season 3, Episode 16 - Taken - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON "ALIAS"...

WHAT ABOUT MY FATHER?

WELL, HE KNEW HOW BADLY

YOU WANTED TO BECOME
FIELD-RATED,

AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS
TOO DANGEROUS,

SO HE MADE SURE
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

WE'RE GOING TO MY FACILITY
IN NEVADA --

PROJECT BLACK HOLE.

I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF PROJECT BLACK HOLE.

THIS IS EVERYTHING
THE GOVERNMENT HAS COLLECTED

ON OR ABOUT MILO RAMBALDI
SINCE THE 1940s.



A QUARTER OF THE ARTIFACTS
WERE COLLECTED BY YOU,

AND THEY'RE ALSO
HOUSED IN NEVADA.

YOU HAD AN AFFAIR?

IT WAS IRINA DEREVKO,
SYDNEY'S MOTHER.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
SYDNEY IS YOUR DAUGHTER?

I NEVER TRIED TO PROVE IT
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

Sydney:
SARK'S ON FLIGHT 0028.

IT LEFT CHATEAUDUN
AIR FORCE BASE 12 HOURS AGO.

THEY'RE DUE TO ARRIVE HERE
IN TWO HOURS.

WE'RE COORDINATING
WITH SECURITY

TO SET UP A PERIMETER
AROUND THE AIRPORT.

GOOD.
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

IS SENDING SENATOR REED
TO OVERSEE THE INTERROGATION.

WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST
FROM WASHINGTON?



WELL, SARK IS
A KEY PLAYER NOW.

THEY EXPECT US
TO BLEED HIM DRY.

[ HORN HONKS ]
HOLD ON A SECOND.

ROBIN, STEVEN,
CONNOR'S DAD'S HERE.

BYE, DAD.
LATER.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HEADS.

DAD!
CONNOR'S WATCHING!

GO.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ALL INFORMATION
CONCERNING SARK'S CASE

IS BEING STRICTLY
COMPARTMENTALIZED

WITHIN THE TASK FORCE.

IF WE HAVE ANY
OPERATIONAL LEAK

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WE'RE GOING TO KNOW

IT CAME FROM INSIDE
THE ROTUNDA.

COPY THAT.

HEY.

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOING?

I'M COMPILING
A LIST OF QUESTIONS

I PLAN ON ASKING SARK
DURING HIS INTERROGATION.

SO THAT'S IT?

WASN'T YOUR FATHER SUPPOSED
TO ARRIVE LIKE AN HOUR AGO?

HE WENT
STRAIGHT INTO A MEETING

WITH JACK BRISTOW
AND DIRECTOR DIXON.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE OKAY
WHILE HE'S HERE?

I GUESS I'M ABOUT
TO FIND OUT.

WASHINGTON'S GONE
TO GREAT LENGTHS

TO SECURE MR. SARK'S
EXTRADITION FROM THE FRENCH.

THEY'RE EXPECTING RESULTS.

AND DELIVERING THEM
WILL STRENGTHEN MY CASE

WHEN
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

FOR YOUR TASK FORCE
COMES BEFORE MY COMMITTEE

NEXT MONTH.

WE APPRECIATE
YOUR EFFORT, SENATOR.

UM...

SARK'S TRANSPORT WILL BE
ARRIVING AT DOVER AIRFIELD

WITHIN THE HOUR.

AGENTS BRISTOW AND WEISS
ARE ON SITE

TO ESCORT HIM INTO CUSTODY.

BASED ON RECENTLY
ACQUIRED INTELLIGENCE,

WE KNOW SARK WAS PROMOTED
TO CO-COMMAND

THE COVENANT'S
NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS.

IT'S IMPERATIVE WE LEARN
THE IDENTITY OF HIS ASSOCIATE.

EXCUSE ME.

AHH! THERE YOU ARE.

HELLO, DAD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

PLEASE SIT, LAUREN.

THIS CONCERNS YOU AS WELL.

ONCE SARK IS IN CUSTODY,
HE WILL BE TRANSFERRED

TO MEDICAL SERVICES

AND PREPPED
FOR THE INFERNO PROTOCOL.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT 50% OF THE TEST SUBJECTS

SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST
DURING THE PROCEDURE.

THE UNITED STATES
IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS

OF TORTURING WITNESSES
FOR INFORMATION.

MR. SARK
ISN'T BEING CLASSIFIED

AS A PRISONER OF WAR.

HE HAS NO PROTECTIONS
UNDER THE GENEVA CONVENTION.

BUT GIVEN SARK'S HISTORY
OF SELLING OUT HIS EMPLOYERS,

IS IT EVEN NECESSARY?

