Writer:	Jesse Alexander
Director:	Ken Olin
Star:	Lena Olin (Irina Derevko),  David Anders (Sark),  Bradley Cooper (William 'Will' D. Tippin),  Michael Vartan (Michael C. Vaughn),  Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane),  Carl Lumbly (Marcus R. Dixon),  Merrin Dungey (Francine 'Francie' Calfo),  Jennifer Garner (Sydney Anne Bristow),  Victor Garber (Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow),  Kevin Weisman (Marshall J. Flinkman)
Recurring Role:	Greg Grunberg (Agent Eric Weiss),  Terry O'Quinn (F.B.I. Special Officer Kendall)
Guest Star:	Ravil Isyanov (Karpachev (Credited as Ravil Isyanov)),  Michael Yavnieli (CIA Technician),  Jon Dixon (CIA Officer),  Thomas Urb (Ilya Stuka),  Yoshio Be (Chinese Captain),  Richard Lewis (CIA Agent Yeagher),  Ryan O'Quinn (Local Driver),  Michael Komurov (Russian Bodyguard)

At the hockey rink you can see the Canadian flag and the Olympic flag featured prominently, and an American flag has been added to the other wall. Later, in "The Telling", the Olympic flag has disappeared and the Canadian and American flags are the only ones there. (edit) Music from this episode includes:
"Blue" by LaTour
"Righteously" by Lucinda Williams (edit) Once again the standard opening title sequence wasn't used for this episode. (edit) Although credited Carl Lumbly does not appear in this episode. (edit)

(Will dreams he tells Francie about Sydney and the CIA)
Vaughn: It’s common to dream about work, have anxiety to keep it a secret, specially in the beginning.
Will: Really?
Vaughn: Yeah, but don’t worry, it goes away after a while.
Will: The excitement?
Vaughn: No, the dreams. (edit) Vaughn: (about Irina) I had to find out if she was deceiving us again. I mean, I could not sleep at night knowing I was doing nothing. That somehow, I was helping her.
Sydney: And did you find anything?
Vaughn: Nothing. She's clean. (edit) Irina: There's one thing. The tracker you put in my shoulder.
Jack: You want it removed?
Irina: If they discover I've been tagged, it's over. We both know that. (edit) Sydney: Do you think there's a chance you'll get Sloane?
Irina: I wanted to see you because... it's going to be dangerous, setting this trap. I hope it goes well but there's no guarantee. So whatever happens, there's something I need you to know. Sydney, I love you. (edit) Vaughn: Look, there is something you don't know about me. I don't like it when people question my loyalty. It makes me insane.
Sydney: This isn't about loyalty. I never said anything about loyalty.
Vaughn: When you ask me if I'm keeping secrets, the suggestion's pretty clear.
Sydney: And you know what? Secrets will be a problem between us. After everything we've been through, you should know that. (edit)

Number 47: In the beginning, Luri Karpachev and his bodyguards are in the elevator and hit the button for the 47th floor. (edit) Number 47: The orbital location and the operational control of the KH-11 satellite is X48471 - GY798623. (edit) Goof: In the opening sequence when the elevator begins to drop suddenly, Karpachev and his men hit the floor hard. In fact, the force would have immediately thrown them upward, in the opposite direction the elevator was going. (edit) Goof:
In Sydney's interview at the start, in one shot her hair on the right side of her head is tucked behind her ear, then in the next, it isn't, but when we see the next shot, it reverts to being tucked behind the ear (edit) We are led to believe that the limousines were swapped in the railroad underpass. However, the van with Jack inside was following the limousine and must have gone through the same underpass. It is unlikely Sark had enough time to make a long vehicle like that disappear into nothing, before Jacks van drives through there. (edit)

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