Alias (2001–2006): Season 3, Episode 18 - Unveiled - full transcript

Sydney and Jack warn a disbelieving Vaughn about their suspicions of Lauren being the CIA mole. Meanwhile, Kazari Bomani and Sark take possession of the Rambaldi machine as part of their greater master plan. Sydney and Vaughn must stop a Covenant virus that's crippling medical facilities around the world. Sloane's secret of being Sydney's biological father is revealed to Jack, and Bomani begins to lose faith in Lauren's ability to carry out her Covenant missions.

PREVIOUSLY ON "ALIAS"...

HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD.

LAUREN, PLEASE,
DON'T DO THIS.

[ RELEASES HAMMER ]

GOD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GIVE ME THE GUN, LAUREN.

[ GUNSHOT ]

SARK SAID
YOU MIGHT BACK OUT.

DID THE FORENSICS
CHECK OUT?

YES. THE OFFICIAL CAUSE
OF DEATH WAS SUICIDE.

DO YOU ACCEPT THAT?



AT THIS POINT I HAVE
NO REASON NOT TO.

IN GOING THROUGH THE SENATOR'S
PERSONAL EFFECTS,

WE DISCOVERED EVIDENCE
THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR,

HE HAS BEEN CONSULTING
WITH YOU

REGARDING RAMBALDI'S WORK.

AS A RESULT,
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY

TO OFFICIALLY REVOKE
YOUR PARDON AGREEMENT.

IN TWO WEEKS,

YOU'LL BE EXECUTED
BY LETHAL INJECTION.

THE BOX YOU LOST
HAS NOT BEEN OPENED

SINCE THE TIME OF RAMBALDI.

IT WAS RUMORED TO CONTAIN

THE STRAIN OF A PLAGUE-LIKE
BIOWEAPON

CAPABLE
OF KILLING MILLIONS.



THIS BIOWEAPON --
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

ONLY THAT THE COVENANT
REFERS TO IT

AS THE PASSENGER.

I PLACED SOMETHING
POWERFUL IN THAT BOX.

AND NOW THE COVENANT
HAS IT,

AND THAT TERRIFIES ME.

I SECURED THAT BOX
SO IT COULD ONLY BE OPENED

BY KEYS THAT RAMBALDI
HIMSELF HAD HIDDEN.

BOMANI AND SARK
FOUND THE KEYS...

WHICH MEANS
THEY HAVE THE HEART.

THE DI REGNO HEART
IS AN ENGINE DESIGNED

TO POWER RAMBALDI'S
ULTIMATE CREATION --

IL DIRE,

WHICH MEANS "THE TELLING."

WHAT THEY WILL WITNESS

IS NOTHING SHORT
OF A RESURRECTION...

AS IF RAMBALDI IS REACHING
THROUGH THE CENTURIES

TO DELIVER A MESSAGE.

HE'S SPEAKING.

THE COVENANT IS AFTER
A WEAPON -- THE PASSENGER.

HOW WILL IL DIRE
HELP THEM OBTAIN IT?

IF I HELP, WILL YOU
STAY MY EXECUTION?

NO.

I WILL NOT.

WE'RE DONE HERE.

I'LL TALK TO JACK BRISTOW
ABOUT THE PASSENGER.

THERE WILL BE NO DEAL.

YOU MAKE THAT QUITE CLEAR.

[ PRISON DOORS BUZZ ]

THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND
OF CYBER-ATTACK.

DIXON'S READY TO BRIEF US.

YOU KNOW, SYD,

NO ONE WOULD BLAME YOU
IF YOU HATED HIM

FOR GOING BACK TO HER.

HE'S NOT THE ONE I HATE.

HOW HORRIBLE
DOES THAT SOUND?

WELL, I'M MAD AT HER,

AND I DON'T EVEN THINK
HE'S THAT CUTE.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
THEM BEING TOGETHER.

MY DAD THINKS LAUREN'S
LEAKING INFORMATION

TO THE COVENANT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DIDN'T SENATOR REED CONFESS

TO BEING THE LEAK
BEFORE HE DIED?

YES, AND HIS CONFESSIONS
ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS

MY FATHER HAD RAISED,
BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.

I STILL HAVE DOUBTS.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST
ASK YOU A QUESTION.

DO YOU THINK SHE'S THE MOLE,

OR DO YOU JUST WANT HER
TO BE THE MOLE?

12 HOURS AGO,

A LARGE-SCALE CYBER-TERRORIST
ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED.