HE'S LIKELY TO COMPLY
QUITE WILLINGLY.

THAT MAY HAVE BEEN TRUE
IN THE PAST,

BUT HE NOW HAS $800 MILLION
INVESTED IN THIS ORGANIZATION.

HIS LOYALTIES WILL LIE
WITH HIS MONEY.

ALL RELEVANT MATERIALS
YOU HAVE

SHOULD BE TURNED OVER
TO JACK.

HE'LL BE CONDUCTING
THE INTERROGATION.

Dixon: THIS HAS BEEN CLEARED
THROUGH YOUR SUPERIORS.

LANGLEY HAS REQUESTED
CERTAIN QUESTIONS BE INCLUDED,

SOME OF WHICH CONTAIN
INFORMATION

THAT EXCEEDS
YOUR CLASSIFICATION LEVEL.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'LL REVIEW THIS IMMEDIATELY.

[ PHONE RINGS ]
DIRECTOR DIXON.

GIVEN SARK'S IMPORTANCE
TO THE COVENANT, WE CAN'T

RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A RESCUE ATTEMPT.

OKAY, PUT HER THROUGH.
YOU SHOULD PUT LEVEL 3
CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES

INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY...
YES, THIS IS HE.

NO, THEY'RE NOT SICK.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEIR CARPOOL PICKED THEM UP
HOURS AGO.

MM-HMM.

OKAY, THIS COULD NOT
BE GOOD.

SARK WAS SUPPOSED
TO LAND 20 MINUTES AGO.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH.

AGENT BRISTOW HERE.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

SARK'S PLANE JUST LANDED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT,

60 MILES EAST OF HERE.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

IS THE AREA SECURED?

COPY THAT.

NO ONE'S GOTTEN
ON OR OFF THE PLANE

SINCE IT LANDED.

SARK'S GONE.

Vaughn: THE PLANE LANDED
ON AUTOPILOT.

AND WE CHECKED THE BODY COUNT
AGAINST THE CREW MANIFEST.

ONE OF SARK'S ARMED GUARDS
WAS MISSING.

IF SARK HAD AN ACCOMPLICE,
WE HAVE TO OPERATE

UNDER THE ASSUMPTION
THAT HE MADE IT OUT ALIVE.

THE PASSENGERS
WERE FROZEN,

INDICATING SARK MAY HAVE
PARACHUTED AT ALTITUDE

LEAVING THE CABIN
DE-PRESSURIZED.

WELL, MARSHALL'S PULLING
THE SATELLITE FEEDS RIGHT NOW.

IF SARK PUNCHED OUT WITHIN
A 100-MILE RADIUS,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO NARROW
OUR SEARCH GRID.

PUT TOGETHER A TEAM.

BE READY TO MOVE
ON MARSHALL'S LEAD.

SYDNEY AND WEISS
ARE ON THEIR WAY BACK

WITH THE FLIGHT RECORDERS.

STEVEN AND ROBIN DIDN'T
SHOW UP AT SCHOOL.

I TRIED THEIR CELL PHONES.

I'VE TRADED CALLS
WITH RELATIVES, FRIENDS,

OUR NEIGHBORS...

THE POLICE.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

IT'S ROBIN. THANK GOD.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Sark:
WE HAVE YOUR CHILDREN.

THEY'RE SAFE,
AND THEY WILL REMAIN SO

ASSUMING YOU FOLLOW
OUR DEMANDS PRECISELY.

Jack:
OUR CALCULATIONS INDICATE

THE COVENANT ABDUCTED
THESE CHILDREN

BETWEEN 8:30 AND 8:45 A.M.

IN EXCHANGE
FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN,

SARK IS DEMANDING
THE RELEASE OF THESE MEN --

FIVE COVENANT OPERATIVES
CURRENTLY IN CUSTODY

APPREHENDED WITHIN
THE PAST YEAR.

WE HAVE 48 HOURS.

Vaughn: THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
AREN'T ALL THESE PRISONERS

BEING HELD
BY DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS?

YES. AND EVEN IN THE EVENT
THAT WE COULD

COORDINATE THE RELEASE
OF THESE PRISONERS,

THE DIPLOMATIC FEAT REQUIRED
WILL TAKE DAYS,

IF NOT LONGER.

Sydney: WHICH IS WHY
WE SHOULD BEGIN WORKING

ON SECURING THEIR RELEASE
IMMEDIATELY.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

THERE'S A REASON WE DON'T
NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS.

IT SETS A DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT.

AS WOULD NOT DOING
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER

TO PROTECT THOSE CHILDREN.

