La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 6 - Love and Country - full transcript
I ALREADY TOLD YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW.
I... I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
(Vinito) I'M TELLING YOU,
I... I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
(Vinito) YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
I'LL COOPERATE.
SEND ME BACK OUT.
I-I-I'LL SOURCE YOU
OUT WHEREVER I CAN.
[door closing]
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?
VINITO CASPI.
MR. CASPI,
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTTENHEIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
THAT WILL BE ALL.
[door closing]
YOU WORK FOR A GROUP
CALLED BOTTENHEIM.
YOU WERE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE BOMBING IN
KOSOVO AND LATVIA.
WHAT?
THIS IS YOUR ONLY
WAY OUT OF IT ALIVE.
BOTTENHEIM USED
YOU TO FUNNEL MONEY
INTO THE CAMPAIGN
OF NIKOLAI MARKALI.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
OK. START RECORDING.
YOU WERE SAYING, MR. CASPI?
(Vinito) I WORKED FOR A
GROUP CALLED BOTTENHEIM.
WE FUNNELED MONEY
INTO THE CAMPAIGN
OF NIKOLAI MARKALI.
NIKOLAI MARKALI IS MAKING A BID
FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL CHAMBER.
IF HE SUCCEEDS,
HE WILL SERVICE
A PIVOTAL POSITION
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD.
WE HAVE INTEL THAT INDICATES
HE IS BEING FUNDED
BY BOTTENHEIM.
IF HE WINS ELECTION,
HE WILL BE THE PUPPET
FOR TERRORISTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE
CANNOT TAKE HIM OUT
USING DIRECT MEANS.
WHY NOT?
MARKALI IS POPULAR
WITH THE PEOPLE.
IF ANYTHING SHOULD
HAPPEN TO HIM,
IT WOULD CAUSE A BACKLASH
THAT COULD TAKE DOWN
THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT.
WE DON'T WANT THAT.
SO WE WORK FROM WITHIN.
YES.
(Operations) THIS IS CORRINE
MARKALI, NIKOLAI'S WIFE.
THEY'VE BEEN
MARRIED FOR 21 YEARS.
SHE WILL BRING HIM DOWN FOR US.
YOUR PANELS WILL BE
LOADED WITHIN THE HOUR.
OH, ONE LAST THING.
(Operations) THIS MISSION
HAS A PERSONAL COMPONENT
WHICH WILL NOT IMPACT
ON HOW YOU APPROACH TACTICAL.
NIKOLAI IS CORRINE'S
2ND HUSBAND.
I WAS HER FIRST.
[woman speaking French]
(Operations) IT'S A
JUDGMENT CALL.
IT'S MY CALL, AND
YOU'RE INTERFERING.
THAT'S YOUR OPINION.
I'M A LOT CLOSER TO
THIS THAN YOU ARE.
FINE. COME IN HERE
AND DO IT YOURSELF.
NO, I'M NOT.
I'M DOING MY JOB
AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
YES. YES, I WILL.
MARKALI?
GEORGE IS STILL
SKEPTICAL ABOUT MARKALI.
THINKS THE EVIDENCE
AGAINST HIM IS TOO SOFT.
HE HAS A POINT.
WHAT POINT?
HE WAS ON THE LIST.
WE'VE LAUNCHED ON MUCH
LESS THAN THAT IN THE PAST.
THERE WERE OTHER NAMES ON THAT
LIST, TOO, AND THEY WERE ALL CLEAN.
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE GOING AFTER MARKALI
FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
UNO.
DOS.
THANKS, WALTER.
GOOD LUCK.
I HEARD YOU HAD A VERY
INTERESTING BRIEFING.
YEAH, WE DID.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER?
OPERATIONS WAS A PRISONER
OF WAR LISTED AS M.I.A.
SHE WAITED FOR A WHILE,
LOST HOPE, AND MARRIED MARKALI.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW, SUGAR.
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN
OPERATIONS RETURNED HOME?
HE NEVER DID, OFFICIALLY.
HE DECIDED TO REMAIN LISTED
AS MISSING AND JOIN SECTION.
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF WOMAN
WOULD BE MARRIED TO OPERATIONS.
IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO,
UM, BE ABLE TO ASK FOR HELP,
AND I WAS JUST STARTING
TO GET USED TO DR. BRESNER.
NOW THIS HAPPENS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT?
DON'T TAKE THIS
PERSONALLY, PLEASE, BUT, UM,
UH, I JUST DON'T
KNOW IF I'M READY
TO COMMIT TO ANOTHER THERAPIST.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST WAIT FOR
DR. BRESNER TO RECOVER FROM THE ACCIDENT.
THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, CORRINE,
AND I CERTAINLY RESPECT IT,
BUT YOU'RE HERE NOW,
SO WHY DON'T WE TALK FOR
AN HOUR AND SEE HOW IT GOES?
[chuckling] ALL
RIGHT, I SUPPOSE SO.
DR. BRESNER FILLED
ME IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'RE SUFFERING
FROM GENERAL ANXIETY?
YES.
WELL, THAT, AND, UM,
ALSO JUST A FEELING THAT
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
I'M GOING WITH MY LIFE.
I JUST SEEM TO HAVE LOST
FOCUS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS.
AND YOUR MARRIAGE, HAS
THAT LOST FOCUS, TOO?
NO. NO, THAT'S THE
ONLY THING THAT HASN'T.
OH, NO, NIKOLAI IS WONDERFUL.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
HMM, WELL, TELL ME A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT HIM.
HE'S LOVING, HE'S SUPPORTIVE.
(Corrine) I MEAN, IT DOESN'T
MATTER HOW BUSY HE IS,
HE... HE ALWAYS FINDS TIME.
(Nikita) SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE
HANDING OUT PAMPHLETS TOMORROW
AT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM,
SO I'LL PUT YOU DOWN FOR 200.
GREAT.
[all chattering]
(Nikita) SO, WE'RE GOING TO
HAND OUT SOME PAMPHLETS
TOMORROW AT THE STADIUM
AFTER THE FOOTBALL GAME.
SO IF YOU COULD HELP OUT
THERE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
(Nikolai) I CAN'T
MAKE THAT PROMISE.
IT'LL HAVE TO BE ON A
BEST-EFFORTS BASIS.
BUT HE'S ALREADY MADE A
CONTRIBUTION. THEN SEND IT BACK.
THE REASON I'M RUNNING
FOR OFFICE IN THE FIRST PLACE
IS TO STOP CORRUPTION,
NOT ENCOURAGE IT.
I'LL PUT YOU DOWN
FOR 200. GREAT.
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP ANYTIME.
[phone ringing]
EXCUSE ME.
H-H-HOLD ON.
IS THIS YOUR BOOK?
YES, IT IS.
SERIOUS READING
OR ART HISTORY 101?
I'M INTERESTED IN THE PERIOD.
IT'S MOSTLY PRE-REALIST.
BEFORE THE INFLUENCE OF...
(Nikita) SEDONA.
I PREFER IT, PERSONALLY.
SEDONA HAD THE LARGEST
INFLUENCE OVER THAT PERIOD.
SIR, THEY'RE WAITING.
[phone ringing]
YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THIS,
BUT NEXT TO MY
FAMILY AND MY COUNTRY,
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE THE MOST.
I DIDN'T.
I DO KNOW YOUR POLITICS, THOUGH,
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU ARE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
NIKITA.
NIKITA.
[people chattering]
(Nikolai) LOOK AT THAT.
IS IT EVER GOING
TO STOP SNOWING?
