La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 2, Episode 17 - Inside Out - full transcript

Section One uncovers a possible Red Cell munitions outpost in Glasgow, Scotland, and sends a team of operatives to overtake and neutralize the facility. Instead, Mowen returns to Section One bringing a deadly virus back with him.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD
YOU WHAT I KNOW.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?

I'M NOT CONVINCED THE LOCATION YOU
GAVE US IS ONLY USED FOR MUNITIONS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME.

THAT AND WHAT ELSE?

NOTHING. I SWEAR.

YOU'RE ON THE INSIDE
TRACK, MR. RENEBERG.

YOU ADVISE THEM
ON THESE MATTERS.

NO INFORMATION HAS
BEEN WITHHELD FROM YOU.

WHAT HAVEN'T YOU TOLD ME?

[door opening]



WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?

EXCUSE ME, I'M IN THE
MIDDLE OF SOMETHING.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE LOCATION.

I NEED YOU IN SYSTEMS.

THE ALGIERS MISSION IS STILL
PREPPING. I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.

IT'S NOT AS CRITICAL AS THIS.

THAT'S MY DECISION TO MAKE,
AND I'VE ALREADY MADE IT.

WE CAN'T SEND TEAMS INTO
GLASGOW WITH LIMITED INTEL.

I TOLD YOU, WE
HAVE ENOUGH INTEL.

NOT IN MY OPINION.

[gasping]

[gasps]

THEY'RE WAITING
FOR YOU IN SYSTEMS.

[woman speaking French]



(Madeline) I DON'T THINK
THAT WAS THE RIGHT CALL.

(Operations) IT'S OVER. WHY
ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT?

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW I FEEL.

GREAT. NOW I KNOW.

I GOT THE DOCUMENTS,
THEY'RE ON HERE.

WE NEED YOUR MISSION CODES BEFORE
I CAN TAKE THEM TO THE PROFILER.

GOOD.

WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN
OPERATIONS AND MADELINE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT.

PROBABLY OVER THE
GLASGOW MISSION.

THIS WAS PERSONAL.

THEY'VE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.

BEFORE SHE CAME TO SECTION?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I KNOW SOMETHING.

THEY'RE LOVERS.

MAYBE NOT ANYMORE,
BUT THEY WERE ONCE.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

IT CAN BE DONE?

A LOT OF THINGS CAN BE DONE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULD BE.

WE INTERCEPTED A RED
CELL COURIER LAST NIGHT.

THE INFORMATION HE GAVE
UP UNDER INTERROGATION

INCLUDED A LOCATION OF THIS
HOUSE HERE IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

BIRKOFF?

WE THINK IT'S A RED CELL OUTPOST,
POSSIBLY A MUNITION STORE.

I'M RUNNING APPROACH
SCENARIOS NOW.

OUR PRIMARY CONCERN

IS TO NEUTRALIZE THE FACILITY.

IF WE CAN BRING
BACK LIVE HOSTILES

WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING
THE TEAM, DO IT.

MOWEN, YOU'LL TAKE THE
INTERIOR UNDER MICHAEL'S CONTROL.

HE'S WITH THE PROFILER NOW.

SURE.

YEAH, YOU RE-ROUTE THEM.

NOT A PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

HEY,

WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I THOUGHT WE WERE
GONNA DO SOMETHING.

SORRY. I GOT HOME LATE.

SO HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?

TONIGHT'S BAD.

GAIL, WHAT'S WRONG?

I REALLY HAVE TO GET THIS DONE.

[keyboard clacking]

THERE. IT'S DONE.

TALK TO ME. WHAT'S GOING ON?

[sighing]

I'M SORRY.

I REALLY LIKE YOU, BIRKOFF,
BUT IT'S NOT WORKING.

SINCE WHEN? WE WERE
FINE THIS WEEKEND.

IT WASN'T FINE. NOT FOR ME.

WHAT DID I DO WRONG?

NOTHING.

IT'S NOT YOU. IT'S ME.

ARE YOU SEEING SOMEONE ELSE?

OF COURSE NOT.

I JUST REALLY NEED
SOME TIME ALONE.

ALL RIGHT. SO...

YOU TAKE SOME TIME.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE DON'T NEED TO MAKE
ANY FINAL DECISIONS.

YOU KNOW, I NEED
TIME ALONE, TOO.

THIS COULD BE GREAT
FOR BOTH OF US.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS DOWN TIME.

