Writer:	Erica Messer, Debra J. Fisher
Director:	Ken Olin
Star:	Lena Olin (Irina Derevko),  David Anders (Sark),  Bradley Cooper (William 'Will' D. Tippin),  Victor Garber (Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow),  Michael Vartan (Michael C. Vaughn),  Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane),  Carl Lumbly (Marcus R. Dixon),  Merrin Dungey (Francine 'Francie' Calfo),  Jennifer Garner (Sydney Anne Bristow),  Kevin Weisman (Marshall J. Flinkman)
Recurring Role:	Terry O'Quinn (Kendall)
Guest Star:	Pavel Lychnikoff (Zoran Sokolov),  Shishir Kurup (Saeed Akhtar),  B. Senthil Kumar (Soldier),  Richard Whiten (SD-6 Agent),  K. T. Thangavelu (PRF Agent),  Kiran Rao (Lead Soldier),  Chayton Arvin (Soldier),  Rahul Gupta (Passport Officer),  Keith Lal (Porter)

This episode did not use the standard opening credits. (edit) Music from this episode includes:
"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Walk On" by U2
"Almost Ran" by Josh Canova (edit) As of this episode the opening narration explaining the premise of the show (Sydney working as a double agent to bring down SD-6) is no longer used. The episodes now just start with a "Previously..." recap. (edit)

Sark: I had a run in with Sydney Bristow this morning, she might be the only one who suspects that I in fact have not turned myself in.
Sloane: I’ve been present in Sydney’s life since she was born... Sydney will believe whatever I tell her to.
Sark: And her father? He must often battle the temptation to tell her the truth about SD-6. I’d hate to see Jack’s paternal instincts compromise our objective. (edit) Will: (to Vaughn) Look, except for you, Sydney, and Jack, everybody I know - and a lot of people I don't - they think I'm a lying junkie, okay? And helping you, doing something for the CIA, it felt like a chance to do something that mattered again, you know? Like, I don't know, maybe I went through all this crap for a reason. (edit) Vaughn: I didn't think Devlin, my superior, would mind me having you research this, but he did and he ordered me to let you go.
Will: Hold on. Wait a second. There's something here. Okay, look, I'll narrow the test scores down to a small group of kids. Now Devlin won't be able to deny the value of that.
Vaughn: He thinks since you're a journalist, since you've been trained to report what you know, that you're a security risk. (edit) Irina: I cannot give you details because I don't trust the CIA. They almost had me executed two weeks ago. The only way for me to maintain my value is to tell you only what you need to know in order to stay ahead of Sloane. And all you need to know now is that if I'm not allowed to leave, everything you've worked to accomplish will be lost. (edit) Sydney: You saved Vaughn's life. I'm grateful to you for that but I haven't made up my mind yet if I should trust you.
Irina: And yet here you are. I never told Sark about your status as a double agent, Sydney. That doesn't mean you're safe. Tell me, what intelligence has he provided Sloane? (edit)

It is established that the day Sydney walked in the CIA building and met Vaughn (cf. "Truth Be Told") was October 1st. (edit) Two months have passed since Irina turned herself in to the CIA. (edit) Kendall says that "the Uzbeks have admitted and Defence Intelligence has confirmed" that the six suitcase bombs went missing six months earlier. Why would the DIA need to confirm something the Uzbeks had admitted? (edit)

This episode does not have any allusions. Add some now!