AND WHO'S TO SAY
THAT NEXT WEEK

THE SAME CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION
WON'T TARGET THE CHILDREN

OF OTHERS
WORKING IN INTELLIGENCE?

WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING
SOME HYPOTHETICAL FAMILY.

THE COVENANT ABDUCTED
THESE HOSTAGES --

STEVEN AND ROBIN.

I'M SORRY?

THEIR NAMES.

STEVEN

AND ROBIN.

I ONLY SUGGEST

THAT FOR THE SAFETY
OF ALL OF OUR FAMILIES,

WE MAY NEED TO FIND
AN ALTERNATIVE.

ANYONE ELSE?

MARSHALL IS ANALYZING
THE DATA RECORDER

FROM THE PLANE.

IT MAY GIVE US A LEAD.

MAY I ALSO SUGGEST

WE AT LEAST
BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS

WITH THE COUNTRIES
HOLDING THESE PRISONERS?

WHETHER OR NOT WE TRADE,

AS MS. REED MENTIONED,
THIS WILL BE A LENGTHY PROCESS.

WE CAN USE THE NEGOTIATIONS
TO BUY TIME,

WHILE HAVING
THE COVENANT BELIEVE

WE ARE PROCEEDING
IN GOOD FAITH.

THEN THAT'S
HOW WE'LL PROCEED.

ONE LAST THING.

THE ONLY THING WE DO KNOW
FOR CERTAIN --

SARK MANAGED HIS ESCAPE

BECAUSE HE WAS PROVIDED
WITH INFORMATION

THAT COULD ONLY HAVE COME
FROM THIS OFFICE.

I WANT THIS LEAK IDENTIFIED.

THEY'RE DOING
EXACTLY AS WE EXPECTED.

THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING
A PREDICTABLE ADVERSARY.

NOT TO MENTION
SOMEONE ON THE INSIDE.

YES. INDEED.

WHICH BRINGS ME
TO MY NEXT QUESTION.

OUR SUPERIORS WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW HOW YOUR EFFORTS

IN SECURING A SCAPEGOAT
ARE PROGRESSING.

I'VE ALREADY TAKEN CARE
OF IT.

OUI, MR. SLOANE?

TELL KARL THAT JUDY'S
ON HER WAY DOWN.

OUI, MR. SLOANE.

THE LIMO IS HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

THEN DON'T.

I HAVE USED UP
ALL MY SICK DAYS

AND EVERY CONCEIVABLE
EXCUSE.

I HAVE GOT TO GET BACK
TO WORK.

YOU MAY FIND THIS
HARD TO BELIEVE,

BUT I'M USUALLY
VERY PROFESSIONAL.

WHY WOULD I FIND THAT
HARD TO BELIEVE?

I FOUND OUR TIME TOGETHER
VERY THERAPEUTIC.

IF THE AGENCY FINDS OUT

THEY WON'T.
ABOUT US, I WILL BE
TOTALLY DISCREDITED.

NO ONE WILL KNOW.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD.

I WISH THAT WERE ENOUGH.

MM-HMM.

JUDY...

I'M NOT GOING TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, AM I?

I SHOULD GO.

THIS IS THE LAST
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CREW.

Sark: TELL THEM YOU'RE
EXPERIENCING A RADIO FAILURE,

OR YOU'RE BOTH DEAD.

Man: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER,
NOVEMBER NINER-SEVEN.

WE'RE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT
COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

Man #2: NOVEMBER NINER-SEVEN,
COPY THAT.

CONTINUE YOUR APPROACH.

[ GUNSHOT ]

Man: PLEASE! DON'T!
[ GUNSHOT ]

NOW WE ASSUME THAT SARK
BAILED OUT OVER NEW MEXICO,

BUT CHECK THIS OUT.

20 MINUTES LATER, THE RECORDER
PICKED UP SOME FAINT NOISE.

CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?

YEAH, I ENHANCED THE AUDIO,
AND IT TURNS OUT

OUR FRIEND MR. SARK
MADE A PHONE CALL.

Sark:
NOTIFY THE EXTRACTION TEAM.

I SHOULD BE AT THE L.Z.
ON SCHEDULE.

DO WE HAVE THE HOSTAGES?

EXCELLENT.

NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST,
LOVE.

SARK WAS STILL ON THE PLANE
ONCE THEY PASSED NEW MEXICO.

IN THAT CASE,
THAT WOULD PUT HIM IN --

ARIZONA. I TASKED ECHELON
TO FOCUS ON A 200-MILE RADIUS

AROUND THE ESTIMATED
DROP POINT,

ADDED THE APPROPRIATE
KEYWORDS TO THE DICTIONARY.

