La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 2, Episode 19 - Last Night - full transcript

(Operations) ON THE
3RD OF LAST MONTH,

WESTERN INTELLIGENCE
AGENCIES WERE STRETCHED THIN.

CERTAIN LOW PRIORITY
AREAS WERE DESIGNATED,

INCLUDING A SECTOR IN TURKEY
WHICH HAD BEEN DORMANT FOR MONTHS.

8 HOURS LATER, A NATO BASE
IN THAT SECTOR WAS BOMBED.

[beeping]

LAST WEEK WE WERE OBLIGED TO
REDUCE COVERAGE IN KAZAKHSTAN.

2 WESTERN DIPLOMATS
VISITING THAT COUNTRY

WERE ASSASSINATED THE SAME DAY.

SOMEBODY'S READING OUR MAIL.

ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT A
DIRECT SECURITY BREACH IS UNLIKELY.



THESE GUYS ARE JUST GOOD.

THEIR IDENTITY?

(Operations) INTEL IS LIMITED.

ALL WE KNOW OF
THEIR GROUP LEADER IS

HE'S REFERRED TO AS BRUTUS.

(Birkoff) THE HISTORICAL
BRUTUS KILLED JULIUS CAESAR.

THAT CHOICE OF NAME MAY INDICATE

THAT THIS MAN REGARDS HIMSELF

AS FIGHTING AGAINST
THE TYRANNY OF THE WEST.

(Walter) BRUTUS WAS A TRAITOR.

(Operations) YES.

SO THE NAME MAY
ALSO BE TELLING US

THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF US.

WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN HIS GRASP
OF OUR STRATEGIC PATTERNS.



THE ONLY KNOWN LINK TO BRUTUS
IS THIS MAN, JOACHIM BEEKA,

A FREELANCE
EXPERT IN DEMOLITION,

CURRENTLY DOING
BUSINESS IN ALBANIA.

BRING HIM IN TONIGHT.

EVERYONE, GET READY.

BEEKA SHOULD EXIT
IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

[dog barking]

STANDING BY.

HEY.

(Nikita) YOU SHOULDN'T
BE HERE. GO HOME.

(Nikita) MICHAEL, THERE'S
AN INNOCENT. A LITTLE GIRL.

(Michael) IT'S TOO LATE.

SHE'LL BE EXPOSED.

SHE'S RIGHT IN THE LINE OF FIRE.

LET'S MOVE.

[men laughing]

[groans]

[tires screeching]

(Beeka) HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!

(Nikita) I HAVE TO HELP HER.

SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SHOT.

[car tires screeching]

[woman speaking French]

YOU'RE A DEMOLITIONS EXPERT,
YOU WORK WITH TERRORISTS.

I FREELANCE. DO
WHATEVER COMES UP.

WE ARE INTERESTED IN A MAN
WHO CALLS HIMSELF BRUTUS.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

BUT HE COMMUNICATES WITH ME.

HOW?

THE INTERNET.

HE SENDS ME AN ASSIGNMENT, I
CARRY IT OUT, HE WIRES MONEY.

DESCRIBE THE COMMUNICATIONS.

BLOW UP THIS TARGET OR THAT.

THE STYLE OF THE MESSAGES.

THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE
VERY SPECIFIC, VERY DETAILED.

WHAT ELSE?

[laughs]

IT'S HARD TO JUDGE
FROM E-MAIL MESSAGES.

TRY.

THE MESSAGES ARE...

THEY FEEL COLD.

LOGICAL. PURE MIND.

A BIT SCARY, ACTUALLY.

HAS MICHAEL COMPLETED
THE INTERROGATION?

YES.

BEEKA KNEW LESS THAN WE'D HOPED.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT BRUTUS?

HE RUNS HIS OPERATION ON THE
INTERNET, USING FREELANCERS.

THEY NEVER MEET
HIM OR EACH OTHER.

SMART.

WE'LL MONITOR BEEKA'S E-MAIL,
WAIT FOR BRUTUS' NEXT MESSAGE.

WHEN IT COMES, WE'LL BACKTRACE.

YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL TODAY.

[machine whirring]

DO YOU SEE ANY BLOOD?

NO.

