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Previously on "Alias. "
If I'm to understand
what you're saying,
you have no idea where you've
been for the last two years.
Now that Lazarey's ***
has been linked to The Covenant,
the NSC has convened
their own investigation.
You think they know?
That you were the murderer?
Not yet.
But they've just received some
footage apparently of the crime.
- How?
- Another camera.
I'll do what I can to ensure
this remains our secret.
Freeze there.
Blow up that frame, please.
Sure.
Not enough to make
a positive I.D., is it?
Give me 72 hours.
I think I can identify
this woman.
You kept your promise.
You said you would kill me.
You were my favorite.
You never broke.
Who the hell are you?
Why did The Covenant take
two years of my life?
There.
You see that?
No.
What do you mean, "No"?
Look there.
He's saying " Jewel" or " Julie. "
He could be saying
any number of things.
I have already
subjected this video
to the most intense scrutiny
available to the CIA.
Maybe " Julia. "
If you want me to do
a re-analysis, I'll do it.
You have to stop
punishing yourself.
There's got to be
something in there.
Dad!
Sydney, no good
will come from doing this.
I committed a ***
I have no memory of.
- This isn't about punishment.
- I understand this haunts you.
Yes, it haunts me.
I lost two years.
I do not have
one memory of that time.
All I have is this.
That I killed a man.
I killed a defenseless man
in cold blood.
What was I thinking?
Did I know it was Sark's father?
What would compel me
to do something like this?
Did someone condition me?
If they did,
what else did they have me do?
I've been living with these
same questions for over a year.
We have no answers yet.
When you compelled the NSC
to release me from prison,
you told me that you'd done so
because you needed your father.
That you needed my strength.
would have an effect on anyone.
Something that allowed me to
stay focused was your strength.
Don't lose it now.
I'll be right there.
That was Lauren.
a 4-man team broke into
a French epidemiology lab.
The place did cutting-edge
vaccine research
into viruses like West Nile,
***, and Ebola.
What were they after?
They took four vials
containing strains of Ebola.
The fifth was damaged, infecting
one of the team members.
The man we're questioning?
Laszlo Bogdan,
a Hungarian national.
He's an expert in cracking
high-end security systems.
He's in isolation
at the Stafford Naval Hospital.
The French just handed him over?
They share our desire to learn
more about The Covenant.
Why did the NSC
want me in on this?
I wanted you.
Michael said you were the best.
Mr. Bogdan, can you hear me?
My name is Lauren Reed.
I work for the United States
government.
I've been sent here to find out
who you were working for.
Who is responsible
for putting you
in the condition you're in now.
Leave.
Mr. Bogdan.
I don't know
what your beliefs are.
If you have a faith.
If you expect that something
follows this life.
You might have none.
But if there is a chance
that there is something else.
That we face the consequences
of our actions in this lifetime.
Mr. Bogdan.
This is your last chance
to do what's right.
There's no one left to be afraid
of and no one to be loyal to.
There's only yourself.
Whoever it was
who stole this virus
that's eating through your body
needs to be stopped.
Please.
I never met
the man who hired us.
I cannot help you stop
the second job.
Agent Bristow
got Bogdan to admit
a second heist is in the works.
We believe the stolen samples
have been delivered
to The Covenant.
Bogdan says
they will not be used
until after this second job.
He said they were planning
to modify the virus.
Why is that?
We can assume what they've
stolen is a precursor agent
requiring further synthesis.
Okay, does everyone here
speak science?
No, Marshall, they don't.
I could help explain.
- That'd be great.
- Sorry.
Okay, well, what they nabbed.
Let's just call that
peanut butter.
You know, yummy, nutty, creamy
deliciousness on its own.
But if you mix something else in
equally tasty.
You know, perhaps chocolat.
Marshall.
Sorry.
They're most likely going after
the means to mutate the virus
to make it more infectious.
Ebola is a level-four pathogen.
That's the highest
classification.
How could it be any worse?
Well, they could make it
airborne.
And we have no idea what
The Covenant's endgame is.
No, but we do know who the team
is they hired for these jobs.
Simon Walker.
Point man on the Damascus
armory job in '99.
The 2002 break-in at Vector.
Cold-blooded contract guy.
Only uses other freelancers.
This time his team included
Javier Parez.
Former lieutenant
in the Cuban Special Forces.
Munitions expert and
tactical advisor to the group.
Avery Russett, Acquisitions.
Vehicles, equipment, weapons.
Finally, Laszlo Bogdan.
Security.
Deceased as of 20 minutes ago.
We know there's another heist
in the works.
Mr. Walker will need
a replacement.
You want me to take
Bogdan's place on their team?
Walker's already been
picked up on Echelon.
We know he's in the market.
It's deep cover.
The risks are obvious.
But this is an opportunity.
The Covenant
will take possession
of whatever the team steals.
