La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 4, Episode 14 - Line in the Sand - full transcript
Birkoff uncovers the secret location of Red Cell's base camp, which harbors the leader of Red Cell--for whom Section has been searching for almost 20 years. When the mission to extract the Cardinal goes awry, Operations decides to...
[keyboard keys clacking]
[computer beeping]
YOU STILL AT IT?
YOU SAY SOMETHIN'?
NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHAT YOU WORKING ON?
(Birkoff) BLOWBACK FROM
THE ISLAMABAD MISSION.
(Walter) FIND ANYTHING?
BIRKOFF, YOU EVER THINK ABOUT
GOING OUT FOR A LITTLE WALK?
YOU CAN STRETCH
YOUR LEGS A LITTLE BIT.
GET A FEW RAYS ON THAT
PASTY MUG OF YOURS.
WOULD YOU HAND ME THAT
THERMO-ENHANCER THERE?
SURE.
[beeps]
FIND SOMEBODY? YEAH.
(Walter) WHO?
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR, BIRKOFF?
THAT'S A RED CELL THREAD.
HOW HIGH DOES IT GO?
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, I THINK.
WELL, THINK AGAIN.
THE HEAD OF RED CELL WOULDN'T
BE ON A RELOCATION PROFILE.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
ALL YOU GOT HERE
IS A LITTLE HUNCH,
AND A COLD CUP OF COFFEE.
BETTER THINK ABOUT
THAT WALK OUTSIDE.
MIGHT HELP YOU SEE THINGS
JUST A LITTLE CLEARER.
(Walter) LATER.
[computer beeping]
WHERE'S OPERATIONS?
(woman) HE'S IN THE TOWER.
GET HIM. HE'S NOT
TO BE DISTURBED.
I TOLD YOU I WAS
NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
[woman speaking
foreign language]
[speaking foreign language]
WHAT IS IT, BIRKOFF?
I FOUND THE CARDINAL.
[woman speaking French]
[knocking on door]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? I
MEAN, LOOK AT THIS FOYER.
SPARSE, AIRY, BUT INVITING.
OH, WHERE ARE MY MANNERS?
NIKITA, MONIQUE.
M-M-MONIQUE, NIKITA.
KISS, KISS AND ALL THAT. HI.
HELLO. MONIQUE IS MY
NEW INTERIOR DECORATOR.
I TOLD HER YOU... YOU WOULDN'T MIND
ME SHOWING HER AROUND YOUR FLAT.
ACTUALLY, I'M RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF SOMETHING, MICK.
OH, WE WON'T BE LONG,
DOLL. WE'LL BE GONE IN A JIFF.
SEE, IT'S THE FLOW.
A LITTLE BIT OF NOUVEAU
FENG SHUI, DON'T YOU THINK?
YOU DID A REALLY NICE
JOB IN HERE. THANKS.
MICK, THIS REALLY
ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME.
COZY, THOUGH,
VERY COZY. AND WITH THIS LOOK,
I CAN HAVE THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS.
LIKE A ROCK AND ROLL.
LIKE HIGH ENERGY,
URBAN EXTERIOR,
AND A RELAXED, CASUAL INTERIOR.
AND LOOK AT WHAT SHE'S
DONE TO THIS KITCHEN SPACE.
[laughs]
I MEAN, THAT IS HANDSOME.
VERY HANDSOME.
[phone ringing] (Mick) OH.
ALLOW ME.
HELLO? (man) JOSEPHINE.
(Mick) IT'S FOR YOU.
[people chattering]
(Nikita) HEY!
LOOK ALIVE, SUGAR.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BIRKOFF THINKS HE'S
FOUND THE CARDINAL.
THE HEAD OF RED CELL?
20 YEARS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS
GUY AND THEN SUDDENLY HE SURFACES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T KNOW. IT COULD BE ANYONE
DOWN THE RED CELL FOOD CHAIN.
MAYBE IT'S A MISREAD.
BIRKOFF HASN'T SLEPT IN DAYS.
AH, HELL, WHAT DO I KNOW?
I'M JUST THE BOY WITH THE TOYS.
HOW'S ALBANIA?
I WAS CALLED BACK.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR A WHILE.
YOU'VE ALL BEEN PRE-BRIEFED,
SO I'LL SHORT THE DETAILS.
THE MISSION IS TWOFOLD:
EXTRACT THE CARDINAL,
ELIMINATE THE BASE CAMP.
WHAT DO WE HAVE ON HIM?
(Birkoff) NOTHING. HE'S
NEVER BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED.
[sighs] ALL WE HAVE
TO GO ON IS A PARTIAL.
UM, A BALACLAVA HE ONCE WORE.
(Birkoff) THIS IMAGE WAS
TAKEN DURING HIS EVAC
OF A TEMPORARY
OUTPOST WE RAIDED.
IT'S THE CLOSEST WE EVER
CAME TO ELIMINATING THE TARGET.
HE WAS ALERTED,
WE WERE AMBUSHED.
I USED A PINPOINT DIAGNOSTIC
TO CREATE THE PROFILE.
THIS IS ALL WE HAVE.
WE'RE GOING TO
LAYER THIS 6 DEEP.
MICHAEL'S TEAM WILL
HAVE POINT. BIRKOFF?
BECAUSE OF THE TARGET, IT'S
EXTREME WETWARE AND HARD DEFENSE.
EACH TEAM WILL NEED STEALTH
GEAR, TRIPWIRE DETECTS.
TACTICAL DETAILS WILL
BE ON YOUR PANELS.
WE MOVE IN ONE HOUR. THAT'S ALL.
[keyboard keys clacking]
GET ME GEORGE.
WHAT IS IT, HILLINGER?
SIR, THERE'S BEEN A
CONVERGENCE AT SECTION ONE.
THEY'RE PULLING BACK
FROM ALL ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS
TUNNELING THEIR MANPOWER.
WHY?
WELL, IT WOULD SEEM THAT BIRKOFF
THINKS HE'S FOUND THE CARDINAL.
HAS HE?
NO, SIR. HE HAS NOT.
THEN WHAT HAS HE FOUND?
WELL, THE CARDINAL DROPPED
THE TAGS. A DIVERSION.
RED CELL DOES THIS ROUTINELY
EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO.
I GUESS NOBODY TOLD SEYMOUR
IT'S NOTHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.
ARE YOU QUITE SURE?
[sighs] OH, YES, SIR. QUITE.
HAVE WE ASSIGNED THE
NEW CONTINGENCIES?
(Madeline) DAVENPORT
IS HANDLING IT.
EVAC POINTS?
BIRKOFF IS DOWNLOADING
THE NEW POSITIONS.
(woman) SIR, GEORGE
IS ON THE LINE.
HELLO, GEORGE. PAUL.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS ALPHA TEAM YOU
HAVE GOING INTO NORTHERN EUROPE.