THIS COMPUTER VIRUS
ORIGINATED FROM A SERVER

IN BERLIN, INFECTING SERVERS
THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND ASIA.

IT'S ESTIMATED
THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS,

IT WILL CONSUME OVER HALF
OF ALL INTERNET BANDWIDTH.

THIS PARTICULAR WORM TARGETS
MEDICAL FACILITIES --

UNIVERSITIES, LABORATORIES,
HOSPITALS, THAT SORT OF THING.

TO DATE, 20 TERABYTES
OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS

AND RESEARCH DATABASES
HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED.

AND WE BELIEVE THE COVENANT
IS BEHIND THIS?

WELL, WE KNOW THE PASSENGER
IS A BIOWEAPON.

GIVEN THE WORM'S TARGETS,
WE'RE ASSUMING

THE COVENANT IS LAUNCHING
A PRECURSORY ATTACK.

MAYBE THEY'RE TRYING
TO JUST SHUT DOWN

ALL THE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
WELL, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

WEAKEN MEDICAL RESPONSE
CAPABILITIES.

ARE THESE OUR ONLY LEADS?

ACTUALLY, NO.

SEE, THIS CODE HAS
ALL THE TRADEMARKS

OF A HACKER KNOWN AS CYPHER.

AND GUESS WHAT?
HE OPERATES OUT OF BERLIN.

VAUGHN, SYDNEY,

GO TO BERLIN
AND IDENTIFY HIM --

CONFIRM HE CREATED THE WORM,

AND FIND OUT
HOW WE SHUT IT DOWN.

SEE MARSHALL
FOR YOUR OP-TECH.

YOU LEAVE IN TWO HOURS.

OKAY, HACKERS --
THEY'RE A PARANOID BUNCH.

NOW, THE ONE WE WANT
IS KNOWN AS CYPHER.

HE'S KIND OF A CELEBRITY
IN THE ON-LINE COMMUNITY.

BUT IT'S FUNNY,
'CAUSE IN THE REAL WORLD,

IT'S LIKE HE DOESN'T
EVEN EXIST.

DON'T WORRY,

'CAUSE LUCKY FOR YOU,
I KIND OF HAVE A NAME

IN THE HACKER COMMUNITY
MYSELF --

BLACK KITTY.

ANYWAY, I WAS ABLE

TO PENETRATE CYPHER'S NETWORK

AND TRACK HIM DOWN
TO AN IRC CHAT.

I FOUND OUT TOMORROW NIGHT
HE'LL BE

AT AN UNDERGROUND CLUB
IN BERLIN.

HOW DO WE IDENTIFY HIM?

WELL, THAT'S WHERE THESE
COME IN.

NOW, NOT ONLY ARE THEY

A FRESHY-FRESH
PAIR OF GLASSES --

HELLO!

BUT THEY'RE ALSO
A WIRELESS SNIFFER.

NOW, CYPHER USES A PERSONAL
DIGITAL ASSISTANT

WITH A UNIQUE CODE.

I'VE PROGRAMMED THE SNIFFER
TO SEEK IT OUT.

NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS PRESS THIS BUTTON

RIGHT HERE, AND IT WILL
AUTOMATICALLY

HACK INTO HIS COMPUTER
AND SEND HIM A MESSAGE.

PRETTY COOL.

ARE WE SURE HE'LL HAVE
HIS COMPUTER WITH HIM?

DOES A COWBOY
LEAVE HIS GUN AT HOME

WHEN HE GOES
TO THE SALOON?

ALL RIGHT, TRUST ME.
HE'LL HAVE IT.

HOW MUCH LONGER

BEFORE WE MATCH
THE SEQUENCE FROM IL DIRE?

THE WORM HAS REACHED
LATIN AMERICA.

BY THIS TIME TOMORROW,
THE DATABASE WILL BE COMPLETE,

AND WE SHOULD HAVE
A PERFECT MATCH.

I RECEIVED A CALL
FROM MY ASSOCIATE.

BY ASSOCIATE, I ASSUME
YOU MEAN MISS REED.

YES.

IT SEEMS THE CIA
IS MORE INDUSTRIOUS

THAN WE'D ASSUMED.

THEY'VE DISCOVERED THE IDENTITY
OF OUR HACKER FRIEND IN BERLIN.

SHE'S TAKING CARE OF HIM.

THIS GIRL -- HER WORK FOR US
OF LATE HAS BEEN...UNEVEN.

THE IL DIRE MACHINE
IS IN OUR POSSESSION

BECAUSE SHE MANAGED
TO STEAL IT FROM THE CIA.

