Airdate: Sunday.09.November.2003

Syd wakes from a nightmare in which she sees an angel-like figure, then
pulls strange tubes from her mysterious scar. Shaken, she asks a CIA
psychiatrist about the memory-retrieval procedure. The doctor shows her
Kenneth Blake, a man whose memory was retrieved at the cost of his sanity.

The Mexican police capture Simon's lackey Javier, who offers up info about a
CIA agent used by terrorists to kill a Russian diplomat.

At the CIA, Sloane says The Covenant wants him to attend a Chinese
governmental function in order to steal data. China intends to mount a
microwave laser on a satellite as an assassination weapon. It would make
the victim appear as if he died of natural causes. He wants Syd to
accompany him and corrupt the data. Syd will access the motherboard,
connect to Marshall, who will corrupt the system.

Vaughn and Lauren travel Mexico to interview Javier. Jack advises Vaughn to
impede the investigation. Vaughn disagrees, saying Lauren is their best
chance to keep Syd's secret from NSC.

Syd and Sloane attend the Beijing ball posing as lovers. Syd secretly
assembles a toy car controlled by Marshall, which he uses to follow a guard
to the security system. Sloane persuades Syd to dance for the sake of their
cover. Marshall shuts down the system. Syd gladly slaps Sloane in order to
give the impression they're having a lover's spat.

Meanwhile, Jack has bribed the Mexican police to detain Vaughn and Lauren.
When they're released, they find Javier dead in his cell, an apparent
suicide victim. Vaughn tells Jack if he ever puts his wife in danger again,
he'll kill him. Jack tells Vaughn that maybe now he understands the
compromises one makes when a loved one is in danger.

Syd finds the vault, retrieves the case and connects to it, allowing
Marshall to corrupt the code. The guards repair the security system and
spot Syd. She fights off the guards as Marshall finishes his job.
Afterward, Sloane says the day she was found in Hong Kong, he received a
letter in Syd's handwriting, address to Sydney Bristow. He gives it to her.
A key and paper fall out. It's a series of numbers, a code.

Sark pays a visit to Lauren. He says that he had planned for Javier to be
extradited and forced to confess the identity of Lazarey's murderer. He
gives her a dossier, which includes a picture of Lazarey and Julia Thorne.
Sark identifies Thorne as Sydney.

Jack looks at the note Sloane gave Syd. He says the cipher text was devised
by Irina. It's the address of a penthouse in Rome.

Vaughn and Lauren argue about keeping Sydney's secret. He says Dixon ordered
him not to divulge anything, but she'll have none of it. Vaughn says
Lindsey will ship Syd off to Russia if he finds out. Lauren admits that
she's already reported Syd. Vaughn then tells Syd everything and arranges
for her to fly to Rome and pick up a new passport.

Syd asks him why he's helping her. He says some things don't change. "I'm
not going to lose you twice," he says, and they hug. Later, Vaughn tells
Jack he'll do anything to help Syd.

Under Lindsey's authorization, Lauren takes control of the task force from
Dixon, relieving him for "obstruction of justice."

Syd enters her apartment in Rome. Through the window, she sees the figure
she dreamt of. She searches the medicine cabinet and finds a bottle is
prescribed to Julia Thorne. The Italian police barge in.