Synopsis: The electrifying Emmy Award winning spy drama "Alias" - which has just received an additional 11 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Jennifer Garner, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Victor Garber and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Lena Olin - returns for an emotionally gripping third season in the life of CIA agent Sydney Bristow.

In her Golden Globe Award-winning role, Jennifer Garner stars in this non-stop thrill ride through espionage, adventure and heart-wrenching drama. Traveling around the world incognito. Fighting with the bad guys. Wrestling with inner demons. For Sydney, this is a typical day in her life at her not-so-typical job as an agent for the CIA.

Since shutting down the malevolent Alliance of Twelve and slamming the door on SD-6, Sydney thought she had finally rid the world of a great evil and avenged the murder of her fiancé. But as she and her CIA colleagues strategically combated the ruthless Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin) to put an end to his obsessive search for Rambaldi, she was deceived by her best friend and roommate, Francie - who had been eliminated and doubled by Sloane.

Upon mysteriously awakening in Hong Kong after fighting with doppelganger Francie in Los Angeles, Sydney learned that two years had passed and everyone presumed she was dead. and she has no recollection of those years. Returning to the world she once knew will turn out to be both enlightening and painful, as Sydney searches to discover where she has been and what has transpired during the missing time.

She will soon learn that her memories contain pivotal information that various members of the intelligence world are interested in -- and may kill for. (courtesy ABC Entertainment, 2003)

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While Vaughn's life hangs in the balance, Lauren butts heads with Sydney after learning the part she played in his stabbing. Meanwhile, Sydney further questions Sloane's allegiances after he is kidnapped by Kazari Bomani (Djimon Hounsou, "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," "Gladiator," "Amistad"), a kingpin in The Covenant; Jack's cover is jeopardized when he meets with Simon (Justin Theroux, "Six Feet Under," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle") to dig up information on Sydney's missing two years; and Marshall is sent on his second mission with Sydney, posing as a high-stakes, southern gambler
Written by: Jesse Alexander
Directed by: Ken Olin
Guest stars: Justin Theroux as Simon Walker, Clifton Collins, Jr. as Javier Parez, Djimon Hounsou as Kazari Bomani, Virginia Pereira as receptionist and Garret T. Sato as Yakuza pit boss.