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The Orphan

Season

Episode

4

12

Production code

412

Airdate

March 23 2005

Written by

J.J. Abrams

Story by

J.J. Abrams

Teleplay by

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Directed by

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The Orphan is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Alias and the seventy-eighth episode overall. Nadia puts her own life - as well as Sydney's and Weiss's - in danger after failing to unveil her past through a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile, Vaughn finds a person who is somehow connected to his father and Nadia as well.

Plot Overview

(1992) A man sneaks into a Buenos Aires orphanage in the middle of the night and tries to kidnap one of the girls. A young Nadia resists him and escapes.

(Present Day) Vaughn shares his father's journal with Sydney. He asks her for access to the Operational Archives. Later, Vaughn decodes an address in Lisbon that may help reveal the mystery of his father's life.

At APO, Sloane says that the Belorussian Institute of Science had developed a next gen optical component, called the Amplifying Glass, which can boost a laser pulse. It can enable a CD player's laser to shoot a plane from the sky or slice a tank in half. A Jakarta faction has employed Cesar Martinez, an Argentine resident, to acquire it for them. Nadia knows him - she recalls stealing from a restaurant owner with him as her accomplice.

Nadia reports that Martinez is a freelancer, and he earned his reputation with the execution of former Argentine intelligence officer, Roberto Fox. Their mission is to outfox Martinez and obtain the Amplifying Glass at a party held in the Minsk's Institute of Science. As the team left the room, Nadia admits to Sydney that she knows Martinez.

A blonde Sydney arrives at an elegant party in the Institute of Science. She charms an architect, whose Blackberry holds the building's blue prints and project files. After scanning and decrypting his PDA with Marshall's help, Sydney waits for Nadia, who has stolen a key from one of the scientists.

Later, Nadia spots Cesar Martinez. Nadia again flashes back to her teenage years. She's crying in the corner of a jail cell. Roberto Fox recruits her to work in espionage for the government. Nadia consults the headmistress of the orphanage, who encourages her to take the job. At the party, gunmen open fire as Martinez follows Sydney's path.

In the lab, Sydney cracks the safe and retrieves the Amplifying Glass. When Martinez and his thugs enter, Sydney surrenders the Glass. Martinez asks Sydney who she works for, Nadia arrives and says, "She works with me." He recognizes Nadia, and ties her and Sydney up.

Back at APO, Sloane reprimands Nadia for not sharing her past regarding Martinez. Nadia insists she can get the Glass back from Martinez. She doesn't tell them that she actually worked with Martinez under Roberto's tutelage.

In Buenos Aires, Nadia sits at an outdoor restaurant while Sydney and Weiss observe from a van. Martinez arrives and although Nadia convinces him to sell the glass to her, he demands that she accompany him back to his office without -- tracking and backup. Nadia agrees despite Sydney's reservations.

Martinez asks Nadia if she still thinks about Roberto Fox. Nadia recalls finding her dying partner, who says that Roberto Fox is a criminal who had them steal government intelligence. Nadia thought she'd been working for the Argentine government.

Martinez says he didn't kill Fox. It was Nadia who shot the traitor in the chest. When Nadia says she'd do it again, Martinez points a gun at her. She knocks it away and hits him. Nadia grabs the gun and points it at him. Sydney arrives with Weiss. Nadia tells them that the Amplifying Glass is in the safe and Weiss takes Martinez away. Sydney and Nadia embrace.

In Lisbon, Vaughn finds the address mentioned in his father's journal. The door opens to reveal Nadia's headmistress at the orphanage. She says the only time she met Vaughn's father was when he came to her, covered in blood with a baby in his arms - the baby was Nadia. Pressed for further details the headmistress says she heard his father mention one particular word during a phone conversation - "nightingale."

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Sonia Braga as Sophia Vargas
Kevin Alejandro as Cesar Martinez
José Zúñiga as [[Roberto Fox]
Gisselle Castellanos as Young Nadia
Adrian R'Mante as Diego

Trivia

Aliases Used

Gadgets

Music

Lakme Flower Duet by Léo Delibes

Quotes

Martinez: Who do you work for?
Sydney: You forgot to say the magic word.
(Martinez backhands her)
Sydney: Now you're gonna hafta say pretty please.


