Alias- Season 4
The Awful Truth

Episode: 69

First Air Date: Jan 12, 2005

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Director:

Guest Stars:

Mia Maestro as Nadia
Greg Grunberg as Wiess
Peter O'Meara as ?
Dayo Ade as ?
Sharon Ferguson as ?
Jon Dixon as ?
Yuri Lowenthal as ?

Fan Rating: 6.75/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings)

Synopsis:

Sydney goes under cover to learn the location of a stolen NSA code-breaker; Vaughn fears that Weiss has been killed on a mission; Sydney and Jack argue over whether to tell Nadia the horrible truth about her mother.

(From TV Guide)
The hunt for an NSA code-breaking computer has an incognito Syd cozying up to an arms dealer with ties to a terrotist group known as Baden Liga. Meanwhilr, Jack uses Nadia's psychological testing to cover up his role in Irina''s murder.

(From ABC)
To learn the location of a stolen NSA code-breaker, an undercover Sydney must convince a murderous arms dealer to fall in love with her. Meanwhile, Vaughn fears that Weiss might have been killed on a mission, and Sydney and Jack argue about telling Nadia the horrible truth about her mother, Irina.

(From ABC)
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.

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