La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 2, Episode 8 - Darkness Visible - full transcript

Section One must stop Radovan Luca, whose contacts to the international arms community aid a rebel force inside the Balkans. While on a mission to eliminate the Balkan terrorist, Nikita and Michael help two children flee the country.

(Operations) THE SITUATION IN THE
BALKANS IS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.

THE LOSS OF LIFE IS STAGGERING.

THE DESTABILIZED REBEL
FORCE IS IN THE PROCESS

OF A VIOLENT AND
COMPREHENSIVE ETHNIC CLEANSING.

NOW, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TASK

OF CUTTING OFF ONE
OF THEIR PIPELINES

TO THE INTERNATIONAL
ARMS COMMUNITY.

THE MAN YOU PICKED UP AT THE
WAREHOUSE HAS GIVEN US THE IDENTITY

OF THE PRIMARY BUYER
INSIDE THE REBEL FACTION.

[beeping]

RADOVAN LUCA.



LUCA WAS ONCE THE HEAD OF
HIS GOVERNMENT'S SECRET POLICE.

HE IS NOW AWAITING THE ARRIVAL

OF A SIGNIFICANT
CACHE OF WEAPONS.

IF THE DEAL IS CONSUMMATED,

IT'S GOING TO BE NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO PREVENT

THE GOVERNMENT FROM FALLING.

HOW MUCH RECONNAISSANCE
HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR?

NOT ENOUGH.

THE COUNTRY IS IN CHAOS.

HALF OF OUR CONTACTS
HAVE BEEN KILLED.

THE C.I.A. IS EVACUATING
THEIR PEOPLE.

TAKE OUT LUCA. STOP THE DEAL.

[woman speaking French]

[crying]



WHY DOES BIRKOFF THINK
LUCA'S GONNA BE AT THIS PLACE?

AN IN-COUNTRY SOURCE.

LUCA'S BEEN LEADING RAIDS
THROUGH THE VILLAGES IN THAT AREA.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA
SHOW UP AND GRAB HIM?

IF HE'S THERE, PEOPLE WILL KNOW.

NEXT CROSSING, TAKE A RIGHT.

[all chattering]

IDENTIFICATION.

[woman crying]

WE HAVE NO NEED FOR
MEDICAL RELIEF WORKERS.

SOME PEOPLE NEED ATTENTION.

GET OUT OF THE TRUCK.

[chattering]

[woman crying]

[gun firing]

[gun firing]

[woman wails]

YOUR PAPERS ARE NOT IN
ORDER. WE'RE TAKING THE JEEP.

(Michael) I CAN'T
LET YOU DO THAT.

REALLY?

[grunting]

LET'S GO.

WHAT'S OUR CONFIGURATION?

WE HAVE 5 2-MAN CELLS APPROACHING
POSSIBLE LOCATIONS ON LUCA.

NONE HAVE REPORTED BACK YET.

LET ME KNOW.

HOW LATE DO YOU THINK
WE'LL BE WORKING TONIGHT?

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT COMES IN.

I DON'T CARE HOW TIRED YOU ARE.

I AM NOT TAKING A RAIN CHECK.

[typing]

(Michael) WE HAVE AN
UNCONFIRMED REPORT

THAT LUCA WAS SEEN NEAR
A FARMHOUSE IN THE AREA.

WE'RE CHECKING IT OUT.

MICHAEL, IT'S JUST A BOY.

IT'S OK, WE'RE NOT
GONNA HURT YOU.

WE CAN HELP YOU.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US.

PLEASE. LOOK, WE CAN HELP YOU.

WE CAN GIVE YOU
A RIDE SOMEWHERE.

(Nikita) ARE YOU HUNGRY?
WE'VE GOT SOME FOOD.

ARE YOU WITH THE OTHERS?

NO, WE'RE NOT.

YOU'RE SOLDIERS.

NO, WE'RE FIGHTING THE SOLDIERS.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

SASHA.

ARE YOU COLD, SASHA?

(Peter) YES.

(Nikita) IS THAT BETTER?

WHAT DID THEY DO AFTER
THEY GRABBED YOUR PARENTS?

THEY JUST LEFT.

AND WHERE WERE YOU AND SASHA?

WE WERE HIDING.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE?

IS THIS THE MAN WHO
TOOK YOUR PARENTS?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY WENT?

TO THE TRAIN YARDS.

THAT'S WHERE THEY TAKE EVERYONE.

WHERE ARE THE TRAIN YARDS?

I'VE JUST HEARD ABOUT THEM.