OH.
CAN I DROP YOU OFF SOMEWHERE?
OH, NO, THANK YOU.
I'LL WALK, I HAVEN'T
GOT FAR TO GO.
WELL, THEN, GOOD NIGHT, NIKITA.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE I WILL TAKE
YOU UP ON THAT RIDE.
THE CAR'S RIGHT HERE.
GREAT.
[guns firing]
NIKITA?
NIKITA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
GO CALL FOR HELP.
(man) YES, SIR.
(Nikolai) HURRY!
UPDATE ME.
MICHAEL JUST CALLED IN.
MARKALI'S WITH NIKITA NOW.
DID THEY GO TO A HOSPITAL?
NO. THEY'RE AT THE SITE.
A MOBILE TRIAGE UNIT'S
TAKING CARE OF HER.
HOW MUCH DID SHE ACCOMPLISH
BEFORE THE INCIDENT?
SHE PUT AUDIO IN THE OFFICE.
SHE'LL BE WORKING
THE COMPUTERS NEXT.
[man chattering on P.A. system]
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
(Nikolai) HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I'LL BE FINE. I WAS LUCKY.
NO, I WAS LUCKY.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE.
WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING?
WHAT? KILL ME?
WOULD YOU LIKE THE LIST
ALPHABETICALLY OR
CHRONOLOGICALLY?
WHY?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THAT
SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO HURT YOU?
I WANT TO CHANGE THINGS.
THAT TERRIFIES PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT THE OPPOSITION
WOULD WANT TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT.
BY "OPPOSITION," I ASSUME
YOU MEAN BOTTENHEIM.
THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH
OF CRIMINALS WITH A PLATFORM.
I THOUGHT YOU SHARED
SOME OF THEIR IDEOLOGY.
NOW, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
[sighing] I DON'T KNOW.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO
SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL?
I'M SURE, BUT I COULD DO
WITH THAT RIDE HOME, THOUGH.
[chuckling] OF COURSE.
HOW DID THE 2ND SESSION GO?
CORRINE'S STARTING TO OPEN UP.
SO SHE'LL CONTINUE?
I THINK SO.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
START WORKING HER SOON.
WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS?
SHE LOVES MARKALI VERY MUCH
AND SHE TRUSTS HIM COMPLETELY.
WILL THAT BE A PROBLEM?
NO.
ONCE WE MEDICATE HER,
SHE'LL BE UNDER OUR CONTROL.
GOOD.
DO YOU HAVE THE PLAYBACK?
IT GETS VERY COMPETITIVE
AMONGST THE WIVES
IN THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY.
I HATE IT. THEY'RE SO PETTY.
IT WAS LIKE THAT WITH MY
FIRST HUSBAND AS WELL.
(Madeline) FIRST HUSBAND?
(Corrine) PAUL.
HE WAS KILLED DURING THE WAR.
ACTUALLY, HE WAS
MISSING IN ACTION.
WE NEVER RECOVERED A BODY.
HE WAS AN INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER IN THE MILITARY.
I WORKED THROUGH THAT YEARS AGO.
WHAT I'M FEELING NOW HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL.
[rewinding]
I WORKED THROUGH THAT YEARS AGO.
WHAT I'M FEELING NOW HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL.
I HEARD IT WENT WELL.
MARKALI WAS VERY GRATEFUL.
HE INVITED ME TO DINNER.
NO MENTION OF THE WIFE?
JUST HE AND I.
WHEN?
THURSDAY NIGHT.
RESTAURANT ON THE NORTH SIDE.
[sighing]
TELL HIM YOU'D LIKE TO
COOK FOR HIM INSTEAD.
HE'LL RESIST,
BUT LET HIM KNOW THAT
NOTHING WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPIER
THAN TO HAVE HIM IN YOUR HOME.
I'LL CONFIRM SURVEILLANCE.
WHAT IS IT, NIKITA?
MARKALI DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT
THE PROFILE WE HAVE ON HIM.
IN WHAT WAYS?
HE'S NOT PARTICULARLY
SYMPATHETIC WITH BOTTENHEIM.
IN FACT, HE HATES THEM.
AND YOU KNOW THIS
BECAUSE HE TOLD YOU?
I KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU
TRAINED ME TO READ PEOPLE.
YOU LIKE TO BELIEVE
IN PEOPLE, NIKITA.
RESIST THAT TEMPTATION.
YOU WILL HAVE ONE
CHANCE TO SEDUCE HIM,
AND I NEED TO KNOW
THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.
I CAN DO IT.
THAT'LL BE ALL.
EXCUSE ME.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
SHE'LL BE FINE.
GEORGE SIGNED OFF ON MARKALI.
WE'RE OK THERE.
THAT'S GOOD FOR NOW,
BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO
ENLARGE THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN MARKALI AND BOTTENHEIM.
FOR GEORGE?
NO. FOR ME.
MARKALI WAS ON THE LIST.
HE'S BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH-RANKING
MEMBERS OF BOTTENHEIM.
INDIRECTLY.
AND HE'S GOT RESOURCES WE
STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRACE.
IF HE'S ELECTED AND I'M
RIGHT, IT'LL BE TOO LATE.
WE WON'T HAVE THE SAME
KIND OF ACCESS TO HIM.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT RIGHT,
THEN WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM.
MY DAYS CONSIST OF SENDING
OUR PEOPLE INTO BATTLE.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THE PERCEPTION
THAT THEY ARE BEING USED
TO SETTLE YOUR SCORES.
[chuckling]
HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF THAT.
I'M NOT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP
THE MACHINE RUNNING.
GOOD.
THEN KEEP IT RUNNING.
(Madeline) WALTER, IS MY
FENEDRYL-CHLORIDE READY?
JUST ABOUT.
I'M PUTTING THEM IN
A PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE
JUST AS YOU ASKED FOR.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
FOR THEM TO WORK?
(Walter) PARANOIA WILL
KICK IN RIGHT AWAY.
WITHIN 48 HOURS, THE SUBJECT
WILL BE UNSURE OF EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT A DESIRE TO
TAKE MORE OF THESE.
THIS STUFF IS MORE
ADDICTIVE THAN HEROIN.
(Madeline) THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT FACING, CORRINE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE'VE HAD 5 SESSIONS
NOW, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT
WHENEVER YOU TALK ABOUT NIKOLAI,
YOU DISPOSE OF THE TOPIC QUICKLY
AND MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
OUR RELATIONSHIP'S FINE.
IS IT REALLY?
YES.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?
I THINK MUCH OF THE ANXIETY
THAT YOU'VE BEEN FEELING
STEMS FROM DENIAL.
SUPERFICIALLY,
EVERYTHING BETWEEN
YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND
MIGHT BE RIGHT,
BUT I THINK
YOU WANT THE
CONNECTION TO BE DEEPER.
I DON'T SEE YOUR POINT.
YOU SEEM UNCOMFORTABLE.
OF COURSE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[sighing] I'D LIKE TO
GIVE YOU SOMETHING.
IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT
YOU'RE TAKING NOW,
BUT I THINK IT WILL
BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
[Nikita laughing]
[Nikita sighing]
TO A PERFECT DINNER
AND A PERFECT HOSTESS.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S NO WAY
THAT A MAN CAN THANK
SOMEONE FOR SAVING HIS LIFE,
SO PLEASE JUST CONSIDER
THIS A GIFT BETWEEN FRIENDS.
OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
WOW.
I'M GLAD YOU DID.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS ISN'T...
SEDONA.
