La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 3 - Opening Night Jitters - full transcript

Section One orders Michael to poison Elena in order to trap her father, international terrorist Salla Vacek. From her hospital bed, Elena witnesses the actual death of her father and the staged death of her husband, Michael.

(Elena) I HAVEN'T SEEN
OR SPOKEN TO MY FATHER

SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

THERE IS NO HIGHER PRIORITY
THAN TAKING OUT VACEK.

(Madeline) WE NEED TO GET
ELENA'S LETTER INTO VACEK'S HANDS.

SHE WANTS ME TO MEET HER FAMILY.

(Vacek) MAY I SPEAK WITH ELENA?

HE WILL BE IN THIS
3-KILOMETER ZONE.

(Nikita) I HOPE THIS
IS THE RIGHT THING.

WE GOT HIM.

OK, WE HAVE A VEHICLE.

IS IT YOU?



YOUR FATHER WAS UNABLE TO COME.

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

I'M TRULY SORRY.

LET HIM GO.

VACEK WANTS TO SEE HIS
DAUGHTER, BUT HE FEELS NO URGENCY.

THEN WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.

♪♪[Chanson Sans Issue
by Autour de Lucie playing]

[cell phone ringing]

HELLO?

(Michael) JOSEPHINE?

YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THINGS ARE HEATING UP.

WE'VE CORRELATED 3
INCIDENTS IN THE LAST WEEK



AND WE'VE GOT INTEL
ON SOME NEW ONES.

SO I'M GOING OUT?

AH, I DON'T KNOW WHY
MICHAEL CALLED YOU IN YET.

THEY'RE FILLING HIM IN NOW.

(Nikita) THESE INCIDENTS,
WHO'D THEY CORRELATE TO?

VACEK.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN MICHAEL
WAS MARRIED TO HIS DAUGHTER?

NOT LONG. I'VE BEEN
MONITORING VACEK FOR YEARS.

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT
MICHAEL A FEW WEEKS AGO,

PRETTY MUCH WHEN YOU DID.

(Nikita) SECTION EVER
DONE THIS BEFORE?

DEVELOP A BLOOD COVER? NO.

VACEK'S A SPECIAL CASE.

I'VE NEVER COME UP AGAINST
ANYONE THIS INSULATED.

WITH GUYS LIKE
HUSSEIN, ABU NIDAL,

YOU GET AN INTERVAL
ONCE IN A WHILE.

NOT VACEK.

(Michael) NIKITA.

YEAH?

YOU'RE HAVING DINNER
AT MY PLACE TONIGHT.

WHY?

OPERATIONS WANTS A CONFIRM.

YOU'LL PROVIDE VISUAL.

CONFIRM WHAT?

THEY'VE ASKED ME
TO POISON ELENA.

[woman speaking French]

VACEK'S ALREADY BEGUN A NEW
WAVE OF STRIKES AGAINST THE WEST.

WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.

WE HAVE TO DRAW HIM OUT.

BY POISONING HIS DAUGHTER.

MADELINE THINKS HE'S
VULNERABLE IN THAT AREA.

WOULD YOU KILL
HER TO GET TO HIM?

THE DRUG WILL ONLY
SIMULATE FATAL ILLNESS.

MAYBE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

AFTER THAT, SHE'LL DIE.

IT HAS A YELLOW TINT.

DON'T PUT IT IN HER WATER.

WINE OR COFFEE ONLY.

PUSH THE RELEASE
BUTTON ONCE, RIGHT HERE.

IT'LL DISPENSE THE
PROPER DOSAGE.

LET'S GO.

(Elena) SO HOW'S THE
NEW PLACE COMING?

ARE YOU ALL MOVED IN?

JUST ABOUT.

I'M JUST, UH, WAITING TO
GET A FEW MORE CHAIRS

AND THEN I CAN HAVE
A FEW PEOPLE OVER.

I STILL WISH YOU'D LET ME
HELP YOU WITH EVERYTHING.

I'D JUST RATHER DO IT ON MY OWN.

FAIR ENOUGH.

(Michael) ARE WE HAVING WINE?

(Elena) I KNEW I
FORGOT SOMETHING.

WHAT SHOULD WE HAVE,
MICHAEL, RED OR WHITE?

RED.

GREAT.

