Alias2001

C.I.A. Agent Virginia Kerr:
We had no idea that the sixteen Next Generation weapons would turn out to be children.

Sydney Bristow:
They were being trained as sleeper agents?

C.I.A. Agent Virginia Kerr:
That appears to be the case. See, the best spies have certain traits: proficiency with numbers, three dimensional thinking, creative problem solving. These abilities are all in evidence as early as five years old.