Episode 12: The Box, Part 1
Sydney
is stunned when she learns that her mother was a KGB agent.
The news is too much for her to bear, and she tells Vaughn
that she is going to resign from SD-6.
At the
same time, a group of heavily-armed intruders sneak into SD-6.
By the time that Sloane realizes what is going on, the intruders
have taken control of the building.
As Sydney
enters SD-6, Jack catches up with her in an elevator. He warns
her that the Alliance, the men Sloane works for, will kill
her if she tries to quit.
Their
elevator comes to an abrupt halt, and Jack realizes that Sloane
has triggered the emergency lockdown procedure.which can mean
only one thing -- someone has broken into SD-6.
Sydney
and Jack sneak from the elevator, and make their way to an
empty room in the basement. By splicing into the surveillance
system, Jack and Sydney discover that the intruders have taken
everyone hostage -- including Sloane.
Meanwhile,
Will Tippin decides that the SD-6 story is too dangerous to
pursue. Daniel Hecht and Eloise Kurtz have already been killed,
and he fears the same fate for David McNeil's daughter if
he continues.
At the
newspaper office, Will receives another call from the mysterious
voice. Will insists that he is no longer pursuing the SD-6
angle, but someone doesnít want him to give up. An
unmarked envelope, containing another clue, is waiting on
Will's chair. He refuses to open it, as he wants nothing to
do with SD-6.
The leader
of the intruders is McKenas Cole, a former SD-6 agent who
is now working for an unknown group. Cole tortures Sloane
for the access code to the SD-6 vault. However, because of
the security measures that have been activated, opening the
vault will trigger an explosion.
Jack tells
Sydney that the entire SD-6 building will be destroyed. In
Marshallís workshop is a scrambling device that can
be used on the vault door, so that even if Cole gets the code,
the vault will not open. Sydney must retrieve the device without
being discovered.
Meanwhile,
Will goes to a restaurant to meet a contact for a story. To
his surprise, it is Kelly McNeil who shows up. Someone has
clearly arranged this meeting, and Will refuses to talk.
Kelly
follows Will to his office and pleads with him to continue
investigating SD-6. He is persuaded and finally opens the
envelope that was left on his chair. A mysterious key falls
out. What will it unlock?
After
learning that Sydney's mother killed his agent father, Vaughn
receives orders to visit a CIA psychiatrist -- Barnett. He
insists that he is fine, but Barnett asks about the Christmas
gift for Sydney. Barnett wonders if his relationship with
Sydney is "appropriate."
Vaughn
confronts Haladki, the agent who informed Barnett about the
gift. There is clearly bad blood between these two men.
Meanwhile
at SD-6, Sydney retrieves the scrambling device and applies
it to the vault door, moments before Cole arrives. Before
Sydney can escape, Cole and his men hear her in the airshaft...
They begin blasting away at the ceiling, the bullets narrowly
missing Sydney.
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