I'M SENDING A RECON TEAM
INTO THE NEW BORDERS.
THE MISSION HAS A
Q-STATUS ATTACHED TO IT.
BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN THAT REGION,
WE FELT DARK APPROACH WAS BEST.
I KNOW ABOUT THE CARDINAL, PAUL.
HILLINGER LOOKED AT THE DATA
AND CAME TO A DIFFERENT
CONCLUSION THAN BIRKOFF.
IT'S A TRAP. I WANT
THE MISSION SCRAPPED.
WE'VE BEEN AFTER THIS
MAN FOR 15 YEARS, GEORGE.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST WE'VE
EVER COME TO GETTING HIM.
THE CARDINAL
MISSION IS GROUNDED.
HILLINGER THINKS YOU'RE WRONG.
I'M NOT.
HILLINGER IS THE BEST
THERE IS AT SURFACING INTEL,
AND HE DIDN'T FIND THE CARDINAL.
THAT'S HIS PROBLEM.
(Operations) YOU DISAGREED
WITH HIM ON MADAGASCAR.
IT RESULTED IN
SIGNIFICANT CASUALTIES.
THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH HILLINGER.
GOOD.
THEN INITIATE MOBILIZATION
AND BRING BACK THE CARDINAL.
YOU'RE OK?
WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M WRONG?
YOU CAN'T THINK THAT WAY.
EVER SINCE HILLINGER
CAME TO WORK HERE,
I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT
SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.
YEAH, HE'S GOOD.
SO ARE YOU. YOU FOUND THE
CARDINAL. HILLINGER DIDN'T.
YEAH. AND NOW I'M
WONDERING WHY HE DIDN'T.
WHAT IF I OVERLOOKED SOMETHING?
I'M ABOUT TO DEPLOY ON THE
SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MISSION
THAT SECTION HAS EVER MOVED ON
AND I CAN'T GIVE THE COMMAND.
FORGET HILLINGER.
I CAN'T. YOU HAVE TO.
HE'S BETTER THAN ME.
YEAH. HE'S BRILLIANT.
IT TAKES MORE THAN ANALYZING
RAW DATA TO DO THIS JOB.
WHAT'S THAT?
INSTINCT.
WHAT DOES YOUR
GUT TELL YOU, BIRKOFF?
IS IT THE CARDINAL OR NOT?
BRING ALL TEAMS IN.
WE'RE OPERATIONAL.
OPERATIONS HASN'T RECALLED
THE CARDINAL MISSION.
INITIATE THE PROTOCOL
5 AGAINST HIM.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
(George) HE HAS TO
BE TAKEN OUT OF PLAY.
NO.
I WOULDN'T DO
THAT IF I WERE YOU.
OPERATIONS HAS
ALREADY SEALED HIS FATE
BY SENDING HIS MEN INTO A TRAP.
(Hillinger) HE HAS TO PROCEED,
OR YOU HAVE NOTHING.
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO NOW IS SIT BACK
AND WATCH HIM HANG HIMSELF.
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
EMPTY.
[beeping]
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
SHOULDN'T WE BE ENCOUNTERING
SOME FORM OF DEFENSIVE RECON?
WHY?
BIRKOFF SUPERSEDED
HILLINGER'S ASSESSMENT.
WE COULD BE SITTING DUCKS.
THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN.
FIRST TEAM'S
APPROACHING ENTRY POINT.
(Hillinger) AND WHAT ENTRY
POINT WOULD THAT BE?
HILLINGER.
HOW DID YOU GET ON THIS CHANNEL?
HEY, SEYMOUR.
(Birkoff) I'M IN THE
MIDDLE OF A MISSION.
FIRST TEAM LAUNCH TACTICAL.
(Birkoff) GO.
YOU IGNORING ME?
GET OFF THIS CHANNEL.
RELAX. I'M JUST HERE
TO WATCH THE SHOW.
WHAT SHOW?
(Hillinger) WELL, YOU'RE
ABOUT TO CRASH AND BURN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.
SORRY, PAL. IT'S A FACT.
YOU'RE GOING AFTER
SOMEONE WHO AIN'T THERE.
[beeps]
MICHAEL, OUTER LAYER IS CLEAN.
(operative) GO, LET'S GO! MOVE!
YOU KNOW, WHEN ALL'S
BEEN SAID AND DONE,
THE BLOOD'S BEEN MOPPED UP,
SECTION WILL FINALLY SEE YOU FOR
THE HACK I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN YOU TO BE.
YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR
HOMEWORK, GREG.
(Birkoff) THE RELOCATION ORDERS
WERE SENT ON A GAFFA SIGNAL.
I KNOW THAT.
YEAH. BUT DID YOU KNOW
RED CELL LAYERS THEM?
YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T RECYCLE
TWICE BEFORE YOU DECODED.
GREG?
OH, GREG, ARE YOU STILL THERE?
[keyboard keys clacking]
SIR? NOT NOW!
HE DID IT.
FIRST TEAM IS IN PLAY.
I JUST SPOKE WITH MR. JONES.
HE AGREES WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT.
AFTER THIS IS OVER,
I WANT YOU TO PREPARE A
CO-OPT ORDER ON SECTION ONE.
OPERATIONS WILL BE REMOVED.
WELL DONE.
OH, GOD.
♪♪[piano playing]
THIS JUST CAME IN.
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?
WE'RE NOT SURE. IT
WAS PUT OVER ONE
OF THE OPEN CHANNELS WE MONITOR.
UH,
HAS IT BEEN ANALYZED
FOR INTEGRITY?
IT'S CLEAN.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO
BACK-CHANNEL IT NOW.
WE BELIEVE THE
MESSAGE TO BE VALID.
COURSE OF ACTION, SIR?
OK, YOU'RE CLEAR.
(Nikita) BIRKOFF, WHAT'S
YOUR THERMO READ?
UM, THERMO'S FROSTY.
IT COULD BE A
STRUCTURAL DEFLECT.
(Birkoff) MOVE TO
YOUR FINAL MARK.
COME ON.
THEY'RE THERE. I KNOW IT.
WHERE ARE WE,
BIRKOFF? ONE MINUTE, SIR.
MICHAEL, PROCEED.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
(Hillinger) OH, GO ON, SEYMOUR!
TELL HIM YOU SCREWED UP!
I HAVE MICHAEL COMBING
THE PERIMETER. HE'LL FIND HIM.
BIRKOFF, THE
CARDINAL'S NOT HERE.
[grunts]
[grunting] FIRST TEAM?
(Michael) FIRST TEAM
ENGAGING HOSTILES.
[men grunting]
[guns firing]
[man yelling]
SECOND TEAM IN.
ADVANCE TO YOUR MARK AND ENGAGE.
PERIPHERY TEAMS, MOVE
FORWARD AND TIGHTEN.
