La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 19 - Any Means Necessary - full transcript
Greg Hillinger, a subordinate, sabotages Birkoff's computer terminal to make Birkoff appear incompetent to Operations.
(operative on radio) REQUEST
SPECIFIC TARGET POSITION.
I'M INCREASING RESOLUTION NOW.
YOU'RE ABOUT 1 KM FROM THE
CENTER OF THEIR SUBSTATION.
LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT ABOUT A
DOZEN OPERATIVES OUT THERE.
THEY'RE SPLITTING TO
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST
PROBABLY HOPING TO
CLOSE RANKS BEHIND YOU.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE
VISUAL, WE'LL LET THEM CLOSE.
IF THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE DROP
ON US, WE'LL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
[beeping] MOVEMENT
AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Hillinger) THEY'RE CHANGING
PATTERN. THERE'S 20 MORE OF 'EM.
THERE'S MORE OF THEM
THAN WE THOUGHT. MOVE OUT.
[guns firing]
[computer beeping rapidly]
(Hillinger) BIRKOFF,
DO YOU KNOW...
(Birkoff) I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
(operative on radio) BIRKOFF,
BIRKOFF, I NEED POSITIONS.
[people shouting]
YOU HAVE TO RECYCLE THE PROGRAM.
BACK OFF.
SIR, I CAN DO THIS.
BIRKOFF.
[people continue shouting]
SURRENDER YOUR POST.
NOW.
BIRKOFF, WHERE ARE
YOU? I NEED POSITIONS.
(Hillinger) GO TO THE
SATELLITE UPLINK NOW.
COPY THAT.
TEAM ONE, GO TO THE NORTH.
DANIEL, YOU'VE GOT A FLANK
COMING IN AT 5 O'CLOCK.
A SMALLER GROUP AT 11
O'CLOCK, FURTHER OUT.
TAKE THE GROUP AT
5, THEN PROCEED TO 11.
WE'VE GOT THEM.
THEY'RE MOVING OUT.
[blowing]
THEY'RE RETREATING.
WE'VE SECURED THE BASE.
WHAT ARE THE ORDERS?
CANCEL ALL THE
REMAINING TARGETS.
ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL PLANT.
YES, SIR. HILLINGER, THANKS.
YES, MR. HILLINGER,
GOOD WORK. BIRKOFF.
MY OFFICE, 5 MINUTES.
HOW DID YOU KNOW WE HAD A
SATELLITE UPLINK ESTABLISHED?
I DIDN'T SET IT UP.
IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT IT
HAPPENED ON ITS OWN.
YOU HAVE A POINT TO MAKE?
THIS ISN'T A GAME.
THOSE ARE OUR PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THEIR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.
WELL, THEN IT WAS LUCKY
FOR THEM THAT I WAS HERE.
YOU BETTER GO, SEYMOUR.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
LATE FOR YOUR MEETING.
[woman speaking French]
NOT YOUR FINEST HOUR.
SIR, I CAN EXPLAIN.
I THINK... YOU THINK?
THE TIME FOR THINKING IS
BEFORE THINGS GO WRONG.
I'M GOING TO ASSIGN
HILLINGER YOUR POST.
SIR, IF I COULD JUST...
NO.
I HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR YOU.
I'M SENDING YOU OUT.
IN THE FIELD?
THAT'LL BE ALL.
[computer beeping]
THIS MAN
JEAN-MARC ROUSSEAU RUNS A SMALL,
BUT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
CULT OF TERRORISTS.
THEY CALL THEMSELVES
SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE.
THEIR MANIFESTO?
ANTI-GOVERNMENT.
ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THE ESTABLISHMENT.
BUT HIS IDEOLOGY'S A RUSE.
JEAN-MARC IS A
POLITICAL MERCENARY.
HIS SERVICES ARE FOR
SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
THEY'RE PRACTICALLY KIDS.
HE LIKES THEM YOUNG
AND VULNERABLE.
HE EMPLOYS CONVENTIONAL
CULT BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES:
POOR DIET, FATIGUE,
THEN HE CREATES A
SENSE OF BELONGING.
MAKES THEM FEEL
LIKE THEY MATTER.
HE RECRUITS HEAVILY
ON THE INTERNET. IN FACT,
HIS OPERATION RELIES
ON A SOPHISTICATED
COMPUTER NETWORK.
GIVEN THE QUALITY
OF THEIR INTELLIGENCE,
THEY HAVE CAUSED
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
BIRKOFF IS GOING TO BE
OUR MAN ON THE INSIDE.
BIRKOFF?
I NEED SOMEONE ON THE INSIDE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
BUT DO YOU THINK HE'S
QUALIFIED TO DO FIELDWORK?
COMPUTERS ARE THEIR
LIFELINE TO THE WORLD.
THAT MAKES HIM QUALIFIED.
(Walter) AND IF
SOMETHING GOES WRONG?
(Operations) WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
BIRKOFF'S NOT READY.
HE'LL HAVE TO BE.
AND IF HE FAILS?
IT'S A CHANCE I'LL HAVE TO TAKE.
FAILURE RATE FOR AN OPERATIVE
OF HIS STATUS IS 80 PERCENT.
WELL, THEN I SUPPOSE
HE'LL HAVE TO BEAT THE ODDS.
(Birkoff) OPERATIONS KNOWS
I'M NOT READY FOR THIS, NIKITA.
THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST
WANTING SOMEBODY ON THE INSIDE.
THIS IS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
HE MUST HAVE A REASON.
YEAH, HAS IT OCCURRED TO
YOU THAT I MIGHT BE HIS REASON?
WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ABEYANCE.
HE SENDS ME IN
THERE, I SCREW UP.
ANY WAY IT GOES DOWN,
EITHER THEY TAKE ME OUT
OR MICHAEL'S
SENT IN TO FINISH...
OR MICHAEL IS SENT IN TO FINISH
A BOTCHED JOB, ME INCLUDED.
(Nikita) YOU REALLY
BELIEVE THAT?
HE KNOWS HILLINGER
CAN DO MY JOB.
I'M NOTHING BUT A
DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIM.
HE DOESN'T LIKE HILLINGER.
OPERATIONS LIKES ANYONE
WHO SPINS THE
WORLD IN HIS DIRECTION.
YOU KNOW HIM. IT'S NOT
A PERSONALITY CONTEST.
YEAH, BUT HILLINGER? COME ON.
HILLINGER SMELLS BLOOD.
HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE
CAN TO FINISH THE JOB.
I CAN WATCH HILLINGER.
OK.
BUT CAN YOU WATCH ME, TOO?
OPERATIONS WANTS ME
TO INFILTRATE THEIR CIRCLE
BY HACKING INTO THEIR
SYSTEM AND LEAVING A BRIDGE.
COME ON.
WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY?