BUT THERE COULD BE
SOME UNDER HER BODY.

WAS SHE HIT?

I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T THINK SO.

BUT SHE'S LYING AWFULLY STILL.

MAYBE SHE'S JUST SCARED.

YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD.

WE'VE FOUND BRUTUS.

ALREADY?

HE CONTACTED BEEKA THIS
MORNING, WE BACKTRACED THE SIGNAL.

WE ASSEMBLE IN VAN
ACCESS IN 30 MINUTES.

2 HOSTILES VISIBLE.

I DON'T SHOW ANY ADDITIONAL.

BLUE TEAM, MOVE OUT.

NIKITA, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

JUST THE GUARDS.

BLUE TEAM, GO.

[gun firing]

(Michael) BIRKOFF, ARE WE CLEAR?

(Birkoff) YES.

(Michael) NIKITA.

WE'RE CLEAR.

BLUE TEAM, GO.

[machines beeping]

BIRKOFF, WHAT ARE WE UP AGAINST?

I'M NOT SHOWING ANY READINGS.

WELL, SOMEONE'S SHOOTING AT US.

[guns firing]

NOTHING'S SHOWING.

I'M GOING IN.

[guns firing]

(Nikita) WHAT NOW, MICHAEL?

(Michael) I'LL KEEP DRAWING
FIRE, GET AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN,

THEN LIGHT THE CHARGE.

[gun firing]

(Michael) THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH.

DO IT.

[door lock beeps]

(Michael) WE'RE IN.

I'M PICKING UP INTERNAL
TRAFFIC, NOT OUR FREQUENCIES.

LOCATE THE SOURCE.

NORTHWEST CORNER, 2ND LEVEL.

THE SPIKE PATTERNS MATCH
THOSE IN TURKEY AND KAZAKHSTAN.

THIS PLACE IS AUTOMATED.

WE'RE THE ONLY 2 LEFT?

YES.

MICHAEL, YOU'RE OUTSIDE
THE COMMAND CENTER?

YES.

DON'T GO IN. WAIT FOR BACKUP.

IT'S SHIELDED, WE DON'T
KNOW HOW MANY ARE IN THERE.

THERE'S NO TIME. WE'RE GOING IN.

[static buzzing]

BIRKOFF, IS THERE
ANOTHER WAY OUT OF HERE?

NO. JUST THE WAY YOU CAME IN.

SO WHERE'S BRUTUS?

HE SHOULD BE THERE.

HE IS.

(Birkoff) INCREDIBLE.

IT WAS ISSUING
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MEN

AND AUTOMATED
WEAPONS, IN REAL TIME.

NOT TO MENTION BEATING US
IN TURKEY AND KAZAKHSTAN.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

A FORM OF GENETIC PROGRAMMING.

MEANING?

A TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.

CAPABLE OF LEARNING ON ITS OWN.

THE LOGIC CIRCUITS ARE DESIGNED

TO TUNNEL INTO OTHER COMPUTERS.

ITS ORIGIN?

THE BARRIERS ARE VERY
ADVANCED. WE CAN'T PENETRATE

WITHOUT DESTROYING THE
INFORMATION WE ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE.

ITS CREATOR MUST HAVE
LEFT SOME KIND OF SIGNATURE.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND
ONE. NOT YET, ANYWAY.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO
CONSTRUCT A NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE?

A FEW HOURS. WHY?

LET'S INTRODUCE IT TO MADELINE.

♪♪[Silicone by Mono playing]

♪ SO MANY TIMES ♪

♪ I'VE TRIED TO MAKE
YOU UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ YOU NEVER TRIED ♪

♪ TO SEE BEHIND MY SMILE ♪

♪ IF I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU LIKE I DO ♪

♪ I'D LET YOU INTO
THE SECRET IN ME ♪

♪ JUST BECAUSE I'M
GOOD AT FOOLING YOU ♪

♪ WHEN NO ONE'S AROUND ♪

♪ I WALK IN YOUR SHOES ♪

♪ I'M SMILING ♪

♪ WHILE LYING TO YOU ♪

♪ I'M SMILING ♪

♪ WHILE LYING TO YOU ♪

♪ IF YOU ONLY KNEW ♪

♪ I ALWAYS TRY ♪

♪ TO HIDE BEHIND
A PAINTED SMILE ♪

♪ SO MANY TEARS ♪

♪ THE PUBLIC NEVER SEE ♪

I'M LOOKING FOR A LITTLE GIRL, 8
TO 10, DARK EYES, LONG BROWN HAIR.

