Episode Report Card Erin: A | 332 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Paris Death Match
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 21 | Aired on 2002.05.05
Later that same day (again, guessing here), Syd and Dix are in Sloane's office, and Syd's saying something about Sark tipping off Khasinau. Sloane doesn't really care, because the mission was still a success. Dixon's all, but we lost Sark. Sloane's all, no worries; that wine I fed him had a radioactive isotope in it. "We've been tracking Sark since he left the club," finishes Sloane. Dixon wants to know where he is. Sloane tells him he's on a transatlantic flight and that, when he lands, hopefully with Khasinau, they'll track him and nab him. Sloane dismisses them.
They both go to leave, but Sloane stops Sydney. Uncle Arvin brings up Syd's visit to the hospital and how Auntie Em brought up some, shall we say, sensitive information. He yammers on about how the divulging of such sensitive information would usually require a deliberate course of action, as Sydney well knows. With just a crook of her eyebrow, Jennifer Garner manages to communicate that Sloane's referring to Dead Danny. "Because she's not likely to last the week," croaks Arvin, "I was able to sustain a reprieve." With just that break in his voice, Ron Rifkin manages to communicate that the inevitable death of his wife is truly killing him. It's a truly excellent scene, folks. Truly.
Arvin goes on to thank Syd for being such a good friend to Auntie Em, as well as to him. "It was your duty to report Emily to security section," he says. "You didn't. And that's more than I did for you." After digesting this little nugget, Syd heads directly over to The Sub-basement Of Dreams And Desires so she can unload her sob stories to her non-boyfriend.
Agent Apathy's all, please tell me you don't have sympathy for Arvin Sloane. Syd's all, no, dude. It's just, he expressed regret about what he did to Danny and, like, it made me all tingly inside and -- Agent Apathy's all, dude? He'd kill you just as soon look at you so, like, park your "tingliness" at the door, okay? He quickly moves on to agent business and says that they'll deal with the loss of the Rambaldi document later because, after all, everyone's used to Syd screwing up missions.