Transcript- S4/E20
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4X20 - THE DESCENT
Original Airdate (ABC): 18-MAY-05
WRITTEN BJ JEFFREY BELL
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DSR Rambaldi artifact storage facility
Guard is walking around and he gets tackled by a man. Man kills guard.
Not quite sure how.
Man 1: (to radio) I'm in.
We see an assault team on the roof. They blow the locks off the gates
and steal all the Rambaldi artifacts. Including the nightingale coil,
and a ball, which turns out to be the sphere of life.
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Sydney's apartment. Sydney comes inside.
Sydney: Hey, there's a cab waiting outside.
Nadia: She wouldn't let me drive her to the airport. (she's
standing next to Sophia/Elena)
Sydney: Is everything okay?
Nadia: The Lisbon police called. It's safe for Sophia to go home.
Sydney: Oh, that's great. (gives Sophia a big hug) I'm so glad you
came.
Sophia: Thank you.
Sophia/Elena: Look at the two of you. Such beautiful and smart women.
Before I make a fool of myself. . .(gives Nadia a hug)
Nadia: Promise you'll come back.
Sophia: Nadia, for you, anything.
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APO Vaughn is watching Jack in his office. Jack is on the phone. Vaughn
starts walking toward Jack's office. Marshall stops him.
Marshall: Oh, hey, Vaughn. Could you sign this? It's for Weiss. His
grandfather died. (wouldn't Vaughn already know something like that?)
Vaughn: Yeah, actually, can I do it in a little bit? I need to ask Jack
something first.
Marshall: Oh, sure. No problem. (follows Vaughn as he continues to
Jack's office)
Vaughn: Where are you going?
Marshall: Well, I thought I'd go with you to get Mr. Bristow to sign
this while we're in there.
Vaughn: You know what? Actually, I need to see him alone. It's kind
of personal.
Marshall: Oh. Uh, since when can you tell Mr. Bristow something you
can't tell me?
Vaughn: This is something I need to ask Jack. If you were Sydney's
father, I could ask you, but you're not.
Marshall: No, I'm not. I still don't understand what me not being
Sydney's father has to do with you-
Vaughn: (pulls out the ring and shows it to Marshall) Understand now?
Marshall: Oh, my God. Hey, man. Congratulations. That's fantastic.
I'm sure Mr. Bristow's gonna be thrilled.
Vaughn: Really? I'm just hoping he doesn't shoot him on the spot.
(he goes to Jack's office)
Jack: (on the phone speaking in foreign language) No. You're not
listening, General. (Vaughn walks in) We're not going to pay you.
Because I don't believe it exists. Fine (he hangs up and speaks to
Vaughn in English) As if weapon-grade anthrax grows on trees. What is
it?
Vaughn: Oh, if this is a bad time, I can-
Jack: No, please. After dealing with that Cechnyan lunatic for the past
couple of hours, whatever business you have will be a welcome relief.
Vaughn: Well, we've, um. . .I know you're a man who- I know
you're a man who respects tradition. As I do. And-
Jack: Please get to the point, Agent Vaughn.
Vaughn: I'm gonna ask Sydney to marry me, and I'd like your
blessing.
Jack: Perhaps you believe my recent illness has rendered me less
coherent than before, or that my cognitive faculties have been somehow
dulled or diminished. Allow me to clarify the facts for you, Agent
Vaughn. While I've come to believe you're not as useless as I first
imagined, I still don't feel you have- (alarms go off)
CIA agents come in carrying boxes.
Agent: Everyone please remain where you are. This is a warranted
search.
Jack: May I see that?
Agent: (hands Jack a piece of paper) We've been authorized to
confiscate all relevant materials.
Jack: It's been signed by Director Chase.
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Sydney's apartment. Director Chase and CIA agents knock on the door
and Sydney answers.
Chase: Where's your sister?
Sydney: What?
Chase: I expect your full cooperation. (Chase and agents enter with
boxes)
Sydney: If Nadia's in some kind of trouble-
Chase: Where is she?
Sydney: In the shower.
Agent enters the bathroom. We hear water running. Nadia, wrapped up in
a towel, knocks him out and takes his gun. She slowly walks out.