SHE IS
A CONSIDERABLE ASSET.

AN ASSET FOR YOU IN WAYS
THAT DO NOT INTEREST ME.

I WILL STAKE MY REPUTATION
ON HER ABILITIES.

AND I WILL HOLD YOU
TO YOUR WORD,

BUT UNDERSTAND,

IF YOU'RE MISTAKEN,

YOU BOTH WILL ENDURE
THE CONSEQUENCES.

I COULD GO WITH YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO BERLIN.

YEAH, WELL, THEY CAN SEND
SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO DO THIS ALONE.

I WON'T BE ALONE.
MOM WILL BE THERE.

MY FATHER'S WILL
MADE IT VERY CLEAR

HE WANTS HIS ASHES
SCATTERED IN DOVER.

BESIDES,
THE LAST THING I NEED

IS ANOTHER PERSON CLOSE TO ME
LETTING THE CIA DOWN.

LAUREN, NO ONE'S JUDGING YOU.

I SEE THE WAY
THEY LOOK AT ME --

LIKE I'M A TRAITOR, TOO.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I DON'T BLAME THEM.

PEOPLE ARE JUST ANGRY.

AND I'M NOT?

HE WAS MY FATHER.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO THINK YOU KNOW SOMEONE,
TO LOVE THEM,

AND THEN FIGURE OUT
IT WAS NOTHING BUT LIES.

I'M SORRY.

[ GERMAN TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING ]

GETTING ANYTHING?

NOT YET.

THAT'S HIM.

[ BEEPING ]

NICE TRICK.

LOOKS LIKE
I'LL HAVE TO READJUST

MY FIREWALL SETTINGS.

I COULD STILL GET THROUGH.

I DON'T BELIEVE
WE'VE MET BEFORE.

WE'RE BIG FANS
OF YOUR WORK.

PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD
OF OUR WORK --

THE DDOS ATTACK ON THE SYRIAN
GOVERNMENT'S NETWORK.

SHUT THEM DOWN FOR A WEEK.

THAT WAS YOU?

NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT
YOU'VE GOT GOING ON.

CLEVER CODING.

THAT WORM'S GOING TO BE
CIRCULATING FOR MONTHS.

I THINK YOU HAVE ME
CONFUSED WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

I DIDN'T DESIGN THAT WORM.

AND EVEN IF I DID,

YOU COULD NEVER PROVE IT.

SO, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...

SIT DOWN! WE'RE CIA.

I KNOW YOU PEOPLE GET
YOUR LITTLE POWER TRIPS

BY DESIGNING VIRUSES,
DEFACING WEB SITES,

BREAKING INTO SYSTEMS.

BUT IN THIS CASE,
YOU HAVE DESIGNED A WORM

THAT IS HELPING AN INTERNATIONAL
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

LAUNCH A BIOLOGICAL WEAPON.

ONCE YOUR EMPLOYERS COMPLETE
WHAT THEY SET OUT TO DO,

YOU WILL BE GUILTY
OF MURDERING

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

I DIDN'T KNOW.
HE DIDN'T TELL ME.
WHO'S HE?

HE DIDN'T GIVE A NAME.
HE WAS YOUNG, BRITISH.

WHY IS THE WORM ATTACKING
MEDICAL FACILITIES?

THAT WAS NOT
ITS DESIGNED FUNCTION.

THEY ASKED ME TO ENGINEER
A WORM THAT WAS CAPABLE --

[ GUNSHOT ]

I'M GOING
AFTER THE SHOOTER.

[ COCKS GUN ]

SORRY.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

HE HAD THE FILES WITH HIM.
HE GAVE THEM TO THE CIA.

IF THEY HAVE THE SOURCE CODE,

THEY CAN STOP THE WORM
FROM CIRCULATING.

WE WILL LOSE EVERYTHING.
NO, THERE'S STILL TIME.

IF I CAN CORRUPT
THE ORIGINAL FILES

BEFORE THEY MAKE A COPY --

THAT'S AN EXTREME RISK.
YOU KNOW THAT.

AND LETTING BOMANI KNOW
I FAILED ISN'T?

YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME SOON.

JACK.

YOU SHOULD KNOW DIXON
HAS GIVEN ME CLEARANCE

TO TALK ABOUT
ONE THING ONLY --

THE PASSENGER.

JACK, I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU

EVERYTHING I KNOW
ABOUT THE PASSENGER.

I JUST USED THAT
AS A PRETEXT

SO DIXON WOULD ALLOW ME
SOME TIME WITH YOU.

