La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 2 - Someone Else's Shadow - full transcript

Nikita moves in with Michael and his family in order to help Section One locate and kill Elena's father--Salla Vacek. Section One captures and tortures one of Vacek's Cambridge classmates to elicit information about the terrorist's activities.

(Nikita) PREVIOUSLY
ON LA FEMME NIKITA:

(Nikita) I CAME BACK FOR
YOU, FOR US TO BE TOGETHER.

(Michael) YOU KNOW A
LOT ABOUT ME, NIKITA,

BUT NOT EVERYTHING.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT
HAVE TO REMAIN HIDDEN.

WON'T TAKE LONG BEFORE
SHE PUTS IT TOGETHER

IF SHE HASN'T ALREADY.

SHE HASN'T.

(Michael) THIS IS
MY WIFE, ELENA.

(Nikita) SHE AN OPERATIVE?

(Michael) NO.



IS THE CHILD YOURS?

YES.

(Michael) ELENA'S FATHER'S
NAME IS SALLA VACEK.

HE'S THE HEIR TO AN EASTERN
EUROPEAN MINING FORTUNE.

BUT HE DIDN'T GO INTO
THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

HE'S A TERRORIST.

(Nikita) DOES SHE KNOW?

NO.

HE LEFT WHEN SHE WAS 6.

THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN SINCE.

SO THE SECTION HAD YOU MARRY HER

TO GET TO HER FATHER.

YES.

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?



WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO WHEN YOU GET HIM?

ELIMINATE HIM.

FOR 3 YEARS,

YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU
HAD A FAMILY, MICHAEL.

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW,

BUT IT'S A TIGHTLY
CONTAINED SITUATION.

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED TO DO.

SAY HI TO DAD.

I DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU'RE ABLE TO LIVE WITH IT.

[woman speaking French]

GET THEM TO CONTAINMENT.

[speaking Russian]

WHERE ARE WE?

I'M SIFTING THROUGH
WHAT THE EMBASSY SENT US.

SO FAR THERE'S NO
LINK TO ANYTHING.

WHAT ABOUT THE GROUPS
CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY?

I'VE CHECKED.
THEY'RE ALL HOLLOW.

AS SOON AS I GET SOMETHING

FROM THE 2 BOMBERS WE PICKED UP,

I'LL KNOW MORE.

MADELINE'S WITH THEM NOW.

[man speaking Russian]

WHO HIRED YOU TO
BOMB THE EMBASSY?

[speaking Russian]

[speaking Russian]

(Operations) NO,
GEORGE, NOT YET.

WE JUST CRACKED
ONE OF THE BOMBERS.

WE PICKED UP A
THREAD. WE'RE PROFILING.

WE BROUGHT THEM IN AN HOUR AGO

AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT
READY TO GO OUT.

LOOK, IF SOMEONE CAN
DO IT FASTER FOR YOU,

THEN USE THEM.

OF COURSE.

ARE WE READY?

(man) NO, SIR. WE'RE
STILL PREPPING.

GET THE TEAM OUT NOW.

MICHAEL.

WE'VE BEEN HANDED
THE EMBASSY BOMBING.

WE REQUESTED IT.

A FEW PARAMETERS CROPPED UP

THAT GIVE IT A BETTER
THAN 50% CHANCE

THAT IT'S VACEK.

WHERE ARE THINGS ON YOUR END?

I THINK I CAN CONVINCE ELENA
TO TRY ANOTHER RECONCILIATION.

YOU THINK SHE'S READY?

WE TALKED ABOUT
HER FATHER LAST NIGHT.

SHE DIDN'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

OK. LET'S EXPLORE
THAT FOR A MOMENT.

WHAT MODE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

I'D LIKE TO BRING
IN SOMEONE ELSE,

SOMEONE SHE CAN
RELATE TO AND CONFIDE IN.

PERHAPS A LONG
LOST FAMILY MEMBER.

DO YOU HAVE ANYONE IN MIND?

NIKITA.

IT'S INTERESTING.

ANOTHER WOMAN,
ABOUT THE SAME AGE.

