Alias

Time Will Tell

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired 12/2/01

Episode Summary

Sydney must undergo an extensive lie detector test to satisfy Sloane's frantic search for the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, with nemesis Anna Espinosa following her every move, Sydney seeks out the connection that a device may have to the 500-year-old prophetic Rambaldi sketch. The mystery of Kate Jones deepens as Will continues to investigate Danny's death; and Sydney discovers that a keepsake from her mother Laura contains more disturbing connections into Jack's past alliances.moreless

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Kevin Weisman

Marshall J. Flinkman
Jennifer Garner

Sydney Anne Bristow
Merrin Dungey

Francine 'Francie' Calfo

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Lie-detector test...

8.8

"Great"

By Parricida, Jun 19, 2011 Report Abuse

After the ending of last episode, there where the hints, that there might be a mole inside SD-6 and this time they are taking actions, and mostly against Sydney it feels - she can be in danger.. and what I like even more, she has to deal with lie detector - and Vaughn is there to mentor her trough that.. and it looks like going well but when the time comes, did she passed the test is another question.. And it looked like she failed..

And the dangerous hunt of mystical clock continues.. and Anna comes to play again.. and she just finds the moments to pop in.

And Will's storyline gets exciting development with that bug..moreless

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By napen, Oct 08, 2008 Report Abuse

Todo se resume a este instante: toda la vida del universo (no slo la ma) pasa ante mis ojos en visiones, en su mayora, apocalpticas y/o tiernas infantiles. Mi cuerpo todo, excepto mi mente, paralizados sin ninguna reaccin al aire y a todo lo que se mueve y tiene vida. Trato de cerrar los ojos y no pensar pero es imposible: se que mi mirada me delata, se que ellos en este preciso instante saben lo que no deberan saber, lo que nadie debera saber. S, yo lo mat. Yo decid arriesgar mi vida con tal de deshacerme de la nica persona que haca esta imposible... adis...moreless

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By VGFreak8, Feb 16, 2008 Report Abuse

Sydney works with Vaughn to practice for the lie detector test that Sloane is going to give to find the mole. Anna follows Sydney as she tries to solve the Rambaldi puzzle. Will fights with his boss, so he doesn't have to publish his story. While on a mission, Sydney and Dixon find a secret to the Rambaldi puzzle. Syd finds the journal, but Anna is close and Dixon is shot. Anna and Sydney fight on the ladder and Sydney falls a great distance. The results for the lie detector test are in and they know Sydney's a mole.

This was a great episode! The ending was great! I can't believe that Sloane knows the truth about Sydney! This episode gets a 10 out of 10!moreless

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By CTUBauer24, Oct 15, 2007 Report Abuse

When the head of SD-6 suspects Sydney he wants to give her a lie detector test that is not like any other Vaughan must help to pass it mean while Sydney and Anna try to get a artifact from a University lab for Rambaldi artifact also Sydney was get a clock fixed and find out information about Rambaldi for his distant relative meanwhile will get deeper on the murder of Danny of all a good episode much much much better then the previous episodes much better story and more exiting my over all my rating on this episode is 9.8moreless

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By cavanagh15, Jul 18, 2007 Report Abuse

I dont think I would ever classify this episode as a blockbuster, but I must admit I was pretty entertained throughout the duration of the episode. Every scene seemed to have a purpose and I couldnt really label any of the scenes a filler type of scene. The ending fight scene was amazing right until Sydney feel much further then I could ever see someone falling and living. I had the same problem with John Lockes fall in "The Man From Tallahasse" on the show Lost. If you want to make the fall itself seem real, have her fall ten feet. Thats plenty of feet to where she could pass out for an hour and still lose Anna. Everything about this episode was good right up until the ending part there. I like the random Rambaldi storylines as well. I dont know if that will continue or if this is just the first of many plots that SD 6 is trying to run down.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- When Sydney pulls Jack aside to question him about her being followed by SD-6, they go into a conference room and Sydney uses a remote control to shut the doors. However, the doors begin closing slightly before Sydney uses the remote. Edit
- There are only five agents, including Jack, in SD-6 who know the truth about SD-6. Edit
- When Sydney has to collect the Rambaldi artefact before Anna Espinosa does, they have to get into a secured room which only security cards have access to. When she is in she escapes out of that severely-secured room through a simple unsecured window. Edit
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- This episode was nominated for the 2002 ASC Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series". This episode was nominated for the 2002 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination". Edit
- Music from this episode includes: "Edge Of The Ocean" by Ivy Edit
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- Donato: The first Giovanni Donato, his timepieces, were miracles of precision. Kings and queens offered him vast riches if only he would design clocks for them. He refused. But he did make... one exception. Sidney: For Rambaldi. (Donato nods yes) Sidney: : Why? Donato: Rambaldi made him a promise. Sidney: : What did he promise? Donato: Rambaldi promised him he would live an impossible long life. Even revealed to him when he would die. Sidney: Was he right? Donato: Of course. Edit
- Sidney: This symbol on the front, what does it mean? (Referring to the Rambaldi symbol ) Donato: The Magnific Order of Rambaldi. Rambaldi's most loyal followers entrusted with safeguarding his creations. Sadly, like most things that once were pure, criminals now use the symbol to infiltrate the order. Edit
- (During Sydney's preparation for the lie detector test) Vauhgn: Are you a double-agent? Sydney: No... but my father is. Vaughn: I'm sure he'd be thrilled, if you gave Dreyer that answer. Edit
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- Visual: The book where Sydney found the hidden codes. Sydney was reading the Book Second of Henry James's novel, The Ambassadors (1903). Edit