BIRKOFF,

NO.

IT'S OVER.

I'M SORRY.

BIRKOFF, CAM'S READY.

THERE YOU ARE.

HEY, WHAT'S WRONG, AMIGO?

NOTHING.

IS THE EXPANSION CARD
SUPPOSED TO BE GROUNDED?

OH, YEAH.

[laughs]

YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED
MY QUESTION. WHY THE LONG FACE?

GAIL JUST DUMPED ME.

WHAT?

SHE SAID SHE WANTS TIME ALONE.

OH, YEAH, I LOVE THAT LINE.

YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW WHO IT IS?

WHO WHAT IS?

[rattling]

THE GUY SHE DUMPED YOU FOR?

NO, SHE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU CARE?

WITH YOUR BRAINS AND
YOUR GOOD LOOKS, MAN,

YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE TIED DOWN ANYWAY.

SHE ISN'T SEEING ANYONE, OK?

SHE WOULDN'T LIE TO ME.

YEAH, OF COURSE SHE WOULDN'T.

I'M SORRY.

IT WAS A WRONG CALL.

I'M IN POSITION.

MOWEN'S ON HIS WAY
IN. GOT HIM, BIRKOFF?

YEAH, I'VE GOT HIM.

I'M IN.

OK. GO.

(Mowen) YOU PICKING UP
ANY WARM BODIES IN HERE?

NO. INFRARED'S CLEAR.

GIVE ME SOME VIEWS.

(Mowen) ARE YOU GETTING THIS?

WHAT IS IT?

DEBRIS. BROKEN GLASS,
CARBON DEPOSITS.

LOOKS LIKE RESIDUE
FROM A SMALL EXPLOSION.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

RED CELL CLEARED OUT.

IF THEY WERE EVER THERE AT ALL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, MICHAEL?

TEAM 3, ANY NEW ACTIVITY
ON THE PERIMETER?

(Operative) NONE.

MOWEN, COLLECT SOME SAMPLES,

THEN TAKE THE PERIMETER
TEAMS BACK TO SECTION.

WHAT ABOUT US?

WE'LL STAY HERE AND
DO SOME SURVEILLANCE.

HOW LONG?

UNTIL MORNING.

THERE WAS NOTHING IN GLASGOW.

WAS THERE EVER?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND OUT.

MOWEN'S COLLECTED SOME RESIDUE.

WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
JOIN ME FOR LUNCH?

NOT TODAY.

HEY, MOWEN.

NOT MUCH THERE FOR YOU, WALTER.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

GET JANKLOW FROM
BIOTECH DOWN HERE, PLEASE.

WE'LL LET HIM POKE AROUND,
SEE WHAT HE COMES UP WITH.

WHATEVER.

THANKS. YEP.

HEY, GAIL.

HOW'S IT GOING?

HEY, HOW WAS SCOTLAND?

COLD.

I NEED THAT VIDEO.

KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.

MMM.

SHOULDN'T YOU BE DEBRIEFING?

WHAT'S YOUR
PROBLEM, BIRKOFF, HMM?

YOU GOT A BIT OF
AN ATTITUDE TODAY.

DO I? YEAH.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE TOO MANY
PEOPLE THINK COMM. IS A LOUNGE.

IT'S NOT. IT'S WHERE I WORK.

OOH.

HEY, BABE.

HEY.

OH, YEAH. SORRY.

HOW'RE YOU DOING, BIRKOFF?

GOOD.

I GOTTA GO PICK UP
SOME STUFF FROM WALTER.

I'LL CATCH YOU LATER.

TSK. UM,

I DIDN'T WANT TO...

WHAT? DIDN'T WANT TO WHAT?

HURT YOU.

I... I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOU.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA
HANG OUT WITH JANKLOW,

YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA HURT ME?

GET REAL.

I'M SORRY.

BE SORRY ON YOUR OWN TIME.
HERE, STRIP THE NOISY FRAMES.

NOW.

ARE YOU STILL HERE?

GAIL...

(Gail) MOWEN!

[groaning]

GET MEDICAL.

GET A HOLD OF
HIM! HOLD HIM DOWN!

[dog barking]

MICHAEL.

BULLET TO THE HEAD?

WHAT IS IT, BIRKOFF?

MICHAEL AND NIKITA JUST
FOUND A DEAD BODY ON SITE.

SHOULD THEY BRING IT BACK?