NIKITA CAN DRAW
ON HER EXPERIENCES,

BEING ORPHANED EARLY,

WHICH MEANS SHE
WOULDN'T NEED TRAINING,

JUST A PLAUSIBLE BACKGROUND.

THAT WAS MY THINKING.

IT WOULD ALSO BE A GOOD WAY

TO NEUTRALIZE THE
SECURITY NIKITA VIOLATED

WHEN SHE LOCATED YOUR ADDRESS
AND WANDERED INTO YOUR HOME.

WHICH YOU WERE GOING
TO REPORT, I ASSUME.

OF COURSE.

I DON'T SEE ANY
FLAWS IN THE PLAN.

NIKITA'S AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.

OVER 20% OF OUR RESOURCES

ARE DEDICATED TO THE
PURSUIT OF ONE MAN,

SALLA VACEK.

AS YOU CAN TELL
BY THE DATE CODE,

THIS PHOTOGRAPH

IS OVER 20 YEARS OLD.

INTELLIGENCE ON VACEK IS SCARCE,

ALMOST NONEXISTENT.

WHAT WE DO KNOW
IS THAT HE FINANCES

ANTI-WESTERN TERRORISM
ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

YESTERDAY'S EMBASSY
BOMBING PRODUCED A LEAD,

WHICH WE FOLLOWED.

THE BOMBERS WERE BROKERED

BY A 3RD-TIER
MEMBER OF RED CELL.

THIS MORNING,

WE PENETRATED HIS LOCATION
AND DOWNLOADED HIS DATABASE.

ONE OF THE NAMES WE FOUND

IS DAVID HENDERSON WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS AND VACEK

WERE STUDENTS
TOGETHER AT CAMBRIDGE.

UNTIL THIS MORNING,

THERE WAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE

THERE WAS ANY OTHER CONNECTION.

DO WE HAVE A 5-YEAR
FILE ON WILLIAMS?

I'M BUILDING ONE NOW.

WHAT LITTLE I'VE SEEN ON
THIS GUY MAKES ME THINK

HE'S BEEN IN TOUCH WITH VACEK.

(Operations) LET'S
BRING IN WILLIAMS.

FIND OUT IF THERE'S A
CHANNEL WE CAN EXPLOIT.

MICHAEL, WORK IT OUT.

I'M IN.

THE ELEVATOR'S TO YOUR LEFT.

IT'LL TAKE YOU TO
THE 18TH FLOOR.

HEY, WHO ARE YOU?

UH, MR. WILLIAMS WANTS
TO SEE THESE DOCUMENTS.

NO, NO, NO, WRONG FLOOR.

ARE YOU SURE? IT
DOESN'T SAY THAT HERE.

2ND POSITION SECURE.

GET HIS ACCESS CARD.

HOUSEKEEPING'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

RAY, CAN YOU MAKE A COPY

OF THE DRAPER
REPORT AND BRING IT IN?

RAY, ARE YOU THERE?

WHO ARE YOU? WHERE'S RAY?

HOW DID YOU...
HOW DID YOU GET IN?

DON'T MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVES.

YOU'LL BE FINE.

OK. IT'S FINE.

WHAT...

IT'S FINE.

(Williams) WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GOOD HEAVENS ABOVE!

[screams]

CLEAN IT UP.

EVERYONE TO THEIR
FALLBACK POINT.

(Adam) DADDY! DADDY!

HI, DADDY.

HI.

WELCOME HOME.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

ONE OF THE EXECUTIVES
COULDN'T BE THERE

SO WE'LL HAVE TO REPEAT
THE PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH.

IS EVERYTHING OK?

HE SENT ME A LETTER.

WHO?

MY FATHER.

HE SAYS HE'S BEEN
LOOKING FOR ME.

[computer beeping] SIR.

WHAT?

WE JUST GOT
CONFIRMATION FROM MICHAEL.

SHE RECEIVED THE LETTER TODAY.

GOOD.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. WILLIAMS.

YOU HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH SALLA VACEK.

THAT'S AN INSANE STATEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT FAULTY
INTELLIGENCE LED YOU TO ME,

BUT NOBODY HAS ACCESS TO VACEK.

UP UNTIL RECENTLY, I WOULD
HAVE AGREED WITH YOU.

