La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 13 - Beyond the Pale - full transcript

YOUR REPORT IS VERY THOROUGH.

WHAT'S YOUR DECISION?

I'VE GOT 2 MEN, ONE JOB.

HEAD STRATEGIST IS A
SIGNIFICANT PROMOTION.

MICHAEL IS MORE QUALIFIED.

(Operations) IN TERMS
OF TIME SERVED, YES.

BUT EVEN LOOKING AT YOUR REPORT,

ZALMAN MIGHT BE
BETTER SUITED FOR IT.

I WOULDN'T UNDERESTIMATE
MICHAEL'S REACTION TO THIS.

MICHAEL'S A TEAM PLAYER.

(Madeline) MAYBE.



BUT HE WANTS THIS POST
AND HE KNOWS HE DESERVES IT.

HE MAY NOT SHOW IT,
BUT HE WILL BE RESENTFUL.

HAVE MICHAEL COME TO MY OFFICE.

(woman) RIGHT AWAY, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

I HEAR YOU'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS

ON THE VINCENT TOMAS SITUATION.

YES, I BELIEVE WE'VE LOCATED
THE NUCLEUS OF HIS OPERATION.

I'VE GONE OVER THE
LAYOUT WITH BIRKOFF.

MICHAEL,

I KNOW YOU EXPECTED THE
PROMOTION TO HEAD STRATEGIST

AND, OVER THE
YEARS, I'VE INDICATED

THAT THE JOB MIGHT
ONE DAY BE YOURS.

BUT YOU'RE A FIELD MAN.



THE BEST I HAVE.

THE HEAD STRATEGIST POSITION...

I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE
A MISTAKE FOR BOTH OF US.

IS THAT ALL?

THIS ISN'T PERSONAL, MICHAEL.

OF COURSE.

[shuffling]

[footsteps advancing]

MICHAEL.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WE'RE GETTING OUT.

HOW? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I'LL EXPLAIN.

GET DRESSED.

[woman speaking French]

(Operations) IN THE
PAST 6 MONTHS,

THERE'S BEEN A SHARP
INCREASE IN RED CELL ACTIVITIES.

WE BELIEVE THAT VINCENT TOMAS
HAS TAKEN THE HELM IN EUROPE

AND IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE ESCALATION.

HE'S OPERATING
AS HE DID IN ASIA,

USING A WELL-CONCEALED
MOBILE CELL TO COMMUNICATE

WITH A NUMBER OF
SATELLITE SUBSTATIONS.

TACTICALLY, WE HAVE TO STRIKE
ALL LOCATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY

TO KEEP ONE FROM
INFORMING THE OTHER.

(Operations) ZALMAN, OUR
NEW HEAD STRATEGIST,

WILL COORDINATE THE
STRIKE FROM INSIDE SECTION.

MICHAEL WILL LEAD THE
CELL TEAM IN THE FIELD.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
WILL BE DIRECTED TO ZALMAN.

(Zalman) MICHAEL?

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I'VE STUDIED ALL YOUR FILES

AND I HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT

FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE HERE.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING YOU AS MY POINT MAN.

MY TEAM WILL BE READY.

OH, I KNOW THAT.

(Walter) IF YOU ASK ME,
THE WHOLE THING STINKS.

EVERYONE AROUND
HERE RESPECTS MICHAEL.

HE'S A LEADER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ZALMAN DOES BESIDES FIT IN.

HE'S NOT A THREAT.

MICHAEL SAY ANYTHING TO YOU?

YOU KNOW MICHAEL.
IT'S THE JOB. YOU DO IT.

HMM.

WELL, YOU'RE PRETTY
MUCH READY HERE.

I'M JUST GOING TO
LOG THESE THINGS OUT.

(Walter) HEY, MICHAEL. HEY,
HOLD ON. WHERE YOU GOING?

YOU KNOW I CAN'T
LET YOU BACK HERE.

MAYBE... MAYBE I CAN HELP IF
YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

(Michael) NOTHING.

I NEED A NOTE FROM
ZALMAN, IS THAT IT?

NO, NO.

LOOK, NOBODY'S WITH
OPERATIONS ON THIS ONE,

BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR YOU
AND IT CAN'T CHANGE THE RULES.

WE'RE GOING OUT IN AN HOUR.

YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE A SWELL TIME.

WE'LL BE OK.

