Episode 17: All the Time in the World
05/22/06
Vaughn finds an unconscious Sydney and administers CPR. In
a flashback, Sydney recalls the time when Jack tells her that
her mother has died and asks her to be strong. Syd regains
consciousness.
Peyton tells Sloane that she was able to make a deal for
the Rambaldi Sphere with their ally in Hong Kong. When Sark
asks if they really want global genocide, Sloane orders two
stolen nuclear missiles to be shipped to Hong Kong.
In a Sienna hotel, Sydney remembers playing with an odd set
of blocks as a child -- unwittingly excelling at a Project
Christmas aptitude test. An amazed Jack tells her she is a
special girl.
Later, Syd assumes Sloane's involvement when she hears about
the stolen missiles. She concludes that Sloane bought the
missiles using the assets of the murdered Prophet Five members.
Marshal then hacks into the Russian bank network. Using phone
records and satellite telemetry, they locate Peyton.
Vaughn, Dixon and Sydney interrogate Peyton, who reveals
that Sloane is targeting two cities with high civilian concentrations.
Jack remarks that Sloane is not interested in devastation
- he wants to profit from the reconstruction. Sydney also
finds out that Sloane is in Mongolia.
While Rachel and Marshall try to hack into optical satellites
to locate the missiles, they realize that Sloane has uploaded
information from a contact in Hong Kong.
Sloane and Sark enter a Mongolian cave. Leaving Sark behind,
Sloane descends to Rambaldi's burial chamber. He places the
Sphere atop Rambaldi's tomb. Above it appears the red hovering
ball.
Vaughn, Syd and Jack infiltrate the camp above Rambaldi's
tomb. Syd sneaks into the underground chamber and holds Sloane
at gunpoint while Vaughn and Jack fend off Sark and his men.
Syd grabs the Sphere and the liquid from the hovering ball
splatters. As she's about to destroy the Sphere, Sark arrives
holding Vaughn and Jack at hostage. It's a standoff.
Sloane moves first, shooting Jack. Syd drops the sphere to
go over to Jack while Vaughn dispatches their captors. Syd
shoots Sloane. He tumbles into the red liquid on the tomb,
dead. Sark makes off with the Sphere.
Syd flashes back to the moment she told Jack that she started
working for Credit Dauphine. Displeased, Jack tells her to
quit immediately. Confused, Sydney argues that she'll do what
she wants.
Up top, Syd and Vaughn revive Jack, who's badly wounded.
Vaughn tells Dixon that Sloane has died and that Sark must
be headed to Hong Kong. The contact, Vaughn says, is Irina
Derevko.
When Marshall reports that he can't stop the missiles, Jack
tells Syd that only she can stop her mother. He adds that
he never wanted this life for Sydney, but she was too strong
to let anyone stop her. Syd tells her father that she loves
him and reluctantly leaves.
In Hong Kong, Sark tells Irina that the missiles are ready.
She tells him to target London and Washington D.C. Sydney
arrives. Irina tells her that power is the only currency -
and through Rambaldi, she can have it forever. Syd and Irina
fight a ferocious battle. Meanwhile, Vaughn shoots Sark, who
agrees to stop the launch in return for his freedom.
In Mongolia, Sloane rises, his mortal wounds healed. Jack,
strapped with explosives, confronts him and swears Sloane
will never hurt Sydney again. Sloane scoffs at him, saying
he's now immortal. Jack knows Sloane can't die, but he can
make sure Sloane never makes it out of the cave. He triggers
the explosives.
After a pitched battle, Sydney kicks Irina onto a glass skylight
just out of reach of the Sphere. Although Syd urges her mother
to crawl back, Irina stretches for the Sphere. Tiny cracks
spread through the glass. Irina falls through to her death.
In the cave, Sloane is buried in the rubble. Nadia's ghost
appears to tell him this is where he'll spend the rest of
eternity. When he says at least she'll be with him, she fades
away. He screams, alone in the darkness.
Years later, a 7-yr old Isabelle plays in front of her beach
home as Vaughn and Syd greet Dixon. He asks Syd to help capture
Sark. Vaughn suggests they all go for a walk. Meanwhile, Isabelle
finds the Project Christmas building blocks and effortlessly
connects them. Syd calls her and she runs out to walk with
them on the beach.
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