WHEN WE FOUND YOUR
NAME ON A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS

ATTACHED TO THE EMBASSY BOMBING,

MY OPINION CHANGED.

LISTS? THEY DON'T
MEAN A DAMN THING.

I'M SURE I COULD FIND YOUR NAME

ON A LIST OF PSYCHOPATHS
IF I LOOKED HARD ENOUGH

WHEN IT'S PERFECTLY CLEAR
YOU'RE QUITE ORDINARY.

YOU AND VACEK WERE
CLASSMATES AT CAMBRIDGE.

WHERE AM I? LET ME GUESS.

NOT INTERPOL. THEY
DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES

TO CLEAN UP THE MESS
YOU MADE OF MY OFFICE.

MY BEST GUESS IS YOU'RE
SOME COVERT AGENCY

THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF.

RUN AMUCK, NO DOUBT.

WE NEED TO SEND A
MESSAGE TO VACEK.

YOU'LL HELP US DO THAT.

REALLY?

WE'LL SPEAK IN A FEW HOURS.

I'LL BE HERE. SOME
TEA WOULD BE NICE.

WOW. HOW BEAUTIFUL.

ISN'T IT GREAT?

I'VE HAD IT SINCE I
WAS 6 YEARS OLD.

MY MOTHER AND I WERE
ON VACATION IN RAJASTHAN.

THIS OLD ARTIST SPENT
THE WHOLE AFTERNOON

TELLING US THESE
INCREDIBLE STORIES

TO GET US TO BUY IT.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU WERE
VERY CLOSE TO YOUR MOTHER.

I WAS. SHE DIED WHEN I WAS 19.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?

I HAVEN'T SEEN OR
SPOKEN TO MY FATHER

SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

WHY NOT?

HE LEFT US.

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HIM
UNTIL AFTER MY MOTHER DIED.

THEN WHEN I MET MICHAEL,

HE CONVINCED ME TO
TRY TO FIND MY FATHER.

AND DID YOU TRY?

(Michael) WE DID WHAT WE COULD.

ELENA CONTACTED
ALL HER RELATIVES,

BUT THEY HADN'T
HEARD FROM HIM EITHER.

AFTER ADAM WAS BORN,
WE HIRED A... A DETECTIVE.

WE WANTED HIM TO
KNOW HIS GRANDFATHER.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING.

(Nikita) MAYBE HE ISN'T ALIVE.

HE IS.

I RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM HIM TODAY.

OUT OF THE BLUE?

I'LL GO PUT ADAM TO BED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D
DO WITHOUT MICHAEL.

HE'S SUCH A GOOD MAN.

SO TELL ME ABOUT THE LETTER.

MY FATHER SAYS, UM,

HE WANTS TO SEE ME.

THAT THERE ARE
REASONS HE STAYED AWAY.

THAT HE WANTS US
TO BE A FAMILY AGAIN.

WELL, NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

WHERE WAS HE WHEN I NEEDED HIM?

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED?

WHEN I MARRIED MICHAEL?

THAT'S WHEN I WANTED A FATHER.

IT'S NOT FAIR

THAT HE ONLY SHOWS
UP WHEN HE NEEDS ME.

IT MAKES ME ANGRY.

WELL, EVEN THOUGH
YOU'RE ANGRY NOW,

THERE'LL BE OTHER
TIMES WHEN YOU NEED HIM.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

I KNOW IF IT WERE ME,

I'D TAKE THE CHANCE.

[door closing]

(Williams) YOU WERE RIGHT.

THE PAIN WAS QUITE UNPLEASANT.

WORSE THAN I'D
ANTICIPATED, IN FACT.

I'D PREFER TO AVOID

A 2ND SESSION WITH THOSE 2.

THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.

YES.

WELL,

I'D BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS

ANY RELEVANT DETAILS
REGARDING MR. VACEK.

HOW CAN I BE OF SERVICE?

WE NEED TO GET ELENA'S LETTER

INTO VACEK'S HANDS
WITH PLAUSIBLE LINKAGE.

WHERE ARE WE WITH IT?

IT'S IN IMAGE PROCESSING.

