ixon ▁eventually ▁channels ▁his ▁gr ief ▁into ▁his ▁field ▁work . ▁D ixon ' s ▁two ▁children , ▁Robin ▁and ▁Steven , ▁were ▁once ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁The ▁C oven ant ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁force fully ▁extract ▁an ▁artifact ▁created ▁by ▁ecc ent ric ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁invent or , ▁Mil o ▁R amb ald i . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 3 ▁During ▁the ▁two ▁years ▁between ▁Se asons ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁( when ▁Sydney ▁went ▁missing ), ▁D ixon ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁C IA ▁Director ▁of ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁where ▁Sydney ▁works . ▁D ixon ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁people ▁who ▁knew ▁that ▁Sydney ▁was ▁alive ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 4 ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁season , ▁D ixon ▁had ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁director ▁and ▁res umed ▁duties ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁agent ▁alongside ▁Sydney ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Author ized ▁Person nel ▁Only ▁( AP O ) ▁black ▁o ps ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁C IA . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁( initial ly ) ▁c land est ine ▁relationship ▁with ▁C IA ▁Director ▁Ch ase . ▁During ▁purs uit ▁of ▁Ar vin ▁Slo ane ▁and ▁El ena ▁D ere v ko , ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁seriously ▁wounded ▁by ▁El ena ▁and ▁was ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁season ▁finale , ▁pres umably ▁recover ing ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁from ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁Both ▁his ▁injury ▁and ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ch ase ▁appeared ▁to