I'VE BEEN WANTING
TO TRY THIS MERLOT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON
THE JOB, THE APARTMENT,

AND NOW ALL WE HAVE TO
DO IS FIND YOU A BOYFRIEND.

THIS IS GREAT. THANKS.

I WANT SOME.

YOU DO? HOW OLD ARE YOU?

MMM, 30.

(Michael) SHOW ME YOUR I.D.

EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.
YOU CAN HAVE SOME.

(Elena) NOT TOO MUCH, MICHAEL.

[whispering] HE'LL BE FINE.

CHEERS.

(Michael) CHEERS.

THIS RICE IS DELICIOUS.

(Elena) I'M GLAD YOU LIKE
IT. IT'S A SPECIAL BASMATI.

YOU KNOW, MICHAEL AND I
FOUND THESE GREAT CHAIRS

AT AN ANTIQUE STORE DOWNTOWN.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS.

MICHAEL? ARE YOU DONE?

SORRY. YEAH. THANK YOU.

ADAM, CAN YOU PICK
MY SPOON UP FOR ME?

THANKS, SWEETHEART.

WATCH IT, ADAM!

WHAT HAPPENED?

ADAM ALMOST KNOCKED
OVER THE CANDLESTICK.

NO, I DIDN'T.

IT'S OK.

(Michael) NO HARM DONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T
SAY I WAS SURPRISED.

(Madeline) SO IT
WASN'T A SINGULARITY?

NO.

I SEE.

(Madeline) UNDER
NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES,

I WOULD STRIP YOU OF
YOUR CLASS 5 STATUS,

AND TAKE YOU OUT
FROM YOUR COVER.

HOWEVER, THE SITUATION
WITH VACEK IS TOO VOLATILE.

WE CAN'T MAKE ANY
RIPPLES FOR THE TIME BEING.

(Madeline) YOU'VE LEFT US
NOW WITH FEW ALTERNATIVES.

WE'RE GOING TO
TRY A NEW APPROACH.

THERE'S A BRIEFING
IN 10 MINUTES.

(Madeline) Michael.

OPERATIONS WAS
VERY DISAPPOINTED.

(Operations) YESTERDAY,
FINANCIAL MARKETS FREE-FELL

UNTIL PROGRAMMED
INTERDICTION CLOSED TRADING.

WE PIERCED THE CORPORATE VEIL OF
19 MULTINATIONAL HOLDING COMPANIES

DUMPING THEIR
TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS.

ALL 19 COMPANIES ARE
CONTROLLED BY SALLA VACEK.

HE MAY ONLY BE
REALIGNING ASSETS.

NO.

HE'S LIQUIDATING.

WE'VE SEEN AN ACCELERATION OF
HIS STRIKES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS.

IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO
WHAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO DO NOW.

BIRKOFF?

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
A ZERO-RISK STRATEGY

ON VACEK'S COURIERS
AND RECON PEOPLE

TO PROTECT MICHAEL'S POSITION.

THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.

MICHAEL AND ELENA ARE
STILL BEING WATCHED.

I'VE ASKED TACTICAL TO COME
UP WITH A LOW-PROFILE WAY

TO SEED ONE OF HIS PEOPLE.

(Operations) THEY SHOULD COME UP
WITH SOMETHING IN A FEW HOURS.

YOU'RE ON STANDBY.

ALL RIGHT, I'M IN.

HE'S ALONE IN THERE.

(Birkoff) TEAM ONE,
START SEQUENCING.

UGH.

[groaning]

HALLWAY CLEAR.

SEND IN HOUSEKEEPING.

HOLD A SECOND.

[moaning]

OK. GO AHEAD.

WE'RE SET.

ALL RIGHT, THEY'RE
READY FOR YOU.

(Madeline) HELLO, MR. BECKMAN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES.

YOU ARE IN THIS CITY
TO DO WORK FOR A MAN.

WHAT IS HIS NAME?

SALLA VACEK.

(Beckman) HE HAS BROWN HAIR.

I AM AFRAID OF HIM.

I ONCE NOTICED HIS SHOES.

(Madeline) I'M NOT
INTERESTED IN HIS SHOES.

ADJUST HIM DOWN.

(Madeline) YOU ARE IN THIS
CITY TO DO WORK FOR A MAN.

