Michael Vaughn quotes from Alias

Sydney

Every day I wish I could go back in time, but I can't. And as much as I... as much as I still have feelings for you, I won't be the other woman - not ever.

Vaughn

I know.

Sydney

Yesterday was the day, wasn't it? The anniversary of your father's death?

Vaughn

How could you remember that?

Sydney

I remember what missing him does to you.

Jack

Actually, Ryan alerted local authorities, gave them time to evacuate the building.

Weiss

So he's a humanitarian bomber?

Vaughn

He wanted the bomb squad called in?

Marshall

Well, maybe because he knew there was nothing they could do.

Vaughn

I still think it would just be easier to sic your father on him.

Sydney

We have twenty-seven hours before Ryan sets off another bomb. Our best chance to prevent that is to let him know that his first demonstration convinced us to buy every weapon he can produce.

Vaughn

Us, being the Covenant, based on intel received from someone we may or may not be able to trust.

Sark

Doesn't it bother you?

Vaughn

What's that?

Sark

A bombmaker arranges for a meeting on a plane and then doesn't show up. I don't know about you, but that concerns me.

Vaughn

If I need to, can I crash on your couch?

Weiss

Yeah - you just have to wipe off the Cheese Nips.

Vaughn

Lauren, no one's judging you.

Lauren

I've seen the way they look at me - like I'm a traitor too. To tell you the truth, I don't blame them.

Vaughn

People are just angry.

Lauren

And I'm not? He was my father! You have no idea what it's like to think you know someone, to love them, and then figure out it was nothing but lies.

Jack

My marriage with Irina, in spite if everything, was a happy time to me. It was easy being with her. But there were times, moments and I became curious. How would she occupy her morning, or what were her plans when I was out of town? Usually she told me but occasionally she stopped what she was doing, walk over and offer me a kiss – spontaneous gesture. But on one occasion it struck me, this impulsive kiss, what if it was an evasion? Camouflaging the truth in an expression of love. Of course I dismissed my concerned immediately. Merely my professional paranoia, after all she was my wife. I don't regret having married. I have Sydney because of our time together. What I do regret is once I saw signs of her duplicity, once I sensed her betrayal, I chose to ignore it. All I'm asking is that you be responsive to the signs if and when they present themselves.

Vaughn

You never respected me. Never thought I was worthy of your daughter. So I'm not surprised you're so quick to think Lauren is betraying me. But whether or not you or Sydney believe me, I know the life I'm living, and I know the woman I am married to. Lauren is not Irina, and I am definitely not you.

Sydney

We should talk to Dixon and figure out a way to handle this.

Vaughn

Oh, I know how to handle this.

Jack

You will act like nothing has changed.

Vaughn

Okay, what's Plan B 'cause that's not going to happen.

Vaughn

My wife betrayed me. She betrayed all of us. You can't expect me to pretend that never happened.

Jack

I'm not sure you have a choice.

Vaughn

Why is that?

Jack

Because you're the one that married her.

Sark

I'll ask you again: where is the Passenger?

Vaughn

Holding that thing ... you almost look like you've reached puberty.

Vaughn

Your sister - you have to let her go.

Sydney

You're tired. I should let you sleep.

Vaughn

No. My father was killed because he took her from the KGB. He hid her from your mother. That's why she murdered him. I met someone who told me the prophecy. The Passenger and the Chosen One shall battle; neither will survive.

Michael Vaughn

Whatever Lauren did to me, I want you to know I take full responsibility for what's happened. I messed up, and if you can't get past that, I understand. But will you try?

Sydney

I don't know.

Vaughn

Will you at least think about it? Because it's all I can think about.

Sydney

Yeah. I will think about it.

Jack

I know why you checked yourself out of medical services early. I know you're under the impression you're fine, that all you need to do is hold yourself together, bury yourself in work.

Vaughn

Get to the point, Jack.

Jack

I suggest you focus your energy into achieving closure on this matter.

Vaughn

No one wants Lauren in custody more than I do!

Jack

That's not the kind of closure I'm referring to.

Vaughn

I want to find your sister, but I need to find my wife. Lauren cannot be allowed to get away with what she's done.

Sydney

Well, Lauren might. And you have to be prepared to deal with that.

Vaughn

[to Sark] I'm not gonna kill you. That would be too easy. But I'll leave you so disfigured that when you walk down the street people will pity you. Lauren is gonna pay for the damage she's done to the people I care about, not for having had an affair with you. I don't give a rat's ass who she's sleeping with. So for the last time: where is she?

Vaughn

Ready to talk?

Sark

Yes. When I first learned of your wife's true allegiance, I almost felt pity for you. How embarrassing it must've been to learn that the woman you shared your bed with was only using you as an unfortunate means to an end.

Vaughn

I wouldn't do this, if I were you.

Sark

But then, she wasn't sharing your bed lately, was she? She was in mine. Or in my car. Or the elevator. Or a garage. There is one time – this is my favourite – we were engaged in an alley and she called you to tell you she loved you. [Vaughn twists Sark's arm] That woman was deliciously filthy.