FROM HIS EARLIER PERIOD
WHILE HE WAS STILL AN ARTIST.
THANK YOU.
I, UH,
THINK IT MIGHT LOOK VERY
GOOD RIGHT OVER HERE.
[clearing throat] YEAH.
[phone ringing]
(Charles) MARKALI HEADQUARTERS.
(Corrine) HELLO,
CHARLES. IT'S CORRINE.
I'M LOOKING FOR NIKOLAI.
IS HE STILL THERE?
(Charles) UH, NO, HE LEFT
A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
HOURS AGO?
I THOUGHT HE WAS
WORKING LATE TONIGHT.
WELL, HE MIGHT BE, BUT NOT HERE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO
TRY THE OTHER OFFICE?
NO, I DID ALREADY, UM...
IS THERE ANYTHING
ON HIS CALENDAR?
NO, NOT TILL THE MORNING.
WHERE DO YOU THINK HE IS?
WELL, WITH THE
ELECTION SO CLOSE,
HE MIGHT JUST BE OUT
WORKING THE DISTRICTS.
WILL YOU LET ME KNOW IF
YOU HEAR ANYTHING, PLEASE?
ABSOLUTELY.
THANKS.
IT HAS TO BE LIKE THIS, RIGHT?
HERE...
YOU SEE? IT IS A TRICK.
YOU WON'T SHOW ME.
[chuckling]
TA-DA.
LET ME SEE THOSE.
[sighing]
YOU ARE VERY REMARKABLE
AND I AM VERY DRUNK,
AND IT'S LATE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LATE.
NO, IT'S LATE,
AND MY SUPPORTERS
WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED
IF THEY COULD SEE HOW I WAS
OVEREXTENDING MY LIMITED ENERGY,
AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
YOUR WIFE.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I'M CURSED WITH A LOVE
FOR HER I CAN'T PUT ASIDE.
I UNDERSTAND.
[computer beeps]
HE DIDN'T TAKE THE BAIT.
SHE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SHE KISSED HIM.
NEVER MIND.
CAN YOU FIX IT?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
GOOD.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
(Nikolai) YOU'RE STILL UP?
I COULDN'T REACH YOU.
I'M SORRY, DARLING,
I WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH JACOB.
WE HAD SOME THINGS TO GO OVER.
I MUST HAVE LOST
TRACK OF THE TIME.
I WAS WORRIED.
I DON'T LIKE YOU GOING
OUT WITHOUT SECURITY.
OH, NONSENSE.
I REFUSE TO LIVE LIKE THAT.
NOW YOU STOP WORRYING. HMM?
WHAT TIME DID YOU LEAVE JACOB?
WELL, HALF AN HOUR AGO. WHY?
HE CALLED HERE AN HOUR AGO.
OH, I'M SORRY. I MEANT...
I LEFT THE OFFICE
HALF AN HOUR AGO.
JACOB AND I FINISHED
UP BEFORE THAT.
DID HE WANT ME TO CALL HIM BACK?
NO, HE SAID HE'D SEE
YOU IN THE MORNING.
GOOD.
I'M TIRED.
(Madeline) WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK YOUR HUSBAND WAS LYING?
(Corrine) I CAN TELL.
A WOMAN KNOWS.
IF HE WASN'T WHERE HE SAID,
WHAT DO YOU
SUSPECT HE WAS DOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
COULD HE BE INVOLVED
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?
NO.
YOU SEEM VERY SURE OF THAT.
I AM. HE'D NEVER CHEAT ON ME.
THEN WHY WOULD HE LIE TO YOU?
COULD HE BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING ILLICIT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
[pouring water]
COULD HE BE USING DRUGS?
NO.
WHY ARE YOU SAYING THESE THINGS?
MY HUSBAND IS NOT
THAT KIND OF MAN.
I BELIEVE YOU,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT CAME IN HERE
IN A VERY AGITATED STATE,
CONCERNED THAT HE
MAY BE LYING TO YOU.
I JUST WANT TO EXPLORE THAT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY I SNAPPED.
I... I JUST HAVEN'T
BEEN SLEEPING,
AND THIS ELECTION,
AND, UH, THE SHOOTING
THE OTHER NIGHT...
HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING
YOUR MEDICATION?
YES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
TAKE YOU OFF THEM.
NO. NO, NO, NO. IT'S
OK. THEY'RE FINE.
THEY MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
OK.
(Nikita) HEY, BIRKOFF.
WHAT'S UP?
HOW DID WE CONFIRM
THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN MARKALI AND BOTTENHEIM?
WE HAD ONE OF THEIRS,
GUY NAMED VINITO CASPI.
WHERE IS HE?
DEAD.
WHO DID THE INTERROGATION?
OPERATIONS.
(Nikita) PERSONALLY?
(Birkoff) YEAH.
ISN'T THAT A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL?
ARE WE GOING AFTER
AN INNOCENT MAN
BECAUSE OPERATIONS WANTS
TO GET BACK AT HIS EX-WIFE?
I DON'T KNOW.
[phone ringing]
HELLO?
HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING?
[phone clicks]
[beeping]
[dialing phone]
YES, HELLO.
UM, MY PSYCHIATRIST
GAVE ME YOUR NUMBER
AND, UH, TOLD ME YOU
WERE A PRIVATE DETECTIVE
AND COULD HELP ME
OUT WITH SOMETHING.
DISCREETLY.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WHY DIDN'T YOU DO YOUR JOB?
I DID.
HE WASN'T INTERESTED
IN CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.
EVERY MAN IS INTERESTED
IN CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS
MAKE IT YOUR DECISION,
SO HE COULD RATIONALIZE IT.
SO, NOW WHAT?
GO BACK TO MARKALI'S OFFICE.
STAY IN YOUR COVER.
WE'LL BE USING YOU SOON.
TO DO WHAT?
WE'RE PROCEEDING.
HOW?
(Nikolai) I HAVEN'T FELT
THIS WAY IN YEARS.
(Nikita) I FEEL IT, TOO.
(Nikolai) YOU'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT ABOUT CORRINE?
OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN
DEAD FOR A LONG TIME.
I'LL LEAVE HER
AFTER THE ELECTION,
NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME.
THAT'S ENOUGH. TURN IT OFF.
I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FOR?
ARE YOU CHEATING
ON YOUR WIFE, TOO?
THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
YES.
THE TAPE.
I PAID FOR IT.
I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY. I
JUST NEED YOU TO LEAVE.
[door opens]
[phone ringing]
MARKALI HEADQUARTERS.
IT'S ME.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR COMPUTER ON?
YUP.
I'VE UNLOCKED HIS FOREIGN FILES,
BUT I CAN'T GET THEM FROM HERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU NEED ME TO DO?
YOU LOGGED IN?
UH-HUH?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.
IT'S UNDER THE JOINT NAME
OF FORTUNATO STRAND.
(Charles) YOU CAN'T
JUST LEAVE, NIKOLAI.
WE HAVE TO MEET
WITH THESE PEOPLE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT, CHARLES.
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH
CORRINE. I HAVE TO GET HOME.
TELL THEM I'M SORRY, TELL THEM
IT'S AN EMERGENCY, WHATEVER.
NOW, CALL FOR MY CAR
AND GET IT OVER HERE NOW.
(Nikita) FORTUNATO
STRAND. GOT IT.
(Birkoff) PUNCH IN THE NUMBER.
[people chattering]
GOOD. WE'RE DONE.
WE'VE GOT IT.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO
GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS?
DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE MONEY
WAS CYCLED THROUGH EUROPE.
COULD BE 15, 20 HOURS.
COME TO ME FIRST.
CORRINE?
CORRINE.
CORRINE!
CORRINE, WHERE ARE YOU?
CORRINE.
[Corrine sobbing]
CORRINE?
[sobbing continues]
MY GOD, CORRINE, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
DON'T TOUCH ME, YOU BASTARD!
(Nikolai) WHAT?
NO.
THIS IS A LIE. THIS
DIDN'T HAPPEN.
LISTEN TO ME.
I SWEAR TO YOU THAT'S A LIE.
SOMEONE ALTERED THE TAPE.
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?
THIS IS THE WOMAN I TOLD
YOU ABOUT WHO SAVED MY LIFE.
I THOUGHT YOU
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
IF WE HAD DINNER TOGETHER,
SO, YES, I LIED ABOUT THAT,
BUT I SWEAR ON MY LIFE,
NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED.
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS TAPE?
I HIRED SOMEONE.
WHY?
HOW CAN YOU ASK ME WHY?
LISTEN TO ME,
CORRINE. LISTEN TO ME.
NO.
LISTEN.
SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO DISCREDIT ME.
PROBABLY TO PREVENT ME
FROM WINNING THE ELECTION.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
[phone ringing]
WHAT'S GOING ON, NIKITA?
NIKOLAI.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
YOU DON'T?
SOMEONE RECORDED
OUR DINNER TOGETHER.
THERE WERE CAMERAS INSIDE YOUR
APARTMENT AND THE IMAGES WERE DOCTORED.
NOW SOMEONE WENT TO A HELL OF
A LOT OF TROUBLE. YOU SET ME UP.
HOW CAN YOU ACCUSE
ME OF SETTING YOU UP?
LOOK, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WHETHER YOU WERE
INVOLVED OR NOT,
WHOEVER YOU ARE,
WHATEVER YOUR AGENDA,
IT CANNOT INCLUDE
DESTROYING MY WIFE.
NIKOLAI, HOW CAN
I CONVINCE YOU...
NO, DON'T CONVINCE
ME. CONVINCE CORRINE.
YOU GO TO HER AND YOU TELL
HER THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.
I'M CONFUSED.
PLEASE, NIKITA, YOU'RE THE
ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DESTROY
MY REPUTATION, FINE, LET THEM.
I DON'T CARE.
LET THE WORLD THINK
OF ME WHAT IT WILL,
BUT TELL CORRINE THE TRUTH.
PLEASE, DON'T LET
THEM TAKE HER FROM ME.
[knocking on door]
OH, LOOK.
IT'S THE SLUT WHO'S
SLEEPING WITH MY HUSBAND.
NIKOLAI WANTED
ME TO TALK TO YOU.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
DO YOU KNOW I'M SURPRISED THEY
EVEN LET YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S ABOUT THE TAPE.
NIKOLAI WANTED ME TO TELL
YOU THAT IT WAS FABRICATED.
THAT I WAS WORKING FOR
SOMEONE WHO WAS TRYING TO
DESTROY HIM POLITICALLY.
[scoffing] REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT HE
WANTED ME TO TELL YOU.
I GUESS HE WAS LOOKING FOR
A WAY TO GRACEFULLY
EXIT YOUR LIFE.
I TOLD NIKOLAI THAT IT
WAS POINTLESS TO LIE.
EVENTUALLY YOU'D
FIND OUT THE TRUTH.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE TAPE'S REAL, CORRINE.
NIKOLAI AND I ARE IN LOVE.
WE'RE TO GET MARRIED AFTER THE
CAMPAIGN, AFTER HE DUMPS YOU.
GET OUT OF HERE!
(George) NIKOLAI?
IT'S A DR. ELLIS.
ELLIS? I DON'T
KNOW ANY DR. ELLIS.
IT'S ABOUT CORRINE.
WHO IS THIS?
MR. MARKALI, I'M YOUR
WIFE'S THERAPIST.
(Nikolai) IS THERE A PROBLEM?
SHE CAME IN HERE EARLIER
AND WAS VERY DISTURBED.
I TRIED TO REACH YOU, BUT SHE
WOULDN'T GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER.
(Madeline) SHE NEEDS TO
BE ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL.
A HOSPITAL? WHY?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
SHE'S IN A VERY MANIC STATE
AND I'M AFRAID FOR
HER OWN SAFETY.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
ARE... ARE YOU
SAYING SHE'S SUICIDAL?
THAT WOULD BE MY DIAGNOSIS, YES.
OH, MY GOD!
WHAT CAN I DO?
FIND HER, MAKE SURE SHE'S SAFE,
AND DON'T LEAVE HER ALONE.
N-NO, OF COURSE I WON'T.
UM, I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU.
SO, WHAT WAS IT YOU COULDN'T
TELL ME OVER THE PHONE?
IT'S ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
I THINK YOU'RE IN DANGER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE
I USE FOR INFORMATION.
YOUR HUSBAND BOUGHT
AN UNREGISTERED GUN.
SO, I CHECKED IT OUT.
HE'S, UH,
HE'S PLANNING TO KILL YOU.
OH, NO!
I'VE POSTED A COUPLE OF
GUARDS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IN.
AND YOU'LL STAY WITH ME, RIGHT?
NO.
I'LL TRY TO STOP HIM
BEFORE HE GETS HERE.
PLEASE, YOU CAN'T
LEAVE ME ALONE. PLEASE.
I'M SURE YOU WON'T NEED THIS,
BUT YOU'LL BE SAFER WITH IT.
TAKE IT.
NOW, LOCK YOUR DOORS.
AS SOON AS I PICK UP
YOUR HUSBAND, I'LL CALL.
OK?
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. TRUST ME.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[dog barking]
[Corrine panting]
[gunshot]
[Corrine squealing]
[crying]
[Corrine gasping]
GOD!
[Corrine sniffling]
[knocking]
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
[glass shattering]
[gasping]
[gasping]
WHO'S THERE? WHO'S THERE?
(Corrine) NIKOLAI, I'M
NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
CORRINE?
CORRINE!
(Nikolai) CORRINE?
OH, MY DARLING, THANK GOD.
I WAS SO WORRIED.
[groaning]
(Madeline) THE FIRST WAVE OF
PRESS CLIPPINGS HAVE COME IN.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT MARKALI'S
DEATH WAS A PERSONAL MATTER.
WILL THERE BE AN INQUIRY?
YES, BUT THEY'LL FIND NOTHING.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT MARKALI'S
CONNECTION TO BOTTENHEIM?
IT WAS MUCH DEEPER
THAN WE EVEN SUSPECTED.
ONCE BIRKOFF DECRYPTED
MARKALI'S ACCOUNT,
HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM A
4-YEAR CHAIN OF CONTACTS.
I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
NOT AT ALL.
YOU WERE DOING YOUR JOB.
SO, WHERE ARE WE ON PAKISTAN?
I'VE ALREADY SIGNED
OFF ON PERSONNEL.
(Madeline) WE'LL DEPLOY
THIS AFTERNOON.
(Operations) WHAT TIME DO I GO
ON-LINE WITH THE COMMITTEE?
(Michael) DID YOU HEAR?
ABOUT MARKALI?
HE WAS DIRTY AFTER ALL.
YEAH.
DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER.
[birds chirping]
(nurse) RIGHT OVER HERE.
(man) MRS. MARKALI?
[woman speaking French]
EVERYTHING I KNOW.
