La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 3, Episode 8 - Outside the Box - full transcript

♪♪[music playing]

ONE DRINK. I'M BUYING.

NO, THANKS.

I LIKE DRINKING ALONE.

COME ON.

YOU'LL SEE ME IN A
WHOLE NEW LIGHT.

I SAID NO.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT?

HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?

WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

I'M JUST CURIOUS.



220. SO WHAT?

OW!

I DIDN'T, UH, REALIZE
THEY COULD PILE

THAT MUCH CRAP ON A BAR STOOL.

[people chattering]

[groaning]

[glass shattering]

WHOA!

REALLY GLAD YOU DID
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF I HADN'T?

THEN I WOULD BE WHERE HE IS,

AND, UH, HE'D BE BACK AT
THE BAR HITTING ON YOU,

WHICH IS SOMETHING I
FIGURED YOU DIDN'T WANT.

ALL RIGHT, CAN I
BUY YOU A DRINK?



NO, NO, NO, NO, I DON'T MUCH FEEL
LIKE BEING AROUND WHEN HE WAKES UP.

I GOT A PLACE A FEW
BLOCKS FROM HERE.

WE COULD GO THERE FOR A DRINK.

THIS WAY.

YOU NEW AROUND HERE?

NO, NOT REALLY.

THAT'S WEIRD. I THOUGHT I KNEW

THIS SIDE OF TOWN PRETTY WELL.

WELL, LIFE'S JUST FULL
OF SURPRISES, ISN'T IT?

GET IN THE VAN, MR. KRUGER.

[tires screeching]

[dog barking]

[groaning]

[woman speaking French]

WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?

WE'RE CALLED SECTION ONE,

AND WE NEED TO MAKE USE
OF YOUR SPECIAL TALENT.

MY MEMORY.

YES.

AND IF I DON'T COOPERATE?

YOU'LL BE KILLED.

[sighing]

BUT IF I DO, I'LL BE SET FREE

WHEN YOU DON'T NEED ME ANYMORE.

YOU HAD A CONFRONTATION

WITH THIS MAN

LAST NIGHT IN A BAR IN
FRONT OF SEVERAL WITNESSES.

YES. SO?

YOU MURDERED HIM 20 MINUTES
LATER IN A NEARBY ALLEY.

TRACES OF SKIN WITH YOUR D.N.A.

WERE FOUND UNDER
HIS FINGERNAILS.

THIS IS THE MURDER WEAPON.

IT HAS YOUR FINGERPRINTS ON IT.

AND A CLERK AT A HARDWARE STORE

DISTINCTLY REMEMBERS
SELLING IT TO YOU.

IF YOU WERE ON THE OUTSIDE,

WE ESTIMATE YOU'D BE
TAKEN WITHIN 12 HOURS.

YOUR CHANCES FOR
ACQUITTAL ARE NIL.

YOU'D BE IMPRISONED
FOR LIFE OR EXECUTED.

THE POINT IS, MR. KRUGER,
THERE'S NO ESCAPE.

ACCEPT THAT,

CONCENTRATE ON
DOING WHAT WE TELL YOU,

AND MAYBE WE'LL LET YOU LIVE.

THIS IS THE MANIFESTO

OF A GROUP WHICH CALLS
ITSELF PAR EPISTEMEN TAKSIS.

LOOSELY TRANSLATED:

"THROUGH SCIENCE, ORDER."

THEY HAVE ACCESS
TO A BROAD RANGE

OF DESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

AND THEY HAVE THE
WILL TO USE THEM.

OUR OBJECTIVE IS THEIR C.I.C.L.,

THEIR COVER IDENT
CORRELATION LIST.

IT CONTAINS THEIR
LEADERS, THEIR AGENTS,

THEIR ENTIRE NETWORK
OF GLOBAL CONTACTS.

ACQUIRING IT PRESENTS
CERTAIN UNIQUE DIFFICULTIES.

THE FILE IS GUARDED BY AN
ADVANCED DIGITAL SENSOR SYSTEM.

ANY ATTEMPT TO COPY OR DOWNLOAD

WILL TRIGGER A
SELF-DESTRUCT MECHANISM.

WHAT ABOUT
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO?

NO, IF THIS SYSTEM DETECTS
ANY ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTIVITY,

IT SHUTS DOWN.