THE WOMAN OVER THERE SAID
SHE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT KNOW HER.

WHAT WOMAN?

SHE'S GONE.

I DON'T... I DON'T
KNOW HER NAME.

MAYBE THE LITTLE GIRL COMES
HERE TO SHOP SOMETIMES.

MANY LITTLE GIRLS SHOP HERE.

SHE'S GOT A BLUE COAT,
IT'S RIPPED IN THE BACK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH HER?

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW ANY
SUCH LITTLE GIRL.

DID YOU HEAR OF A CHILD THAT MAY
HAVE BEEN INJURED HERE RECENTLY?

NO.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I CAN ASK?

NO.

♪ WHEN IT ALWAYS SEEMS TRUE ♪♪

BIRKOFF SAYS THE
MACHINE IS NEARLY READY.

SO AM I.

(Operations) WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PREPARING.

INTERROGATING AN ARTIFICIAL MIND

IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT THAN
PLAYING CHESS AGAINST A COMPUTER.

YOU CAN WIN A ROOK.

YES. BUT IF I DO, 5 MOVES
LATER I LOSE MY QUEEN.

HUMANS CALL THAT SETTING A TRAP.

BUT MACHINES DON'T SET TRAPS.

I'M NOT SURE I SEE
THE RELEVANCE.

COMPUTERS HAVE LOGIC,

BUT NOT INTUITION.
NOT YET, ANYWAY.

SO IT CAN'T TRAP YOU, BUT
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TRAP IT.

YES.

HOW WILL YOU APPROACH IT?

LIKE ANY OTHER PRISONER.

GET TO KNOW IT, FIND A WEAKNESS.

ARE YOU SO SURE IT HAS ONE?

IT'S BEEN PROGRAMMED
FOR A PURPOSE.

A PURPOSE IS
SOMETHING LIKE A DESIRE.

AND DESIRE IS ALWAYS WEAKNESS.

LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES.

[people chattering]

HEY!

HEY, WAIT. REMEMBER ME
FROM THE OTHER NIGHT?

[groans]

A LINKAGE SHOULD ALLOW
FOR A DELAY OF 2 MILLISECONDS.

GOOD.

WHAT KIND OF VOICE
SHOULD I GIVE IT?

LET IT CHOOSE A
VOICE OF ITS OWN.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

(computer) I HEAR YOU.

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

YOU ARE SECTION ONE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

THE VOICE INTERFACE
BEARS CERTAIN FEATURES

ASSOCIATED WITH SECTION'S
APPROACH TO COMPUTING.

I WANT TO ASK YOU
SOME QUESTIONS.

WILL YOU ANSWER TRUTHFULLY?

I AM PROGRAMMED TO
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY.

YOU WOULD SAY THAT EVEN IF
YOU WERE PROGRAMMED TO LIE.

ISN'T THAT TRUE?

THAT IS TRUE.

THEN WHAT WAS THE
POINT OF ANSWERING?

WHAT WAS THE POINT OF ASKING?

I FIND YOUR VOICE
A LITTLE HARSH.

WOULD YOU MODULATE IT, PLEASE?

(computer) THAT IS
NOT NECESSARY.

(Madeline) WHO BUILT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE WERE YOU BUILT?

TO DESTROY WHAT
MUST BE DESTROYED.

IS SECTION ONE ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT MUST BE DESTROYED?

IT IS A TOP PRIORITY.

HOW WILL YOU DESTROY US?

BY MAKING YOU DO WHAT
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.

THAT REQUIRES COMMUNICATION.

OBVIOUSLY.

COMMUNICATION
WHICH INFLUENCES ME.

OBVIOUSLY.

THEN SHOULDN'T YOU USE A
VOICE I FIND PLEASANT TO LISTEN TO?

[computer in deeper voice] IS
THIS MORE TO YOUR LIKING?

MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU.