THEY'RE REWORDING
IT TO MAKE IT APPEAR

THAT SHE INITIATED THE CONTACT.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE LETTER

TO MISCHA BERENZ,
VACEK'S CONFIDANTE

BUT WHAT WE HAVE
TO SELL IS THE IDEA

THAT HIS DAUGHTER,
AN ORDINARY CITIZEN,

WAS ABLE TO FIND BERENZ
AND MAKE THE CONNECTION.

I'M BACK-FILLING A
PLAUSIBLE SCENARIO.

SHE ALREADY TRIED A DETECTIVE

SO WE'LL USE HIM AS
A BASE. FROM THERE,

I JUST HAVE TO
PIECE IT TOGETHER.

GOOD. DO IT.

DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO
PRODUCE A LETTER.

NIKITA WAS HELPFUL.

GOOD. I'M GLAD.

(Vacek) MISCHA, HOW
WAS YOUR FLIGHT?

WE HIT A STORM OVER THE
GULF BUT OTHER THAN THAT,

IT WAS FINE.

HOW ARE THE BOYS?

THEY'RE WELL.

LET HIM IN.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

AND YOU.

SO, WHAT DO YOU
HAVE FOR ME TODAY?

THE USUAL.

PHILLIPE BELIEVES
YOU'RE SAFE HERE

FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 4 DAYS.

OH, WHERE DOES HE
SUGGEST WE GO NEXT?

HE'S PREPARING A PLACE
FOR YOU OFF THE CAPE.

OH, I HATE THE WEATHER THERE.

WHAT'S THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I RECEIVED IT THROUGH
MYUME IN HONG KONG.

IT CLEARED, BUT HE
DIDN'T ELABORATE.

WHERE DID MYUME GET THIS FROM?

FROM SOMEONE IN HIS
ORGANIZATION, I ASSUME. I DIDN'T ASK.

IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?

YES.

THIS LETTER IS FROM SOMEONE
WHO CLAIMS TO BE MY DAUGHTER.

I THOUGHT YOU KEPT
YOUR IDENTITY FROM HER.

I HAVE.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO
I AM OR HOW TO FIND ME.

WHAT DOES THE LETTER SAY?

SHE WANTS ME TO MEET HER FAMILY.

I WANT THIS
CORRESPONDENCE VALIDATED.

ACCOUNT FOR EVERYONE
WHO LAID A FINGER ON IT.

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE
THE PAPER CAME FROM.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO
LICKED THE STAMP.

AND IF IT CHECKS OUT?

ONE STEP AT A TIME.

HOW ARE WE WITH WHITE EAGLE?

MOST OF THE MATERIAL HAS
ALREADY CLEARED CUSTOMS.

PERSONNEL IS JUST WAITING
FOR YOU TO GIVE THE ORDER.

SOON.

YES?

ELENA CALLED ME THIS MORNING.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE WANTS ME TO COME
OVER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

DOESN'T CONFLICT
WITH ANYTHING, DOES IT?

NO.

SHE MENTION IT TO YOU?

SHE LIKES YOU.

I THINK SHE FINDS
YOU EASY TO TALK TO.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING
ABOUT SIMONE LAST NIGHT.

YOU WERE STILL MARRIED
TO HER WHEN THIS STARTED,

WEREN'T YOU?

YES.

SIMONE KNEW ABOUT ELENA.

WAS IT DIFFICULT FOR HER?

I DON'T KNOW. WE
NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.

I WISH YOU COULD
HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT

THIS.

I WISH I COULD HAVE.

[door closing]

(Elena) IT'S HARD ON BOTH OF US

WITH HIM AWAY ON
BUSINESS SO MUCH.

I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT
HOW MUCH HE'D BE GONE.

ADAM SEEMS TO HANDLE IT WELL.

HE DOES,

BUT HE MISSES MICHAEL
WHEN HE'S AWAY.

WOW.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

ANYWAY, HOW'S
EVERYTHING WITH YOU?

UH, A FEW FASHION HOUSES
ARE LOOKING AT MY PORTFOLIO.

WE'LL SEE. NO CALLS YET.

AND THE HOTEL?

GOOD.

NIKITA, I WAS WONDERING

IF MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO
COME AND STAY HERE WITH US?