Chase: Stand down, Agent Santos. (Nadia gives her the gun)
Nadia: What's this about?
Chase: (to Nadia) Men are dead. Things are gone, and you've got some
explaining to do.
The agents continue to search the apartment. They find numerous guns
and knives hidden throughout the apartment. Nadia sits in a robe being
interrogated by Chase.
Chase: (shows Nadia's laptop to Nadia) Is this yours?
Nadia: Yes.
Chase: Does anyone else use it or have access to it?
Nadia: No.
Chase: Not even Sydney.
Nadia: I said no. Sydney has her own laptop. She also has-
We see an agent interrogating Sydney.
Agent: -an assault rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, four handguns, two
tazers, and a . . .secret drawer of knives. Let's start with the
knives.
Sydney: Let's start with you not wasting my time. Director Chase says
men are dead. What men? What does she think Nadia did?
Chase: (to Nadia) We know you overrode the DSR security system tonight.
Nadia: What?
Chase: Alarms on an access door were deactivated. We traced the
override command to your laptop. And you just told me that you're the
only one who uses it.
Nadia: Yes, but I didn't do it.
Chase: We also have evidence that tonight's incident isn't the only
one that leads back t o you and this laptop.
An agent uses a scanner on a bookshelf. He opens a jewelry box and sees
the necklace Sophia/Elena gave to Nadia. He brings the necklace to
Chase.
Jack and Sloane enter the apartment.
Jack: (to an agent standing at the door) We have clearance.
Sydney: Micro transmitter?
Chase: In the medallion. When did she give you this?
Nadia: Few weeks ago. Why should Sophia do something like that?
Jack: It would help explain why several missions were compromised.
Sloane: I personally investigated Sophia Vargas when she first arrived.
Prints, background- everything came back clean.
Chase: Well, somebody tapped into Agent Santos's laptop. And because
of it, five agents are dead. And several Rambaldi artifacts are gone.
Nadia: I don't believe it. I won't.
Sydney: Why would she do this?
Jack: I think our clue lies in what was stolen.
Sloane: You're reaching for straws, Jack.
Jack: Am I? Who else would be capable of pulling this off?
Chase: What are you talking about?
Jack: Elena.
Sydney: You think Sophia Vargas is connected to Elena Derevko?
Jack: No. I think Sophia Vargas is Elena Derevko. Arvin and I have been
searching for her for months. I believe she found us first. Has been
using us to achieve her own end.
Sydney: You mean the journal of Vaughn's father, Sloane Clone-
Jack: McCullough, everything. It's been Elena all along.
Sydney: Oh, my God.
Nadia: You're saying it's all a lie? That she spent all these
years, all this time, so she could steal some Rambaldi artifacts?
Jack: She is a Derevko. Her sisters possessed that same single-minded
purpose.
Sloane: If Jack is right, if Elena has gathered Rambaldi artifacts, her
final step would be to assemble them. We can't let that happen.
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APO Sloane's office. Nadia walks in.
Nadia: She never made it to the airport. The cab dropped her off a few
blocks from our house.
Sloane: Have Marshall check traffic cams in the area.
Nadia: I already did. I also notified the FFA to check flight
manifests, and I updated train and bus stations with her current I. D.
Sloane: Good. We'll find her.
Nadia: I brought her into my house. This is my fault.
Sloane: No, Nadia, it's mine. It was my obsession with Rambaldi that
pulled you into this. It's my mess. It's my responsibility to clean
it up. I can only imagine how hard this must be for you- the betrayal.
Nadia: I'm just glad we found her. That I know the truth.
Sloane: Yeah. So, if Elena has all the Rambaldi pieces, there is only
one place she can go.
Nadia: To see Lazlo Drake.
Sloane: Yes.
Nadia: I'm on it.
Sloane: Nadia? We'll find her. I promise you. I will end this.
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China, one year earlier. Nadia and Sloane are in a car, being driven.
Nadia: I don't understand. Why are we in China when I already told
you Rambaldi's sphere of life is buried in Siena?
Sloane: Because I need answers to a few final questions. Lazlo Drake is
the only man in the world who can provide that.