CAN YOU PROCESS IT FROM HERE?

SURE.

DO THAT.

TELL THEM TO STAY PUT FOR NOW.

YOU WERE SAYING?

MOWEN IS FADING IN AND
OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS,

BUT WE'RE PUTTING HIM THROUGH
EVERY CONCEIVABLE TESTS WE CAN.

IS THERE ANYTHING IN HIS MEDICAL
HISTORY THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT?

NO, HE'S BEEN IN
EXCELLENT HEALTH.

MAYBE THE BODY THEY FOUND IN
SCOTLAND WILL LEAD US SOMEWHERE.

LET'S HOPE SO.

I'M CONCERNED WITH THE
AMOUNT OF VALUABLE RESOURCES

WE'RE USING TO
CHASE FAULTY INTEL.

HMM.

I'VE GOT TO GET
ON TO THE AGENCY.

KEEP ON TOP OF IT.
WE'LL MEET LATER.

FINE.

(Janklow) BIRKOFF!

BIRKOFF!

WE NEED AN AUTHORIZATION NOW.

(Birkoff) WHY?

WE JUST FOUND OUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MOWEN.

WHAT? A BACTERIA.

AN ANTHRAX VARIANT.

WE HAVE A
SEGMENTATION CONDITION.

PROCEED TO A CONTAINMENT AREA.

YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS.

BIRKOFF, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE HAVE A LETHAL CONTAGION
INSIDE SECTION. WE'RE INFECTED.

(woman on P.A. system) CONTAINMENT
PROCEDURES IN EFFECT.

CONTAINMENT IN EFFECT.

(Janklow) MOWEN'S ISOLATED.

WE'VE GOT HIM UNDER OBSERVATION.

THE STANDARD LAB TESTS USED
BY MEDICAL ALL SHOWED NOTHING.

WHATEVER MOWEN HAS
DIDN'T PRESENT ITSELF

LIKE ANY DOCUMENTED DISEASE.

BIOTECH STEPPED IN.
WE ANALYZED THE DATA.

WE TOOK SAMPLES OF
HIS BLOOD AND RAN IT.

WE FOUND SOMETHING THAT WAS
REPLICATING AT AN ALARMING RATE.

AN ANTIGEN?

A GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIA.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO CLASSIFY IT.

AND YOU THINK IT'S AIRBORNE?

WE DON'T KNOW, BUT SHOULDN'T
TAKE THE CHANCE THAT IT IS.

WE SHOULD STAY ISOLATED
TILL WE KNOW MORE.

AND NO ONE ELSE HAS
PRESENTED SYMPTOMS?

NO.

(Madeline) WE HAVE TO
ASSUME MOWEN GOT THIS

IN SCOTLAND AND BROUGHT IT BACK.

HAVE BIRKOFF CHECK ALL
CIVILIAN POPULATIONS IN THE AREA,

SEE IF THERE'S ANY
REPORTS OF AN OUTBREAK.

I'VE ALREADY CHECKED
PANDEMICS WORLDWIDE.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
THIS WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.

(Operations) ARE MICHAEL
AND NIKITA STILL ON SITE?

YEAH.

KEEP THEM THERE.
TELL THEM TO ISOLATE.

AND DO A LAB ON BOTH OF
THEM AS WELL AS THE DEAD BODY.

OK.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA
BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

WHY DON'T YOU USE STATION 3?

I'LL RE-ROUTE YOUR
FILES DOWN HERE.

THANKS.

WE'RE SAFE IN HERE, AREN'T WE?

OH, YEAH. THESE SHIELDS
ARE IMPENETRABLE.

THAT'S A STUPID THING TO SAY.

WHAT IF ONE OF US HAS
ALREADY BEEN INFECTED?

(Birkoff) MICHAEL,
WHERE ARE YOU?

OUTSIDE DOING SURVEILLANCE.

DON'T GO IN THE BUILDING.
GET BACK IN THE VAN.

WHAT'S WRONG?

MOWEN'S BEEN
INFECTED. HE'S DYING.

IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED
WHILE HE WAS INSIDE.

NIKITA. OVER HERE.

(Michael) WHAT DO
YOU WANT US TO DO?

WE NEED BLOOD SAMPLES.

SO WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE GET INFECTED?

WE COULD DIE.

OH.

UPDATE ME.

MOWEN'S DECLINE REMAINS
STEADY. JANKLOW'S WORKING.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

ANY NEW CASES?