NIKITA, LET'S GO.
WE HAVE A LOCATION.

WHAT ABOUT PETER AND SASHA?

THEY TOLD US
EVERYTHING THEY KNOW.

WE CAN'T LEAVE THEM HERE ALONE.

WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM
SOMEWHERE, MICHAEL.

NO.

HE SAID LUCA TOOK
THEM TO THE TRAIN YARDS.

(Birkoff) THAT'S ALL
HE SAID, TRAIN YARDS?

THAT'S IT.

I'VE GOT DOZENS OF LOCATIONS

THAT COULD BE CLASSIFIED
AS TRAIN YARDS IN THAT REGION.

IT'S PROBABLY A DETENTION CAMP.

CHECK OUT A MAN
NAMED VINCENT VUKOVICH.

YOU'RE NOT FAR
FROM HIM. HE'S C.I.A.

IF HE'S ALIVE AND IN THE COUNTRY,
HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

I'M ATTACHING THE ADDRESS.

GOOD.

HOW'S IT GOING?

I'M NOT GETTING OUT
OF HERE TONIGHT.

MOST OF THE TEAMS
HAVEN'T EVEN CHECKED IN.

MMM, YOU'RE NO FUN.

GALE!

COME ON, LET'S GO TO THE WHITE
ROOM. THERE'S NO ONE AROUND.

THEY CAN HEAR YOU.

TEAM 6, YOU'RE GETTING
CLOSE TO THE BORDER.

MOVE TO "B" CHANNEL.

ALL RIGHT. BE THAT WAY.

I'LL JUST BE THAT MUCH HARDER
ON YOU WHEN WE GET TOGETHER.

SEE YOU LATER.

GAIL, YOU'RE STILL ONLINE.

THIS IS IT. VUKOVICH'S OFFICE.

I'LL STAY HERE WITH THEM.

NO. THERE'S A REFUGEE
CAMP A BLOCK BACK.

TAKE THEM THERE.

WE'LL MEET BACK HERE.

[people chattering over C.B.]

CLEARANCE CODE K357.

I'M SECTION ONE.

DID YOU BRING TRANSPORT?

I'M NOT HERE FOR THE EVACUATION.

THESE PEOPLE
HELPED US FOR YEARS.

THEY FED US INFORMATION,
RISKED THEIR LIVES.

WE PROMISED THEM IF THE DAY
EVER CAME, WE WOULD GET THEM OUT.

LISTEN.

[static crackling]

(woman) WE ARE GOING TO DIE IF
YOU DO NOT GET US OUT OF HERE!

[women chattering]

IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR 3 DAYS.

EVERYONE ELSE IS GONE.

I'M LOOKING FOR LUCA.

(man) HELLO? PLEASE, IS
THERE ANYBODY THERE?

CAN ANYBODY HELP US?

WHERE ARE THE TRAIN YARDS?

TRAIN YARDS.

JUST NORTH OF THE
MINES. YOU CAN'T MISS IT.

JUST FOLLOW THE SMELL.

(man) HELLO, IS THERE ANYBODY
THERE WHO CAN HELP US?

PLEASE.

WE DO NOT HAVE
MUCH TIME. PLEASE.

LISTEN.

THERE'S A FAMILY IN THAT AREA.

DO YOU HAVE ROOM?

I'M SORRY.

(man) PLEASE, COME SAVE US.

HELLO? HELLO?

[woman crying]

WE HAVE CHILDREN HERE. PLEASE.

PLEASE, WE HAVE CHILDREN.

WHAT IS THIS?

I COULDN'T LEAVE THEM
THERE. IT WASN'T SAFE.

THIS IS NOT A GAME.
WE'RE NOT PLAYING HOUSE.

GET RID OF THEM NOW.

YOU GET RID OF THEM.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

(Michael) IT WAS A
MISTAKE TO BRING THEM.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I WANTED TO GET THE INCLUDE
FILES ON THAT FILTER SIMULATOR.

SURE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
JUST DOWNLOAD 'EM?

WALTER, I NEED YOUR HELP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

ABOUT WHAT?

GAIL.

WELL, YOU'VE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

SHE'S USING THE SECTION
COMPUTER TO STEAL.

WHAT?

SHE WALKED AWAY...

SHE WALKED AWAY FROM HER SYSTEM

WITHOUT LOGGING OFF LAST NIGHT.

THE MODIFICATION DATES ON
SOME FILES DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT.

SO I CHECKED IT OUT.

SHE'S FUNNELING MONEY OUT OF
TERRORIST ACCOUNTS THAT WE'RE MONITORING.