(soldier #1) MOVE,
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
[firing continues]
WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?
(soldier #2) MOVE
IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
FIRST TEAM, RESPOND.
ANYONE!
(soldier #3) SECOND TEAM
ENGAGING HOSTILES UNDER...
[radio static]
FIRST TEAM?
[door opens]
[door shuts]
YOU'VE BURIED US. NO.
SOMEONE TIPPED OFF RED CELL.
THEY EVACUATED BEFORE
WE GOT THERE. I'M SURE OF IT.
SURE OF IT DOESN'T
COUNT ANYMORE.
I CAN FIND THE
CARDINAL. IT'S TOO LATE.
I SATELLITE-TAGGED THE RED
CELL BASE AS SOON AS I DETECTED IT.
ANYONE GOING IN OR
OUT WILL BE MARKED.
HOW MANY TAGS?
206.
HILLINGER WAS RIGHT.
IT WAS A RED CELL PLANT
MEANT TO CRIPPLE US.
NO.
I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS.
WHAT...
IF YOU JUST GIVE
ME SOME MORE TIME,
I CAN FIND THE CARDINAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMEONE SABOTAGED THE MISSION.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
WE DETECTED RESIDUAL THERMO
IN THE CARDINAL'S WAR ROOM.
HE SENT A TACTICAL COMMAND
MINUTES BEFORE WE GOT THERE.
THE EMBASSY BOMBING IN
SOUTH AFRICA THIS MORNING.
(Michael) THE ORDER CAME FROM
THE LOCATION BIRKOFF SENT US TO.
[sighs]
GOODBYE, SEYMOUR.
(Birkoff) NO, DON'T. PLEASE.
SIR, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
DON'T! STOP!
SIR, I CAN FIND HIM!
I CAN FIND HIM!
DON'T! DON'T! DON'T...
THE CARDINAL MAY
HAVE BEEN ON-SITE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THIS?
WE CAN TRACE A
COMMAND THAT WENT OUT.
IT HAD HIS TACTICAL SIGNATURE.
[Birkoff screams] THAT'S ENOUGH!
[gasping]
I NEED TO RUN THOSE THERMOS
AND ANALYZE ALL MOVEMENTS.
[door shuts]
WE WILL ASSEMBLE
A SMALL FIELD TEAM.
BIRKOFF,
YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE.
[door opens]
(George) THE MISSION IS SIMPLE.
I WANT OPERATIONS
AND ALL SYMPATHIZERS.
A TYPE ONE
DIRECTIVE IS IN EFFECT.
OPPOSITION WILL BE DEALT WITH.
ANY QUESTIONS?
GOOD.
SECURE SECTION ONE.
GEORGE IS ON HIS WAY.
HAS THE TEAM BEEN ASSEMBLED?
THEY'RE ON STANDBY.
WE SHOULD GO.
YOU'VE RUN THE NUMBERS.
WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES
OF FINDING THE CARDINAL?
LESS THAN 5%.
YOU'VE BEEN BY MY SIDE
FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS.
THIS TIME, I DON'T WANT
YOU COMING WITH ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MY HELP.
REMEMBER THIS PLACE?
THE OLD VAN ACCESS.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
I CAME THROUGH THAT DOOR.
THINGS WERE MUCH CLEARER THEN.
WE ALL CAME IN THAT WAY.
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
(Operations) IN LESS
THAN AN HOUR,
SECTION ONE WILL BE
FORCEFULLY RELIEVED
OF ITS AUTHORITY BY OVERSIGHT.
DO NOT RESIST.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, I AM
RELINQUISHING MY COMMAND.
THERE WILL BE INQUIRIES.
THERE WILL BE A PURGE.
ANYONE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED
TO MY LEADERSHIP WILL BE TAINTED.
PROFESS YOUR LOYALTY TO
GEORGE, AND YOU MIGHT SURVIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EFFORTS ON MY BEHALF.
YOU'RE AWARE WE'RE GOING TO NEED A
MOBILE UNIT TO PURSUE THE CARDINAL.
I WOULD LIKE YOU
TWO TO LEAD THE CELL.
IS THAT A REQUEST OR AN ORDER?
IT'S A REQUEST.
SHE'S ASKING US TO DO A FAVOR?
WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU DID ONE FOR US?
IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO DO IT, JUST TELL ME.
THIS WILL KEEP YOU
OFF THEIR SATELLITES.
HOW'S YOUR HEAD? I'M FINE.
YOU'RE NOT FINE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF.
YOU'RE 1,000 MILES
AWAY FROM HERE.
I HAVE TO FIND THIS GUY.
(Walter) I'VE SEEN
THE NUMBERS, PAL.
THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NUMBERS.
IF I DON'T FIND
HIM, HILLINGER WILL.
OH, STOP OBSESSING
ABOUT HILLINGER.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO DO
SOMETHING BETTER THAN YOU.
IF HILLINGER WASN'T AROUND,
OPERATIONS NEVER WOULD'VE
STRAPPED ME IN THAT CHAIR.
WRONG! THEY DON'T CARE
ANY MORE ABOUT HILLINGER
THAN THEY DO ABOUT YOU.
THEY JUST WANT TO
GET THE JOB DONE.
ALL THESE YEARS I'VE SEEN IT
HAPPEN TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE
MARKED FOR CANCELLATION.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
WE WOULDN'T SURVIVE
UNDER GEORGE.
YOU NEED THIS PLACE, DON'T YOU?
NO.
(Madeline) WE NEED
CONFIRMATION ON THAT FIRST.
(Operations) YOU HAVE IT.
I HAVE IT UP NOW.
I'VE JAMMED THE SATELLITE.
[Nikita speaking French]
DARK COVER INITIATED.
[speaking Italian]
(Operations) DARK
CAN CERTAINLY HELP.
THE TARGET IS
CLASS-ONE PRIORITY.
HAVE THOSE COORDINATES ARRANGED.
[Michael speaking French]
WE'RE ON OUR OWN.
[speaking French]
(Nikita) WE'RE GONNA NEED CLEAR
PASSAGE INTO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
[speaking French]
SECTION ONE SECURED.
[computers beeping]
WHY HAVEN'T YOU FOUND HIM YET?
I'M NARROWING IT DOWN, SIR.
BIRKOFF JUST WENT ONLINE.
BUT HE KNOWS I'M LOOKING,
SO HE'S PIGGYBACKING A
COUPLE DOZEN SERVERS.
IF THE CARDINAL IS OUT THERE,
OPERATIONS WILL NOT
FIND HIM BEFORE WE DO.
IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?
YES, SIR.
DAMN IT.
READ IT BACK TO ME.
NO. HOLD POSITIONS. NO WORD.
(Operations) YES.
(Michael) N.T. SCOPE IS CLEAN.
(Nikita) SO ARE THE
REGIONAL THERMOS.