WATCH YOUR FLANK.

THANKS.

MAYBE YOU BETTER WATCH HIS, TOO.

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT, SUGAR?

JUST THE BEST PART OF MY DAY.

KEEP ON TALKING LIKE THAT,
I'LL FORGET HOW OLD I AM.

(Nikita) HOW LONG DO
YOU THINK IT'LL TAKE THEM

TO KNOW WE'VE GOT
THE FIELD ROUTER?

ONCE WE USE IT, THEY'LL KNOW.

THEN THEY'LL COME AFTER US.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MICHAEL, ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY
BECAUSE YOU LOST A POST TO ZALMAN?

IN SECTION, YOU EITHER
MOVE UP OR MOVE OUT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, MICHAEL.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU NEED ME.

I DON'T NEED YOU.

I WANT YOU.

STATUS?

(Birkoff) 7 TEAMS DEPLOYED.

TEAM ONE WILL MAKE TARGET.

THEY'LL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO
SECURE THE NUCLEUS STATION,

SHUT DOWN COMMUNICATIONS
AND ACQUIRE TOMAS

BEFORE THE SATELLITE TEAMS HIT.

(Operations) MICHAEL'S TEAM?

(Birkoff) THEY'RE WITHIN
THE PERIMETER NOW.

[birds chirping]

STATUS REPORT.
DO YOU HAVE TOMAS?

CONDITION BLUE. THE
LOCATION IS CLEAR.

YOU DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING?

(Michael) LOOKS LIKE THEY PULLED
OUT WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

THIS WAY.

(Zalman) MICHAEL?

MICHAEL, STATUS. LOOK, IS THERE
ANY INDICATION WHATSOEVER

THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE
HAD ADVANCE WARNING?

YES, THEY KNEW.

END OF REPORT.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

(man) WE LOST THE SIGNAL.

(Zalman) MICHAEL!

[computers buzzing]

MICHAEL!

IT'S A JAMMING SIGNAL.

MICHAEL!

I'VE GOT TO SHIFT OP FREQUENCIES
TO TRY TO GET COMM BACK.

LET'S GO.

TRY IT.

MICHAEL!

MICHAEL!

(Zalman) CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?

THIS IS TEAM 2, FREDRICKS.

THANK GOD. WHERE
THE HELL IS MICHAEL?

UH, SIR, WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW.

(Zalman) WHAT DO YOU
MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW?

(Fredericks) HE'S
MISSING, SIR. NIKITA, TOO.

BOTH OF THEM?

I'VE GOT PERSONNEL OUT IN
TEAMS GOING OVER THE AREA.

HOW IN THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN?

SOMEHOW THEY GOT THEIR
HANDS ON A SECTION FIELD ROUTER.

IT'S PROGRAMMED WITH ALL OF
SECTION'S CODES AND FREQUENCIES.

(Zalman) WALTER!

YEAH.

GET OUT HERE.

A FIELD ROUTER.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

CHECK YOUR INVENTORY.

[clearing throat]

[buzzing]

[buzzing]

YOU'RE RIGHT.

ONE'S MISSING.

SOMEONE MUST HAVE TAKEN IT.

JUST SO YOU FULLY
UNDERSTAND HOW I WORK, HERE.

I DO NOT TOLERATE MISTAKES.

THEN DON'T MAKE ONE BIGGER
THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE.

(Operations) ZALMAN,
MY OFFICE, NOW.

I'M ON MY WAY, SIR.

TO BE CONTINUED, WALTER.

[clearing throat]

YOU ARE AWARE,
AS HEAD STRATEGIST,

THAT ANY MISSION FAILURE
IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

I'M AWARE OF THAT, YES.

YOU'RE ALSO AWARE
THAT ANY FAILURE

ON YOUR PART IS
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

SIR... (Operations)
LISTEN TO ME.

I PUT YOU IN CHARGE
OF THIS MISSION.

I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

YOU ALREADY HAVE.

MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT.

SIR, WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.

OH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

MICHAEL LEFT BECAUSE I
PASSED HIM OVER FOR YOU

AND HE TOOK NIKITA WITH HIM.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
ANTICIPATED THAT VARIABLE.

WE'LL FIND THEM.

NOT STANDING IN HERE, YOU WON'T.

[brakes squeaking]

(Nikita) MERCI.