SARK MUST HAVE GONE SOUTH,
BECAUSE ECHELON

PICKED UP A BURST
OF COVENANT COMMUNICATIONS

FROM A WAREHOUSE IN NOGALES.

I BELIEVE THEY MIGHT BE
HOLDING YOUR CHILDREN THERE.

BASED ON MARSHALL'S INTEL,
I HAVE THE AUTHORITY

TO GO TACTICAL RIGHT NOW
AND ATTEMPT A RESCUE.

OR YOU CAN CONTINUE
THE NEGOTIATIONS.

I NEED AN HONEST
ASSESSMENT, JACK.

THE LAST TIME WE DID BUSINESS
WITH THE COVENANT,

THEY KILLED A HOSTAGE
AS A NEGOTIATION TACTIC.

IF HISTORY
IS ANY INDICATION,

THEY MAY KILL
ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN

TO COMPEL US
TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS.

WHAT IF WE GIVE IN
TO THEIR DEMANDS?

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
THEY'LL LET THEM GO UNHARMED.

AND IF WE ATTEMPT RESCUE,
THE RISKS ARE EQUALLY HIGH.

I'M SORRY.

PREPARE
THE TACTICAL OPTION.

Dixon: MARSHALL,
WE'RE IN PLACE,

AND WE'RE DISABLING
THE ALARM SYSTEM.

OKAY,
ONCE THE ALARM IS DOWN,

YOU NEED TO ACCESS
THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT FEED.

PERIMETER'S CLEAR.

ALARMS ARE DOWN.

WE'RE HACKING INTO
THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT FEED NOW.

OKAY, RECEIVING IMAGES.
RECEIVING...

OKAY, THERE THEY ARE!
I SEE THEM!

THE CHILDREN ARE INSIDE!

I'M MAPPING COORDINATES.

THEY'RE ONE LEVEL DOWN!

LET'S GO.

Dixon:
MARSHALL, ANYTHING?

OKAY, TRY THE FIRST DOOR
ON YOUR RIGHT.

ROBIN? STEVEN?

MARSHALL,
THEY'RE NOT HERE.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE
ANY SENSE.

HOLD ON. LET ME DO
A RE-SCAN.

[ BEEPING ]

OH, MY GOD.

WE'VE GOT AN EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE ON A TIMER.

A MINUTE 12 LEFT TO GO.

COPY THAT.
I'M CHECKING IT OUT RIGHT NOW.

[ BEEPING ]

MARSHALL,
IT'S ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE.

59 SECONDS.

COPY THAT, MOUNTAINEER.
CAN YOU APPROACH,

AND DESCRIBE IT TO ME?

IT'S GOT A WIRELESS
RECEIVER.

OH, MY GOD, SYDNEY, THE BOMB
IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK.

THERE ARE SIX OTHER CHARGES.
YOU NEED TO GET OUT NOW!

THE WHOLE PLACE
IS RIGGED!

TEAM, FALL BACK NOW!
I'M GOING FOR MY CHILDREN.

COPY THAT.
WE GOT TO GO.

STEVEN! ROBIN!
DIXON!

OH, NO, THIS CAN'T BE.
THIS CAN'T --

MOUNTAINEER!
MOUNTAINEER, LISTEN!

THE CHILDREN ARE NOT
IN THE BUILDING.

THE TAPE IS ON A LOOP.
IT'S A TRAP! GET OUT OF THERE!

DIXON, MARSHALL SAYS
THE TAPE IS ON A LOOP!

WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!

I CAN'T LEAVE THEM!
BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE!

WE DON'T KNOW THAT!

DIXON, IF YOU STAY HERE,
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!

ROBIN AND STEVEN
ARE OUT THERE,

AND THEY NEED YOU
TO FIND THEM.

DIXON, GO!

MARSHALL, I NEED YOU
TO PULL UP THE SERVER LOGS

FOR THE CLASSIFIED
FAA DATABASE.

SURE. NO PROBLEM.

UH, WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING FOR?

EVERYONE WHO ACCESSED
SARK'S FLIGHT INFORMATION.

FILTER IT TO SHOW
ONLY THE RESULTS

FROM THE LAST TWO DAYS.
OKAY, NO PROBLEM.

THERE. THAT'S NOT ONE OF OUR
INTERNAL IP ADDRESSES, IS IT?

NO, IT'S NOT.

LOOKS LIKE THEY LOGGED ON
USING DR. BARNETT'S ACCOUNT.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

THEY TRIED TO SPOOF
THEIR IP BY BOUNCING IT

OFF SEVERAL SERVERS.