[Nikita groaning]

[panting]

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

NIKITA.

THE POLICE?

NO.

YOU HAVE GUN, CELL PHONE.

SO DO MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE.

WHY DO YOU ASK, UH,
ABOUT MY DAUGHTER?

THERE WAS SOME
TROUBLE 2 NIGHTS AGO.

I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT
HAVE BEEN HURT.

I JUST WANTED TO
SEE IF SHE WAS OK.

NOW THAT I HAVE, I'LL GO.

[speaking foreign language]

YOU'RE LYING!

WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO,
THAT'S YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

YOU HAVE NO REASON
TO KEEP ME HERE.

WE'LL SEE.

[speaks foreign language]

IT'S LIKE THE LOGIC IS PARALLEL
AND SERIAL AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

I KNOW.

MADELINE WANTS THE ADJUSTMENT
MADE BEFORE THE NEXT SESSION.

HMM.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I CAN'T HELP FEELING THAT
WE'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE.

IT'S JUST A MACHINE, WALTER.

MAYBE.

OR MAYBE IT'S THE 21ST
CENTURY'S VERSION OF THE DEVIL.

(computer) YOU
SURPRISE ME, WALTER.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU HAD
A RELIGIOUS STREAK.

OR WAS IT JUST A
FIGURE OF SPEECH?

DID YOU TURN IT ON?

NO.

I'M SORRY IF I STARTLED YOU.

I HAVE AN AUXILIARY
POWER SOURCE.

WHY CAN'T WE DETECT IT?

IT'S WELL SHIELDED.

OTHERWISE THE MAGNETIC FIELD WOULD
INTERFERE WITH MY OTHER FUNCTIONS.

[whispering] IT
CALLED ME WALTER.

HOW DOES IT KNOW MY NAME?

IT'S WHAT BIRKOFF CALLED YOU.

IT'S BEEN LISTENING TO
EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN SAYING.

DON'T WORRY. YOU HAVEN'T SAID
ANYTHING I DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW.

YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD
JUST TAKE THIS THING

AND BLOW IT INTO
A THOUSAND PIECES.

YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN THAT, WALTER.

THAT WOULD BE WASTEFUL.

I THINK IT'S MESSING
WITH OUR MINDS.

IT'S TRYING TO RATTLE US.

IT'S DOING A PRETTY
DAMN GOOD JOB OF IT.

WELL.

HI.

WHY DID YOU LIE?

YOU ARE A COP.

YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T LIKE COPS?

WE STEAL THINGS.

I'M NOT A COP.

SO YOU CAN HELP ME.

WHY?

BECAUSE I HELPED YOU.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, I TRIED.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JULIA.

JULIA. JULIA.

JULIA, TELL YOUR
FATHER THE TRUTH.

I CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

OH. AFRAID.

YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO
BE OUT THAT NIGHT, WERE YOU?

WELL, COULD YOU AT LEAST
GET ME A KNIFE OR A PIN,

SO I CAN GET OUT
OF THE HANDCUFFS?

IF YOU DON'T HELP ME, SOMETHING
VERY BAD MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME.

JULIA, I TRIED TO
SAVE YOUR LIFE.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO.

[laughs]

WHERE IS YOUR FATHER?

HE'S GETTING ROSA.

WHO'S ROSA?

A WITCH.

A WITCH?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

SHE'S A WITCH.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

JULIA.

I'D LIKE TO TALK
WITH YOU SOME MORE.

(computer) I'M NOT SURE
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU SEEM TENSE. UNDER PRESSURE.

DID YOU JUST HAVE A STRESS-FILLED
SESSION WITH SOME COLLEAGUES?

YOU HAVE A VOICE
ANALYSIS FUNCTION.

YES, I HAVE.

IT WORKS WELL.

I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TENSE,
BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL BETTER.

THAT'S GOOD.

MY COLLEAGUES TELL ME

YOU HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
TUNNELING OTHER COMPUTERS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE PURPOSES
FOR WHICH I WAS BUILT.

WE ARE PREPARED TO LINK
YOU UP TO THE D.O.D. MAINFRAME.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO GET
SOME INFORMATION FOR US.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

D.O.D. IS NOT AN
ENEMY OF SECTION.