I GOT HIM.
HOLD IT. YOU'RE SURE?
THE CARDINAL NEVER MOVES
WITHOUT A CLUSTER SHADOW.
(Operations) LOCATION?
(Birkoff) EAST GRID.
I'M DOWNLOADING
TO THE PANELS NOW.
WE CAN GO TO TACTICAL AS
SOON AS YOU GIVE THE WORD.
WE'RE MOVING.
HELLO, SEYMOUR.
SIR?
YOU FOUND THEM? YOU BET I
FOUND THEM AND THE CARDINAL.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
HEADED. IF WE MOVE NOW,
WE CAN GET 'EM
BOTH. DISPATCH A TEAM.
OVERSEE IT PERSONALLY. YES, SIR.
SIR, THERE'S NO ONE HERE.
(Hillinger) WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THERE'S NO RESISTANCE.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
UM, WE'RE SPREAD PRETTY
THIN IN THAT REGION.
[gun cocking]
WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE ON
DUSHANBE UNTIL THE INTEL S CONFIRMED.
WHERE'S THE CARDINAL, BITCH?
GET BACK TO ME WHEN
YOUR TEAM IS IN POSITION.
[guns firing]
[Hillinger panting]
THANK YOU, BOYS.
THAT WILL BE ALL.
(Hillinger) WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU AND
MR. BIRKOFF'S RECENT ACTIVITIES.
I MUST SAY, I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED
YOU WERE SO BADLY OUTMANEUVERED.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE MAN IN THE NEXT
ROOM IS NOT THE CARDINAL.
HE'S MR. JONES. GEORGE'S BOSS.
WELCOME TO THE CENTER.
♪♪[piano playing]
IT'S RATHER DISAPPOINTING THAT
HILLINGER DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE
THE OPERATIVE WE
THOUGHT HIM TO BE.
PERHAPS MR. BIRKOFF WOULD
BETTER SUIT OUR PURPOSES.
PERHAPS.
[door opens]
(Michael) THE CARDINAL.
CONGRATULATIONS. STAND DOWN.
(George) TELL ME
ABOUT CYRUS NORASTI.
HE'S DEAD.
BEFORE THAT.
[muttering]
HE WAS BORN IN A
SMALL VILLAGE IN IRAQ.
AT 17, AFTER WITNESSING
THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER BY
DEATH-SQUAD SOLDIERS,
HE FORMED A SMALL
PARAMILITARY
ORGANIZATION THAT OPPOSED
THE HARD-LINE GOVERNMENT.
MARCH 12, 1978.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL
ME ABOUT THAT DATE?
HE MET KIM MIN JUNG.
SO NORASTI SUPPLIED
THE SOLDIERS.
KIM GAVE THEM WEAPONS.
AND YOU GAVE THEM?
I GAVE THEM
DIRECTION. DIRECTION.
BOTH MEN STARTED
WORKING FOR ME IN 1981.
THE NEW ALLIANCE BECAME KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE ANTITERRORIST COMMUNITY
AS RED
CELL.
RED CELL. RED CELL.
2 DAYS AGO, WHEN WE ATTACKED
YOUR BASE CAMP, YOU WERE TIPPED OFF.
BY WHOM?
OUR SECURITY PICKED UP MOVEMENT.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE WERE ON DARK APPROACH.
WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE.
(Madeline) WHAT DID IT SAY?
IT TOLD US TO EVACUATE.
ORIGINS?
WE TRACED IT
TO THE OVERSIGHT BRANCH OF
THE CENTER.
HE'S LYING.
HE HAS NO REASON TO NOW.
WE FOUND THIS ON HIM.
IT TOOK US SOME
TIME TO DECODE IT.
(George) WHAT IS IT?
A COMMUNIQUE FROM HIS BASE CAMP.
[beeping]
IT CAME FROM YOUR
OFFICE, GEORGE.
THE COMMUNIQUE
WAS BACK-CHANNELED,
BUMPED OFF 2 C-COMM SATELLITES.
THERE'S NO TELLING
WHO AT OVERSIGHT
LEAKED THE
INFORMATION TO RED CELL.
ALL RIGHT. KEEP LOOKING.
(Operations) OH, WE WILL.
CENTER CALLED SEVERAL TIMES.
MR. JONES WANTS TO
KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
[metal clanking]
HELLO, SEYMOUR.
[door shuts]
YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD IT'S
YOU TAKING CARE OF THIS
INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE OTHERS.
AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, IT
REALLY COULDN'T END ANY OTHER WAY.
GO ON.
PULL THE TRIGGER.
BANG, BANG.
COME ON, SEYMOUR.
THIS IS A BIG STEP IN YOUR
EVOLUTION FROM BOY TO MAN.
IF IT WAS ME HOLDING THAT GUN,
I'D BE EATING A
SANDWICH RIGHT NOW.
DID YOU TIP OFF RED CELL?
[smirks]
JUST PULL THE
TRIGGER, YOU COWARD.
[gun cocks]
WHAT IS IT, BIRKOFF?
HILLINGER WAS NEVER
SUPPOSED TO BE RECRUITED.
WE BROKE PROFILE ONLY BECAUSE
HE CAN DO THINGS
NO ONE ELSE CAN.
HE'S BETTER THAN I'LL EVER BE.
WE NEED HIM ALIVE.
I'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
NOW, DID I SHOW YOU TH-THE...
THE FABRIC FOR MY PILLOWCASES?
UH? PURPLE GABARDINE.
MONIQUE SAYS THAT'S MY FABRIC.
IT... IT SPEAKS TO WHO I AM.
YOU KNOW, STRONG,
BOLD, YET TRADITIONAL.
IT ALSO MATCHES, UH,
MY NEW SILK BATHROBE.
SOUNDS LIKE THIS MONIQUE'S
REALLY WORKING OUT FOR YOU.
SHE IS NOT JUST A
DECORATOR, NIKITA.
SHE IS A SPIRITUAL
MODIFIER, YOU KNOW?
YOU REALLY SHOULD GIVE HER
A RING FOR A CONSULTATION.
SHE'LL CHANGE
YOUR LIFE. I PROMISE.
[phone ringing]
HEARD SECTION JUMPED
THROUGH A FEW HOOPS LAST WEEK.
THINGS BACK TO NORMAL?
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD.
HELLO?
YEAH.
I GOTTA GO.
OH, YEAH. ME, TOO. NO PROB.
I'VE GOT BUSINESS TO ATTEND
TO, THINGS TO REARRANGE. YEAH.
BYE, LOVE.
IF THINGS WERE, UM, REVERSED...
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD.
WHAT'S UP?
HILLINGER'S DEAD.
HE WAS JUST CANCELLED.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
DAVENPORT'S TEAM JUST
CROSSED THE BORDER INTO KARACHI.
