La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 17 - All Good Things - full transcript

♪♪[This Love by
Craig Armstrong playing]

♪ THIS LOVE ♪

♪ THIS LOVE IS STRANGE LOVE ♪

♪ A FADED KIND OF MELLOW ♪

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

♪ THIS LOVE ♪

IT FEELS STRANGE.

♪ I THINK I'M GONNA FALL AGAIN ♪

WE'RE REALLY TOGETHER NOW.

♪ AND EVEN WHEN YOU HELD ♪



IF WE WANT TO BE.

♪ IT DIDN'T MEAN A THING ♪

I WANT TO BE.

SO DO I.

SECTION WON'T LIKE IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'LL DO?

WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.

♪ NOW REHEARSED WE STAY, LOVE ♪

♪ DOESN'T KNOW IT IS LOVE ♪♪

[woman speaking French]

[both chattering]

MICHAEL.

AS YOU'RE AWARE,

THE SITUATION IN THE
BALKANS IS DETERIORATING.



RECENT INTEL SUGGESTS LINKS WITH

CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

IN SHORT,

THE GLOBAL
SITUATION IS CRITICAL.

(Operations) CENTER HAS
ASKED ME TO PROVIDE

A FIELD PERSPECTIVE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

(Operations) IT'S ONLY
ON A TEMPORARY BASIS,

BUT THANK YOU.

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW
LONG I'LL BE GONE,

BUT IN THE MEANTIME,

SOMEONE HAS TO RUN SECTION.

OF COURSE.

MADELINE IS VERY CAPABLE,
BUT SHE FEELS, AND I AGREE

THAT HER STRONGEST ROLE LIES IN

PROVIDING OBJECTIVE COUNSEL
TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE.

YOU.

YOU'VE RUN THE SHOP ON OCCASION

FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME,

BUT THIS TIME IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT WILL BE A FORMAL
CHANGE OF COMMAND.

YOU'LL HAVE FULL
OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY.

IN THE EVENT OF A CRISIS,
I WON'T BE AVAILABLE.

I UNDERSTAND.

THE ONLY PENDING
MATTER OF IMPORT

IS THE LUIGI BERGOMI MISSION.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR
WITH THE PARAMETERS.

THE SAFE HOUSE IN ODESSA.

GEORGE HAS BEEN
OBSESSED WITH BERGOMI

FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE TRUTH IS

WE'RE NOT READY.

BERGOMI'S TOO POWERFUL.

STILL, WE HAVE TO
THROW OVERSIGHT A BONE.

SO RUN THE ODESSA MISSION.

THEN PULL BACK.

NO FOLLOW-UP.

RIGHT. MINIMIZE LOSSES.

THEN MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.

IF WE PUSH HARDER,
WE RISK DISASTER.

IN ANOTHER YEAR, THINGS MIGHT
BE DIFFERENT, BUT NOT NOW.

COME. WALK WITH ME.

MADELINE CAN GET YOU UP
TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING ELSE.

HER ADVICE IS INVALUABLE,

BUT THE FINAL DECISION IS YOURS.

MISTAKES ARE INEVITABLE.

DON'T LET THEM BOTHER YOU.

LEARN AND MOVE ON.

YOU HAVE COMMAND.

I HAVE COMMAND.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH
CURRENT MISSION STATUS.

ANY CONCERNS?

NO.

THERE'S ONLY ONE
OTHER SHORT-TERM ISSUE:

YOUR SUCCESSOR.

(Madeline) NOW THAT YOU'RE
HERE, WHO REPLACES YOU?

NIKITA.

WALLACE IS SENIOR.

NIKITA IS MORE QUALIFIED.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NIKITA
HAS RECENTLY ENTERED A NEW STAGE,

AND GIVEN THAT FACT,

CHOOSING NIKITA
MIGHT BE VIEWED AS

FAVORITISM.

ON THE OTHER HAND,
IF SHE'S PERCEIVED

AS MORE QUALIFIED AND
YOU DON'T PROMOTE HER,

IT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS WEAKNESS.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD
REVIEW THE ODESSA PROFILE

BEFORE YOU DECIDE.

YES, I WILL.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

(Michael) LUIGI BERGOMI,

SUPPOSEDLY AN INTERNATIONAL
CURRENCY TRADER.

