La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 1, Episode 5 - Mother - full transcript
While the clock is ticking on the delivery of a nuclear trigger device to terrorists, Operations sends in Nikita to pose as a criminal super couple's long lost daughter. But finding out the device's location proves more difficult than expected.
HEY, CHUCK, WHAT'S
WITH THE HAIR?
HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
I WAS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE YOU.
CHUCK... HERE'S YOUR PACK.
WALTER TWEAKED YOUR HEADSET
SO YOU WON'T GET
ANY MORE DROPOUTS.
WE'RE GOING TO
MISS YOU UP THERE.
GUESS THEY THOUGHT WE
HAD TOO MUCH FUN TOGETHER.
Michael: REMEMBER, OUR
PRIORITY IS THE TRIGGER.
WE HAVE TO GET
IT OFF THE STREET.
IF THAT'S UNDER CONTROL
THEN WE CAN GO FOR WICKE.
WHEN THE DEAL GOES DOWN,
YOU'LL RECEIVE YOUR SIGNAL.
BRING ME THAT TRIGGER.
DID YOU MAKE THE DELIVERY?
Man: Yeah, I just
handed it to him.
GOOD.
Chuck: He's in.
WITH THE TRIGGER?
With the trigger.
We're checking it out now.
Yeah, it's all here.
Hold on a minute, Michael.
WHAT'S WRONG?
It's not a real trigger.
WHAT IS IT?
It's a bomb.
CAN YOU DEFUSE IT?
We're on it now.
It's not reading.
These are dummy wires.
HOW DID IT GO?
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
It's been activated.
EVACUATE NOW.
There's no time.
CHUCK?
CHUCK, ARE YOU THERE?
WHO WERE THEY?
WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
BRING IN EVERYONE.
THIS IS NOW PRIORITY ONE.
Captioning sponsored
by WARNER BROS.
Woman: JOSEPH...
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME.
MON AMI. MON AMI.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE LOSS OF
LIFE TWO DAYS AGO...
JOHN AND HELEN WICKE...
THEY'VE BEEN DEALING ARMS
INTERNATIONALLY SINCE 1984.
THEIR ACTIVITY IS MOSTLY LIMITED
TO CLASS-TWO OR
-THREE EXPLOSIVES.
WE BELIEVE NOW, HOWEVER
THAT THEY'RE IN POSSESSION
OF A NUCLEAR TRIGGER.
IT'S A CLASSIFIED DEVICE.
IT'S JUST AS VALUABLE
AS A WARHEAD ITSELF.
THESE PEOPLE TRUST NO ONE
BUT EACH OTHER.
UNTIL NOW, THEY
SEEMED INVINCIBLE.
BUT WE BELIEVE WE'VE
FOUND A WEAKNESS.
NAME?
NIKITA.
NIKITA...?
JUST NIKITA.
LOOK, TO QUALIFY
FOR FOOD AND SHELTER
YOU GOT TO ANSWER
ME A FEW QUESTIONS.
OKAY?
PLACE OF BIRTH?
IT WAS EASY, JOHN.
AFTER I LEFT UZBEKISTAN,
I FLEW TO GREECE.
FAGANSON PRINTED
ME UP A NEW PASSPORT.
THE TRIGGER WAS WITH YOU
THE WHOLE TIME?
IT NEVER LEFT MY SIGHT, SIR.
THERE'S NO WAY ANYBODY
CAN PUT ME THERE.
MARK, CAN I GET
YOU ANOTHER DRINK?
OH, I'M FINE, HELEN.
I HAVE TO CATCH
A FLIGHT, THANKS.
DO YOU... HAVE THE KEY?
RIGHT HERE.
LOCKER AT THE AIRPORT.
LIKE YOU SAID.
GREAT.
I'LL WIRE THE MONEY
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT...
AS USUAL.
WELL, GOOD-BYE, GORGEOUS.
( chuckling)
MY BEST TO EVE.
I WILL.
THANKS AGAIN, JOHN.
MARK, TAKE CARE.
YOU, TOO. BYE-BYE.
( silenced gunshots)
OKAY, CONTACT WALLEN.
HAVE HIM START
NEGOTIATING RIGHT AWAY
AND, UM, CANCEL PARIS FOR NOW.
WE CAN SEE THEM IN
LONDON NEXT MONTH...
AND HAVE RANDY DOUBLE SECURITY
UNTIL THIS DEAL IS OVER.
DID IT ALL.
( phone ringing)
HELLO?
Helen, Charley Ross here.
OH, YES, CHARLEY.
Helen, I think we
may have something.
I'm pretty sure I've found her.
If it is her, she's at
a shelter downtown.
I SEE.
How do you want to proceed?
Do you want me to pick her up?
YES. OF COURSE.
Would you like to meet
me down at the shelter?
NO. HERE.
Okay. When do you want to do it?
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Okay, I'll get her
as soon as I can.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THAT WAS CHARLEY ROSS.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM HIM IN MONTHS.
HE THINKS HE'S FOUND HER.
