It looks like Austin is going with...
An astronaut.
And Kelly's drawing a police officer.
I'm not sure "elephant" counts as a job, Laurence.
What about you, Sydney?
Are you having trouble getting started?
That's okay. I can help you.
I want you to close your eyes and tell me the very first
thing that pops into your mind when I ask you this question--
what do you want to be when you grow up?
Sloane hit the twelve. They're all dead. He's solidifying power.
I need to contact Sydney. Get Marshall and Rachel.
We'll rendezvous at mikro storage.
Marcus, trust no one else.
You'll be all right. You got a mild concussion.
Rachel, we have to leave.
Rachel? We don't have time to mourn right now.
Syd, Syd. Sydney.
Sydney! Syd!
One, two... three.
Come on! Come on!
One, two, three...
Excuse me.
Sydney...
Something's happened.
Your mother was in an accident.
Her car skidded off the road, and...
She's gone.
Your mother...
Sh-she's dead.
Sydney, sweetheart,
I need you to be strong right... right now.
- I need you to be str... - Strong.
It's okay. You're okay.
You're okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.
I saw the news reports on Los Angeles. Good work.
I'm not certain "good" is the proper word for it,
but thank you.
I've dispatched a team
to the location you acquired at mt. Subasio.
I want to be airborne as soon as they find something. Understood.
Were you able to make contact with our friend in Hong Kong?
Yes. She sends her regards.
Mmm.
Should I tell her we have a deal?
Yes.
Let her know the transports will leave
just as soon as they're ready.
Am I to understand that we're still going through with this?
Don't tell me you're having second thoughts.
Of course not.
It's just it's not every day
one gets to be a part of global genocide.
I might be able to tap into Langley's network. I can spoof the origin.
They won't be able to trace the hack.
Of prophet five's operations as quickly as possible.
We should look to identify any unusual activity
in their holdings.
Bristow.
It's me. We're in siena.
So Sydney is with you?
Yeah. We're both okay.
Thank God.
We've had a situation here.
Homebase has been compromised.
Tom... didn't make it.
Stay at the safe house.
Once we gather some more information,
we'll forward it to you there.
Got it.
Vaughn, how is she?
She took a pretty big hit, but she'll bounce back.
Sydney.
Dad?
You did this?
Can you show me how you did it?
What?
It's a test called an "indicator."
People in my line of work use it
to identify people with a highly developed sense
of 3-dimensional reasoning.
Very few people can do it. I can't do it.
You can't?
What it means, Sydney, is...
You are a very special girl.
12 hours ago,
two intercontinental cruise missiles were stolen
from a storage facility in moscow.
We think it's sloane?
Whatever he's up to,
he said it was too late to be stopped.
He also said that he'd wipe out everyone at a.P.O.
He was wrong.
Still, how can we find him?
It's impossible. We don't have a single lead.
We can't trust the c.I.A.
Sydney, stop, all right?
Let's not overlook the fact that you basically died today.
You and I have gotten pretty good at impossible.
Okay, I'm gonna have to deal with this wound.
I don't have any anesthetic. It's gonna hurt.
Just hold still.
Sorry.
Why would sloane steal the missiles?
What?
He just wiped out the twelve, right?
Which means that he controls their assets.
He wouldn't steal missiles.
He'd just buy them on the black market.
I think I know how to find him.
We start with the money.
If we can hack into the system,
we can I.D. Who the payoffs went to.
Then all we need are phone records.
If I'm right,
they'll lead us right to sloane...
Or at least someone he's been working with.
We know you're working with arvin sloane,
and we know about the I.C.B.M.S he's recently acquired.
What we don't know is where they are
or where they're headed.
Now I'm well aware that you're tough,
that you've been conditioned to withstand torture.
But I have something you don't have.
I have your former best friend.
And I know what you're afraid of.
If I were you, I would stay extremely still.
She has no idea where those missiles are.
Are you sure? Positive.
What she does know-- sloane is planning to target
to target two cities with high civilian concentrations.
He's not interested in the devastation.
He plans to profit off the reconstruction.
Sloane controls prophet 5's network--
communications, pharmaceuticals, finance--he'll make billions.
It gets worse. Sloane's in Mongolia.
♪ Call you up in the middle of the night ♪
Put on your dancing shoes. We are going out tonight.
I can't tonight.
"Can't" is not an option.
Charlie got us passes for that new club in Silverlake.
