Alias/The Enemy Walks In

The Enemy Walks In
Season 2, Episode 1
Airdate	September 29, 2002
Production Number	E652
Written by	J.J. Abrams
Directed by	Ken Olin
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Alias — Season Two

The Enemy Walks In is the first episode of the second season of Alias, and the twenty-third episode overall. Sydney's mother harbors a sinister plan.

Starring: Jennifer Garner (Sydney Bristow), Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane), Michael Vartan (Michael Vaughn), Bradley Cooper (Will Tippin), Merrin Dungey (Francie Calfo), Carl Lumbly (Marcus Dixon), Kevin Weisman (Marshall Flinkman), David Anders (Julian Sark) (credit only)

with Lena Olin (Irina Derevko)

and Victor Garber (Jack Bristow)

Guest Starring: Derrick O'Connor (Alexander Khasinau)

and Greg Grunberg (Agent Weiss)

with Patricia Wettig (Judy Barnett)

Co-Starring: Stuart Yee (The Tester), Jamie McShane (CIA Agent)

Featuring: Dayna Adams (Receptionist), Chris Harrison (Reporter #2), Todd Karli (Newscaster), Roger Lim (Gasping Body), Tricia Nickell (Reporter #3), Danny Romero (Reporter #1)

Plot Overview

Sydney, in the office of CIA psychologist Dr. Barnett, recounts the particulars of the aftermath of the Khasinau lab bombing. Sydney wakes to find that her mother is actually "The Man" and Khasinau is her subordinate. After asking Sydney who sent her and receiving a smart retort instead, Laura Bristow/Irina Derevko shoots Sydney in the shoulder and leaves her alone. Sydney breaks her bonds by dismantling the unreinforced chair she is and knocks down the door by fashioning a missile out of a pressurized gas tank. Fighting and shooting her way out, she contacts Jack at the plane and tells him she is going back to find Vaughn. The lab facility is full of Khasinau agents in full hazardous material gear, which allows Sydney to steal a suit and observe their activity. She leaves having found no trace of Vaughn.

The situation worsens as Will's contingency plan kicks off and his SD-6 research story is made public along with questions about his whereabouts. Dixon has dutifully informed Sloane about Sydney's activities in Santa Barbara and her use of the codename "Freelancer". To provide a credible way out, Sydney turns herself in to SD-6 and Jack goes in to say that he was directing her on covert operations of their own as they didn't trust Sloane. The end result having been the fracturing of Khasinau's operation and apparently loyal intentions, Sydney is released and Sloane allows Will to live following an assurance by Jack that Will's writing career will be over. Jack concocts a cover story where Will is portrayed as a habitual drug user and is found during a raid on a crack house. After release from police custody, he meets reporters outside and renounces his SD-6 story as delusional fantasy brought on by drug use. As a consequence of the real injection of heroin Jack gives him, he has a period of withdrawal and loses his job at the paper.

Sydney is brought back into service for an operation to monitor the rebuilding Derevko/Khasinau operation. Jean Luc Rave, a French financier and member of the French National Assembly, is a likely source of information on Khasinau's activities. Sydney attends a party and breaks away to Rave's office to replace his phone cord with a bugged version along with a CIA time delayed relay, allowing the CIA to control what information they receive. While leaving the office, Sydney recognizes a face from the hazmat team in Taipei and follows him to a medical facility hidden downstairs. Avoiding him as he returns upstairs, she sees Khasinau performing live medical procedures on victims of the lab bombing. As he prepares to work on an unconscious Vaughn, Sydney distracts him and the two fight. Briefly drugging Sydney, he knocks her down and heads upstairs for assistance. Sydney, unable to fully revive Vaughn, gives him an injection of adrenaline into his heart and the two quickly escape. Thanking her and sharing a very uncomfortable moment outside, Sydney leaves to return to Dixon to avoid any suspicion. Vaughn's survival of the flooding is explained by his strength as a swimmer and an opening of a ceiling vent with a screwdriver, although he was captured soon after.

The CIA intercepts a discussion between Khasinau and Rave. A loyal Khasinau employee escaped from the facility with "The Bible", a detailed book documenting contingency plans and operations that will be key for the organization. Taken to Spain, the Bible will be a valuable source of material and will allow the CIA to possible capture Khasinau. The CIA uses their bug relay to keep the information from SD-6 and prepares a coordinated capture mission. As they move in on Khasinau and the Bible, Irina Derevko begins firing from a sniper's lookout at the CIA agents, wounding Eric Weiss among others. Khasinau escapes with the Bible while Sydney pursues him and the CIA agents close in on the source of the gunfire. They find the rifle rigged to a rotating antenna that Derevko set up as a distraction. Sydney corners Khasinau and the two have an extended fight before Sydney defeats him. Before she can recover, her mother orders her to the hold her hands up. Her mother fires and Sydney is surprised to find that Derevko has killed Khasinau and not her. Forcing her to the ground, her mother says "The truth takes time" before leaving with the Bible.

In a surprising turn, Irina Derevko turns herself into the CIA soon afterwards and Sydney confesses to Dr. Barnett that she doesn't know how to handle this.

Notes

• Sydney beats two guards and shoots another while also defeating Khasinau in hand to hand combat. Irina Derevko shoots and kills Alexander Khasinau and wounds several CIA agents.

• Marshall gives Sydney a unique phone bug concealed in the phone cord. The CIA gives her a wireless relay with a time delay feature.

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• According to Jack, The Bible is going to be handled to Khasinau at the port of Barcelona, pier 347.

Music

• Gemma Hayes - "I Wanna Stay"

• Rosie Thomas - "Farewell"

• Daniel Lenz - "Spy"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Dixon reports Sydney and she is put into custody upon returning to SD-6. Jack covers her by lying to Sloane that clears her and Dixon apologises.

• Irina turns herself into CIA custody.

Characters

• It's confirmed that Emily Sloane has died and Sydney speaks at her funeral, equating her with the mother she wished that she had.

• Vaughn is revealed to have survived the drowning.

• Because his story about SD-6 was published in his absence, it's orchestrated that Will be found with heroin in his system and publicly lies that he made up everything about SD-6.

• Francie opens up a restaurant.

Trivia

The Show

• This episode eschews the title sequence with the credits played on

Goofs

• The first scene gives away that Garner is wearing a different wig for the new footage as there is a noticeable difference than the reused footage.

Quotes

• Jack: What did you write about SD-6?!

Will: Nothing! Just the name! I don't even know what it is! I just heard the name! Why? Do you know what it is? Is it a group? Are they good? Are they bad? I mean, do you work with them?

(cut to the CIA psychiatrist's office)

Sydney: Will was asking all the questions I would ask.

Barnett: What did you say to him?

Sydney: Without going into details, we told the truth. That my father and I work for the CIA. That we're working undercover at SD-6, one of a number of private agencies based in various countries that trade in weapons, drugs, and intelligence that use covert means to undermine governments and industry in their attempts to take over the world.

Barnett: So, what was his reaction?

(cut back to the flashback)

Will: Seriously?

• Jack: The only way SD-6 will let you live is if you destroy the life you've got.

Will: I understand that, but you can't think of another way than this?

Jack: Yes, I can think of a number other ways. But they all involve your burial.

Will: Is that your idea of a joke? You're morbid, Jack.

• Sydney: (to Dr. Barnett about her mother surrendering to CIA custody) I'm not sure this is a problem I know how to handle.