< Season 3		Alias Season 4				Season 5 >
#01	Authorized Personnel Only (Part 1)	#07	Detente	#13	Tuesday	#19	In Dreams...
#02	Authorized Personnel Only (Part 2)	#08	Echoes	#14	Nightingale	#20	The Descent
#03	The Awful Truth	#09	A Man Of His Word	#15	Pandora	#21	Search & Rescue
#04	Ice	#10	The Index	#16	Another Mister Sloane	#22	Before The Flood
#05	Welcome To Liberty Village	#11	The Road Home	#17	A Clean Conscience
#06	Nocturne	#12	The Orphan	#18	Mirage

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 ==Plot Overview==
-(1992) A man sneaks into a Buenos Aires orphanage in the middle of the night and tries to kidnap one of the girls. A young Nadia resists him and escapes.
+(1992) A man sneaks into a [[Buenos Aires]] orphanage in the middle of the night and tries to kidnap one of the girls. A young [[Nadia]] resists him and escapes.
-(Present Day) Vaughn shares his father's journal with Sydney. He asks her for access to the Operational Archives. Later, Vaughn decodes an address in Lisbon that may help reveal the mystery of his father's life.
+(Present Day) [[Vaughn]] shares his father's journal with [[Sydney]]. He asks her for access to the Operational Archives. Later, Vaughn decodes an address in [[Lisbon]] that may help reveal the mystery of his father's life.
-At APO, Sloane says that the Belorussian Institute of Science had developed a next gen optical component, called the Amplifying Glass, which can boost a laser pulse. It can enable a CD player's laser to shoot a plane from the sky or slice a tank in half. A Jakarta faction has employed Cesar Martinez, an Argentine resident, to acquire it for them. Nadia knows him - she recalls stealing from a restaurant owner with him as her accomplice.
+At [[APO]], [[Sloane]] says that the [[Belorussian Institute of Science]] had developed a next gen optical component, called the Amplifying Glass, which can boost a laser pulse. It can enable a CD player's laser to shoot a plane from the sky or slice a tank in half. A Jakarta faction has employed [[Cesar Martinez]], an [[Argentine]] resident, to acquire it for them. Nadia knows him - she recalls stealing from a restaurant owner with him as her accomplice.
-Nadia reports that Martinez is a freelancer, and he earned his reputation with the execution of former Argentine intelligence officer, Roberto Fox. Their mission is to outfox Martinez and obtain the Amplifying Glass at a party held in the Minsk's Institute of Science. As the team left the room, Nadia admits to Sydney that she knows Martinez.
+Nadia reports that Martinez is a freelancer, and he earned his reputation with the execution of former Argentine intelligence officer, [[Roberto Fox]]. Their mission is to outfox Martinez and obtain the Amplifying Glass at a party held in the Minsk's Institute of Science. As the team left the room, Nadia admits to Sydney that she knows Martinez.
-A blonde Sydney arrives at an elegant party in the Institute of Science. She charms an architect, whose Blackberry holds the building's blue prints and project files. After scanning and decrypting his PDA with Marshall's help, Syd waits for Nadia, who has stolen a key from one of the scientists.
+A blonde Sydney arrives at an elegant party in the Institute of Science. She charms an architect, whose Blackberry holds the building's blue prints and project files. After scanning and decrypting his PDA with [[Marshall]]'s help, Sydney waits for Nadia, who has stolen a key from one of the scientists.
 Later, Nadia spots Cesar Martinez. Nadia again flashes back to her teenage years. She's crying in the corner of a jail cell. Roberto Fox recruits her to work in espionage for the government. Nadia consults the headmistress of the orphanage, who encourages her to take the job. At the party, gunmen open fire as Martinez follows Sydney's path.
-In the lab, Syd cracks the safe and retrieves the Amplifying Glass. When Martinez and his thugs enter, Syd surrenders the Glass. Martinez asks Sydney who she works for, Nadia arrives and says, "She works with me." He recognizes Nadia, and ties her and Syd up.