WHAT IS HIS NAME?

SALLA VACEK.

GOOD.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

YES, BIRKOFF.

BECKMAN GAVE UP
LOCATION ON VACEK.

WE'VE SENT 6 TEAMS IN TO VERIFY.

AND BECKMAN'S CONDITION?

HE TOOK WELL TO THE PROCESS.

HE WON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

HE'LL THINK HE SLEPT
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

GOOD.

(Mischa) I JUST SPOKE WITH
OUR FRIENDS IN NORTH AFRICA.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOUR CALL.

ALSO, AFTER TOMORROW'S INCIDENT,

WE PLAN ON LEAKING A STATEMENT

TO ALL INTERNATIONAL NEWS
AGENCIES CLAIMING THE RESPONSIBILITY

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU'D LIKE US TO HOLD OFF.

TELL ME ABOUT ELENA.

WE ARE MAINTAINING OUR POSITIONS

AND CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE
HER PRIMARY RELATIONSHIPS.

IT'S BEEN OVER 2 WEEKS.

HAVE YOU FOUND, UH, ANYTHING THAT
WOULD SUGGEST I SHOULDN'T MEET HER?

NO.

FINE. THEN, CONTACT HER
AND SET SOMETHING UP.

IT'S STILL TOO EARLY.

WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD
TIME TO BE RECKLESS.

PLEASE, SALLA.

OF COURSE. YOU'RE RIGHT.

GO FORWARD WITH THE, UH,
STATEMENTS TO THE NEWS SERVICE

AND, UH, GET ME NORTH AFRICA.

YES?

HELLO.

YOU ARE LOOKING
VERY DOLCE GABBANA.

YOU'RE LOOKING, UH, VERY MICK
SHTOPPEL. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ISN'T THAT THE
QUESTION OF THE HOUR?

I'M YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR.

AS IN NEXT DOOR.

YOU KNOW, WATER THE
PLANTS, BORROW THE SUGAR. EH?

NICE.

STUDIO DECOR. VERY INTERESTING.

I CAN LIVE WITH IT, THOUGH.

(Mick) I MEAN, I WON'T BE
HERE ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

YOU'RE VERY FUNNY, MICK.

[laughing] NO JOKE.

MMM.

GOT A BUBBLE THING.
GOT ANYTHING FLAT?

JUST CUT THE DRIVEL AND
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

UNLIKE YOU, DOLL, MY
CONTRACT WITH SECTION

IS A BIT MORE TENUOUS,
TO SAY THE LEAST.

I MEAN, THEY USE ME FOR MY
ABILITY TO MOVE FREELY IN THE WORLD.

THE FRENCH CALL
IT "SAVOIR FAIRE."

YOU'RE A LOWLIFE
INFORMANT, MICK.

OUCH, BABY.

FACT OF THE MATTER IS THEY'VE ALWAYS
HOUSED ME NEXT DOOR TO AN OPERATIVE.

DID YOU KNOW, UM, TERRY DE HAAN?

TERRY, YOU KNOW. TERRY!

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

(Mick) LIVED NEXT DOOR TO HIM
UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

POOR CHAP. GOT
HIMSELF BLOWN TO BITS.

DIABOLICAL LIBERTY, THAT.

OOH!

VERY NICE.

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT SECTION'S
MOVED YOU IN NEXT DOOR TO ME?

YOU GOT IT.

WHY?

THE OLD 2 BIRDS WITH
ONE STONE, I SUPPOSE.

MY INFORMATION MOVES IN QUICKER,
YOU GET TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.

THINK OF YOURSELF AS A
CONDUIT TO MY VALUABLE FLOW.

SHUT UP, MICK.

WHAT IS IT?

A TEAM CHECKED IN.

THE LOCATION BECKMAN
GAVE US WAS COLD.

WAS IT VACEK'S?

YES, BUT HE LEFT
MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.

IT WAS ABANDONED.

WE'RE BRINGING IN
SAMPLES. WE'LL RUN THEM.

DID BECKMAN WITHHOLD THE TRUTH?

NO, HE TOLD US WHAT HE KNEW.

HE WAS AT LEAST 2 WEEKS
OUT OF VACEK'S CONFIDENCE.

WHAT NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE DISCUSSING IT.