OH, I COULDN'T DO THAT.

IT'S MUCH SAFER

THAN WHERE YOU'RE
STAYING DOWNTOWN.

REALLY, I'M FINE. THANK YOU.

IT'S NOT ONLY FOR YOU.

YOU'RE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF MICHAEL'S LIFE.

DID HE SAY THAT?

NO, BUT I KNOW HIM.

I CAN TELL.

WHERE ARE WE?

VACEK HAS ALREADY
BEGUN TRACING THE LETTER.

HOW'S IT GOING?

SO FAR, EVERYTHING'S COVERED.

THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

HE PUT PEOPLE ON
ELENA, HE'S WATCHING HER.

WE EXPECTED THAT.

ELENA HAS INVITED NIKITA TO
MOVE IN WITH HER AND MICHAEL.

VACEK IS GOING TO
LOOK AT ANYTHING

OUT OF THE ORDINARY
AS SUSPICIOUS.

HE'LL TIE IT TO THE LETTER.

I'LL DEEPEN HER HISTORY.

I'M SURE WE CAN SHORE THIS UP.

[speaking Portuguese]

[speaking Russian]

(Michael) WE'VE GOT CONTROL.

(Berkoff) GOOD. VACEK'S
MAN'S ON HIS WAY IN.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW

THE ORIGIN OF THIS
LETTER, PLEASE.

I'M SORRY. WE CAN'T
GIVE THAT TO YOU.

IT'S AGAINST POLICY.

WHAT ABOUT LISBON?

WE GAVE HIS TRACKER
THE NAME OF THE DETECTIVE

ELENA HIRED 2 YEARS AGO.

FROM THIS POINT ON,
THE TRAIL'S LOCKED.

HI, WALTER.

HI, SUGAR.

I'M MOVING IN WITH
MICHAEL AND ELENA.

YEAH, I HEARD.

OH, HERE'S YOUR SCRAMBLER.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?

I HELPED SET UP THE COVER.

I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T TELL YOU.

I WANTED TO.

I SUPPOSE IT EXPLAINS
A FEW THINGS THOUGH.

IT MAKES IT BETTER.

THE TRUTH ALWAYS DOES.

WALTER, HIS SON...

HMM.

HIS SON LOVES HIM SO MUCH.

MICHAEL FEELS IT, TOO.

I CAN TELL.

IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

YEAH.

[crying]

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S WRONG, CHILD? COME ON.

DID YOU HAVE A BAD DREAM?

(Adam) UH-HUH.

OK.

WANT TO GO TO BED WITH
DADDY AND MOMMY, HUH?

LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

GOOD NIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MICHAEL.
GOOD NIGHT, NIKITA.

GOOD NIGHT.

♪ SPEAK NOW ♪

♪ AND I FEEL LIKE ♪

♪ A FOG MADE THICK ♪

♪ I RAISE MY VOICE TO HEAR ♪

♪ YOU SPEAK ♪

♪ I'M LOST TO YOU ♪

♪ I ♪

♪ FEEL THE LOVE ♪

♪ I FEEL THE LOVE ♪

♪ I FEEL THE LOVE ♪

♪ I FEEL THE LOVE ♪♪

(Nikita) SLOW DOWN!

(Elena) I WON! I WON!

ALL RIGHT, YOU WIN.

[door opening]

GOOD MORNING.

HI.

MORNING.

HEY.

(Michael) ORANGE
JUICE, EVERYBODY?

YEAH.

(Elena) YES, PLEASE.

VOILA.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

NIKITA'S GOT HER FIRST MEETING

WITH A POTENTIAL
CLIENT THIS AFTERNOON.

I'M NOT SURPRISED.

HER DESIGNS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE.

[phone ringing]

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO? SPEAKING.

WHEN?

WHY CAN'T YOU TELL ME NOW?

YES, BUT...

WHO WAS THAT?

A MAN WHO SAYS HE
REPRESENTS MY FATHER.

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE SAID MY FATHER
WANTS TO SEE ME.

THEY'RE CALLING BACK
TONIGHT WITH DETAILS.

HELLO, MISCHA.

DID YOU SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL?

THEY'RE DIVIDED.