IN FACT, HE LAUNDERS MONEY
FOR EMBARGOED NATIONS

AND USES THE PROCEEDS
TO FUND TERRORISM.

OUR ULTIMATE GOAL
IS TO ELIMINATE HIM

ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE NETWORK.

THE MISSION WILL FOCUS ON
THIS SAFE HOUSE IN ODESSA.

BERGOMI ISN'T THERE PERSONALLY,

BUT WE HOPE TO RETRIEVE
ENOUGH INTEL TO TRACE HIM.

(Michael) WALLACE,
YOU'LL BE TEAM LEADER.

NIKITA, YOU'LL TAKE
OVER MY RESPONSIBILITIES.

WHY HER? I'M SENIOR BY 2 YEARS.

SHE'S MORE QUALIFIED.

(Wallace) FOR WHAT?

SHE SHOULD BE LEADING THE TEAM.

I SHOULD TAKE OVER FOR YOU.

YOU DO AS YOU'RE TOLD.

AND KEEP YOUR
OPINIONS TO YOURSELF.

YOU'LL ROTATE THROUGH
THE SECONDARY DEPARTMENTS,

STARTING WITH D.R.V.

SO YOU'RE TAKING
ME OUT OF THE FIELD?

FOR THE TIME BEING.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE A
BROADER PERSPECTIVE.

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD
DO AS I'M TOLD,

KEEP MY OPINIONS TO MYSELF.

IN SECTION, YES.

OK.

NIKITA? MINTZ.

YOU'RE TAKING MICHAEL'S PLACE.

THAT'S THE IDEA.

BIG SHOES, BUT YOU CAN FILL 'EM,

OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE PICKED YOU.

NOW, I'VE GOT
RESPECT FOR THE FIELD.

WHERE YOU'RE STANDING,

THIS... THIS IS THE CENTER
OF THE SPIDER WEB.

REALLY?

SECTION IS ABOUT MISSIONS.

MISSION'S ABOUT INTEL.

INTEL COMES FROM DATA
RETRIEVAL AND VERIFICATION.

HERE'S YOUR STATION.
GO ON. SIT DOWN.

COMFORTABLE? GOOD.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
HERE FOR A WHILE.

NOW, THIS BABY ANALYZES
INPUT FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD,

3 BILLION BITS PER SECOND.

KEEP YOUR EYES
GLUED TO THE SCREEN.

THE GREEN LINES MEAN NO PROBLEM.

RED MEANS PROGRAM'S
DETECTED A POSSIBLE ANOMALY.

HIT F1 FOR DETAILS. IF IT
LOOKS SERIOUS, FLAG IT.

FLAG IT?

HIGHLIGHT. HIT "TRANSMIT."

THAT SENDS IT TO LEVEL 2 WHERE
THEY'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.

HOW LONG AM I DOING THIS FOR?

USUAL SHIFT IS 12 HOURS.

SINCE YOU'RE NEW,
WE'LL SHAVE IT TO 10.

THANKS.

GOOD LUCK. GOOD HUNTING.

(female voice #1) THE ODESSA
MISSION IS COMPLETE.

THE TEAM'S AT VAN ACCESS.

EVERYTHING OK?

HEY, BIRKOFF.

HEY. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?

A STINT IN D.R.V.

I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD
STAND THE EXCITEMENT.

THE ODESSA TEAM JUST CAME BACK.

THEY WOULDN'T TALK TO ME.

THAT'S RIGHT. YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD, HAVE YOU?

YOU'VE BEEN STARING
AT A MONITOR ALL DAY.

WHAT?

WALLACE IS DEAD.

THE CONFIGURATION WAS SKEWED.

MOST OF THE RISK
WAS PUT ON POINT

TO SPARE THE REST OF THE TEAM.

THAT'S THE WAY IT PLAYED OUT.

WALLACE WENT DOWN.

SO THE OTHERS BLAME ME.

SOME WILL THINK
MICHAEL PUT WALLACE

WHERE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE
NOT QUALIFIED

FOR THE ASSIGNMENT HE GAVE YOU.

BUT HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROFILE.

HE HAD TO BE.

[electronic beeping]

IF HE DID IT TO PROTECT
ME, IT'S NOT RIGHT.

THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG
WITH MICHAEL ANYMORE, NIKITA.

HE'S THE NEW OPERATIONS.

HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.

THE LAST 3 ASIAN DEBRIEFS
WERE UNSATISFACTORY.

YES. THE SUCCESS
RATE IS DECEIVING.

OUR GOALS WERE UNDER-SET.

PUT VENCHEK IN ABEYANCE.

ALL RIGHT. MICHAEL,
SOMETHING HAS COME UP.

OVERSIGHT HAS CALLED A MEETING.

IT WASN'T SCHEDULED.

NO. A SPECIAL
SESSION, 8:00 TONIGHT.

STATED PURPOSE?

TO DISCUSS INTER
SECTIONAL COOPERATION,

AND RECENT
DEVELOPMENT IN THE SUDAN.

ACTUAL PURPOSE?

IN MY JUDGMENT, AT LEAST
IN PART, TO SIZE YOU UP.

GEORGE, IN PARTICULAR,
WILL BE INTERESTED

TO SEE YOU PERFORM.

HE'LL TRY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT

THAT I'M NEW TO THE JOB.

IT'S VERY LIKELY.

TELL ME ABOUT HIM.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

HE AND ADRIAN STARTED SECTION.

ALL THE SECTIONS, ACTUALLY.

GO ON.

HE'S BRILLIANT, RUTHLESS,

HIGHLY CONNECTED
BUT NOT INFALLIBLE.

HE'S BEEN FOOLED AT LEAST ONCE

ABOUT ADRIAN'S DEATH.

HE'LL PUSH ME ON BERGOMI.

HE'LL PUSH, BULLY,
SEDUCE, DECEIVE,

ANYTHING TO GET HIS WAY.

OPERATIONS NEVER LET GEORGE
PUSH HIM ACROSS THE LINE.

NEITHER CAN YOU.

MICHAEL, I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.

WALLACE'S DEATH ON
THE ODESSA MISSION...

YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN
THE PROFILE WAS SKEWED.

YES.

I DON'T WANT SPECIAL TREATMENT.

WOULD YOU PREFER TO BE DEAD?

SO IT'S TRUE. YOU PROMOTED
ME TO KEEP ME OFF THE MISSION.

I PROMOTED YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE QUALIFIED,

AND I NEED SOMEONE IN
THAT POSITION I CAN TRUST.

BUT IF YOU TREAT ME DIFFERENTLY,

IT'S UNFAIR TO THE
OTHERS AND TO ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHETHER I TAKE
YOUR PLACE OR NOT,

I WANNA BE BACK ON THE FIELD.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OH.

I HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY
CONGRATULATED YOU.

SO I'LL DO IT NOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

HOW'S LIFE AT THE TOP?

I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.

I'LL LET YOU GET
BACK TO WORK THEN.

NIKITA?

(Mendoza) THIS DEMANDS
SECTIONAL COORDINATION.

(Butler) THEN WHY DENY OUR
REQUEST TO EXCHANGE DATA?

BECAUSE YOUR UNIT
LEAKS LIKE A SIEVE.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

ONE WORD: LIBYA.

THAT WASN'T OUR FAULT.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

MICHAEL, AN OPINION?

SECTIONAL COOPERATION
WOULD BE A MISTAKE.

IT REQUIRES TRUST,
AND THERE'S NONE.

(Mendoza) THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE, TO BUILD TRUST.

IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN 30
YEARS, IT WON'T HAPPEN TONIGHT.

SO WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS,

BOUNCE OFF EACH
OTHER IN THE DARK?

WE CREATE A LAYERED MATRIX,
CENTRAL SOURCE, SINGLE ACCESS,

DATA SHARED THROUGH
A PREDETERMINED GRID.

WHO HAS TIME TO
SYNTHESIZE THE RESULTS?

WE DO.

GIVE US YOUR INPUTS FRIDAY.

WE'LL HAVE THE
SYSTEM UP IN A WEEK.

YOU'RE DREAMING.

(George) IF YOU HAVE A
BETTER IDEA, LET'S HEAR IT.

ANYBODY ELSE?

RIGHT. GET YOUR INPUTS
TO SECTION ONE BY FRIDAY.

