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*Danny proposes to Sydney on the quad at the college she attends. He starts off by singing "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations.
  
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*Dixon's wife's name is Diane.
  
*Dixon's wife's name is Diane.

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Truth Be Told
101
Season
Episode

1

Production code
101
Airdate
September 30 2001
Written by
Story by
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Truth Be Told is the pilot episode of Alias. Sydney Bristow discovers that her job as an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA, holds some deadly secrets that threaten the security of the free world. In spite of being warned against it, Sydney reveals her secret to her fiancé, Danny, who later on is murdered. Sydney finds that her father, Jack, is also SD-6 and that the group is not part of the CIA, but actually an enemy of the United States. Sydney seeks the aid of the real CIA and is enlisted as a double agent under the command of operations officer Vaughn. Her mission now is to complete her cases at SD-6 while reporting her findings back to the CIA. But when Sydney finds out that her father is also affiliated with the CIA, she begins to question where his true allegiances really lie.

Plot Overview

Sydney Bristow, a vivacious, athletic grad student, discovers that her not-so-typical after-school job as an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA, holds some deadly secrets that not only puts her life in danger but also threatens the security of the free world...

Recruited her freshman year, the then shy and lonely Sydney jumped at the chance to add some meaning and excitement to her life. Little did she know how great she’d be at espionage or how much she’d love it. Today Sydney is no longer shy or alone. Her boyfriend Danny has just proposed and her best friend Francie couldn’t be happier. Her friend Will, however, has to feign happiness, keeping his unrequited love for her to himself.

Sydney now finds herself facing a moral dilemma: What does she want for the rest of her life, and what does she tell her friends and would-be fiancé?

Sydney’s SD-6 partner, Dixon, a devoted family man, warns her not to reveal her secret to Danny, and Sydney knows that SD-6 leader Sloane would not look kindly on any breach of security. Even Marshall, SD-6’s highly inventive weapons and gadget maker — a super intelligent man with noticeably lacking social skills -- knows that divulging their identities is strictly forbidden. This is the one rule you don’t break.

When Sydney breaks protocol and tells Danny about her secret life, her world is spun terrifyingly sideways: Danny’s life is placed in mortal danger, and Sydney is in a fight for her own life. She discovers that her long-estranged father, Jack, is also an agent for SD-6 and that the organization is covering up a nefarious plan — they are not a branch of the CIA, but are actually an enemy of the United States. With nowhere else to turn, Sydney seeks the aid of the real CIA in hopes of putting SD-6 out of business. She is put under the command of operations officer Vaughn who enlists Sydney to become a double agent. Her mission is to complete her cases at SD-6 while reporting her findings back to the CIA. But when Sydney finds out that her father is also affiliated with the CIA, she begins to question where his true allegiances really lie.

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Trivia

  • SD-6 uses the cover of Credit Dauphine for its Los Angeles branch.
  • Danny proposes to Sydney on the quad at the college she attends. He starts off by singing "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations.
  • Dixon's wife's name is Diane.
  • Marshall is the first person to reference the number 47.
  • Danny references Sydney to have a baby one day, which she eventually does in Season 5.

Aliases Used

  • Sydney Bristow: Sydney uses the alias of Amy Tippin.

Gadgets

  • A lighter that could disable any video for a 420 yard radius. It had four minutes of charge.
  • Lipstick that could take 42 picture and measure space in three axis from one vantage point. It could create an accurate blueprint of any building. It also had a short pulse laser.

Music

  • "You're A God" by Vertical Horizon
  • "Goin' Our Way" by Gus
  • "Never Grow Old" by The Cranberries
  • "Under The Gun" by Supreme Beings of Leisure
  • "Trouble" by Cat Stevens
  • "Here Comes The Flood" by Peter Gabriel
  • "Sofisticated" by Stereo MC
  • "No Man's Woman" by Sinead O'Connor
  • "Give You Back by Vertical Horizon

Allusions and References

  • Sydney's red wig is a reference to the movie Run Lola Run.

Quotes

  • Danny Hect: Sir, I love your daughter and I want to marry her. That's why I'm calling.
  • Jack Bristow: 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 Hect: Mr. Bristow.
  • Jack Bristow: Sydney doesn't give a damn what my opinion is. What interests me is that you do.
  • Danny Hect: It's just a custom to call the father. That's all this is.
  • Jack Bristow: 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 your friends at cocktail parties so they can see what a quaint, old-fashioned guy Danny really is. Are we clear?
  • Danny Hect: Yes, sir.
  • Jack Bristow: Good. Then welcome to the family.
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