She locates her half-sister, Nadia, and rescues her from being killed by the Covenant.Īt the end of the season, Sydney goes on a mission and encounters Lauren. Sydney later discovers that her mother and Arvin Sloane had a child together, the result of an affair between the two, twenty-five years earlier. The National Security Council plays a role as a government organization that holds massive unsupervised power, with a Guantanamo-like detention facility, considerable influence over the CIA, and driven by questionable motives. Reed is later revealed to be a member of the Covenant and a lover of Julian Sark. There she deals with the facts that Arvin Sloane had become a world-renowned humanitarian after being pardoned, and that Michael Vaughn had married NSC agent Lauren Reed. Eventually Sydney voluntarily had her memories of the two years erased in an attempt to forget some of the deeds she was forced to undertake as Julia and to ensure that one of Rambaldi's most dangerous artifacts would never be found.Īs Sydney recovers, she begins investigating her absence while reintegrating into the CIA. The truth, however, is that Sydney was kidnapped by a terrorist organization called The Covenant, who tried to brainwash her into believing she was an assassin named Julia Thorne. DNA evidence in a badly burned body confirmed her death to her family and friends. The third season takes place two years after the events of Season 2, with Sydney having been missing and presumed dead.

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