Jack tells Syd
that the NSC has murky footage of Lazarey's murder. He again
tells Syd not to admit her guilt because of the dangerous techniques
the CIA would use to extract her memories. Jack views the tape
with Lauren and Marshall, who requires 72 hours to make the
tape clear for identification.
In Mexico, Syd, disguised as a Gaucho, locates Sark and Oransky
in a cafe. Oransky gives Sark photos and codes, and mentions
the word "Medusa." Sark leaves and Syd is discovered
by Oransky's thugs. Oransky takes a hostage and forces Syd
to drop her gun. Marshall determines the frequency of Oransky's
earpiece and pushes 180 decibels of feedback through it.
Syd attacks the thugs but Oransky escapes.
Syd tells Weiss she remembers something about Medusa at SD-6.
Weiss tells a curious Syd that Vaughn met Lauren when she
deposed during the investigation into Irina's mother.
Dixon discovers that Medusa was an SD-6 project. It's an anti-satellite
weapon that can cripple a network of satellites. Oranksy
destroyed the Russian satellite to discover their protocol
for nuclear attack. The pictures Syd took reveal a motorcade
to the Russian Science Ministry, where Medusa is stored.
Russia claims not to have anti satellites so the CIA must
get to it before Sark. Despite Syd's protests, they decide
Sloane can help them get into the Science Ministry.
Syd, Vaughn and Lauren travel to Zurich, where Sloane — who
has a relationship with the Ministry due to his cancer research — refuses
to help them. But after Syd threatens him, he agrees to admit
them to a Ministry banquet. Sloane taunts Vaughn and Lauren.
Meanwhile, Jack bribes computer expert Pierre Lagravanese to
corrupt the image of Lazarey's murder. Jack's given a virus,
which he must upload to a terminal with administrative privileges.
He installs the files.
At the Ministry, Syd and Vaughn once again feel an attraction.
Vaughn creates a diversion, allowing Syd, who's stolen a
diplomat's fingerprints, to gain them unrestricted access.
In an elevator, they change into Russian military uniforms.
Down in the bunker, Sark has murdered the guards. Marshall
and Dixon watch Lazarey's murder as Jack is corrupts the
files. The image won't render.
Syd and Vaughn engage in a firefight with Sark. He locks them
in a sublevel and disconnects the elevator. Oransky goes
after Syd while Sark bolts. Syd and Vaughn rig the generator
to blow and crawl out intake vent as Oransky is killed and
Medusa is destroyed. Weiss gives her a 3rd edition of Alice
in Wonderland, a favourite of Syd's that was destroyed when
her apartment burned.