+In the lab, Sydney cracks the safe and retrieves the Amplifying Glass. When Martinez and his thugs enter, Sydney surrenders the Glass. Martinez asks Sydney who she works for, Nadia arrives and says, "She works with me." He recognizes Nadia, and ties her and Sydney up.
-Back at APO, Sloane reprimands Nadia for not sharing her past regarding Martinez. Nadia insists she can get the Glass back from Martinez. She doesn't tell them that she actually worked with Martinez under Roberto's tutelage.
+Back at [[APO]], Sloane reprimands Nadia for not sharing her past regarding Martinez. Nadia insists she can get the Glass back from Martinez. She doesn't tell them that she actually worked with Martinez under Roberto's tutelage.
-In Buenos Aires, Nadia sits at an outdoor restaurant while Sydney and Weiss observe from a van. Martinez arrives and although Nadia convinces him to sell the glass to her, he demands that she accompany him back to his office without -- tracking and backup. Nadia agrees despite Syd's reservations.
+In Buenos Aires, Nadia sits at an outdoor restaurant while Sydney and [[Weiss]] observe from a van. Martinez arrives and although Nadia convinces him to sell the glass to her, he demands that she accompany him back to his office without -- tracking and backup. Nadia agrees despite Sydney's reservations.
-Martinez asks Nadia if she still thinks about Roberto Fox. Nadia recalls finding her dying partner, who says that Roberto Fox is a criminal who had them steal government intelligence. Nadia thought she'd been working for the Argentine government.
+Martinez asks Nadia if she still thinks about Roberto Fox. Nadia recalls finding her dying partner, who says that Roberto Fox is a criminal who had them steal government intelligence. Nadia thought she'd been working for the [[Argentine]] government.
 Martinez says he didn't kill Fox. It was Nadia who shot the traitor in the chest. When Nadia says she'd do it again, Martinez points a gun at her. She knocks it away and hits him. Nadia grabs the gun and points it at him. Sydney arrives with Weiss. Nadia tells them that the Amplifying Glass is in the safe and Weiss takes Martinez away. Sydney and Nadia embrace.
-In Lisbon, Vaughn finds the address mentioned in his father's journal. The door opens to reveal Nadia's headmistress at the orphanage! She says the only time she met Vaughn's father was when he came to her, covered in blood with a baby in his arms - the baby was Nadia. Pressed for further details the headmistress says she heard his father mention one particular word during a phone conversation - "nightingale."
+In Lisbon, Vaughn finds the address mentioned in his father's journal. The door opens to reveal Nadia's headmistress at the orphanage. She says the only time she met Vaughn's father was when he came to her, covered in blood with a baby in his arms - the baby was Nadia. Pressed for further details the headmistress says she heard his father mention one particular word during a phone conversation - "nightingale."
 ==Cast==
 ===Main Cast===
 *[[Jennifer Garner]] as [[Sydney Bristow]]
-*Greg Grunberg as [[Eric Weiss]]
+*[[Ron Rifkin]] as [[Arvin Sloane]]
-*Mia Maestro as [[Nadia Santos]]
+*[[Michael Vartan]] as [[Michael Vaughn]]
-*[[Victor Garber]] as [[Jack Bristow]]
+*[[Carl Lumbly]] as [[Marcus Dixon]]
+*[[Kevin Weisman]] as [[Marshall Flinkman]]
+*[[Mia Maestro]] as [[Nadia Santos]]
+*[[Greg Grunberg]] as [[Eric Weiss]]
+*[[Victor Garber]] as [[Jack Bristow]]
 ===Guest Stars===
+*[[Sonia Braga]] as [[Sophia Vargas]]
+*[[Kevin Alejandro]] as [[Cesar Martinez]]
+*[[José Zúñiga]] as [[Roberto Fox]
+*[[Gisselle Castellanos]] as Young Nadia
+*[[Adrian R'Mante]] as [[Diego]]
 ==Trivia==
 ===Aliases Used===
 ===Gadgets===
 ===Music===
+* Lakme Flower Duet by Léo Delibes
 ==Quotes==
 *'''Martinez:''' Who do you work for?