CAN YOU FIND THE ORIGIN?

I THINK SO.

JACK.

TO WHAT DO I OWE
THIS PLEASURE?

I TAKE NO PLEASURE
IN THIS, ARVIN.

[ HANDCUFFS LOCKING ]

Dixon: YOU'RE DISMISSED.

GO!

[ DOOR BUZZES ]

IT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU
THAT I SAW MY WIFE DIE?

I'M AFRAID
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY ARE CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

IF I ONLY KNEW WHAT I WAS
BEING ACCUSED OF, I --

YOU GAVE INFORMATION
TO THE COVENANT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU
MY CHILDREN ARE MISSING.

DIXON, I'M SO-- AAH!

THE MISTAKE I MADE

WAS NOT PUTTING A BULLET
IN YOUR HEAD

THREE YEARS AGO
WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.

DIXON, WAIT. NO!
YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

SYDNEY, GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE THIS.

IF YOU KILL HIM, IT WILL BE
YOU LOCKED UP IN THIS CAGE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

I WANT MY CHILDREN BACK!

WELL, THIS IS NOT
THE WAY TO HELP THEM.

WE'LL FIND THEM.
WE'LL FIND THEM, DIXON.

WE'LL BRING THEM HOME.

SYDNEY, FOR THE LAST TIME,
GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT WOULD DIANE SAY
IF SHE SAW YOU LIKE THIS?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR KIDS?
THEY NEED YOU.

WHAT WOULD THEY WANT YOU
TO DO?

WHAT WOULD THEY WANT YOU
TO DO, MARCUS?

[ DOOR BUZZES ]

SYDNEY...

I DIDN'T DO THIS.

OH, GOD! STEVEN!
OH, GOD.

HEY, DADDY.

OH, STEVEN.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?

YOU NEED TO TELL ME.
WHERE IS ROBIN?

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

THEY WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

THEY SAID THEY WANTED ME
TO WATCH MY CHILDREN DIE.

THEY WANTED ME TO KNOW
WHAT IT FELT LIKE.

THE COVENANT KNEW WE'D COME.

THEY FED US ECHELON INTERCEPTS,

DANGLED THE WHEREABOUTS
OF MY CHILDREN LIKE BAIT.

THE COVENANT IS NOW DEMANDING
THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OF 10 PRISONERS.

ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS
ON OUR PART

TO OUTMANEUVER THEM,
AND THEY HAVE SWORN

I WILL NEVER SEE
MY DAUGHTER AGAIN.

IF I TOLD YOU

I WAS CAPABLE OF PROCESSING
ALL OF THIS,

I WOULD BE LYING.

ALL I KNOW IS
MY DAUGHTER IS OUT THERE,

AND BECAUSE OF A FAILED
RESCUE MISSION I SANCTIONED,

SHE IS IN EVEN MORE DANGER.

THE EMOTIONAL TOLL
THIS HAS TAKEN

AND MY CURRENT STATE OF MIND

CONVINCES ME
THAT I AM NO LONGER

THE BEST GUARANTEE
OF HER RETURN.

THEREFORE, I AM STEPPING DOWN
TEMPORARILY

AS DIRECTOR
OF THIS TASK FORCE

UNTIL THIS MATTER
IS RESOLVED.

JACK,

I TRUST YOU WILL STAND
IN MY STEAD

AND DO EVERYTHING
IN YOUR POWER

TO BRING MY DAUGHTER
BACK TO ME.

JACK.

I'VE ALREADY PUT IN CALLS
TO STATE.

WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING
IN OUR POWER

TO MEET
THE COVENANT'S DEMANDS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THE COVENANT'S AGENDA
IS RASH.

THERE'S SOMETHING BEHIND
THE BOLDNESS OF THEIR DEMANDS.

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.
BUT UNTIL WE DETERMINE

WHAT IT IS, WE SHOULD
PROCEED NEGOTIATING

FOR THE RELEASE
OF THE PRISONERS.

HOW'S HE DOING?

HE'S DEHYDRATED.

BUT I THINK THE DAMAGE IS MORE
EMOTIONAL THAN PHYSICAL.

SO WHAT CAN I DO?

SYDNEY, STEVEN WAS SENT BACK
WITH A MESSAGE,

BUT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH RELEASING PRISONERS.

I DON'T GET IT.

THEY TOLD ME IF I DISCLOSED
THEIR TRUE DEMANDS

TO THE CIA,

ROBIN WOULD DIE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT?

A RAMBALDI ARTIFACT
FROM PROJECT BLACK HOLE

IN THE NEVADA DESERT.