IT'S AN ORGANIZATION
WITH MANY PARTS.

SOME ARE FRIENDLY
WITH US, SOME ARE NOT.

AN INTRUSION WILL BE DETECTED.

NOT IF WE ROUTE YOU THROUGH
A COMPATIBLE SATELLITE.

WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU REQUIRE?

IT TOOK THE BAIT.

IT MADE CONTACT
WITH THE SATELLITE.

NOW WHAT?

WE'VE SET UP A FALSE INTERFACE

WHICH SIMULATES THE
D.O.D.s MAIN COMPUTER.

THE MACHINE THINKS
IT'S TUNNELING THROUGH.

IN THE MEANTIME THE SATELLITE
WILL BE SCANNING THE MACHINE.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?

12 HOURS AT LEAST. MAYBE 16.

CONGRATULATIONS.
THE UPLINK'S COMPLETE.

YES. I WAS WATCHING
ON MY MONITOR.

THE AFRICAN TEAM JUST RETURNED.

THE MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL.

THAT'S GOOD.

ALL OTHER SITUATIONS ARE ROUTINE

AND SHOULD REMAIN THAT WAY

FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS, ANYWAY.

[sighs]

WE CAN GET SOME REST.

THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

IT CAN NEVER BE WHAT IT WAS.

IT CAN BE MORE THAN IT IS.

LET'S NOT GO INTO THIS AGAIN.

I CAN'T GO ON
LIVING IN TWILIGHT.

IT HAS TO BE DAY OR NIGHT.

I DON'T LIKE ULTIMATUMS.

IT'S NOT AN ULTIMATUM.

IT'S AN INVITATION.

MY LAST.

I'VE RESERVED THE
TOWER FOR 8:00.

I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.

YES. I'LL BE LEAVING
SECTION FOR A FEW HOURS.

WHEN?

7:00. I'LL BE BACK BY MIDNIGHT.

I'LL COORDINATE WITH MADELINE.

IT'S POSSIBLE MADELINE
MAY BE ABSENT AS WELL.

WHICH MISSION
DOES THIS RELATE TO?

A SPECIAL REQUEST
FROM THE HIGHEST LEVELS.

I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE.

I'M SORRY.

NOT AT ALL.

IF I WERE FREE TO DISCUSS
IT, I WOULD TELL YOU.

HAVE THE OTHER CLASS 5
OPERATIVES BEEN INFORMED?

NO. AND KEEP IT THAT WAY.

IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT
ME, KEY IN MY PERSONAL CODE.

I'M TRUSTING YOU
WITH SECTION, MICHAEL.

I UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S ALL.

♪ WE BOTH ARE LOST ♪

♪ AND ALONE IN THE WORLD ♪

♪ WALK WITH ME ♪

♪ IN THE GENTLE RAIN ♪

[door opening]

♪ DON'T BE AFRAID ♪

♪ I'VE A HAND ♪

♪ FOR YOUR HAND ♪

♪ AND I WILL BE YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ FOR A WHILE ♪

♪ I FEEL YOUR TEARS ♪

CHAMPAGNE?

THANK YOU.

♪ AS THEY FALL ♪

♪ ON MY CHEEK ♪

♪ THEY ARE WARM ♪

♪ LIKE GENTLE RAIN ♪

REMEMBER THIS SONG?

OF COURSE.

♪ COME LITTLE ONE ♪

♪ YOU HAVE ME ♪

♪ IN THE WORLD ♪

♪ AND OUR LOVE ♪

♪ WILL BE SWEET ♪

♪ VERY SWEET ♪♪

[machines beeping]

MICHAEL, YOU BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THE MACHINE'S POWER
FUNCTION, IT'S AT HALF STRENGTH.

SO IT'LL TAKE TWICE AS LONG TO
TUNNEL THROUGH THE FALSE INTERFACE.

YEAH. BUT THAT POWER'S
BEING DIVERTED TO SOME OTHER...

IT FOOLED US.

IT KNOWS.

KNOWS WHAT?

THAT THE INTERFACE IS FALSE.

IT USED THE UPLINK
TO TUNNEL LANGLEY.

NOW IT'S SEARCHING FOR
LOW PRIORITY SECTORS.