(Michael) MERCI BEAUCOUP.

[birds chirping]

[electronic buzzing]

[electricity surging]

[moaning]

YOU GAVE THEM THE FIELD ROUTER.

WHY?

[moaning] I GAVE THEM NOTHING.

YOU WILL ANSWER ME, WALTER,

OR WE CAN START THIS WHOLE
PROCEDURE RIGHT FROM THE TOP.

I DID ANSWER YOU.

[groaning]

HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING
TO LET ZALMAN TAKE THIS?

(Zalman) YOU SEE, I EXPECT,
BEING INVOLVED WITH THEM,

THAT YOU KNOW
WHERE THEY ARE, TOO.

YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO...

[gasping]

(Operations) ZALMAN, THAT'S
ENOUGH. TURN IT DOWN.

SIR, I WILL GET HIM TO TALK.

WALTER, DID YOU DO IT?

NO.

IT'S OVER. YOU HEARD HIM.

SIR... GET HIM OUT OF THERE.

[sighing]

[birds chirping]

[hinges squeaking]

[hinges squeaking]

[door closing]

HOW'D YOU FIND THIS PLACE?

I SAW IT WHEN WE WERE
DOING AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE.

I NOTICED IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVER

50 KILOMETERS FROM
A POPULATION ZONE.

WHO OWNS IT?

I DO.

REALLY?

AND I BOUGHT THE LAND
AROUND IT: 100 HECTARES.

I LIKE IT.

(Nikita) IT MUST BE BEAUTIFUL
HERE IN THE SUMMER.

THESE LOOK LIKE
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND.

[sighing]

♪♪[Ma Jeunesse Fout le
Camp by Francoise Hardy playing]

I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU HAD SUCH
TALENT IN THE KITCHEN, MICHAEL.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS
YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME.

MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU LEARNED.

[door opening]

[Nikita yawning]

HOW LONG DO YOU
THINK WE'LL STAY HERE?

NOT LONG ENOUGH.

I'M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT ME HERE.

(Nikita) I WISH WE COULD STAY.

LET'S NOT THINK
ABOUT THE FUTURE.

LET'S JUST ENJOY
THIS WHILE IT LASTS.

YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T GET
THAT WINDOW CLOSED TODAY.

I'VE GOT TO GO INTO TOWN
TOMORROW TO GET SOME THINGS.

I'LL PICK UP A NEW LATCH.

SO WE'LL BE COLD TONIGHT, THEN.

OH!

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT?

I REVIEWED THE PSYCH FILE
ON BOTH MICHAEL AND NIKITA.

I'M NOT CONVINCED
THEY'RE RENEGADE.

THEY TOOK THE ROUTER.
THAT'S HOW THEY ESCAPED.

MAYBE THIS WAS
MOTIVATED EXTERNALLY.

EXTORTION?

PERHAPS.

BUT IN ANY CASE,

MY INSTINCTS TELL ME THAT
THIS WAS NOT A COLLABORATION.

MICHAEL'S UP TO SOMETHING.

WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS?

IF THEIR ACTIONS ARE
BEING CONTROLLED,

LET'S FIND OUT WHO IT IS
BEFORE WE WALK INTO A TRAP.

INTERESTING.

THANK YOU.

(Birkoff) CLOSEST I CAN PLACE
THEM IS... THEY'RE STILL IN BELGIUM.

YEAH, SOUTHEAST OF BRUSSELS.

THIS IS RELIABLE?

FACTORING IN THE DISTORTION, THERE'S
AN ERROR RADIUS OF 16 KILOMETERS.

IT'S THE BEST
WE'RE GOING TO GET.

HELLO, MADELINE.

OH, LISTEN, MADELINE?

YOU CAN ASSURE OPERATIONS
I WILL FIND MICHAEL AND NIKITA.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

SORRY? WHAT'S NOT?

USING A THIRD PARTY TO
MEDIATE COMMUNICATIONS.

IT'S AN INDICATION
OF INSTABILITY.

[sighing]

HELLO, WALTER.

MMM.

(Madeline) IT WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN MY CHOICE

TO HANDLE MATTERS THIS WAY,

BUT YOU KNOW I
COULDN'T INTERFERE.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS PLACE?

THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER
HAPPENED BACK THEN.

(Walter) WE ALL HAD
OUR JOBS, WE DID THEM.