SOME THINK IT'S A
MISTAKE TO WAIT.

THE SUMMIT'S GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION.

THEIR SECURITY IS SPREAD THIN.

THAT'S TRUE, BUT
IF WE DO IT NOW,

WE'LL MAKE IT EASY

FOR THE HEADS OF STATE TO ALLY.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOUR ORDERS.

WE'LL ATTACK ON THE 23RD.

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS.

NOTIFY OUR SOLDIERS.

MISCHA,

DID YOU SPEAK TO MY DAUGHTER?

YES.

MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS.

[phone ringing]

HELLO.

(Mischa) MAY I SPEAK WITH ELENA?

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

THANKS.

HELLO.

IS THIS ELENA?

(Elena) YES.

WE SPOKE EARLIER.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
MEETING YOUR FATHER?

YES, OF COURSE I AM.

WHY IS THIS SO SECRETIVE?

PLEASE FOLLOW MY
DIRECTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.

IF YOU DEVIATE IN ANY WAY

THE MEETING WILL
HAVE TO BE CANCELED.

WE WILL MEET
TOMORROW EVENING, 6:30.

THERE IS A PARK JUST NORTH
OF THE RIVER AT KUERTEN.

IT IS WELL MARKED
ON THE MUNICIPAL MAP.

AT THE ENTRANCE GATE,

THE ATTENDANT WILL
HAND YOU DIRECTIONS

TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE PARK.

THIS DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
HE HAS TO BE SO MYSTERIOUS.

ELENA.

WHO IS THIS?

(Vacek) YOUR FATHER.

I'M SORRY, BUT IT
HAS TO BE THIS WAY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

THEY'RE OFF.

FILTER IT.

THE LOCATION WILL BE SCRAMBLED.

MAYBE WE CAN
PIGGYBACK THE SERVER.

DO A PATTERN MATCH ON THE VOICE.

LET'S CONFIRM IT WAS VACEK.

IF IT WAS,

IT'S OUR FIRST HARD
CONTACT IN OVER 14 YEARS.

HERE'S THE RIVER.

HERE'S THE PARK.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT ROAD HE'LL TAKE,

BUT THERE ARE 6
ROADS THAT LEAD IN.

THE MEETING IS SET FOR 6:30.

WHICH MEANS A FEW
MINUTES BEFORE THAT,

HE WILL BE N THIS
3-KILOMETER ZONE.

I WANT ALL OF OUR PERSONNEL

DISTRIBUTED EVENLY
THROUGHOUT THAT AREA.

IF WE PICK HIM UP BEFORE
HE GETS TO THE PARK

THERE'S LESS RISK
OF IT GETTING BLOODY.

(Operations) BUT IF NOT,
SEAL OFF THE PARK,

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR:

THERE IS NO HIGHER PRIORITY
THAN TAKING OUT VACEK.

ANY AMOUNT OF
COLLATERAL IS ACCEPTABLE

IF WE HIT THE TARGET.

WHERE'S ELENA?

GETTING READY.

HOW'S SHE DOING?

SHE'S NERVOUS.

WHAT IF HER FATHER SHOWS?

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, MICHAEL?

THEN THE MISSION ENDS.

WHAT ABOUT ELENA AND ADAM?

THEY'LL BE SAFE.

AND YOU?

I WON'T SEE THEM AGAIN.

THANKS FOR STAYING WITH ADAM.

NO PROBLEM.

I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING.

IT IS.

BYE, SWEETHEART.

BYE, MOMMY.

YOU HAVE THE CELL PHONE NUMBER.

CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

DON'T WORRY, WE'LL
BE FINE. GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

COME ON, MICHAEL.

SAY GOODBYE TO DADDY.

BE NICE.

HEY.

SAY GOODBYE.

BYE, DADDY.

BYE, MY LOVE. BE GOOD.

[engine starting]

IT'S 6:26. EVERYONE
ADVANCE AND TIGHTEN.

LET'S SIT.

I'M OK.

LOOK, HE LOOKS LIKE WATSON.

I WOULDN'T HAVE MET
YOU IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM.

HE WAS A GOOD DOG.

I MISS HIM.

I MISS THOSE DAYS.