NEXT ITEM, SUDAN.

IT'S LATE. YOU SHOULD
BE GETTING HOME, SUGAR.

I'M NOT THAT TIRED.

OVERSIGHT MEETINGS CAN DRAG ON.

HE MAY BE GONE ALL NIGHT.

DID YOU KNOW OPERATIONS
BEFORE HE WAS...

WELL,

OPERATIONS?

YEAH, I KNEW HIM.

WHAT WAS HE LIKE?

PRETTY MUCH THE
SAME AS HE IS NOW.

BUT HE DIDN'T CHANGE
AFTER HE TOOK OVER SECTION?

YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT MICHAEL.

I'M NOT SURE. HE JUST
SEEMS A BIT DIFFERENT.

POWER CAN DO THAT.

EVEN FOR A MAN AS
STRONG AS MICHAEL,

BUT MAYBE HIS NEED FOR
POWER IS PART OF HIS STRENGTH.

YOU THINK HE NEEDS POWER?

I DON'T SEE HIM TURNING IT DOWN.

HE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

IT'S NOT LIKE HE WON'T
BE ENJOYING IT, EITHER.

QUESTION IS WILL YOU?

I'LL MAKE IT WORK.

MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO LET OFF

SOME STEAM SOMETIME, YOU KNOW.

YELL AT HIM. GET IT
OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.

AND MEANWHILE...

MEANWHILE GET SOME SLEEP.

[door shuts]

(George) NATO WANTS A
COMPLETE REPORT IN 15 DAYS.

I WANT THEM TO THINK
THAT THEY'RE GETTING ONE.

UNDERSTOOD?

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
MADAM, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME.

MICHAEL, STAY A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW, CONTROLLING
THE WORLD IS EASY.

WHAT'S DIFFICULT IS
CONTROLLING THEM.

HOW ARE THINGS IN SECTION ONE?

WE'RE MAINTAINING
OUR SUCCESS RATE.

YES, I'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS.

ASIA WAS A PROBLEM.

I'VE TAKEN STEPS TO CORRECT IT.

AND WHAT ABOUT LUIGI BERGOMI?

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

THE ODESSA MISSION
WAS A PLACEBO, WASN'T IT?

IN FACT, SECTION HAS
NO REAL INTENTION

OF GOING AFTER HIM.

AM I RIGHT?

WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN.

THERE ARE REFUGEE CAMPS
OVERFLOWING WITH PEOPLE

DISPLACED BY
TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

THAT BERGOMI SUPPORTS.

EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

ARE DYING FROM SICKNESS
AND MALNUTRITION.

20 PERCENT OF THEM ARE
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10.

THIS HAS TO STOP.

I UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU?

OR ARE MADELINE'S WORDS
STILL RINGING IN YOUR EARS?

I CAN IMAGINE WHAT SHE TOLD YOU:

"BE STRONG.

DON'T LET GEORGE
PUSH YOU TOO HARD."

LET'S LOOK PAST THE
WORDS TO THE MOTIVE.

OPERATIONS AND MADELINE
ARE LIKE SIAMESE TWINS.

THEY BICKER, THEY SQUABBLE,
BUT THEY NEVER SEPARATE.

IT WOULDN'T LOOK GOOD IF YOU
ACHIEVED SOMETHING THEY COULDN'T.

SO THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO TRY.

THEY DON'T THINK
BERGOMI CAN BE TAKEN. I DO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'LL REVIEW IT AGAIN.

GOOD. MEANWHILE,
KEEP THIS IN MIND:

OPERATIONS WON'T DECIDE

WHO REPLACES HIM
OR WHEN IT HAPPENS.

OVERSIGHT WILL.

AND WE WANT BERGOMI

QUICKLY.

(Michael) GOOD MORNING.

HI.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
WOKEN ME LAST NIGHT.

YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU NEEDED REST.

CHECK YOUR PANEL.
I'VE MADE SOME CHANGES.

BERGOMI'S NOW SPECIAL PRIORITY?

I WANT YOU TO TAKE
CHARGE OF IT PERSONALLY.

ALL RIGHT.

THE INTEL ON THE ODESSA
MISSION'S TOO WEAK.

WE'LL HAVE TO SEND
OUT ANOTHER NET.