NO. SO FAR, MOWEN'S
THE ONLY ONE.

GOOD. MAYBE WE
CAUGHT IT EARLY ENOUGH.

WHAT ABOUT EXISTING OPERATIONS?

WHAT OUR SUBSTATIONS
CAN'T HANDLE,

WE'RE HANDING
BACK TO THE AGENCY.

KEEP ME POSTED.

(medic #1) WE'RE GETTING
SOME ACTIVITY HERE.

(medic #2) RESPIRATION'S UP.

ARE YOU WATCHING THIS, BIRKOFF?

(medic #1) TEMPERATURE'S
GOING DOWN...

YEAH, I SEE IT.

THIS IS NOT THE HONG KONG FLU.

(medic #2) B.P.'S RISING.

I KNOW.

HEART RATE IS GOING UP.

YOU EVER BEEN
THROUGH THIS BEFORE?

NO. BUT I DID HELP
DESIGN THESE SHIELDS.

OVER 10 YEARS AGO. THEY'RE SAFE.

[screaming]

WHY DON'T THEY GIVE HIM
SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN?

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING
OFF THE SCALE HERE.

THEY THINK IT'LL INTERFERE WITH NORMAL
BODY CHEMISTRY. COULD SKEW THE DATA.

IT'S GONE UP AGAIN.

WELL, THAT'S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME.

[Mowen screaming]

BLOOD PRESSURE'S
GONE RIGHT OVER.

WE NEED SOME
BACKUP IN HERE, STAT!

[yelling]

WE NEED A BACKUP TEAM IN HERE.

GET SOME BACKUP IN HERE!

[electrocardiogram beeping]

PATIENT IS PRONOUNCED
DEAD, 10:15 A.M.

I'VE GOT TO GET OFF, WALTER.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

YEAH, OK.

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, GAIL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE.

I WAS WRONG.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE
SAID THAT. I WAS MAD.

OR JEALOUS. I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU FIND OUT
IF THEY HAVE THE RESULT

OF MICHAEL AND
NIKITA'S BLOOD TEST.

OK.

[bird squawking]

(Nikita) WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M RUNNING THE FINGERPRINTS
ON THE BODY WE FOUND.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST DOWNLOAD IT?

THEY'RE USING ALL
THEIR RESOURCES.

THEY RE-ROUTED IT BACK TO ME.

IT MUST BE PRETTY
CRAZY BACK THERE.

HOW'S MOWEN?

HE'S DEAD.

NIKITA.

(Birkoff) NIKITA, ARE YOU THERE?

YEAH, BIRKOFF?

WE GOT THE RESULTS
OF YOUR BLOOD TESTS.

YOU'RE BOTH CLEAR.

THE TEST RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE.

THANKS.

BIRKOFF.

YEAH?

I HAVE A FINGERPRINT
MATCH ON THE BODY.

SEND IT.

[intercom beeps]

YES, BIRKOFF.

THE MAN THEY FOUND DEAD IN
SCOTLAND WAS JOSEF AZDERIAN.

HE'S GOT NUMEROUS
TIES TO THE OTHER SIDE.

AS WHAT? LOWER-LEVEL STUFF.

GOFER, MUSCLE,
WHATEVER HE COULD GET.

HE WAS PAID 400,000 HONG
KONG DOLLARS A WEEK AGO.

BY WHOM?

ANATOLE BISSEROFF.

I KNOW THAT NAME.

HE'S RED CELL.

HIS BACKGROUND PREVIOUS
TO THAT WAS BIO WEAPONS.

WE WERE SET UP.

THEY SENT US IN THERE
TO INFECT AN OPERATIVE

KNOWING WE'D BRING
HIM BACK TO SECTION.

IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

[sighing]

ARE MICHAEL AND
NIKITA STILL IN ISOLATION?

NO, THEY'RE CLEAR.

TELL THEM TO GET TO BISSEROFF.

LET'S FIND OUT WHAT
WE'RE UP AGAINST.

THEY'RE ALREADY EN ROUTE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ANY OF THE
COMPUTERS ONTO TACTICAL SUPPORT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

NO. KEEP ALL THE SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING BIO FOR NOW.

[intercom beeping]

(Operations) MADELINE.

I'M HERE.

WHY ISN'T YOUR VIDEO UP?

IT WENT DOWN A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

I'M WORKING ON IT. WHAT'S UP?