"BORN: LYONS, 1959."
PARENTS? BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
"GRADUATED THE SORBONNE.
"2 BROTHERS AND A SISTER.
"TRAGEDY THAT HAS
BEEN CONSIDERED BY MOST
"TO HAVE BEEN A TURNING POINT.
"AT 21, HIS YOUNG
WIFE, MARIE-CLAIRE,
"WAS KILLED BY SOLDIERS
"DURING A DEMONSTRATION
OUTSIDE THE HAGUE.
"2 YEARS AFTER THE INCIDENT,
"JEAN-MARC WENT INTO SECLUSION
"BEFORE EMERGING AS THE LEADER
OF THE ORGANIZATION
SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE."
IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
(Jean-Marc) TO ACHIEVE
THEIR WAY OF LIFE,
THEIR INFERTILE EXISTENCE,
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
CHOOSES FACELESS,
SPINELESS BUREAUCRATS
TO DO THEIR BIDDING.
AND BY DOING THIS,
THEY THROW ALL SANE AND
PROPER MEANS TO THE WIND.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
THE BASIC TENETS
OF HUMAN DIGNITY.
(Jean-Marc) WE MUST FIGHT
THESE ELECTED LEADERS
WITH THE SWORDS THAT THEY
THEMSELVES HAVE CHOSEN.
FOR THE SAVIOR OF HUMAN
DIGNITY MUST PREVAIL
IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
(all) INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
RUEBEN SAYS SOMEONE'S ACCESSED
OUR SYSTEM FROM THE OUTSIDE.
HAS HE TRACED IT?
HE'S WORKING ON IT NOW.
YOU FIND THE SOURCE, YOU
KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
[dog barking]
[truck tires screeching]
[brakes screeching]
[Birkoff grunting]
[guns firing]
[door closing]
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE?
(Mia) WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I TOLD YOU.
YOU TOLD ME YOU
WORK IN A LIBRARY.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
WHO'S YOUR BOSS?
WHO'S YOURS?
[snickers]
WHY DID YOU TRY
ACCESSING OUR SYSTEM?
I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
[breathing heavily]
HE WON'T CHANGE HIS STORY.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
COME. I THINK IT'S TIME
WE GOT YOU OUT OF HERE.
(Jean-Marc) DO I UNDERSTAND
THIS CORRECTLY?
YOU WORK IN THE
MISSION DISTRICT LIBRARY?
AT HOME, IN YOUR SPARE TIME,
YOU'RE SOMETHING OF A
COMPUTER ENTHUSIAST.
AND BREAKING INTO OUR SYSTEM
WAS JUST A FORM OF RECREATION.
NO HARM MEANT.
NO.
IT WAS JUST TO
SEE IF I COULD DO IT.
WELL, I APPLAUD YOU.
YOU'RE VERY GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT THESE THINGS,
BUT I'M TOLD THAT OUR
SECURITY IS EXCELLENT.
YOUR SKILLS CLEARLY
EXCEED OUR EXCELLENCE.
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOIN' TO KEEP ME HERE?
HMM. I'M AFRAID I DON'T
EXACTLY KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THAT AT THE MOMENT.
BUT I THINK, GIVEN THAT YOUR
ACTIVITIES WERE HARMLESS
RATHER THAN MALICIOUS,
THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE THINGS
A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE FOR YOU
WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
BUT I'M STILL A PRISONER.
HMM.
A GUEST.
LET ME PROPOSE SOMETHING TO YOU.
YOU BEAT MY SYSTEM.
THAT MAKES YOU BETTER
THAN THE MAN WHO DESIGNED IT.
SINCE YOU SEEMED SO
INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO IT,
WOULD YOU DO ME THE
FAVOR OF LOOKING IT OVER?
MAYBE MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS
ON HOW WE COULD
MAKE IT MORE SECURE?
BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS
THAT YOUR TRAPS
ARE MUCH TOO BASIC.
YOU HAVE A PRIMITIVE LOGIN,
AND YOUR FIREWALLS ARE
MUCH TOO EASY TO GET AROUND.
HMM, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE
GETTING OVER MY HEAD.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO RUEBEN.
AND MAYBE YOU COULD
GIVE HIM SOME LESSONS
ON HOW TO DO THINGS CORRECTLY.
[guns cocking]
RUEBEN.
THIS IS MR. BIRKOFF.
HEY.
THE MAN WHO BROKE
YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM.
MR. BIRKOFF'S BEEN
GENEROUS ENOUGH
TO IMPART SOME OF HIS EXPERTISE.
WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE HIM YOUR SEAT?
[people chattering]
[beeping]
YOUR FIREWALLS REALLY
NEED A LOT OF WORK.
BUT IF WE CAN STAGGER
THEM THE RIGHT WAY
WE CAN CREATE A SERIES OF TRAPS
THAT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO BREAK.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S BIRKOFF. HE SAYS
HE'S GOT SOMETHING.
BIRKOFF?
THEY ASKED ME TO HELP THEM
WITH THEIR COMPUTER SECURITY.
THEY'VE BEEN
WATCHING ME CLOSELY,
BUT I GOT A QUICK LOOK
INSIDE THEIR SYSTEM.
AND?
(Birkoff) FROM WHAT I CAN SEE,
THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AS
INDEPENDENT AS THEY CLAIM TO BE.
THEY HAVE TIES RIGHT
INTO THE HEART OF RED CELL.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
AS SURE AS I CAN BE.
THEY'RE NETWORKED INTO
RED CELL'S COMPUTER SECURITY.
KNOWING HOW GOOD RED
CELL'S SECURITY MEASURES ARE,
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THEY
HACKED THEIR WAY IN.
IF WE CAN CONFIRM TIME
AND PLACE FOR MY PICKUP,
I CAN BE DEBRIEFED
WHEN I GET BACK.
SIR?
GIVEN THIS NEW INFORMATION
I'M GOING TO REVISE
YOUR MISSION STATUS.
I'M GOING TO ABORT YOUR
PICKUP FOR THE TIME BEING.
BUT, SIR...
NO. YOU'RE MUCH MORE USEFUL
TO US ON THE INSIDE AT THE MOMENT.
STAY WITH IT. GAIN
THEIR CONFIDENCE.
FOR HOW LONG?
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
WITH THAT INFORMATION.
(Jean-Marc) WE RAISE OUR SWORDS,
THE SWORD OF FREEDOM,
THE SWORD OF TRUTH.
IN TRUTH, THERE IS UNITY.
IN UNITY, THERE IS STRENGTH.
IN STRENGTH, THERE IS POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
(all) STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
HI, WALTER, HAVE
YOU SEEN MICHAEL?
NO. NOT TODAY, HON.
BIRKOFF'S PICKUP'S
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.
SHOULDN'T WE BE GETTING READY?