WHAT DO I DO?

YOU THINK YOU HAVE OPTIONS?

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'LL DO TO HER.

I'M SORRY, BIRKOFF.

OH, POOR BABY. HAVE
YOU BEEN UP ALL NIGHT?

YEAH.

[brakes screeching]

WHAT NOW?

WE WAIT.

I WANT YOU GUYS TO LAY
DOWN IN THE OTHER ROOM, OK?

[cell phone ringing]

YEAH?

OK. THANKS.

BIRKOFF JUST HEARD FROM TEAM 2.

LUCA'S VEHICLE WAS
SPOTTED HEADING THIS WAY.

WHY DIDN'T THEY TAKE HIM OUT?

THE TRANSMISSION WENT DEAD.

BIRKOFF THINKS IT'S A LAND MINE.

HOW FAR?

2 KILOMETERS.

LET'S GET IN POSITION.

PETER, LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE
YOUR PARENTS AGAIN,

YOU HAVE TO STAY HERE AND
TAKE CARE OF YOUR SISTER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH.

BIRKOFF, WE'RE HERE.

ANY SIGN OF LUCA?

(Michael) NOT YET.

DID YOU PATCH THIS
LOCATION TO THE OTHER TEAMS?

YEAH, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

PETER! NO.

MAMA.

PETER.

THEY WILL HEAR YOU.

MAMA, PAPA!

[Peter grunts]

(Michael) I KNOW YOU WANT
TO SEE YOUR PARENTS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO BE SMART, PETER.

OK?

(Michael) THIS MUST
BE LUCA. STAY ALERT.

I'M IN POSITION.

IF YOU GET A SHOT, WAIT TILL
THEY'RE STOPPED AT THE GATE.

IT'LL GIVE ME TIME
TO BACK YOU UP.

GOT IT.

[all chattering]

(Nikita) MICHAEL,
THERE'S 2 GUARDS

HEADING TOWARDS PETER AND SASHA.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

FORGET IT, NIKITA. HE'S HERE.

HE'S ON YOUR SIDE. TAKE HIM.

[all chattering]

[Peter groaning]

HER NAME'S SASHA.
LEAVE US ALONE!

NIKITA, WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR? SHOOT NOW.

(Peter) NO!

[chattering]

[tires screeching]

[both chattering]

THIS IS FOR YOUR MAMA,

AND THAT IS FOR YOUR PAPA.

WHEN ARE WE GOING
BACK TO THE TRAIN YARDS?

WE HAVE TO WAIT.

FOR WHAT?

OTHERS ARE COMING TO HELP US.

HELP US

OR HELP YOU?

WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN, PETER.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

AS SOON AS YOU GET WHAT YOU
WANT, YOU'LL GET OUT OF HERE.

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT
TO STICK AROUND HERE

A SECOND LONGER
THAN THEY HAD TO?

WHAT IS IT? I'M BUSY.

I'M SORRY. I'LL COME BACK.

BIRKOFF.

SIT DOWN.

THE NEW KEYBOARDS
ARE REALLY ERGONOMIC.

THANKS FOR GETTING
THEM APPROVED.

I'VE GOT A COUP
ATTEMPT IN THE BALKANS,

A MISSING WARHEAD
IN EASTERN EUROPE,

AND A HOSTAGE
SITUATION IN THE AZORES.

IS THERE SOMETHING
ABOUT THESE KEYBOARDS

YOU FEEL WILL ASSIST ME IN
ANY WAY IN THESE OPERATIONS?

GAIL IS STEALING MONEY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

SHE'S USING OUR ENCRYPTION
PROGRAMS TO DO IT.

I THINK IF YOU JUST CONFRONTED
HER WITH IT, SHE'D STOP DOING IT.

SHE'S ONE OF MY BEST ANALYSTS.

NOT ONE OF MY BEST, MY BEST.

WE DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE A BIG DEAL OF THIS.

BUT IT IS A BIG DEAL.

OTHERWISE WHY WOULD YOU TURN IN

A WOMAN YOU'RE HAVING
INTIMATE RELATIONS WITH?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HER?

I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT.

I'M SURE IF YOU SPOKE TO HER
SHE WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN.

THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A
DIFFICULT DECISION FOR YOU.

HOW LONG BEFORE WE MOVE?

AS SOON AS THEY'RE
DONE WITH THE TACTICAL.

THE TEAMS ARE IN PLACE.

WHEN DOES LUCA'S
ARMS DEAL GO DOWN?

8 HOURS.

SO WHAT ABOUT THEM?

