Episode 20: The Solution
Sydney
has become despondent, after killing Noah Hicks -- a.k.a.
"The Snowman" -- a man she once loved. Vaughn bolsters
her spirits by showing her a map of all the groups affiliated
with SD-6. Red circles indicate the groups that she has helped
destroy. This gives her the energy to continue her life despite
the problems caused by constant deception.
At the
apartment, Will and Francie discover a rat in the kitchen.
While trying to deal with the pest, Will receives a phone
call from his source -- "Deep Throat" -- and the
mysterious caller urges him to resume the investigation of
SD-6. The voice also provides him with another crucial clue...Jack
Bristow was the man who kidnapped Will.
When Sydney
returns home, Francie talks about setting a trap for the rat.
This sparks an idea...perhaps the way to catch Khasinau is
to set a trap for him as well...Sydney explains her idea to
Vaughn.
Since
Khasinau wants the ampule containing the solution that Cole
tried to steal, they should offer to sell him the liquid...This
way, they can capture him, and hopefully find Irina Derevko,
a.k.a. Sydney's mom. The Kherefu Art Museum in Algiers is
a formerly suspected trove of Rambaldi artifacts, and Sydney
suggests that they stage a break in. They will dupe Khasinau
into believing that a second vial of the solution has been
found... and this vial is to become the subject of their transaction.
Before
Sydney departs, Emily Sloane admits that she knows about SD-6.
Although her husband never said a word, she tells Sydney that
she picked up on it from little clues over the years. Unfortunately,
Emily reveals this to Sydney in a SD-6 operated hospital.
Pretending
to be French insurance agents, Vaughn and Sydney visit the
museum. In order to test the security system, the power is
turned off for a few minutes... and during this brief interruption,
Sydney is able to steal the alleged Rambaldi artifacts.
Upon their
return, Vaughn then spreads the word that Raslak Jihad, a
radical terrorist group, was behind the robbery -- and that
they now have the priceless liquid which will reveal Rambaldi’s
invisible writing. He makes it known that the group will sell
it for the right price, and Khasinau takes the bait. A meeting
has been arranged in the Indonesian town of Denpassar, where
Khasinau’s aide, Mr. Sark, will trade diamonds for the
liquid.
Sydney
is disappointed that Khasinau won’t be present at the
trade... but Vaughn has his own plan. They will bring the
real solution, in case Sark wants to test it, but Sydney will
then switch this for a placebo...The fake vial contains an
element that can be tracked by the CIA.
Meanwhile
in L.A., Will submits a sealed envelope -- containing his
piece of SD-6 reportage -- to Abby, another reporter at the
paper. He explains that if he should disappear, the story
should be published immediately.
At last,
Will confronts Jack -- and explains that an unknown source
gave him the information. Jack denies any involvement...but
immediately, he pays a visit to CIA Director Devlin. He suspects
Haladki may be a mole; leaking the information to Will.
Determined
to find the mole, Jack agrees to help Will. He confesses that
he gave the pin to Eloise Kurtz -- the pin that doubles as
a surveillance device -- though he did not kill her. He tells
Will to use the device to inform the unknown source that his
SD-6 investigation is back on...
Meanwhile,
Tambor Barcelo, head of security for the Alliance, visits
Sloane at SD-6. Emily’s hospital room has been bugged,
and the Alliance is fully aware of her conversation with Sydney.
This woman must now be "eliminated" ...just as Daniel
Hecht was. Sloane is outraged, and refuses, but Barcelo knows
all about Jean Briault’s murder. Sloane’s position
in the Alliance is shaky, and he is in no position to object.
Sloane
instructs Marshall to tap Edward Poole’s cell phone,
and in doing so, they discover Khasinau’s phone number.
By monitoring this line, Sloane learns about the meeting in
Denpassar, and he orders Dixon to make an appearance, and
to recover the solution.
In Denpassar,
Sydney shows up for the trade, wearing dark skin foundation,
and a veil as a disguise. Sark asks her to prove her Raslak
Jihad identity -- the members of whom practice an ancient
form of martial arts... Sark leaves her no choice but to fight
him, using a latajang -- a pole with curved blades on both
ends... Although she has never used one before, she quickly
adapts, and demonstrates skill with the weapon.
After
Sark is satisfied, the exchange is made. Before she can switch
the real solution for the placebo, Dixon and a team of SD-6
agents interrupt their meeting. With a gun trained directly
upon Sydney, Dixon finds something disturbingly familiar about
this woman.
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