Transcript- S4/E16- Pt1
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4X16 - ANOTHER MISTER SLOANE
Original Airdate (ABC): 20-APR-05
WRITTEN BJ LUKE McMULLEN
DIRECTED BY GREG YAITANES
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Krakow, Poland
Plane lands. Inside airport. A woman talking on her cell phone. She's
in the metal detector line.
Sinclair: (to phone) I know. I know. I know. I'm simply exhausted.
The engineer's meeting went over by about 2 and a half hours. And of
course, I missed my flight, but luckily I was able to rebook the same
day. Oh, you know what? Francis called, and, um, they want to publish
my paper. (laughs) I know. I know. (picks up her bags) Well, you know,
we'll celebrate when I get home. You know what? I've got to go,
sweetheart. Tell the girls I have a little something for them. Give
them a kiss. All right, love you too. Bye. (ahhh, so sweet)
She hangs up. She puts her bags on the conveyer belt and walks through
the metal detector. It beeps. Guys in military uniform watch her.
Guy 1: Excuse me. (to Sinclair) Place your luggage and shoes on the
table please.
Sinclair: Oh, me? (she does what she's told)
Guy 2: And your shoes.
Sinclair: Oh. (she smiles)
They rifle through her things and pull out a . . .teddy bear.
Sinclair: Oh, it's just for my daughter.
Guy 1: I will need you to follow me.
Sinclair (confused): I don't understand, It's just a bear.
Guy 1: This way. (he walks away)
Sinclair: Hang on. Can I have my shoes back, please? (she follows)
Excuse me what is going on? (bunker) Am I not allowed to have a toy?
Y'know, I'd like some answers out of the 2 of you. I'm an
American citizen.
Guy 1: Don't worry, Dr. Sinclair.
Sinclair: Hang on a second. The other guy looked at my passport. You
didn't. How did you know my name?
Guy 1: Your luggage tag.
Sinclair: Ugh. (barefoot she stepped in water) Oh, this is great. This
is just great.
Guy 2, I think, puts his arm around her throat and tranqs her. She
gasps.
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Los Angeles
Nighttime. Outside. On a walkway. Sydney and Vaughn are already there.
Jack walks up.
Sydney: (to Jack) Thanks for coming.
Jack: On the phone, you sounded desperate.
Vaughn: For the past month, I've been investigating leads which-
Jack: Suggest that your father is still alive. So? What did you
discover?
Vaughn: What I learned is that it was a hoax. My father was killed by
Irina Derevko in 1979. But someone was trying to make me believe
otherwise.
Jack: Any idea who may have perpetrated this elaborate conspiracy?
Vaughn: Arvin Sloane.
Sydney: One of his colleagues confessed.
Jack: What possible motive would he have-
Vaughn: To force me into stealing something they wanted. I mean, come
on Jack, do I really have to explain to you what this is about? Sloane
hasn't reformed. And he's still after the same things.
Sydney: There's more, dad. Vaughn wasn't the only person deceived
by Sloane. The contract, the hit that was put on my life-I've seen
the bank records. The payments paid to the assassin. It wasn't Mom.
It was Sloane. He was behind it. He wanted you to kill her. I'm
sorry, dad. We should notify the Agency- Chase.
Jack: No. I'll handle everything.
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AC's warehouse. Sinclair is sitting in a chair, crying, with a bag
over her head. Man pulls bag off.
Sinclair: What do you want? Just tell me what you want.
Arvin Clone walks in.
AC: Welcome, Professor Sinclair.
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Men's restroom. Sloane is standing against the wall. Jack walks up to
him.
Sloane: What's this about, Jack?
Jack (grabs Sloane and hold him up against the wall): You can't
imagine what it felt like looking into the face of the woman I once
shared a life with, and with a single bullet ending that life. I ran
through every scenario. Why? What was the purpose of having me believe
the only way to save my daughter's life was to kill her mother? And
then it occurred to me why you would go to such lengths It was for
Sydney. You imagined you'd drive a wedge between me and my daughter.
Sloane: I didn't. I had nothing to do with Irina's death.
