I've been reading some spoilers about the upcoming plot of Alias. Apparently some people are kicking around the idea that Sloane is the father of Irina's child, only Irina had two kids. One when Sydney was born, and another some time later, like around the time that Irina left Jack and went back to the Motherland. Well, the one problem I have with that is that Sloane can count to nine (as in 9 months) so he would definitely know the difference between when Sydney was born and six years later when Irina left. If he suspects Sydney is his child then you would think this mysterious sister that Syd is supposed to have would be the same age, unless Sloane and Irina's affair lasted the whole time Irina was in the States, the things a person does in pursuit of the Rambaldi Legend. I hope the writers have a good way of explaining this. And then I heard that Lena Olin is in negotiations to return to Alias for an episode later this year. There were reports that Olin had refused to return to Alias this season, but I really think it was just media hype. The season has gone so well without her presence, building up to the moment when she does return, probably to reveal the existence of Syd's sister. I think she and J.J. Abrams planned this from the beginning. And I still think Irina is the head of the Covenant. Cole worked for her is Season 1 and now he's back working for the Covenant. She would be in a position to know about Sark's father and the $800 Million, since Sark worked for her before and 'thought of her like a mother", as he'd told Syd in Season 2. The clues left in the Rome apartment and sent to Sloane were written in Irina's code. I'm still working on this list. Unfortunately, I have an equally long list of reasons why Sloane could be the head of the Covenant.