WANT SOME COFFEE?
THEY DON'T WANT ANY PROBLEMS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS VERY MUCH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I CAN WALK BY MYSELF.
( doorbell ringing)
LET GO OF ME.
LEAVE ME ALONE!
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PLACE?
LET ME GO!
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO
BRING HER THIS MORNING.
LET ME GO, PLEASE.
WHO GAVE YOU THE NAME NIKITA?
WHO SAID THAT'S MY NAME?
DO YOU HAVE FAMILY?
ARE YOU
A PROSTITUTE?
NO.
ARE YOU?
DRUG ADDICT?
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING
WRONG. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I JUST WANT TO ASK
YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF YOU PROMISE TO COOPERATE
I'LL SEND THEM AWAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME IN AND SIT DOWN?
WHAT YEAR WERE YOU BORN?
WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
WHAT YEAR?
'75.
THE DATE?
OCTOBER 17.
WHO WERE YOUR PARENTS?
I DON'T KNOW.
I LOST COUNT AFTER
THE FIFTH FOSTER HOME.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
HALIFAX.
WHERE IN HALIFAX?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE!
I THINK YOU DO.
NIKITA...
SAY IT.
JAIL.
I WAS BORN IN JAIL.
MY POOR GIRL.
WHAT?
CRAZY.
I MAY BE...
BUT I'M ALSO YOUR MOTHER.
( dog barking in distance)
Helen: I KNOW THIS ALL
SEEMS UNREAL TO YOU.
I'VE NEVER SEEN FOOD LIKE THIS.
WHAT IS IT?
SCONES.
THEY'RE... BETTER
WITH CREAM AND JAM.
WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU ABOUT ME?
THAT YOU WERE DEAD.
ANYTHING ELSE?
NOT REALLY.
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU UP.
THEY TOOK YOU.
I WAS... I WAS IN
JAIL, UNMARRIED.
IT WAS THE LAW.
WHEN I GOT OUT
NO ONE WOULD TELL ME ANYTHING.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU EVER SINCE.
ADOPTION AGENCIES,
FOSTER HOMES...
HOW'D YOU FIND ME?
I HIRED A DETECTIVE.
CHARLEY WOULD... CALL
EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS
TO CHECK IN AND TELL
ME THERE WAS NO LEADS
AND THEN YESTERDAY HE CALLED
AND HERE YOU ARE.
COOL.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
TO ME IT DOES
AND I HOPE
THAT ONE DAY IT
WILL TO YOU, TOO.
John: HELEN?
OH.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
JOHN...
THIS IS NIKITA.
NIKITA, MY HUSBAND, JOHN WICKE.
HELLO, NIKITA.
IS HE MY FATHER?
NO. YOUR REAL FATHER'S DEAD.
NIKITA, WHAT WERE YOU
DOING BEFORE YOU WALKED
INTO THAT SHELTER?
STUFF. HANGING OUT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
JUST NEEDED SOME HELP?
I GOT COLD.
SHE GOT... COLD.
WE SHOULD GO... NOW.
JUST WAIT RIGHT THERE.
I'LL-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
JOHN... COULD YOU
DO THIS WITHOUT ME?
I CAN. I'D RATHER NOT.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
I KNOW IT IS.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T
COMMIT YOURSELF TO THIS
UNTIL YOU KNOW IT'S REAL.
IT'S HER. I KNOW IT'S HER.
I WANT THIS FOR
YOU, DARLING, I DO
AND IF IT'S REALLY
HER, I'LL DO...
( door slams)
STOP HER. SHE'S RUNNING AWAY.
( barking)
( beeping)
DON'T HURT HER!
CAN'T KEEP ME HERE.
YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
JUST... GIVE ME A CHANCE FIRST.
IF I'M FREE, WHY ARE THEY HERE?
GO.
HAS THE PACKAGE BEEN DELIVERED?
Birkoff: THEY'RE APPROACHING
THE TARGET NOW.
IT WILL BE DROPPED
IN THREE MINUTES.
THESE ARE THE GUEST BEDROOMS.
THE ONE THAT FACES THE
GARDEN HAS THE NICEST BATH.
THAT'S... THE ONE I
WAS SAVING FOR YOU.
DID I SAY I WAS STAYING?
I SEE YOU'VE INHERITED
MY LACK OF TRUST.
LOOK, LADY, YOU
DON'T SEEM TO GET IT.
I'M OKAY WITH MY LIFE.
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING
FROM YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, TOO.
THEN I MET JOHN
AND HE MADE ME REALIZE
I NEEDED SOMEONE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
WHAT DO YOU AND JOHN DO ANYWAY?
HOW DID YOU GET ALL THIS?
JOHN'S BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS.
WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?
OH... DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO...
CAN I TELL LOUISE
TO PUT NEW LINENS
ON THE BED?
I'LL STAY A COUPLE OF DAYS.
NO PROMISES.
NO PROMISES.
COME ON. I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THE GARDEN.
THERE IT GOES.
OH, NO.
WHAT?
