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Search and Rescue

Episode Number: 87    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Wednesday May 18, 2005    Prod Code: n/a
Rambaldi's catastrophic endgame begins to fall into place as a giant version of the Circumference/Mueller device is found floating over a city in Russia, driving the citizens mad. After a wounded Dixon reveals that Irina is alive, Sydney, Nadia, and Jack set off to find her. Irina had been captured, and then duplicated using Project Helix, in order to give the impression that she was dead.
Sydney and Nadia discover Irina is being held inside a camp in Tikal, safely in the clutches of Elena's army. Irina had apparently been working to counter Elena's organization, the Covenant, and actually PREVENT the Rambaldi endgame. Now they have to work to make sure that there is no other way to bring about the endgame.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Alison Schapker, Monica Breen
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Star: Greg Grunberg (Eric Weiss),  Kevin Weisman (Marshall J. Flinkman),  Jennifer Garner (Sydney Anne Bristow),  Carl Lumbly (Marcus R. Dixon),  Michael Vartan (Michael C. Vaughn),  Victor Garber (Jonathan 'Jack' Donahue Bristow),  Mia Maestro (Nadia Santos)
Recurring Role: Angela Bassett (Hayden Chase)
Guest Star: Ron Yuan (The Driver/Agent),  Andrew Divoff (Lucien Nisard),  Lena Olin (Irina Derevko)

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Music from this episode includes:
"My Neck, My Back" by Khia (edit)
Carl Lumbly does not appear in this episode - presumably as Dixon is recovering in hospital after being shot by Elena in the previous episode. (edit)
This is the only episode of the whole series without Ron Rifkin (Sloane). (edit)

Quotes

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(Jack confronts the Project Helix Irina clone with out knowing it)
Jack: Tell me Irina, how did it feel giving the order? Was it difficult ? Were you able to remain cold, indifferent? Were you amused?
Irina Clone: Jack this is cryptic even for you.
Jack: Then let me be clear… how did it feel to pay a man… to kill your own daughter.
Irina Clone: You weren’t supposed to find out.
Jack: You didn’t feel a thing did you? (edit)
Marshall: (about the giant Mueller Device over Sovogda) So what you’re saying is a large red ball, plus contaminated water equals a city full of homicidal maniacs? There’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. (edit)
Sydney: I know who you’ve betrayed… if you don’t tell me what you know…
Nassard: You haven’t been watching the news lately have you? You’re too late sweetheart, it’s the end of the world, or haven’t you heard? Black mail is not as effective as it was once.
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Irina: (about Jack shooting her Project Helix clone) Jack, I understand why you believed you had to kill me, but the truth is if the situation had been reversed… I would have a found another way. (edit)
Irina: About my indiscretion with Sloane- I can hope you’ll accept my apology.
Jack: Of all the things you’ve done, that’s what you’re going to apologize for? (they smile at each other) (edit)

Trivia

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Number 47: When Marshall examines the data from Lucien's PDA, there are two reference numbers with 47 one starts with 47 and one, as seen, is ref# 547-43-**** (edit)
When Irina says "Jack, I understand why you believed you had to kill me, but the truth is, if the situation had been reversed, I would've found another way." It is a lot like when Sydney tells Vaughn if it had been him who had been killed or missing, she wouldn't have given up, she would have found another way. (edit)
"Search and Rescue" was the only episode that Ron Rifkin's character did not appear. (edit)
In the embassy scene, Irina was wearing a wedding ring. (edit)

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Community Reviews (9)

 

cavanagh15
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9.8
Superb
Search and Rescue
"Exciting"
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Continue » Posted Aug 18, 2007 8:39 pm PST
9.8
Superb
Search and Rescue
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Regina redivivus!
Continue » Posted Dec 12, 2006 9:09 am PST
9.7
Superb
Search and Rescue
"Series classic"
She's baaaaaaaaaacccckkkkkkk! Yes, Lena Olin is back as Syd's SpyMommy, Irina Derevko. Everything else is irrelevant.
Continue » Posted Nov 2, 2005 5:09 am PST

billiedoux
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10.0
Perfect
Search and Rescue
"Series classic"
Marshall: "So what you're saying is, a large red ball plus contaminated water equals a city full of homicidal maniacs."
Continue » Posted Sep 25, 2005 10:18 am PST
9.0
Superb
Search and Rescue
"Series finale"
This series has been going down hill, finally here's some hope for the next season. The best episode of season 4, but that doesn't mean much sadly anymore.
Continue » Posted Sep 13, 2005 2:50 pm PST
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Episode: Search and Rescue
Season Number: 4
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