DIDN'T BIRKOFF CONTACT YOU?
NO.
THEY'VE CHANGED HIS
MISSION STATUS, NIKITA.
THEY'RE KEEPING HIM IN.
WHEN? WHY?
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.
SEEMS HE'S WIRED THE
ORGANIZATION INTO RED CELL.
OPERATIONS WANTS
HIM TO STAY INDEFINITELY.
(Nikita) THAT'S INSANE.
THIS WAS... THIS WAS AN
INFORMATION-GATHERING ASSIGNMENT.
BIRKOFF ISN'T TRAINED IN THIS.
HE'S NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO STAY...
SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN, HON.
YOU'RE TELLING THE WRONG
GUY. I'M ON YOUR SIDE, REMEMBER?
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
IF THERE IS A TIE TO RED CELL,
THEN IT'S TIME TO GET BIRKOFF
OUT AND SEND MICHAEL IN.
HE'S ACTING LIKE HE
WANTS THIS TO GO BADLY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
(Hillinger) ABOUT WHAT?
THE DECISION TO
KEEP BIRKOFF INSIDE.
WELL, HIS MISSION
STATUS WAS CHANGED.
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.
YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT?
MOI?
NIKITA.
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
IF YOU HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS,
AND I MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL,
YOU BETTER GROW EYES
IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
(Birkoff) YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU STAGGER
THE TRAPS LIKE THIS?
UH-HUH.
EVEN IF SOMEONE MANAGES TO
GET THROUGH THE OUTER LINES,
THEY JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN A
MAZE AND SENT AROUND IN CIRCLES.
YEAH, WELL, YOU MAKE
IT LOOK PRETTY EASY.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S
THE HARD PART.
HEY.
HEY.
THINK I COULD PULL YOU AWAY
FROM THAT THING LONG ENOUGH
TO TALK TO YOU?
I CAN HANDLE IT.
YOU'RE LOOKING
HAPPIER, HEALTHIER.
I GUESS I'M GETTING
USED TO THE FOOD.
[chuckles]
I BROUGHT YOU UP HERE
BECAUSE I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT?
FOR NOT TRUSTING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
THE WAY WE LIVE HERE,
IT'S REALLY HARD TO
KNOW WHO TO TRUST
AND WHO NOT TO TRUST.
WHAT WE DO HERE IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S EVERYTHING I BELIEVE IN.
AND YET SO MANY PEOPLE
SEEM TO MISUNDERSTAND.
THEY MAKE US OUT
TO BE CRIMINALS.
I TRULY BELIEVE THEY
WOULDN'T STOP AT ANYTHING
TO DESTROY US IF THEY COULD.
BUT THAT'S NOT YOU.
AND I'M SORRY FOR
THINKING IT WAS.
[keyboard keys clicking]
[door opening]
[computer beeping]
BIRKOFF'S MISSION
HAS BEEN CHANGED.
OPERATIONS INTENDS
TO KEEP HIM IN THERE.
I KNOW.
YOU KNOW?
WELL, WHAT'S THE PLAN, THEN?
HOW LONG DOES OPERATIONS
INTEND TO LEAVE HIM IN THERE?
IF HE HAS TO, YEARS.
BUT THAT COULD DESTROY BIRKOFF.
RED CELL CAN DESTROY US.
IF THERE'S A CHANCE...
YOU KNOW THERE'S NOT.
PEOPLE SURVIVE THESE THINGS.
HE'S NOT YOU.
HE'S NOT.
BUT MAYBE YOU UNDERESTIMATE HIM.
MAYBE OPERATIONS HAS
SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND.
HE HAS HIS PET,
HILLINGER, IN PLACE.
DID IT OCCUR TO
YOU THAT OPERATIONS
MIGHT HAVE ULTERIOR
MOTIVES FOR ALL THIS?
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S YOUR NEW ROOM.
A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE
IN LIGHT OF HOW MUCH
YOU'VE HELPED US HERE.
YOU LIKE IT?
YES, YES, IT'S GREAT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY...
YOU'VE DONE WELL BY US.
WE TRY TO DO RIGHT
BY OUR FRIENDS.
BIG DIFFERENCE. THANKS.
MY PLEASURE.
[keyboard keys clicking]
HOW LONG DID YOU
WORK FOR SECTION?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT'S SECTION?
I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP, MY TRUST.
I ASK YOU A SIMPLE
QUESTION AND IN RETURN
RECEIVE A SIMPLE LIE.
NO, I DIDN'T. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M NOT STUPID.
AND I DIDN'T GET WHERE I AM BY
BURYING MY HEAD IN THE SAND.
I ASSUME YOU HAD YOUR
REASONS FOR LEAVING SECTION
AND WHATEVER THEY
ARE, THAT'S YOUR AFFAIR.
YOUR CONSCIENCE.
BUT YOU'RE HERE WITH US NOW.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BASE
OUR RELATIONSHIP ON TRUST,
DON'T YOU THINK THAT
NEEDS TO GO BOTH WAYS?
HOW LONG DID YOU WORK FOR THEM?
4 YEARS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY.
I'M GLAD YOU'VE COME TO LEARN
WHO YOUR FRIENDS REALLY ARE.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, MR. BIRKOFF.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A VERY GOOD SOLDIER.
[phone ringing]
HELLO.
(Birkoff on phone)
NIKITA, IT'S ME.
BIRKOFF, IS THIS LINE SECURE?
YES, I HAD WALTER
PUT IN A 2ND CHANNEL.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
FOR THE TIME BEING.
BUT YOU'VE HEARD THAT
THEY'RE LEAVING ME IN HERE?
YES.
DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN,
IF THERE REALLY IS A
CONNECTION TO RED CELL...
I SAID THERE'S NOTHING
MORE I CAN DO HERE.
THAT'S NOT WHY HE'S DOING THIS.
BIRKOFF, STAY STRONG.
YOU WILL GET THROUGH
THIS, I PROMISE.
I JUST CAN'T THINK
STRAIGHT ANYMORE.
THEY SAY THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.
THEY SAY THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE...
THEY'RE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.
BIRKOFF, YOU KNOW
EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
OPERATIONS IS PUSHING
ME OUT OF THE WAY.
THEY'VE TAKEN ME IN
HERE. THEY TRUST ME.
WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG ABOUT THEM?
YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK THAT.
THEN GET ME OUT.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
THEN MEET WITH ME. ANYTHING.
MAYBE IF I COULD SEE YOUR FACE,
JUST HAVE A CHANCE
TO TALK TO SOMEONE...
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
I AM ANYMORE, NIKITA.
(Nikita) CAN YOU GET OUT?
I THINK I CAN SLIP OUT
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
YOU KNOW THE DOCKSIDE BAR?
YEAH. IT'S ABANDONED.