THERE'S NO TIME.
WORK THE ODESSA INTEL.

[electronic beeping]

THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO REALLOCATE RESOURCES.

I HOPE THAT WON'T LEAVE
THE OTHER MISSIONS TOO THIN.

THEY'LL BE FINE.

I WAS JUST MAKING A COMMENT.

CHECK WITH MINTZ.

HE WAS ON IT THIS MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

NIKITA,

DON'T DISCUSS
THIS WITH MADELINE.

I THINK SOME OTHER MISSIONS
ARE GONNA GO HUNGRY.

MICHAEL SAYS THEY WON'T.

IT'S HIS SHOW IF HE WANTS TO
PUSH THAT HARD ON BERGOMI.

NORMALLY I COORDINATE
WITH BIRKOFF,

BUT HE'S WORKING ON
THE LAYERED MATRIX.

WE'LL GO WITH WHATEVER YOU HAVE.

WE'VE TRACED ONE OF
BERGOMI'S ASSOCIATES.

IF WE GET HIM, WE GET THE
LOCATION OF BERGOMI'S BASE.

GOOD.

MAYBE NOT SO GOOD.

WE HAVE TO GET HIM
WITHOUT BERGOMI KNOWING.

OTHERWISE, HE'LL MOVE THE BASE.

OR HIT US WHEN WE
COME UP AGAINST IT.

HE'S GOT THE RESOURCES TO DO IT.

SO WE NEED A CLEAN
PICK. WILL THAT BE HARD?

IT MIGHT BE IN THE
TIME MICHAEL'S GIVEN US.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

ALBERT LEMAYE DEALS
WITH BERGOMI OFTEN.

HE TRAVELS WITH BODYGUARDS.

WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE THEM.

DO WE KNOW WHERE HE IS?

THE MISSION'S BEING PROFILED.

QUICK AND DIRTY, BUT
THE BEST WE CAN DO.

THANKS.

NIKITA,

WHAT'S MADELINE
THINK ABOUT THIS?

THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE SHOULD DO WHAT MICHAEL WANTS.

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, OF COURSE.

(Madeline) YES,
MINTZ. WHAT IS IT?

WE NEED TO TALK.

ANOTHER MISSION AGAINST
BERGOMI IS BEING PROFILED.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHY WASN'T I TOLD?

YOU HAVE ENOUGH ON
YOUR PLATE ALREADY.

MAY I OFFER SOME INPUT?

BY ALL MEANS.

CANCEL THE MISSION.
IT'S PREMATURE.

THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE
IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.

GEORGE GOT TO YOU AT
THE MEETING, DIDN'T HE?

THIS IS JUST WHAT I WARNED
YOU ABOUT. PUSHING TOO HARD.

I'LL DECIDE WHAT'S TOO HARD.

WHAT APPROACH DID HE USE?

STARVING CHILDREN?

THAT I'M PROTECTING OPERATIONS?

"THOSE TWO ARE
LIKE SIAMESE TWINS."

THAT'S BEEN HIS
FAVORITE LINE FOR YEARS.

MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A PROMOTION?

MORE POWER? ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAIT.

IT'LL COME.

THAT'S FOR OVERSIGHT TO DECIDE.

YOU'RE BEING USED.

IF THIS MISSION FAILS,
GEORGE WON'T TAKE THE BLAME.

YOU WILL.

IT WON'T FAIL.

OPERATIONS IS AT CENTER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
TO BRING HIM INTO THIS,

BUT YOU DON'T LEAVE
ME MUCH CHOICE.

I WOULDN'T ADVISE IT.

THERE ARE PEOPLE AT CENTER

WHO'D BE VERY
INTERESTED IN THIS.

AND GEORGE WOULD
BE VERY INTERESTED

IN THE TRUTH ABOUT ADRIAN.

MICHAEL,

I'M ASKING YOU TO RECONSIDER.

YOU'RE PUTTING SECTION AT RISK.

THE MISSION WILL
PROCEED AS PLANNED.

GO BACK TO WORK.

[birds calling]

(Birkoff) NIKITA, LEMAYE'S
IN A BROWN B.M.W.

HEADING SOUTH ON WATERFRONT.

HE'S IN THE BACKSEAT
BEHIND THE DRIVER.

