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Sloane meets with the Prophet Five leaders in Minsk. In return for Nadia's full recovery; they force him to make Sydney go on a mission. He agrees on the condition that Sydney will not be hurt. <br>
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[[Sloane]] meets with the [[Prophet Five]] leaders in [[Minsk]]. In return for [[Nadia]]'s full recovery; they force him to make [[Sydney]] go on a mission. He agrees on the condition that Sydney will not be hurt.
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Peyton, who survived Jack's assault in Vancouver, springs Anna Espinosa in return for Anna's help. Later, Anna poses as a witness protection agent to gain entry into Will Tippin's home and tasers him.<br>
 
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At APO, Sloane and Jack show Sydney a video surveillance clip of Will's abduction, and mention that Anna had internal assistance from Prophet Five. Although Sloane "urges" her to stay on leave, she's determined to save Will.
 
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[[Peyton]], who survived [[Jack]]'s assault in [[Vancouver]], springs [[Anna Espinosa]] in return for Anna's help. Later, Anna poses as a witness protection agent to gain entry into [[Will Tippin]]'s home and tasers him.
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In a hidden location, Peyton's accomplice Burris injects a bomb into Will's neck. Meanwhile, Sloane tells Sydney that Echelon has intercepted a call between Yerik Semanko and Anna regarding an exchange at a Moscow club run by the Russian mafia. Sydney leaves her baby with babysitting agents.<br>
  
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In Moscow, Dixon, Rachel and Tom enter the club with Marshall's help. Sydney accesses the club through the roof. Once in the club, the team dons eyeglasses that broadcast x-ray images to Marshall, enabling him to spot guns and money. Later, Rachel flirts with Semanko while Sydney skilfully plants a bug on his collar. As he goes into the VIP room and meets Anna, the APO team overhears that Will is in Room 147.<br>
  
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At [[APO]], Sloane and Jack show Sydney a video surveillance clip of Will's abduction, and mention that Anna had internal assistance from Prophet Five. Although Sloane "urges" her to stay on leave, she's determined to save Will.
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Syd heads toward Will and confronts Anna. Peyton watches the fight through video surveillance. Anna knifes Syd's arm - and the camera scans Syd, capturing data. Will helps Syd chase off Anna.<br>
 
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In the APO office, Sydney tells Jack that she hated telling Will that Vaughn was dead. Jack reminds her that Vaughn's safety depends on hiding him. When Will visits Syd, an alarm notifies the babysitters. Later, they discover the bomb in Will's head. Suddenly, Syd gets a call from Anna.<br>
  
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Anna asks Syd to hand her Page 47 of the Rambaldi manuscript in exchange for the bomb's deactivation. When Syd notes that handing over the page will not guarantee Will's safety, Marshall suggests that he can build a device that can track the bomb frequency and reverse engineer the activation. The only catch is Will has to be close to the detonator.<br>
  
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In a hidden location, Peyton's accomplice [[Burris]] injects a bomb into Will's neck. Meanwhile, Sloane tells Sydney that [[Echelon]] has intercepted a call between [[Yerik Semanko]] and Anna regarding an exchange at a [[Moscow]] club run by the Russian mafia. Sydney leaves her baby with babysitting agents.
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On a train In Lisbon, Will asks Sydney to be the best man at his wedding. They then tap into the train's security system and find Anna. To bring Will close to the detonator, Syd meets with Anna for the trade. Syd gives her Page 47, but Anna begins the countdown and Will's head beeps. Syd steals the detonator and stops the countdown. Anna escapes and locks Syd in the car. Suddenly, Syd is showered with red liquid. Anna calls Peyton and confirms that Sydney's DNA is being collected.<br>
  
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Will knocks out Anna and frees Syd. Anna recovers, activates another detonator and throws it off the train and into a lake. Syd and Will dive into the lake. Syd finds the detonator in time to deactivate it and once again save Will's life.
  
