Truth Be Told

Episode 1: Truth Be Told

(Danny and Jack talk on the phone.)

JACK: Yeah.
DANNY: Mr. Bristow?
JACK: Yes.
DANNY: Hi. It�s Danny Hecht. Sydney�s boyfriend.
JACK: Is Sydney all right?
DANNY: Oh, yes, she�s fine. Nothing to worry about. I�m calling because I�m planning on asking Sydney to marry me and... I was hoping to get your approval.
JACK: Danny, let me ask you a question.
DANNY: Sure.
JACK: How well do you know my daughter?
DANNY: Um, we�ve been dating for two years.
JACK: Because if you feel the need to ask me about this scenario, I have a sense you don�t know Sydney at all.
DANNY: Sir, I love your daughter, and I want to marry her. That�s why I�m calling.
JACK: First of all, Danny, the truth is this is just a courtesy call. Like when you say to your neighbor, �We�re having a loud party on Saturday night if that�s all right with you.� What you really mean is, �We�re having a loud party on Saturday night.�
DANNY: Mr. Bristow-
JACK: Sydney doesn�t give a damn what my opinion is. What interests me is that you do.
DANNY: It�s just a custom to call the father, that�s all this is.
JACK: Well, then, I�ll tell you what. I may become your father-in-law, that�s just fine. But I will not be used as part of a charming little anecdote you tell you friends at cocktail parties so they can see what a quaint, old-fashioned guy Danny really is. Are we clear?
DANNY: Yes, sir.
JACK: Good. Then welcome to the family.

(Sloane�s office)

SLOANE: We have a breach. It appears that Daniel Hecht has become aware of Sydney�s affiliation with the agency. You understand what that means?
JACK: Yes, I understand. I appreciate you telling me yourself.
SLOANE: I�m sorry Jack.
JACK: Don�t be. You know me well enough. You know where my loyalty lies.

(Jack�s car. He drives up to Sydney.)

JACK: Get in!
SYD: Daddy!?
JACK: NOW!
SYD: (Gets in car.) Dad, you have a gun! (Her cell phone rings.)
FRANCIE: Hello?
SYD: Yeah, it�s working, I�ll call you later.
FRANCIE: Just call me back. You are not going to believe the day I had.
SYD: Me, too.
JACK: Hang on. (Drives backwards while shooting out the front.)
SYD: Dad, what are you doing?!
JACK: There might be others. Put your seatbelt on. You�re going to have to accept that there are many things you won�t understand tonight. The one thing you must understand is that the agency doesn�t trust you anymore. And they�re going to kill you unless you do as I say. I work for SD-6 just like you. Undercover at Jennings Aerospace. You leave tonight. I�ve arranged a flight to France with a connection to Switzerland. You�ll be red flagged at customs. I�ve given you new papers.
SYD: I thought you sold airplane parts!
JACK: I don�t sell airplane parts. I never sold airplane parts. (Parks car.) That car is taking you to the airport. I have to get back. They�re not going to know.
SYD: Who are you?
JACK: Sydney, get in that car! They�re only waiting two minutes, and then they leave, with or without you. (Sydney pinches his face.) There is no time for you not to trust me! You don�t know who you�re dealing with.
SYD: What does that mean? Who the hell am I dealing with?
JACK: About a decade ago, a pool of agents went freelance. Russian, Libyan, Chinese, Ethiopian...
SYD: The Alliance of Twelve.
JACK: What do you know about them?
SYD: They�re an enemy of the United States. They�re mercenaries. They�re dangerous.
JACK: I�m one of them. SD-6 is not a black ops division of the CIA. SD-6 is a branch of the alliance. You work for the very enemy you thought you were fighting.
SYD: That�s impossible.
JACK: Then tell me why you�ve never been to Langley. You�ve been lied to. All lower level agents have been lied to. I am trying to help you here!
SYD: So you�re saying I�m working for the enemy and that you are the enemy.
JACK: Sydney, this is your last chance. You have to go.
SYD: Who are you to come to me and act like a father? If you want to help me, stay away from me. (Runs from the car.)

(Graveyard)

JACK: I wanted to say I�m sorry.
SYD: You don�t have to. I�m back at work, I guess you know that.
JACK: I mean, I�m sorry about Danny. There was nothing I could do.
SYD: I�d like to be alone, if you don�t mind.
JACK: I know what it�s like to lose someone-
SYD: Listen, I don�t know what you expect. Just because we�re working on the same side, just because I know the truth about you now, that doesn�t change a thing between us. I accept what I�m doing now because I have to. That doesn�t mean I have to accept you.
JACK: I asked Devlin if I could come tell you myself. They verified your statement. You�re in. I read what you wrote. I appreciate you not naming me. That was...kind.
SYD: You�re CIA.
JACK: You don�t know how dangerous this is, Sydney. Doing what I do. I wish you would have taken me up on Switzerland.
SYD: How do I know what you�re telling me is the truth?
JACK: I guess we�ll just have to learn to trust each other. (Gives her a cell phone and walks away. The phone rings.)
SYD: Hello?

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