Jack: (pulls out a gun, puts it to Sloane's head) One good reason why
I shouldn't do to you what I did to my wife.
Sloane: Jack, this doesn't make sense. Think about it. Even if I did
succeed in undermining your relationship with Sydney-which, given our
agreement, runs counter to my self-interest-even then, with all the
people in Sydney's life-Vaughn, Nadia, anyone-do you really believe
that she would turn to me? Jack, I didn't do this. (Jack lowers the
gun) Someone is setting me up.
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AC's bunker.
Sinclair: (to Arvin Clone) Who are you?
AC: Your questions will all be answered in time. It's-what I have,
what we can do together, that matters. (Opens Rambaldi manuscript)
Years ago, I was with the army corps of engineers. They wanted me to
study a certain manuscript. These pages were drawn over 500 years ago
by a man of genius who anticipated scientific principles centuries
ahead of his time. (shows her Rambaldi drawings, including the one of
the Mueller device)
Sinclair: You're insane.
AC: Not at all. Prototypes of his designs have already been built.
Turned up all over the world. I've been collecting them for the past
35 years.
Sinclair: I don't understand. What do I have-
AC: I've been following your career, Dr. Sinclair, since Stanford. I
need your expertise.
Sinclair (dubious): You want me to build a 500 year old machine?
(laughs) Okay. Listen to me. I know that, um, we all have beliefs, and
things that we really want and wish to be true and real. But these
specs-they're just theoretical. They have absolutely no basis in
physical reality.
AC: Once you see, once you believe, It'll change everything for you.
Sinclair: And what if I don't cooperate?
Enter new guy. Wheeling a tray with a small Mueller device on it. (it
looks different than the one in the pilot)
AC: You will.
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APO Hallway outside entrance. Jack, Vaughn, and Sydney.
Sydney: You believe Sloane.
Jack: Until proven otherwise, yes.
Vaughn: Until proven otherwise? Didn't you hear what I said? What the
hell did Sloane say to you?
Jack: Actually, Agent Vaughn, in this country the burden of proof is
established on guilt, not innocence.
Sydney: Roberts, he's in custody. He said that Sloane was behind the
attacks, that he worked for Sloane.
Vaughn: You want to put them together?
Sydney: Assume he makes a positive ID. You put him face to face with
Sloane. Watch him try to deny that.
Vaughn: (to Jack) You'll have your proof.
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Roberts is being lead down a corridor with some guards.
Vaughn (VO): Roberts, the man you are about to see is your former
employer, Arvin Sloane. All we need you to do is make a positive ID.
Sloane sitting at a table. In the next room over is Roberts sitting in
a chair with Sydney, Jack, Vaughn, behind.
Vaughn: Well?
Roberts: Huh.
Vaughn: What does that mean?
Roberts: I mean, that dude is him-sort of.
Jack: Is it him or not?
Roberts: I mean, yeah, it's him, but then, it's not. Know what
I'm saying?
Sydney: So it's not him, but-
Roberts: But, almost him. This is wild. Like, they don't even look
that much alike, but. . .Oh, this is freaky, man. You ask me, both of
them give me the creeps.
Vaughn, Sydney, Jack, Sloane, walking through APO.
Sloane: (to Jack) Now that I've been exonerated by your informant, I
suggest you find out what it is he really knows. I'll be in my
office. I believe it's still mine, yes? (he leaves)
The others just stand there discussing.
Vaughn: Just because Roberts didn't make a positive ID doesn't mean
that Sloane's not involved.
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AC walks up to Sinclair, in the warehouse.
AC: There a problem?
Sinclair: (standing, pouring over the manuscripts) Yes, actually there
is. You're missing a vital component.
AC: Am I?
Sinclair: A transformer coil.
AC: Which acts as a containment stabilizer.
Sinclair: Yes, that's right.
AC: Yes, we were hoping to have obtained the coil by now.
Sinclair: Well, then you know then, without it a device of this size is
incapable of withstanding it's own power output.
AC: (grins): Hmmm. (moves the manuscript out of the way and takes off
his glasses) Maggie. I hired you because countless times you've
proven yourself capable of improvising solutions where others have
failed. (You can tell he's getting impatient)
Sinclair: Well, I thank you for your vote of confidence, but even I
have my limits.
