Episode 3: The Awful Truth
1/12/2005
In Nassau, The Bahamas, Syd and Marshall arrive incognito
at a bank under the pretense of creating an account while
Vaughn and Dixon create a diversion. When the manager leaves
momentarily, Syd and Marshall access an account.
Back in LA, Weiss and Nadia - who's now living with Syd,
hit it off at a party Syd hosts. Jack crashes the party, says
her Bahamas mission paid off, they have info on Bishop, owner
of the account, and Valta. He wants to know if she told Nadia
that he killed Irinia. Syd hasn't but thinks it best if she
does.
Sloane says Valta, a computer that will revolutionize info
gathering from satellite networks, was stolen from the NSA
headquarters 10 days prior by Martin Bishop, who will be deliver
it to a German terrorist group. Bishop, a British ex-pat living
in Spain, awaits final payment before delivering Valta. The
team must recover or destroy the computer.
They determine that Valta's whereabouts are stored on a powerful
server on Bishop's estate in Andalusia, Spain, and they can
only hack into it from the inside. Once in Spain, the team
sets a trap for Bishop using Syd as bait - she portrays a
mysterious woman caught in an overturned car. Bishop rescues
her and invites him to her home. He tells her not to wander
the grounds.
Jack administers a psych test to Nadia. He tells Sloane that
he's learned enough to deal with the problem.
With Vaughn monitoring the situation, Syd sneaks away and
finds the server in the basement. She determines that Valta
is located at Malaga's Alameda Yards in container C0717. Bishop's
suspicion is raised when he runs into Syd as she returns to
her room. Sloane sends a team to Malaga to find Valta and
tells Jack that Syd may be in trouble.
At Alameda Yards, a CIA team destroys Valta, but Weiss is
captured. Bishop is informed of the raid and learns that someone
accessed his server. An alarmed Syd signals for help, and
Vaughn and Dixon go in only to find the house empty. Marshall
tracks Bishop by his cell phone signal.
Jack tells Nadia he doesn't blame her for Irina's infidelity
and hands her classified documents before they are dispatched
to Spain, where they liaison with Vaughn. Bishop holds both
Weiss and Syd captive. Bishop hopes to off them up to the
terrorist group as a replacement for the computer. Syd breaks
free of the ropes and beats the guard -- Weiss now realizes
she's black ops. They go after bishop. Vaughn meets up with
Weiss. Syd trails Bishop, jumps on top of his car and shoots
him through the roof. He slams the breaks and she tumbles
off. He's about to shoot her when he is killed by Nadia, who
a pumps a few extra rounds into him. She says he was the one
who killed Irina, their mother - Jack lied to her!
Later, Jack admits to Syd that he adjusted details in the
documents to manipulate Nadia and give her closure. He says
a satisfying lie can do more good than the awful truth.
- description from ABC.com
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