DANNY: Mr. Bristow--
MR. BRISTOW: Sydney doesn't give a damn what my opinion is. She waits for it to return to white and goes through the door. Sloane's waiting. SYDNEY: Who is the mole? Quintero did not show. You might think this is a simple reconnaissance op, but until we find out what happened to Quintero, we need to assume that the enemy is waiting so I want you to do us one favor. They try to get you to meet people that you aren't supposed to meet in real life. (Danny's apartment. He gets up, puts her book on the ground, crawls over the back of the couch so he's on top of her. He smiles at her and moves in for a kiss but she stops him.) SYDNEY: I work for the C.I.A. Pointing back to the party room she tells them about Dixon.) Inside, Dixon drinks some champagne given to him.) (Sloane's office. It appears that Daniel Hecht has become aware of Sydney's affiliation with the agency. Where is she? There is only one response to a virus, and that response is containment. SLOANE: No, Agent Bristow. AGENT MCCULLOUGH: Are you an operative of SD-6? AGENT MCCULLOUGH: How long have you been an operative of SD-6? Sydney's father watches from a distance from his car. PROFESSOR: She loved a man and she lost him. She gets in and is about to clip her seat belt when she sees a red laser light pointed at her. She fumbles with the keys and sticks them in the ignition with her head still on the seat, she throws the truck in reverse but the other car with the assassins blocks the way. His partner in a car. She takes this opportunity to kick him to the ground. I work for SD-6, just like you. Russian, Libyan, Chinese, Ethopian--
SYDNEY: The alliance of twelve. SD-6 is not a black ops division of the C.I.A. SD-6 is a branch of the alliance. You've been lied to! SYDNEY: Who are you to come to me and act like a father? When a man pulls up behind her, gets out and blows smoke in her face as he walks by her, Sydney stares at his car. Make sure everybody knows. Sydney marches into Sloane's office and puts it down on his desk. VAUGHN: No, not yet. But I know we could use another double agent in SD-6. SYDNEY: But you want me to believe that you do so that on the off chance that I'm looking to be a triple agent, I'll report back there was an existing mole to upset the balance of my agency.
Plan: A: Sydney Bristow; Q: Who is a young university student living an uneventful life in Los Angeles? A: Sydney; Q: Who is the daughter of Jack Bristow? A: work; Q: What does Sydney promise to return to after the murder of Danny Hecht? A: SD-6; Q: What is the name of the CIA division that Sydney Bristow is recruited to work for? A: Daniel (Danny) Hecht; Q: Who did Sydney fall in love with? A: Edward Atterton; Q: Who played Daniel Hecht? A: a promising pediatric cardiologist; Q: What is Daniel Hecht's profession? A: her secret identity; Q: What did Sydney accidentally tell Daniel Hecht? A: several months; Q: How long did Sydney take off from work after her partner was murdered? A: school; Q: What does Sydney take time off from work to focus on? A: Marcus Dixon; Q: Who is Sydney's partner? A: ruthless efficiency; Q: How did Jack Bristow stop an attempt on Sydney's life? A: Sydney's estranged father; Q: Who is Jack Bristow? A: a larger, illegal organization; Q: What is the Alliance of Twelve? A: the Alliance of Twelve; Q: What is the name of the organization that SD-6 is a branch of? A: profits; Q: What does the Alliance of Twelve want to make from stolen intelligence and weapons? A: The "CIA black-ops; Q: What is the cover given to most of the Alliance of Twelve employees? A: the rest; Q: Who is merely pawns whose patriotism is exploited? A: her father; Q: Who did Sydney learn was a traitor? A: years; Q: How long did Sydney's father lie to her? A: a pawn; Q: What does Sydney's father reveal she has become to his colleagues? A: Taipei; Q: Where did Sydney travel to in order to win back Sloane's trust? A: one; Q: How many artifacts does Sydney retrieve in Taipei? A: Rambaldi; Q: Whose artifact does Sydney retrieve to win Sloane's trust? A: the following week; Q: When did Sydney promise to return to work after gaining Sloane's trust? A: Sloane's trust; Q: What does Sydney regain after confronting Sloane? A: a written statement; Q: What does Sydney prepare to tell the CIA about SD-6? A: a double agent; Q: What does Sydney ask to become for the CIA? A: an end; Q: What does Sydney want to put to Sloane and SD-6? A: the episode's final scene; Q: When does Sydney visit Danny's grave? Summary: Sydney Bristow is a young university student living an uneventful life in Los Angeles. She is recruited to work for SD-6, allegedly a secret branch of the CIA. Later she falls in love with Daniel (Danny) Hecht (Edward Atterton), a promising pediatric cardiologist, and makes the fatal mistake of telling him about her secret identity. When SD-6 finds out, they murder him to protect the secrecy of her identity. Sydney, devastated by this loss, takes several months off from work to recuperate and focus on school. Her partner, Marcus Dixon, is sent to check up on her, and urge her back to work. She tells him that she is not ready yet, even though it is long past when she was supposed to return. In a sudden series of events, an attempt is made on Sydney's life, only to be stopped (with ruthless efficiency) by Jack Bristow, Sydney's estranged father. He reveals that SD-6 is not a CIA division, but in fact a branch of a larger, illegal organization known as the Alliance of Twelve, which seeks to make profits from stolen intelligence and weapons. The "CIA black-ops" is the cover given to most of their employees, only a select few (Jack included) know of the organization's true agenda; the rest are merely pawns whose patriotism is exploited. Sydney is sickened to learn that her father has lied to her for years, and that he is a traitor who was complicit in letting his daughter become a pawn to his colleagues. Realizing that Sloane no longer trusts her, Sydney travels to Taipei and retrieves one of Rambaldi's artifacts in order to win his trust. After confronting Sloane, giving him the artifact, and promising to return to work the following week, she regains Sloane's trust. She visits the real CIA where she meets Michael Vaughn and Eric Weiss. She prepares a written statement telling them everything she knows about SD-6. She requests to become a double agent for the CIA and put an end to Sloane and SD-6. Later, the episode's final scene shows Sydney visiting Danny's grave. There, Jack reveals to Sydney that he is not a traitor, he is working for the CIA, infiltrating SD-6 as a double agent, and that the CIA is expecting her to do the same.