The car stops, there are people passing with animals, in the road.
Driver: (in foreign language) Sorry, sir, it will be a few minutes.
Sloane: (to driver in foreign language) Okay. (to Nadia in English)
Before he went into hiding, Drake was a professor of European history.
He built his reputation on the single most important discovery of his
life- a manuscript. In effect, a template describing how Rambaldi's
creations were to be assembled in order to bring forth his final
prophecy. Just know that we're gonna make the world a better place,
and we need Drake to do it.
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Later, nighttime outside, somewhere. We meet Drake.
Sloane: Professor Drake, my name is-
Drake: Arvin Sloane. Yes.
Sloane: You know who I am?
Drake: How could I possibly not know of you, Mr. Sloane? Your appetite
for all things Rambaldi is almost legendary.
Sloane: This is my daughter, Nadia.
Drake: My God. (he looks at her) I am honored to meet you.
Nadia: Thanks.
Drake: Lovely. Please. (they sit down around the campfire on various
logs) You have no idea what it is like to be in your presence. It is
like meeting the virgin Mary.
Nadia: What do you mean?
Sloane: Drake, you know why we're here.
Drake: You have collected the Sphere of Life.
Sloane: No, not yet. But we know where it is.
Drake: If it is not in your possession, we have nothing to discuss.
Sloane: You have the only known translation of Rambaldi's Vademecum-
instructions for how the pieces fit together. I need to know.
Drake: That is information I will share with whoever has all the
artifacts in his possession. Your visit is premature, Mr. Sloane. I
suggest you come back, when you have retrieved all the items, including
the Sphere. (to Nadia, he takes her hand) You will come back too,
won't you? I would like that.
Sloane: (breaks their hands apart) Nadia, I wonder if you would let me
speak to the professor alone. (Nadia gets up and walks away)
Drake: I never thought I would see, let alone touch with my own hands,
a living embodiment.
Sloane: My daughter is not an artifact.
Drake: So protective of her.
Sloane: She is my daughter.
Drake: You brought her on this journey for one reason- only she can
retrieve the Sphere of Life. Only she knows its secret location. You
know that.
Sloane: I didn't come this far to quit.
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Siena Sloane and Nadia are wandering around on some hills.
Nadia: This is it. (they enter a cave, and walk down some stairs)
Sloane: Rambaldi wrote that a man would come and discover the true
meaning of his work. And in doing so would change the world. I always
wanted to be that man.
They come to a room. Sloane lights a torch, which causes the other
torches to light up. We see a Rambaldi eye made up of small shards of
glass. In the center of the eye is a stand holding the Sphere of Life.
Sloane: It's made of glass. Think of it. You and I are the first ones
to set foot in here in almost 500 years. Do you have any idea how many
lesser people have dreamed of this moment? And only you can complete
this.
Nadia: What?
Sloane: Nadia, this is the part of the journey that I can't take. You
have to bring the box.
Nadia: I don't understand.
Sloane: Rambaldi had a role for you to play. I need you to do this
Nadia. I need you to bring me that Sphere. Nadia, we can change the
world. Go. (pause) Go.
Nadia steps out carefully onto the glass. You can hear the shards
scraping against each other.
Sloane: Have faith, sweetheart. (She reaches the stand) Yes. (she opens
the box) No, Nadia. Bring the box to me.
Nadia touches the box and sees visions of what happens in the finale.
Includes Sydney and Nadia fighting, the red ball, and the sound of a
horse neighing.
Nadia: (to Sloane) You lied. It was not about peace. (she leaves the
box where it is and goes back to Sloane)
Sloane: Nadia, I am your father. You will go back there and bring me
the box. (he grabs her roughly) You get back there. I want that box.
Nadia: (crying) You think you can control this power, but it's
poisoning you. Don't you see it? You don't have to do this. Please.
Let's just walk away. You and I, together.
Sloane: Coward! (he pushes her)
Nadia: Please, let's just go.
Sloane: I don't need you. (he steps out onto the glass) He chose me.
(he slowly closes the box back up) See? (the glass breaks and he falls
threw) and down the hole)
Nadia finds him at the bottom of the hole. There are some glass shards
sticking out of him. Nadia pulls the shards out.