THIS IS NOT
A TIME FOR GAMES.

THIS IS NO GAME, JACK.
THIS IS MY LIFE.

THE CIA WANTS ME EXECUTED
NEXT WEEK

BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE
THAT I WAS WORKING

WITH SENATOR REED,
AND I WAS.

BUT MY ASSOCIATION
WITH SENATOR REED

HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ADVANCING
THE COVENANT'S AGENDA.

TWO YEARS AGO,
SENATOR REED RECRUITED ME

TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION
INSIDE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

THEY REFER TO THEMSELVES
AS THE TRUST.

HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS
INTERESTED IN MY KNOWLEDGE

OF MILO RAMBALDI.

HE MADE ME AN OFFER.

IF I WAS TO AGREE
TO WORK WITH HIM,

HE WOULD SECURE MY PARDON.

AND FROM THAT TIME ON,
I DID NOTHING

BUT LIVE UP
TO MY PART OF THE BARGAIN.

I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF THE TRUST.

THE SENATOR
WAS MY ONLY CONTACT.

EVEN IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
IS TRUE,

WHY HAVEN'T THEY COME
TO YOUR AID?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THEY WERE FEARFUL
OF REVEALING THEMSELVES.

OR IT COULD BE THAT
I OUTLIVED MY USEFULNESS.

BUT YOU ASK YOURSELF, JACK.

HAVE I BEEN HELPFUL
THIS YEAR?

TELL ME, HAVE I LIVED UP
TO MY WORD?

I HELPED SYDNEY RECOVER
HER MEMORY.

I TOOK A BULLET FOR YOU,
FOR GOD'S SAKE.

WELL, NOW I NEED SOMETHING
IN RETURN.

I NEED YOU TO PROVE
THAT THIS GROUP EXISTS.

I WAS SERVING
MY COUNTRY, JACK.

NOT BETRAYING IT.

I'M CONNECTING
THE USB FLASH DRIVE

CYPHER GAVE US.

LET'S HOPE ALL HIS FILES
ARE HERE.

CYPHER'S DEAD.

THAT WAS THE HOSPITAL.

HE DIDN'T MAKE IT
THROUGH SURGERY.

VAUGHN,
I THINK I SAW LAUREN.

WHAT?

IN THE CLUB
AFTER THE SHOOTING.

SYDNEY, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

THE COVENANT KNEW
WE WERE AFTER CYPHER.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
LAUREN IS COVENANT?

I CAN'T BE SURE.

THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING
A WIG, IT WAS DARK --

NO, NO. LAUREN'S FATHER
WAS THE ONE PASSING THE INTEL

TO THE COVENANT,
AND HE'S DEAD.

I MEAN, FOR GOD'S SAKES,
HE KILLED HIMSELF.

BUT DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S CONVENIENT HE DIED

TAKING THE BLAME
FOR ALL THE LEAKS WITH HIM?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
LAUREN FRAMED HER OWN FATHER?

I KNOW IT'S HARD
FOR YOU TO CONSIDER --

HARD FOR ME? MY WIFE
JUST FOUND OUT HER FATHER

WAS BETRAYING HER,
NOT TO MENTION OUR COUNTRY.

BUT IF I SAW HER --
YOU DIDN'T!

LAUREN AND HER MOTHER
ARE IN ENGLAND

BURYING HER FATHER.

LOOK, I KNOW THINGS HAVEN'T
WORKED OUT FOR US

THE WAY WE'D HOPED --

YOU THINK THAT'S
WHY I'M BRINGING THIS UP?

WELL, HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK!

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ COCKS GUN ]

MICHAEL!

DIXON TOLD ME
I MIGHT FIND YOU HERE.

I HAD TO SEE YOU.

I THOUGHT I HATED HIM,

BUT WHEN MOM AND I
GOT THERE --

THOSE CLIFFS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
DAD AND I TOOK WALKS THERE.

IN THE STATES
HE WAS NEVER AROUND,

BUT IN ENGLAND
IT WAS DIFFERENT.

AND BEING THERE,
REMEMBERING HIM THAT WAY,

HE DIDN'T FEEL
LIKE A TRAITOR.

HE WAS JUST MY FATHER.

WHILE WE WERE THERE,
MOM GAVE ME THIS.

DAD HAD GIVEN IT TO HER
WHEN I WAS BORN.

SHE THOUGHT I MIGHT LIKE
TO HAVE IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

[ LINE RINGS ]

Olivia Reed: HELLO?

