Episode 6: Reckoning
Sydney
remains shattered after watching four CIA agents die in a
plant explosion triggered by Dixon as part of their
SD-6 mission. She continues to struggle with a truth about
SD-6 she cannot share with her fellow agent, while Vaughn
convinces her that Dixon's life and family would be at peril
if she ever crossed that line.
Upon
returning, Sydney learns that Jack will now be working alongside
her at SD-6. But after looking into her father's CIA file
given to her by Vaughn she visits the widow
of FBI Agent Calder, and begins to form an opinion that Jack's
suspicious activities led to the death of her mother 20 years
earlier and this creates an even deeper tension between
them.
The
CIA continues to download SD-6's database though a worm previously
implanted into their network via an invisible software control
unfortunately, Marshall reports the leak to Sloane who
immediately suspects a mole from within.
Meanwhile,
Charlie finally tells Francie his secret. He is not cheating
on her, but has been pursuing his dream to become a professional
singer. Francie has never even heard Charlie hum she
fears his humiliation, if it turns out he's on the wrong path.
But he invites her to his debut at a local club, and her fears
are assuaged when she hears his beautiful voice.
Will
also uncovers the true identity of the woman who formerly
claimed to be Kate Jones and to have had an affair with Danny.
But when he surprises her at her door, she pepper-sprays him,
terrified, sending him away. Later, she calls to explain she
was paid to impersonate Kate but when Will tries to
meet her again for more details, he finds her apartment now
emptied.
Sydney
and Dixon's current mission is to recover one of FTL's genetically
secured encoder devices a highly sophisticated piece
of cryptology equipment from an operative named Smythe,
who also owns a photo gallery in London.
Dixon
impersonates a wealthy buyer, distracting Smythe long enough
for Sydney to break into the owner's highly secure offices,
while eluding a menacing guard, and to recover the device.
With
the encoder in SD-6's possession, Marshall discovers it works
by single-user DNA, sampled via a speck of skin from the recipient's
fingertip.
SD-6
needs the fingertip of Gareth Parkashoff, now deceased, and
whose burial location is unknown except to his assassin.
In
the guise of a patient, Sydney must infiltrate the asylum
in Bucharest where his killer, Martin Shepard has been recently
committed.
With
the aid of SD-6 Agent Fisher, posing as the physician committing
her, Sydney's mission is to trigger Shepard for the body's
coordinates by reciting a poem by John Donne, a known key
from this assassin's programming.
Sydney
is admitted upon their arrival in Romania...but her discharge
will prove to much more complex, for only too late does the
CIA discover that this institute is also run by Kreshnik,
a K-Directorate agent.
And
when Sydney finds Agent Fisher with his throat slashed, the
gates to this institution appear to be sealed for good...
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