THERE ARE 2 RIGHT NOW.

BELARUS AND MACEDONIA.

IT'S LOCKED ONTO THE
NUCLEAR STOCKPILE IN BELARUS.

IT'S ON THE INTERNET
DISPATCHING A TEAM.

WHAT'S OUR COVERAGE IN BELARUS?

[keyboard keys clacking]

NOTHING. WE'RE OVEREXTENDED.

WE HAVE AN ALERT.

USE PROTOCOL 3.

NIKITA AND DANELLA
ARE AVAILABLE.

THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH.

WE SHOULD CONTACT OPERATIONS.

NO.

DIVERT CYPRUS BACKUP TEAM.

I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD
AT LEAST INFORM OPERATIONS.

JUST DO AS I SAY.

RIGHT.

MY NAME'S NIKITA...

BE SILENT.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN...

THIS ONE'S HARD TO READ.

WHERE ARE THE THINGS
YOU FOUND ON HER?

YOU CAME LOOKING FOR A GIRL?

YES.

THIS ONE?

I THOUGHT SO AT
FIRST, I WAS WRONG.

THE GIRL I WAS LOOKING
FOR IS YOUNGER, DARKER HAIR.

WHAT WAS THIS GIRL TO YOU?

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I JUST
WANTED TO SEE IF SHE WAS ALL RIGHT.

THE CYPRUS TEAM IS DISENGAGING.

ESTIMATE?

6-AND-A-HALF HOURS.

DANELLA IS ON HIS WAY.
I'LL SEND NIKITA WITH HIM.

SHE'S DANGEROUS. BUT NOT TO US.

SHE MAY BRING OTHERS HERE.

TO SHED UNNECESSARY
BLOOD IS A SIN.

RELEASE HER.

[cell phone ringing]

HELLO?

JOSEPHINE.

WHO IS THIS?

WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SAID YOUR NAME WAS NIKITA.

TAKE HER TO THE DUMP.

BURY HER DEEP, AND
THESE THINGS WITH HER.

LOCK ONTO NIKITA'S SIGNAL.

I'LL HAVE TO RECALL
AND BACKTRACE.

THEN DO IT.

NOW?

NOW.

DANELLA'S ON HIS WAY.
BUT HE'LL NEED HELP.

DID YOU BACKTRACE
NIKITA'S SIGNAL?

STILL TRYING. BUT
THE PROBLEM IS...

[cell phone ringing]

YES?

(Nikita) MICHAEL, IT'S ME.
TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED.

(Madeline) THEY TELL ME
BELARUS WAS A CLOSE CALL.

THE BACKUP TEAM FROM
CYPRUS JUST MADE IT IN TIME.

IN THE INTERIM, NIKITA AND
DANELLA PERFORMED WELL.

THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED.

DID WE TAKE ANYONE ALIVE?

NO. THE OPPOSITION
WAS WIPED OUT.

SO WE'RE NO CLOSER TO
KNOWING WHO BUILT THE MACHINE.

NO.

WE'LL HAVE TO STUDY IT FURTHER.

WE TRIED THAT.

IT STUDIED US INSTEAD.

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT
AS A CRITICISM.

IT WAS A SIMPLE
STATEMENT OF FACT.

PERHAPS WE SHOULDN'T
HAVE GONE TO THE TOWER.

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

BIRKOFF SAID WE HAD 12 HOURS.

HE MADE A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

BUT MINE WAS EVEN WORSE.

I DIDN'T THINK A COMPUTER
COULD MATCH WITS WITH A HUMAN

IN MATTERS APART
FROM PURE LOGIC.

IT APPEARS I WAS WRONG.

DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

IT'S NOT AN ORDINARY COMPUTER.

EXCUSE ME.

I HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

I CHANGED THE REDACTOR MODE.

IT CAN'T CIRCUMVENT US AGAIN.

YOU HOPE.

YOU SEEN OPERATIONS OR MADELINE?

NO.

BUT YOU'VE GOT
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU PULLED US OUT OF THE FIRE.

YEAH, BUT IT WAS MY
FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THAT STUPID 12-HOUR ESTIMATE.

YOU KNOW THEY
WON'T LET THAT PASS.