I KNOW IT VERY WELL.
IT USED TO BE THE RED CELL
SUBSTATION TILL WE CLEANED IT.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00?
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
HEY, BIRKOFF,
STAY STRONG.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
[switch clicking]
NIKITA.
BIRKOFF.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU
DOIN'? YOU ALL RIGHT?
I, UH, I HAD A LITTLE
TROUBLE GETTING OUT.
YOU WANT TO TELL
ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?
DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE
ANY WATER BACK THERE?
MAYBE.
MY MOUTH'S SO DRY.
SO, YOU ALL RIGHT?
THEY, UH, THEY GOT
SOME STUFF BACK HERE.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
NO. WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
[guns continue firing]
[guns stop firing]
(Operations) YOU ACTED IN
VIOLATION OF SECTION PROTOCOL.
HE SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
HE THOUGHT HE'D
BECOME A SECURITY RISK.
HE WAS AFRAID TO CONTACT YOU.
SO YOU TOOK MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS?
(Nikita) I DID WHAT I THOUGHT
WAS BEST FOR SECTION.
I THOUGHT I COULD KEEP
HIS MISSION ON TRACK.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S FAIRLY
OBVIOUS THAT HIS MISSION HAS FAILED.
HE'S GONE OVER.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT?
THE SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE
NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PLAY.
WHAT ABOUT BIRKOFF?
BIRKOFF'S BECOME A LIABILITY.
BRING JEAN-MARC
IN FOR DEBRIEFING.
WE'LL PROCEED TONIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
BIRKOFF COULDN'T...
HE'S GONE OVER, NIKITA.
DO YOU SEE ANY OTHER WAY
THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS?
I SEE THAT YOU
SET HIM UP FOR THIS.
YOU KNEW HE WAS
IN OVER HIS HEAD.
YOU KNEW HE COULDN'T HANDLE IT.
SO THEN YOU PUT HIM UP THERE
AND WHEN HE FAILS, YOU
SEND MICHAEL AFTER HIM.
WE HAVE AN OPERATIVE
WHO'S TURNED.
I SEE NO FURTHER
NEED TO DISCUSS IT.
(Mia) I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.
[panting]
MY GOD, YOU'RE SHAKING.
(Jean-Marc) WELL DONE.
NIKITA GOT AWAY.
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT HER.
THEN WHY DID YOU
HAVE ME SET HER UP?
THIS WAS ABOUT LOYALTY.
A TEST?
4 OF YOUR SOLDIERS WERE KILLED.
SOMETIMES A LITTLE
BLOOD HAS TO BE SPILLED
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH TRUST.
WE ARE ALL VERY
PROUD OF YOU, BIRKOFF.
MICHAEL, ARE YOU
REALLY GOING TO DO THIS?
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
IT'S BIRKOFF.
I KNOW.
[gun firing]
STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
HOLD IT!
[groans]
MICHAEL.
PLEASE DON'T DO
THIS. JUST LISTEN TO ME.
I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. PLEASE
DON'T DO THIS. IT'S NOT HOW IT LOOKS.
MICHAEL, LISTEN TO ME.
I KNOW YOU ALL
THINK I WENT OVER,
BUT THAT IS WHAT I
WANTED YOU TO THINK.
MADELINE'S WAITING.
YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY OUT.
I KNEW IF OPERATIONS THOUGHT
I'D GONE OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE,
THAT HE'D SEND YOU IN THERE,
THAT I'D BE TOO MUCH OF A RISK.
I KNEW THAT YOU'D
HAVE TO COME GET ME.
MICHAEL, I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.
NIKITA.
IT WAS ALL A RUSE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
IT WAS THE ONLY
WAY I COULD GET OUT.
IF I HADN'T DONE THIS,
HE'D HAVE LEFT ME INSIDE.
YOU WERE JUST BEING CLEVER.
I WAS DOING WHAT I HAD TO DO.
INCLUDING SETTING ME UP.
WHY DO YOU THINK
I PICKED THAT BAR?
YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF
THAT YOU KNEW IT WELL.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER TELLING ME
ABOUT THAT TRAPDOOR BEHIND THE BAR
WHEN YOU GUYS CAME
BACK FROM THE MISSION?
I KNEW YOU HAD A WAY TO GET OUT.
I KNEW YOU COULD
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF.
I HAD TO GET YOU TO
CONVINCE OPERATIONS
THAT I'D CROSSED OVER
AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET YOU HURT.
TAKE ME TO MY POST. I
WILL PROVE IT TO YOU.
I HAVE TO DO IT.
THEY ASKED ME TO REDESIGN
THEIR SECURITY SYSTEM.
I DID. WHILE I WAS DOING IT,
I CREATED A STRAIGHT CONNECTION
FROM THEIR SYSTEM
RIGHT INTO OURS.
THERE'S EVERYTHING.
COMMUNIQUES FROM RED CELL,
THEIR SOURCES OF MONEY AND ARMS,
A LIST OF POTENTIAL TARGETS,
ALL OF IT.
AND YOU NEVER, NOT
EVEN FOR A MOMENT,
ALIGNED YOUR
SYMPATHIES WITH THEIRS?
LOOK, WHAT'S CHANGED HERE?
NIKITA'S ALIVE. I GOT OUT.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR
ENTIRE COMPUTER DATABASE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S
A CONVENIENT COINCIDENCE?
YOU VIOLATED YOUR ORDERS.
HOW?
BY MEETING WITH NIKITA?
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S TRUE.
BUT MY ORDERS WERE TO GO
INSIDE AND STAY THERE. I DID THAT.
WHILE I WAS THERE,
I DID WHAT I COULD.
IN THE END, YOU GAVE THE
ORDER TO TAKE ME OUT, SIR.
THERE IS MONTHS
OF INFORMATION HERE
THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE.
THAT SHOULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.
I WANT A COMPLETE REPORT.
YES, SIR.
SIR, UM, IF YOU
COULD TELL ME JUST...
NOT NOW.
YOU TOOK A VERY BIG RISK.
I'M SORRY I HAD
TO DO WHAT I DID,
BUT IT WORKED OUT. I'M OUT.
[speaking French]
YOU WERE LIKE MY
SON. I TRUSTED YOU.
IT SEEMS YOU ARE GOOD AT
GETTING PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO.
YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.
[Hillinger laughing]
I COULDN'T HELP IT.
IT'S OVER, HILLINGER. YOU LOST.
NO, SEYMOUR.
IT'S NOT OVER
UNTIL I SAY IT'S OVER.
BIRKOFF.
I NEED YOU TO RUN THE SYM.
(Nikita) DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU?
WHAT? YOUR THREAT?
OH, NO. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.
[woman speaking French]
SPECIFIC TARGET POSITION.
I'M INCREASING RESOLUTION NOW.