If you can place
a tracking device on that,
we believe it will lead us
to their center of operations.
Walker's in Sevilla.
You will go in
as a freelance security expert.
Vaughn and Weiss, you're backup.
Lauren, I want you
to go see Sloane.
Have him use his contacts
to find out what they're after.
You'll leave in two hours.
I'll come by after op-tech.
Oh, real quick.
The report you wrote
from the infiltration
on the C.O.G. Bunker.
You didn't give any details on
the weapons that Sark was using.
No, but that's not really
the point of the report.
- Well
- That's the point of the report?
It's not the point,
but it's important.
How? We broke into the bunker
and destroyed the facility.
Honey, you know how much
I depend on the details.
Who cares about the weapons?
I've been doing this
for a long time.
I'm asking that you be
more specific.
I've never gotten notes before.
The better you do your job,
the better I'll do mine.
It was a CZ-1009 millimeter.
We can't risk them picking up
stray radio transmissions.
I'll be monitoring you
with a laser mike.
I'll be able to hear you.
You won't be able to
communicate with me.
- What's this?
- That's the tracking device.
Marshall put a transmitter
chip there on the back.
Now, assuming Simon
accepts you into the group,
you'll use that to tag whatever
you're gonna be stealing,
and we'll track it
back to The Covenant.
You know, peach isn't really
in this season.
I heard peach was the new green.
I thought beige
was the new green.
No, beige is the new peach.
You've got a lot
of reading to do.
I'm losing the signal.
- I'm aiming the mike at her.
- I should have worn the ring.
Get over yourself.
No one aims a mike like I do.
Gracias.
It's good to see you, Julia.
Good to see you, too.
- Who the hell is Julia?
- Hell if I know.
It's not an alias
she's used with us.
There's no mention
of a Julia in her SD-6 files.
Which leaves the last two years
when she was supposedly
being held by The Covenant.
You think she was operational?
I think this guy
just called her Julia.
Where in the bloody hell
have you been?
Isn't that
the question of the day?
Oh, come on, look,
you could do better than that.
A girl's got to have
some secrets.
All right, look, at least tell
me what's with the new look.
Well, I barely recognized you.
I hope you weren't disappointed.
No. No.
I missed you, Julia.
You know, I missed
working with you.
Why do you think I came back?
You're a right nutter, you are.
I heard about Bogdan.
Yeah, that was too bad.
You never met Bogdan.
No.
You'd have liked him.
I want to take his place.
As it happens,
we do have a job coming up.
But Bogdan was security.
I know.
What, no future in ***?
I'm a girl with many talents.
And I'm your man.
Tell us what you know
about Simon Walker.
We know he's on a job
for The Covenant,
but we don't know
what he's after.
This details the first of what
we believe will be two heists.
We think whatever The Covenant
has hired Mr. Walker to obtain
will, in some way,
augment the virus
that they stole
earlier this week.
I must admit.
I was concerned for you
when Sydney resurfaced.
I remembered seeing her
with Vaughn.
Their relationship reminded me
of my own with my late wife.
It was the kind of bond
that even death cannot sever.
Well, apparently I misjudged.
Whatever information you can
uncover will be appreciated.
Ms. Reed,
you shouldn't doubt yourself.
You are very good
at what you do.
Despite how you got the job.
What does that mean?
Well, I'll see what I can do.
Meet the fellas.
Avery, Javier, this is Julia.
I can see why you
wanted her here.
There's no time for small talk.
Fine, then.
Are you ready?
For what?
Well, you used to say
you were ready for anything.
Let's go.
Princess Demetria is in town
on holiday.
How nice for her.
The Spanish royal family
is throwing a party
in her honor tomorrow night,
and in typical Demetria fashion,
she plans on sporting
a 150-carat diamond necklace.
It's a pity,
'cause it's up in the penthouse
with her right now,
gathering dust in a safe.
You want me to steal it.
Well, consider it
your interview.
I'd like to see you wearing
that diamond necklace.
Just the necklace, right?
You want me to steal
the necklace with this?
We have something else for you.
Well, look, they don't
trust you yet.
And I'm not sure I do, either.
The police should be here
in about seven minutes.
You really think
she's that good?
Oh, yes.
Well, she used to be.
No.
We should call them off.
We do, they'll know Syd's got a
tail. There's nothing we can do.
Sorry.
Whatever she just did, man,
she's good.
She is really good.
I had time for a swim.
Right. I have a meeting
in Paris tomorrow night.
We'll meet at the safe house on
Thursday, spec out the mission.
Here's a tech you'll need.
Well, welcome to the team.
I'll need to learn
how to crack an S-305 safe.
Weiss is on with Marshall.
They're prepping specs for you.
I know you think this op is too
dangerous for me to continue.
Yes, I do.
But that's not
what I was gonna say.
