15. Facade

Complete story — includes the ending

Daniel Ryan detonates a bomb in Belfast, proving his bombs cannot be disarmed to advertise his skill to The Covenant. The recent Covenant defector Lysanker provides information, allowing Sydney to capture Ryan disguised as a Covenant operative. The team creates a Moscow hotel room facade to convince Ryan to stop his next bomb, promising to buy his entire stock. Ryan agrees, but demands Sark conduct the deal from an airplane. A contact doesn't show, forcing a reevaluation of Ryan. His brother was murdered by The Covenant, thus he planned revenge against Sark. Vaughn finds Ryan's bomb on the plane. The team lifts the facade, revealing their CIA office, but Ryan refuses to help. Sydney sympathizes with Ryan, explaining how The Covenant stole her life also, turning her into Julia Thorne. Her admission piques Ryan's interest; he agrees to disarm the bomb, supplying a pager code. However, this activates a five-minute timer on two bombs; on the plane, and in the CIA office. Ryan reveals he recognizes Julia Thorne as the Covenant operative who slaughtered his brother (described in " Full Disclosure "). Jack takes drastic action, coercing Ryan for the deactivation code. Both bombs stop with one second remaining.