LOT 45.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

WHY THE FALSE DEMANDS?

KEEP THE CIA OCCUPIED.

THE COVENANT IS AWARE
THAT I HAVE CLEARANCE

TO ENTER THE DSR FACILITY.

I HAVE
PERSONAL ACCESS CODES.

ACCESS CODES THAT CAN BE
TRACED BACK TO YOU?

MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE
IS IN THEIR HANDS.

IF I COULD DO THIS ALONE,
I WOULD.

WHATEVER YOU NEED.

♪ WHOA WHOA WHOA, HIT IT ♪

MISS, THIS IS
A RESTRICTED AREA.

DUDE...

THIS IS SWEET.

I'M PSYCHED
TO RUN INTO YOU.

I WAS DUNIN'
WITH MY BUDDIES,

AND I GOT SEPARATED.

I'VE BEEN JUST GOING
IN A CIRCLE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

MISS, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE.

I'M NOT?

THE MAP SAYS --

HAVE A LOOK.

CAN YOU EVER READ
THESE THINGS?

I CAN NEVER TELL.

[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]

DIXON, I'M IN POSITION.

COPY THAT.
ARRIVING NOW.

THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
IS EXPECTING ME.

THANK YOU.

HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO CONGRATULATE YOU

ON YOUR PROMOTION, ERIN.

THANK YOU
FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
YOUR DAUGHTER.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
WE CAN DO.

I BELIEVE THERE IS.

DOES THE TERM "COUNTERSHADOW"
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT COUNTERSHADOW.

THERE ARE SPECIFIC
REFERENCES TO SHADOWS

IN NEO-PAGANISM.

THERE'S OVER A DOZEN
REFERENCES IN THE BIBLE.

ANYTHING RAMBALDI
RELATED?

MY SON SAID HIS CAPTORS
MENTIONED

THE WORD "COUNTERSHADOW."

IT'S ALL I HAVE
TO GO ON.

I NEED ACCESS TO A RESEARCH
TERMINAL FOR AN HOUR OR SO.

NOT A PROBLEM.

MIND IF I TAG ALONG?

ACTUALLY,
I HAVE TO TAG ALONG.

WE'RE AT A CODE ORANGE.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND? I INSTITUTED
THE PROTOCOL.

DIXON, I'VE REACHED
THE GRATE.

MOST OF THE FILES
ARE CROSS-REFERENCED

WITHIN THE ARCHIVE.

BUT WE SHOULD ALSO CHECK
THE HISTORICAL DATABASE.

IT'S STILL SEALED.

THIS COULD TAKE MORE TIME
THAN I THOUGHT. COFFEE?

SURE. I'LL HAVE SOME
BROUGHT IN.

HEAT BUBBLES
ARE GETTING CRITICAL.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO ABORT.

OH...

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M SORRY.

ALL THIS, UH...
HITS AT THE STRANGEST TIMES.

I UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU, UH, PRAY, ERIN?

UM...NO.

I'M AGNOSTIC, ACTUALLY.

DIXON, TEMPERATURE
IS 248 AND RISING.

WHY DON'T I GIVE YOU
A MOMENT?

THANK YOU.

SYDNEY, I'M PATCHING INTO
THE SECURITY CONSOLE NOW.

I'M THROUGH THE GRATE.

I'M IN.

THIS PLACE...

THEY'VE GOT EVERY RAMBALDI
ARTIFACT EVER COLLECTED.

DIXON, LOT 45 IS GONE.

DIXON, WHAT DO I DO?

GIVE ME A SECOND.
I'LL TRY TO FIND IT.

IT'S BEEN MOVED FOR ANALYSIS.
LEVEL EIGHT, QUADRANT ONE.

I'M ON MY WAY.

DID YOU CALL
THE ALGERIAN MINISTER?

YES, SIR.

HELLO, AMBASSADOR?

THESE NEGOTIATIONS
ARE MEANT TO FAIL. WHY?

I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ALL OF THE RESOURCES
OF THIS AGENCY

ARE BEING DIVERTED
TO MAKE DEMANDS

THE COVENANT MUST KNOW
ARE UNATTAINABLE,

WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE
IT'S MERELY A DISTRACTION.

WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?

WELL, THEN MY QUESTION TO YOU
IS WHY TARGET DIXON?

WHAT DOES HE HAVE
ACCESS TO, JACK?

COME ON, JACK.

IF YOU WANT MY HELP,

YOU'RE JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO TRUST ME.

HE HAS ACCESS
TO PROJECT BLACK HOLE.

PROCEED
DOWN THE NORTH CORRIDOR

UNTIL YOU REACH
THE CENTRAL LAB, ROOM 74.

THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
HOLDING LOT 45.

I'M APPROACHING THE DOOR.
IT'S LOCKED.

I'M WORKING ON IT.

GOT IT.

I SEE IT.

GOOD. CAN YOU GET TO IT?

I CAN TRY.

GO AHEAD.

I'VE GOT THE ARTIFACT.

I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE RENDEZVOUS POINT.

COPY THAT.

Erin: DIRECTOR DIXON!

YOU FORGOT THE HARD COPY.

OH. THANK YOU.
YOU SAVED ME A TRIP BACK.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

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Lauren:
I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

Sark: DIXON MADE CONTACT.

HE'S PREPARED
TO MAKE THE EXCHANGE.

I UNDERSTAND.

I MUST ADMIT,

I WASN'T SURE THE GOOD
DIRECTOR HAD IT IN HIM.

I'M IMPRESSED.

THAT MAN IS LIVING
THROUGH HIS WORST NIGHTMARE.

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER
LOSING THE SARCASM.

HOW TOUCHING.
YOU ACTUALLY CARE.

WHEN IS THE MEET?

FOUR HOURS.

MAKE SURE
NOTHING INTERFERES.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

I KNOW YOU REMOVED
AN ARTIFACT

FROM PROJECT BLACK HOLE
TO TRADE WITH THE COVENANT.

I TALKED TO SLOANE.

SLOANE?

COVENANT IS DESPERATE

TO ACQUIRE A BOX
CONSTRUCTED BY RAMBALDI.

IT'S SLOANE'S UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY'RE CLOSE

TO LOCATING A KEY
TO ACTIVATE IT.

AND WHY SHOULD WE TRUST
A THING SLOANE SAYS?

BECAUSE SLOANE BELIEVES
THE CONTENTS OF THAT BOX

IN THE COVENANT'S HANDS

WILL PUT SYDNEY'S LIFE
IN JEOPARDY,

AND I BELIEVE HIM.

DAD, THERE IS
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW.

THERE'S AN INSCRIPTION
ON THE BOX --

MOM'S NAME.

YOU CANNOT GIVE THE COVENANT
THE ARTIFACT,

NOT UNTIL WE KNOW MORE.

AND BY THEN
ROBIN COULD BE DEAD.

JACK, IF I HAD
ANOTHER OPTION --

WE CAN PRODUCE
A DUPLICATE ARTIFACT,

SEND IN A TEAM
TO THE EXCHANGE SITE,

APPREHEND SARK ONCE
THE TRADE OCCURS.

IF SARK IN ANY WAY THINKS WE'RE
TRYING TO DOUBLE-CROSS HIM,

MY DAUGHTER WILL SUFFER
THE CONSEQUENCES.

I CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK.

I SHARE YOUR CONCERN,

WHICH IS WHY I'M COMMITTED
TO FINDING A WAY OUT OF THIS

WITHOUT RISKING
MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE AS WELL.

THE DIFFERENCE IS, ROBIN DIDN'T
CHOOSE THIS LIFE. I DID.

IT'S MY DECISION TO MAKE,
DAD.

AND THE EXCHANGE
IS HAPPENING TOMORROW.

THEN I'M GOING WITH YOU.

TELL THE ALGERIAN MINISTER
THAT IF HE REFUSES,

I WILL PERSONALLY
SEE TO IT

THAT HIS FOREIGN AID BILL
DOESN'T MAKE IT

TO THE SENATE FLOOR.

SIR, PROJECT BLACK HOLE
HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

TELL HIM I'LL CALL BACK.

EXCUSE ME?

LOT 45 IS MISSING.
A LIST HAS BEEN COMPILED

OF ALL VISITORS AND WORKERS
AT THE FACILITY

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

THAT'LL BE ALL.

YES, SIR.

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THIS IS SENATOR REED.

I WANT MARCUS DIXON'S NAME

ADDED TO THE FEDERAL
WATCH LIST,

AND I WANT A TACTICAL TEAM
DEPLOYED

TO BRING HIM
INTO CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT IS IT?

DIXON NEEDS OUR HELP.

AIR UNIT ONE,
WHAT'S YOUR STATUS?

Man: AIR UNIT ONE
ENGAGING GPS

TO LOCATE THE TARGET AREA.

THE HELICOPTERS ARE UP.
MARSHALL,
WE WOULDN'T ASK --

LISTEN, SAY NO MORE.

IF ANYBODY EVER LAID A HAND
ON MY MINI MITCH, I SWEAR --

THEY'RE USING
A GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM

TO VECTOR THE CHOPPERS.
MEANING?

