Episode 13: The Box, Part 2
..Sydney
is hiding in the air ducts as McKenas Cole blasts away at
the ceiling -- when suddenly, Jack appears and surrenders
-- allowing Sydney to remain hidden.
Sydney
discovers a note left for her by her father, explaining the
dire predicament: since Sloane has activated the fail-safe
alarm, opening the SD-6 vault would trigger a fatal explosion.
Before the intruders can hack the vault security code, Sydney
must disarm three charges of C-4.
Meanwhile,
Dixon, who was taken hostage by the intruders, manages to
swipe a PDA from a desk, and secretly sends an e-mail to the
CIA, alerting them of the attack. Vaughn gets the message
and wants to send in help. But Agent Haladki, now in charge
of the SD-6 case, refuses to send a rescue team without more
proof of an attack.
Against
official orders, Vaughn goes to Credit Dauphine and confirms
the break-in. He calls Haladki, who again refuses to send
help. Vaughn then meets up with Sydney and helps her disable
the first charge of C-4. They split up to disarm the two remaining
charges.
Along
the way, Sydney knocks out two of the intruders... then, Cole
realizes that someone is still loose in the building and broadcasts
an order through the address system: if Sydney doesn't surrender,
Cole will begin killing the hostages. He chooses Jack as the
first victim, and Sydney surrenders -- before she can disarm
the C-4.
After
Sydney is taken hostage, Marshall signals to her that one
of her earrings, lying on the floor, is actually a flash grenade.
She detonates the device, overpowering the intruders in the
ensuing chaos... Cole, however, remains free.
Meanwhile,
Will Tippin continues to investigate SD-6. The key -- that
was mysteriously left in his office -- leads him to a locker
containing an autopsy report on David McNeil's wife. Her death
was allegedly a suicide, but the new evidence suggests otherwise.
For her
own safety, Will urges Kelly McNeil to go into hiding... If
not, she might suffer the same fate as her mother.
At the
CIA, Agent Weiss learns of the call from Vaughn to Haladki.
Since all incoming calls are recorded, Weiss now knows that
the attack on SD-6 is confirmed. A rescue team is immediately
sent to prevent the unknown intruders from gaining access
to the SD-6 vault.
Jack discovers
Sloane in the SD-6 torture room... Only Sloane can deactivate
the fail-safe, but his fingerprint is needed as verification.
As Jack struggles to free Sloane from the restraints, both
men realize that time is running out...and the only way to
save the SD-6... is to cut off Sloane's finger.
Using
the bloody digit, Jack cancels the fail-safe order, seconds
before Cole opens the vault. Once inside, Cole removes a small
metal box, marked with the Rambaldi symbol -- <0>. As
he tries to escape, Cole is defeated and captured by Sydney
and the CIA rescue team.
Vaughn
opens the metal box and finds... a small vial of clear liquid.
SD-6 now
believes that the break-in was successful, not realizing that
the Rambaldi artifact is with the CIA. But mysteries remain.
Who has McKenas Cole been working for? And what secrets will
the mysterious liquid unlock..?
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