Alias s05e01 Episode Script

I love you, Syd.
That's why I have to tell you something.
OK.
Whatever it is, I can handle.
Just don't tell me you're a bad guy.
You're not a bad guy, are you? Vaughn It's no accident that I was the one you came to when you walked into CIA.
Vaughn, I don't understand.
What are you telling me? For starters, my name isn't Michael Vaughn.
Vaughn? - Vaughn? - Don't worry, we'll get you out of here.
- Is he OK? - You need to stay still, all right? I don't need anything.
I'm fine.
I don't need any of that.
- The girl's alive.
We'll take care of her.
- Copy.
Four minutes out.
Hey! Get her! There she is! Hey! We'll run a few tests as a precaution, but everything appears normal.
- When can I go home? - Soon.
- But you're going to have to take it easy.
- Of course.
Miss Bristow.
How are you feeling? Oh, Gordon Dean, Office of Special Investigations.
- Any word on Vaughn? - No, I'm afraid not.
I hate to do this now, given what you've been through.
- I called in a report.
- I know.
I just need you to clarify a few things, if that's all right with you.
In your report, you indicated you two were going on vacation.
You didn't say where.
Santa Barbara.
- And you were struck about halfway there.
- About that, yeah.
What about before the accident? Did Agent Vaughn seem anxious, preoccupied? He seemed relaxed.
We were taking a few days off.
You're not writing any of this down.
You're not telling me anything worth writing.
I'm telling you what I remember.
If that's not - You two are engaged, correct? - Yes.
You understand that marital privilege does not trump national security? - Of course I do.
- Then remember where your loyalty lies.
- My loyalty? My fiancé was just abducted.
- That's what we're trying to determine.
Wait a minute.
What are you suggesting? Whatever you need, my daughter will be happy to cooperate.
But she's had a traumatic experience.
I'm sure you can afford her some time.
Of course, Director Bristow.
We'll talk again.
- Soon.
- Thank you.
Dad.
When your mother defected, I spent a year in prison because the CIA assumed I collaborated with her.
Before you say anything, we need to go over your story.
My story? Dad, what is going on? Vaughn is under investigation.
There have been a number of red flags raised about his conduct.
What red flags? Langley believes Vaughn may be a double agent.
They think the crash may have been an extraction.
Been hearing about you for a long time.
It's nice to finally meet you Mr.
Michaux.
You've had a bad day.
Where's Sydney? She's in better shape than you.
Your shoulder's dislocated.
We'll take care of that.
I, uh I believe this was intended for you.
Oh, come on.
Don't tell me you're not curious.
Open it.
Catchy, but dated.
You mind telling me what this says? - 57384 - We know what this is about.
We know who sent it.
What we don't know is: Where's Lehman? Who? You must be in a lot of pain.
Maybe that's why your memory's a bit fuzzy.
Why don't we help Mr.
Michaux out? It flew somewhere.
Those helicopters are stealth, they're not invis Then retask the satellites! Call me back with something.
- Syd.
- Any word yet? No.
But there is a guy here from Langley and he's been insinuating I know.
- Why was Vaughn my handler? - What do you mean? Six years ago, when I walked into that CIA office, why was Vaughn assigned to my case? I don't know.
He asked to be.
You were all screwed up, you had that freaky red hair, he likes a challenge Hold it You're not actually considering this, are you? Syd, the idea that he's disloyal, that's insane.
Yeah.
Just tell us what we want to know.
I'm tired of playing these games.
Quitter.
Are you really gonna hold out until we kill you? I can respect that.
It seems Mr.
Michaux needs a little incentive.
Go down the hallway to his fiancée.
- Bring her in? - Just her finger.
- Leave her out of this.
- That's up to you, isn't it? The one with the ring.
Kind of poetic, don't you think? Stop.
The message It's in code.
I need a pencil.
- Can you speed it up, Agent Blinkman? - Flinkman.