Sloane: You're still here.
Nadia: Try not to talk. You've lost a lot of blood.
Sloane: I didn't think that you would be here after I-
Nadia: You're my father. I'm going to get you out of here.
Sloane: Thank you.
Nadia: That shard of glass in your chest- when I move you, it might
kill you. I need to pull it out.
Sloane: Okay. (she pulls it out) Ahhh!
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APO Briefing room. Gang around the table including Chase.
Chase: Who's Lazlo Drake?
Sloane: He is the self-appointed keeper to Rambaldi's endgame. For
Elena to complete her plan, she will have to contact him. He has what
amounts to the instruction booklet.
Vaughn: I'm sorry, maybe it's only me, but what do you mean when
you say "Rambaldi's endgame"? I mean, what is it? Is it a
scenario? A weapon?
Sloane: In Elena's hands, most likely an apocalypse.
Jack: Which is why we need to get to Lazlo Drake before she does.
Nadia: Drake's completely off the grid. The manuscript has made him a
target. He never stays in one place too long. We saw him in China. He
could be anywhere.
Sydney: If Drake's gone underground, he needs a source of income.
Nadia: That's the path I've been pursuing. Greyson Wells,
billionaire financer.
Vaughn: Organized crime. Money laundering. CIA's been watching him
for years.
Nadia: He's also the man who financed most of Drake's early
research into Rambaldi.
Jack: If they're in communication, he might know where to find Drake.
Sloane: Agreed. Coordinate with ops. Draft up a plan to approach Wells.
I'll start preparations to talk to Lazlo Drake myself once we have
his location.
Dixon: I believe you're forbidden from participating in cases
involving this particular subject matter.
Chase: Agent Dixon has a point.
Sloane: Yes. I'm aware of the agreement. But I have a history with
Drake.
Sydney: So does Nadia.
Sloane: I'm sure Nadia would agree that her presence would only
complicate matters.
Nadia: He's right.
Sloane: Drake will talk to me. If we approach this tactically, his
security force will respond. We can not let this turn into a firefight.
Our timetable is too critical.
Chase: Proceed as instructed. Once you have a location on Drake,
you'll relay it to Director Sloane. That's it, people. Be safe.
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Cannes Sydney walks into a jewelry shop, wearing a white fur coat.
Doorman: Bonjour. (speaks French, Sydney hands him her purse)
Sydney: Don't touch the fur. (pause) All right, you may touch the
fur. (she holds out her arm) Once.
Doorman: (touches the fur) Merci.
Sydney walks on. She takes a glass of champagne from a waiter. She
continues walking and brushes up against Greyson Wells. She continues
over to the jewelry counter.
Doorman: Please, let me know if there is anything in particular you
would like to see. (Sydney taps on the glass at a bracelet) Ah, very
good. Platinum Liana. (Sydney goes to sit) Fully paired with the
flawless brilliance. (brings her the bracelet) Can be worn as a
bracelet or an anklet.
Sydney: (she lifts up her ankle) Put. (he does) Hm. (to Wells) What do
you think? Ankle or wrist?
Wells: Well, to be honest, I've always found anklets to be a bit
vulgar. Though, admittedly, you are making me rethink my position. I
think I'd have to see it on your wrist before I gave an informed
opinion.
Sydney: Do. (Wells comes over and unattaches the bracelet from her
ankle and, when he takes her wrist, we see they both have the Rambaldi
eye tattoo on their hands) Something wrong?
Wells: It appears we have a mutual interest. (he puts the bracelet on
her wrist)
Sydney: So it seems. (she goes and stands in front of a mirror) Hm.
Wells: Better as a bracelet. Will you allow me to buy it for you?
Sydney: You trying to impress me?
Wells: Well, that depends. Is it working?
Sydney: Sweetheart, it's not your money I'm interested in.
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In another room, Sydney is still in her disguise talking on the cell
phone.
Sydney: (to phone) I'm going with you to see Drake.
Sloane: This is not your call Sydney.
Sydney: It is now. I have his location. I'll go alone if I have to.
