A bloodied Vaughn,
referred to as Mr. Michaux, is given a strip of paper with
coded numbers. When Vaughn denies knowing anything
about the cryptic sheet, a man named Curtis threatens to cut "the
girl's finger off." Vaughn agrees to cooperate and asks
for a pencil.
Before Vaughn can writer, however, he asks to have his dislocated
shoulder popped into place. When Curtis accommodates him, he
punches Curtis and makes his escape. He contacts Sydney and asks
her to trust him -- and to bring his father's watch when they
rendezvous.
At APO Dixon tells a troubled Syd to give Vaughn the benefit
of the doubt - as Dixon did for her years ago when he first realised
that they worked for SD-6. Meanwhile, Gordon Dean instructs Marshall
to pull Vaughn's files.
When Sydney arrives
in Rome, Vaughn explains that his real name is Andre Michaux
and his father was a mathematician involved
with a top-secret project called "Prophet Five." He
gleaned this info seven years ago from a woman named Renee Rienne
and has been working with her since.
They meet James Lehman, a friend of Vaughn's father. Lehman
explains that brilliant scientists and linguists were recruited
for Prophet Five in the 70's and were asked to break the code
of a 500 year-old document on advanced genetics. After this group
succeeded, its members were systematically murdered. As precaution,
Vaughn's father changed his identity, as did Lehman. He warns
that the murderers are relentless. He tells them the location
of a book containing more Prophet Five intel.
In Cape Town, South Africa, Sydney and Vaughn, posing as a French
couple attending a party at a mansion, try unsuccessfully to
steal the book from the home's vault. As they run towards a cliff,
Sydney receives a phone call from her doctor, who tells her that
she's pregnant. Sydney shares the good news with Vaughn, who
has a muted reaction. They jump.
Meanwhile, Sloane combs through medical journals in jail, desperately
trying to find a cure for Nadia, who is still in a coma after
being subjected to Rambaldi's device. He denies knowing anything
about Vaughn's treachery to Jack, but says that Renee Rienne,
an ex-CIA agent, could be a possible lead.
As Sydney and Vaughn sit in a car waiting for Lehman, they talk
about her pregnancy. Vaughn says his initial hesitation was because
of the complicated world they live in, but he can't wait to be
a father. Seeing Lehman in the distance, Vaughn jumps out. Suddenly
another car drives by -- Gordon Dean steps out and fires at Lehman
and Vaughn. They drop in a hail of bullets.
Waiting in the ICU, Syd tells Jack she's going to stand by Vaughn.
As Jack reprimands her, Sydney reveals her pregnancy. Jack softens.
Later, he goes to APO and instructs the team to research Prophet
Five and retrieve the records in Cape Town.
Later, as Syd watches over Vaughn, he flat-lines. Syd is frantic
as the doctors work on him to no avail. He slips away.
After Vaughn's funeral, Syd travels to shady London bar, where
she speaks to the bartender. After an initial denial, the bartender
admits she's Renee Rienne.