HELLO, MRS. REED.
I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU.

THIS IS KATHLEEN
FROM DIRECTOR PEMBROOK'S OFFICE.

I HAVE THE DIRECTOR HOLDING
ON A SECURE LINE

FOR LAUREN REED.

I WAS TOLD SHE COULD BE
REACHED AT THIS NUMBER.

NO, MISS REED'S NOT HERE.
SHE'S IN BERLIN.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T REALIZE
SHE WAS LEAVING LONDON SO SOON.

IF YOU DON'T MIND
MY ASKING,

WHEN DID SHE LEAVE
FOR BERLIN?

SHE LEFT HERE
JUST A FEW HOURS AGO.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO GIVE HER A MESSAGE?

NO, NO MESSAGE.
THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME, JACK.

I NEED INFORMATION
REGARDING A COVERT COMMITTEE

WITHIN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

IT'S CALLED THE TRUST.

IF THERE WAS SUCH A GROUP,

WHERE WOULD THE APPROPRIATIONS
COME FROM?

INTELLIGENCE BUDGETS
ARE CLASSIFIED.

WHAT MAKES YOU ASSUME
IT'S INTELLIGENCE?

I NEED EVIDENCE
THIS GROUP EXISTS.

THESE PEOPLE
ARE POWERFUL, JACK.

INQUIRING ABOUT THEM
WILL PUT ME AT RISK.

WHY SHOULD I DO THAT
FOR YOU?

BECAUSE THEN I WILL BE
IN YOUR DEBT.

I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER
HOW USEFUL THAT CAN BE.

MARSHALL'S STANDING BY.

AS SOON AS WE COPY THE MEMORY,
WE'LL UPLINK IT TO HIM.

HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE?

ALMOST
A QUARTER OF THE WAY.

HERE YOU GO.

[ BEEP ]

MICHAEL SAYS YOU'VE BEEN
AWAKE ALL NIGHT.

I'M GOOD, THANKS.

MAYBE LATER THEN.

Marshall: WELL, I'VE GOT
SOME PRETTY BAD NEWS.

THE MEMORY ON CYPHER'S
FLASH DRIVE,

IT WAS COMPLETELY WIPED.

I THINK IT WAS EXPOSED
TO A STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD.

MAYBE AN E.M.P.
IS PROBABLY --

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

WELL, SEEING
THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD

ANY SIGNIFICANT
SOLAR FLARE ACTIVITY

WITHIN THE PAST 24 HOURS,

I'D HAVE TO SAY
IT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY.

WELL, COULDN'T CYPHER HAVE
CORRUPTED THE DATA

BEFORE HE HANDED IT TO US?

WELL, IT'S POSSIBLE HE HAD
A BUILT-IN FAIL-SAFE,

BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND
ANY EVIDENCE OF THAT.

SO WE'VE LOST EVERYTHING?

NO, NOT EVERYTHING,
THANKS TO ME --

AND THE WONDERS
OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PARTIALLY
RECONSTRUCT HIS FILES,

INCLUDING THE WORM'S
SOURCE CODE.

ARE YOU GUYS READY
FOR THIS?

THAT THING ISN'T PURPOSELY
DESTROYING DATA.

THAT'S ONLY A SIDE EFFECT.

IT'S ACTUALLY
COLLECTING INFORMATION.

IT'S WHAT'S CALLED AN
INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING WORM.

THE COVENANT -- THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

WHAT?

I HAVEN'T QUITE
FIGURED THAT OUT YET,

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I'VE
TWEAKED THE WORM'S SOURCE CODE

SO IT WON'T DESTROY
ANY MORE DATA.

AND ALL THE DATA
THAT IT IS COLLECTING,

WELL, IT'S BEING REROUTED
TO OUR SERVER,

SO WHATEVER
THE COVENANT'S LOOKING FOR,

WE'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW.

I --

CIA CUT THE FEED?

I'M TRYING TO GET IT BACK.

YOU TELL ME WHY I SHOULDN'T
SNAP YOUR NECK RIGHT NOW.

IN CASE IT ESCAPED
YOUR MEMORY,

I WAS THE ONE WHO SECURED
YOUR RELEASE

FROM THAT SIBERIAN PRISON.

THIS WORK IS AS IMPORTANT
TO ME AS IT IS TO YOU.

NO ONE
WILL JEOPARDIZE THAT.

I CLEARLY OVERESTIMATED
MS. REED'S ABILITIES.

A LITTLE TOO LATE FOR THAT.

YES.