I JUST HEARD FROM MEDICAL.

3 MORE OPERATIVES
HAVE BEEN INFECTED.

FROM WHERE?

MUNITIONS, THE CLINIC, AND
SYSTEMS. IT'S SPREADING.

[Operative #1 moaning]

(Operative #2) YOU'RE
GONNA BE FINE.

(Walter) HOW ARE THE PEOPLE
IN YOUR CELL HOLDING UP?

OK.

IS GAIL WITH YOU?

YEAH, SHE'S HERE.

MAYBE THIS WILL BRING
YOU GUYS CLOSER TOGETHER.

I DON'T THINK SO.

(Birkoff) HOW CLOSE
ARE YOU TO BISSEROFF?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

IF HE'S NOT THERE, DON'T WAIT.

GO RIGHT TO THE
SECONDARY LOCATION.

I KNOW.

REMEMBER, HE HAS TO
BE TAKEN UNHARMED.

WHAT'S YOUR STATUS
OVER THERE, BIRKOFF?

NOT GOOD.

IT'S SPREADING.

MOWEN MIGHT HAVE INFECTED EVERYONE
BEFORE THE SHIELDS CAME DOWN.

(Michael) IS THERE ANY WAY TO
SYNTHESIZE AN ANTIBIOTIC IN-HOUSE?

JANKLOW'S WORKING ON IT.

BUT OUR HOPE IS THAT YOU
AND NIKITA FIND BISSEROFF

AND HE CAN GET ONE FOR US.

I'LL CHECK IN AS SOON
AS WE MAKE CONTACT.

YEAH.

NO, GEORGE. WE
WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

NO.

THE MEDITERRANEAN OPERATION
HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED.

THE INFORMATION IS BEING
UPLOADED. IT WON'T BE LOST.

(Birkoff) SIR, JANKLOW
HAS NEW INFORMATION.

I'VE GOTTA GO, GEORGE.
YES, I'LL CALL YOU.

OK, CONFERENCE EVERYONE IN.

(Janklow) IS EVERYONE UP?

(Birkoff) YEAH.

I'VE ISOLATED THE BACTERIA.

THE PROFILE'S UP ON YOUR SCREEN.

THESE ARE FROM MOWEN'S BLOOD.

WE'VE CONFIRMED
THAT IT'S SYNTHETIC.

IT WAS PRODUCED
THROUGH D.N.A. SHUFFLING.

ONCE INSIDE THE VICTIM,

THERE'S AN EXPLOSIVE CHAIN
OF LETHAL TRANSMISSION.

IT STRIKES THE BRAIN
FIRST, CAUSING SWELLING.

NOSEBLEEDS AND HEADACHES
ARE THE FIRST SYMPTOMS.

FROM THERE, IT SPREADS TO OTHER
ORGANS: LUNGS, LIVER, PANCREAS.

WE'RE RUNNING DOZENS OF PARALLEL
TESTS TO TRY TO COMBAT THIS THING.

(Madeline) JANKLOW,
STOP LOOKING FOR A CURE.

WE HAVE TO OPERATE ON THE
ASSUMPTION THAT WE CAN'T HELP THOSE

THAT ARE ALREADY INFECTED.

PUT YOUR PEOPLE ON THE
TASK OF FINDING AN INOCULATION.

HOW LONG DOES THE CARRIER
HAVE AFTER THE INITIAL SYMPTOMS?

MOWEN WAS 18 HOURS.

BUT THE REST HAVEN'T
BEEN CONSISTENT.

I'D SAY 3 DAYS IS THE
MOST WE CAN HOPE FOR.

HOW MANY PEOPLE NOW HAVE IT?

17 PERCENT OF THE SECTION,

OF WHICH HALF CONTRACTED
IT IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.

(Madeline) DO WE HAVE CONFIDENCE
THAT ANY OF THE SEGMENTS

WILL REMAIN UNINFECTED?

WE WON'T KNOW THAT
TILL THE SPREAD STABILIZES.

OK, GET TO WORK, JANKLOW.

PUT UP A STATUS
ON THE HALF HOURS.

YES, SIR.

EVERYONE OFF
EXCEPT FOR MADELINE.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO FIX YOUR VIDEO?

(Madeline) NO, THEY'RE
STILL WORKING ON IT.

HOLD ON.

BIRKOFF, MADELINE'S
"A" CAMERA IS DOWN.