WE HAVE TO PUT TECHNOLOGY ASIDE,

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

THE C.I.C.L. CAN'T BE COPIED,

CAN'T BE FILMED, BUT
IT CAN BE LOOKED AT.

THE MAN YOU PICKED UP LAST NIGHT

WILL DO THE LOOKING.

BENJAMIN KRUGER.

(Birkoff) A HIGH-SCHOOL DROPOUT.

DRIFTS FROM JOB
TO JOB. LIVES ALONE.

HE HAS A GENETIC MUTATION
THAT OCCURS ROUGHLY

IN ONE IN 50
MILLION INDIVIDUALS.

HE HAS A PERFECTLY-DEVELOPED
PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.

THE C.I.C.L. IS
MOVED PERIODICALLY.

WHEN WE FIND ITS
CURRENT LOCATION,

KRUGER WILL PROVIDE
THE HUMAN DOWNLOAD.

IN THE MEANTIME,

YOU'RE ALL ON
CLOSE-QUARTER STANDBY

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

ANY QUESTIONS?

YES. WILL KRUGER BE JOINING
THE SECTION PERMANENTLY?

NO, IT'S A SHADOW RECRUITMENT.

IF HE BEHAVES AND PERFORMS,

HE WILL BE FREE TO
RESUME HIS OLD LIFE

AFTER THE MISSION
SUCH AS IT WAS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

WHAT'S THIS FOR?

FOR GETTING ME OUT OF DATA HELL,

AND GIVING ME A
CHANCE TO WORK IN COMM

AS YOUR ASSISTANT, NO LESS.

YOU EARNED IT.

I PROMISE, I WILL
NOT LET YOU DOWN.

I KNOW YOU WON'T.

AND, UH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THE PLANT.

I'LL WATER IT FOR YOU.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

YOU REMEMBER GREG HILLINGER?

(Birkoff) I REMEMBER.

HE'S GOING HELP YOU FIND THE
NEW LOCATION FOR THE C.I.C.L.

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP.

IT'S NOT A CRITICISM, BIRKOFF.

IT'S A QUESTION OF TIME.

I WANT EVERYONE ON
BOARD FOR THIS ONE.

AND I EXPECT YOU TWO
TO FULLY COOPERATE

WITH EACH OTHER, UNDERSTOOD?

SO WHAT'D YOU SCREW
UP THIS TIME, SEYMOUR?

EVERYTHING'S ON HERE.
STUDY IT CAREFULLY.

WE'VE NARROWED THE POSSIBLE
LOCATIONS TO 3 SECTORS.

2 IN EUROPE, ONE IN ASIA.

MMM-HMM. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE
YOU TO GET THIS FAR?

COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WE HAVE 10 OTHER PROJECTS
ON THE GO AT THE SAME TIME.

HEY, WELL, THAT'S AS
GOOD AN EXCUSE AS ANY.

BACKUPS YOU WANTED.

THANK YOU.

HELLO... HELLO...
HELLO, WHO'S THIS?

TATYANA.

MY ASSISTANT.

YOU HAVE AN ASSISTANT.

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

HI. I'M GREG HILLINGER.

RESIDENT GENIUS.
THEY CALL ME LIFEGUARD.

LIFEGUARD.

YEAH, I'M ALWAYS
SAVIN' PEOPLE'S ASSES.

[chuckles]

RIGHT. NICE TO MEET YOU, GREG.

YOU MISSED ME, DIDN'T YOU?

I JUST SAW THE MISSION DEBRIEF.

KRUGER WAS FRAMED FOR MURDER.

HE'LL BE MORE FOCUSED
KNOWING ESCAPE IS POINTLESS.

THE FRAME WAS
REAL. DOBBS IS DEAD.

HE WAS IN ABEYANCE.

I THOUGHT OPERATIONS
SAID THIS WAS GOING TO BE

A TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT.

FURTHER ANALYSIS INDICATED

THAT WE MIGHT NEED
KRUGER IN THE FUTURE.

OH, SO WE JUST TOOK
HIM OFF THE STREET?

AN INNOCENT MAN?

DO WE DO THIS KIND OF
THING OFTEN, MICHAEL?

NO, NOT OFTEN.

