8.2/101,376 votes#1 - Truth Be Told
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2001
Sydney's loyalties are tested after a tragedy exposes the dark side of her superiors and the underhanded doings of her own father.
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
7.7/10888 votes#2 - So It Begins
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2001
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, Will begins to grow suspicious of his friend's secret life; and Vaughn is taken off Syd's case after his mishap puts the entire world in danger.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: J.J. Abrams
7.6/10788 votes#3 - Parity
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2001
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 two foes are forced to team up to satisfy their respective agencies. Meanwhile, Will begins to notice something very fishy about Danny's murder; and Francie frets over her guy's possible infidelity.
Director: Mikael Salomon
Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
7.5/10753 votes#4 - A Broken Heart
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2001
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 get closer to the truth about Danny's murder.
Director: Harry Winer
Writer: Vanessa Taylor
7.6/10707 votes#5 - Doppelgänger
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2001
Sydney's secret double agent status is jeopardized after she smuggling a biotech engineer into SD-6 from her mission in Berlin. Will meets a woman who confesses that she was having an affair with Danny shortly before his death. Vaughn informs Sydney that her father may be working for a third secret operative agency.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Daniel Arkin
7.6/10682 votes#6 - Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2001
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 convinced that her father was responsible for the death of her mother 20 years earlier. Will discovers the true identity of the woman who claimed having an affair with Danny and Francie is relieved to learn that Charlie is not having an affair other woman. Marshall finds the computer worm planted in the SD-6 mainframe by the CIA.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jesse Alexander
7.9/10692 votes#7 - Color Blind
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2001
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 the CIA, Sloane is confronted by Alliance representative Alain Christophe, who suggests that one or more moles may have infiltrated SD-6. Will continues to investigate the woman claiming to be Danny's mistress and Sydney finds out the truth about her father's involvement in her mother's death 20 years earlier.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
7.8/10649 votes#8 - Time Will Tell
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2001
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 the connection that a device may have to the 500-year-old prophetic Rambaldi sketch. The mystery of Kate Jones deepens as Will continues to investigate Danny's death; and Sydney discovers that a keepsake from her mother Laura contains more disturbing connections into Jack's past alliances.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Jeff Pinkner
7.9/10659 votes#9 - Mea Culpa
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2001
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 Will realizes that his discovery of Kate Jones' pin could uncover some unexpected information.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer
7.7/10628 votes#10 - Spirit
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2001
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 Sydney when he discovers that Sloane has ordered her tortured and killed for being the suspected SD-6 mole. Will may be making the mistake of his life when he begins to research a name heard on a mysterious audiocassette -- SD-6.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: J.J. Abrams, Vanessa Taylor
7.8/10621 votes#11 - The Confession
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2002
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 been responsible for the deaths of over a dozen CIA officers many years earlier.
Director: Harry Winer
Writer: J.J. Abrams, Daniel Arkin
8.3/10729 votes#12 - The Box (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2002
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 fears that his investigation of SD-6 and its link to the murder of Eloise Kurtz is placing his life in jeopardy.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Jesse Alexander
8.2/10695 votes#13 - The Box (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2002
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 and searches for a mysterious device. A desperate but determined woman convince Will to continue his investigation of SD-6 and the imprisonment of David McNeil.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Jesse Alexander
7.4/10613 votes#14 - The Coup
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2002
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 shocking news about Francie's fiancé, Charlie, Will begins his journey in discovering what SD-6 really is, and Jack continues to try to be more of a father to Sydney when he helps her decide whether or not to continue with graduate school.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
7.8/10619 votes#15 - Page 47
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2002
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. Meanwhile, Will is kidnapped and told to drop his investigation of SD-6 or risk the lives of his family and friends, including Sydney's.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jeff Pinkner
7.7/10589 votes#16 - The Prophecy
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2002
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 the rogue group leader, "The Man," Sloane learns through fellow Alliance of Twelve member Edward Poole that a close friend may be in cahoots with the enemy.
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: N/A
7.3/10614 votes#17 - Q & A
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2002
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 name before her cover is blown and SD-6 is made aware of the situation. Once the rescue op has been launched, in her quest to prove her innocence, Sydney shocks even her usually unflappable father when she makes a chilling discovery that may unravel the mystery of the 500-year-old prophecy – she finds proof that Rambaldi's writings may hold more truth about an alleged weapon of mass destruction - and the fate of her own family.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: J.J. Abrams
7.4/10574 votes#18 - Masquerade
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2002
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. Meanwhile, Sydney tells Sloane that she wants to find her mother; Jack is ordered to see CIA psychiatrist Dr. Barnett to help him deal with his churning emotions after discovering that his wife may still be alive; and Will and Francie become suspicious of Sydney's activities after finding one of her airline ticket stubs.
Director: N/A
Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
7.6/10581 votes#19 - Snowman
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2002
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 disturbes Jack. A rogue assassin known as the Snowman is dispatched by K-Directorate to kill Khasinau, a.k.a. "The Man." Will and Francie confront Sydney about the mysterious airline ticket stub found in her jacket.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jesse Alexander, Jeff Pinkner
7.6/10602 votes#20 - The Solution
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2002
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 Sydney's cover may be compromised when a SD-6 agent is sent in to thwart the sale. Meanwhile, Will is enticed to continue his investigation of SD-6 when he learns the identity of one of his kidnappers. Emily tells Sydney that she knows about SD-6, which forces Sloane to make the most difficult decision of his life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10642 votes#21 - Rendezvous
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2002
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 Khasinau when SD-6 captures "The Man's" right-hand man, Mr. Sark. Dixon becomes suspicious of Sydney's activities.
Director: Ken Olin
Writer: Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer
8.4/10724 votes#22 - Almost Thirty Years
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2002
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 believes that one of their own is a mole for "The Man"; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane; Dixon's suspicions about Sydney intensify; and Sydney finds herself face-to-face with "The Man."
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Truth Be Told" is the best rated episode of "Alias" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1376 votes. Directed by J.J. Abrams and written by J.J. Abrams, it aired on 9/30/2001. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "So It Begins".