Episode 2: Authorized Personnel Only, Part 2
1/5/2005
Sloane plans for Syd to talk to Nadia about Vadik, whom she
once tracked. Sloane says that Nadia quit Intelligence and
returned to Argentina after they found a Rambaldi artifact
and handed it over to the US government. In Argentina, Nadia
won't return but tells Syd that Vadik's right hand is Tomazaki.
At home, Syd tells Vaughn about Wittenburg - she learned
that day that her father had killed her mother, Irina Derevko.
Tomazaki has disappeared. They learn that five years ago
he unsuccessfully tried to steal the Shintaro sword from a
London museum. Sloane suggests they steal the sword as bait.
At Dixon's suggestion, they enlist Marshall. In the museum,
Syd triggers the alarms but manages to steal the sword and,
with Jack's help, escapes the police.
Later Jack tells Sloane that he didn't tell Syd everything
in Wittenburg.
Dixon arranges to sell the Shintaro sword to Tomazaki in
Rio de Janiero. Tomazaki's jailed thug tells Jack that Vadik
is Tomazaki. At the agreed meeting, Tomazaki kidnaps Syd.
Vaughn asks Nadia for help. Tomazaki asks a perplexed Syd
how she found out about the hit. He tortures her. He says
he was supposed to assassinate her but the day before the
hit, his client was killed.
Nadia steal a key card from a Tomazaki associate and saves
Sydney from drowning Tomazaki knocks her out. He attacks Syd
with the sword but she runs him through. Before he dies, he
says that Irina Derevko hired him to kill her.
Sloane announces that Nadia has joined APO. Syd tells Jack
that Tomazaki had the contract. He doesn't know why Irina
wanted Syd dead. Vaughn comforts a shaken Syd.
Nadia and Syd travel to Moscow, where Syd had Irina interred.
Syd tells Nadia she has no idea who killed her. Nadia swears
that she'll kill whoever murdered their mother.
- description from ABC.com
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