I... I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
(Vinito) I'M TELLING YOU,
I... I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
(Vinito) YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
I'LL COOPERATE.
SEND ME BACK OUT.
I-I-I'LL SOURCE YOU
OUT WHEREVER I CAN.
[door closing]
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?
VINITO CASPI.
MR. CASPI,
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTTENHEIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
THAT WILL BE ALL.
[door closing]
YOU WORK FOR A GROUP
CALLED BOTTENHEIM.
YOU WERE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE BOMBING IN
KOSOVO AND LATVIA.
WHAT?
THIS IS YOUR ONLY
WAY OUT OF IT ALIVE.
BOTTENHEIM USED
YOU TO FUNNEL MONEY
INTO THE CAMPAIGN
OF NIKOLAI MARKALI.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
OK. START RECORDING.
YOU WERE SAYING, MR. CASPI?
(Vinito) I WORKED FOR A
GROUP CALLED BOTTENHEIM.
WE FUNNELED MONEY
INTO THE CAMPAIGN
OF NIKOLAI MARKALI.
NIKOLAI MARKALI IS MAKING A BID
FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL CHAMBER.
IF HE SUCCEEDS,
HE WILL SERVICE
A PIVOTAL POSITION
IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD.
WE HAVE INTEL THAT INDICATES
HE IS BEING FUNDED
BY BOTTENHEIM.
IF HE WINS ELECTION,
HE WILL BE THE PUPPET
FOR TERRORISTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE
CANNOT TAKE HIM OUT
USING DIRECT MEANS.
WHY NOT?
MARKALI IS POPULAR
WITH THE PEOPLE.
IF ANYTHING SHOULD
HAPPEN TO HIM,
IT WOULD CAUSE A BACKLASH
THAT COULD TAKE DOWN
THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT.
WE DON'T WANT THAT.
SO WE WORK FROM WITHIN.
YES.
(Operations) THIS IS CORRINE
MARKALI, NIKOLAI'S WIFE.
THEY'VE BEEN
MARRIED FOR 21 YEARS.
SHE WILL BRING HIM DOWN FOR US.
YOUR PANELS WILL BE
LOADED WITHIN THE HOUR.
OH, ONE LAST THING.
(Operations) THIS MISSION
HAS A PERSONAL COMPONENT
WHICH WILL NOT IMPACT
ON HOW YOU APPROACH TACTICAL.
NIKOLAI IS CORRINE'S
2ND HUSBAND.
I WAS HER FIRST.
[woman speaking French]
(Operations) IT'S A
JUDGMENT CALL.
IT'S MY CALL, AND
YOU'RE INTERFERING.
THAT'S YOUR OPINION.
I'M A LOT CLOSER TO
THIS THAN YOU ARE.
FINE. COME IN HERE
AND DO IT YOURSELF.
NO, I'M NOT.
I'M DOING MY JOB
AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
YES. YES, I WILL.
MARKALI?
GEORGE IS STILL
SKEPTICAL ABOUT MARKALI.
THINKS THE EVIDENCE
AGAINST HIM IS TOO SOFT.
HE HAS A POINT.
WHAT POINT?
HE WAS ON THE LIST.
WE'VE LAUNCHED ON MUCH
LESS THAN THAT IN THE PAST.
THERE WERE OTHER NAMES ON THAT
LIST, TOO, AND THEY WERE ALL CLEAN.
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE GOING AFTER MARKALI
FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
UNO.
DOS.
THANKS, WALTER.
GOOD LUCK.
I HEARD YOU HAD A VERY
INTERESTING BRIEFING.
YEAH, WE DID.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER?
OPERATIONS WAS A PRISONER
OF WAR LISTED AS M.I.A.
SHE WAITED FOR A WHILE,
LOST HOPE, AND MARRIED MARKALI.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW, SUGAR.
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN
OPERATIONS RETURNED HOME?
HE NEVER DID, OFFICIALLY.
HE DECIDED TO REMAIN LISTED
AS MISSING AND JOIN SECTION.
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF WOMAN
WOULD BE MARRIED TO OPERATIONS.
IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO,
UM, BE ABLE TO ASK FOR HELP,
AND I WAS JUST STARTING
TO GET USED TO DR. BRESNER.
NOW THIS HAPPENS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT?
DON'T TAKE THIS
PERSONALLY, PLEASE, BUT, UM,
UH, I JUST DON'T
KNOW IF I'M READY
TO COMMIT TO ANOTHER THERAPIST.
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST WAIT FOR
DR. BRESNER TO RECOVER FROM THE ACCIDENT.
THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, CORRINE,
AND I CERTAINLY RESPECT IT,
BUT YOU'RE HERE NOW,
SO WHY DON'T WE TALK FOR
AN HOUR AND SEE HOW IT GOES?
[chuckling] ALL
RIGHT, I SUPPOSE SO.
DR. BRESNER FILLED
ME IN A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'RE SUFFERING
FROM GENERAL ANXIETY?
YES.
WELL, THAT, AND, UM,
ALSO JUST A FEELING THAT
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
I'M GOING WITH MY LIFE.
I JUST SEEM TO HAVE LOST
FOCUS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS.
AND YOUR MARRIAGE, HAS
THAT LOST FOCUS, TOO?
NO. NO, THAT'S THE
ONLY THING THAT HASN'T.
OH, NO, NIKOLAI IS WONDERFUL.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
HMM, WELL, TELL ME A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT HIM.
HE'S LOVING, HE'S SUPPORTIVE.
(Corrine) I MEAN, IT DOESN'T
MATTER HOW BUSY HE IS,
HE... HE ALWAYS FINDS TIME.
(Nikita) SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE
HANDING OUT PAMPHLETS TOMORROW
AT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM,
SO I'LL PUT YOU DOWN FOR 200.
GREAT.
[all chattering]
(Nikita) SO, WE'RE GOING TO
HAND OUT SOME PAMPHLETS
TOMORROW AT THE STADIUM
AFTER THE FOOTBALL GAME.
SO IF YOU COULD HELP OUT
THERE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
(Nikolai) I CAN'T
MAKE THAT PROMISE.
IT'LL HAVE TO BE ON A
BEST-EFFORTS BASIS.
BUT HE'S ALREADY MADE A
CONTRIBUTION. THEN SEND IT BACK.
THE REASON I'M RUNNING
FOR OFFICE IN THE FIRST PLACE
IS TO STOP CORRUPTION,
NOT ENCOURAGE IT.
I'LL PUT YOU DOWN
FOR 200. GREAT.
YOU CAN PICK THEM UP ANYTIME.
[phone ringing]
EXCUSE ME.
H-H-HOLD ON.
IS THIS YOUR BOOK?
YES, IT IS.
SERIOUS READING
OR ART HISTORY 101?
I'M INTERESTED IN THE PERIOD.
IT'S MOSTLY PRE-REALIST.
BEFORE THE INFLUENCE OF...
(Nikita) SEDONA.
I PREFER IT, PERSONALLY.
SEDONA HAD THE LARGEST
INFLUENCE OVER THAT PERIOD.
SIR, THEY'RE WAITING.
[phone ringing]
YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THIS,
BUT NEXT TO MY
FAMILY AND MY COUNTRY,
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE THE MOST.
I DIDN'T.
I DO KNOW YOUR POLITICS, THOUGH,
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU ARE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
NIKITA.
NIKITA.
[people chattering]
(Nikolai) LOOK AT THAT.
IS IT EVER GOING
TO STOP SNOWING?
OH.
CAN I DROP YOU OFF SOMEWHERE?
