Episode 9: A Man of His Word
3/2/2005
Sloane and Syd watch over the injured Nadia, who remains stable in a medically-induced coma. Syd tells him that Anna has the bomb.
Sark is brought before Sloane, who asks him to retrieve that bomb. According to Sark, Ushek Sanko, the leader of the CRF, will take possession of the bomb from Anna Espinosa. Sark agrees to retrieve the bomb on the condition that he be allowed to view Lauren Reed's body - and that Vaughn opens the coffin.
Lauren's body is stored in a CIA mortuary lest her death become public knowledge. Vaughn opens the lid. Sark, studying her bullet wounds, deduces that Vaughn killed her.
Sloane tells Syd that, according to Rambaldi, Nadia can't die by Anna's hand. Anna sneaks into the hospital to assassinate Nadia, but Sloane secretly her moved to a different room. Syd gives chase but Anna escapes through a window, using a firehose to break her fall.
Nadia is moved to the CIA sickbay. Sloane tells Jack to eliminate Anna. Marshall observing the security camera tape of Karg's confession to Nadia, sees Anna observing from the shadows - which explains why she wants Nadia dead.
Vaughn and Syd take Sark to meet Sanko at a club in Venice. Syd impersonates Lauren in order to accompany Sark. She kisses Sark (biting him on the lip) to titillate Sanko. Before Sanko can reveal any info, Anna shoots and kills him. Syd handcuffs Sark to a railing while she and Vaughn look for Anna, who frees Sark and extracts the tracking device/explosive from his neck.
Over dinner, Anna tells Sark that she killed Sanko because he wouldn't pay her enough for the bomb. She wants to contact a buyer, Michele Gignon, an arms dealer with whom Sark has a relationship, and suggests they form a partnership.
Jack makes the risky decision to inject Nadia with a counter-agent, waking her from the coma. He gleans the necessary info from her and passes it to Syd. The doctor recognizes the drug in Nadia's system and tells Sloane.
When Sark and Anna meet Michele in Venice, Syd and Vaughn make their move. Vaughn recovers the bomb. Sark turns on Anna, and leaves her to Syd. They have another hand-to-hand showdown. This time, Syd slaps the cuffs on her, pistol-whipping her for good measure. Sark, however, escapes.
An angry Sloane confronts Jack about forcibly waking her from the coma. Jack quotes Sloane, saying his orders were to "to do what it takes." He also refers to the prophecy, saying it wasn't Nadia's time. Nonetheless, Sloane says that Jack should have told him he put his daughter at risk. Jack says Sloane puts Syd at risk every day. Their relationship appears severely damaged.
- description from ABC.com