So, what?
I've never worked with anyone
who can improvise
better than you can.
But when Simon called you Julia,
you didn't seem surprised.
Vaughn.
No, tell me what's going on.
Look, I know
we're not where we were,
but before then, professionally,
we never kept secrets.
I'm still on your side.
You're right.
We're not where we were.
Trust me. I am doing you a favor
by keeping you out of it.
No, that is not
gonna work with me.
It's gonna have to.
I can't make a distinction
between professional
and personal.
This job took two years from me.
Everything is personal.
As much as I wish
I could trust you
the responsibilities
you have now require me not to.
Responsibilities?
What the hell does that mean?
What, Lauren?
Because she's NSC,
or because she's my wife?
Or is that distinction
irrelevant?
I'm not punishing you.
You think I am.
I'm not.
Somebody die?
I spoke to my contact.
By disabling the power, we're
gonna lure off-site security.
We have another problem.
What's that?
Julia.
Vaughn's been
quizzing me about Julia.
I tried shutting down
his inquiry,
but apparently something you
said has made that impossible.
All I said was that
I couldn't talk about it.
Which has only piqued
his interest.
What piqued his interest was
hearing Simon call me Julia
and then kiss me
like his prom date.
I can't compel Vaughn
to stop being curious.
I don't need to remind you
of the consequence
if Lauren and the NSC
connect you
to the assassination of Lazarey.
They will subject you
to detailed,
invasive, and painful procedures
in the name of extracting
your lost memory.
Yes, all of that could happen,
and you know what?
At this point, I'm starting to
think that might be good.
Maybe I should've
let them hook me up
when I first got back,
find out what they could.
Because however painful
that would be,
it couldn't be
as painful as not knowing.
Yes, it can.
Okay, I figured out how to crack
that safe you have to crack.
I got this idea during
Carrie's last ultrasound.
Check this out.
You ready?
Now, while the software
manipulates the voltage
to crack
the encryption algorithm,
this monitors
the locking mechanism
using imaging and audio cues.
It's like an X-ray
and stethoscope in one.
Once I rewire the keypad
and attach the probe,
the software will do the rest.
Shouldn't take longer
than a couple minutes.
I know what you're wondering.
Boy or girl, right?
Well, she won't tell me.
Marshall, I don't know.
She knows.
That's okay, 'cause
I've come up with a solution
to solve this predicament.
Unisex names. This is what
I've come up with so far.
Jodie, Sam, Alex,
Andy, Francis, Frank.
Could be with a "ph. "
Phrank.
Randy, Terry, Jan, Don.
Ms. Bristow?
Director Dixon would like
to see you in his office.
Excuse me.
You know, I could
find out right now.
Touch me with that thing,
and you die.
- Do you know what this is about?
- No.
Your father showed me
your videotape.
What videotape?
The videotape that
clearly identifies Sydney
as the murderer
of a Russian diplomat.
Andrian Lazarey.
Your father has also informed me
that since your return,
you have conspired
to conceal this information
from both the CIA and the NSC,
because you were afraid you'd
be pulled off active duty.
Agent Vaughn, you weren't aware
of any of this?
No, sir.
I agree with Jack that your
complicity in Lazarey's ***
may not have been voluntary.
And seeing as you have
no memory of the incident,
it's premature to pass judgment.
Sydney, Jack, if I find out
you've concealed any more
information from me,
you will feel the full weight of
this office bearing down on you.
That said, we're in too deep
with the current operation.
We can't allow The Covenant to
get their hands on bioweapons.
So you're going back in
as scheduled.
Yes, sir.
Given my discretion
to compartmentalize information
during an ongoing operation,
I'm withholding this
information from the NSC.
That means, Agent Vaughn,
that you are prohibited
from discussing any of this
with your wife.
Is that understood?
You want to tell me
what that was about?
I thought we need to keep
this secret.
Yes, from the NSC,
which is what we've done.
You knew Dixon would order
Vaughn to keep this from Lauren.
If the NSC found out,
I'd be pulled.
You would have come
to the same conclusion.
Maybe, yes, but I wouldn't
have acted on it.
The last thing I want
is to be responsible
for driving a wedge
between Vaughn and Lauren.
That is a concern
I do not share.
- How was Sloane?
- It was okay.
You're off?
Me too.
Aren't we the jet-set couple?
You were right. Details matter.
I shouldn't leave them out.
It's okay.
I miss you.
I knew she couldn't be trusted.
She never went to Milan.
She was with him.
Vaughn.
What my dad did.
I never wanted you to have to
keep secrets from Lauren.
Well, now I do.
And for the record,
I still think this is insane.
You're going back to a man who
knows you as a different person.
If this were just about finding
The Covenant, I might agree.
But, Vaughn, I have to know
where I was, and who Julia is.
What I did.