AC: I see.
AC leaves and finds guy from earlier.
AC: (to Guy) Motivate her.
Guy enters room with Sinclair in it.
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APO Sloane's office.
Nadia: I want to believe you, but it doesn't make any sense. Why
someone would set you up, pursue the same specific things you've
pursued in the past.
Sloane: So you think that I have resumed my search for Rambaldi.
Nadia: Have you?
Sloane: Nadia, I made you a promise. I gave up my past obsessions for
you. Look, I know I've given you reasons to doubt me. I know I've
acted crazy in the past, but what happened in Sienna, sweetheart. .
.that won't happen again. I promise.
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Warehouse. Sinclair tied to a chair.
Sinclair: (to guy) What he's asking might not even be possible. Even
with the component. Please listen to me I'm begging you.
Guy turns on machine. Sinclair screams.
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APO Briefing room. Gang around the table.
Sloane: As you are aware, evidence indicates that someone has been
actively perpetrating crime in my name. Objective is simple-find the
man. Apprehend him.
Vaughn: Assuming he exists at all.
Jack: That's the assumption we're working with.
Sloane: Our best lead is Roberts. Where are we with him?
Dixon: Roberts has been interrogated. His knowledge of the organization
he was working for is extremely limited.
Sydney: But we can still use him. He knows their contact protocol. We
give Roberts the coil and put him into play. He makes the exchange, we
track the coil back to Arvin Cloane.
Minimal laughter around the table.
Sydney: Sorry, that's what we've been calling him.
Weiss: Yeah, also, uh, Marvin Sloane. Rolling Sloanes.
Marshall: But obviously equally disrespectful.
Nadia: Has Roberts agreed to cooperate?
Sloane: I'm sure we can persuade him to see things our way.
Marshall: Um, excuse me, sorry, but we all know the coil is a key
component in the Rambaldi design. Rambaldi. Which means that, per your
pardon agreement, Mr. Sloane, you must recuse yourself of all matters
Rambaldi. You have to leave this room.
Sloane: Marshall, this mission is about proving my innocence. Sydney,
Marcus, talk to Roberts. Help him to see that it's in his best
interest to work with us right away.
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Typical white APO room.
Roberts: You expect me to double-cross Sloane?
Sydney: He's not Sloane.
Roberts: Whoever he is. You dangle bait in front of a man like that,
you lose a hand. I'm sorry, but, uh, no can do.
Dixon: Let's be clear. You play ball with us, or enjoy the rest of
your life in prison.
Roberts: I'll be safer in prison. Trust.
Sydney: We guarantee immunity from prosecution. National security
crimes, Europal records, parking tickets- you name it, it all
disappears.
Dixon: And we relocate you to someplace safe.
Roberts: Someplace safe, what, like Mars?
Sydney: You'll have full CIA protection. You have our word.
Roberts: Look, I met the man twice. I deal with his number 2. Cat named
Carter. You think about running a trace, they'll know.
Sydney: (referring to the phone) The line's clean.
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Warehouse. Screaming. Carter turns out to be the one torturing her.
Carter's cell phone rings.
Sinclair: Please, no! No, please, no!
Roberts: I'm hanging up.
Sydney: No, no. Let it ring.
Roberts: What do you want me to do, leave a message?
Sydney: We won't get a chance like this again.
Sinclair is screaming. Carter's phone rings. Carter answers.
Roberts: It's Roberts.
Carter: Where have you been?
Roberts: Well, hello to you too, Carter.
Carter: It's not nice to disappear, Mr. Roberts.
Roberts: Yeah, well, um, things got a little hot. So I had to lay low
for a little while.
Carter: Lie low. A thing lays. As in you lay a book down. A person
lies.
Roberts: Oh, okay. Uh, well, listen. Why don't we get together. You
can give me some grammar lessons, and I can give you that coil you've
been looking for.
Carter: You have the coil?
Sydney: I'm looking right at it. But considering the considerable
risk I've taken to procure it, the price just went up.
Carter: Name it.