[thudding]

[siren wailing]

WHAT'S UP?

HOW DO I GET HOLD OF MY FILE?

YOU DON'T.

ALL RIGHT.

THEN HOW DO YOU
GET HOLD OF MY FILE?

I DON'T KNOW ANY WAY,

AND IF I DID, I
WOULDN'T TELL YOU.

I HAVE TO SEE IT, WALTER.

WHY? IT'S TOO RISKY.

THE CRIME THAT GOT
SECTION'S ATTENTION,

THE REASON I'M HERE.

YEAH?

I DIDN'T DO IT.

WELL, THAT MAY BE TRUE,

BUT WHAT THE HELL
DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE NOW?

SUPPOSE I WAS FRAMED
IN THE FIRST PLACE

BECAUSE THEY WANTED ME HERE.

WHY?

YEAH. WHY?

IT'S DOING WELL.

HMM.

HELPS WHEN YOU HAVE
SOMEONE AROUND TO CARE FOR IT.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE AROUND.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT TO GO.

I'M RUNNING A FILTER PROGRAM.

THE ONE YOU DESIGNED YOURSELF?

UH-HUH.

DO YOU WANT ME TO
HAVE A LOOK AT IT?

YOU WOULDN'T MIND?

NO.

[computer beeping]
OH, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

(man) THE DEBRIEF IS
STARTING IN SYSTEMS.

RIGHT.

I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR.

TATYANA.

I KNOW ABOUT
FILTERS. YOU CAN NOW

RUN THAT PROGRAM
FROM THIS STATION.

FROM BIRKOFF'S STATION?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE'S
GOT ALL THE BEST SOFTWARE.

YOU WANT TO DO A
GOOD JOB, DON'T YOU?

I MEAN, THINK HOW
IMPRESSED HE'S GOING TO BE.

HE GETS BACK, IT'S ALL DONE.

I'LL NEED A PASSWORD.

YEAH, RIGHT, I'LL GIVE
IT TO YOU. NO PROBLEM.

HE WON'T MIND?

UH, NO. I MEAN, HE,
UH, HE GAVE IT TO ME.

TOLD ME TO USE MY DISCRETION.

[computer keys clicking]

I TRUST YOU.

OH, WOW! THANKS. I'M FLATTERED.

HEY, KID, WANT TO EARN $5?

IT'S NOTHIN' LIKE THAT.

I JUST NEED YOU TO DUMP THESE IN
THE ALLEY DOWN THE STREET THERE.

I CAN'T LEAVE. I'M
THE ONLY ONE HERE.

BE THE EASIEST $5
YOU'LL EVER MAKE.

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH?

OH, I'M SORRY.

I... I THOUGHT YOU
WERE SOMEBODY ELSE.

I'M LOOKING FOR A GUY,
UM, MAYBE HE WORKED HERE.

HE'S 6 FEET TALL,

BLOND HAIR, SCAR
ON HIS LEFT CHEEK.

NO ONE LIKE THAT WORKED HERE.

WOULD HAVE BEEN 3 YEARS AGO.

LADY, I'VE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS.

NEVER BEEN ANYBODY WITH A SCAR.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. THANKS.

BE THE EASIEST $5
YOU'LL EVER MAKE.

[keyboard keys clicking]

[computer beeping]

GOT YOU.

KRUGER ISN'T WORKING
WELL WITH HIS TRAINER.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE OVER.

AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
HE'LL BE DIFFERENT WITH ME?

YOU CONNECTED
WITH HIM AT THE BAR.

YEAH, RIGHT BEFORE
I BETRAYED HIM.

NEVERTHELESS, THE
CONNECTION WAS REAL.

SO REESTABLISH IT AND USE IT.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I STILL OWE YOU A DRINK.

YOU OWE ME A LOT
MORE THAN A DRINK.

IS THAT HOW IT'S GOING TO BE?

[Kruger clearing throat]

[sighing]

IN FACT, I OUGHT TO BREAK YOUR
NECK FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ME.

YOU WON'T.

OH, BECAUSE YOU'RE SOME
KIND OF MARTIAL ARTS CHICK

LIKE EVERY OTHER
FREAK IN THIS PLACE?

SOME KIND.

FIGURES.

[grunting]

[groaning]

[groaning]

BAD BOY.