TELL THEM TO HOLD THEIR POSITION
UNTIL I SWEEP THE PERIMETER.
WHAT CHANNEL IS HE ON?
(Birkoff) COMM COMMAND ONLINE.
THE PERIMETER LOOKS CLEAN.
DAVENPORT,
I'M SWEEPING IT NOW.
[women speaking French]
[computer beeping]
YOU STILL AT IT?
YOU SAY SOMETHIN'?
NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHAT YOU WORKING ON?
(Birkoff) BLOWBACK FROM
THE ISLAMABAD MISSION.
(Walter) FIND ANYTHING?
BIRKOFF, YOU EVER THINK ABOUT
GOING OUT FOR A LITTLE WALK?
YOU CAN STRETCH
YOUR LEGS A LITTLE BIT.
GET A FEW RAYS ON THAT
PASTY MUG OF YOURS.
WOULD YOU HAND ME THAT
THERMO-ENHANCER THERE?
SURE.
[beeps]
FIND SOMEBODY? YEAH.
(Walter) WHO?
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR, BIRKOFF?
THAT'S A RED CELL THREAD.
HOW HIGH DOES IT GO?
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, I THINK.
WELL, THINK AGAIN.
THE HEAD OF RED CELL WOULDN'T
BE ON A RELOCATION PROFILE.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
ALL YOU GOT HERE
IS A LITTLE HUNCH,
AND A COLD CUP OF COFFEE.
BETTER THINK ABOUT
THAT WALK OUTSIDE.
MIGHT HELP YOU SEE THINGS
JUST A LITTLE CLEARER.
(Walter) LATER.
[computer beeping]
WHERE'S OPERATIONS?
(woman) HE'S IN THE TOWER.
GET HIM. HE'S NOT
TO BE DISTURBED.
I TOLD YOU I WAS
NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
[woman speaking
foreign language]
[speaking foreign language]
WHAT IS IT, BIRKOFF?
I FOUND THE CARDINAL.
[woman speaking French]
[knocking on door]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN? I
MEAN, LOOK AT THIS FOYER.
SPARSE, AIRY, BUT INVITING.
OH, WHERE ARE MY MANNERS?
NIKITA, MONIQUE.
M-M-MONIQUE, NIKITA.
KISS, KISS AND ALL THAT. HI.
HELLO. MONIQUE IS MY
NEW INTERIOR DECORATOR.
I TOLD HER YOU... YOU WOULDN'T MIND
ME SHOWING HER AROUND YOUR FLAT.
ACTUALLY, I'M RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF SOMETHING, MICK.
OH, WE WON'T BE LONG,
DOLL. WE'LL BE GONE IN A JIFF.
SEE, IT'S THE FLOW.
A LITTLE BIT OF NOUVEAU
FENG SHUI, DON'T YOU THINK?
YOU DID A REALLY NICE
JOB IN HERE. THANKS.
MICK, THIS REALLY
ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME.
COZY, THOUGH,
VERY COZY. AND WITH THIS LOOK,
I CAN HAVE THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS.
LIKE A ROCK AND ROLL.
LIKE HIGH ENERGY,
URBAN EXTERIOR,
AND A RELAXED, CASUAL INTERIOR.
AND LOOK AT WHAT SHE'S
DONE TO THIS KITCHEN SPACE.
[laughs]
I MEAN, THAT IS HANDSOME.
VERY HANDSOME.
[phone ringing] (Mick) OH.
ALLOW ME.
HELLO? (man) JOSEPHINE.
(Mick) IT'S FOR YOU.
[people chattering]
(Nikita) HEY!
LOOK ALIVE, SUGAR.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
BIRKOFF THINKS HE'S
FOUND THE CARDINAL.
THE HEAD OF RED CELL?
20 YEARS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS
GUY AND THEN SUDDENLY HE SURFACES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T KNOW. IT COULD BE ANYONE
DOWN THE RED CELL FOOD CHAIN.
MAYBE IT'S A MISREAD.
BIRKOFF HASN'T SLEPT IN DAYS.
AH, HELL, WHAT DO I KNOW?
I'M JUST THE BOY WITH THE TOYS.
HOW'S ALBANIA?
I WAS CALLED BACK.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR A WHILE.
YOU'VE ALL BEEN PRE-BRIEFED,
SO I'LL SHORT THE DETAILS.
THE MISSION IS TWOFOLD:
EXTRACT THE CARDINAL,
ELIMINATE THE BASE CAMP.
WHAT DO WE HAVE ON HIM?
(Birkoff) NOTHING. HE'S
NEVER BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED.
[sighs] ALL WE HAVE
TO GO ON IS A PARTIAL.
UM, A BALACLAVA HE ONCE WORE.
(Birkoff) THIS IMAGE WAS
TAKEN DURING HIS EVAC
OF A TEMPORARY
OUTPOST WE RAIDED.
IT'S THE CLOSEST WE EVER
CAME TO ELIMINATING THE TARGET.
HE WAS ALERTED,
WE WERE AMBUSHED.
I USED A PINPOINT DIAGNOSTIC
TO CREATE THE PROFILE.
THIS IS ALL WE HAVE.
WE'RE GOING TO
LAYER THIS 6 DEEP.
MICHAEL'S TEAM WILL
HAVE POINT. BIRKOFF?
BECAUSE OF THE TARGET, IT'S
EXTREME WETWARE AND HARD DEFENSE.
EACH TEAM WILL NEED STEALTH
GEAR, TRIPWIRE DETECTS.
TACTICAL DETAILS WILL
BE ON YOUR PANELS.
WE MOVE IN ONE HOUR. THAT'S ALL.
[keyboard keys clacking]
GET ME GEORGE.
WHAT IS IT, HILLINGER?
SIR, THERE'S BEEN A
CONVERGENCE AT SECTION ONE.
THEY'RE PULLING BACK
FROM ALL ACTIVE ASSIGNMENTS
TUNNELING THEIR MANPOWER.
WHY?
WELL, IT WOULD SEEM THAT BIRKOFF
THINKS HE'S FOUND THE CARDINAL.
HAS HE?
NO, SIR. HE HAS NOT.
THEN WHAT HAS HE FOUND?
WELL, THE CARDINAL DROPPED
THE TAGS. A DIVERSION.
RED CELL DOES THIS ROUTINELY
EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO.
I GUESS NOBODY TOLD SEYMOUR
IT'S NOTHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.
ARE YOU QUITE SURE?
[sighs] OH, YES, SIR. QUITE.
HAVE WE ASSIGNED THE
NEW CONTINGENCIES?
(Madeline) DAVENPORT
IS HANDLING IT.
EVAC POINTS?
BIRKOFF IS DOWNLOADING
THE NEW POSITIONS.
(woman) SIR, GEORGE
IS ON THE LINE.
HELLO, GEORGE. PAUL.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS ALPHA TEAM YOU
HAVE GOING INTO NORTHERN EUROPE.
