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Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei. Will's life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double agent. Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney's suspicious activities.
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'''The Enemy Walks In''' is the first episode of [[Season 2]] of ''[[Alias]]'' and the 23rd episode overall. [[Sydney]] finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for [[Vaughn]], not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei. [[Will]]'s life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double agent. [[Dixon]] must decide whether or not to inform [[Sloane]] of Sydney's suspicious activities.
   
 
==Plot Overview==
  
==Plot Overview==
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===Main Cast===
  
===Main Cast===
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* [[Jennifer Garner]] as [[Sydney Bristow]]
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* [[Ron Rifkin]] as [[Arvin Sloane]]
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* [[Michael Vartan]] as [[Michael Vaughn]]
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* [[Bradley Cooper]] as [[Will Tippin]]
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* [[Merrin Dungey]] as [[Francie Calfo]]
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* [[Carl Lumbly]] as [[Marcus Dixon]]
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* [[Kevin Weisman]] as [[Marshall Flinkman]]
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* [[Lena Olin]] as [[Irina Derevko]]
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* [[Victor Garber]] as [[Jack Bristow]]
   
 
===Guest Stars===
  
===Guest Stars===
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* [[Derrick O'Connor]] as [[Alexander Khasinau]]
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* [[Greg Grunberg]] as [[Eric Weiss]]
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* [[Patricia Wettig]] as Dr. [[Judy Barnett]]
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* [[Roger Lim]] as Gasping Soldier
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* [[Dayna Adams]] as Receptionist
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* [[Todd Karli]] as Newscaster
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* [[Danny Romero]] as Reporter #1
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* [[Jamie McShane]] as CIA Agent
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* [[Chris Harrison]] as Reporter #2
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* [[Tricia Nickell]] as Reporter #3
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* [[Stuart Yee]] as The Tester
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* [[Ron Yuan]] as Haz Mat Guy
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* [[Clayton Landey]] as CIA Officer [[Wilcox]]
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* [[Michael Calder]] as FBI Agent
   
 
==Music==
  
==Music==
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* Music from this episode includes:
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** "I Wanna Stay" by '''Gemma Hayes'''
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**"Farewell" by '''Rosie Thomas'''
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**"Spy" by '''Daniel Lenz'''
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* '''Number 47:''' According to Jack, The Bible is going to be handled to Khasinau at the port of Barcelona, pier 347.
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* [[Sydney]] is able to identify the type of chair and it's structure when being bound and unable to see the chair? But she's not able to figure out that she's won't be able to pull the door back when [[Vaughan]] and her are running down the hall?
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* When Vaughn's in Khasinau's lab with the other bodies, Khasinau preps him with iodine. Later, after Sydney comes in and Khasinau hightails it out of there, the iodine on Vaughn's chest is suddenly gone. Unless it magically got wiped off completely in the space of about two seconds, there's some serious continuity going on.
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* The introduction from Sydney has now been replaced with a CIA profile, voiced by an uncredited [[Greg Grunberg]] (Agent [[Eric Weiss]]) who is childhood friends with Alias series creator [[J.J. Abrams]].
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* In the first 5 minutes when Sydney is talking with her mom and they cut from [[Irina]] to Sydney you can tell they used shots from last season and new shots from this season because Sydney's blue wig is styled differently between shots. In some shots the hair is brushed under in other shots it hangs perfectly straight.
   
 
===The Show===
  
===The Show===
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* [[David Anders]] and [[Lena Olin]] join the regular cast of this episode though David Anders does not actually appear in the episode.
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* This episode does not feature the standard opening title sequence.
   
 
===Behind the Scenes===
  
===Behind the Scenes===
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* Where did Vaughn get a screwdriver when he was locked in a hallway with ultimately life-threatening liquid completely submerging him? And how did he manage to climb up that ventilation shaft with no footholds or climbing equipment.
   
 
===Allusions and References===
  
===Allusions and References===
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''None at this time.''
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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* '''Will:''' So this is what your life is, lying to everybody all the time. I've only been doing it for a few days and it's killing me.
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* '''Sydney:''' When you found out about me, I was just terrified because I saw what happened when Danny learned the truth. But I was also selfishly so relieved because it meant that you knew, and I didn't have to think every time we spoke. I could just be me.
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* '''Will:''' ''(making a statement to the press for SD-6 to hear)'' My problem with heroin goes back three years. I'm embarrassed for myself and for my family when I tell you that most of what I've written in that time has been complete fiction including my most recent report about an organization that I called SD-6. These were desperate attempts...
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* '''Sydney:''' Have I heard from Will? No.
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* '''Francie:''' Well, me neither and there's this story on the news right now. Will wrote a story in today's paper that wasn't supposed to get printed unless he went missing.
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* '''Sydney:''' What was Will's story about?
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* '''Francie:''' It's about the murder of your fiance, and some conspiracy, and some group called SD-6.
   
   

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The Enemy Walks In
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Episode

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Production code
101
Airdate
September 29 2002
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The Enemy Walks In is the first episode of Season 2 of Alias and the 23rd episode overall. Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei. Will's life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double agent. Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney's suspicious activities.

Plot Overview

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Stars

Music

  • Music from this episode includes:
    • "I Wanna Stay" by Gemma Hayes
    • "Farewell" by Rosie Thomas
    • "Spy" by Daniel Lenz

Trivia

  • Number 47: According to Jack, The Bible is going to be handled to Khasinau at the port of Barcelona, pier 347.
  • Sydney is able to identify the type of chair and it's structure when being bound and unable to see the chair? But she's not able to figure out that she's won't be able to pull the door back when Vaughan and her are running down the hall?
  • When Vaughn's in Khasinau's lab with the other bodies, Khasinau preps him with iodine. Later, after Sydney comes in and Khasinau hightails it out of there, the iodine on Vaughn's chest is suddenly gone. Unless it magically got wiped off completely in the space of about two seconds, there's some serious continuity going on.
  • The introduction from Sydney has now been replaced with a CIA profile, voiced by an uncredited Greg Grunberg (Agent Eric Weiss) who is childhood friends with Alias series creator J.J. Abrams.
  • In the first 5 minutes when Sydney is talking with her mom and they cut from Irina to Sydney you can tell they used shots from last season and new shots from this season because Sydney's blue wig is styled differently between shots. In some shots the hair is brushed under in other shots it hangs perfectly straight.

The Show

  • David Anders and Lena Olin join the regular cast of this episode though David Anders does not actually appear in the episode.
  • This episode does not feature the standard opening title sequence.

Behind the Scenes

  • Where did Vaughn get a screwdriver when he was locked in a hallway with ultimately life-threatening liquid completely submerging him? And how did he manage to climb up that ventilation shaft with no footholds or climbing equipment.

Allusions and References

None at this time.

Quotes

  • Will: So this is what your life is, lying to everybody all the time. I've only been doing it for a few days and it's killing me.
  • Sydney: When you found out about me, I was just terrified because I saw what happened when Danny learned the truth. But I was also selfishly so relieved because it meant that you knew, and I didn't have to think every time we spoke. I could just be me.


  • Will: (making a statement to the press for SD-6 to hear) My problem with heroin goes back three years. I'm embarrassed for myself and for my family when I tell you that most of what I've written in that time has been complete fiction including my most recent report about an organization that I called SD-6. These were desperate attempts...


  • Sydney: Have I heard from Will? No.
  • Francie: Well, me neither and there's this story on the news right now. Will wrote a story in today's paper that wasn't supposed to get printed unless he went missing.
  • Sydney: What was Will's story about?
  • Francie: It's about the murder of your fiance, and some conspiracy, and some group called SD-6.



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