THAT WAS WORTH IT.

[grunting]

I HEARD YOU'D BEEN A BAD BOY.

LOOK, THE MEMORY THING I CAN DO,

BUT THE REST OF THE STUFF

THEY'RE PUTTING ME
THROUGH, FORGET IT.

THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO
HELP YOU STAY ALIVE, KRUGER.

WELL, IT'S A WASTE OF TIME.

I'M NO FIGHTER, AS YOU SAW.

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST
KILL ME AND GET IT OVER WITH?

ALL RIGHT.

JUST TAKE THIS PILL,
DROP IT IN YOUR DRINK.

YOU'LL BE DEAD IN 10 SECONDS.

OH, SO WE'RE NOT SO
ANXIOUS TO DIE AFTER ALL.

MAYBE NOT.

THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU STOP
PLAYING GAMES AND BEHAVE YOURSELF.

I'LL HELP YOU.

WHY WOULD YOU HELP ME?

BECAUSE I OWE YOU.

AND BECAUSE I MIGHT
NEED YOUR HELP.

UNTIL THEN, I SUGGEST THAT WE
CONCENTRATE ON KEEPING YOU ALIVE.

DEAL?

DEAL.

[glasses clinking]

[buzzing]

IS HE PROGRESSIN'?

I THINK SO.

WE'LL NEED HIM AS SOON AS BIRKOFF
AND HILLINGER LOCATE THE C.I.C.L.

HE'LL BE READY.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE
SYSTEM NODE WITHOUT CLEARANCE?

I NEEDED TO TAKE A LOOK
AT KRUGER'S PSYCH FILE.

THERE WASN'T TIME FOR CLEARANCE.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS
GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO YOU

UNTIL MADELINE TOLD YOU.

SHE MADE IT OFFICIAL, BUT I
KNEW BEFORE SHE TOLD ME.

HOW?

I'M A VETERAN HERE, MICHAEL.

I HAVE MY OWN SOURCES, YOU KNOW.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING USEFUL?

YEAH. I THINK I DID.

GOOD.

DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?
IT'S ABOUT KRUGER.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
MAKING PROGRESS.

HE IS.

IT'S JUST THAT HE
ONLY HAS A FEW DAYS

TO ACQUIRE A YEAR'S
WORTH OF KNOWLEDGE.

THAT CAN'T BE HELPED.

I THINK MAYBE IT CAN.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

A LIVE SIM.

THE MACHINES HAVE BEEN USEFUL,

BUT I THINK KRUGER NEEDS
TO GET OUT IN THE FIELD,

GET A SENSE OF WHAT
HE'S GOING TO BE IN FOR

DURING A REAL MISSION.

YOU CERTAIN HE WON'T
MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE?

I'M CERTAIN.

HAVE YOU PICKED A LOCATION?

MISSION PROFILE
HASN'T BEEN SET YET,

BUT IT SEEMS LIKELY THE C.I.C.L.'S
GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE.

SO IT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE
TYPICAL OF WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT.

VIENNA, MAYBE.
BELGRADE, PERHAPS.

WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

BELGRADE.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SUSPEND THE
STANDBY FOR 4 HOURS.

SO, YOU, UH, GOING TO EXPLAIN
THIS LIVE SIM THING TO ME?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT
TRAINING, IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WE'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE OF ME.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.

YOU'RE VERY PERCEPTIVE.

WHERE DO I FIT IN?

RIGHT HERE.

NO.

GET IN.

♪♪[music playing]

[people chattering]

[both chattering]

[man laughing]

MY WALLET'S IN MY BACK
POCKET, LEFT-HAND SIDE. TAKE IT.

I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

LOOK AT MY FACE.

TAKE A GOOD, LONG
LOOK AT MY FACE.

REMEMBER?

3 YEARS AGO, "YOU
WANT TO EARN $5, KID?"

I DON'T FOLLOW.

AN ASSIGNMENT 3 YEARS AGO.

YOU WERE PRETENDING TO BE
AN EMPLOYEE AT A PIZZA SHOP.

LOOK, LADY, YOU'RE
MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

I WAS JUST A KID.

THAT NIGHT RUINED MY LIFE.

I SELL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

SECTION ONE IS A SECRET
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

THAT FIGHTS TERRORISM.

