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Yes, it was Sydney's mom; formerly known as Laura Bristow, she now uses her real name, Irina Derevko. She asked who Syd was working for; Syd wouldn't tell her, so Irina shot her in the shoulder. She then conveniently left the room, giving Sydney time to escape.
At the end of the season two premiere, Irina turned herself in to the CIA. Jack was suspicious of her motives from the start; the others at the CIA were more open-minded, especially after Irina provided information that helped on several cases. Jack was also concerned that Syd's desire to have a mother again would blind her to Irina's true nature.
To protect Will from SD-6, he was injected with heroin and arrested in a drug bust orchestrated by Jack. Outside the police station, Will made a public statement that he's had a drug problem for years and that most of the articles he's written were lies. The plan worked: Will was discredited, and SD-6 was dismissed by everyone as something Will made up. This satisfied Sloane, who agreed that Will's death at that point would arouse further suspicion.
Since most everyone - including Francie - believed that Will was a drug addict, he lost his job. Will met Vaughn when the CIA requested him to undergo hypnotherapy for clues about Sark. Will later asked Vaughn if he could help him find a job; Vaughn hired Will to do research. Later, the CIA accepted Will as an analyst.
One of the projects that Will investigated was called Project Christmas - it was a program in which children were tested to see if they had the skills to make a successful spy. Under hypnosis, Sydney recalled that her father had tested Project Christmas on her. She accused him of programming her to be a spy; he later insisted that he did it only to make her strong and that he never intended for her to lead a double life.
Vaughn became critically ill due to his time spent underwater (at the end of the season one finale) - following Irina's direction, Sydney went on a mission to obtain a cure. She was cornered by Sark who agreed to let her live - and keep the antidote Vaughn needed - if she would deliver Sloane to him. Sydney agreed. In disguise, she was able to render Sloane unconscious; Sark took Sloane away and the cure worked to make Vaughn well. Not much later at SD-6, Sydney was very surprised to find Sloane alive and well - and with Sark! Apparently, Sark had presented Sloane with a proposition and they agreed to a partnership.
Sydney and Vaughn acknowledged that they had feelings for each other, although things were complicated since they worked together. Further complicating things was Vaughn's on-again, off-again situation with his girlfriend, Alice.
Sloane was made a full partner in the Alliance.
However, soon he began to receive mysterious signs that Emily was still alive. A mysterious caller tried to blackmail him by telling the Alliance that he had failed them. Sloane went to the Alliance himself, claiming that only they knew of their orders for him to murder his wife. Therefore, what was happening must be an inside job. An investigator was sent in to find out who was behind the situation with Emily, although it finally appeared that the investigator was the guilty one. Sloane then slipped away to a tropical island, where he met with a very-much alive Emily and announced that their plan worked.
In the middle of season two, Sydney learned of a mysterious server - server 47 - where the most confidential of data was stored. She went on a search for it, knowing that finding that data could be the key to bringing down SD-6. She was able to locate the server and retrieve the data, but the CIA was reluctant to act on it without some proof that the data was valid. Meanwhile, Sloane was missing, and his replacement was very suspicious of Sydney and Jack. Jack went to SD-6 to verify the accuracy of the data from server 47, but he was caught.
With no other choice, Sydney asked Dixon to meet her, and she told him the truth about SD-6. At first he was dubious, but she pleaded with him to check it out. He could verify the accuracy of the server 47 data for them, and that would also give him proof that what Sydney said about SD-6 is true. After much thought, he did as requested, and the CIA began simultaneous raids on all of the Alliance's facilities, including SD-6. Sydney was able to rescue Jack. Spying Vaughn across the room in Credit Dauphine - now under the control of the CIA - Sydney runs to him and they kiss passionately.
Elsewhere, Sark made a phone call to Sloane, declaring that their plan worked and that the Alliance was no more. A pleased Sloane asked about Phase Two and whether their new asset was in place. Sark then made another call to the new player, who looks exactly like Francie! As they talk, we see the real Francie: dead.
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