WE WERE A TEAM. WE
RESPECTED EACH OTHER.

WE DIDN'T CHANGE,
WALTER, THE WORLD DID.

[snorting]

HOW'S THIS GOING TO WORK?

WE CAN BE CAREFUL.
TAKE THINGS SLOWLY.

(Nikita) THERE'S
ANOTHER OPTION. I MEAN,

WE CAN LIVE TODAY
LIKE IT'S OUR LAST.

IT VERY WELL COULD BE.

[birds chirping]

[yawning]

MICHAEL?

MICHAEL?

MICHAEL?

[cocking]

[dogs barking]

[birds chirping]

[gun firing]

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

(Operations) TELL US WHERE
THE ROUTER IS, MICHAEL.

TAKE HIM TO CONTAINMENT.

WHAT ABOUT NIKITA?

THEY STILL HAVEN'T FOUND HER.

COME ON. SHE MUST BE CLOSE.

THE TERRAIN IS DIFFICULT. THE ROADS
ARE OLD. SHE COULD BE ANYWHERE.

DON'T TELL ME ABOUT
THE LABOR PAINS, OK?

JUST SHOW ME THE BABY.

I'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHOPPERS
IN THE AREA WE CAN CALL IN.

(Zalman) I WANT THE
ENTIRE AREA COVERED.

(Operative 1) SHE'S NOT UP HERE.

(Operative 2) LOOK
FOR THE ROUTER.

THEY'RE GETTING A
SIGNAL FROM UP NORTH.

[electricity surging]

IS SHE REALLY WORTH
ALL THIS, MICHAEL?

(Zalman) AND WOULD SHE EVEN
DO HALF AS MUCH FOR YOU?

YOU KNOW, THEY, UH, THEY
BRIEFED ME ABOUT THE 2 OF YOU.

MICHAEL AND NIKITA.
NIKITA AND MICHAEL.

BUT HAVING READ YOUR FILES, I
MUST TELL YOU, I'M SURPRISED.

(Zalman) TO GO THIS FAR.

FOR WHAT?

HMM?

LOVE? YOU?

I FIND THAT VERY
HARD TO BELIEVE.

EITHER I SEVERELY MISREAD YOU,

OR THIS IS ALL ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE.

(Zalman) WHERE IS SHE?

MAKE IT EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT.

NO, I DON'T NEED TO SEE THIS.

SIR. IS THERE A PROBLEM?

HOW IS IT GOING?

WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.

HE'S VERY RESISTANT, SIR, BUT, UM, I
THINK ONE MORE SESSION SHOULD DO IT.

NO. I KNOW HIM. HE'LL DIE FIRST.

ARE YOU SAYING I SHOULD STOP?

NO.

I'D LIKE YOU TO TRY A
DIFFERENT APPROACH.

[door closing]

GET OUT.

A VERY IMPRESSIVE
SHOWING, MICHAEL.

[whispering] DO YOU
KNOW, IN THE LONG RUN

THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE
OFFERED THE PROMOTION TO YOU?

(Zalman) AND ALL
OF THIS FOR SOME

SECOND-RATE, BLONDE WHORE.

I MEAN, WITH SO MANY IMPORTANT
THINGS IN THE WORLD WORTH DYING FOR.

OH, THAT REMINDS
ME. BEFORE YOU DO DIE,

THERE IS SOMETHING I'D
LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, MICHAEL.

A LIVE FEED JUST FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW,

AS THOROUGH AS I
THOUGHT I'D BEEN,

I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL ABOUT AN
HOUR AGO THAT YOU HAD A SON.

(Zalman) NOW THAT IS
SOMETHING WORTH DYING FOR.

OR SOMETHING WORTH LIVING FOR?

(Zalman) I KNOW YOU
HATE ME, MICHAEL.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE
SOMEONE LIKE ME,

YOU TRY NOT TO BE TOO CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

SO HATE ME

UNTIL YOUR DYING
BREATH, IF YOU MUST.

BUT YOU MAY NOT WANT
TO TAKE THAT DYING BREATH

UNTIL YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT
YOUR SON IS SAFE FROM THE LIKES OF ME.

GAME OVER, MICHAEL.

WHERE'S NIKITA?

I'M SORRY, MICHAEL.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

SPEAK UP.

SHE'S AT THE FARMHOUSE,

5 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF TOWN.