WE SHOULD GO BACK, WITH ADAM.

HE'D LOVE BORDEAUX.

HE'S TOO YOUNG.

I DON'T THINK SO.

WE'LL TAKE THE TRAIN.

REMEMBER HOW MUCH HE LOVED
IT WHEN WE TOOK HIM TO LONDON?

WE'LL SEE.

YOU'RE MORE ON EDGE THAN I AM.

JUST BEING CAREFUL.

I WANT THIS TO BE GOOD FOR YOU.

IT'S ODD,

BUT I DON'T FEEL WHAT
I THOUGHT I WOULD.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT DOESN'T SEEM SO
IMPORTANT ALL OF A SUDDEN.

IT'S MADE ME REALIZE THAT
THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE

ARE THE ONES THAT
ARE ALREADY IN MY LIFE

AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

OK, WE HAVE A VEHICLE. TEAM 4.

YEAH. WE GOT HIM.

DO YOU HAVE AN I.D.?

(operative #1) THEY'RE STILL IN
THE CAR, BUT I CAN'T CONFIRM YET.

YOU HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS
BEFORE IT GOES PUBLIC.

IT COULD BE HIM, BUT
I STILL CAN'T CONFIRM.

SIR?

HOLD. WE'RE GOING
TO PLAY IT OUT.

IS IT YOU?

YOUR FATHER WAS UNABLE TO COME.

HE WANTED ADAM TO HAVE THIS.

WHO ARE YOU?

SOMEONE YOUR FATHER TRUSTS.

TRUSTS?

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU MUST BE MICHAEL.

YOU'VE TAKEN VERY
GOOD CARE OF ELENA.

HER FATHER WISHES YOU
TO KNOW HE IS GRATEFUL.

WHERE IS HE?

(Mischa) HE THOUGHT
THIS WAS THE RIGHT TIME

TO BE REACQUAINTED WITH YOU,

BUT THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS.

WHAT KIND OF COMPLICATIONS?

WHAT IS SO DIFFICULT ABOUT
MEETING YOUR DAUGHTER?

ELENA.

NO. I HAVE TO SAY THIS.

TELL MY FATHER HIS DAUGHTER
IS HERE AND WANTS TO SEE HIM.

I'M TRULY SORRY.

LET'S GO.

WE CAN TAG HIS CAR,
SIR. DO WE PURSUE?

(Operations) NO.

MAINTAIN CONSERVATIVE
PROFILE. LET HIM GO.

♪♪[music playing]

HE NEVER SHOWED.

YES, I'VE HEARD.

HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE
NEWS ABOUT MADRID?

NO, WHAT?

THE PLAZA.

37 KILLED, OVER 200 INJURED.

VACEK?

YES, SAME GROUP AS THE EMBASSY.

HIS MONEY FINANCED IT.

LEAVE THAT HERE.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

MISCHA. YOU MET HER?

YES, HERE'S THE CASSETTE.

THIS WON'T TELL ME
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

SHE'S A GOOD WOMAN.
A STRONG WOMAN.

YOU'D BE PROUD OF HER.

THEN YOU'RE TELLING
ME SHE WAS ANGRY?

DISAPPOINTED.

AND HER HUSBAND?

HE WAS INTERESTING.

THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYES.

WHAT?

POWER.

GOOD. THEN HE'LL PROTECT HER.

YES, I THINK SO.

COME. WE HAVE TO HURRY.

HAVE YOU WORKED UP A
NEW PROFILE ON VACEK?

YES, YOU WERE RIGHT
NOT TO TAG THE COURIER.

YESTERDAY WAS A DRY
RUN ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT.

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

VACEK WANTS TO SEE HIS DAUGHTER,

BUT HE FEELS NO URGENCY.

THEN WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.

YES.

MICHAEL WILL RESIST.

IT WON'T MATTER.

HEY.

HOW DID IT GO?

HE DIDN'T SHOW.

I'M GOING TO CHECK ON ADAM.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE SENT SOMEONE ELSE.

DID WE PICK HIM UP?

NO.

THAT MEANS THEY'LL
KEEP YOU HERE LONGER.

THAT'S GOOD.

GOOD?

FOR ADAM.

[woman speaking French]