ELENA?

ELENA?

[whispering] ELENA.

[moaning]

[sighing]

MICHAEL.

ARE YOU OK?

I'M FINE.

I MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HOME SO EARLY?

MY LAST MEETING WAS CANCELED.

GOOD.

YOU LOOK TIRED. ARE YOU HUNGRY?

NO. I'M FINE.

I'M FINE.

I HAD A NIGHTMARE.

[Elena coughing]

[Elena coughing]

ELENA?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
WRONG WITH ME.

[woman on P.A. system]
DR. ST. PIERRE TO ADMITTING.

HOW IS SHE?

THEY DON'T KNOW YET.
THEY'RE DOING SOME TESTS.

WHERE'S ADAM?

WITH A NEIGHBOR.

[woman chattering
on P.A. system]

SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

MADELINE SENT ME.

SHE WANTS YOU TO STAY
HERE IN CASE VACEK SHOWS.

SO HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

SECTION MUST HAVE GOTTEN TO
HER WHILE I WAS ON THE MISSION.

IT'S WHY THEY SENT ME OUT.

IF SHE DIES, THEY DIE.

MISCHA? I WASN'T EXPECTING
YOU BACK UNTIL TOMORROW.

I HAVE SOME
UNFORTUNATE NEWS, SIR.

WHAT?

YOUR DAUGHTER IS ILL.

SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THEY SUSPECT SPINAL MENINGITIS.

HOW SERIOUS, MISCHA?

(Mischa) SHE COULD DIE.

THERE'S NOTHING TO DO RIGHT NOW

BUT WAIT TO SEE HOW SHE
RESPONDS TO THE TREATMENT.

[whispering] ELENA.

MICHAEL.

[moaning]

SHH.

[woman chattering
on P.A. system]

HORRIBLE PLACES,

HOSPITALS.

YES.

NEVER ANYTHING CURRENT.

I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE
YOUR WIFE FOR A FEW HOURS.

EXCUSE ME?

IF YOU CARE FOR THE
WELL-BEING OF YOUR WIFE,

YOU'LL COME WITH US

WITHOUT INCIDENT.

OK, GOOD.

SIR, THEY'VE MADE THEIR MOVE.

MICHAEL'S LEAVING THE HOSPITAL.

AND HE'S BEEN STRIPPED
OF SURVEILLANCE?

(Birkoff) YES, HE'S CLEAN.

THEN LET HIM GO.

WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO BRING HIM HERE.

(Mischa) WE COULD HAVE USED
A MORE DISPOSABLE LOCATION.

THERE'S NO TIME, MISCHA.

THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT
WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.

MISCHA, I WANT TO BE ALONE.

HOW IS SHE?

YOU'RE ELENA'S FATHER?

YES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

HOW IS MY DAUGHTER?

YOU KIDNAPPED ME TO
FIND OUT ABOUT ELENA?

SHE'S DYING, THAT'S HOW SHE IS.

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?

(Michael) NOTHING. THERE'S
NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP ELENA,
YOU'LL LET ME GO. SHE NEEDS ME

AND THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME.

I'D LIKE TO SEND MY
DOCTORS TO SEE HER.

THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN
DO. SHE'S WITH THE BEST PEOPLE.

JUST LET ME GO.

N-NO MATTER. I'D STILL
LIKE TO SEND THEM.

FINE.

CAN I GO NOW?

MISCHA, YOU CAN TAKE HIM BACK.

YOU'LL HAVE TO ACCEPT
THE LOSS OF YOUR DAUGHTER

JUST LIKE SHE LEARNED TO
ACCEPT THE LOSS OF HER FATHER.

YOU KNOW, I WISH I HAD THE
CHOICE TO LIVE A DIFFERENT LIFE.

NO ONE ELSE CAN DO
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? WHO ARE YOU?

APPARENTLY, SOMEONE
WHO IS POWERLESS

TO EVEN HELP HIS OWN DAUGHTER.

GO ON.

RETURN TO ELENA. MY
MEN WILL TAKE YOU BACK.

WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME,

SO SHE WON'T DIE WONDERING
IF HER FATHER EVEN CARES?

I CAN'T.

(Nikita) WHAT'S THAT?

(Adam) THAT'S ME
WHEN I WAS A BABY.