OH, NO, THANK YOU.
I'LL WALK, I HAVEN'T
GOT FAR TO GO.
WELL, THEN, GOOD NIGHT, NIKITA.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE I WILL TAKE
YOU UP ON THAT RIDE.
THE CAR'S RIGHT HERE.
GREAT.
[guns firing]
NIKITA?
NIKITA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
GO CALL FOR HELP.
(man) YES, SIR.
(Nikolai) HURRY!
UPDATE ME.
MICHAEL JUST CALLED IN.
MARKALI'S WITH NIKITA NOW.
DID THEY GO TO A HOSPITAL?
NO. THEY'RE AT THE SITE.
A MOBILE TRIAGE UNIT'S
TAKING CARE OF HER.
HOW MUCH DID SHE ACCOMPLISH
BEFORE THE INCIDENT?
SHE PUT AUDIO IN THE OFFICE.
SHE'LL BE WORKING
THE COMPUTERS NEXT.
[man chattering on P.A. system]
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
(Nikolai) HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I'LL BE FINE. I WAS LUCKY.
NO, I WAS LUCKY.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE.
WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING?
WHAT? KILL ME?
WOULD YOU LIKE THE LIST
ALPHABETICALLY OR
CHRONOLOGICALLY?
WHY?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THAT
SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO HURT YOU?
I WANT TO CHANGE THINGS.
THAT TERRIFIES PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT THE OPPOSITION
WOULD WANT TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT.
BY "OPPOSITION," I ASSUME
YOU MEAN BOTTENHEIM.
THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH
OF CRIMINALS WITH A PLATFORM.
I THOUGHT YOU SHARED
SOME OF THEIR IDEOLOGY.
NOW, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
[sighing] I DON'T KNOW.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO
SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL?
I'M SURE, BUT I COULD DO
WITH THAT RIDE HOME, THOUGH.
[chuckling] OF COURSE.
HOW DID THE 2ND SESSION GO?
CORRINE'S STARTING TO OPEN UP.
SO SHE'LL CONTINUE?
I THINK SO.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
START WORKING HER SOON.
WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS?
SHE LOVES MARKALI VERY MUCH
AND SHE TRUSTS HIM COMPLETELY.
WILL THAT BE A PROBLEM?
NO.
ONCE WE MEDICATE HER,
SHE'LL BE UNDER OUR CONTROL.
GOOD.
DO YOU HAVE THE PLAYBACK?
IT GETS VERY COMPETITIVE
AMONGST THE WIVES
IN THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY.
I HATE IT. THEY'RE SO PETTY.
IT WAS LIKE THAT WITH MY
FIRST HUSBAND AS WELL.
(Madeline) FIRST HUSBAND?
(Corrine) PAUL.
HE WAS KILLED DURING THE WAR.
ACTUALLY, HE WAS
MISSING IN ACTION.
WE NEVER RECOVERED A BODY.
HE WAS AN INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER IN THE MILITARY.
I WORKED THROUGH THAT YEARS AGO.
WHAT I'M FEELING NOW HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL.
[rewinding]
I WORKED THROUGH THAT YEARS AGO.
WHAT I'M FEELING NOW HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL.
I HEARD IT WENT WELL.
MARKALI WAS VERY GRATEFUL.
HE INVITED ME TO DINNER.
NO MENTION OF THE WIFE?
JUST HE AND I.
WHEN?
THURSDAY NIGHT.
RESTAURANT ON THE NORTH SIDE.
[sighing]
TELL HIM YOU'D LIKE TO
COOK FOR HIM INSTEAD.
HE'LL RESIST,
BUT LET HIM KNOW THAT
NOTHING WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPIER
THAN TO HAVE HIM IN YOUR HOME.
I'LL CONFIRM SURVEILLANCE.
WHAT IS IT, NIKITA?
MARKALI DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT
THE PROFILE WE HAVE ON HIM.
IN WHAT WAYS?
HE'S NOT PARTICULARLY
SYMPATHETIC WITH BOTTENHEIM.
IN FACT, HE HATES THEM.
AND YOU KNOW THIS
BECAUSE HE TOLD YOU?
I KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU
TRAINED ME TO READ PEOPLE.
YOU LIKE TO BELIEVE
IN PEOPLE, NIKITA.
RESIST THAT TEMPTATION.
YOU WILL HAVE ONE
CHANCE TO SEDUCE HIM,
AND I NEED TO KNOW
THAT YOU CAN DO THAT.
I CAN DO IT.
THAT'LL BE ALL.
EXCUSE ME.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
SHE'LL BE FINE.
GEORGE SIGNED OFF ON MARKALI.
WE'RE OK THERE.
THAT'S GOOD FOR NOW,
BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO
ENLARGE THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN MARKALI AND BOTTENHEIM.
FOR GEORGE?
NO. FOR ME.
MARKALI WAS ON THE LIST.
HE'S BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH HIGH-RANKING
MEMBERS OF BOTTENHEIM.
INDIRECTLY.
AND HE'S GOT RESOURCES WE
STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TRACE.
IF HE'S ELECTED AND I'M
RIGHT, IT'LL BE TOO LATE.
WE WON'T HAVE THE SAME
KIND OF ACCESS TO HIM.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT RIGHT,
THEN WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM.
MY DAYS CONSIST OF SENDING
OUR PEOPLE INTO BATTLE.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THE PERCEPTION
THAT THEY ARE BEING USED
TO SETTLE YOUR SCORES.
[chuckling]
HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF THAT.
I'M NOT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP
THE MACHINE RUNNING.
GOOD.
THEN KEEP IT RUNNING.
(Madeline) WALTER, IS MY
FENEDRYL-CHLORIDE READY?
JUST ABOUT.
I'M PUTTING THEM IN
A PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE
JUST AS YOU ASKED FOR.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
FOR THEM TO WORK?
(Walter) PARANOIA WILL
KICK IN RIGHT AWAY.
WITHIN 48 HOURS, THE SUBJECT
WILL BE UNSURE OF EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT A DESIRE TO
TAKE MORE OF THESE.
THIS STUFF IS MORE
ADDICTIVE THAN HEROIN.
(Madeline) THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT FACING, CORRINE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE'VE HAD 5 SESSIONS
NOW, AND I'VE NOTICED THAT
WHENEVER YOU TALK ABOUT NIKOLAI,
YOU DISPOSE OF THE TOPIC QUICKLY
AND MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
OUR RELATIONSHIP'S FINE.
IS IT REALLY?
YES.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?
I THINK MUCH OF THE ANXIETY
THAT YOU'VE BEEN FEELING
STEMS FROM DENIAL.
SUPERFICIALLY,
EVERYTHING BETWEEN
YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND
MIGHT BE RIGHT,
BUT I THINK
YOU WANT THE
CONNECTION TO BE DEEPER.
I DON'T SEE YOUR POINT.
YOU SEEM UNCOMFORTABLE.
OF COURSE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[sighing] I'D LIKE TO
GIVE YOU SOMETHING.
IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT
YOU'RE TAKING NOW,
BUT I THINK IT WILL
BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
[Nikita laughing]
[Nikita sighing]
TO A PERFECT DINNER
AND A PERFECT HOSTESS.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S NO WAY
THAT A MAN CAN THANK
SOMEONE FOR SAVING HIS LIFE,
SO PLEASE JUST CONSIDER
THIS A GIFT BETWEEN FRIENDS.
OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
WOW.
I'M GLAD YOU DID.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS ISN'T...
SEDONA.