The laser mike's in place.
You're good to go.
I'll talk to you
when this is over.
How was Milan?
We're good.
I got everything we need.
Just you and me?
Sit down.
So, tell me, Julia,
and don't be coy.
Before, when you disappeared,
where the hell did you go?
Why?
Did you miss me?
I did.
What did you miss?
Well
you.
You had certain
specific qualities.
Like what?
The first time you saw me,
what did you think?
Oh, you mean in Algeria?
Do you remember why we almost
died in that godforsaken place?
We couldn't keep our hands
off each other.
I thought to myself
now, there
is a very beautiful woman
who knows how to deceive.
You never went to Milan.
No, man, you can't go.
I'm not going to just
let her die.
Tell me who the hell
you're working for.
I'm working for myself,
you son of a ***!
Who's this?
That's my supplier.
Your supplier?
What's his name?
You lie to me again,
and I will kill you.
That's Michael Vaughn.
He's my supplier.
Oh, my God,
that's a picture of me.
What the hell?
What, you don't believe me?
No.
No, sweetheart, I don't.
Flinkman residence.
This is Vaughn.
Listen to me carefully.
I need you to upload
to Interpol database immediately
a criminal record with my name,
at least 20 charges,
all of them security-based.
Got it. Security stocks
or security alarm systems?
Alarm systems.
Why did you go to the States?
Because the system you're asking
me to disable is from Chicago.
That's Illinois.
That's the United States.
Milan wasn't going to help us,
you freak!
That's your supplier?
Check his records.
Security is all he does.
Do a search
for a criminal profile
with security-related felons.
- A "please" would be nice.
- Please, my love.
Is Marshall able to do this?
Are you able to do this?
We're doing the best we can.
Got it.
Transferring now.
Just drag this over,
and change that.
Language, nationality,
height, weight.
Okay, almost there.
Hang on one second.
- Stop bouncing.
- Sorry.
Uploading.
And okay, done.
Babe.
Now I remember why I left.
She's good.
We're hitting a storage facility
run by the Disease Control
Ministry.
Now, to get in,
we have to cut the power,
which is going to trigger
an off-site security response.
Gives us five minutes to get in,
get the package, and get out.
Our target's a biological agent.
Good.
Come in.
Take over.
Inside the vault, there's
a canister the size of a fist
which we'll transfer
into a portable cooler.
Now, keep in mind, once you open
the safe, you have one minute
to remove the canister
before it self-destructs,
which means the transfer must be
smooth and instantaneous.
The shift rotation's
been changed.
We'll have to adjust
our timetables accordingly.
But that shouldn't change
any of our plans.
Is your team aware of
the fragile nature of the item?
- By my calculations
- Can I study these?
I know you're hiding something.
When you recover the item,
contact me,
and we'll exchange it
for the remainder of your fee.
Now, that's sporting.
Good luck.
I think I have
the information you asked for.
Good.
The second job.
What The Covenant
was trying to acquire.
It's an artificial pathogen.
If they combine this
with the virus they stole,
they will be able
to genetically tailor
a biological weapon
for specific targets.
A designer bomb
that would be effective
against only the people
they chose.
Precisely.
I suppose I should
come clean with you.
That thing I said the other day.
The comment I made
about how you got the job.
I was referring to the Senator,
your father.
What about my father?
He knew how badly you wanted to
become field-rated,
and he thought
it was too dangerous.
So he made sure
it didn't happen.
But you knew that, didn't you?
I know what you're doing.
The way you manipulate people.
Don't do it to me.
It'll take me a minute
to hack into security.
I'm shutting the power off. We
have access to building three.
We have five minutes
before their guards show up.
Julia, you're up.
What's the problem?
Algorithm decryption
should have worked.
I'll need to map the circuitry.
- How long?
- I don't know.
You only have 30 seconds left.
I knew we couldn't rely on her.
Keep your mouth shut, and maybe
we'll walk out of here.
Julia, three seconds.
They customized the hardware.
Not exactly factory condition.
Nothing I couldn't handle.
Security will be here
in two minutes.
Let's go.
What's this?
Switching vehicles
in case we've been followed.
I have a little
surprise for you.
- Vaughn's missing!
- What happened?
I planted a mike.
I got back, and he's gone.
You're to meet Sydney
at the extraction point.
I am not leaving my partner.
A tac unit based out of
Barcelona has been deployed.
You will brief them
at the extraction point.
This is what I meant!
He's got CIA-issue equipment.
Simon, I swear to you,
this man is my supplier.
Not anymore.
Come here.
Get rid of them both.
That's enough out of you!
Julia's with us. It's this
punter who's the problem.
Wait! Wait.
If he's been lying to me
all this time,
he's put me in danger.
I want to do it.
I want to do it.
Get up.
You never should have
betrayed me.
Let's go.
Julia, let's move.