AH, LET ME SEE. YEAH.

(Adam) THAT'S ME AND
DADDY AT CHRISTMAS.

(Nikita) THAT'S VERY SWEET.
IT'S A GREAT PICTURE.

WHAT'S THIS HERE?

THAT'S ME.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

(Adam) THAT'S ME
ON... ON MY BIKE.

(Nikita) WAS THAT
YOUR FIRST BIKE?

YEAH. AND WHAT'S THIS
HERE WITH THIS BIG TROPHY?

(Adam) THAT WAS ME AT KARATE.

I WON A TROPHY AND MEDAL.

DID DADDY TEACH YOU KARATE?

NO. I LEARNED IT ALL BY
MYSELF AT KARATE SCHOOL.

(Adam) THAT'S ME,
DADDY, AND MOMMY.

OK, COME ON. LOOK AT THE TIME.

I'M NOT TIRED.

OH, COME ON, YOU CAN PUT YOUR
PAJAMAS ON AND I'LL READ YOU A STORY.

OK. OK.

GOOD BOY.

(Birkoff) THIS IS COMING OFF A
LIVE FEED RIGHT FROM MEXICO CITY.

CRYSTAL GLOBE HAS
CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY.

VACEK?

YEAH, IT'S ONE OF HIS GROUPS.

(Operations) I THOUGHT OUR
INTEL HAD THIS IN THE FAR EAST.

(Birkoff) WE WERE WRONG.

MAYBE NOT.

(Madeline) THERE MAY BE
ANOTHER, RIGHT BEHIND THIS.

KEEP THOSE SECTORS ACTIVE.

[monitor beeping]

WHO IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. AN
ENCRYPTED CHANNEL.

IT'S MICHAEL.

MICHAEL, WHERE ARE YOU?

(Michael) AT THE HOSPITAL.

VACEK'S MEN JUST DROPPED ME OFF.

(Operations) DID YOU SEE VACEK?

YES, BUT HE WON'T COME HIMSELF.

WHAT ABOUT THE LOCATION?

(Michael) 3 HOURS BY PRIVATE
JET AND ANOTHER HOUR BY CAR.

SEND THE ANTIDOTE FOR ELENA.

VACEK'S NOT COMING.

I'M SURE THAT'S
WHAT HE CONVEYED.

HE DOESN'T KNOW IT HIMSELF
YET, BUT HE WILL COME.

THE SYMPTOMS ARE KILLING HER.

(Madeline) THAT'S A CHANCE
WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE.

[woman chattering
on P.A. system]

THANK YOU.

THAT SHOULD FEEL BETTER.

MICHAEL?

I'M RIGHT HERE.

WHERE'S ADAM?

HE'S OUT IN THE
HALL WITH NIKITA.

COULD I BE ALONE WITH
HIM FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

OF COURSE.

IS MOMMY BETTER YET?

MOMMY WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU BE A GOOD BOY.

I AM A GOOD BOY.

I KNOW YOU ARE.

(Michael) I JUST WANT YOU
TO LISTEN TO WHAT SHE SAYS.

CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME?

OK, LET'S GO.

MOMMY?

(Elena) COME HERE, SWEETHEART.

I HAVE SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO SAY TO YOU

AND I WANT YOU TO
LISTEN TO ME, OK?

IS VACEK COMING?

IT'S POSSIBLE.

WE CAN'T JUST LET
HER DIE, MICHAEL.

CALL WALTER.

(Nikita) GET THE NAME OF WHATEVER
IT WAS THEY PUT IN THAT STUFF

AND TELL THE DOCTORS.

(Nikita) IT'S NOT
TOO LATE, MICHAEL.

THERE'S STILL TIME.

[telephone ringing]

DADDY, HE SAYS IT'S GRANDPA
COMING TO SEE MOMMY.

BIRKOFF?

OUR PEOPLE ARE IN PLACE.

AND MICHAEL? WITH ELENA.

WE GOT HIM THE ANTIDOTE.
SHE'S RECOVERING.

YOU HAVE ALL SCENARIOS WORKING?

WHATEVER HE BRINGS, WE'RE READY.

REMEMBER, NOBODY MOVES A
FINGER UNTIL MICHAEL MAKES THE I.D.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE
WHO HAS SEEN VACEK.