WELL, I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO UPLINK TO THEIR GPS RECEIVER

AND INDUCE
A DEVIATION ERROR.

MIGHT OR CAN?

WE'LL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH.

AIR UNIT ONE,
RECEIVING GPS SIGNAL.

PROCEEDING TO TARGET AREA.

I WANT MY DAUGHTER.

ONCE I TAKE POSSESSION
OF LOT 45,

MY ASSOCIATE
WILL RELEASE HER.

YOU HAVE MY WORD.

AIR UNIT ONE,
WE'RE OVER THE CONTACT AREA.

THERE'S NO ONE HERE.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE
TAKING A LITTLE DETOUR

OUTSIDE OF LONG BEACH HARBOR
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MARSHALL.

I'M AFRAID I'M GOING
TO NEED SOME INSURANCE

TO GUARANTEE I REACH
MY EXTRACTION POINT SAFELY.

THIS COLLAR CONTAINS
A LETHAL CARDIOTOXIN.

ONCE I'VE PLACED THIS
ON YOUR DAUGHTER,

YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO DISARM IT

BEFORE THE COMPOUND
IS RELEASED INTO HER SYSTEM.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

THAT WAS NOT PART
OF OUR AGREEMENT!

THIS MECHANISM IS WELL WITHIN
YOUR DISARMING CAPABILITIES.

TWO MINUTES IS GENEROUS,
IN MY OPINION.

YOU WILL NOT PUT THAT
ON MY DAUGHTER.

USE ME INSTEAD!
SYDNEY!

PUT THE COLLAR ON ME!

SHE'S 13 YEARS OLD.

ALL RIGHT, VERY WELL.

IF YOU TRY AND REMOVE
THIS DEVICE

BEFORE DISARMING IT,

THE INJECTION
IS INSTANTANEOUS.

NOW I WANT MY DAUGHTER.

AS ALWAYS,
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE

DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.

SARK!

YOU DON'T DESERVE TO WALK
OUT OF HERE ALIVE.

BEFORE YOU CONSIDER
TAKING ANY DRASTIC MEASURES,

YOU SHOULD KNOW

THAT IF I RELEASE MY GRIP
ON THIS REMOTE,

THE TOXIN
WILL AUTOMATICALLY

GO INTO YOUR DAUGHTER'S
BLOODSTREAM.

A FAIL-SAFE, IF YOU WILL.

AS I SAID, YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES.

GET ROBIN OUT OF HERE.

DO IT. NOW!
GO.

SYDNEY, STAND VERY STILL.

THE MECHANISM'S ARMED.

OUR BEST BET IS TO SEVER
ITS LINK TO THE RELAY BOARD.

I SEE IT.
IT'S WIRED TO A MIRROR.

IF WE CLIP THE LEAD,

IT WILL REGISTER
THE VOLTAGE DROP.

DAD --

EASY.

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IT'S OKAY.

IF I TOLD YOU
I WAS INNOCENT

OF THESE CHARGES,
WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME?

NO.

LOOK, JUDY, WHY DON'T YOU
ASK YOURSELF...

IF I WANTED TO DAMAGE YOU,

IF I WANTED TO DAMAGE
THE CIA,

WOULD I BE SO CARELESS?

WOULD I LEAVE A TRAIL

THAT SO OBVIOUSLY LEADS
IN MY DIRECTION?

YOU USED ME.

I COMPROMISED MY JUDGMENT

BECAUSE I BELIEVED
THAT YOU HAD CHANGED.

BUT YOU ARE INCAPABLE
OF IT.

IF YOU CAN'T TRUST ME NOW,
I ACCEPT THAT.

ALL I ASK

IS THAT YOU RESPECT
THE CONFIDENTIALITY

IN WHAT I TOLD YOU

REGARDING MY AFFAIR
WITH IRINA.

I'M GOING HOME.

HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR FATHER?

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S
A GOOD THING.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

Jack: LAUREN, VAUGHN,

IT'S COME TO MY ATTENTION

THAT SENATOR REED'S EFFORT
TO RETRIEVE LOT 45

WAS THWARTED INEXPLICABLY.

WELL, I IMAGINE THE SENATOR
WILL BE GEARING UP

FOR AN INQUIRY,
ALTHOUGH I DOUBT HE'LL FIND

ANY CONCRETE EVIDENCE
OF WRONGDOING.

WELL, WHOEVER INTERVENED

TO SAVE ROBIN'S LIFE,
NOT TO MENTION SYDNEY'S,

IS OWED
MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE.

GOOD NIGHT, JACK.

SEE YOU LATER?

NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST,
LOVE.