With an F sound.
Not that hard, really.
Look, you want me to access Vaughn's personal files, but you won't find anything.
No one is judging Agent Vaughn.
If he was up to something, I'd know about it.
We're friends.
We do lunch.
How much longer? - Hey.
- Hey.
How are you holding up? What if I was wrong about him? Sydney, you remember when we were working for SD-6? That night on the pier? I caught you breaking into a secure facility.
You asked me to trust you, but I didn't.
The proof was right in front of me: You were a traitor.
If I had to do it over again, I'd give you the benefit of the doubt.
Is there a problem? I can't write.
Would you mind setting my shoulder? Where's Sydney? Where is she?! Answer me! She escaped.
She got away.
- Hello? - Sydney, you OK? Thank God.
I'm fine.
Hang on.
- Are you OK? - I'm fine.
Where are you? - I know you have questions.
- About a million.
I'll tell you as soon as I can, but no one can know you're talking to me.
I need you to get my father's watch to me.
Remember the dead drop we used to contact Esina - the lockers? Of course I do.
- I don't know.
- Syd, please.
I need you to do this for me.
I need to think about it.
- Where is he? - I don't know what you're talking about.
By withholding information, you're implicating yourself.
I'll give you one more chance.
Sydney, I understand your inclination is to protect Vaughn at any cost.
But assume you're right - this wasn't an extraction, Vaughn was abducted.
Then even if he's escaped, he's still in a tremendous amount of danger.
If you really want to protect him, let us bring him in safely.
He's in Mexico City.
- The perimeter's set.
- Good.
Let's do it.
Go, go! Clear! You looking for this? I want the truth.
Start with your name.
André Michaux.
I'll tell you the rest on the way.
Seven years ago, a woman came to me, said her father'd been involved in a project.
One people had gone to great lengths to cover up.
She said my father was part of it.
Said it was called Prophet Five.
- Your father was an agent.
- Before he joined the CIA.
She said his name was Michaux, that he was a mathematician.
The day you walked into the CIA you described a mission to secure a device made by a man named Mueller - the same man I was told originated the Prophet Five project.
This was my first proof of this woman's story.
But whatever it was, my father was running away from it.
He changed his identity, he changed mine.
I was 18 months old at the time.
This man we're meeting - James Lehman - Renée and I tried to find him for years.
- We believe he worked with our fathers.
- Renée who? Who is this woman? Renée Rienne.
Vaughn The watch.
Show it to me.
- You were supposed to come alone.
- Whatever you say to me, she can hear.
Follow me.
I was prepared to bring Agent Vaughn in for questioning.
- You think I know where he is? - Oh, I think it's possible, yes.
Your daughter, too.
- I don't.
- Then I have no choice.
I am now officially classifying him a fugitive and your daughter an accomplice.
If you want me to show her any leniency, find her and tell me where she is.
Maybe you should try Mexico City.
You'll be notified when they've been apprehended.
- Hey, Mr.
Dean.
- What is it, Marshall? He won't find Sydney and Vaughn.
Not from what I gave him.
I encrypted Vaughn's files 4,096 bit.
It'll take him years.
I mean, he's an ass.
Deal with it.
Do you still have the originals? Get them for me.
Before I start, you should know your father did everything he could to protect you from this.
Mr.
Lehman, I want to know about Prophet Five.
I was a cryptologist, a specialist in patterns, working for the Pentagon.
In 1972, a private foundation recruited me, along with others.
Scientists, linguists.
The best and the brightest.
That's where I met your father.
What was the objective? We were given one page of a book - the Profeta Cinque.
"The Fifth Prophet.
" A 15th-century text that supposedly had been written in an unbreakable code.
They wanted you to break the code.
Were you successful? After years, yes.
It referred to proteins, amino acids, nucleotides It seemed to be some sort of advanced genetics, 500 years ahead of its time.
