Episode
Alias: Détente
Overview
While Sydney and Nadia argue about Nadia's acceptance of Sloane's fatherly concerns, Sloane worries about Nadia's well-being when she and Sydney go undercover as wealthy, irresponsible young heiresses to uncover the whereabouts of a deadly chemical.
Details
- Series
- Alias
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2005-02-16
- Runtime
- 41 min
Episode context
Détente is Episode 7 in Season 4 of Alias. It aired on 2005-02-16. The runtime is 41 min.
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Episode 6: Nocturne
After being infected with a hallucinogen, Sydney starts to lose touch with reality. Vaughn and Jack must rush to find an antidote before Sydney puts her life - and others next to her - into danger.
Episode 8: Echoes
Sloane temporarily steps down as Director of his Task Force and gives Jack full authority over the next assignment, which involves Anna Espinosa, Sydney's old foe. However, Anna turns the tables on APO when she captures Nadia and forces Sydney to do her biddings. Sydney tells Nadia about the Rambaldi's prophecy which dictates that two sisters will fight and only one will survive. Meanwhile, Vaughn visits Sark and tries to trick him into helping them to catch Anna. In the end, one of the sisters is mortally wounded by Anna.
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