YOU'RE ABOUT 1 KM FROM THE
CENTER OF THEIR SUBSTATION.
LOOKS LIKE THEY GOT ABOUT A
DOZEN OPERATIVES OUT THERE.
THEY'RE SPLITTING TO
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST
PROBABLY HOPING TO
CLOSE RANKS BEHIND YOU.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE
VISUAL, WE'LL LET THEM CLOSE.
IF THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE DROP
ON US, WE'LL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
[beeping] MOVEMENT
AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Hillinger) THEY'RE CHANGING
PATTERN. THERE'S 20 MORE OF 'EM.
THERE'S MORE OF THEM
THAN WE THOUGHT. MOVE OUT.
[guns firing]
[computer beeping rapidly]
(Hillinger) BIRKOFF,
DO YOU KNOW...
(Birkoff) I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
(operative on radio) BIRKOFF,
BIRKOFF, I NEED POSITIONS.
[people shouting]
YOU HAVE TO RECYCLE THE PROGRAM.
BACK OFF.
SIR, I CAN DO THIS.
BIRKOFF.
[people continue shouting]
SURRENDER YOUR POST.
NOW.
BIRKOFF, WHERE ARE
YOU? I NEED POSITIONS.
(Hillinger) GO TO THE
SATELLITE UPLINK NOW.
COPY THAT.
TEAM ONE, GO TO THE NORTH.
DANIEL, YOU'VE GOT A FLANK
COMING IN AT 5 O'CLOCK.
A SMALLER GROUP AT 11
O'CLOCK, FURTHER OUT.
TAKE THE GROUP AT
5, THEN PROCEED TO 11.
WE'VE GOT THEM.
THEY'RE MOVING OUT.
[blowing]
THEY'RE RETREATING.
WE'VE SECURED THE BASE.
WHAT ARE THE ORDERS?
CANCEL ALL THE
REMAINING TARGETS.
ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL PLANT.
YES, SIR. HILLINGER, THANKS.
YES, MR. HILLINGER,
GOOD WORK. BIRKOFF.
MY OFFICE, 5 MINUTES.
HOW DID YOU KNOW WE HAD A
SATELLITE UPLINK ESTABLISHED?
I DIDN'T SET IT UP.
IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT IT
HAPPENED ON ITS OWN.
YOU HAVE A POINT TO MAKE?
THIS ISN'T A GAME.
THOSE ARE OUR PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THEIR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.
WELL, THEN IT WAS LUCKY
FOR THEM THAT I WAS HERE.
YOU BETTER GO, SEYMOUR.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
LATE FOR YOUR MEETING.
[woman speaking French]
NOT YOUR FINEST HOUR.
SIR, I CAN EXPLAIN.
I THINK... YOU THINK?
THE TIME FOR THINKING IS
BEFORE THINGS GO WRONG.
I'M GOING TO ASSIGN
HILLINGER YOUR POST.
SIR, IF I COULD JUST...
NO.
I HAVE OTHER PLANS FOR YOU.
I'M SENDING YOU OUT.
IN THE FIELD?
THAT'LL BE ALL.
[computer beeping]
THIS MAN
JEAN-MARC ROUSSEAU RUNS A SMALL,
BUT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
CULT OF TERRORISTS.
THEY CALL THEMSELVES
SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE.
THEIR MANIFESTO?
ANTI-GOVERNMENT.
ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THE ESTABLISHMENT.
BUT HIS IDEOLOGY'S A RUSE.
JEAN-MARC IS A
POLITICAL MERCENARY.
HIS SERVICES ARE FOR
SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
THEY'RE PRACTICALLY KIDS.
HE LIKES THEM YOUNG
AND VULNERABLE.
HE EMPLOYS CONVENTIONAL
CULT BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES:
POOR DIET, FATIGUE,
THEN HE CREATES A
SENSE OF BELONGING.
MAKES THEM FEEL
LIKE THEY MATTER.
HE RECRUITS HEAVILY
ON THE INTERNET. IN FACT,
HIS OPERATION RELIES
ON A SOPHISTICATED
COMPUTER NETWORK.
GIVEN THE QUALITY
OF THEIR INTELLIGENCE,
THEY HAVE CAUSED
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
BIRKOFF IS GOING TO BE
OUR MAN ON THE INSIDE.
BIRKOFF?
I NEED SOMEONE ON THE INSIDE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
BUT DO YOU THINK HE'S
QUALIFIED TO DO FIELDWORK?
COMPUTERS ARE THEIR
LIFELINE TO THE WORLD.
THAT MAKES HIM QUALIFIED.
(Walter) AND IF
SOMETHING GOES WRONG?
(Operations) WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
BIRKOFF'S NOT READY.
HE'LL HAVE TO BE.
AND IF HE FAILS?
IT'S A CHANCE I'LL HAVE TO TAKE.
FAILURE RATE FOR AN OPERATIVE
OF HIS STATUS IS 80 PERCENT.
WELL, THEN I SUPPOSE
HE'LL HAVE TO BEAT THE ODDS.
(Birkoff) OPERATIONS KNOWS
I'M NOT READY FOR THIS, NIKITA.
THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST
WANTING SOMEBODY ON THE INSIDE.
THIS IS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
HE MUST HAVE A REASON.
YEAH, HAS IT OCCURRED TO
YOU THAT I MIGHT BE HIS REASON?
WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ABEYANCE.
HE SENDS ME IN
THERE, I SCREW UP.
ANY WAY IT GOES DOWN,
EITHER THEY TAKE ME OUT
OR MICHAEL'S
SENT IN TO FINISH...
OR MICHAEL IS SENT IN TO FINISH
A BOTCHED JOB, ME INCLUDED.
(Nikita) YOU REALLY
BELIEVE THAT?
HE KNOWS HILLINGER
CAN DO MY JOB.
I'M NOTHING BUT A
DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIM.
HE DOESN'T LIKE HILLINGER.
OPERATIONS LIKES ANYONE
WHO SPINS THE
WORLD IN HIS DIRECTION.
YOU KNOW HIM. IT'S NOT
A PERSONALITY CONTEST.
YEAH, BUT HILLINGER? COME ON.
HILLINGER SMELLS BLOOD.
HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE
CAN TO FINISH THE JOB.
I CAN WATCH HILLINGER.
OK.
BUT CAN YOU WATCH ME, TOO?
OPERATIONS WANTS ME
TO INFILTRATE THEIR CIRCLE
BY HACKING INTO THEIR
SYSTEM AND LEAVING A BRIDGE.
COME ON.
WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY?
"BORN: LYONS, 1959."
PARENTS? BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
"GRADUATED THE SORBONNE.
"2 BROTHERS AND A SISTER.
"TRAGEDY THAT HAS
BEEN CONSIDERED BY MOST
"TO HAVE BEEN A TURNING POINT.