IT'S LANDED ABOUT 100 FEET
FROM THE TARGET.
IT'S EXPOSED.
BEYOND THAT RIDGE IS A RIVER.
JOHN LOVES TO GO DOWN
AND BATTLE THE TROUT.
I'M SURE HE'D LOVE TO TAKE
YOU ALONG WITH HIM SOMETIME.
IS THAT THE GUEST HOUSE?
NO. THAT'S WHERE JOHN WORKS.
OH, IT'S GETTING COLD.
TELL ME
HOW YOU AND JOHN MET.
IT WAS, UH...
IT WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
( heavy breathing)
WHAT IS THIS PLACE, HUH?
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
WE ALREADY KNOW THERE
ARE PEOPLE INSIDE BAGHDAD
WHO WANT THE NUCLEAR TRIGGER
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT GROUP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
JOHN WICKE, THE MAN
WHO HAS THE TRIGGER...
THE MAN YOU SPOKE WITH ON
THE STREET THIS AFTERNOON...
KILLED FOUR OF MY EMPLOYEES.
NEVER HEARD OF THE GUY.
WE TRACKED WICKE'S
CAR TO YOUR MEET
AND SAW THE MONEY EXCHANGE.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING I WON'T DO
TO GET THIS
INFORMATION FROM YOU?
I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT I DON'T KNOW.
YOU CAN TORTURE ME ALL DAY
AND THAT WON'T CHANGE.
IT'S A DEAL.
( echoing scream)
COMM PICKED UP INTEL
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT MOSSAD.
THEY'VE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO THREE POTENTIAL GROUPS.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER SPECIFICS? TIME?
LOCATION?
NOTHING.
WHAT DID YOU GET?
SO FAR, NOTHING.
"NOTHING?!"
I AM GETTING TIRED
OF HEARING THAT WORD.
I MEAN, HAS EVERYONE
IN THIS PLACE
SUDDENLY BECOME INCOMPETENT?
WHAT DO YOU HEAR FROM NIKITA?
NO REPORTS FOR
THE LAST SIX HOURS
WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING.
IF SHE CAN FORM SOME
BOND WITH HELEN WICKE
WE'LL HAVE THE LEVERAGE WE NEED.
"IF."
"IF?!"
MICHAEL.
I HAVE NO INTENTION
ON FAILING THIS ONE.
NIKITA
MAY HAVE TO SACRIFICE.
MEANING WHAT?
IF HELEN WICKE BELIEVES
SHE'S NIKITA'S MOTHER...
SHE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO TOLERATE THE PAIN
WE INFLICT UPON HER DAUGHTER.
( brakes squeaking)
( dog barking outside)
HI, DARLING.
YOU... LOOK EXHAUSTED.
HOW'D IT GO?
WERE YOU IN MY OFFICE EARLIER?
NO. WHY?
NOTHING. IT WENT FINE.
SHOULD I CALL EMIL?
NO. I DON'T NEED A MASSAGE.
I'M, UH, JUST GOING
TO TAKE A HOT BATH
AND GO TO BED.
OH, UM, HOW DID
IT GO WITH NIKITA?
IT WAS A GOOD DAY, JOHN.
WHERE IS SHE?
SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN
THE GUEST BEDROOM.
I'LL SEE YOU IN BED.
I'LL BE UP SOON.
( knocking)
NIKITA?
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
I'M LISTENING.
THE TRIGGER IS DUE TO
ARRIVE IN TRIPOLI IN 52 HOURS.
THAT'S IT?
WE'RE WORKING BACKWARDS.
THERE'S ENOUGH TIME LEFT.
TO DO WHAT?
WE CAN'T TRACE IT
FROM THE BUYERS.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.
AND WICKE WON'T GIVE
THEM A RENDEZVOUS POINT
UNTIL THE VERY LAST
POSSIBLE MOMENT.
WE'LL TAP INTO SOMETHING.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
CONVINCE ME OR YOURSELF?
WICKE AND HIS WIFE
ARE THE ONLY ONES
THAT KNOW THE
LOCATION OF THE TRIGGER.
HE'S NOT GOING TO CRACK.
BUT SHE MIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO USE NIKITA.
THERE'S NO WAY
TO AVOID IT.
PREPARE YOURSELF, MICHAEL.
YOU LIKE IT?
I FEEL VERY DIFFERENT
IN THESE CLOTHES.
YOU ARE DIFFERENT.
YOU HAVE A MOTHER NOW.
HELEN, YOU'RE A VERY NICE WOMAN
BUT I'M JUST NOT ABLE TO...
YOU CAN'T CALL ME "MOTHER."
NO... NOT YET.
AS I WAS TRYING TO SAY
I'M NOT QUITE AS READY
FOR THIS AS YOU ARE.
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S JUST THAT
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS FOR YEARS
AND NOW, HERE YOU ARE...
( sighing): MORE BEAUTIFUL
AND WONDERFUL THAN I EVER
COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
HELEN, PLEASE...
