Episode Report Card Kim: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Taken
By Kim | Season 3 | Episode 16 | Aired on 03.20.2004
Sark parks his car and looks mighty fine in his leather jacket and shades. Dixon grabs the artifact and says that he wants his daughter. I said in the recaplet that the artifact was a fake, but it doesn't seem like they'd have time to produce one. That said, it was never explicitly stated that they handed over the real artifact, so I guess we'll find out later. Sark glances back at his car, where Robin is sitting in the back seat. Sark says that as soon as he has the artifact, his associate will release Robin. The helicopter pilot reports that they are over the contact area, and no one is there. Senator Reed angrily removes his headphones. Marshall happily reports that he was successful, and Lauren thanks him.
Dixon hands over the artifact to Sark. His associate has a gun to Robin's chest. Sark opens the briefcase and sees the artifact, noting the inscription. As he opens the briefcase, Jack and Sydney look nervous, lending credence to the theory that it is a fake. Sark nods to his associate, who pulls Robin out of the car. Sark grabs something from the front seat and says he needs insurance to guarantee that he reaches his extraction point safely. He explains that he's holding a collar containing "a lethal cardiotoxin." He's going to put it on Robin, and they will have two minutes to disarm it. Dixon freaks and starts yelling at Sark, who calmly says that it's "well within [their] disarming capabilities" and "two minutes is generous." Dixon insists that Sark can't put the collar on Robin. Syd steps up and asks Sark to use her instead. Jack tries to stop her, but Sydney insists. Sark looks intrigued. He looks at Robin. Sydney hisses, "She's thirteen years old." Sark agrees and walks toward Syd. Sark places the collar on Syd's neck and explains that if they try to unhook it before disarming it, the toxin will be released immediately. That Sark thinks of everything! They really need to get him working with them instead of against them. Sark nods to his associate, who releases Robin into her father's arms. Sark says, "As always, it has been a pleasure doing business with you." Such a gentleman! A murderous, conniving gentleman, but a gentleman nonetheless. Jack pulls a gun and calls out Sark's name, saying he doesn't deserve to walk out of there alive. Um, hello, Jack? Syd has a poison collar on her neck and the clock is ticking. Sark shows Jack a remote in his hand, and explains that if he releases his grip, the toxin will be injected into Syd's bloodstream. See? He's some sort of tactical genius. Sark reminds them that they have two minutes, and gets into his car and drives away. Syd tells Dixon to get Robin out of there. Jack gets to work disarming the collar, which he does quickly. Syd rips off the collar and hugs her father in relief.
Dixon plays cards with his two children in the hospital room. Syd watches them laughing through the door. She enters the room with a big smile.