YEAH, I GOT IT.

HE'S GOT 3 BODYGUARDS WITH HIM.

REMEMBER, EVERYONE,
WE NEED LEMAYE ALIVE.

[brakes screeching]

[fires]

(operative #1) WE GOT LEMAYE.

(Nikita) FOSSY, GET DOWN!

I'VE GOT HIM.

HEY!

[gun firing]

(Michael) WHAT ABOUT THE GUARD?

HE WAS HIT, BUT I
DON'T KNOW HOW BADLY.

WHY NOT?

WE STILL HAVEN'T
RECOVERED THE BODY.

WHY IS HE LOOSE?

A GUN JAMMED.

THERE WAS NO SATELLITE COVERAGE.

ANY OTHER EXCUSES?

NO.

LEMAYE WILL GIVE
US THE LOCATION.

START PLANNING THE ASSAULT.

THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE
THAT THE BODYGUARD SURVIVED.

IF HE DID, BERGOMI MAY
TRACE THE ATTACK BACK TO US.

OR HE MAY NOT.

WE SHOULD AT LEAST DO A
DECENT RISK ASSESSMENT.

NO, DELAY ONLY
INCREASES THE RISK.

I WANT A FULL DEBRIEF
ON THIS MISSION

AND A PRELIMINARY
PROFILE OF THE ASSAULT.

YOU HAVE 2 HOURS.

YOU LOOK TIRED.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER
MICHAEL IS PLANNING AN ASSAULT.

ASK MICHAEL.

I'M ASKING YOU.

MAY I SEE THE PROFILE?

MINTZ IS ONE OF YOUR
SOURCES, ISN'T HE?

CHECK WITH HIM.

MINTZ IS NO LONGER WITH US.

WHY?

ASK MICHAEL.

HE WANTS TO IMPRESS OVERSIGHT,

BUT HE WON'T SUCCEED.

THE ASSAULT WILL BE A BLOODBATH.

OPERATIONS HAS
ORDERED HIS SHARE.

THIS ONE WILL FAIL,

AND FAILURE WILL
DESTROY MICHAEL'S CAREER.

PERSUADE HIM TO CANCEL.

YOU OVERESTIMATE MY INFLUENCE.

THEN SABOTAGE THE MISSION.

THOSE ARE YOUR 2 CHOICES.

AND IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
HIM, YOU'LL DO ONE OR THE OTHER.

HERE'S THE PROFILE.

I'LL GET TO IT IN A MINUTE.

SO, MINTZ IS NO LONGER IN D.R.V.

NO, HE'S NOT.

DID YOU HAVE HIM CANCELED?

DEMOTED TO A SUBSTATION.

HE BROKE PROTOCOL.

THERE'S BEEN AN INTEL UPDATE.

BERGOMI'S SHOWN SOME
ACTIVITY SINCE THE ATTACK.

BIRKOFF THINKS THERE'S
A 60 PERCENT CHANCE

THEY KNOW WE'RE COMING.

INCREASE DENSITY. ADD BACKUP.

EVEN SO, MICHAEL, WE'LL
SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES,

AND OUR CHANCES AT
GETTING AT BERGOMI

ARE NO MORE THAN 50 PERCENT.

60 PERCENT, 50,

THEY'RE JUST
NUMBERS. WE'LL GET HIM.

I THINK WE SHOULD ABORT.

I EXPECTED BETRAYAL
FROM MINTZ, NOT FROM YOU.

WHAT KIND OF
LOYALTY DO YOU WANT?

BLIND OBEDIENCE?

OR MY HONEST OPINION?

DON'T FAIL ME, NIKITA.

YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON
IN THE WORLD I TRUST.

BERGOMI'S OPERATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.

IT'S HEAVILY SECURED,

BUT IT CAN BE
TAKEN, AND IT WILL BE.

THE 2-STORY STRUCTURE AT
THE CENTER OF THE COMPLEX

HOUSES A HARD DRIVE
WITH HIS MASTER FILES.

WE GET THAT DRIVE,

WE CAN SHUT DOWN
HIS WHOLE OPERATION.

AND BERGOMI HIMSELF?

WE WOULD HAVE HIM
WITHIN A FEW DAYS AT MOST.