ONE LOOK IN YOUR
EYES, AND I KNEW
I'D NEVER BE THE SAME.
( chuckles)
LISTEN TO ME, THE TYPICAL MOM.
( knock at door)
I'LL TAKE THAT.
NOW, TEA, WE TAKE
VERY SERIOUSLY.
I SEE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE A DARJEELING
ONLY A LITTLE SWEETER.
TRY IT.
UH...
( chuckling)
THIS WAY'S BETTER.
MMM. THANK YOU.
YES?
I LIKE IT.
IS THAT MY GRANDMOTHER?
THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST TIMES
SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE ME OUT.
SHE DIED TWO MONTHS LATER.
SHE NEVER HAD A
BREAK IN HER LIFE
BUT SHE WAS NEVER BITTER.
LOOK AT YOU...
I THINK THERE'S SOME
OF HER IN BOTH OF US.
THIS IS WICKE. IS HE IN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
HE DIDN'T COME BACK?
NO, I MET WITH HIM YESTERDAY.
NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S
GOING ON, WHERE HE IS
AND IF HE'S NOT RUNNING
HIS OWN SHOW, WHO IS.
I'VE GOT TO GET THIS
THING OUT OF THE COUNTRY
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
I'M SORRY, HELEN.
( beeping)
Birkoff: LOOKS LIKE
ONE OF THOSE NEW
CARBON FIBER JOBS.
WHATEVER IT OPENS WAS
MADE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
COULD IT BE PRIVATE?
NO. THEY'RE MASS-PRODUCED
FOR HOTELS, AIRPORTS...
WORK IT UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH!
HELEN SAID I COULD
USE THE COMPUTER.
I HOPE THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
WHAT'S THAT?
THIS?
IT'S A DIGITAL CAMERA.
YOU'RE, UM...
YOU'RE NOT HELEN'S DAUGHTER.
NO...
I'M NOT.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?
HELEN? I PUT HER TO SLEEP
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
SHE'LL BE FINE.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M A FRIEND OF CHUCK'S.
( chuckles)
YEAH...
I'M AFRAID, UM...
I DON'T KNOW HIM.
OH, YES, YOU DO.
YOU KILLED HIM A COUPLE
OF DAYS AGO
ALONG WITH A COUPLE
OF FRIENDS OF MINE.
I SEE.
WHERE'S THE TRIGGER?
AND YOU KNOW I'LL
NEVER TELL YOU THAT.
IF YOU LOVE HELEN, YOU WILL.
I DON'T LOVE ANYONE THAT MUCH.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
( silenced gunshot)
THAT'S FOR CHUCK.
HELEN.
HI.
( sighs)
OH.
I DON'T KNOW...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST GOT GROGGY.
HOW LONG WAS I OUT?
A COUPLE OF HOURS.
DID YOU SEE JOHN?
HE LEFT A WHILE AGO.
SOMETHING WRONG?
WE-WE HAVE A VERY
IMPORTANT MEETING.
THIS ISN'T LIKE HIM.
DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING?
NO.
HE DID SEEM IN A HURRY.
( doorbell ringing)
MRS. WICKE?
YES.
I'M DETECTIVE LEWIS.
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOUR HUSBAND WAS
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 116
AND APPARENTLY LOST
CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE.
HE'S DEAD.
NO!
NO!
NO!
I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU
TO COME DOWN TO
IDENTIFY THE BODY.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS...
I DON'T...
HE DID EVERY... EVERY...
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
ANY OF THAT NOW.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
YOU WILL?
OF COURSE.
YOU'RE MY MOTHER, AREN'T YOU?
WHY ARE WE STOPPING?
OUT OF THE CAR.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
( screams)
LEAVE HER ALONE.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.
STOP.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
( blows landing)
( gasps)
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THE TRIGGER.
( chuckles)
YOU KILLED JOHN BECAUSE
HE WOULDN'T TELL YOU.
( coughs)
YOU THINK I WILL?
CONTINUE.
( gasping)
WHERE IS IT?
( coughs)
KILL THE GIRL.
NO!
NO!
( sobbing)
I'LL TELL YOU!
SHE'S ALL I'VE GOT.
( beeping)
HOW IS SHE?
SHE'LL BE FINE.
DO WE HAVE CLOSURE?
THE TRIGGER WAS
WHERE SHE SAID IT WAS
AND WE PICKED UP THE BUYERS.
HELLO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU DID YOUR JOB.
THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY IT HAD
TO COME TO THAT.
HMM...
DON'T BE.
I'M GETTING USED
TO HOW THINGS ARE.
IS HELEN STILL ALIVE?
FOR NOW.
DOES SHE KNOW...
I'M NOT HER DAUGHTER?
WE HAVEN'T TOLD HER.
YEAH.
MY REAL MOTHER WOULD HAVE
LET THEM KEEP BEATING ME.
SHE WOULD HAVE LET ME DIE.
GET SOME REST.
MICHAEL...
HOWEVER LONG SHE'S
GOT, LET HER BELIEVE.