THEY HAVE A STATION HERE IN
BELGRADE JUST OFF SLOVAKIA SQUARE.

I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

THEN I'VE SAID TOO MUCH.

UNDER THE RULES
THAT I HAVE TO LIVE BY,

I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE AN OPERATIVE?

YES.

AND THAT NIGHT 3 YEARS AGO?

I DID WHAT I WAS TOLD.

THERE MUST'VE BEEN A PROFILE
SAYING WHO I WAS, WHY I WAS NEEDED.

I ONLY SAW WHAT I
NEEDED TO DO MY JOB.

YOU WORK IN ADMIN?

YEAH.

GOOD. SO YOU CAN GET THE FILE.

IT'S TOO RISKY FOR BOTH OF US.

I NEED TO KNOW WHY I'M HERE,

WHY THEY PICKED ME
UP OFF THE STREET.

YOU TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.

TAKE AS MANY PRECAUTIONS.

JUST DO IT.

WHY SHOULD I?

BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE
A FRIEND FOR LIFE.

THAT COULD PROVE
VERY USEFUL SOMEDAY.

THEN LOSE THE KNIFE.

[sighs]

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
YOU CAN TRUST ME?

BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME,

AND WE'RE NOT ANIMALS.

WE HAVE TO TREAT EACH
OTHER LIKE HUMAN BEINGS

WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE.

[scoffs] EVEN IN SECTION?

ESPECIALLY IN SECTION.

I'LL NEED 24 HOURS.

I'LL SURFACE YOUR FILE

AND ALL THE
CROSS-REFERENCED FILES.

THERE MAY BE A LOT OF DATA.

I'LL BE READY.

SUBCHANNEL 6. CODE
KEY: 7-JOHN-4-ZULU.

AND DON'T STAY ON
MORE THAN 30 SECONDS.

LEARN WHAT YOU CAN AND GET OFF.

HEY, THANKS.

GET OUT. COME ON, GOT TO GO.

30 MINUTES.

OUT.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE SIM YOU
SUPPOSEDLY JUST WENT THROUGH.

MEMORIZE IT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE DEBRIEFED ON IT.

I GOT IT.

ALL OF IT?

ALL OF IT.

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT?

COME HERE.

SOMEONE'S RUNNING A PIGGYBACK
ON ONE OF MY PROGRAMS.

WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING?

HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?

NO ONE HAS ACCESS BUT ME.

WHAT ABOUT TATYANA?

SHE DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS.

NO, NO, SHE DOES HAVE ACCESS.

I SAW HER WHILE
YOU WERE IN SYSTEMS.

HOW'D SHE GET THE PASSWORD?

I HAVE NO IDEA. I DID... I
THOUGHT YOU GAVE IT TO HER.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T
SAY ANYTHING.

I'VE NEVER GIVEN IT TO ANYONE.

WHY WOULD SHE DO IT?

(Hillinger) MONEY?

UH, WHO KNOWS? MAYBE SHE'S
GOT A GRUDGE AGAINST SECTION.

BIRKOFF, UM...

YOU HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

IT'S TOO LATE.

THE SHIELD'S BEEN PENETRATED.

THEY'LL BE ON TO
THIS IN NO TIME,

IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY.

WHAT? WELL, YOU'RE...
YOU'RE GOING TO TURN HER IN?

I GOT NO CHOICE.

UH, LOOK, BIRKOFF,

UH, MAYBE WE CAN GIVE
HER ANOTHER CHANCE.

COME ON.

I HAVE TO TELL SPEC OPS,
LET THEM LOOK INTO IT.

[sighing] I HAVE TO DO IT NOW.

I SAW SOMETHING
IN THE WRAP SHEETS

ABOUT A LIVE SIM FOR KRUGER.

YES. VENCIK JUST FINISHED
DEBRIEFING HIM AN HOUR AGO.

AND?

HE APPEARS TO HAVE DONE WELL.

GOOD. WE'RE GETTING
CLOSER TO LOCATING THE C.I.C.L.

WE'RE JUST WAITING
FOR CONFIRMATION.

THE TEAM WILL BE READY.

THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.

A DATA SHIELD HAS
BEEN COMPROMISED.

IS ANYTHING MISSING?

