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No one in the room moved. Each person watched with fascination as confusion then realization dawned in Vaughn's eyes; however he was still unable to speak.
"What are you saying?" Sydney had realized that Vaughn was distracted by what Jacqui had said and took over questioning her. She had already decided that Jacqui couldn't be implying what they all assumed she was.
"Irina did what she had to in order to protect her family. She was willing to sacrifice her life if need be, but she was not prepared to sacrifice other's." Jacqui's eyes bore into Sydney. "The entire time she was living as Laura Bristow she only received orders to do surveillance work. She was asked to gather Intel on agent's families, hobbies, education, just about anything she could. No one seemed to think it was the slightest bit odd at the possibility that the KGB would use an undercover agent as an assassin? The KGB would have run the risk of being caught and they would have lost a vital source of inside information. Irina was not supposed to kill the agents, nor did she."
"My father died at the hands of Irina Derevko. She admitted as much to me." Vaughn's face was a mass of emotions.
"There was no body at your father's funeral Agent Vaughn. In fact the body had been so severely dismembered that no accurate identification would have been possible had it not been for the clothing he was wearing at the time." Sydney looked as though she was going to be ill. "In the case of William Vaughn, the body was made to be unrecognizable because it was not your father." Jacqui stopped speaking and took in the expressions appearing on the faces around her. She felt as the weight of the world was slowly being lifted from her shoulders only to be replaced so quickly with the worry of her family's safety.
"None of this makes any sense." Weiss found himself speaking and suddenly felt self-conscious.
"It makes perfect sense. Irina's prison mate I spoke of in Kashmir was William Vaughn. Once she began speaking again the two of them would talk about their families and eventually an escape. Cuvee was becoming more sadistic with the tortures he employed on Irina and showed no sign of ceasing. There was only one problem with their plan, they would not be able to return to their families. The KGB had threatened to kill you and your mother Vaughn, if your father did anything disagreeable.
Irina had been responsible for faking her own death only months before so the two of them decided that they would have to fake William's death in order for his family to remain protected. William gave Irina explicit instructions that day in regard to you. He told her that should she ever encounter you, that she tell you his death had been an accident. That she had shot without knowing who she was shooting at. I'm not certain how he knew she would ever meet you, but I guess some things are not meant to be questioned." Jacqui paused.
"Cuvee had been 're-educating' Irina for almost eight months at that point. She decided that if they made it look like she killed William and then left the compound, she would merely be considered a loyal rogue agent. They ended up killing one of the torture technicians to provide a decoy body for Cuvee. With her inherited money Irina was able to set William up with a new identity in France."
"You're telling me that my father has been allowing my mother and me to believe he was killed over twenty years ago, while he's living on a vineyard in France." Vaughn was having a difficult time grasping the information and felt Sydney grab his hand and squeeze it reassuringly.
"Your father was only the first of many people to enter what I like to call the Program. Irina truly did become rogue to some degree, just not how the KGB would have liked. She knew that she would not be able to return to the US or to her husband and daughter, so she threw herself into helping everyone else. She developed a network of information and soon realized that many of the people being targeted by the KGB were spouses and children of those they were after. Irina would approach the agents first and help them establish a new identity for themselves. In most cases the agent would have to leave behind their family and be forced to make them believe they were dead, but it was the only way to ensure their protection." Jacqui looked at Vaughn with a sad smile. "Your father allowed you to believe he was dead to protect you from harm. Even after the USSR was dismantled the threat remained for many of the agents." Jacqui signed. "Once we land at LAX, I will be able to set up a secure line for you to contact your father Vaughn. But I do ask that you let me speak to him first, in order to prepare him for your conversation." Vaughn was stunned at the possibility of speaking to his father and was unable to speak.
"So out of the goodness of Irina Derevko's heart, she used her own money and connections to hide CIA agents, and make it appear as though she had been the one to kill them." Jack's comment was obviously sarcastic. He had remained silent after hearing that Irina had been pregnant when Cuvee had begun torturing her.
"Yes and no. Irina felt as though she had a lifetime of lies and betrayals to make up for and creating a witness protection program of sorts, was the only way she thought she was able to. It was her way of becoming powerful and invincible before anyone could get to her. She also needed William's help to get out of the Kashmir compound, as a nine month pregnant woman would find some difficulty in doing so alone." Jacqui smirked while everyone else looked shocked.
"You said that my mother had been tortured before and after she found out she was pregnant. How is it possible the baby survived?" Sydney squeezed Vaughn's hand a lot tighter now seeking support of her own.
"A child that can withstand all forms of torture is born immune to such and thus would have incredible capabilities. Sloane was right to believe Rambaldi's prophecy: however, he has been looking in the wrong place. He believes that Sydney will bare the child of the prophecy, while the child is already living."
"Irina gave birth to another baby." Jack had moved closer to the rest of the group and stared darkly at Jacqui.
"The only people that are aware of the child's existence are those that entered the Program. Irina was careful, protecting the child from her associates and the other hazards of her work."
"How is it possible that you have all this information?" Dixon's heart was twisting in his chest for Jack and Sydney, he couldn't image being Jack at the moment and learning you had a child you had never met.
Jacqui looked at Dixon then turned her attention back to Jack and Sydney. "Allow me to re-introduce myself. My name is Jacquelyn Alexisa Derevko Bristow.