Captioning sponsored
by WARNER BROS.
JOSEPH... CHERCHEZ LA FEMME.
MON AMI. MON AMI.
WITH THE HAIR?
HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
I WAS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE YOU.
CHUCK... HERE'S YOUR PACK.
WALTER TWEAKED YOUR HEADSET
SO YOU WON'T GET
ANY MORE DROPOUTS.
WE'RE GOING TO
MISS YOU UP THERE.
GUESS THEY THOUGHT WE
HAD TOO MUCH FUN TOGETHER.
Michael: REMEMBER, OUR
PRIORITY IS THE TRIGGER.
WE HAVE TO GET
IT OFF THE STREET.
IF THAT'S UNDER CONTROL
THEN WE CAN GO FOR WICKE.
WHEN THE DEAL GOES DOWN,
YOU'LL RECEIVE YOUR SIGNAL.
BRING ME THAT TRIGGER.
DID YOU MAKE THE DELIVERY?
Man: Yeah, I just
handed it to him.
GOOD.
Chuck: He's in.
WITH THE TRIGGER?
With the trigger.
We're checking it out now.
Yeah, it's all here.
Hold on a minute, Michael.
WHAT'S WRONG?
It's not a real trigger.
WHAT IS IT?
It's a bomb.
CAN YOU DEFUSE IT?
We're on it now.
It's not reading.
These are dummy wires.
HOW DID IT GO?
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
It's been activated.
EVACUATE NOW.
There's no time.
CHUCK?
CHUCK, ARE YOU THERE?
WHO WERE THEY?
WE MAY NEVER KNOW.
BRING IN EVERYONE.
THIS IS NOW PRIORITY ONE.
Captioning sponsored
by WARNER BROS.
Woman: JOSEPH...
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME.
MON AMI. MON AMI.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE LOSS OF
LIFE TWO DAYS AGO...
JOHN AND HELEN WICKE...
THEY'VE BEEN DEALING ARMS
INTERNATIONALLY SINCE 1984.
THEIR ACTIVITY IS MOSTLY LIMITED
TO CLASS-TWO OR
-THREE EXPLOSIVES.
WE BELIEVE NOW, HOWEVER
THAT THEY'RE IN POSSESSION
OF A NUCLEAR TRIGGER.
IT'S A CLASSIFIED DEVICE.
IT'S JUST AS VALUABLE
AS A WARHEAD ITSELF.
THESE PEOPLE TRUST NO ONE
BUT EACH OTHER.
UNTIL NOW, THEY
SEEMED INVINCIBLE.
BUT WE BELIEVE WE'VE
FOUND A WEAKNESS.
NAME?
NIKITA.
NIKITA...?
JUST NIKITA.
LOOK, TO QUALIFY
FOR FOOD AND SHELTER
YOU GOT TO ANSWER
ME A FEW QUESTIONS.
OKAY?
PLACE OF BIRTH?
IT WAS EASY, JOHN.
AFTER I LEFT UZBEKISTAN,
I FLEW TO GREECE.
FAGANSON PRINTED
ME UP A NEW PASSPORT.
THE TRIGGER WAS WITH YOU
THE WHOLE TIME?
IT NEVER LEFT MY SIGHT, SIR.
THERE'S NO WAY ANYBODY
CAN PUT ME THERE.
MARK, CAN I GET
YOU ANOTHER DRINK?
OH, I'M FINE, HELEN.
I HAVE TO CATCH
A FLIGHT, THANKS.
DO YOU... HAVE THE KEY?
RIGHT HERE.
LOCKER AT THE AIRPORT.
LIKE YOU SAID.
GREAT.
I'LL WIRE THE MONEY
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT...
AS USUAL.
WELL, GOOD-BYE, GORGEOUS.
( chuckling)
MY BEST TO EVE.
I WILL.
THANKS AGAIN, JOHN.
MARK, TAKE CARE.
YOU, TOO. BYE-BYE.
( silenced gunshots)
OKAY, CONTACT WALLEN.
HAVE HIM START
NEGOTIATING RIGHT AWAY
AND, UM, CANCEL PARIS FOR NOW.
WE CAN SEE THEM IN
LONDON NEXT MONTH...
AND HAVE RANDY DOUBLE SECURITY
UNTIL THIS DEAL IS OVER.
DID IT ALL.
( phone ringing)
HELLO?
Helen, Charley Ross here.
OH, YES, CHARLEY.
Helen, I think we
may have something.
I'm pretty sure I've found her.
If it is her, she's at
a shelter downtown.
I SEE.
How do you want to proceed?
Do you want me to pick her up?
YES. OF COURSE.
Would you like to meet
me down at the shelter?
NO. HERE.
Okay. When do you want to do it?
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Okay, I'll get her
as soon as I can.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THAT WAS CHARLEY ROSS.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM HIM IN MONTHS.
HE THINKS HE'S FOUND HER.
WANT SOME COFFEE?
THEY DON'T WANT ANY PROBLEMS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS VERY MUCH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I CAN WALK BY MYSELF.