Ooh, that job fair is tonight. I really want to go. Job fair? What--Syd.
You have four years to figure out what kind of job you want.
I just had a meeting with my advisor,
and she yelled at me 'cause I still haven't picked a major.
Education. Done. You can be a teacher like your mom.
I mean, you always talked about how happy she was. I thought about that,
but I've always thought about teaching as my safety net. Teaching's no safety net.
You know how dangerous it is to be a teacher?
Kids bring knives to school these days.
I hate the thought that I could make a decision now
that would affect the rest of my life.
Well, I say go with education.
Oh, Charlie is bringing a friend tonight--
Danny something.
We'll pick you up at 8:00. I'll see you later.
Sydney Bristow?
I was hoping I might have a moment of your time.
Tell Dixon we'll touch base
soon as we cross into Mongolian airspace.
Marshall and I are gonna hack into the n.R.O.,
see if we can use their optical satellites
to locate the missiles.
Rachel, listen, prophet 5 is gone.
Your family is no longer in danger.
You don't have to do this anymore.
People have given their lives for this.
I'm not gonna bail on them now.
I'm in this until it's over.
Of course, if we don't find sloane,
that may not be very long from now.
Did it have to be so filthy?
I mean, really, if rambaldi can prophesize the future,
he might have advised me not to wear $500 shoes.
Structural imaging shows
that there's a chamber about 200 feet below us.
That's quite a climb.
You needn't worry.
The next step is for me alone.
At last,
after almost 30 years.
Is it everything you imagined?
Nadia, I'm so glad you're here.
If I didn't have someone to share this with,
I may have doubted my own eyes.
You're talking to your dead daughter.
This is an odd time to question your sanity.
Perhaps.
Aah!
So that's it?
All this time, that's what you wanted.
This, sweetheart--
this is what everybody has always wanted.
And I've found it.
It's over, sloane.
Uhh!
Correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Vaughn,
but aren't you supposed to be dead?
I suppose we'll have to rectify that.
Well, then, it appears we have a predicament.
Don't move.
No! Sydney, don't.
What is this, sloane? Sydney, please don't be rash.
Give me one reason
why I shouldn't destroy this right now.
Suppose I were to give you two good reasons.
Hang up.
The n.R.O.'S global surveillance system to look for the missiles.
We noticed some weird network activity on the e.W.S.
Someone's trying to disable our defense satellites.
They've released a virus.
It's eating through our entire grid.
Sloane. He's gonna strike the U.S.
No, not from here. But I did pinpoint the origin.
Someone uploaded it from Hong Kong.
Who's in Hong Kong?
Who are you protecting?
Should I get the snake?
Don't.
Sloane had to call in a partner.
He needed something he didn't have.
What's that?
Hand me the sphere, Sydney.
I'll let you all walk out of here.
I won't insult you with pretense, Sydney.
We know each other too well for that.
Oh, I know you're trying to figure a way out.
Just hand over the sphere,
and I will let you all walk away.
If I give this to you,
what's to guarantee you won't shoot us anyway?
Despite what you may think, I'm not heartless.
Come on, take my offer.
It appears that Vaughn is back.
Go, be a family.
Frankly, I don't think you have any other option.
If you want this, we'll walk out of here together,
and then we'll talk.
Well, remember, Sydney, it's your choice.
Dad!
Hey, dad? Dad?
Dad?
They're having problems with their tail rudder controls.
Yeah. Okay, well, I'll get back to you.
Hello, Sydney.
What's this?
Open it.
You've been paying my tuition.
I thought I should at least help out.
What'd you do, rob a bank?
Sort of. I got a job at a bank.
It's just part-time-- for now, at least.
It's, um, a French bank. It's called credit dauphine.
They have a very international clientele.
Credit dauphine?
Yeah, they have 12 branches around the world.
You're already working there?
I wanted to make sure it would work out before I told you.
A month. Good. It's not too late to quit. What?
Sydney, listen to me-- oh, I'm not quitting this job. I like it. I'm good at it.
I imagine you are. That's not the point. What is the point?
Sydney-- God, if mom were here, she--
ifyour mother was here...
If your mother was here,
she would want you to focus on school,
which is what you're going to do.
I didn't come to ask your permission.
I've already made my decision.
This is not your decision to make.
Sydney.
Sydney, come back...
Right here. It's all right.
You're okay, you're okay.