THERE ARE 4 ASSAULT
TEAMS, AND ONE BACKUP.

TEAM LEADERS WILL
REPORT TO NIKITA,

WHO WILL BE IN TOUCH
WITH ME AT ALL TIMES.

QUESTIONS?

DO THEY KNOW WE'RE COMING?

OUR LATEST INTEL
IS INCONCLUSIVE.

THE PROFILE COVERS
BOTH POSSIBILITIES.

GOOD LUCK.

WE'LL USE A STAGGERED SWEEP,

100 METER LEGS. ALPHA
TEAM, TAKE THE LEAD.

(team leader) TEAMS
1 AND 4 ON MARK.

THEY MIGHT BE HOLDING BACK.

WATCH THE GAPS.

[guns firing]

WE HAVE CONTACT.
ALL TEAMS FORWARD.

[guns firing]

HERE THEY COME, IN FORCE.

(Nikita) BACKUP TEAM, ENGAGE.

(Michael) NIKITA, REPORT.

WE CAN HOLD FOR 5
MINUTES, MAYBE 10.

BIRKOFF, BRING UP
THE INGRESS ROUTES.

BLUE AND GREEN ARE CLOSED OFF.

RED IS MARGINAL.

NIKITA, GO RED.

(Nikita) IT'S CLOSED.

BIRKOFF SAYS IT'S MARGINAL.

I'VE GOT A FULL
ANGLE. IT'S CLOSED.

SEND IN A TEAM, 2 PEOPLE.

MICHAEL, IT'S HOPELESS.

PULL OUT, OR YOU'LL
LOSE EVERYONE.

PICK YOUR BEST 2. SEND THEM NOW.

I CAN'T TELL THEM
TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

(Michael) THAT'S AN ORDER.

I WON'T.

SHE'S GOING HERSELF.

[grunts]

WE HAVE THE DRIVE.

ALL UNITS, MOVE OUT.
I REPEAT. MOVE OUT.

THANK YOU.

7 DEAD. MORE WILL
DIE FROM INJURIES.

A THIRD OF THE UPCOMING
MISSIONS SHUT DOWN

DUE TO LACK OF
RESOURCES. WAS IT WORTH IT?

YES.

WHY?

THIS IS SECTION.
MISSIONS ARE CARRIED OUT.

PEOPLE DIE.

AND SOMETIMES THE REASONS
ARE NOT ALWAYS CLEAR.

ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S
MORE TO THIS THAN I KNOW?

I'M SAYING THE
DISCUSSION'S OVER.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I'M WHO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN.

GOOD NIGHT, MICHAEL.

MADELINE DIDN'T
TELL YOU I WAS BACK?

NO.

SHE LIKES SURPRISES.

YOUR WORK WENT WELL?

YES.

WHEN I LEFT,

I ASKED JUST ONE THING OF YOU.

YOU DIDN'T DO IT. WHY?

IS THERE AN ANSWER
THAT WOULD SATISFY YOU?

NOT REALLY.

THEN WHY ASK?

I WITHDRAW THE QUESTION.

GEORGE WAS VERY
IMPRESSED WITH YOU.

HE CAN'T STOP TALKING
ABOUT THE BERGOMI MISSION.

IT WAS POSSIBLE AFTER ALL.

YES, I SUPPOSE IT WAS.

YOU TOOK A BIG CHANCE.

CHOOSING SIDES SO BLATANTLY.

I WASN'T TRYING TO CHOOSE SIDES.

THE FACT REMAINS IF
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO GEORGE,

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOU,

EVEN IF YOUR
PERFORMANCE SLIPS A BIT,

I MAY BE IN CHARGE OF SECTION.

WAS THAT A STATEMENT
OR A THREAT?

WAS YOURS?

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE
SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO ME.

YOU HAVE COMMAND.

I HAVE COMMAND.

WE MISJUDGED HIM VERY BADLY.

I NEVER THOUGHT HE
COULD BE SO RECKLESS.

THERE'S ANOTHER POSSIBILITY.

HE'S JUST BETTER THAN WE ARE.

HE'S GOOD.

HE AND NIKITA TOGETHER
ARE QUITE GOOD.

FORTUNATELY, EVEN THE
BEST HAVE WEAKNESSES.

[woman speaking French]