Sloane: Well, he's not gonna talk to you.
Sydney: Then I suggest you get on a plane. Solana airfield. Outside
Mexico City. 0800 hours. I'll be there when you land, and we'll go
see Drake together. (she leaves and we see Wells sitting in his boxers
and tied up in a chair)
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Nadia.
Marshall: Well, all the parts are pretty generic. I mean, it's really
difficult to track where it came from. Sorry.
Nadia: It's all right. I just feel stupid I trusted her.
Marshall: Hey, I don't blame you. I mean, she was like family. You
know, but don't put this on your self. I mean, hell, I trusted Sloane
for 6 years before I found out he was evil. You know. . .not that
he's evil, per se. . .We have a long history together. Look we're
gonna find this Sophia/Elena woman person. Your dad's totally on it.
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Mexico Sydney stands near the runway as Sloane's plane lands. Sloane
gets out of the plane and goes to Sydney. They start walking.
Sloane: This is a reckless course of action.
Sydney: Try calculated. I'm not letting you meet with a man who's
gonna tell you how to put the Rambaldi contraption together.
Sloane: That's ridiculous. I had everything I needed last year, and I
gave it up. You know that, Sydney.
Sydney: You didn't have everything.
Sloane: You're putting yourself in danger by coming with me.
Sydney: I know what I'm doing. I just hope you do, because I swear if
this is about you and your twisted beliefs-
Sloane: Do you have any idea about what Nadia has been through.
Betrayed by the woman who raised her. I would never do anything to put
her in any more pain. I'm here for one reason alone- to put an end to
this nightmare once and for all.
Sydney: I wish I could believe you.
They drive to a trailer out in the middle of nowhere.
Sydney: Looks cozy. (they walk up to the doorway and see a dead man
underneath a tree)
Sloane: Elena got here before us.
Sydney: (she opens the door and we see Drake, dead, in a chair) It's
Drake.
Sloane: He's dead, isn't he? If I didn't have to rendezvous with
you, I would have been here hours ago.
Sydney: If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have to be here at all.
(Sydney walks around the trailer, looking around)
Sloane: What are you doing?
Sydney sees a camera in the tree. They go inside the trailer. Sydney
opens cabinets looking for something. She finds a tv screen. She finds
the remote. She turns it on. The screen shows her and Sloane standing
there.
Sloane: See if you can rewind the feed.
She rewinds it and we see Elena sitting talking with Drake. Sloane
stands behind her.
Sloane: (he takes the remote from Sydney) Here, let's start over
again at the beginning.
Drake: I have to admit, I did not think it would be you.
Elena: You thought Arvin Sloane would have all the artifacts.
Drake: He nearly completed the work once before.
Elena: And failed. He threw it away. And for what? The girl.
Drake: Do you have a secure facility to assemble everything.
Elena: I do. A factory outside of-
Sloane turns the tv off. He tranqs Sydney before she can react.
Sloane: I'm sorry, Sydney. I'm so sorry. (he lays her gently on the
floor)
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APO Jack's office. His phone rings. He answers.
Jack: Yes?
Sydney: Sloane tranqed me. That bastard knocked me out before I could
get Elena's location.
Jack: Are you alright?
Sydney: I saw this coming and he still beat me.
Jack: Sydney, are you sure you're okay?
Sydney: Dad, I'm okay.
Jack: I'll notify Director Chase. We'll find him.
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Stairwell Dixon is standing and Chase comes in.
Chase: Agent Dixon.
Dixon: Why didn't you stop Sloane when you had the chance?
Chase: I understand your reaction.
Dixon: You just opened the door to temptation and let Sloane walk
through it?
Chase: End of discussion. (Dixon goes to leave) Hey. . .
Dixon: This man's taken lives.
Chase: I did what I thought was best.
Dixon: I know. In spite of all this, it's good to see you.
Chase: Yeah. (they kiss) Weekends aren't enough.
Dixon: Tell me about it.
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Sydney's still in Mexico.
Sydney: (answers phone) Yes? I have an idea but you're gonna hate it.
Jack: You want me to talk to your Aunt Katya. (Jack is walking down a
corridor)
Sydney: How did you know that?