Just a few days after we turned in our report, your father contacted me.
He told me what was happening to the others.
Accidents, car crashes, fires, heart attacks, strokes All people involved with the project.
So I followed your father's advice - I changed my name and I disappeared.
What's changed now? Why did you contact us? Over the years, I've developed sources - leads as to where the book might be stored.
But all my attempts at recovery have failed.
You have another lead.
These people, whoever they are, when they know you're onto it, they'll stop at nothing to silence you.
I'll contact you when I have the book.
- Merci.
- Thank you, sir.
Your invitation, please.
Zut.
Tu as raison.
C'est vrai.
My husband is right.
It is my fault.
Go ahead.
Merci.
Excuse me.
I've misplaced my sunglasses.
If you see them, will you let me know? Certainly.
- You're waltzing! - Yup.
Been practicing for our wedding.
- With whom? - Weiss.
- I found the junction box.
- Ready when you are.
It's been customized.
Hang on.
I'll call you right back.
- Hello? - Remember what you said? If you had to do it over again? - What do you need? - Service records.
Pan Global Security.
Serial number 16154131.
Just admiring the collection.
It's pretty gruesome, if you ask me.
My dad's really into guns.
I think he's overcompensating.
You're Walter, aren't you? What gave me away? Dad's always going on about the new guy at work.
Aren't you a little young? I'm a little young to be stuck at this snore-fest.
The safe's been rerouted through the central alarm system.
You need to repatch.
- Do you see a purple wire? - Yes, I do.
- Cut it.
- Got it.
OK, tie it to the last terminal.
- My dad's threatened by you, you know.
- I very much doubt that.
Seriously.
He's so lame.
But you're young, smart, cute.
You know, this party would be a lot more fun if we were naked.
That's not going to happen.
- Done.
- That's it.
Just reset the system and wait.
You know, there are better ways to get back at your father.
None that involve me and you.
Whoa.
OK.
You need to leave now, or your dad's going to find out what his little girl's really like.
Jerk.
Oh, Dixon.
- Thank you.
- Be safe.
Oh, Walter Guess you're getting fired.
- I'm heading to the extraction point.
- Sydney? - This is Dr.
Park.
Your test results are in.
- Now isn't the best time.
You're gonna want to hear this.
We have to go.
The doctor called.
- I'm pregnant.
- What? You two! Stop right there! Arvin.
- Nadia.
How is she? - There's been no change.
I have to get out.
If they're not prepared to charge me, you have to do something.
I'm trying to expedite your release.
It's not enough.
My daughter is being kept in a coma.
A coma, Jack.
She's suffering from a condition no one understands.
It is a condition that I am responsible for, with no hope for a cure.
I can't help my daughter sitting in a cell, combing through obscure medical journals.
I know.
I'm sorry, Jack.
I You didn't come here for that.
What is it? Are you aware of Vaughn's off-book trips to Marseilles? Three over the last 12 months.
They occurred while you were head of APO.
If you're looking to find out if I tasked him, no.
Tell me what this is about.
Serbia, two years ago.
Istanbul, 2001.
Are you familiar with Le Corbeau? The Raven.
Renée Rienne.
That's right.
She's wanted for the assassination of the Turkish interior minister in 2001, and for the murders of three CIA agents stationed in Serbia.
Vaughn's movements track with hers.
Does Sydney know about this? Tell her, Jack.
Tell me you have something.
But whoever screwed with these files used a version of DOD's encryption algorithm.
I hacked into NSA's network and pulled the decryption key.
- What did you find? - Your fugitive used a handful of aliases, one of which passed through Italian customs last night.
You're a genius.
Yeah, I know.
He said nine.
We're early.
Are we both gonna just sit here and not talk about the thing we're thinking about? Where are you with this? I just need to know how you feel.
Is it something you want? - The truth? - Of course.
What we do, the things we see every day Honestly, no.
I I didn't think this was what I wanted.
