Later that night Jack Bristow came to see Sydney. He had been told that she
was alive and well in LA. He'd heard the words, and knew that they were
true, but until he saw Sydney face to face he hadn't truly believed it. At
first it was awkward, Sydney had hugged him tightly, and he held her for a
long time. But then the three of them sat down to dinner, and discussed
things of non-importance. No one said a word about her dying, or coming
back to life, or being missing, or any of it. They weren't pretending like
none of it had happened, but they just avoided it.
It wasn't until after dinner that Sydney even thought to broach the subject. And when she did she regretted it completely.
"Dad, I'm sorry to ask, but when I was under hypnosis, I remembered seeing you, and mom, with Slone."
"Sydney, the night you were shot, I took Slone into custody. On our way to CIA operations he told me that he knew what Rambaldi's device did, and that if I helped him, I might be able to get you back. I didn't believe him, of course, but somehow Slone manage to drug me, and when I woke up I was persuaded to work with him. This information, of course, was given to the CIA, and I was ordered to continue 'working' with Slone to uncover his ultimate plan."
"What was his plan?"
"I was unable to find it out. What I do know is that he had the Rambaldi Device, he went away for almost a month, and when I saw him again he had you there."
"Wait, she was just there? Did Slone explain?" Vaughn interrupted.
"No, after Irina and I were given a chance to see Sydney we were whisked away, and Slone died shortly after that. I am as confused about it as everyone else is."
"So you knew that Sydney was alive two years ago?" Vaughn said, his tone filled with anger.
"Yes, I did. But Slone hid her from both her mother and me, and I have been searching for her, until now." Jack explained trying to calm Vaughn.
"But I don't understand, why didn't you tell me." Vaughn said shooting Jack resentful looks.
"Vaughn, I looked at it from your perspective. Had someone told me that Sydney was alive, only one short month after I held her dying in my arms, I wouldn't have believed them." He sighed. "Vaughn I have to ask you to forgive me, maybe I was wrong, but if I were you I wouldn't have believed it; and I didn't until I saw Sydney myself. I suppose I wanted to bring her back to you alive."
Jack looked at Vaughn with regret. Sydney watched the interaction between her father and Vaughn. There relationship was much different than she'd remembered.
"You're right Jack, I wouldn't have believed you." Vaughn said his head hanging low. When he finally looked up at Sydney several tears streaked his face.
Soon after this Jack left Sydney and Vaughn alone together.
It wasn't until after dinner that Sydney even thought to broach the subject. And when she did she regretted it completely.
"Dad, I'm sorry to ask, but when I was under hypnosis, I remembered seeing you, and mom, with Slone."
"Sydney, the night you were shot, I took Slone into custody. On our way to CIA operations he told me that he knew what Rambaldi's device did, and that if I helped him, I might be able to get you back. I didn't believe him, of course, but somehow Slone manage to drug me, and when I woke up I was persuaded to work with him. This information, of course, was given to the CIA, and I was ordered to continue 'working' with Slone to uncover his ultimate plan."
"What was his plan?"
"I was unable to find it out. What I do know is that he had the Rambaldi Device, he went away for almost a month, and when I saw him again he had you there."
"Wait, she was just there? Did Slone explain?" Vaughn interrupted.
"No, after Irina and I were given a chance to see Sydney we were whisked away, and Slone died shortly after that. I am as confused about it as everyone else is."
"So you knew that Sydney was alive two years ago?" Vaughn said, his tone filled with anger.
"Yes, I did. But Slone hid her from both her mother and me, and I have been searching for her, until now." Jack explained trying to calm Vaughn.
"But I don't understand, why didn't you tell me." Vaughn said shooting Jack resentful looks.
"Vaughn, I looked at it from your perspective. Had someone told me that Sydney was alive, only one short month after I held her dying in my arms, I wouldn't have believed them." He sighed. "Vaughn I have to ask you to forgive me, maybe I was wrong, but if I were you I wouldn't have believed it; and I didn't until I saw Sydney myself. I suppose I wanted to bring her back to you alive."
Jack looked at Vaughn with regret. Sydney watched the interaction between her father and Vaughn. There relationship was much different than she'd remembered.
"You're right Jack, I wouldn't have believed you." Vaughn said his head hanging low. When he finally looked up at Sydney several tears streaked his face.
Soon after this Jack left Sydney and Vaughn alone together.