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In Moscow, [[Dixon]], [[Rachel]] and [[Tom]] enter the club with [[Marshall]]'s help. Sydney accesses the club through the roof. Once in the club, the team dons eyeglasses that broadcast x-ray images to Marshall, enabling him to spot guns and money. Later, Rachel flirts with Semanko while Sydney skilfully plants a bug on his collar. As he goes into the VIP room and meets Anna, the APO team overhears that Will is in Room 147.
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Sloane meets with Peyton and she assures him that Sydney wasn't hurt in any of their experiments. In exchange, she hands Sloane a chemical compound that could save Nadia. Meanwhile, Will and Sydney walk through a park where Syd apologizes for the chaos she's brought him. Will assures her that it is not her fault that evil people that exist, and that he sleeps better knowing that there is only one Sydney who can keep the world safe.<br>
  
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In Moscow, Anna enters a tank filled with red liquid. She emerges with Sydney's face. <br>
  
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Sydney heads toward Will and confronts Anna. Peyton watches the fight through video surveillance. Anna knifes Sydney's arm - and the camera scans Sydney, capturing data. Will helps Sydney chase off Anna.
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In the APO office, Sydney tells Jack that she hated telling Will that [[Vaughn]] was dead. Jack reminds her that Vaughn's safety depends on hiding him. When Will visits Syd, an alarm notifies the babysitters. Later, they discover the bomb in Will's head.
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Suddenly, Sydney gets a call from Anna. Anna asks Sydney to hand her Page 47 of the Rambaldi manuscript in exchange for the bomb's deactivation. When Sydney notes that handing over the page will not guarantee Will's safety, Marshall suggests that he can build a device that can track the bomb frequency and reverse engineer the activation. The only catch is Will has to be close to the detonator.
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On a train In Lisbon, Will asks Sydney to be the best man at his wedding. They then tap into the train's security system and find Anna. To bring Will close to the detonator, Sydney meets with Anna for the trade. Sydney gives her Page 47, but Anna begins the countdown and Will's head beeps. Sydney steals the detonator and stops the countdown. Anna escapes and locks Sydney in the car. Suddenly, Sydney is showered with red liquid. Anna calls Peyton and confirms that Sydney's DNA is being collected.
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Will knocks out Anna and frees Sydney. Anna recovers, activates another detonator and throws it off the train and into a lake. Sydney and Will dive into the lake. Sydney finds the detonator in time to deactivate it and once again save Will's life.
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Sloane meets with Peyton and she assures him that Sydney wasn't hurt in any of their experiments. In exchange, she hands Sloane a chemical compound that could save Nadia. Meanwhile, Will and Sydney walk through a park where Sydney apologizes for the chaos she's brought him. Will assures her that it is not her fault that evil people that exist, and that he sleeps better knowing that there is only one Sydney who can keep the world safe.
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In Moscow, Anna enters a tank filled with red liquid. She emerges with Sydney's face.<br />
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==

Revision as of 12:49, 18 July 2010

There's Only One Sydney Bristow
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Season
Episode

12

Production code
512
Airdate
April 26 2006
Written by
Drew Goddard
Story by
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Teleplay by
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Directed by
Robert M. Williams, Jr.


There's Only One Sydney Bristow is the twelfth episode of Season 5 of Alias, and the 100th episode overall. One month after the baby is born, Sydney is taking time off from work. Will is what pulls her back in the field while she's on maternity leave. The enemies realize that the best way to hurt Sydney is through her friends. Anna Espinosa also returns.

Plot Overview

Sloane meets with the Prophet Five leaders in Minsk. In return for Nadia's full recovery; they force him to make Sydney go on a mission. He agrees on the condition that Sydney will not be hurt.

Peyton, who survived Jack's assault in Vancouver, springs Anna Espinosa in return for Anna's help. Later, Anna poses as a witness protection agent to gain entry into Will Tippin's home and tasers him.