I mean, bringing a baby into this world that is so messed up I just assumed that I'd wait.
That we'd wait.
- For? - For things to be safe, or at least safer.
Yeah.
I get it.
But looking at you all I can think about is what our kid is gonna be like, and I'm not worried about the world.
I just I can't wait to meet this this new little person.
- Really? - Yeah.
- I mean, it's pretty great, right? - Yeah.
And you're gonna be an amazing mom.
And I'll be a disaster.
I've never changed a diaper.
Neither have I.
We're gonna have to call Marshall for an assist.
He's here.
- You should go.
- OK.
Be right back.
Start thinking of names.
- Can you decode it? - It'll take a while.
When I'm done, I'll contact you.
From now on, do not initiate contact with me.
Vaughn God.
He's still in surgery.
No one's told me anything.
- I hope you understand what you've done.
- What? Your heroic efforts to help Vaughn were short-sighted.
You acted impetuously.
- You don't know what you're talking - Vaughn is not the person you think.
- He's been working with a known criminal.
- Renée Rienne.
I know.
Then what on earth made you risk your life, not to mention your professional integrity? Dad, Vaughn and I We're having a baby.
There's an explanation for all of this, if you'll let me tell you.
Is he out of surgery? He's in recovery now, but the organ damage he sustained was significant.
Our expectation is we'll stop the bleeding, but we'll know more in the next 24 hours.
- I need to see him.
- You can wait in his room until he wakes.
Sydney I will do everything I can to help you both.
- Yes? - I spoke with Director Chase.
Dean wasn't Special Investigations.
He went off the grid two years ago.
- Status? - He was presumed dead.
Hi.
Gordon Dean is a ghost.
Well-placed and well-connected.
What are we gonna do? I just broke about 30 federal laws.
I'll be sharing a cell with a guy named Bruno.
That's white-collar.
More like Martha Stewart.
I contacted our Italian friend.
He's got the passports.
He'll coordinate transport as soon as Vaughn is stable.
What's the outlook? Sometime in the next 24 to 48 hours, we hope.
- Weiss, are you there? - I've got the blueprints.
No problem getting in, but we will need two teams.
Authorized.
What about the Pentagon records? I cross-referenced the 1972 archives for the name Prophet Five.
So far, no luck.
Keep looking.
Go back at least ten years.
Someone might've slipped.
I've always liked Owen.
Owen.
Sounds like something you name a gerbil.
Clementine is cute.
For a fruit.
It's also a name.
It's also a campfire song.
OK, you don't like that one.
What about Isabelle? Isabelle Vaughn.
Isabelle Bristow Vaughn.
That's pretty.
I like that.
Me too.
I'm sorry.
I'm just getting so tired.
Close your eyes.
I'll be right here.
Syd I love you.
I love you, too.
¤ If I had the chance, love ¤ I would not hesitate ¤ To tell you all the things I never said before ¤ Don't tell me it's too late ¤ 'Cause I've relied on my illusions ¤ To keep me warm at night ¤ And I've denied in my capacity to love ¤ But I am willing to give up this fight ¤ I've been up all night drinking ¤ To drown my sorrow down ¤ But nothing seems to help me since you went away ¤ I'm so tired of this town ¤ Where every tongue is wagging ¤ When every back is turned ¤ They're telling secrets that should never be revealed ¤ There's nothing to be gained from this ¤ But disaster ¤ Here's a good one ¤ Did you hear about my friend? ¤ He's embarrassed to be seen now ¤ 'Cause we ¤ All know ¤ His sins Help you? You're a hard person to find.
But if I can do it, so can they.
Sorry.
No idea what you're talking about.
I know who you are, Renée.
We need to talk.
We have nothing to talk about.
It's about Michael Vaughn.
- You're Sydney.
- Yeah.
- How did you find me? - I know everything.
Then you should have walked away.
You don't know me very well.
Bad robot!