SYDNEY RELUCTANTLY PARTNERS WITH NEW AGENT THOMAS GRACE (BALTHAZAR GETTY) TO TRACK DOWN RACHEL GIBSON (RACHEL NICHOLS) -- WHO IS SUSPECTED OF WORKING AGAINST THE UNITED STATES -- AND DIXON ACCOMPANIES SLOANE FROM PRISON TO ACQUIRE A POSSIBLE CURE FOR NADIA, ON ABC�S �ALIAS�

�The Shed� � Sydney is forced to partner on a mission with new APO agent Thomas Grace. They discover that Rachel Gibson -- a spy suspected of being involved in activities against the U.S. -- has something shockingly in common with Sydney. Meanwhile, Dixon must accompany Sloane, who�s given a 48-hour pass from prison to acquire a possible cure for his daughter, Nadia, on �Alias,� THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 (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, Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn, 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 Amy Acker as Kelly Peyton, Jack Laufer as Alexander Dolzhenko, Alex Demir as guard, Hrach Titizian as lead scientist, Ondrej Habinak as Russian officer, Tyrees Allen as Gordon Dean, Dan Koz as baseball cap and David Pressman as Walsh.

�The Shed� was written by Breen Frazier and directed by Tucker Gates.

�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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