Jack: First you said I would hate the idea, and you're correct.
Second, I arrived at the same conclusion myself. We're at a complete
impasse here. Time is running out and she's the only Derevko we have.
Call you afterwards.
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Jack is at Katya's cell. He enters.
Jack: Lock the door behind me.
Katya: (sitting on her bed) Is that look on your face supposed to be
intimidating? You forget, Jack- I've seen your tender side.
Jack: I need everything you know on Elena's operations- right now.
Katya: What makes you think I know anything?
Jack: Call it an instinct.
Katya: Do you intend to torture me?
Jack: If I have to.
Katya: While I know that would be enjoyable for both of us, I should
warn you, I have quite a bit of stamina. But you already know that
about me.
Jack: What do you want?
Katya: Full pardon. Immediate release.
Jack: I don't have that authority.
Katya: You'll find a way.
Jack: If the information you provide leads us to Elena, I will do
everything in my power to procure your freedom. You have my word.
Katya: If you're here, my sister must be pursuing aggressive action.
What has she done?
Jack: She broke into the DSR, stole a cache of Rambaldi artifacts.
Katya: She has been acquiring artifacts for several years now through
her front.
Jack: Her front?
Katya: Don't look so surprised. It has been happening right before
your eyes.
Jack: The Covenant.
Katya: See? I knew you could do it, handsome.
Jack: Elena ran the covenant? That's impossible. We dismantled its
operations.
Katya: No, that's what she wanted you to believe. You took down a
straw man. Elena's agenda's always been the same. It's always
been Rambaldi.
Jack: How do we stop her?
Katya: You are asking the wrong sister. Irina spent the last few years
of her life tracking Elena. She was determined to stop our sister from
enacting her endgame. And she would have done it, too, but. . .you had
to go and put a bullet in her head.
Jack: I was set up. Elena put a hit out on Sydney, and framed Irina for
it.
Katya: Oh, I see. So you executed my sister on a misunderstanding. Oh,
then all is forgiven. Don't stand there pretending you're a patsy.
You're too good at what you do. If you pulled the trigger, part of
you wanted to be manipulated. I can help you find Elena. But
unfortunately, I cannot tell you how to stop her. Thanks to you, that
hope died with Irina.
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Jack: (on phone) Sydney, listen carefully. Elena Derevko is in Praque.
Her base of operations is a decommissioned chemical facility south of
the industrial zone.
Sydney: And Katy knew that? She just gave you that location?
Jack: No, Katya never just gives anything. But she tied Elena to the
Covenant, knew she worked out of Europe. Marshall and Vaughn were able
to pinpoint her exact location based on declassified KGB files and some
thermal satellite imaging.
Sydney: Do you think we can trust her?
Jack: She's a Derevko. I need you get on a plane and rendezvous with
Dixon and Nadia at Ruzyne Airport. The cargo terminal. They have your
ops plan.
Sydney: I'm on my way. (she hangs up)
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Prague Elena's facility. Daytime. Elena sits at a desk in her office.
Someone knocks on the door. Two men come in with Sloane between them.
The men leave.
Elena: My men think you're hear to kill me.
Sloane: You should hire smarter men.
Elena: You walk in, unarmed, and surrender yourself. You're not the
most convincing, so let me guess. You're here to offer me a deal.
Sloane: I know what you're trying to do. I can help.
Elena: Thank God.
Sloane: You're wise enough to see my value. There's no one on this
earth who knows more about Milo Rambaldi.
Elena: I'd heard you reformed.
Sloane: I suppose I've been born again.
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Elena's facility. Nighttime. Dixon, Nadia, Sydney are near a fence.
Sydney: (on comms) Perimeter security has been disabled. Phoenix and
team are on the move.
Jack: (in Marshall's lab) Copy, Phoenix. Director Chase has
authorized shoot to kill.
Nadia: Copy that.
Marshall: Okay, now we have the facility on thermal satellite. Looks
like there are about 40 people inside. And the blueprints we acquired
were accurate. There are three main areas to secure.
Sydney: Understood.
Jack: Sydney, be careful.
Sydney: Copy. Let's move.