( doorbell ringing)
LET GO OF ME.
LEAVE ME ALONE!
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PLACE?
LET ME GO!
I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO
BRING HER THIS MORNING.
LET ME GO, PLEASE.
WHO GAVE YOU THE NAME NIKITA?
WHO SAID THAT'S MY NAME?
DO YOU HAVE FAMILY?
ARE YOU
A PROSTITUTE?
NO.
ARE YOU?
DRUG ADDICT?
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING
WRONG. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I JUST WANT TO ASK
YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF YOU PROMISE TO COOPERATE
I'LL SEND THEM AWAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME IN AND SIT DOWN?
WHAT YEAR WERE YOU BORN?
WHEN WERE YOU BORN?
WHAT YEAR?
'75.
THE DATE?
OCTOBER 17.
WHO WERE YOUR PARENTS?
I DON'T KNOW.
I LOST COUNT AFTER
THE FIFTH FOSTER HOME.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
HALIFAX.
WHERE IN HALIFAX?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE!
I THINK YOU DO.
NIKITA...
SAY IT.
JAIL.
I WAS BORN IN JAIL.
MY POOR GIRL.
WHAT?
CRAZY.
I MAY BE...
BUT I'M ALSO YOUR MOTHER.
( dog barking in distance)
Helen: I KNOW THIS ALL
SEEMS UNREAL TO YOU.
I'VE NEVER SEEN FOOD LIKE THIS.
WHAT IS IT?
SCONES.
THEY'RE... BETTER
WITH CREAM AND JAM.
WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU ABOUT ME?
THAT YOU WERE DEAD.
ANYTHING ELSE?
NOT REALLY.
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU UP.
THEY TOOK YOU.
I WAS... I WAS IN
JAIL, UNMARRIED.
IT WAS THE LAW.
WHEN I GOT OUT
NO ONE WOULD TELL ME ANYTHING.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU EVER SINCE.
ADOPTION AGENCIES,
FOSTER HOMES...
HOW'D YOU FIND ME?
I HIRED A DETECTIVE.
CHARLEY WOULD... CALL
EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS
TO CHECK IN AND TELL
ME THERE WAS NO LEADS
AND THEN YESTERDAY HE CALLED
AND HERE YOU ARE.
COOL.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
TO ME IT DOES
AND I HOPE
THAT ONE DAY IT
WILL TO YOU, TOO.
John: HELEN?
OH.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
JOHN...
THIS IS NIKITA.
NIKITA, MY HUSBAND, JOHN WICKE.
HELLO, NIKITA.
IS HE MY FATHER?
NO. YOUR REAL FATHER'S DEAD.
NIKITA, WHAT WERE YOU
DOING BEFORE YOU WALKED
INTO THAT SHELTER?
STUFF. HANGING OUT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
JUST NEEDED SOME HELP?
I GOT COLD.
SHE GOT... COLD.
WE SHOULD GO... NOW.
JUST WAIT RIGHT THERE.
I'LL-I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
JOHN... COULD YOU
DO THIS WITHOUT ME?
I CAN. I'D RATHER NOT.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
I KNOW IT IS.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T
COMMIT YOURSELF TO THIS
UNTIL YOU KNOW IT'S REAL.
IT'S HER. I KNOW IT'S HER.
I WANT THIS FOR
YOU, DARLING, I DO
AND IF IT'S REALLY
HER, I'LL DO...
( door slams)
STOP HER. SHE'S RUNNING AWAY.
( barking)
( beeping)
DON'T HURT HER!
CAN'T KEEP ME HERE.
YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
JUST... GIVE ME A CHANCE FIRST.
IF I'M FREE, WHY ARE THEY HERE?
GO.
HAS THE PACKAGE BEEN DELIVERED?
Birkoff: THEY'RE APPROACHING
THE TARGET NOW.
IT WILL BE DROPPED
IN THREE MINUTES.
THESE ARE THE GUEST BEDROOMS.
THE ONE THAT FACES THE
GARDEN HAS THE NICEST BATH.
THAT'S... THE ONE I
WAS SAVING FOR YOU.
DID I SAY I WAS STAYING?
I SEE YOU'VE INHERITED
MY LACK OF TRUST.
LOOK, LADY, YOU
DON'T SEEM TO GET IT.
I'M OKAY WITH MY LIFE.
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING
FROM YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, TOO.
THEN I MET JOHN
AND HE MADE ME REALIZE
I NEEDED SOMEONE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
WHAT DO YOU AND JOHN DO ANYWAY?
HOW DID YOU GET ALL THIS?
JOHN'S BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS.
WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?
OH... DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO...
CAN I TELL LOUISE
TO PUT NEW LINENS
ON THE BED?
I'LL STAY A COUPLE OF DAYS.
NO PROMISES.
NO PROMISES.
COME ON. I WANT TO
SHOW YOU THE GARDEN.
THERE IT GOES.
OH, NO.
WHAT?
IT'S LANDED ABOUT 100 FEET
FROM THE TARGET.
