SYDNEY AND TOM DISCOVER THAT THE CRYOGENIC-TYPE CONTAINER HAS BEEN STOLEN BY REN�E, AND SLOANE MUST RESORT TO DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET HIMSELF REINSTATED INTO APO, ON ABC�S �ALIAS�

�Out of the Box� � Sydney and Tom discover that Ren�e has stolen the cryogenic-type container, and they find themselves under siege by mercenaries who want the container's contents. Meanwhile, Sloane is forced to take matters into his own possibly devious hands to get himself reinstated into APO and to continue his quest to find a cure for daughter Nadia, on �Alias,� THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Alias� stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, Victor Garber as Jack Bristow, Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane, Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon, Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman, Balthazar Getty as Thomas Grace, Rachel Nichols as Rachel Gibson and �lodie Bouchez as Ren�e Rienne.

Guest starring are Tyrees Allen as Gordon Dean, Patrick Bauchau as Luc, Jennifer Hetrick as Senator Lewis, Patrick Gorman as flashback Desantis, Sean Smith as storage manager, Ashlyn Sanchez as young Ren�e, Annie Quinnn as daughter and Joel Bissonnette as Keach.

�Out of the Box� was written by Jesse Alexander and directed by Jay Torres.

�Alias� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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