China
intends to mount a microwave laser on a satellite as an assassination
weapon.
It would make the victim appear as if he died of natural causes.
He wants Syd to accompany him and corrupt the data. Syd will access
the motherboard, connect
to Marshall, who will corrupt the system.
Vaughn and Lauren travel Mexico to interview Javier. Jack advises
Vaughn to impede the investigation. Vaughn disagrees, saying Lauren
is their best chance to keep Syd's secret from NSC.
Syd and Sloane attend the Beijing ball posing as lovers. Syd secretly
assembles a toy car controlled by Marshall, which he uses to follow
a guard to the security system. Sloane persuades Syd to dance for
the sake of their cover. Marshall shuts down the system. Syd gladly
slaps Sloane in order to give the impression they're having a lover's
spat.
Meanwhile, Jack has bribed the Mexican police to detain Vaughn
and Lauren. When they're released, they find Javier dead
in his cell,
an apparent suicide victim. Vaughn tells Jack if he ever puts his
wife in danger again, he'll kill him. Jack tells Vaughn that maybe
now he understands the compromises one makes when a loved one is
in danger.
Syd finds the vault, retrieves the case and connects to it, allowing
Marshall to corrupt the code. The guards repair the security
system and spot Syd. She fights off the guards as Marshall
finishes his
job. Afterward, Sloane says the day she was found in Hong Kong,
he received a letter in Syd's handwriting, address to Sydney
Bristow. He gives it to her. A key and paper fall out. It's
a series of
numbers,
a code.
Sark pays a visit to Lauren. He says that he had planned for
Javier to be extradited and forced to confess the identity
of Lazarey's
murderer. He gives her a dossier, which includes a picture
of Lazarey and Julia Thorne. Sark identifies Thorne as Sydney.
Jack looks at the note Sloane gave Syd. He says the cipher
text was devised by Irina. It's the address of a penthouse
in Rome.
Vaughn and Lauren argue about keeping Sydney's secret.
He says Dixon ordered him not to divulge anything, but
she'll have
none of it.
Vaughn says Lindsey will ship Syd off to Russia if he
finds out. Lauren admits that she's already reported Syd.
Vaughn
then tells
Syd everything and arranges for her to fly to Rome and
pick up a new passport.
Syd asks him why he's helping her. He says some things
don't change. "I'm
not going to lose you twice," he says, and they
hug. Later, Vaughn tells Jack he'll do anything to help
Syd.
Under Lindsey's authorisation, Lauren takes control
of the task force from Dixon, relieving him for "obstruction
of justice."
Syd enters her apartment in Rome. Through the window,
she sees the figure she dreamt of. She searches
the medicine cabinet
and finds
a bottle is prescribed to Julia Thorne. The Italian
police barge in.
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