It's okay. I'm gonna go call for help, okay?
Okay, just be still. Look, you're gonna be okay.
We have a problem. Jack's been shot.
How bad? It's critical. We need air support.
Contact Salim behari in ulaanbaatar.
Have him send a medevac unit. Tell them to hurry.
Dad, keep talking to me.
I'm doing fine. It's just...
It's just a scratch.
I'm just gonna take a look.
You're gonna be okay.
Chopper's on its way. Should be a half-hour.
Did you hear that? Yeah.
Listen, sloane's dead, sark got away.
He's got the artifact. I think we know where he's going.
Aah! Sorry, sorry.
Sorry.
Medevac's on its way. How's he doing?
His heart rate's up. I think the bullet penetrated his lung.
He's not getting enough air.
Syd, sloane has a partner.
We know who's behind this.
I have the artifact. I'm on my way.
Good.
See that it gets here intact.
Irina... He traded her the missiles.
Marshall managed to access the launch protocol,
but he can't shut them down.
She's in Hong Kong, preparing to strike as we speak.
We have to stop her.
Dad, you're not going anywhere.
Ready the transport.
Listen to me. Dad, you have been shot in the chest.
The medical team is on their way.
You--I can't risk moving you. Right? I can't...
Vaughn, get the transport ready.
Wait, Vaughn...
Wait, Vaughn, wait!
Dad, what are you doing?
Sydney-- you can't go anywhere.
Sydney, your mother's not the type to make empty threats.
If she's acquired missiles, she intends to use them.
You can't even stand up straight.
How do you expect to confront mom?
I'm not coming with you.
Sydney, you have to go to Hong Kong.
There's no other way.
I am not leaving you here.
You're the only one who can get to Irina in time.
You're the only one who can beat her.
I can't. Yes, you can.
I-I never wanted this life for you, you know.
I never wanted you to bear this kind of responsibility,
but you...
You were a very difficult little girl.
You... You were far too driven,
far too strong to let someone like me
stop you from becoming who you are.
Dad, the medical team is coming.
If you'll just sit tight--
Sydney, listen to me.
There's no one in this world...
That can do the things that you can do.
I can hold out until help arrives,
but you have to go. You have to stop your mother.
Okay, I don't...
Just, um...
Okay, good. Just, uh...
Keep applying pressure, please.
You--you can't afford to lose more blood.
Just get moving.
I love you, dad.
I love you, Sydney.
I just-- I don't want to leave you.
Go.
Okay.
Ugh!
Did everything go according to plan?
Your daughter arrived, mucked things up a bit.
Sloane's dead, and we lost the tomb.
But the artifact's intact.
There's a reason my fees are so high.
Sloane's death doesn't change our agenda.
Contact controls. As soon as the satellites are down,
launch the missile strikes.
Have you decided on the final targets?
Washington and London.
Right away.
What's our status?
Mil-sat one just hit atmosphere.
The rest of the satellites are right behind it.
Initiate the countdown.
Oh, my God.
They've started the launch.
So that's it.
It's the horizon, isn't it?
You shot the man I loved.
You betrayed my trust.
You risked my daughter's life, all for that.
I don't expect you to understand.
We're very different, Sydney.
You still cling to naive ideals.
I learned at a very young age,
the only currency worth anything in this world is power.
And the horizon gives you that?
You've never seen rambaldi for what he is.
You dismissed his work as the labor of a madman.
You blind yourself to his true potential.
I've spent a lifetime acquiring power.
With this...
And I'll never have to give it up.
Rambaldi is life, Sydney.
Through him, we can live forever.
I offered you an out. I gave you your daughter.
I was hoping you'd settle down, leave me to my affairs.
You don't know me very well, do you?
Sadly, I think I do.
After all, I'm still your mother.
That doesn't mean anything. Not anymore.
I am through being disappointed by you.
I hate that it's come to this.
I suppose it had to.
I've come too far to let anything get in my way.
Then you'll have to go through me first.
You wanted to see me, sir?
I've been reviewing your evaluations
since you arrived at SD-6.
To a letter, they're nothing short of exemplary.
I've upgraded your clearance,
and I'm considering promoting you to field officer.
Really?
Now, Sydney, I want to know
that you have given this job its proper consideration.
I realize that you have a romantic notion
of the espionage trade,
but this job is more than just brush passes and dead drops.