BUT SHE'S STILL
ON THE INSIDE.

I WILL MAKE SURE
SHE RE-ACQUIRES

THE INFORMATION
THE CIA STOLE FROM US.

ONCE SHE PASSES IT ALONG,
SHE WILL BE ELIMINATED.

SEE WE GET THAT INFORMATION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEN.

Sydney: THIS CANNOT BE
A COINCIDENCE.

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE LAUREN
WOULD BE RECKLESS ENOUGH

TO CORRUPT THE FILES
WITH YOU AND VAUGHN WATCHING?

IF SHE WERE
DESPERATE ENOUGH, YES.

DAD, IF LAUREN REALLY IS
THE COVENANT MOLE,

IF SHE DID
ASSASSINATE CYPHER,

SHE COULD NEVER
HAVE ANTICIPATED

HE'D HAVE THE CODE ON HIM,
LET ALONE GIVE IT TO US.

AND WHAT ABOUT VAUGHN?

I'VE TRIED TALKING
TO HIM ABOUT IT.

HE WON'T EVEN ENTERTAIN
THE POSSIBILITY.

IT'S LIKE HE CAN'T HEAR IT.

PERHAPS HE CAN'T HEAR IT
FROM YOU.

SYDNEY SPOKE TO YOU.

ALL I ASK
IS THAT YOU HEAR ME OUT.

MY MARRIAGE WITH IRINA,

IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING,

WAS A HAPPY TIME FOR ME.

IT WAS EASY BEING WITH HER.

BUT THERE WERE TIMES --
MOMENTS --

WHEN I BECAME CURIOUS.

HOW HAD SHE OCCUPIED
HER MORNING?

WHAT WERE HER PLANS
WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN?

USUALLY SHE TOLD ME,
BUT OCCASIONALLY SHE'D...

STOP WHAT SHE WAS DOING,

WALK OVER,
AND OFFER ME A KISS.

A SPONTANEOUS GESTURE.

BUT ON ONE OCCASION
IT STRUCK ME --

THIS IMPULSIVE KISS...

WHAT IF IT WAS
AN EVASION,

CAMOUFLAGING THE TRUTH
IN AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE?

OF COURSE I DISMISSED
MY CONCERN IMMEDIATELY.

MERELY MY PROFESSIONAL
PARANOIA.

AFTER ALL,
SHE WAS MY WIFE.

I DON'T REGRET
HAVING MARRIED HER.

I HAVE SYDNEY BECAUSE
OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.

WHAT I DO REGRET

IS ONCE I SAW SIGNS
OF HER DUPLICITY,

ONCE I SENSED HER BETRAYAL,

I CHOSE TO IGNORE IT.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU
BE RESPONSIVE TO THE SIGNS

IF AND WHEN
THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES.

YOU NEVER RESPECTED ME.

NEVER THOUGHT I WAS
WORTHY OF YOUR DAUGHTER.

SO I'M NOT SURPRISED
YOU'RE SO QUICK

TO THINK
LAUREN IS BETRAYING ME.

BUT WHETHER OR NOT
YOU OR SYDNEY BELIEVE ME,

I KNOW THE LIFE I'M LIVING,

AND I KNOW THE WOMAN
I AM MARRIED TO.

LAUREN IS NOT IRINA,

AND I AM DEFINITELY
NOT YOU.

WELL, TURNS OUT

THIS IS WHAT THE COVENANT
WAS LOOKING FOR.

DNA?

YEAH.
THE WORM WAS DESIGNED

TO CROSS-REFERENCE
GENETIC DATABASES,

SEARCHING THE ENTIRE GLOBE
FOR ONE PERSON.

AND JUDGING BY THE DOUBLE-X
CHROMOSOME, I'M SAYING FEMALE.

HAVE THEY FOUND A MATCH?

ACTUALLY --
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION --

THERE ARE... 10.

10 MATCHES
TO ONE GENETIC CODE?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

UNLESS THEY'RE IDENTICAL
DECTUPLETS,

WHICH, GRANTED, IS
A STATISTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY.

OR IF THE PERSON
WE'RE LOOKING FOR

USES DIFFERENT IDENTITIES.

WE SHOULD BRIEF DIXON
IMMEDIATELY.

HEY. HAVE YOU SEEN LAUREN?

UH, YEAH, I THINK
SHE'S IN MARSHALL'S OFFICE.

THANKS.

[ Gasping ]
YOU SCARED ME.

I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.

I WAS JUST LEAVING
A PRESENT FOR MARSHALL.

WELL, FOR MITCHELL.

