Airdate: Sunday.01.December.2002

Sydney privately tells Sark that if he burns her, she'll return the favor.
Sark tries to reassure her, saying he must keep quiet for his own safety
as well. Later, a worried Sydney asks Irina if she told Sark that she was
a double agent. Irina assures her that she did not, but that in itself
doesn't mean that she's safe.

At SD-6, Sloane tells the doubting team that Sark has turned himself in and
bartered immunity for information. Sloane reassures them that Sark won't
violate their agreement. Sark says that it's not in his best interest to
betray them. Sloane then unveils the next mission: Sydney and Dixon are to
purchase the communication codes used by Uzbek troops. Extremist forces in
neighboring Tajikistan are trying to use the codes to plan terrorist
attacks, and SD-6 wants to study them. Irina, upon hearing of the mission
from Sydney, insists on being released for 48 hours but refuses to offer
details. Her request is denied.

Meanwhile, Sark tells Sloane that Sydney suspects he hasn't truly turned
himself in. Since Jack can influence Sydney, they agree that Jack cannot
know the real use of the codes. As Sark leaves, Sloane receives a phone
call demanding account numbers for all SD-6 investments — or he will be
held responsible for the death of his wife, Emily. Sloane is defiant.

Sydney and Dixon meet with Zokolov in Uzbekistan and obtain the codes,
which are secure in a case. However, the case will detonate if opened
without proper validation — a fingerprint of the case's owner, an Uzbek
soldier who's been conveniently assassinated. Disguised as Uzbek soldiers,
Dixon delivers Sydney's "corpse" to a morgue. Having gained entry, she
then finds the soldier's body and obtains the print. Sydney fights off
several guards, finds Dixon, and they return to home.

In LA, Will informs Vaughn that the KGB inserted questions into the 1982
standardized test, which was administered to 5 million American children.
Vaughn bluntly says that Devlin ordered him to let Will go because his
involvement may pose a security risk.

Sydney tells Will that she has to gain Sark's trust. Later, she asks Vaughn
why the CIA is ignoring Will's findings. Vaughn simply says that the
research was sent to the FBI. He then shows Sydney a watch, a gift from
his father, who had told him, "You could set your heart by this watch."
The watch stopped October 1 — the day he and Syd met. Their pagers sound,
and the moment is cut short.

Sydney and Vaughn discover that the codes are actually for six portable
nuclear warheads that were confirmed missing six months ago. Furthermore,
Sark electronically sent the codes to an unknown third party. They should
have listened to Irina.

Irina says that revealing the details earlier might have exposed Sydney as
a double agent. The warheads are in Kashmir, she says, at a former maximum
security prison that's now the stronghold for the People's Revolutionary
Front. Sydney convinces Irina to lead a team to Kashmir. A furious Jack
reacts by joining the team himself. He gives Irina a necklace layered with
C4, warning her that he would detonate it if she tried to escape.

Will, although no longer working for Vaughn, gives him 40 names of children
who achieved perfect scores on the standardized tests. He researched a
culture study from 1980-1985 to find these scores, which Vaughn had said
the CIA couldn't uncover. Will says he's still trying to figure out why
the '82 tests were missing.

Disguised as a loving family on vacation, Irina, Jack and Sydney board a
train en route to Kashmir. They parachute from the train and meet their
contact, who provides them with the necessary equipment. Meanwhile, back
at SD-6 Sloane receives a small package containing Emily's finger, with
the wedding ring attached.

Syd, Irina and Jack are ambushed by the PRF on the way to the camp. During
the fight, Irina uses the C-4 necklace, as well as a machine gun. After
killing the soldiers, Jack informs Irina that she is not to carry a
weapon. Irina acquiesces, but reminds him that they are in enemy territory
and need to start trusting each other. The trio makes their way toward a
CIA station where they can patch through to Langley on a secure line. They
leave, set to arrive at dawn.