FROM HIS EARLIER PERIOD
WHILE HE WAS STILL AN ARTIST.
THANK YOU.
I, UH,
THINK IT MIGHT LOOK VERY
GOOD RIGHT OVER HERE.
[clearing throat] YEAH.
[phone ringing]
(Charles) MARKALI HEADQUARTERS.
(Corrine) HELLO,
CHARLES. IT'S CORRINE.
I'M LOOKING FOR NIKOLAI.
IS HE STILL THERE?
(Charles) UH, NO, HE LEFT
A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
HOURS AGO?
I THOUGHT HE WAS
WORKING LATE TONIGHT.
WELL, HE MIGHT BE, BUT NOT HERE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO
TRY THE OTHER OFFICE?
NO, I DID ALREADY, UM...
IS THERE ANYTHING
ON HIS CALENDAR?
NO, NOT TILL THE MORNING.
WHERE DO YOU THINK HE IS?
WELL, WITH THE
ELECTION SO CLOSE,
HE MIGHT JUST BE OUT
WORKING THE DISTRICTS.
WILL YOU LET ME KNOW IF
YOU HEAR ANYTHING, PLEASE?
ABSOLUTELY.
THANKS.
IT HAS TO BE LIKE THIS, RIGHT?
HERE...
YOU SEE? IT IS A TRICK.
YOU WON'T SHOW ME.
[chuckling]
TA-DA.
LET ME SEE THOSE.
[sighing]
YOU ARE VERY REMARKABLE
AND I AM VERY DRUNK,
AND IT'S LATE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LATE.
NO, IT'S LATE,
AND MY SUPPORTERS
WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED
IF THEY COULD SEE HOW I WAS
OVEREXTENDING MY LIMITED ENERGY,
AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
YOUR WIFE.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I'M CURSED WITH A LOVE
FOR HER I CAN'T PUT ASIDE.
I UNDERSTAND.
[computer beeps]
HE DIDN'T TAKE THE BAIT.
SHE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SHE KISSED HIM.
NEVER MIND.
CAN YOU FIX IT?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
GOOD.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
(Nikolai) YOU'RE STILL UP?
I COULDN'T REACH YOU.
I'M SORRY, DARLING,
I WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH JACOB.
WE HAD SOME THINGS TO GO OVER.
I MUST HAVE LOST
TRACK OF THE TIME.
I WAS WORRIED.
I DON'T LIKE YOU GOING
OUT WITHOUT SECURITY.
OH, NONSENSE.
I REFUSE TO LIVE LIKE THAT.
NOW YOU STOP WORRYING. HMM?
WHAT TIME DID YOU LEAVE JACOB?
WELL, HALF AN HOUR AGO. WHY?
HE CALLED HERE AN HOUR AGO.
OH, I'M SORRY. I MEANT...
I LEFT THE OFFICE
HALF AN HOUR AGO.
JACOB AND I FINISHED
UP BEFORE THAT.
DID HE WANT ME TO CALL HIM BACK?
NO, HE SAID HE'D SEE
YOU IN THE MORNING.
GOOD.
I'M TIRED.
(Madeline) WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK YOUR HUSBAND WAS LYING?
(Corrine) I CAN TELL.
A WOMAN KNOWS.
IF HE WASN'T WHERE HE SAID,
WHAT DO YOU
SUSPECT HE WAS DOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
COULD HE BE INVOLVED
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?
NO.
YOU SEEM VERY SURE OF THAT.
I AM. HE'D NEVER CHEAT ON ME.
THEN WHY WOULD HE LIE TO YOU?
COULD HE BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING ILLICIT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
[pouring water]
COULD HE BE USING DRUGS?
NO.
WHY ARE YOU SAYING THESE THINGS?
MY HUSBAND IS NOT
THAT KIND OF MAN.
I BELIEVE YOU,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT CAME IN HERE
IN A VERY AGITATED STATE,
CONCERNED THAT HE
MAY BE LYING TO YOU.
I JUST WANT TO EXPLORE THAT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY I SNAPPED.
I... I JUST HAVEN'T
BEEN SLEEPING,
AND THIS ELECTION,
AND, UH, THE SHOOTING
THE OTHER NIGHT...
HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING
YOUR MEDICATION?
YES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
TAKE YOU OFF THEM.
NO. NO, NO, NO. IT'S
OK. THEY'RE FINE.
THEY MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
OK.
(Nikita) HEY, BIRKOFF.
WHAT'S UP?
HOW DID WE CONFIRM
THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN MARKALI AND BOTTENHEIM?
WE HAD ONE OF THEIRS,
GUY NAMED VINITO CASPI.
WHERE IS HE?
DEAD.
WHO DID THE INTERROGATION?
OPERATIONS.
(Nikita) PERSONALLY?
(Birkoff) YEAH.
ISN'T THAT A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL?
ARE WE GOING AFTER
AN INNOCENT MAN
BECAUSE OPERATIONS WANTS
TO GET BACK AT HIS EX-WIFE?
I DON'T KNOW.
[phone ringing]
HELLO?
HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING?
[phone clicks]
[beeping]
[dialing phone]
YES, HELLO.
UM, MY PSYCHIATRIST
GAVE ME YOUR NUMBER
AND, UH, TOLD ME YOU
WERE A PRIVATE DETECTIVE
AND COULD HELP ME
OUT WITH SOMETHING.
DISCREETLY.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WHY DIDN'T YOU DO YOUR JOB?
I DID.
HE WASN'T INTERESTED
IN CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.
EVERY MAN IS INTERESTED
IN CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS
MAKE IT YOUR DECISION,
SO HE COULD RATIONALIZE IT.
SO, NOW WHAT?
GO BACK TO MARKALI'S OFFICE.
STAY IN YOUR COVER.
WE'LL BE USING YOU SOON.
TO DO WHAT?
WE'RE PROCEEDING.
HOW?
(Nikolai) I HAVEN'T FELT
THIS WAY IN YEARS.
(Nikita) I FEEL IT, TOO.
(Nikolai) YOU'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT ABOUT CORRINE?
OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN
DEAD FOR A LONG TIME.
I'LL LEAVE HER
AFTER THE ELECTION,
NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME.
THAT'S ENOUGH. TURN IT OFF.
I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FOR?
ARE YOU CHEATING
ON YOUR WIFE, TOO?
THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH.
YES.
THE TAPE.
I PAID FOR IT.
I DON'T NEED YOUR PITY. I
JUST NEED YOU TO LEAVE.
[door opens]
[phone ringing]
MARKALI HEADQUARTERS.
IT'S ME.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR COMPUTER ON?
YUP.
I'VE UNLOCKED HIS FOREIGN FILES,
BUT I CAN'T GET THEM FROM HERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU NEED ME TO DO?
YOU LOGGED IN?
UH-HUH?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.
IT'S UNDER THE JOINT NAME
OF FORTUNATO STRAND.
(Charles) YOU CAN'T
JUST LEAVE, NIKOLAI.
WE HAVE TO MEET
WITH THESE PEOPLE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT, CHARLES.
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH
CORRINE. I HAVE TO GET HOME.
TELL THEM I'M SORRY, TELL THEM
IT'S AN EMERGENCY, WHATEVER.
NOW, CALL FOR MY CAR
AND GET IT OVER HERE NOW.
(Nikita) FORTUNATO
STRAND. GOT IT.
(Birkoff) PUNCH IN THE NUMBER.
[people chattering]
GOOD. WE'RE DONE.
WE'VE GOT IT.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO
GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS?
DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE MONEY
WAS CYCLED THROUGH EUROPE.
COULD BE 15, 20 HOURS.
COME TO ME FIRST.
CORRINE?
CORRINE.
CORRINE!
CORRINE, WHERE ARE YOU?
CORRINE.
[Corrine sobbing]
CORRINE?
[sobbing continues]
MY GOD, CORRINE, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
DON'T TOUCH ME, YOU BASTARD!
(Nikolai) WHAT?
NO.
THIS IS A LIE. THIS
DIDN'T HAPPEN.
LISTEN TO ME.
I SWEAR TO YOU THAT'S A LIE.
SOMEONE ALTERED THE TAPE.
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?
THIS IS THE WOMAN I TOLD
YOU ABOUT WHO SAVED MY LIFE.
I THOUGHT YOU
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
IF WE HAD DINNER TOGETHER,
SO, YES, I LIED ABOUT THAT,
BUT I SWEAR ON MY LIFE,
NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED.
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS TAPE?
I HIRED SOMEONE.
WHY?
HOW CAN YOU ASK ME WHY?
LISTEN TO ME,
CORRINE. LISTEN TO ME.
NO.
LISTEN.
SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO DISCREDIT ME.
PROBABLY TO PREVENT ME
FROM WINNING THE ELECTION.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
[phone ringing]
WHAT'S GOING ON, NIKITA?
NIKOLAI.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
YOU DON'T?
SOMEONE RECORDED
OUR DINNER TOGETHER.
THERE WERE CAMERAS INSIDE YOUR
APARTMENT AND THE IMAGES WERE DOCTORED.
NOW SOMEONE WENT TO A HELL OF
A LOT OF TROUBLE. YOU SET ME UP.
HOW CAN YOU ACCUSE
ME OF SETTING YOU UP?
LOOK, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WHETHER YOU WERE
INVOLVED OR NOT,
WHOEVER YOU ARE,
WHATEVER YOUR AGENDA,
IT CANNOT INCLUDE
DESTROYING MY WIFE.
NIKOLAI, HOW CAN
I CONVINCE YOU...
NO, DON'T CONVINCE
ME. CONVINCE CORRINE.
YOU GO TO HER AND YOU TELL
HER THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.
I'M CONFUSED.
PLEASE, NIKITA, YOU'RE THE
ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DESTROY
MY REPUTATION, FINE, LET THEM.
I DON'T CARE.
LET THE WORLD THINK
OF ME WHAT IT WILL,
BUT TELL CORRINE THE TRUTH.
PLEASE, DON'T LET
THEM TAKE HER FROM ME.
[knocking on door]
OH, LOOK.
IT'S THE SLUT WHO'S
SLEEPING WITH MY HUSBAND.
NIKOLAI WANTED
ME TO TALK TO YOU.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
DO YOU KNOW I'M SURPRISED THEY
EVEN LET YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S ABOUT THE TAPE.
NIKOLAI WANTED ME TO TELL
YOU THAT IT WAS FABRICATED.
THAT I WAS WORKING FOR
SOMEONE WHO WAS TRYING TO
DESTROY HIM POLITICALLY.
[scoffing] REALLY?
THAT'S WHAT HE
WANTED ME TO TELL YOU.
I GUESS HE WAS LOOKING FOR
A WAY TO GRACEFULLY
EXIT YOUR LIFE.
I TOLD NIKOLAI THAT IT
WAS POINTLESS TO LIE.
EVENTUALLY YOU'D
FIND OUT THE TRUTH.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE TAPE'S REAL, CORRINE.
NIKOLAI AND I ARE IN LOVE.
WE'RE TO GET MARRIED AFTER THE
CAMPAIGN, AFTER HE DUMPS YOU.
GET OUT OF HERE!
(George) NIKOLAI?
IT'S A DR. ELLIS.
ELLIS? I DON'T
KNOW ANY DR. ELLIS.
IT'S ABOUT CORRINE.
WHO IS THIS?
MR. MARKALI, I'M YOUR
WIFE'S THERAPIST.
(Nikolai) IS THERE A PROBLEM?
SHE CAME IN HERE EARLIER
AND WAS VERY DISTURBED.
I TRIED TO REACH YOU, BUT SHE
WOULDN'T GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER.
(Madeline) SHE NEEDS TO
BE ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL.
A HOSPITAL? WHY?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
SHE'S IN A VERY MANIC STATE
AND I'M AFRAID FOR
HER OWN SAFETY.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
ARE... ARE YOU
SAYING SHE'S SUICIDAL?
THAT WOULD BE MY DIAGNOSIS, YES.
OH, MY GOD!
WHAT CAN I DO?
FIND HER, MAKE SURE SHE'S SAFE,
AND DON'T LEAVE HER ALONE.
N-NO, OF COURSE I WON'T.
UM, I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU.
SO, WHAT WAS IT YOU COULDN'T
TELL ME OVER THE PHONE?
IT'S ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
I THINK YOU'RE IN DANGER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I GOT A CALL FROM SOMEONE
I USE FOR INFORMATION.
YOUR HUSBAND BOUGHT
AN UNREGISTERED GUN.
SO, I CHECKED IT OUT.
HE'S, UH,
HE'S PLANNING TO KILL YOU.
OH, NO!
I'VE POSTED A COUPLE OF
GUARDS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IN.
AND YOU'LL STAY WITH ME, RIGHT?
NO.
I'LL TRY TO STOP HIM
BEFORE HE GETS HERE.
PLEASE, YOU CAN'T
LEAVE ME ALONE. PLEASE.
I'M SURE YOU WON'T NEED THIS,
BUT YOU'LL BE SAFER WITH IT.
TAKE IT.
NOW, LOCK YOUR DOORS.
AS SOON AS I PICK UP
YOUR HUSBAND, I'LL CALL.
OK?
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. TRUST ME.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
[dog barking]
[Corrine panting]
[gunshot]
[Corrine squealing]
[crying]
[Corrine gasping]
GOD!
[Corrine sniffling]
[knocking]
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
[glass shattering]
[gasping]
[gasping]
WHO'S THERE? WHO'S THERE?
(Corrine) NIKOLAI, I'M
NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU.
CORRINE?
CORRINE!
(Nikolai) CORRINE?
OH, MY DARLING, THANK GOD.
I WAS SO WORRIED.
[groaning]
(Madeline) THE FIRST WAVE OF
PRESS CLIPPINGS HAVE COME IN.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT MARKALI'S
DEATH WAS A PERSONAL MATTER.
WILL THERE BE AN INQUIRY?
YES, BUT THEY'LL FIND NOTHING.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT MARKALI'S
CONNECTION TO BOTTENHEIM?
IT WAS MUCH DEEPER
THAN WE EVEN SUSPECTED.
ONCE BIRKOFF DECRYPTED
MARKALI'S ACCOUNT,
HE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM A
4-YEAR CHAIN OF CONTACTS.
I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
NOT AT ALL.
YOU WERE DOING YOUR JOB.
SO, WHERE ARE WE ON PAKISTAN?
I'VE ALREADY SIGNED
OFF ON PERSONNEL.
(Madeline) WE'LL DEPLOY
THIS AFTERNOON.
(Operations) WHAT TIME DO I GO
ON-LINE WITH THE COMMITTEE?
(Michael) DID YOU HEAR?
ABOUT MARKALI?
HE WAS DIRTY AFTER ALL.
YEAH.
DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER.
[birds chirping]
(nurse) RIGHT OVER HERE.
(man) MRS. MARKALI?
[woman speaking French]