At APO, Sloane and Jack show Sydney a video surveillance clip of Will's abduction, and mention that Anna had internal assistance from Prophet Five. Although Sloane "urges" her to stay on leave, she's determined to save Will.


In a hidden location, Peyton's accomplice Burris injects a bomb into Will's neck. Meanwhile, Sloane tells Sydney that Echelon has intercepted a call between Yerik Semanko and Anna regarding an exchange at a Moscow club run by the Russian mafia. Sydney leaves her baby with babysitting agents.

In Moscow, Dixon, Rachel and Tom enter the club with Marshall's help. Sydney accesses the club through the roof. Once in the club, the team dons eyeglasses that broadcast x-ray images to Marshall, enabling him to spot guns and money. Later, Rachel flirts with Semanko while Sydney skilfully plants a bug on his collar. As he goes into the VIP room and meets Anna, the APO team overhears that Will is in Room 147.

Sydney heads toward Will and confronts Anna. Peyton watches the fight through video surveillance. Anna knifes Sydney's arm - and the camera scans Sydney, capturing data. Will helps Sydney chase off Anna.

In the APO office, Sydney tells Jack that she hated telling Will that Vaughn was dead. Jack reminds her that Vaughn's safety depends on hiding him. When Will visits Syd, an alarm notifies the babysitters. Later, they discover the bomb in Will's head.

Suddenly, Sydney gets a call from Anna. Anna asks Sydney to hand her Page 47 of the Rambaldi manuscript in exchange for the bomb's deactivation. When Sydney notes that handing over the page will not guarantee Will's safety, Marshall suggests that he can build a device that can track the bomb frequency and reverse engineer the activation. The only catch is Will has to be close to the detonator.

On a train In Lisbon, Will asks Sydney to be the best man at his wedding. They then tap into the train's security system and find Anna. To bring Will close to the detonator, Sydney meets with Anna for the trade. Sydney gives her Page 47, but Anna begins the countdown and Will's head beeps. Sydney steals the detonator and stops the countdown. Anna escapes and locks Sydney in the car. Suddenly, Sydney is showered with red liquid. Anna calls Peyton and confirms that Sydney's DNA is being collected.

Will knocks out Anna and frees Sydney. Anna recovers, activates another detonator and throws it off the train and into a lake. Sydney and Will dive into the lake. Sydney finds the detonator in time to deactivate it and once again save Will's life.


Sloane meets with Peyton and she assures him that Sydney wasn't hurt in any of their experiments. In exchange, she hands Sloane a chemical compound that could save Nadia. Meanwhile, Will and Sydney walk through a park where Sydney apologizes for the chaos she's brought him. Will assures her that it is not her fault that evil people that exist, and that he sleeps better knowing that there is only one Sydney who can keep the world safe.

In Moscow, Anna enters a tank filled with red liquid. She emerges with Sydney's face.

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Trivia

  • This was the 100th episode of Alias.
  • Number 47: The room Will is taken from is room 147.
  • The entire 'train' set, as well as the exterior CGI shots of the train were recycled from the fourth season opener, "Authorised Personnel Only (Part 1)".
  • This episode was nominated for the 2006 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series".
  • Bradley Cooper's final appearance on the show. Although credited in 46 episodes (44 as a main character and 2 as a Special Guest Star), he appeared in a total of 43 episodes.

Aliases Used

Gadgets

Music

  • "Rapture Riders" by The Doors & Blondie
  • "Faster Kill Pussycat" by Paul Oakenfold
  • "Salty Moron" by Soul of Man

Allusions and References

  • The lipstick on the glass is an allusion to Anna's first appearance in "Parity," where she did the same thing.
  • During his captivity Will had a small explosive device implanted in his head that can be triggered to detonate at any time. This was also done twice in the movie "Mission Impossible III", directed by Alias series creator J.J. Abrams.

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