The Abduction (15 Dec. 2002)

Backed into a corner, Sark cuts a desperate deal Sloane using Sydney to recover a state-of-the-art surveillance system. But when the plan goes awry, SD-6 sends Marshall with Sydney on her ... See full summary »

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

J.J. Abrams (creator), Alex Kurtzman,

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Sydney Bristow
Ron Rifkin	...	Arvin Sloane
Michael Vartan	...	Michael Vaughn
Bradley Cooper	...	Will Tippin
Merrin Dungey	...	Francie Calfo
Carl Lumbly	...	Marcus Dixon (credit only)
Kevin Weisman	...	Marshall Flinkman
David Anders	...	Julian Sark
Lena Olin	...	Irina Derevko
Victor Garber	...	Jack Bristow
Petra Wright	...	Alice Williams
Ric Young	...	Dr. Zhang Lee
Faye Dunaway	...	Ariana Kane
John Balma	...	Thatcher Powell
Don Took	...	Agent Grey

Storyline

Backed into a corner, Sark cuts a desperate deal Sloane using Sydney to recover a state-of-the-art surveillance system. But when the plan goes awry, SD-6 sends Marshall with Sydney on her next mission... giving the CIA no choice but to extract the op-tech specialist. Now Sydney faces the consequences of "waking up" Marshall - and possibly destroying his life in the process.

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Plot Keywords:

heroine

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

15 December 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, US

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song being played in the concert while Sydney slips the sleeping drug into the British gentleman's drink is the Stokowski transcription of JS Bach's "Sleepers Awake" cantata.

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Quotes

Ariana Kane: I'm aware of your reputation as a first-class strategist, Agent Bristow. Tell me, where would you begin this investigation?
Jack Bristow: With me. Over the years Arvin's trusted me with everything I'd need to know to be the perpetrator. And if his standing within the Alliance were undermined, I'd be a candidate to inherit his seat. Motive.

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Connections

References Beauty and the Beast (1991)

User Reviews

Marshall goes on a mission

After the failure in Kashmir Sloane suspects that Sark may not be keeping up his end of the bargain; in order to avoid torture Sark tells Sloane that Gerard Cuvee, the head of the Kashmir facility is in possession, has access to the ECHELON communications interception system. Obviously Sloane wants it for SD-6 so sends Sydney and Sark to Paris to retrieve his laptop. They are successful but when the machine is switched on protection software deletes all the data. As Cuvee has a back up server in London a second mission takes place to retrieve it; this presents two problems... firstly the only person with the skills to access it is Marshall and he will have to be on site to do it and secondly his photographic memory means if the CIA are to prevent SD-6 from getting the data they will have to extract Marshall. Back at SD-6 Sloane has called in a specialist to try to find out if anybody there could be involved in his wife's disappearance and she is convinced Jack is hiding something.

This was a fun episode; any time when Kevin Weisman's character Marshall appears is bound to be fun and here he had an extended role; Marshall's terrible attempt at an English accent was hilarious! While this wasn't as action packed as the previous episodes there were still some fairly dramatic scenes and the ending, which is hinted at in the episode's title, comes as quite a shock; nice to see Ric Young return as Dr. Zhang Lee, a delightfully nasty character! One of the most notable things about this episode was the appearance of Faye Dunaway as the Alliance's inquisitor; the scenes between her and Victor Garber were great. With its cliff hanger ending I'm looking forward to seeing how things are resolved.