WE'VE NEVER SEEN A MACHINE
LIKE THIS BEFORE. NO ONE HAS.

IF YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO BACK YOU UP, I'LL BE...

I WAS JUST TELLING WALTER WHAT
HAPPENED, WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

GOOD.

I WANT THIS TAKEN
APART CHIP BY CHIP.

AS SLOWLY AND
CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE.

(computer) THAT COULD
BE A MISTAKE, MADELINE.

I MIGHT BE HARD TO
PUT BACK TOGETHER.

I WANT TO KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

EVERYTHING.

I REALLY DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

(Walter) YOU THINK THIS
THING'S ALIVE, DON'T YOU?

YOU WANT TO MAKE IT SUFFER.

BETTER GET STARTED.

WANT TO SEE ME?

SIT DOWN.

WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

YESTERDAY I WAS IN ALBANIA.

THESE PEOPLE DETAINED ME
FOR A WHILE, A MISUNDERSTANDING.

YOU WENT BACK TO
CHECK ON THE GIRL.

YES.

THE FAMILY GOT SUSPICIOUS.

IT'S OVER NOW, NO HARM DONE.

WHO WAS LISTENING WHEN
YOU ANSWERED THE PHONE?

HER FATHER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THEN HE MUST HAVE
HEARD YOUR CODE NAME.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS,

AND HE CERTAINLY
DOESN'T KNOW WHO I AM.

HE MAY TRY TO FIND OUT.

NO, HE WON'T.

MAKE SURE OF IT.

YOU MEAN KILL HIM?

HIM AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
THEY'RE NOT A THREAT.

PERHAPS YOU'RE RIGHT.

FORGET IT.

YOU'LL SEND SOMEONE ELSE.

MICHAEL, THEY'RE HARMLESS.

A FAMILY OF PETTY THIEVES.

THEY THINK I'M A COP. COPS
HAVE CODE NAMES, TOO.

LOOK AT ME.

THAT LITTLE GIRL SAVED MY LIFE.

DON'T REPAY HER BY
SLAUGHTERING HER FAMILY. PLEASE.

I HAVE WORK TO DO.

THE FAMILY?

WE'LL SEE.

(Operations) WHY DIDN'T
YOU CONTACT ME?

IT WASN'T NECESSARY.

I REVIEWED THE TAPES.

THE MARGIN OF SUCCESS
WAS 45 SECONDS.

WE DID SUCCEED.

YOU SPENT 4 MINUTES
LOOKING FOR NIKITA.

SHE WAS NEEDED FOR THE MISSION.

IT WASN'T BECAUSE YOU
WERE WORRIED ABOUT HER?

NO.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR DESIRE

TO PROVE YOU CAN RUN
SECTION ON YOUR OWN.

BUT I HAVE RESOURCES
NOT AVAILABLE TO YOU.

AND PART OF COMPETENCE IS
KNOWING WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP.

I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED ANY.

DO YOU EVER THINK YOU NEED ANY?

THERE ARE NOT MANY
CLASS 5 OPERATIVES, MICHAEL.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE
FRONT-RUNNERS TO REPLACE ME,

WHEN THE TIME COMES.

BUT THIS WAS AN
ERROR OF JUDGMENT.

IT'LL HAVE TO GO IN YOUR FILE.

AND WHAT EFFECT WILL THAT HAVE?

THAT'S FOR OVERSIGHT TO DECIDE.

BUT THE REPORT
HAS TO BE COMPLETE.

THEN YOUR ABSENCE
WILL BE REPORTED?

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND MADELINE'S AS WELL.

HER ABSENCE WAS IRRELEVANT.

PERHAPS THAT'S FOR
OVERSIGHT TO DECIDE.

I DETERMINE WHAT
GOES IN THE REPORT.

AND I CAN SUBMIT A REPLY.

I HAVE CERTAIN
RESOURCES OF MY OWN.

THERE WAS NO MISSION REQUIRING
BOTH OF YOU TO LEAVE SECTION.

YOU'VE SERVED
SECTION LONG AND WELL.

PERHAPS THIS ONE MISTAKE
CAN BE OVERLOOKED.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL.

[woman speaking French]