"AT 21, HIS YOUNG
WIFE, MARIE-CLAIRE,
"WAS KILLED BY SOLDIERS
"DURING A DEMONSTRATION
OUTSIDE THE HAGUE.
"2 YEARS AFTER THE INCIDENT,
"JEAN-MARC WENT INTO SECLUSION
"BEFORE EMERGING AS THE LEADER
OF THE ORGANIZATION
SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE."
IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
(Jean-Marc) TO ACHIEVE
THEIR WAY OF LIFE,
THEIR INFERTILE EXISTENCE,
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
CHOOSES FACELESS,
SPINELESS BUREAUCRATS
TO DO THEIR BIDDING.
AND BY DOING THIS,
THEY THROW ALL SANE AND
PROPER MEANS TO THE WIND.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
THE BASIC TENETS
OF HUMAN DIGNITY.
(Jean-Marc) WE MUST FIGHT
THESE ELECTED LEADERS
WITH THE SWORDS THAT THEY
THEMSELVES HAVE CHOSEN.
FOR THE SAVIOR OF HUMAN
DIGNITY MUST PREVAIL
IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
(all) INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
HONOR.
INTEGRITY.
RUEBEN SAYS SOMEONE'S ACCESSED
OUR SYSTEM FROM THE OUTSIDE.
HAS HE TRACED IT?
HE'S WORKING ON IT NOW.
YOU FIND THE SOURCE, YOU
KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
[dog barking]
[truck tires screeching]
[brakes screeching]
[Birkoff grunting]
[guns firing]
[door closing]
WHEN DO I GET OUT OF HERE?
(Mia) WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I TOLD YOU.
YOU TOLD ME YOU
WORK IN A LIBRARY.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
WHO'S YOUR BOSS?
WHO'S YOURS?
[snickers]
WHY DID YOU TRY
ACCESSING OUR SYSTEM?
I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
[breathing heavily]
HE WON'T CHANGE HIS STORY.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
COME. I THINK IT'S TIME
WE GOT YOU OUT OF HERE.
(Jean-Marc) DO I UNDERSTAND
THIS CORRECTLY?
YOU WORK IN THE
MISSION DISTRICT LIBRARY?
AT HOME, IN YOUR SPARE TIME,
YOU'RE SOMETHING OF A
COMPUTER ENTHUSIAST.
AND BREAKING INTO OUR SYSTEM
WAS JUST A FORM OF RECREATION.
NO HARM MEANT.
NO.
IT WAS JUST TO
SEE IF I COULD DO IT.
WELL, I APPLAUD YOU.
YOU'RE VERY GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT THESE THINGS,
BUT I'M TOLD THAT OUR
SECURITY IS EXCELLENT.
YOUR SKILLS CLEARLY
EXCEED OUR EXCELLENCE.
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOIN' TO KEEP ME HERE?
HMM. I'M AFRAID I DON'T
EXACTLY KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THAT AT THE MOMENT.
BUT I THINK, GIVEN THAT YOUR
ACTIVITIES WERE HARMLESS
RATHER THAN MALICIOUS,
THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE THINGS
A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE FOR YOU
WHILE YOU'RE HERE.
BUT I'M STILL A PRISONER.
HMM.
A GUEST.
LET ME PROPOSE SOMETHING TO YOU.
YOU BEAT MY SYSTEM.
THAT MAKES YOU BETTER
THAN THE MAN WHO DESIGNED IT.
SINCE YOU SEEMED SO
INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO IT,
WOULD YOU DO ME THE
FAVOR OF LOOKING IT OVER?
MAYBE MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS
ON HOW WE COULD
MAKE IT MORE SECURE?
BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS
THAT YOUR TRAPS
ARE MUCH TOO BASIC.
YOU HAVE A PRIMITIVE LOGIN,
AND YOUR FIREWALLS ARE
MUCH TOO EASY TO GET AROUND.
HMM, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE
GETTING OVER MY HEAD.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO RUEBEN.
AND MAYBE YOU COULD
GIVE HIM SOME LESSONS
ON HOW TO DO THINGS CORRECTLY.
[guns cocking]
RUEBEN.
THIS IS MR. BIRKOFF.
HEY.
THE MAN WHO BROKE
YOUR SECURITY SYSTEM.
MR. BIRKOFF'S BEEN
GENEROUS ENOUGH
TO IMPART SOME OF HIS EXPERTISE.
WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE HIM YOUR SEAT?
[people chattering]
[beeping]
YOUR FIREWALLS REALLY
NEED A LOT OF WORK.
BUT IF WE CAN STAGGER
THEM THE RIGHT WAY
WE CAN CREATE A SERIES OF TRAPS
THAT'S ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO BREAK.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S BIRKOFF. HE SAYS
HE'S GOT SOMETHING.
BIRKOFF?
THEY ASKED ME TO HELP THEM
WITH THEIR COMPUTER SECURITY.
THEY'VE BEEN
WATCHING ME CLOSELY,
BUT I GOT A QUICK LOOK
INSIDE THEIR SYSTEM.
AND?
(Birkoff) FROM WHAT I CAN SEE,
THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AS
INDEPENDENT AS THEY CLAIM TO BE.
THEY HAVE TIES RIGHT
INTO THE HEART OF RED CELL.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
AS SURE AS I CAN BE.
THEY'RE NETWORKED INTO
RED CELL'S COMPUTER SECURITY.
KNOWING HOW GOOD RED
CELL'S SECURITY MEASURES ARE,
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THEY
HACKED THEIR WAY IN.
IF WE CAN CONFIRM TIME
AND PLACE FOR MY PICKUP,
I CAN BE DEBRIEFED
WHEN I GET BACK.
SIR?
GIVEN THIS NEW INFORMATION
I'M GOING TO REVISE
YOUR MISSION STATUS.
I'M GOING TO ABORT YOUR
PICKUP FOR THE TIME BEING.
BUT, SIR...
NO. YOU'RE MUCH MORE USEFUL
TO US ON THE INSIDE AT THE MOMENT.
STAY WITH IT. GAIN
THEIR CONFIDENCE.
FOR HOW LONG?
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
WITH THAT INFORMATION.
(Jean-Marc) WE RAISE OUR SWORDS,
THE SWORD OF FREEDOM,
THE SWORD OF TRUTH.
IN TRUTH, THERE IS UNITY.
IN UNITY, THERE IS STRENGTH.
IN STRENGTH, THERE IS POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
(all) STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
STRENGTH.
POWER.
HI, WALTER, HAVE
YOU SEEN MICHAEL?
NO. NOT TODAY, HON.
BIRKOFF'S PICKUP'S
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.
SHOULDN'T WE BE GETTING READY?
DIDN'T BIRKOFF CONTACT YOU?