CAN YOU GET ME IN THERE?

LET ME SEE.

(Birkoff) YOU SHOULD BE ON.

OH, MY GOD.

I'M ALL RIGHT. I
CAN STILL FUNCTION.

I'M SENDING SOMEONE
FROM MEDICAL RIGHT AWAY.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

IT'S TOO RISKY. WE
NEED THOSE PEOPLE.

I NEED YOU.

NO, YOU NEED EVERYONE
WORKING AT FULL EFFICIENCY.

I CAN DO WHAT I HAVE TO FOR
AT LEAST THE NEXT 6 HOURS.

MADELINE, YOU HAVE...

DR. BISSEROFF? NO.

WOULD YOU COME WITH US, PLEASE?

PLEASE, I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I... I CAN'T.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE IT IS.

SO THERE IS A CURE?

THEY HAVE MY WIFE
AND MY CHILDREN.

IF I TELL ANYONE WHERE THE
ANTIBIOTIC IS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD...

WHO IS "THEY"?

RED CELL.

WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST KILL YOU?

THEY WILL, EVENTUALLY.

THERE'S MORE WORK
THEY WANT ME TO DO.

LOOK AT ME.

[gun clicking]

WHAT IF WE GET YOUR FAMILY BACK?

(Michael) BIRKOFF.

YEAH?

RED CELL HAS HIS FAMILY.
WE NEED A WAY AROUND THAT.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

GAIL,

I NEED YOU TO FORMAT A
2D HARTLEY TRANSFORM.

HIGH RESOLUTION.

OH, MY GOD! ANDY!

ANDY!

GAIL, NO! WAIT! ARE YOU OK?

S-SIT HIM UP. BRING HIM HERE.

RAISE THE SHIELD! GET HIM OUT
OF HERE! HE'S GONNA INFECT US ALL!

IT'S TOO LATE!

SCREW THAT!

I'M NOT BREATHING
THE SAME AIR AS HIM.

JANKLOW, DON'T BE A JERK!

NOBODY'S GOING ANYWHERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE
SCARED. WE ALL ARE.

WE NEED YOU TO DO YOUR JOB.

OK?

(Operations) WALTER, STATUS?

6 SEGMENTS ARE STILL HOLDING.

THE REST ARE INFECTED.

WHO'S CLEAN?

3 IN COMM., ONE IN
SYSTEMS, 2 ON LEVEL 4.

HOW ABOUT MICHAEL AND NIKITA?

BIRKOFF IS PREPARING
A PACKAGE FOR THEM.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER TRY AT
BISSEROFF ONCE IT'S DELIVERED TO THEM.

LET ME KNOW THE MOMENT
YOU HEAR FROM THEM.

OF COURSE.

[intercom beeping]

MADELINE, ARE YOU THERE?

MADELINE.

(Madeline) YES.

HOW ARE YOU?

TIRED. I'M RESTING.

BIRKOFF!

YEAH?

OPEN MY CELL.

WHAT?

YOU HEARD ME. LET ME OUT.

SIR, YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT.

YES, YOU CAN, DAMN IT.

PUNCH IN THE CODE NOW.

SIR, YOU DON'T HAVE
AUTHORITY TO SUPERCEDE.

YOU BUILT THAT
SAFEGUARD IN YOURSELF.

DO IT, BIRKOFF!

NO.

YOU'RE MAKING A GRAVE
MISTAKE, YOUNG MAN.

I WON'T FORGET THIS.

ARE YOU SURE THAT WAS
THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

YEAH, IT'S FINE.

DID YOU DOWNLOAD THE
TRANSFER TO MICHAEL?

YEAH.

GOOD.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT CAN I DO?

YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

OF COURSE I SHOULD.

I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU.

YOU ALWAYS EXAGGERATE
THAT INCIDENT.

YOU WOULD HAVE
MADE IT OUT JUST FINE.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT I'D
REGRET THINGS I'VE DONE.

INSTEAD, I REGRET
THE THINGS I DIDN'T DO.

THE PAIN IS BAD ENOUGH.

DON'T GO POETIC ON ME.

JUST HOLD ON.

MICHAEL AND NIKITA
HAVE BISSEROFF.

MAYBE HE HAS THE ANTIBIOTIC.

MAYBE...

[panting]

YOUR FAMILY'S FREE.

YOU'RE LYING.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO HER?

OLGA.

ANATOLE. WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

WHERE ARE YOU?

