The team face a difficult moral dilemma when they must prevent the assassination of an infamous dictator and his family.
A graduate student (Jennifer Garner) reveals that she is working for the CIA, endangering both herself and her boyfriend.
Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a Rambaldi device in order to save Will's life; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane (Amy Irving).
Marshall's life is put in danger; Ariana Kane (Faye Dunaway) suspects Jack is behind the disappearance of Sloane's wife.
Ariana Kane (Faye Dunaway), the head of counterintelligence for Alliance, meets with Jack in her investigation of the disappearance of Emily.