DON'T WORRY.
YOUR NAME'S ON IT, TOO.

I WAS GOING TO HAVE LUNCH --
CAFE STELLA.

SOUNDS GREAT, BUT I'VE GOT
TO RUN A FEW ERRANDS.

NEED SOME COMPANY?
I'VE GOT TIME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

I'LL SEE YOU THERE
IN AN HOUR.

OKAY. SURE.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

Sark:
IS THIS LINE SECURE?

THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE.

NO DEAD DROP.

YOU'LL BE MEETING
WITH A COVENANT AGENT.

WHO?

ME. I'M IN THE PARKING GARAGE,
THIRD LEVEL.

MY SITUATION IS PRECARIOUS.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME
TO CHANGE PROTOCOL.

[ DIALING CELL PHONE ]

[ LINE RINGS ]

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]
WEISS.

I NEED YOU TO RUN A TAP
ON LAUREN'S CELL PHONE.

Sark: WE DEVISED A NEW PLAN
REGARDING THE PASSENGER.

BOMANI'S INSTRUCTED ME TO MEET
WITH YOU FACE TO FACE.

I'M SURPRISED.

I'D ASSUMED THAT GIVEN
WHAT HAPPENED WITH CYPHER,

BOMANI WOULD BE FURIOUS
WITH ME.

WE RELY ON YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT.

[ TAPPING KEYBOARD ]

THE CALL'S ENCRYPTED.
SHE MUST BE TALKING TO THE NSC.

TRY RUNNING IT
THROUGH THE FILTER.

WHEN YOU GET OFF
THE ESCALATOR,

YOU'LL SEE THAT
I'M IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER.

YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY?

Weiss: OKAY, OKAY,
UH, ALMOST THERE.

WE NEED TO TALK.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS
TO MAKE CONTACT.

YES, BUT HE INSISTED
THAT I MEET WITH YOU

FACE TO FACE.

WHAT ELSE DID BOMANI
TELL YOU?

DID HE INSTRUCT YOU
ON THE QUIETEST WAY

TO MURDER ME?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU PATHETIC
LITTLE ERRAND BOY.

TELL BOMANI HE'LL GET
PROOF OF MY WORTH

THE NEXT TIME HE SEES ME --
WHEN I DELIVER THE PASSENGER.

OKAY, I GOT IT.

AFTER ALL THAT WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?

I THOUGHT I COULD
RELY ON YOU, ESPECIALLY NOW.

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
FOR THIS.

OKAY. UH, WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

SORRY I'M LATE.

THAT'S FINE.
I WAS LATE MYSELF.

HOW WERE YOUR ERRANDS?

THEY WERE FINE.

YEAH? WHAT DID YOU DO?

JUST...THINGS.

OKAY, LIKE WHAT KIND
OF THINGS?

TRUTH IS, I GOT A CALL
FROM MY MOTHER.

SHE KEPT BOMBARDING ME
WITH QUESTIONS

ABOUT MY FATHER,

WANTING TO KNOW
WHY I DIDN'T SEE IT,

WHY I DIDN'T STOP HIM.

IT WAS LIKE
SHE WAS BLAMING ME.

I WAS JUST SO UPSET,
SO I --

I WANDERED AROUND THE MALL.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M JUST SORRY
YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

THE 10 NAMES
ON MARSHALL'S LIST

WERE ALIASES
FOR THE SAME WOMAN.

IT'S POSSIBLE THIS IS
WHAT IL DIRE GAVE SLOANE

BESIDES THE WORD "PEACE" --

A WAY TO IDENTIFY
THIS WOMAN.

WE RAN BACKGROUND CHECKS
ON ALL HER FALSE IDENTITIES.

MEDICAL RECORDS REVEALED
SHE WAS ALWAYS TREATED

BY THE SAME PHYSICIAN --
A DR. ROBERT VIADRO.

HIS PRACTICE IS BASED
IN MILAN.

VAUGHN IS
ON HIS WAY IN NOW.

YOU TWO LEAVE TONIGHT.

[ WATER TRICKLING ]

GOOD AFTERNOON.
DR. VIADRO?

YES.

I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

IT CONCERNS
THE PASSENGER.

WHO SENT YOU?
THE COVENANT?

THAT IS NONE OF YOUR --

GOOD.

WE HAVE SOME PRIVACY.

WHERE IS THE PASSENGER?

I SAID,
WHERE IS THE PASSENGER?

SHE --

SHE'S SAFE.

VAUGHN.

RAMBALDI.