YES, SIR.

(Operative) VACEK'S
ADVANCE TEAM IS HERE.

(Birkoff) HOW MANY?

(Operative) 12 SO FAR.

SIR, THEY'RE LINING THE HALLS.

WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT CONTAINMENT?

(Operations) MAKE
NO ADJUSTMENTS.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE
THIS WITHOUT HARMING INNOCENTS.

I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.

THE DOCTOR SAID
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

HOW'S ADAM?

HE WAS A BIT TIRED,

BUT HE'S FINE.

EVERYTHING IS FINE NOW.

HELLO.

HELLO, MICHAEL.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

ELENA, THIS IS YOUR FATHER.

HELLO.

ELENA.

OK, WE'VE GOT CONFIRMATION.

TAKE OUT HIS BACKUP.

UGH.

I SHOULD HAVE COME SOONER.

I'VE BEEN ASLEEP.

(Vacek) I DON'T MEAN TODAY.

I SHOULD HAVE COME YEARS AGO.

(Elena) I'M SO GLAD.

ABOUT WHAT?

BECAUSE NOW ADAM WILL
KNOW HIS GRANDFATHER.

[sighs]

SO MUCH WE COULD
HAVE DONE TOGETHER.

(Elena) THERE'LL STILL
BE TIME FOR THAT.

HER FEVER DROPPED.

(Michael) THE DOCTOR
SAID HER IMMUNE SYSTEM

SUDDENLY RESPONDED.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.

SAY GOODBYE TO ELENA.

HE JUST GOT HERE.

YOU HAVE TO REST.

(Operations) THANK YOU, GEORGE.

NO, IT WAS A LONG, HARD ROAD.

WE'RE ALL GLAD IT'S OVER.

EARLY INTEL GIVES US
AN EXCELLENT PROJECTION

WHAT'S LEFT OF
VACEK'S ORGANIZATION

CAN BE HANDLED
BY LOWER AGENCIES.

I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT.

YES.

(Madeline) HE WAS PLEASED?

OH, YES.

YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH
WITH YOUR PROPOSAL FOR LEVEL 9.

THERE SHOULD BE NO
RESISTANCE AT THIS POINT.

GOOD.

(Operative) SIR, MICHAEL'S HERE.

SEND HIM IN.

(Operations) CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU CARRIED OFF WHAT EVERYONE
AT OVERSIGHT CONSIDERED

AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK.

(Madeline) ELENA HAS BEEN
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

PHYSICALLY, SHE'S FINE.

(Operations) AND, OF COURSE, SHE
AND ADAM WILL BE PROVIDED FOR.

FULL PACKAGE.

(Madeline) WOULD YOU LIKE US TO
COPY YOU ON THEIR PROGRESS REPORTS?

I THINK WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE
PERSONAL SACRIFICE MICHAEL HAS MADE

AND GIVE HIM SOME TIME ALONE.

ABSOLUTELY.

(Madeline) YOU CAN GO, MICHAEL.

[knocking on door]

MICK, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR
YOUR NONSENSE TONIGHT.

COULD YOU PLEASE JUST
GO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE?

CAN I TALK TO YOU? PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT.

THEY TOLD ME

THEY WERE JUST GOING TO
MOVE A GUY FROM "A" TO "B."

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE
GOING TO BLOW UP THE CAR.

IF I HAD KNOWN THAT,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE LET
THE GIRL GO WITH THEM.

I MEAN, SHE HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

[sighing] NOW, WHY DIDN'T
THEY TELL ME THAT?

YOU WANT SOME TEA?

[Is Jesus your pal?
By Gus Gus playing]

♪ IF YOU OPEN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MESS ♪

♪ COULD YOU FAKE YOUR
REFLECTION, CHILD? ♪

♪ IF YOU REACH OUT FOR MORE ♪

♪ YOU'LL FIND
NOTHING BUT SORROW ♪

♪ 'CAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS HOLLOW ♪

♪ AND PRIDE IS HARD TO SWALLOW ♪

♪ SO COME AND SIT ON MY BOX ♪

♪ ENJOY THE VIEW OF THIS WATER ♪

♪ WHERE MY
LIFEBOAT IS SINKING ♪♪

[woman speaking French]