THEY WON'T TELL US.

HOW ARE THE CHILDREN?

THEY'RE SCARED, BUT NO
HARM HAS COME TO THEM.

OH.

PLEASE, ANATOLE, JUST TELL
THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW.

WHERE IS THE ANTIBIOTIC?

WE HAVE YOUR FAMILY
IN OUR COMPOUND.

WE CAN FREE THEM
OR WE CAN INFECT THEM

WITH THE ANTHRAX
YOU'VE ENGINEERED.

IS THAT WHAT IT TAKES?

NO, DON'T, PLEASE.

I HAVE A PRIVATE LABORATORY.

WHERE?

SIR?

YES.

NIKITA AND MICHAEL JUST CALLED.

THEY'VE GOT THE ANTIBIOTIC,
AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY IN.

HOW LONG?

3 HOURS.

HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

HEY, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

UM,

I WANTED TO EXPLAIN.
ABOUT JANKLOW.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

NO, IT MATTERS TO ME.

HE'S OLDER. IT SEEMED ROMANTIC.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.

ALL I'M SAYING IS
THAT I WAS WRONG.

YOU'RE THE ONE I WANT
TO BE WITH, NOT HIM.

THAT IS, IF YOU STILL WANT ME.

I DON'T KNOW, GAIL.

I CAN'T THINK ABOUT
THIS RIGHT NOW.

NONE OF IT'S GONNA MATTER ANYWAY

IF THIS ANTIBIOTIC DOESN'T WORK.

DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT NOT?

(Walter) BIRKOFF.

HOW MUCH LONGER?

THE PLANE'S ON INITIAL APPROACH.

IT SHOULD BE HERE
WITHIN THE HOUR.

I'M FEELING BAD, MAN.

HANG IN THERE, WALTER.

(Operations) SITUATION CRITICAL.

92 PERCENT INFECTED, 19 DEAD.

ENDGAME PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE.

ALL RELEVANT FILES WILL BE
DOWNLOADED TO A SECURE SITE.

IF THE ANTIBIOTIC

IS INEFFECTIVE,

I HAVE PROGRAMMED

AN INCINERATION PLAN

TO CONTAIN THE OUTBREAK.

BIRKOFF, WE'RE READY.

YOU DON'T NEED TO COME IN.

YOU CAN JUST
LEAVE THE ANTIBIOTIC.

YOU NEED ALL THE
HELP YOU CAN GET.

HURRY UP.

(Birkoff) THAT'S CRAZY.

YOU'LL BE INFECTED FOR SURE.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
THE ANTIBIOTIC WORKS YET.

(Nikita) OPEN THE DOORS NOW.

[beeping]

[medics chattering]

GOOD MORNING.

I'M THIRSTY.

ARE WE BACK TO FULL CAPACITY?

OVER 90 PERCENT.

WHAT ABOUT ALGIERS?

IT'S UNDER CONTROL.

I WANT YOU TO REST.

I READ THE REPORT LAST NIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD A FAIR
AMOUNT OF PANIC AND EMOTION.

YES, THERE WAS.

NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
TO REEVALUATE OUR PERSONNEL.

GET RID OF THE DEADWOOD.

ALREADY UNDER REVIEW.

AS SOON AS YOU'RE
BACK, YOU'LL OVERSEE IT.

HELLO, BIRKOFF.

I CAN COME BACK.

NO, COME HERE.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME?

THE DRINEFELD MODULE.

OPERATIONS AND I
WERE JUST DISCUSSING

THE REACTIVE BEHAVIOR
OF MANY OF OUR OPERATIVES.

APPARENTLY, YOU WERE
ONE OF THE ONLY ONES

ON THE FLOOR WHO KEPT HIS HEAD.

(Operations) AS A
MATTER OF FACT,

MR. BIRKOFF EXHIBITED

MORE CONTROL THAN
WAS EVEN NECESSARY.

FOR WHICH I AM GRATEFUL.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO ME?

THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED.

WE MAY USE YOUR TALENTS
OR WE MAY KILL YOU.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

AS LONG AS MY FAMILY IS SAFE.

SO WHAT ABOUT HIS FAMILY?

IT'S UP TO RED CELL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I
THOUGHT THAT WE HAD THEM.

IT WASN'T REALLY THEM.
BIRKOFF SIMULATED THE MPEG.

RED CELL STILL HAS THEM.

[woman speaking French]