I'LL GO CHECK UPSTAIRS.

YOU HAD
TO MAKE THIS DIFFICULT.

AAH!

Viadro: [ GRUNTING ]

IT'S TERRIBLY PAINFUL.

STILL, NONE ARE FATAL.

[ LOCK SPUTTERS ]

DAMN IT!

TELL ME
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW!

I'LL TELL YOU!

OH!

[ DOOR BUZZES ]

THE PASSENGER --

I HAVE BETRAYED HER.

I HAVE BETRAYED HER.

BETRAYED WHO?

YEARS SPENT PROTECTING HER,

AND NOW SHE'S ALONE.

WHO'S SHE?

WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING?

THOSE GUARDS WERE
ORDER OF RAMBALDI.

YOU'RE THE ONE --
THE ONE FROM THE PROPHECY.

W-WAIT!
DROP IT!

YOU WILL NOT HURT HER.

IN A SAFE PLACE.

HERE IT IS.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO FIND THE PASSENGER.

YOU WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS
TO SECURE THIS INFORMATION.

THANK YOU.

I TRUST THIS REMOVES
ANY DOUBTS

CONCERNING MY USEFULNESS.

YES, YES.

YOU'VE DONE WELL.

UNFORTUNATELY,
THE COVENANT

HAS NO MORE USE
OF YOUR SERVICES.

I WENT TO LOS ANGELES
TO WARN YOU,

NOT KILL YOU.

PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE

YOU SHOULD TRY
TRUSTING ME MORE.

[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]

Jack: BRISTOW.

SLOANE TOLD YOU
THE TRUTH.

THE BLACK BUDGET FRONT
FOR THE TRUST

IS PROJECT CENTIGRADE.

DETAILS HAVE BEEN LEFT FOR YOU
IN THE USUAL PLACE.

I AM IN YOUR DEBT.

A FACT WHICH I HOPE
TO BENEFIT FROM SOMEDAY.

BE CAREFUL, JACK.

THE TRUST IS NOT A GROUP
TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.

I NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU
IN PRIVATE.

DO YOU RECALL
THAT I REQUESTED

DR. BARNETT'S NOTES FROM
HER SESSIONS WITH SLOANE?

YES. DID THEY REVEAL
ANYTHING?

YES.

THERE IS
SOMETHING IN THE NOTES

THAT CONCERNS YOU.

IN ONE OF HIS SESSIONS
WITH BARNETT,

SLOANE ADMITTED HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH IRINA

WHILE YOU WERE MARRIED.

[ PRISON DOORS BUZZ ]

[ DOORS BUZZ ]

I FOUND NO EVIDENCE
OF THE EXISTENCE

OF A SO-CALLED TRUST.

OH...

I FIND THAT VERY HARD
TO BELIEVE, JACK.

A MAN WITH YOUR CONTACTS.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN.

I'M AFRAID THE SECRETS
YOU KEEP

ARE HARD TO UNCOVER.

SOME OF THEM YOU'LL HAVE
TO TAKE TO YOUR GRAVE.

IF I DIE,

I WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP YOU
FIND THE PASSENGER

BEFORE THE COVENANT DOES,
JACK.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW THAT WILL AFFECT YOU.

YOU.... AND SYDNEY.

DAD.

SYDNEY.

I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED
WITH THE DOCTOR.

WE WERE WRONG
ABOUT THE PASSENGER.

IT'S NOT A WEAPON.
IT'S A PERSON.

THE DOCTOR SACRIFICED HIS LIFE
TRYING TO PROTECT HER.

WHEN HE SAW ME, IT WAS
ALMOST LIKE HE RECOGNIZED ME.

LIKE I WAS HIS WORST FEAR
COME TO LIFE.

DAD, WHEN HE TRIED
TO KILL ME,

HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT
THE PASSENGER FROM ME.

SLOANE TOLD ME THAT
AFTER IL DIRE SAID "PEACE,"

HE SEARCHED FOR EVERY POSSIBLE
MEANING IN THAT MESSAGE.

HE TRACED THE ETYMOLOGY
OF THE WORD

TO ITS GREEK FORM
"EIRENE,"

ALSO THE DERIVATION
OF THE NAME "IRINA."

SYDNEY, I THINK THE PASSENGER
MAY BE YOUR MOTHER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO A NICE WEEKEND ALONE.

ME TOO.

SO, WHAT DID YOU DO
WHILE I WAS GONE?

I MISSED YOU.

I'M GOING TO RUN A BATH.

[ WATER RUNNING ]