You will be facing life and death situations
on a regular basis.
Do you understand that?
You will be forced to make decisions
that will haunt you for the rest of your life.
This job requires sacrifice,
and you need to know that you are able to live with that.
I can, sir.
For as long as I can remember, I have been searching...
For what I'm supposed to do, for what I'm supposed to be.
This is my purpose.
It's in my blood.
It's who I am.
I have never been so sure of anything in my life.
Uhh!
Aah!
Oh...
Why are you fighting me on this?
The defense satellites are destroyed.
The stars will fall from the sky.
Even if you manage to beat me on this rooftop,
it's still too late to stop the launch.
You think I came here alone?
Sir, beginning final preparations.
Excellent. Proceed according to--
uhh!
It appears we have a predicament.
You did it.
You were right all along.
Nadia...
I will never forget your sacrifice.
I promise.
The horizon is gone.
The mother is probably dividing up my spoils as we speak.
Then we should get moving.
We don't have to hurry anymore, Nadia,
we have all the time in the world.
Give me the override codes. I don't have the codes, I swear.
Aah!
You shot me!
Yeah, and I'll keep shooting you until you either
give me the codes or bleed to death. Your choice.
You know, I didn't want any of this.
Mass extermination isn't exactly my passion, Michael.
I'm a businessman.
You know, I simply wanted to come out on the winning end.
I'll give you the codes,
but you have to let me go after I do.
Codes first, then we negotiate.
3-9-8-Alpha-4-tango-6-4-7.
Come on. Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Launch aborted!
I'm afraid I can't allow you
to be such a complication in my life any longer.
Uhh!
For whatever it's worth,
I truly do love you.
Ugh!
I owe you an apology, arvin.
I never gave your faith in rambaldi
the credit it deserved.
There's no need to apologize, Jack.
You're a practical man. I'd always admired that in you.
Jack, I didn't wanna shoot you.
Sydney forced my hand.
Yes.
She can be very... stubborn at times.
You're dying.
I can help you.
I don't want your help, arvin.
You've...
Caused my daughter so much pain.
I could have prevented it.
I won't continue to make that mistake.
I think you've overestimated your position, Jack.
You can't hurt me anymore.
True...
But I can keep you down here with me.
What are you doing?
You beat death, arvin.
But you couldn't beat me.
The glass won't hold you. You need to come back.
Mom.
You can make it. Give me your hand.
I'm sorry, Sydney.
Mom, come back!
Aah!
Nadia?
I can't move.
I don't think there's anything I can do.
I can't move.
Well, as you've said,
you have all the time in the world.
Unfortunately, I think you'll have to spend it here.
Well, at least you're here with me.
No.
No, no! No!
No, Nadia, don't leave me here.
No, Nadia!
No!
Daddy!
Uncle Dixon!
Isabelle!
How are you, sweetie?
Deputy director.
Please, this far from Langley, you can just call me "sir."
Good to see you.
Did you have a hard time finding this place?
I had an impossible time finding this place.
Well, I guess that's sort of the point, right?
Hello, stranger.
Hello, Sydney.
Oh, and this must be...
Jack.
Hello, Jack.
Marshall sends his best. He wanted to tag along,
but Carrie's stuck at home on bed rest.
Another baby? Oh, God, I don't know how she does it.
This makes four. All boys.
Well, come on inside.
You'll just have to pardon the mess.
Speaking of mess, didn't someone promise
to finish unpacking her toys before dinner?
Go on. Go on, Isabelle.
Can I get you something to drink?
Why do I get the feeling this isn't a purely social call?
Truth be told, I could use some field assistance.
A merc team hit the national research facility
in Paris yesterday.
I need someone to intercept the seller
and retrieve the hard drive.
Can't you put Rachel on it?
She's on deep cover assignment in Santiago.
I can't risk pulling her.
Besides, this job has sentimental value.
Sark.
Don't look at me. You're the one that let him go.
We've already prepared the mission specs.
Low-risk insertion, simple alias.
Who knows? It could be fun.
That's what you say every time you show up on my doorstep.
And the next thing you know,
I'm jumping over canals in 3-inch heels
while napalm explodes around me.
Yes, that's how I define "fun."
Why don't we finish this conversation after dinner?
And you haven't lived until you've seen our sunset.
Hey, Isabelle?
Isabelle, come on. We're going for a walk.
Hey, what have you been doing back there?
Nothing, mom.