[door opening]

[door closing]

[loading]

[machine guns firing]

HOW'D YOU FIND ME?

MICHAEL GAVE YOU UP.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

[gun firing]

ZALMAN.

(Zalman) IT'S OVER, NIKITA.

WHERE IS THE FIELD ROUTER?

YOU KILLED YOUR OWN TEAM.

NOT MY TEAM.

NOW WHERE IS THE FIELD ROUTER?

YOU'RE RED CELL.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT
YOU PEOPLE, HMM?

MICHAEL. YOU.

WHAT IS IT THAT CONVINCES YOU
THAT ALL THIS IS WORTH DYING FOR?

IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

AT THIS VERY MOMENT,

MICHAEL IS STRAPPED
INTO A CHAIR,

(Zalman) WAITING.

IF I WERE TO GO BACK,

EMPTY-HANDED...

I SUPPOSE NOW
THAT I'VE GOT THIS,

MY RISING CAREER AT SECTION
WILL HAVE COME TO AN END.

YOU KNOW, THE AMAZING THING
ABOUT THIS UNIT IS THAT IT, UM,

IT TRANSMITS AND
RECEIVES SIMULTANEOUSLY.

WHEN I TURN THIS ON, NIKITA,

THEY'LL THINK
THEY'VE LOCATED YOU.

[panting]

IT SHOULD TAKE
THEM ABOUT AN HOUR

TO GET HERE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

[gun cocking]

IT CAN'T BE.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT
IT LONG ENOUGH,

IT'LL COME TO YOU.

YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME.

YOUR KNOWING WOULDN'T
HAVE GIVEN US AN ADVANTAGE.

IT TOOK ME 9 HOURS
TO FIGURE OUT.

I COULD HAVE USED
THAT TIME ELSEWHERE.

I ACTUALLY FACTORED IN 10 HOURS.

AS USUAL, YOU EXCEEDED
MY EXPECTATIONS.

THERE WERE NO PRESSING
ACTIONS ELSEWHERE.

(Operations) IT HAD NO IMPACT.

HOW LONG HAS ZALMAN
BEEN ARBITRARY?

(Operations) 14 WEEKS.

BIRKOFF DISCOVERED
UNUSUAL AMOUNTS

OF BLACK TIME IN HIS RESIDENCE.

IF YOU HAD SUSPICIONS,

WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE HIM
DIRECTLY TO INTERROGATION?

I WANTED TO, BUT OVERSIGHT
FELT HE HAD UPWARD POTENTIAL.

THEY WANTED PROOF.

(Madeline) HAVE YOU FOUND WHERE
ZALMAN PLANTED THE DEVICES YET?

(Operations) MICHAEL'S
WORKING ON THAT NOW.

I'LL NEED TO ASK YOU A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

WHERE IS VINCENT TOMAS?

BELGRADE.

HOW MANY C.C.D.s HAVE
YOU INSTALLED IN SECTION?

6.

I'LL NEED THEIR LOCATIONS.

YES, OF COURSE.

WALTER?

YEAH.

YOU'VE BEEN DEBRIEFED.

YOU KNOW WHY THINGS
HAPPENED THE WAY THEY DID.

YES.

YOU ENDURED CONSIDERABLE PAIN

ON BEHALF OF THE SECTION
WITHOUT COMPLAINT,

WITHOUT INCIDENT.

[laughing] WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO, PIN A MEDAL ON ME?

YOU KNOW, WALTER, WHEN
I WAS A PRISONER OF WAR,

I MADE FRIENDS WITH
ONE OF THE GUARDS.

IT WAS WAR, WE WERE
ON OPPOSITE SIDES,

BUT WE MADE FRIENDS ANYWAY.

HE, UH,

HE GAVE THIS TO ME.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP
RELIEVE THE PAIN OF LIFE.

I NEVER BELIEVED HIM, BUT, UH,

I DIDN'T THROW IT AWAY, EITHER.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

TAKE A MONTH OFF.

♪♪[Ma Jeunesse Fout le
Camp by Francoise Hardy playing]

THANK YOU.

DINNER WAS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

IT WASN'T AS GOOD AS THE MEAL
YOU COOKED AT THE CABIN, BUT...

I LIKED IT THERE.

YOU KNOW, IT CAN'T BE
CASUAL BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I KNOW.

[woman speaking French]