I'M SENDING A RECON TEAM
INTO THE NEW BORDERS.
THE MISSION HAS A
Q-STATUS ATTACHED TO IT.
BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN THAT REGION,
WE FELT DARK APPROACH WAS BEST.
I KNOW ABOUT THE CARDINAL, PAUL.
HILLINGER LOOKED AT THE DATA
AND CAME TO A DIFFERENT
CONCLUSION THAN BIRKOFF.
IT'S A TRAP. I WANT
THE MISSION SCRAPPED.
WE'VE BEEN AFTER THIS
MAN FOR 15 YEARS, GEORGE.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST WE'VE
EVER COME TO GETTING HIM.
THE CARDINAL
MISSION IS GROUNDED.
HILLINGER THINKS YOU'RE WRONG.
I'M NOT.
HILLINGER IS THE BEST
THERE IS AT SURFACING INTEL,
AND HE DIDN'T FIND THE CARDINAL.
THAT'S HIS PROBLEM.
(Operations) YOU DISAGREED
WITH HIM ON MADAGASCAR.
IT RESULTED IN
SIGNIFICANT CASUALTIES.
THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH HILLINGER.
GOOD.
THEN INITIATE MOBILIZATION
AND BRING BACK THE CARDINAL.
YOU'RE OK?
WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M WRONG?
YOU CAN'T THINK THAT WAY.
EVER SINCE HILLINGER
CAME TO WORK HERE,
I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT
SECOND-GUESS MYSELF.
YEAH, HE'S GOOD.
SO ARE YOU. YOU FOUND THE
CARDINAL. HILLINGER DIDN'T.
YEAH. AND NOW I'M
WONDERING WHY HE DIDN'T.
WHAT IF I OVERLOOKED SOMETHING?
I'M ABOUT TO DEPLOY ON THE
SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MISSION
THAT SECTION HAS EVER MOVED ON
AND I CAN'T GIVE THE COMMAND.
FORGET HILLINGER.
I CAN'T. YOU HAVE TO.
HE'S BETTER THAN ME.
YEAH. HE'S BRILLIANT.
IT TAKES MORE THAN ANALYZING
RAW DATA TO DO THIS JOB.
WHAT'S THAT?
INSTINCT.
WHAT DOES YOUR
GUT TELL YOU, BIRKOFF?
IS IT THE CARDINAL OR NOT?
BRING ALL TEAMS IN.
WE'RE OPERATIONAL.
OPERATIONS HASN'T RECALLED
THE CARDINAL MISSION.
INITIATE THE PROTOCOL
5 AGAINST HIM.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
(George) HE HAS TO
BE TAKEN OUT OF PLAY.
NO.
I WOULDN'T DO
THAT IF I WERE YOU.
OPERATIONS HAS
ALREADY SEALED HIS FATE
BY SENDING HIS MEN INTO A TRAP.
(Hillinger) HE HAS TO PROCEED,
OR YOU HAVE NOTHING.
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO NOW IS SIT BACK
AND WATCH HIM HANG HIMSELF.
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
EMPTY.
[beeping]
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
SHOULDN'T WE BE ENCOUNTERING
SOME FORM OF DEFENSIVE RECON?
WHY?
BIRKOFF SUPERSEDED
HILLINGER'S ASSESSMENT.
WE COULD BE SITTING DUCKS.
THAT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN.
FIRST TEAM'S
APPROACHING ENTRY POINT.
(Hillinger) AND WHAT ENTRY
POINT WOULD THAT BE?
HILLINGER.
HOW DID YOU GET ON THIS CHANNEL?
HEY, SEYMOUR.
(Birkoff) I'M IN THE
MIDDLE OF A MISSION.
FIRST TEAM LAUNCH TACTICAL.
(Birkoff) GO.
YOU IGNORING ME?
GET OFF THIS CHANNEL.
RELAX. I'M JUST HERE
TO WATCH THE SHOW.
WHAT SHOW?
(Hillinger) WELL, YOU'RE
ABOUT TO CRASH AND BURN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.
SORRY, PAL. IT'S A FACT.
YOU'RE GOING AFTER
SOMEONE WHO AIN'T THERE.
[beeps]
MICHAEL, OUTER LAYER IS CLEAN.
(operative) GO, LET'S GO! MOVE!
YOU KNOW, WHEN ALL'S
BEEN SAID AND DONE,
THE BLOOD'S BEEN MOPPED UP,
SECTION WILL FINALLY SEE YOU FOR
THE HACK I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN YOU TO BE.
YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR
HOMEWORK, GREG.
(Birkoff) THE RELOCATION ORDERS
WERE SENT ON A GAFFA SIGNAL.
I KNOW THAT.
YEAH. BUT DID YOU KNOW
RED CELL LAYERS THEM?
YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T RECYCLE
TWICE BEFORE YOU DECODED.
GREG?
OH, GREG, ARE YOU STILL THERE?
[keyboard keys clacking]
SIR? NOT NOW!
HE DID IT.
FIRST TEAM IS IN PLAY.
I JUST SPOKE WITH MR. JONES.
HE AGREES WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT.
AFTER THIS IS OVER,
I WANT YOU TO PREPARE A
CO-OPT ORDER ON SECTION ONE.
OPERATIONS WILL BE REMOVED.
WELL DONE.
OH, GOD.
♪♪[piano playing]
THIS JUST CAME IN.
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?
WE'RE NOT SURE. IT
WAS PUT OVER ONE
OF THE OPEN CHANNELS WE MONITOR.
UH,
HAS IT BEEN ANALYZED
FOR INTEGRITY?
IT'S CLEAN.
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO
BACK-CHANNEL IT NOW.
WE BELIEVE THE
MESSAGE TO BE VALID.
COURSE OF ACTION, SIR?
OK, YOU'RE CLEAR.
(Nikita) BIRKOFF, WHAT'S
YOUR THERMO READ?
UM, THERMO'S FROSTY.
IT COULD BE A
STRUCTURAL DEFLECT.
(Birkoff) MOVE TO
YOUR FINAL MARK.
COME ON.
THEY'RE THERE. I KNOW IT.
WHERE ARE WE,
BIRKOFF? ONE MINUTE, SIR.
MICHAEL, PROCEED.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
(Hillinger) OH, GO ON, SEYMOUR!
TELL HIM YOU SCREWED UP!
I HAVE MICHAEL COMBING
THE PERIMETER. HE'LL FIND HIM.
BIRKOFF, THE
CARDINAL'S NOT HERE.
[grunts]
[grunting] FIRST TEAM?
(Michael) FIRST TEAM
ENGAGING HOSTILES.
[men grunting]
[guns firing]
[man yelling]
SECOND TEAM IN.
ADVANCE TO YOUR MARK AND ENGAGE.