IT'S EXPOSED.
BEYOND THAT RIDGE IS A RIVER.
JOHN LOVES TO GO DOWN
AND BATTLE THE TROUT.
I'M SURE HE'D LOVE TO TAKE
YOU ALONG WITH HIM SOMETIME.
IS THAT THE GUEST HOUSE?
NO. THAT'S WHERE JOHN WORKS.
OH, IT'S GETTING COLD.
TELL ME
HOW YOU AND JOHN MET.
IT WAS, UH...
IT WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
( heavy breathing)
WHAT IS THIS PLACE, HUH?
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
WE ALREADY KNOW THERE
ARE PEOPLE INSIDE BAGHDAD
WHO WANT THE NUCLEAR TRIGGER
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT GROUP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
JOHN WICKE, THE MAN
WHO HAS THE TRIGGER...
THE MAN YOU SPOKE WITH ON
THE STREET THIS AFTERNOON...
KILLED FOUR OF MY EMPLOYEES.
NEVER HEARD OF THE GUY.
WE TRACKED WICKE'S
CAR TO YOUR MEET
AND SAW THE MONEY EXCHANGE.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING I WON'T DO
TO GET THIS
INFORMATION FROM YOU?
I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT I DON'T KNOW.
YOU CAN TORTURE ME ALL DAY
AND THAT WON'T CHANGE.
IT'S A DEAL.
( echoing scream)
COMM PICKED UP INTEL
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT MOSSAD.
THEY'VE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO THREE POTENTIAL GROUPS.
ARE THERE ANY
OTHER SPECIFICS? TIME?
LOCATION?
NOTHING.
WHAT DID YOU GET?
SO FAR, NOTHING.
"NOTHING?!"
I AM GETTING TIRED
OF HEARING THAT WORD.
I MEAN, HAS EVERYONE
IN THIS PLACE
SUDDENLY BECOME INCOMPETENT?
WHAT DO YOU HEAR FROM NIKITA?
NO REPORTS FOR
THE LAST SIX HOURS
WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING.
IF SHE CAN FORM SOME
BOND WITH HELEN WICKE
WE'LL HAVE THE LEVERAGE WE NEED.
"IF."
"IF?!"
MICHAEL.
I HAVE NO INTENTION
ON FAILING THIS ONE.
NIKITA
MAY HAVE TO SACRIFICE.
MEANING WHAT?
IF HELEN WICKE BELIEVES
SHE'S NIKITA'S MOTHER...
SHE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO TOLERATE THE PAIN
WE INFLICT UPON HER DAUGHTER.
( brakes squeaking)
( dog barking outside)
HI, DARLING.
YOU... LOOK EXHAUSTED.
HOW'D IT GO?
WERE YOU IN MY OFFICE EARLIER?
NO. WHY?
NOTHING. IT WENT FINE.
SHOULD I CALL EMIL?
NO. I DON'T NEED A MASSAGE.
I'M, UH, JUST GOING
TO TAKE A HOT BATH
AND GO TO BED.
OH, UM, HOW DID
IT GO WITH NIKITA?
IT WAS A GOOD DAY, JOHN.
WHERE IS SHE?
SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN
THE GUEST BEDROOM.
I'LL SEE YOU IN BED.
I'LL BE UP SOON.
( knocking)
NIKITA?
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
I'M LISTENING.
THE TRIGGER IS DUE TO
ARRIVE IN TRIPOLI IN 52 HOURS.
THAT'S IT?
WE'RE WORKING BACKWARDS.
THERE'S ENOUGH TIME LEFT.
TO DO WHAT?
WE CAN'T TRACE IT
FROM THE BUYERS.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.
AND WICKE WON'T GIVE
THEM A RENDEZVOUS POINT
UNTIL THE VERY LAST
POSSIBLE MOMENT.
WE'LL TAP INTO SOMETHING.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
CONVINCE ME OR YOURSELF?
WICKE AND HIS WIFE
ARE THE ONLY ONES
THAT KNOW THE
LOCATION OF THE TRIGGER.
HE'S NOT GOING TO CRACK.
BUT SHE MIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO USE NIKITA.
THERE'S NO WAY
TO AVOID IT.
PREPARE YOURSELF, MICHAEL.
YOU LIKE IT?
I FEEL VERY DIFFERENT
IN THESE CLOTHES.
YOU ARE DIFFERENT.
YOU HAVE A MOTHER NOW.
HELEN, YOU'RE A VERY NICE WOMAN
BUT I'M JUST NOT ABLE TO...
YOU CAN'T CALL ME "MOTHER."
NO... NOT YET.
AS I WAS TRYING TO SAY
I'M NOT QUITE AS READY
FOR THIS AS YOU ARE.
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S JUST THAT
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS FOR YEARS
AND NOW, HERE YOU ARE...
( sighing): MORE BEAUTIFUL
AND WONDERFUL THAN I EVER
COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
HELEN, PLEASE...
ONE LOOK IN YOUR
EYES, AND I KNEW
I'D NEVER BE THE SAME.