NO.
THEY'VE CHANGED HIS
MISSION STATUS, NIKITA.
THEY'RE KEEPING HIM IN.
WHEN? WHY?
I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.
SEEMS HE'S WIRED THE
ORGANIZATION INTO RED CELL.
OPERATIONS WANTS
HIM TO STAY INDEFINITELY.
(Nikita) THAT'S INSANE.
THIS WAS... THIS WAS AN
INFORMATION-GATHERING ASSIGNMENT.
BIRKOFF ISN'T TRAINED IN THIS.
HE'S NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO STAY...
SLOW DOWN. SLOW DOWN, HON.
YOU'RE TELLING THE WRONG
GUY. I'M ON YOUR SIDE, REMEMBER?
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
IF THERE IS A TIE TO RED CELL,
THEN IT'S TIME TO GET BIRKOFF
OUT AND SEND MICHAEL IN.
HE'S ACTING LIKE HE
WANTS THIS TO GO BADLY.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
(Hillinger) ABOUT WHAT?
THE DECISION TO
KEEP BIRKOFF INSIDE.
WELL, HIS MISSION
STATUS WAS CHANGED.
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.
YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT?
MOI?
NIKITA.
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
IF YOU HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS,
AND I MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL,
YOU BETTER GROW EYES
IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
(Birkoff) YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU STAGGER
THE TRAPS LIKE THIS?
UH-HUH.
EVEN IF SOMEONE MANAGES TO
GET THROUGH THE OUTER LINES,
THEY JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN A
MAZE AND SENT AROUND IN CIRCLES.
YEAH, WELL, YOU MAKE
IT LOOK PRETTY EASY.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S
THE HARD PART.
HEY.
HEY.
THINK I COULD PULL YOU AWAY
FROM THAT THING LONG ENOUGH
TO TALK TO YOU?
I CAN HANDLE IT.
YOU'RE LOOKING
HAPPIER, HEALTHIER.
I GUESS I'M GETTING
USED TO THE FOOD.
[chuckles]
I BROUGHT YOU UP HERE
BECAUSE I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT?
FOR NOT TRUSTING YOU.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
THE WAY WE LIVE HERE,
IT'S REALLY HARD TO
KNOW WHO TO TRUST
AND WHO NOT TO TRUST.
WHAT WE DO HERE IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S EVERYTHING I BELIEVE IN.
AND YET SO MANY PEOPLE
SEEM TO MISUNDERSTAND.
THEY MAKE US OUT
TO BE CRIMINALS.
I TRULY BELIEVE THEY
WOULDN'T STOP AT ANYTHING
TO DESTROY US IF THEY COULD.
BUT THAT'S NOT YOU.
AND I'M SORRY FOR
THINKING IT WAS.
[keyboard keys clicking]
[door opening]
[computer beeping]
BIRKOFF'S MISSION
HAS BEEN CHANGED.
OPERATIONS INTENDS
TO KEEP HIM IN THERE.
I KNOW.
YOU KNOW?
WELL, WHAT'S THE PLAN, THEN?
HOW LONG DOES OPERATIONS
INTEND TO LEAVE HIM IN THERE?
IF HE HAS TO, YEARS.
BUT THAT COULD DESTROY BIRKOFF.
RED CELL CAN DESTROY US.
IF THERE'S A CHANCE...
YOU KNOW THERE'S NOT.
PEOPLE SURVIVE THESE THINGS.
HE'S NOT YOU.
HE'S NOT.
BUT MAYBE YOU UNDERESTIMATE HIM.
MAYBE OPERATIONS HAS
SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND.
HE HAS HIS PET,
HILLINGER, IN PLACE.
DID IT OCCUR TO
YOU THAT OPERATIONS
MIGHT HAVE ULTERIOR
MOTIVES FOR ALL THIS?
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S YOUR NEW ROOM.
A LITTLE MORE APPROPRIATE
IN LIGHT OF HOW MUCH
YOU'VE HELPED US HERE.
YOU LIKE IT?
YES, YES, IT'S GREAT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY...
YOU'VE DONE WELL BY US.
WE TRY TO DO RIGHT
BY OUR FRIENDS.
BIG DIFFERENCE. THANKS.
MY PLEASURE.
[keyboard keys clicking]
HOW LONG DID YOU
WORK FOR SECTION?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT'S SECTION?
I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP, MY TRUST.
I ASK YOU A SIMPLE
QUESTION AND IN RETURN
RECEIVE A SIMPLE LIE.
NO, I DIDN'T. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M NOT STUPID.
AND I DIDN'T GET WHERE I AM BY
BURYING MY HEAD IN THE SAND.
I ASSUME YOU HAD YOUR
REASONS FOR LEAVING SECTION
AND WHATEVER THEY
ARE, THAT'S YOUR AFFAIR.
YOUR CONSCIENCE.
BUT YOU'RE HERE WITH US NOW.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BASE
OUR RELATIONSHIP ON TRUST,
DON'T YOU THINK THAT
NEEDS TO GO BOTH WAYS?
HOW LONG DID YOU WORK FOR THEM?
4 YEARS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY.
I'M GLAD YOU'VE COME TO LEARN
WHO YOUR FRIENDS REALLY ARE.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, MR. BIRKOFF.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A VERY GOOD SOLDIER.
[phone ringing]
HELLO.
(Birkoff on phone)
NIKITA, IT'S ME.
BIRKOFF, IS THIS LINE SECURE?
YES, I HAD WALTER
PUT IN A 2ND CHANNEL.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
FOR THE TIME BEING.
BUT YOU'VE HEARD THAT
THEY'RE LEAVING ME IN HERE?
YES.
DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN,
IF THERE REALLY IS A
CONNECTION TO RED CELL...
I SAID THERE'S NOTHING
MORE I CAN DO HERE.
THAT'S NOT WHY HE'S DOING THIS.
BIRKOFF, STAY STRONG.
YOU WILL GET THROUGH
THIS, I PROMISE.
I JUST CAN'T THINK
STRAIGHT ANYMORE.
THEY SAY THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.
THEY SAY THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE...
THEY'RE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.
BIRKOFF, YOU KNOW
EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
OPERATIONS IS PUSHING
ME OUT OF THE WAY.
THEY'VE TAKEN ME IN
HERE. THEY TRUST ME.
WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG ABOUT THEM?
YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK THAT.
THEN GET ME OUT.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
THEN MEET WITH ME. ANYTHING.
MAYBE IF I COULD SEE YOUR FACE,
JUST HAVE A CHANCE
TO TALK TO SOMEONE...
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
I AM ANYMORE, NIKITA.
(Nikita) CAN YOU GET OUT?
I THINK I CAN SLIP OUT
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
YOU KNOW THE DOCKSIDE BAR?
YEAH. IT'S ABANDONED.
