Episode 15: Page 47
With bullets
whizzing by, Sydney swings into a nearby building and narrowly
escapes, aided by Dixon. She returns to SD-6 with video of
the meeting between the mysterious Mr. Sark and K-Directorate...and
gives the same to Vaughn.
Meanwhile,
Will's investigation has attracted unwanted -- and potentially
deadly -- attention from SD-6. Sloane tells Jack that this
reporter should be "silenced" before he learns too
much; Jack insists that more evidence is needed before such
a drastic action should be taken.
After
learning of Charlie's infidelity, Francie faces the awkward
task of returning her bridal gifts. She tells Sydney that
even though the wedding is off, she cannot bring herself to
remove her engagement ring. Sydney reveals that she still
wears the ring Danny gave her. In a touching moment, the two
roommates remove their engagement rings at the same time.
Based on
information gathered in Moscow, Sydney and Dixon are dispatched
to Tunisia. A Rambaldi manuscript - the same one stolen by Anna
Espinosa in Argentina - is being held on a yacht, and their
mission is to retrieve the artifact before it is transferred
to Sark. Her CIA countermission is to photograph the priceless
manuscript before returning it to SD-6.
Using
her feminine charms, Sydney arrives, and boards the yacht
- posing as a Swede whose motorboat has run out of gasoline
- and overpowers the K-Directorate agents, taking the Rambaldi
book, along with the yacht - leaving Sark and his colleagues
behind ashore.
Upon her
return, Vaughn then presents Sydney with a moral dilemma.
Knowing that Sydney is friendly with Emily - Sloane's cancer-stricken
wife - Vaughn wants her to exploit the relationship to gain
entrance to Sloane's house to plant a bug. Sydney feels awkward
about manipulating a dying woman, but
she finally agrees. After a "friendly" call, Emily
invites Sydney to bring a date over for dinner.
Meanwhile,
Will visits David McNeil with the information that he gained
from the back-door program in McNeil's software. Unbeknownst
to both of them, SD-6 agents are taping the entire conversation.
Two masked
men kidnap Will as he leaves the prison, pulling him from
his car and driving him to an abandoned warehouse. They issue
a stern threat -- to stop investigating SD-6 or his family
and friends will be killed. The threat comes from Jack --
though Will has no idea that Sydney's father is actually trying
to save his life. In a desperate, final meeting, Will returns
to inform McNeil that he must abandon the investigation.
As Sydney
prepares for dinner at the Sloanes', Vaughn calls her for
a crucial briefing.
Rambaldi
manuscript, and in the prophet's style, page 47 is found to
be - significantly - blank. Since the manuscript is currently
held at Sloane's house, she is asked to retrieve the critical
page during dinner. Before she leaves, Sydney reveals that
Will is her date for the evening. Vaughn has no comment, but
he is undeniably jealous.
During
the dinner, Sydney excuses herself and proceeds to crack Sloane's
personal safe. She takes page 47 - leaving a blank in its
place - and quietly shuts the safe. As she turns, she is alarmed
to find Sloane standing in the doorway, but how much did he
see?
Using
the same vial of "Rambaldi" liquid that McKenas
Cole tried to steal - the CIA is able to reveal the image
on page 47. Vaughn is shaken by what he sees, and immediately
arranges a meeting with Sydney. She takes the page in her
hand and sees a portrait of herself. How did a 15th century
mystic draw an image of Sydney? What prophecy does this manuscript
hold...?
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