( chuckles)
LISTEN TO ME, THE TYPICAL MOM.
( knock at door)
I'LL TAKE THAT.
NOW, TEA, WE TAKE
VERY SERIOUSLY.
I SEE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE A DARJEELING
ONLY A LITTLE SWEETER.
TRY IT.
UH...
( chuckling)
THIS WAY'S BETTER.
MMM. THANK YOU.
YES?
I LIKE IT.
IS THAT MY GRANDMOTHER?
THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST TIMES
SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE ME OUT.
SHE DIED TWO MONTHS LATER.
SHE NEVER HAD A
BREAK IN HER LIFE
BUT SHE WAS NEVER BITTER.
LOOK AT YOU...
I THINK THERE'S SOME
OF HER IN BOTH OF US.
THIS IS WICKE. IS HE IN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
HE DIDN'T COME BACK?
NO, I MET WITH HIM YESTERDAY.
NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S
GOING ON, WHERE HE IS
AND IF HE'S NOT RUNNING
HIS OWN SHOW, WHO IS.
I'VE GOT TO GET THIS
THING OUT OF THE COUNTRY
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
I'M SORRY, HELEN.
( beeping)
Birkoff: LOOKS LIKE
ONE OF THOSE NEW
CARBON FIBER JOBS.
WHATEVER IT OPENS WAS
MADE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
COULD IT BE PRIVATE?
NO. THEY'RE MASS-PRODUCED
FOR HOTELS, AIRPORTS...
WORK IT UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH!
HELEN SAID I COULD
USE THE COMPUTER.
I HOPE THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
WHAT'S THAT?
THIS?
IT'S A DIGITAL CAMERA.
YOU'RE, UM...
YOU'RE NOT HELEN'S DAUGHTER.
NO...
I'M NOT.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?
HELEN? I PUT HER TO SLEEP
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
SHE'LL BE FINE.
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M A FRIEND OF CHUCK'S.
( chuckles)
YEAH...
I'M AFRAID, UM...
I DON'T KNOW HIM.
OH, YES, YOU DO.
YOU KILLED HIM A COUPLE
OF DAYS AGO
ALONG WITH A COUPLE
OF FRIENDS OF MINE.
I SEE.
WHERE'S THE TRIGGER?
AND YOU KNOW I'LL
NEVER TELL YOU THAT.
IF YOU LOVE HELEN, YOU WILL.
I DON'T LOVE ANYONE THAT MUCH.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
( silenced gunshot)
THAT'S FOR CHUCK.
HELEN.
HI.
( sighs)
OH.
I DON'T KNOW...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST GOT GROGGY.
HOW LONG WAS I OUT?
A COUPLE OF HOURS.
DID YOU SEE JOHN?
HE LEFT A WHILE AGO.
SOMETHING WRONG?
WE-WE HAVE A VERY
IMPORTANT MEETING.
THIS ISN'T LIKE HIM.
DID HE SAY WHERE HE WAS GOING?
NO.
HE DID SEEM IN A HURRY.
( doorbell ringing)
MRS. WICKE?
YES.
I'M DETECTIVE LEWIS.
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOUR HUSBAND WAS
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 116
AND APPARENTLY LOST
CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE.
HE'S DEAD.
NO!
NO!
NO!
I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU
TO COME DOWN TO
IDENTIFY THE BODY.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS...
I DON'T...
HE DID EVERY... EVERY...
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
ANY OF THAT NOW.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
YOU WILL?
OF COURSE.
YOU'RE MY MOTHER, AREN'T YOU?
WHY ARE WE STOPPING?
OUT OF THE CAR.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
( screams)
LEAVE HER ALONE.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.
STOP.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
( blows landing)
( gasps)
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THE TRIGGER.
( chuckles)
YOU KILLED JOHN BECAUSE
HE WOULDN'T TELL YOU.
( coughs)
YOU THINK I WILL?
CONTINUE.
( gasping)
WHERE IS IT?
( coughs)
KILL THE GIRL.
NO!
NO!
( sobbing)
I'LL TELL YOU!
SHE'S ALL I'VE GOT.
( beeping)
HOW IS SHE?
SHE'LL BE FINE.
DO WE HAVE CLOSURE?
THE TRIGGER WAS
WHERE SHE SAID IT WAS
AND WE PICKED UP THE BUYERS.
HELLO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU DID YOUR JOB.
THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY IT HAD
TO COME TO THAT.
HMM...
DON'T BE.
I'M GETTING USED
TO HOW THINGS ARE.
IS HELEN STILL ALIVE?
FOR NOW.
DOES SHE KNOW...
I'M NOT HER DAUGHTER?
WE HAVEN'T TOLD HER.
YEAH.
MY REAL MOTHER WOULD HAVE
LET THEM KEEP BEATING ME.
SHE WOULD HAVE LET ME DIE.
GET SOME REST.
MICHAEL...
HOWEVER LONG SHE'S
GOT, LET HER BELIEVE.
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