A FEW FILES HAVE BEEN READ.

THAT'S ALL SO FAR.

HAVE YOU PUT BIRKOFF ON IT?

THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED
FROM BIRKOFF'S SECTOR.

[sighs]

WE NEED TO CALL SPEC OPS.

THEY'RE ALREADY ON IT.

I'D HATE TO THINK
BIRKOFF'S TURNED.

SO WOULD I.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

HILLINGER'S COMING
ALONG QUITE NICELY.

I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

I SAW KRUGER'S DEBRIEF.

HIS ANSWERS SEEMED MEMORIZED,

NOT EXPERIENCED.

WELL, HIS MIND IS DIFFERENT.

YOU HAVE TO EXPECT SOME
IRREGULARITIES, MICHAEL.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE
TAPES OF THE LIVE SIM.

I DIDN'T MAKE ANY.

WHY NOT?

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY.

[sighing]

IF THAT WAS A MISTAKE,
THEN I APOLOGIZE.

STOP PLAYING GAMES, NIKITA.

WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?

I NEED TO KNOW WHY
SECTION CHOSE ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THEY BROUGHT ME IN, MICHAEL,
JUST LIKE THEY DID KRUGER.

IT'S BEEN 3 YEARS.

IF YOU WERE BROUGHT IN
HERE FOR SOME OTHER REASON,

YOU'D KNOW BY NOW.

MAYBE.

MAYBE NOT.

IF YOU WON'T HELP
ME, WILL YOU AT LEAST

NOT INTERFERE?

WOULD YOU DO THAT MUCH FOR ME?

PLEASE?

YES.

NIKITA.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T
LIKE WHAT YOU FIND?

ANYTHING'S BETTER

THAN NOT KNOWING.

WE'VE LOCATED C.I.C.L.

THE TARGET IS ON THE 2ND FLOOR.

MICHAEL'S TEAM HAS
SECURED THE PERIMETER.

NIKITA, YOU'LL STAY WITH KRUGER.

GUIDE HIM TO THE TARGET.

(Nikita) HOW LONG
WILL WE BE ON SITE?

THE ACTUAL DOWNLOAD WINDOW
WILL BE A FEW MINUTES AT MOST,

DEPENDING ON THE EXACT
SECURITY CONFIGURATION

IN EFFECT WHEN WE
MAKE PENETRATION.

THAT'LL BE ALL.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

UH, NO. I'M SCARED TO DEATH.

DON'T BE. YOUR
JOB IS TO MEMORIZE.

MY JOB IS TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

I PLAN TO DO MY JOB VERY WELL.

LET'S GO.

(Birkoff) I'VE CREATED
THE VIDEO LOOP.

CAMERAS ARE BLIND,

AND I'M TRIGGERING THE ALARM
IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTOR, NOW.

LET'S GO.

WE'RE IN.

I CAN ONLY DIVERT THE
ALARM VECTOR FOR 4 MINUTES.

YOU HAVE TO BE OUT BY THEN.

4 MINUTES? THAT'S...

COME ON.

(Nikita) ALL RIGHT, GO. IT'S ON.

3 MINUTES.

[computer beeping]

WE HAVE AN ANOMALY.

HOSTILE IN THE HALL.

IS HE COMING IN HERE?

NO WAY TO TELL.

[grunting]

[grunting]

[groaning]

THE SCREEN.

SORRY!

[groaning]

NIKITA, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH.

(Birkoff) YOU GOT 30 SECONDS.

DONE.

YOU SURE?

YEAH, I'M SURE.
GET ME OUT OF HERE.

HECTOR JIMINEZ,

69 MONTEZUMA, MEXICO.

(Nikita) HOW'S HE DOING?

VERY WELL.

WE ESTIMATE IN 72 HOURS

THAT PAR EPISTEMEN
TAKSIS WILL NO LONGER EXIST.

I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH
HIM A LITTLE MORE.

ON WHAT?

FOR THE FUTURE,

KEEP HIS CONCENTRATION
UNDER LIVE FIRE.

THERE WAS A MINOR LAPSE OR 2.

I'M SURE I COULD SMOOTH
IT OUT IN A FEW DAYS.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.

[Kruger chattering]

LET'S GO.

EXCUSE ME?

(agent) YOU NEED
TO COME WITH US.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT?