Roberts: 750. Plus a neutral place to meet. Plus no more grammar
lessons.
Carter: A neutral location?
Roberts: Yeah, that's right. Or I disappear again, and I take your
slinky with me.
Carter: You can call back in a half hour. I'll have a location.
(hangs up, pause, to Sinclair) Might not seem it but this could be the
luckiest day of your life.
Roberts: (to Dixon and Sydney) You people better have my back.
Sydney rushes into Jack's office.
Sydney: (to Jack) The meet is on.
Jack: Where?
Dixon: Tomorrow. Around the corner. 1500.
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Fancy hotel, of course.
Nadia and Sydney hacking into the computers.
Sydney: 47. . .45. . .
Nadia: He's innocent.
Sydney: Maybe.
Nadia: I know it, Sydney.
Sydney: I hope you're right.
Nadia: Do you?
Marshall (on comms): Okay, one more patch ladies and I am tied into the
hotel surveillance system.
Marshall: Perfecto. Que bueno, Nadia y Sydney. All systems up and
running, ready to rock.
Dixon: Moving into position.
Sloane: Copy Dixon, we have you on screen.
Weiss enters hotel with his arm around Nadia.
Weiss: Oh, this place is killer. We have to get married here.
Nadia: You haven't even proposed yet.
Weiss: They don't know yet. We can tell them that we're thinking
about it and get a free meal off the sampler menu.
Roberts walks through the lobby, carrying the case with the coil.
Vaughn comes down the escalator and stops Roberts
Vaughn: Excuse me sir, do you have the time, please?
Roberts: Time for me to get the hell out of here.
Vaughn: Just look at your watch and tell me what time it is.
Roberts: 2:55
Vaughn: When Carter arrives we'll move in and arrest him. You have
nothing to worry about.
Roberts: Clearly, you don't know the man.
They go on their ways. Roberts passes Dixon, who is sitting, reading a
newspaper. Roberts goes to the bar and sits.
Roberts: (to bartender): Yo, rum cannonball.
Sydney: (also sitting at the bar) A little early for the hard stuff,
don't you think?
Roberts: No, I don't. In fact, make it 2, one for each hand.
Jack: We have an approach.
Man sits next to Roberts.
Roberts: Do I know you?
Man: I'm just here to make the sweep. Make sure you're not carrying
any weapons. (Makes the sweep.)
Jack: Sit tight, Sydney, see where this goes.
Man: Okay, come with me.
Roberts: Woahwoahwoahwoah, the plan was to meet here.
Man: The plan's changed. We're doing this in the penthouse.
Jack: (to marshall) Show me.
Marshall's computer shows the penthouse entrance, with 2 guards
standing outside. Roberts and Man go to elevator.
Jack: All teams redeploy to cover the penthouse.
Weiss: Moving to the freight elevator.
W and N go. Dixon goes. Vaughn goes.
Jack: Sydney, we need audio on Roberts.
Sydney: (on cell phone) copy. (she gets up and leaves)
At the elevator.
Man: You got stones, man. Double-crossing Carter like that?
Sydney (comes up behind them): Sir? Sir, you left this at the bar.
(hands Roberts the cell pone, she leaves)
Roberts: Thanks. (Man checks Sydney out) So, did Carter come himself or
did he send somebody?
Man: Oh, nonono, he wants to do this face to face.
They get inside the elevator. Sydney goes for the other elevator.
Sydney: Following them up.
Sydney looks out the elevator glass to see. . .Arvin Clone looking
right back at her through the other elevator that is going down.
Sydney: Something's wrong. He's here. The Clone.
Sloane: They're gonna cut the cable.
BOOM. The cable snaps, it's been cut. The elevator falls.
Sydney (watches): On my way to the subbasement now.
Subbasement. Carter opens the elevator with a crowbar. Man and Roberts
are dead. Cater picks up the case with the coil and hands it to Arvin
Sloane. In Sydney's elevator, she pulls out a gun. Her elevator
opens, she walks to the other wrecked elevator. There is broken glass
and wires strewn across the elevator.
Sydney: Roberts is dead. And the coil is gone.