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Episode: 23 First Air Date: September 29, 2002 Writer: J.J. Abrams Director: Ken Olin DVD: Season 2 (Released Dec 2, 2003) Guest Stars:
Greg Grunberg as Agent Weiss
Fan Rating: 7.4/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings) Synopsis:
(From ABC.com) She rendezvous with Jack, who has rescued a badly beaten Will, and explains what happened. She and Jack then reveal the truth about themselves and SD-6 to their panicking friend. Jack enacts a cover-up: He tells Sloane that he gave Sydney the "Freelancer" call sign because he didn't trust Sloane and that Will's kidnapping led them to Khasinau, who's organization is now fractured. He pleges loyalty to Sloane and convinces him to spare Will's life. As a consequence, Dixon apologizes to Sydney for questioning her loyalty. Sloane then sends Sydney to the French estate known as Le Petite Rose to plant a phone bug in the office of Jean Luc Rave, a Khasinau cohort and member of the French National Assembly. Sydney gives Marshall's bug to Agent Weiss, who inserts a delayed transmitter that controls what SD-6 will hear. Having parachuted onto the estate, Sydney finds an unconscious Vaughn about to be butchered by Khasinau. She revives him with an adrenaline shot to the heart. He explains that he used a screwdriver to open a grate, which allowed him to escape the flooded room. When the psychiatrist questions her about Vaughn, she gets defensive Meanwhile, Jack ensures Will's safety by drugging him and placing him at the scene of a drug bust. Under media scrutiny, Will claims his story about SD-6 is a lie. His reputation is ruined, but his life is saved. The CIA sends a team, including Sydney, to Barcelona, based on info gleaned from the bug. The "Bible," an operations manual for the Khasinau/Irina cartel that had been in Taipei, is to be given to Khasinau on a Barcelona pier. SD-6 is unaware. But in an ambush, Irina shoots Weiss and the players scatter. Sydney trails Khasinau, who has the Bible, to a warehouse where they're confronted by Irina. Irina kills Khasinau and takes the Bible. Before leaving, she tells Sydney, "Truth takes time." Back home, Sydney tells Will that she's glad she doesn't have to lie to him any more and then leaves to eulogize Emily Sloane. At the CIA headquarters, Irina comes in from the cold and surrenders. (From TV Guide) The slam-bang spy drama begins its second season with a new addition to the Bristows' twisted family tree. Now that May's cliffhanger has revealed “The Man” to actually be “The Mom,” Lena Olin joins the cast as Irina Derevko, Syd's Russian-agent mother, who has long been presumed dead. But don't expect a happy reunion for these two: Their first face-off leaves Syd (Jennifer Garner) injured, and Irina on the run. Meanwhile, Jack (Victor Garber) goes to extremes to keep Will (Bradley Cooper) alive after his SD-6 exposé hits the stands; and a CIA mission to smoke out one of Khasinau's cronies leads to a gruesome finding about Vaughn (Michael Vartan).
(From ABC.com) Sydney's mother returns with a dangerous agenda. And Mr. Sark, the freelancer whose alliance with "The Man" wreaked havoc on SD-6, emerges as a strong presence. As for Jack, old wounds are opened with the reappearance of his supposedly deceased wife. Complicating matters further is Vaughn's uncertain fate and Dixon's suspicions about Sydney's allegiance. Within SD-6, Arvin Sloane, now a full partner in the malevolent Alliance of Twelve, is faced with the burdens of his position; and Marshall, SD-6's brilliant yet socially inept gadget maker, seeks to make his greatest creation ever. Meanwhile, Sydney's friend Will is further pulled into her world while her roommate Francie remains unaware of Sydney's true identity.
(From ABC.com) Alias,” which has been nominated for 11 Emmy awards -- including Outstanding Lead Actress for Jennifer Garner, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Victor Garber and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for series creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams -- and which earned a Golden Globe Award for Ms. Garner for her role in the series and the People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Drama, begins its second exciting season on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Traveling around the world… Fighting with the bad guys… Leading a double life… Wrestling with her inner demons… For grad student Sydney Bristow (Ms. Garner), this is a typical day in her life at her not-so-typical after-school job as an agent for SD-6, a supposed black-ops division of the CIA. Not knowing the outcome of Vaughn’s (Michael Vartan) fate since his watery encounter, Sydney’s world begins to take an even darker turn when her long-lost mother (Lena Olin) – the leader of a rogue organization obsessed with collecting and piecing together a mysterious Rambaldi device -- comes back into the picture with an agenda that will place her daughter’s life in jeopardy. And Mr. Sark (David Anders), a young and wildly ambitious freelancer whose close alliance with “The Man” wreaked havoc on SD-6, also promises to be a strong presence in the spy universe. As for Jack (Garber), while he continues to adapt to his role as a father, his life is thrown into turmoil as old wounds are opened with the unexpected re-emergence of his supposedly deceased wife. Complicating matters further is Sydney’s SD-6 partner and friend, Dixon (Carl Lumbly), whose suspicions about her activities threaten their relationship and make him question where her true allegiances lie. Within SD-6, Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin), now a full partner in the malevolent Alliance of Twelve, finds himself faced with the burdens inherent with his advanced position; and Marshall (Kevin Weisman), SD-6’s brilliant yet socially inept gadget maker, seeks to make his greatest creation ever. Meanwhile Sydney’s friend, Will (Bradley Cooper), has been inadvertently sucked into her world and becomes reluctantly involved in it, while roommate Francie (Merrin Dungey), who’s putting together her dream of opening a restaurant, is unaware of Sydney’s true identity – but for how long? In the season premiere episode, “The Enemy Walks In,” Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei; Will’s life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney’s life as a double agent; Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney’s suspicious activities; the fate of Sloane’s wife, Emily, is revealed; and Francie becomes closer to her dream of opening up a restaurant. Alias” stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, Victor Garber as Jack Bristow, Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane, Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn, Lena Olin as Irina Derevko, Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin, Merrin Dungey as Francie Calfo, Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon, Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman and David Anders as Mr. Sark. Guest starring are Greg Grunberg as Agent Weiss, Derrick O’Connor as Khasinau, Don Took as Agent Grey, Stuart Yee as the tester, Jamie McShane as CIA agent, Clayton Landey as CIA Agent Wilcox, Danny Romero as reporter no. 1, Chris Harrison as reporter no. 2, Tricia Nickell as reporter no. 3, Roger Lim as Taiwanese gasping body, Todd Karli as newscaster and Dayna Adams as receptionist. The Enemy Walks In” was written by J.J. Abrams and directed by Ken Olin. Alias” was created by J.J. Abrams, who executive-produces the series along with John Eisendrath and Ken Olin. The series, which premiered on September 30, 2001, is from Touchstone Television.
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