PERIPHERY TEAMS, MOVE
FORWARD AND TIGHTEN.
(soldier #1) MOVE,
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
[firing continues]
WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?
(soldier #2) MOVE
IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
FIRST TEAM, RESPOND.
ANYONE!
(soldier #3) SECOND TEAM
ENGAGING HOSTILES UNDER...
[radio static]
FIRST TEAM?
[door opens]
[door shuts]
YOU'VE BURIED US. NO.
SOMEONE TIPPED OFF RED CELL.
THEY EVACUATED BEFORE
WE GOT THERE. I'M SURE OF IT.
SURE OF IT DOESN'T
COUNT ANYMORE.
I CAN FIND THE
CARDINAL. IT'S TOO LATE.
I SATELLITE-TAGGED THE RED
CELL BASE AS SOON AS I DETECTED IT.
ANYONE GOING IN OR
OUT WILL BE MARKED.
HOW MANY TAGS?
206.
HILLINGER WAS RIGHT.
IT WAS A RED CELL PLANT
MEANT TO CRIPPLE US.
NO.
I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS.
WHAT...
IF YOU JUST GIVE
ME SOME MORE TIME,
I CAN FIND THE CARDINAL.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMEONE SABOTAGED THE MISSION.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
WE DETECTED RESIDUAL THERMO
IN THE CARDINAL'S WAR ROOM.
HE SENT A TACTICAL COMMAND
MINUTES BEFORE WE GOT THERE.
THE EMBASSY BOMBING IN
SOUTH AFRICA THIS MORNING.
(Michael) THE ORDER CAME FROM
THE LOCATION BIRKOFF SENT US TO.
[sighs]
GOODBYE, SEYMOUR.
(Birkoff) NO, DON'T. PLEASE.
SIR, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
DON'T! STOP!
SIR, I CAN FIND HIM!
I CAN FIND HIM!
DON'T! DON'T! DON'T...
THE CARDINAL MAY
HAVE BEEN ON-SITE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THIS?
WE CAN TRACE A
COMMAND THAT WENT OUT.
IT HAD HIS TACTICAL SIGNATURE.
[Birkoff screams] THAT'S ENOUGH!
[gasping]
I NEED TO RUN THOSE THERMOS
AND ANALYZE ALL MOVEMENTS.
[door shuts]
WE WILL ASSEMBLE
A SMALL FIELD TEAM.
BIRKOFF,
YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE.
[door opens]
(George) THE MISSION IS SIMPLE.
I WANT OPERATIONS
AND ALL SYMPATHIZERS.
A TYPE ONE
DIRECTIVE IS IN EFFECT.
OPPOSITION WILL BE DEALT WITH.
ANY QUESTIONS?
GOOD.
SECURE SECTION ONE.
GEORGE IS ON HIS WAY.
HAS THE TEAM BEEN ASSEMBLED?
THEY'RE ON STANDBY.
WE SHOULD GO.
YOU'VE RUN THE NUMBERS.
WHAT ARE OUR CHANCES
OF FINDING THE CARDINAL?
LESS THAN 5%.
YOU'VE BEEN BY MY SIDE
FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS.
THIS TIME, I DON'T WANT
YOU COMING WITH ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MY HELP.
REMEMBER THIS PLACE?
THE OLD VAN ACCESS.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
I CAME THROUGH THAT DOOR.
THINGS WERE MUCH CLEARER THEN.
WE ALL CAME IN THAT WAY.
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
(Operations) IN LESS
THAN AN HOUR,
SECTION ONE WILL BE
FORCEFULLY RELIEVED
OF ITS AUTHORITY BY OVERSIGHT.
DO NOT RESIST.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, I AM
RELINQUISHING MY COMMAND.
THERE WILL BE INQUIRIES.
THERE WILL BE A PURGE.
ANYONE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED
TO MY LEADERSHIP WILL BE TAINTED.
PROFESS YOUR LOYALTY TO
GEORGE, AND YOU MIGHT SURVIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EFFORTS ON MY BEHALF.
YOU'RE AWARE WE'RE GOING TO NEED A
MOBILE UNIT TO PURSUE THE CARDINAL.
I WOULD LIKE YOU
TWO TO LEAD THE CELL.
IS THAT A REQUEST OR AN ORDER?
IT'S A REQUEST.
SHE'S ASKING US TO DO A FAVOR?
WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU DID ONE FOR US?
IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO DO IT, JUST TELL ME.
THIS WILL KEEP YOU
OFF THEIR SATELLITES.
HOW'S YOUR HEAD? I'M FINE.
YOU'RE NOT FINE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF.
YOU'RE 1,000 MILES
AWAY FROM HERE.
I HAVE TO FIND THIS GUY.
(Walter) I'VE SEEN
THE NUMBERS, PAL.
THEY DON'T LOOK GOOD.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NUMBERS.
IF I DON'T FIND
HIM, HILLINGER WILL.
OH, STOP OBSESSING
ABOUT HILLINGER.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO DO
SOMETHING BETTER THAN YOU.
IF HILLINGER WASN'T AROUND,
OPERATIONS NEVER WOULD'VE
STRAPPED ME IN THAT CHAIR.
WRONG! THEY DON'T CARE
ANY MORE ABOUT HILLINGER
THAN THEY DO ABOUT YOU.
THEY JUST WANT TO
GET THE JOB DONE.
ALL THESE YEARS I'VE SEEN IT
HAPPEN TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE
MARKED FOR CANCELLATION.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
WE WOULDN'T SURVIVE
UNDER GEORGE.
YOU NEED THIS PLACE, DON'T YOU?
NO.
(Madeline) WE NEED
CONFIRMATION ON THAT FIRST.
(Operations) YOU HAVE IT.
I HAVE IT UP NOW.
I'VE JAMMED THE SATELLITE.
[Nikita speaking French]
DARK COVER INITIATED.
[speaking Italian]
(Operations) DARK
CAN CERTAINLY HELP.
THE TARGET IS
CLASS-ONE PRIORITY.
HAVE THOSE COORDINATES ARRANGED.
[Michael speaking French]
WE'RE ON OUR OWN.
[speaking French]
(Nikita) WE'RE GONNA NEED CLEAR
PASSAGE INTO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.
[speaking French]
SECTION ONE SECURED.
[computers beeping]
WHY HAVEN'T YOU FOUND HIM YET?
I'M NARROWING IT DOWN, SIR.
BIRKOFF JUST WENT ONLINE.
BUT HE KNOWS I'M LOOKING,
SO HE'S PIGGYBACKING A
COUPLE DOZEN SERVERS.
IF THE CARDINAL IS OUT THERE,
OPERATIONS WILL NOT
FIND HIM BEFORE WE DO.
IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?
YES, SIR.
DAMN IT.
READ IT BACK TO ME.
NO. HOLD POSITIONS. NO WORD.