YOU THINK WE CAN GET
THEM ACROSS THE BORDER?

PROBABLY.

BUT THEY WON'T WANT
TO LEAVE THEIR PARENTS.

WELL, I MEAN, IF THERE'S TIME,

WE SHOULD TRY AND
GET THEM ALL OUT.

THERE WON'T BE TIME.

[cell phone ringing]

YEAH.

OK.

THEY'RE READY.

BIRKOFF, WE HAVE VISUAL.

TEAMS 3 AND 4, YOU'RE ON.

[tires screeching]

[both yelling]

IT'S OK. I'M NOT
HERE TO HURT YOU.

THEY'RE IN.

GAIL?

OH, I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO
FINISH THAT PROGRAM LAST NIGHT,

SO I THOUGHT I'D DO
IT NOW. IS THAT OK?

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

THAT'S FINE.

IS EVERYTHING OK?

SURE. WHY SHOULDN'T IT BE?

NO REASON.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[sighing]

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CANCEL GAIL.

YOU'RE NOT?

WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT HER EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES FOR SOME TIME NOW.

IT'S WHAT BROUGHT HER TO OUR
ATTENTION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY?

THOSE ACCOUNTS DON'T EXIST.

WE CREATE THEM FOR THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF SATISFYING HER HABIT.

HER HABIT?

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE PROFILE,
WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT STEALING IS SOMETHING
SHE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GIVE UP.

SO WE ALLOW IT.

IT KEEPS HER PRODUCTIVE.

HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON?

INDEFINITELY.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND THE
MONEY. SHE JUST WANTS TO STEAL IT.

ANYTHING ELSE, BIRKOFF?

BY THE WAY,

IT TOOK YOU LONGER TO
DISCOVER THIS THAN WE EXPECTED.

KEEP YOUR PEOPLE CLOSER.

LINE UP.

[people chattering]

[man yelling]

IS THAT LUCA?

LUCA.

HEY, WHAT IS THIS?

[man yelling]

MICHAEL.

[grunting]

[all clamoring]

DON'T KILL ME. I GIVE
YOU INFORMATION:

TROOP MOVEMENTS, LOCATION
OF WEAPONS STOCKPILE,

IDENTITIES OF OUR INFORMERS,
ANYTHING YOU WANT.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN PREPARED
TO DIE FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.

WHO SAYS I BELIEVE?

I DO WHAT I HAVE
TO DO TO SURVIVE.

LIKE EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY.

I CAN HELP YOU.

I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS.

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO
LOSE BY BRINGING ME IN.

YOU CAN ALWAYS KILL ME LATER.

LET'S FIND THE PARENTS.

[people chattering]

I'LL GO IN THERE.

IT'S YOU.

I HAVE PETER AND SASHA.

MY GOD!

TAKE US.

ARE THEY ALL RIGHT?

COME WITH ME.

THANK GOD! PETER.
OH, MY GOD, PETER.

ARE YOU OK?

[dialing cell phone]

WE'RE READY TO EVACUATE.

WHAT?

YEAH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WE CAN'T GET AN AIRLIFT.

WHY NOT?

OUR PRIORITY'S BEEN DOWNGRADED.

WE'LL HAVE TO CROSS
THE BORDER OURSELVES.

(Nikita) LET US TAKE THEM.

THEY'LL HAVE A BETTER
CHANCE OF GETTING THROUGH.

[people chattering]

NO?

THIS IS A MISTAKE.

(Father) YOU MUST LET US PASS.

NO, IT'S A MISTAKE!

DON'T LOOK BACK.
JUST KEEP WALKING.

LET US OUT.

(Mother) YOU MUST LET US GO.

(Father) LET US GO.

LET ME GO!

THIS IS CRAZY.

[Mother shouting]

(Mother) YOU CANNOT
TAKE US NOW. I BEG YOU!

LET US GO!

DO NOT TAKE THEM AWAY NOW, GOD.

(Madeline) CONGRATULATIONS.
WE SUCCEEDED.

THE ARMS DEAL FELL THROUGH

ONCE WORD OF
LUCA'S DEATH GOT OUT.

WHAT ABOUT PETER AND SASHA?

WE FOUND A FAMILY FROM THEIR
COUNTRY WHO JUST IMMIGRATED.

THEY'LL HAVE A GOOD HOME.

ANY CHANCE OF GETTING
THEIR PARENTS OUT?

(Peter) PAPA! MAMA!

SASHA.

THANK GOD!

[gasping]

[panting]

[woman speaking French]