▁while ▁Sydney ' s ▁cover ▁was ▁comprom ised , ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁tell ▁D ixon ▁the ▁truth ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁agent ▁in ▁SD - 6 ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁trust . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁SD - 6 ▁and ▁his ▁res ent ment ▁at ▁Sydney ▁for ▁not ▁apparently ▁trust ing ▁him , ▁D ixon ▁was ▁press ured ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁D iane ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁lies ▁from ▁her ▁husband . ▁He ▁initially ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁position ▁within ▁the ▁C IA . ▁However , ▁following ▁Sydney ' s ▁capture , ▁V aug hn ▁persu ades ▁him ▁to ▁help ▁save ▁Sydney ▁as ▁D ixon ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁to ▁have ▁successfully ▁in fil tr ated ▁the ▁location ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁captured , ▁and ▁eventually ▁he ▁dec ides ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁C IA . ▁However , ▁he ▁initially ▁finds ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁worry ▁about ▁him ▁coming ▁home ▁at ▁night , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁request ▁at ▁transfer ▁to ▁intelligence , ▁which ▁would ▁mean ▁a ▁des k ▁job ▁in ▁analysis . ▁ ▁This ▁changes ▁when ▁D ixon ' s ▁wife ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁bomb ▁explos ion ▁as ▁a ▁ret ali atory ▁measure ▁by ▁Ar vin ▁Slo ane ▁for ▁D ixon ' s ▁accident al ▁shooting ▁of ▁Slo ane ' s ▁wife , ▁Em ily , ▁on ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁last ▁C IA ▁field ▁mission . ▁Initial ly ▁suic idal ▁over ▁the ▁loss , ▁D