I KNOW IT VERY WELL.
IT USED TO BE THE RED CELL
SUBSTATION TILL WE CLEANED IT.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:00?
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
HEY, BIRKOFF,
STAY STRONG.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
[switch clicking]
NIKITA.
BIRKOFF.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU
DOIN'? YOU ALL RIGHT?
I, UH, I HAD A LITTLE
TROUBLE GETTING OUT.
YOU WANT TO TELL
ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?
DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE
ANY WATER BACK THERE?
MAYBE.
MY MOUTH'S SO DRY.
SO, YOU ALL RIGHT?
THEY, UH, THEY GOT
SOME STUFF BACK HERE.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
NO. WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
[guns continue firing]
[guns stop firing]
(Operations) YOU ACTED IN
VIOLATION OF SECTION PROTOCOL.
HE SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
HE THOUGHT HE'D
BECOME A SECURITY RISK.
HE WAS AFRAID TO CONTACT YOU.
SO YOU TOOK MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS?
(Nikita) I DID WHAT I THOUGHT
WAS BEST FOR SECTION.
I THOUGHT I COULD KEEP
HIS MISSION ON TRACK.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S FAIRLY
OBVIOUS THAT HIS MISSION HAS FAILED.
HE'S GONE OVER.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT?
THE SOLDATS DE LA LIBERTE
NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PLAY.
WHAT ABOUT BIRKOFF?
BIRKOFF'S BECOME A LIABILITY.
BRING JEAN-MARC
IN FOR DEBRIEFING.
WE'LL PROCEED TONIGHT.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
BIRKOFF COULDN'T...
HE'S GONE OVER, NIKITA.
DO YOU SEE ANY OTHER WAY
THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS?
I SEE THAT YOU
SET HIM UP FOR THIS.
YOU KNEW HE WAS
IN OVER HIS HEAD.
YOU KNEW HE COULDN'T HANDLE IT.
SO THEN YOU PUT HIM UP THERE
AND WHEN HE FAILS, YOU
SEND MICHAEL AFTER HIM.
WE HAVE AN OPERATIVE
WHO'S TURNED.
I SEE NO FURTHER
NEED TO DISCUSS IT.
(Mia) I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.
[panting]
MY GOD, YOU'RE SHAKING.
(Jean-Marc) WELL DONE.
NIKITA GOT AWAY.
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT HER.
THEN WHY DID YOU
HAVE ME SET HER UP?
THIS WAS ABOUT LOYALTY.
A TEST?
4 OF YOUR SOLDIERS WERE KILLED.
SOMETIMES A LITTLE
BLOOD HAS TO BE SPILLED
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH TRUST.
WE ARE ALL VERY
PROUD OF YOU, BIRKOFF.
MICHAEL, ARE YOU
REALLY GOING TO DO THIS?
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
IT'S BIRKOFF.
I KNOW.
[gun firing]
STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
HOLD IT!
[groans]
MICHAEL.
PLEASE DON'T DO
THIS. JUST LISTEN TO ME.
I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. PLEASE
DON'T DO THIS. IT'S NOT HOW IT LOOKS.
MICHAEL, LISTEN TO ME.
I KNOW YOU ALL
THINK I WENT OVER,
BUT THAT IS WHAT I
WANTED YOU TO THINK.
MADELINE'S WAITING.
YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY OUT.
I KNEW IF OPERATIONS THOUGHT
I'D GONE OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE,
THAT HE'D SEND YOU IN THERE,
THAT I'D BE TOO MUCH OF A RISK.
I KNEW THAT YOU'D
HAVE TO COME GET ME.
MICHAEL, I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.
NIKITA.
IT WAS ALL A RUSE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
IT WAS THE ONLY
WAY I COULD GET OUT.
IF I HADN'T DONE THIS,
HE'D HAVE LEFT ME INSIDE.
YOU WERE JUST BEING CLEVER.
I WAS DOING WHAT I HAD TO DO.
INCLUDING SETTING ME UP.
WHY DO YOU THINK
I PICKED THAT BAR?
YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF
THAT YOU KNEW IT WELL.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER TELLING ME
ABOUT THAT TRAPDOOR BEHIND THE BAR
WHEN YOU GUYS CAME
BACK FROM THE MISSION?
I KNEW YOU HAD A WAY TO GET OUT.
I KNEW YOU COULD
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF.
I HAD TO GET YOU TO
CONVINCE OPERATIONS
THAT I'D CROSSED OVER
AND HOPEFULLY NOT GET YOU HURT.
TAKE ME TO MY POST. I
WILL PROVE IT TO YOU.
I HAVE TO DO IT.
THEY ASKED ME TO REDESIGN
THEIR SECURITY SYSTEM.
I DID. WHILE I WAS DOING IT,
I CREATED A STRAIGHT CONNECTION
FROM THEIR SYSTEM
RIGHT INTO OURS.
THERE'S EVERYTHING.
COMMUNIQUES FROM RED CELL,
THEIR SOURCES OF MONEY AND ARMS,
A LIST OF POTENTIAL TARGETS,
ALL OF IT.
AND YOU NEVER, NOT
EVEN FOR A MOMENT,
ALIGNED YOUR
SYMPATHIES WITH THEIRS?
LOOK, WHAT'S CHANGED HERE?
NIKITA'S ALIVE. I GOT OUT.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR
ENTIRE COMPUTER DATABASE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S
A CONVENIENT COINCIDENCE?
YOU VIOLATED YOUR ORDERS.
HOW?
BY MEETING WITH NIKITA?
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S TRUE.
BUT MY ORDERS WERE TO GO
INSIDE AND STAY THERE. I DID THAT.
WHILE I WAS THERE,
I DID WHAT I COULD.
IN THE END, YOU GAVE THE
ORDER TO TAKE ME OUT, SIR.
THERE IS MONTHS
OF INFORMATION HERE
THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE.
THAT SHOULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.
I WANT A COMPLETE REPORT.
YES, SIR.
SIR, UM, IF YOU
COULD TELL ME JUST...
NOT NOW.
YOU TOOK A VERY BIG RISK.
I'M SORRY I HAD
TO DO WHAT I DID,
BUT IT WORKED OUT. I'M OUT.
[speaking French]
YOU WERE LIKE MY
SON. I TRUSTED YOU.
IT SEEMS YOU ARE GOOD AT
GETTING PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO.
YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.
[Hillinger laughing]
I COULDN'T HELP IT.
IT'S OVER, HILLINGER. YOU LOST.
NO, SEYMOUR.
IT'S NOT OVER
UNTIL I SAY IT'S OVER.
BIRKOFF.
I NEED YOU TO RUN THE SYM.
(Nikita) DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU?
WHAT? YOUR THREAT?
OH, NO. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.
[woman speaking French]