Episode guide
Alias: Season 1
22 episodes · first aired Sep 30, 2001
Sydney Bristow discovers that her employers at SD‑6 are actually enemies of the CIA, forcing her into a dangerous double life. As she secretly reports to the real CIA, she confronts betrayal—including from her fiancé and possibly even her father—while infiltrating missions that uncover her family’s deep ties to conspiracy.
- 1 Truth Be Told Sep 30, 2001 · 1h 7m Sydney's loyalties are tested after a tragedy exposes the dark side of her superiors and the underhanded doings of her own father.
- 2 So It Begins Oct 7, 2001 · 46m Sydney gets shocking info on her dad's role in Danny's murder and takes on a countermission against the SD-6 to bring down an arms dealer linked to a missing nuclear weapon. Meanwhile…
- 3 Parity Oct 14, 2001 · 43m A mission to steal an ancient sketch pits Syd against her sworn nemesis, a Russian agent who's after the same target. But when the container holding the painting proves impenetrable, the…
- 4 A Broken Heart Oct 21, 2001 · 45m Sydney and Dixon go on a dangerous case involving the safety of the United Commerce Organization. Francie confronts Charlie about his secret date with another woman, and Will continues to…
- 5 Doppelgänger Oct 28, 2001 · 46m Sydney's secret double agent status is jeopardized after she smuggles a biotech engineer into SD-6 from her mission in Berlin. Will meets a woman who confesses that she was having an…
- 6 Reckoning Nov 18, 2001 · 45m Sydney goes undercover in a mental institution to get information from Shepard, a man who has been unconsciously programmed to be a deadly assassin. Meanwhile, after Sydney becomes…
- 7 Color Blind Nov 25, 2001 · 45m While helping Shepard escape from the asylum in Bucharest, Sydney discovers the shocking connection he has with her past. Meanwhile, after tracking the computer virus secretly planted by…
- 8 Time Will Tell Dec 2, 2001 · 45m Sydney must undergo an extensive lie detector test to satisfy Sloane's frantic search for the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, with nemesis Anna Espinosa following her every move, Sydney seeks out…
- 9 Mea Culpa Dec 9, 2001 · 46m Sydney's life is placed in mortal danger when Sloane is informed by his superior that she is the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, Dixon's life hangs in the balance after he is shot on a mission, and…
- 10 Spirit Dec 16, 2001 · 45m Sydney briefs her CIA handler, Agent Vaughn, on her recent captivity at SD-6 and is surprised when he unexpectedly gives her a Christmas gift. Meanwhile Jack has to find a way to save…
- 11 The Confession Jan 6, 2002 · 45m Sydney is grateful and proud of her father after he saves her life while on a case in Havana. But her admiration is short lived when Vaughn discovers further evidence that Jack may have…
- 12 The Box (1) Jan 20, 2002 · 46m When armed intruders take over SD-6, led by McKenas Cole, a man bent on exacting revenge on ex-boss Sloane, Sydney and Jack must work together to save their colleagues. Meanwhile, Will…
- 13 The Box (2) Feb 10, 2002 · 46m Vaughn disobeys orders and attempts to help Sydney and Jack avert the destruction of SD-6 headquarters and all its occupants. Meanwhile, McKenas Cole continues his vendetta against Sloane…
- 14 The Coup Feb 24, 2002 · 46m Sydney and Dixon are sent to Las Vegas to gather information from a K-Directorate agent who has ties to the group that attacked and nearly destroyed SD-6. Meanwhile, Sydney learns some…
- 15 Page 47 Mar 3, 2002 · 46m Vaughn asks Sydney to use her friendship with Sloane's wife, Emily, to gain access to a mysterious Rambaldi book which happens to be under lock and key in a safe at Sloane's home…
- 16 The Prophecy Mar 10, 2002 · 45m Sydney is tested by the DSR to discover her mysterious link to a chilling 500-year-old picture and prophecy foretold in a Rambaldi manuscript. Meanwhile, after uncovering the identity of…
- 17 Q & A Mar 17, 2002 · 45m While the FBI detains and questions Sydney about her past and possible ties to a mysterious Rambaldi doomsday prophecy, Vaughn and Jack must race to free her and find a way to clear her…
- 18 Masquerade Apr 7, 2002 · 46m While on a case to track the activities of Khasinau, a.k.a. "The Man," Sydney runs into her ex-lover, Noah Hicks, who broke her heart and left without saying goodbye five years earlier…
- 19 Snowman Apr 14, 2002 · 46m Sloane begins to question where Noah's true allegiances lie, as passion ignites between Sydney and Noah. Meanwhile, Sydney continues to uncover new information about her mother, which…
- 20 The Solution Apr 21, 2002 · 45m In order to catch Khasinau and get closer to finding her mother, Sydney and Vaughn set up an undercover transaction for a Rambaldi artifact with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. But…
- 21 Rendezvous May 5, 2002 · 46m Will's life is about to change as he is sent to find the person responsible for leaking information to him about SD-6. Meanwhile, Sloane finds himself on the cusp of finally tracking down…
- 22 Almost Thirty Years May 12, 2002 · 46m In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a risky deal with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. Meanwhile, the CIA…