They sneak off in various directions. Nadia walks down a hallway.
Sydney comes to a lab where she avoids confrontation with 2 men. Dixon
is near an exit where he sees a prisoner being led into a van.
Man: The prisoner, right?
Man 2: Yes, of course. I'm bringing her down.
Man: Transferring prisoner. (they go in a van and drive off)
Sloane comes up behind and draws a gun on Dixon.
Sloane: I was as surprised as you are.
Dixon: (has his gun out too) Drop your weapon.
Sloane: No, Marcus. Drop yours.
Dixon: I said drop your weapon Sloane.
Marshall: Okay, I got em. Pinpointing their location. (Nadia runs down
a hallway)
Jack: They're at the loading dock. East side of the building.
Dixon: Put your weapon on the ground.
Sloane: I warned Sydney. I warned all of you not to do this.
Dixon: I mean it.
Sloane: Please, Marcus. It's too big now. You can't stop this. Only
I can.
Sydney attacks a man. Nadia attacks a man. They both run into the same
hallway.
Sloane: You'll have to trust me.
Dixon: Trust you?
Sloane: Get out of here now.
Nadia and Sydney hear some gunshots. They run toward the sound. Dixon
falls, to reveal Elena, who shot him in the back.
Jack: Outrigger, report. Outrigger, report.
Elena: Time to leave. (she and Sloane leave)
Nadia and Sydney run to Dixon.
Sydney: Dixon!
Nadia: Evergreen to base. We need an emergency medical extraction. We
have a man down. Repeat, we hav ea man down.
Sydney: Dixon.
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Hospital Sydney is standing outside Dixon's cubicle. Dixon lies on a
bed. Chase kisses him. Jack walks up to Sydney. Chase leaves.
Chase: If anything changes, you call me. (leaves)
Sydney: (to Jack) Did you have any idea she and Dixon. . .
Jack: No. But then I tend to miss those kinds of details.
Sydney: What are you talking about. You're the master of details.
Jack: Really? I've gone over the details a thousand times in my mind.
Each one added up to the same conclusion- that your life was in danger
and your mother was the lethal threat.
Sydney: Dad, we've gone over this. You don't need-
Jack: I've lived my life trusting in the veracity of details, and in
doing so, I lost sight of the one thing I know to be true. Your mother
would never hurt you. She was ready to shut Elena down, and I killed
her. She was our only hope.
Sydney: That's not true. We can stop them. I know it. You and I may
disagree on a lot of things, but I never question your motives. You
always have my bests interests at heart. I know that.
Jack: How's Nadia feeling? (Nadia is sitting on a bench down the
hall)
Sydney: I don't think she's feeling much of anything, right now.
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Inside a vehicle. Sloane and Elena.
Elena: How could you let Sydney and Nadia follow?
Sloane: Everything is proceeding as planned.
Elena: You talk the talk, but I'm still not convinced you've
returned to the fold. We'll see if you have what it takes to finish
the journey.
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Hallway outside APO. Vaughn is waiting for the elevator. Jack gets out
the elevator.
Vaughn: How's Dixon?
Jack: The same. Sydney and Nadia are there now. (Vaughn starts to
leave) You asked me a question earlier that I didn't get a chance to
answer properly.
Vaughn: I'd say the answer was loud and clear.
Jack: We're more alike than I care to admit, Agent Vaughn. And I
realized now that in disapproving of you I was only hating my own
limitations. I wasn't asking myself what would be best for Sydney. If
you honestly believe that you can make my daughter happy, then by all
means you have my blessing to marry her.
Vaughn: Okay. (Jack leaves)
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Back at hospital. Nadia and Sydney sitting on the bench.
Nadia: You always knew my father would do this.
Sydney: I hoped he wouldn't.
Nadia: Despite everything, I really believed that he chose me. You must
think I'm pretty foolish.
Sydney: Of course not. He's your father.
Nurse: (walks up) Agent Bristow, Agent Santos, he's asking for you.
(they go to Dixon)
Sydney: Dixon. We have been so worried about you.
Dixon: Before I saw Sloane, I saw a prisoner, shackled. Syd. . .it's
your mother. She's alive.