Episode 21: Search & Rescue
5/18/2005
Jack regretfully recalls the time he shot Irina in Vienna,
under the belief that she was responsible for putting a hit
on Sydney. Syd arrives in the office and tells Jack that Dixon,
who claims that he saw Irina, could be delusional. Jack says
that he killed a woman he believed to be Irina, and reminds
Sydney of the doubling technology of the Helix Protocol.
Marshall bursts into Jack's office and reports that they
found Elena's associate, Lucien Nisard, who worked with The
Covenant. Jack tells Marshall to check the Blackwell Index
via Sloane's computer.
Suddenly, TV screens in the APO office display news reports
about Sovogda, a Russian city in chaos. Marshall then receives
a video feed from a hacker in Moscow, showing raw footage
of anarchy. The footage reveals a giant red ball hovering
in the sky - Rambaldi's Mueller Device.
The team believes that Sloane and Elena have activated the
Rambaldi device in Sovogda, which resulted in unbridled aggression
in its citizens. They conclude that the city's contaminated
water supply combined with the chemical properties of the
orchid made the residents susceptible to the Mueller device.
The only solution is to disarm the device properly -- and
Irina Derevko, who is being held prisoner by her sister, is
the only one who can do it. They need to force Lucien Nisard
to reveal her location.
Vaughn comforts Sydney and tells her that they're going to
get through this. As he was about to bring out the ring and
propose, Marshall arrives and says that it's time to leave.
They arrive at a dance club in Ibiza, where Sydney goes in
with Vaughn and spots Nisard. Syd and Vaughn make out -- and
as Syd makes eye contact with Nisard, she invites him to join
them. They go to the bathroom where Sydney and Vaughn transmit
his PDA contents to Marshall. When they find that the Helix
Protocol is mentioned, Syd dunks his head in the toilet and
asks about Irina. Nisard confesses that Elena doubled Irina
and confirms that the real Irina Derevko is in Guatemala.
When Syd and Nadia arrive in Tikal, Guatemala, Jack guides them
via a satellite layout of the camp until they locate an underground
cell. They open the hatch, finding Irina.
"I knew you'd come," Irina tells Sydney, and they
escape. As guards chase them, Sydney walks into a trap and
is strung upside-down. Irina rescues Sydney while Nadia holds
the guards off. They run to escape as more guards arrive.
Syd throws a grenade at them and, along with Irina and Nadia,
escapes on a raft.
On the plane, they tell Irina that Elena and Sloane have
enacted their plan. Irina shares that she found a Rambaldi
manuscript - Il Diluvio - which revealed Rambaldi's desire
for a complete cleansing through apocalypse. Though Irina
destroyed the manuscript, Elena tortured her to get the info,
forcing her into dozens of cardiac arrests. Irina admits that
she finally broke and told Elena everything. Now, they must
go to Sovogda and stop them before they move to another city.
Irina breaks down when she realizes who Nadia is. Later,
as they look over a map, they agree that Sloane and Elena
must be somewhere in Sovogda but safe from the Mueller device.
Suddenly, Jack gets a call from the pilot, and their plane
is diverted by official orders from Langley.
As they land, police cars arrive and arrest Irina, who is
still a fugitive. Syd goes to Director Chase and argues that
Irina is the only one who can help them. Chase says the matter
will be resolved in a few hours by a Russian air strike. Syd
points out that this will release toxins in the atmosphere
and results will be catastrophic. She begs Chase to trust
her.
As the team prepares to parachute into Sovogda, Vaughn pulls
Sydney aside and says that he wants to spend the rest of his
life with her. He gives her the ring and asks her to marry
him. Overwhelmed and delighted, Sydney kisses him and tells
him to ask her again on the beach.
The plane's rear door opens and Irina, Jack, Vaughn, Nadia
and Sydney jump out.
- description from ABC.com
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