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No one in the room moved. Each person watched with fascination as confusion then realization dawned in Vaughn's eyes; however he was still unable to speak.
"What are you saying?" Sydney had realized that Vaughn was distracted by what Jacqui had said and took over questioning her. She had already decided that Jacqui couldn't be implying what they all assumed she was.
"Irina did what she had to in order to protect her family. She was willing to sacrifice her life if need be, but she was not prepared to sacrifice other's." Jacqui's eyes bore into Sydney. "The entire time she was living as Laura Bristow she only received orders to do surveillance work. She was asked to gather Intel on agent's families, hobbies, education, just about anything she could. No one seemed to think it was the slightest bit odd at the possibility that the KGB would use an undercover agent as an assassin? The KGB would have run the risk of being caught and they would have lost a vital source of inside information. Irina was not supposed to kill the agents, nor did she."
"My father died at the hands of Irina Derevko. She admitted as much to me." Vaughn's face was a mass of emotions.
"There was no body at your father's funeral Agent Vaughn. In fact the body had been so severely dismembered that no accurate identification would have been possible had it not been for the clothing he was wearing at the time." Sydney looked as though she was going to be ill. "In the case of William Vaughn, the body was made to be unrecognizable because it was not your father." Jacqui stopped speaking and took in the expressions appearing on the faces around her. She felt as the weight of the world was slowly being lifted from her shoulders only to be replaced so quickly with the worry of her family's safety.
"None of this makes any sense." Weiss found himself speaking and suddenly felt self-conscious.
"It makes perfect sense. Irina's prison mate I spoke of in Kashmir was William Vaughn. Once she began speaking again the two of them would talk about their families and eventually an escape. Cuvee was becoming more sadistic with the tortures he employed on Irina and showed no sign of ceasing. There was only one problem with their plan, they would not be able to return to their families. The KGB had threatened to kill you and your mother Vaughn, if your father did anything disagreeable.
Irina had been responsible for faking her own death only months before so the two of them decided that they would have to fake William's death in order for his family to remain protected. William gave Irina explicit instructions that day in regard to you. He told her that should she ever encounter you, that she tell you his death had been an accident. That she had shot without knowing who she was shooting at. I'm not certain how he knew she would ever meet you, but I guess some things are not meant to be questioned." Jacqui paused.
"Cuvee had been 're-educating' Irina for almost eight months at that point. She decided that if they made it look like she killed William and then left the compound, she would merely be considered a loyal rogue agent. They ended up killing one of the torture technicians to provide a decoy body for Cuvee. With her inherited money Irina was able to set William up with a new identity in France."
"You're telling me that my father has been allowing my mother and me to believe he was killed over twenty years ago, while he's living on a vineyard in France." Vaughn was having a difficult time grasping the information and felt Sydney grab his hand and squeeze it reassuringly.
"Your father was only the first of many people to enter what I like to call the Program. Irina truly did become rogue to some degree, just not how the KGB would have liked. She knew that she would not be able to return to the US or to her husband and daughter, so she threw herself into helping everyone else. She developed a network of information and soon realized that many of the people being targeted by the KGB were spouses and children of those they were after. Irina would approach the agents first and help them establish a new identity for themselves. In most cases the agent would have to leave behind their family and be forced to make them believe they were dead, but it was the only way to ensure their protection." Jacqui looked at Vaughn with a sad smile. "Your father allowed you to believe he was dead to protect you from harm. Even after the USSR was dismantled the threat remained for many of the agents." Jacqui signed. "Once we land at LAX, I will be able to set up a secure line for you to contact your father Vaughn. But I do ask that you let me speak to him first, in order to prepare him for your conversation." Vaughn was stunned at the possibility of speaking to his father and was unable to speak.
"So out of the goodness of Irina Derevko's heart, she used her own money and connections to hide CIA agents, and make it appear as though she had been the one to kill them." Jack's comment was obviously sarcastic. He had remained silent after hearing that Irina had been pregnant when Cuvee had begun torturing her.
"Yes and no. Irina felt as though she had a lifetime of lies and betrayals to make up for and creating a witness protection program of sorts, was the only way she thought she was able to. It was her way of becoming powerful and invincible before anyone could get to her. She also needed William's help to get out of the Kashmir compound, as a nine month pregnant woman would find some difficulty in doing so alone." Jacqui smirked while everyone else looked shocked.
"You said that my mother had been tortured before and after she found out she was pregnant. How is it possible the baby survived?" Sydney squeezed Vaughn's hand a lot tighter now seeking support of her own.
"A child that can withstand all forms of torture is born immune to such and thus would have incredible capabilities. Sloane was right to believe Rambaldi's prophecy: however, he has been looking in the wrong place. He believes that Sydney will bare the child of the prophecy, while the child is already living."
"Irina gave birth to another baby." Jack had moved closer to the rest of the group and stared darkly at Jacqui.
"The only people that are aware of the child's existence are those that entered the Program. Irina was careful, protecting the child from her associates and the other hazards of her work."
"How is it possible that you have all this information?" Dixon's heart was twisting in his chest for Jack and Sydney, he couldn't image being Jack at the moment and learning you had a child you had never met.
Jacqui looked at Dixon then turned her attention back to Jack and Sydney. "Allow me to re-introduce myself. My name is Jacquelyn Alexisa Derevko Bristow.
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