BIRKOFF,

YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.

I JUST DON'T GET IT.

SHE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO HACK MY PASSWORD.

WHAT?

BUT YOU ARE.

YOU SET HER UP.

WAIT A MINUTE,
BIRKOFF. WAIT A MINUTE.

YES... YES, I SET HER UP, OK?

LOOK, BECAUSE SHE
WAS SETTING YOU UP.

ALL RIGHT? I DID NOT
TRUST HER FROM THE START.

MISS SWEETNESS-AND-LIGHT IN A
PLACE LIKE THIS? I DON'T THINK SO.

SO I HACKED HER STATION.

SHE HAS A SUBCHANNEL
TO THE OUTSIDE.

SHE WAS GOING FREELANCE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I COULDN'T TELL YOU, BIRKOFF.

YOU HATE ME. YOU
HAD THE HOTS FOR HER.

WOULD YOU HAVE BELIEVED ME?

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU NOW.

BIRKOFF, LOOK.

CHECK HER TERMINAL.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.

THAT WON'T PROVE ANYTHING.

YOU COULD'VE PLANTED A
SUBCHANNEL WITHOUT HER KNOWING IT.

SEE, THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOU'RE BLAMING ME.

THIS IS WHY I COULDN'T TELL YOU.

BIRKOFF,

SHE WAS A SHARK IN DISGUISE.

FACE IT.

I SAVED YOUR BUTT.

WHY?

WHY?

WHY? BECAUSE AN UNAUTHORIZED
SUBCHANNEL IS A BIG DEAL.

IF THEY FOUND IT, THEY
MIGHT'VE BLAMED YOU

AND ME FOR NOT CATCHING IT.

I COULD NOT TAKE THAT CHANCE.

SO I FRAMED HER FOR
SOMETHING SMALLER.

BIRKOFF, I DON'T KNOW.

THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN CANCEL HER.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,

IT WAS HER. NOT ME.

I SWEAR IT.

[sighing]

ALL RIGHT. I SWEAR
SOMETHING, TOO.

I FIND OUT YOU'RE LYING TO ME,

I'LL KILL YOU.

AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING?

NO. WE'RE FINE.

GOOD.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT AS SOON AS HILLINGER
HAS COMPLETED HIS TRAINING,

HE'LL BE TAKING TATYANA'S
PLACE AS YOUR ASSISTANT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS.

WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE A GREAT TEAM.

YOU SURE THIS IS OK? I THOUGHT I
WASN'T SUPPOSED TO LEAVE MY CELL.

I HAVE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE
YOU FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

THAT'S FINE. CAN WE USE A CAR

WITH A BIGGER TRUNK THIS TIME?

WE'RE NOT GOING
TO LEAVE SECTION.

I TOLD YOU ONCE I
MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP.

WELL, THIS IS IT.

YOU WANT ME TO
MEMORIZE SOMETHING.

A FILE, MAYBE SEVERAL.

YOU'RE ONLY GOING
TO HAVE 30 SECONDS.

I NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING,

AND I MEAN EVERYTHING.

OK.

DEAD?

WHO?

THE MAN WHO WAS HELPING ME.

WHEN?

THIS MORNING.

IT DOESN'T SAY HOW.

BIRKOFF, THE GALLOWAY FILE.

IS IT FORMATTED FOR THE C-9?

UH, NO. SYSTEM'S GOING
TO DO THAT AUTOMATICALLY.

I LIKE TO PRE-FORMAT.

THERE'S NO POINT.

DO IT.

YEAH, WELL, YOU'RE
THE BOSS, FOR NOW.

JOKING.

BIRKOFF,

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

A FRIEND OF MINE WAS KILLED
YESTERDAY IN BELGRADE.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.

KEY IS 7J4Z.

UH, ACCORDING TO THIS,

NO SUCH KEY WAS EVER ASSIGNED.

[computer beeping]

IT'S LIKE HE NEVER EXISTED.

NOT UNDER THAT KEY CODE.

HE WAS THERE YESTERDAY.

NOT ACCORDING TO THIS.

MY MISTAKE.

GOOD NIGHT, MICHAEL.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW
WHY SHE'S REALLY HERE.

IT WAS INEVITABLE.

[woman speaking French]