(Operations) YES.
(Michael) N.T. SCOPE IS CLEAN.
(Nikita) SO ARE THE
REGIONAL THERMOS.
I GOT HIM.
HOLD IT. YOU'RE SURE?
THE CARDINAL NEVER MOVES
WITHOUT A CLUSTER SHADOW.
(Operations) LOCATION?
(Birkoff) EAST GRID.
I'M DOWNLOADING
TO THE PANELS NOW.
WE CAN GO TO TACTICAL AS
SOON AS YOU GIVE THE WORD.
WE'RE MOVING.
HELLO, SEYMOUR.
SIR?
YOU FOUND THEM? YOU BET I
FOUND THEM AND THE CARDINAL.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
HEADED. IF WE MOVE NOW,
WE CAN GET 'EM
BOTH. DISPATCH A TEAM.
OVERSEE IT PERSONALLY. YES, SIR.
SIR, THERE'S NO ONE HERE.
(Hillinger) WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THERE'S NO RESISTANCE.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
UM, WE'RE SPREAD PRETTY
THIN IN THAT REGION.
[gun cocking]
WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE ON
DUSHANBE UNTIL THE INTEL S CONFIRMED.
WHERE'S THE CARDINAL, BITCH?
GET BACK TO ME WHEN
YOUR TEAM IS IN POSITION.
[guns firing]
[Hillinger panting]
THANK YOU, BOYS.
THAT WILL BE ALL.
(Hillinger) WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU AND
MR. BIRKOFF'S RECENT ACTIVITIES.
I MUST SAY, I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED
YOU WERE SO BADLY OUTMANEUVERED.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE MAN IN THE NEXT
ROOM IS NOT THE CARDINAL.
HE'S MR. JONES. GEORGE'S BOSS.
WELCOME TO THE CENTER.
♪♪[piano playing]
IT'S RATHER DISAPPOINTING THAT
HILLINGER DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE
THE OPERATIVE WE
THOUGHT HIM TO BE.
PERHAPS MR. BIRKOFF WOULD
BETTER SUIT OUR PURPOSES.
PERHAPS.
[door opens]
(Michael) THE CARDINAL.
CONGRATULATIONS. STAND DOWN.
(George) TELL ME
ABOUT CYRUS NORASTI.
HE'S DEAD.
BEFORE THAT.
[muttering]
HE WAS BORN IN A
SMALL VILLAGE IN IRAQ.
AT 17, AFTER WITNESSING
THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER BY
DEATH-SQUAD SOLDIERS,
HE FORMED A SMALL
PARAMILITARY
ORGANIZATION THAT OPPOSED
THE HARD-LINE GOVERNMENT.
MARCH 12, 1978.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL
ME ABOUT THAT DATE?
HE MET KIM MIN JUNG.
SO NORASTI SUPPLIED
THE SOLDIERS.
KIM GAVE THEM WEAPONS.
AND YOU GAVE THEM?
I GAVE THEM
DIRECTION. DIRECTION.
BOTH MEN STARTED
WORKING FOR ME IN 1981.
THE NEW ALLIANCE BECAME KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE ANTITERRORIST COMMUNITY
AS RED
CELL.
RED CELL. RED CELL.
2 DAYS AGO, WHEN WE ATTACKED
YOUR BASE CAMP, YOU WERE TIPPED OFF.
BY WHOM?
OUR SECURITY PICKED UP MOVEMENT.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE WERE ON DARK APPROACH.
WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE.
(Madeline) WHAT DID IT SAY?
IT TOLD US TO EVACUATE.
ORIGINS?
WE TRACED IT
TO THE OVERSIGHT BRANCH OF
THE CENTER.
HE'S LYING.
HE HAS NO REASON TO NOW.
WE FOUND THIS ON HIM.
IT TOOK US SOME
TIME TO DECODE IT.
(George) WHAT IS IT?
A COMMUNIQUE FROM HIS BASE CAMP.
[beeping]
IT CAME FROM YOUR
OFFICE, GEORGE.
THE COMMUNIQUE
WAS BACK-CHANNELED,
BUMPED OFF 2 C-COMM SATELLITES.
THERE'S NO TELLING
WHO AT OVERSIGHT
LEAKED THE
INFORMATION TO RED CELL.
ALL RIGHT. KEEP LOOKING.
(Operations) OH, WE WILL.
CENTER CALLED SEVERAL TIMES.
MR. JONES WANTS TO
KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
[metal clanking]
HELLO, SEYMOUR.
[door shuts]
YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD IT'S
YOU TAKING CARE OF THIS
INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE OTHERS.
AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, IT
REALLY COULDN'T END ANY OTHER WAY.
GO ON.
PULL THE TRIGGER.
BANG, BANG.
COME ON, SEYMOUR.
THIS IS A BIG STEP IN YOUR
EVOLUTION FROM BOY TO MAN.
IF IT WAS ME HOLDING THAT GUN,
I'D BE EATING A
SANDWICH RIGHT NOW.
DID YOU TIP OFF RED CELL?
[smirks]
JUST PULL THE
TRIGGER, YOU COWARD.
[gun cocks]
WHAT IS IT, BIRKOFF?
HILLINGER WAS NEVER
SUPPOSED TO BE RECRUITED.
WE BROKE PROFILE ONLY BECAUSE
HE CAN DO THINGS
NO ONE ELSE CAN.
HE'S BETTER THAN I'LL EVER BE.
WE NEED HIM ALIVE.
I'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
NOW, DID I SHOW YOU TH-THE...
THE FABRIC FOR MY PILLOWCASES?
UH? PURPLE GABARDINE.
MONIQUE SAYS THAT'S MY FABRIC.
IT... IT SPEAKS TO WHO I AM.
YOU KNOW, STRONG,
BOLD, YET TRADITIONAL.
IT ALSO MATCHES, UH,
MY NEW SILK BATHROBE.
SOUNDS LIKE THIS MONIQUE'S
REALLY WORKING OUT FOR YOU.
SHE IS NOT JUST A
DECORATOR, NIKITA.
SHE IS A SPIRITUAL
MODIFIER, YOU KNOW?
YOU REALLY SHOULD GIVE HER
A RING FOR A CONSULTATION.
SHE'LL CHANGE
YOUR LIFE. I PROMISE.
[phone ringing]
HEARD SECTION JUMPED
THROUGH A FEW HOOPS LAST WEEK.
THINGS BACK TO NORMAL?
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD.
HELLO?
YEAH.
I GOTTA GO.
OH, YEAH. ME, TOO. NO PROB.
I'VE GOT BUSINESS TO ATTEND
TO, THINGS TO REARRANGE. YEAH.
BYE, LOVE.
IF THINGS WERE, UM, REVERSED...
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD.
WHAT'S UP?
HILLINGER'S DEAD.
HE WAS JUST CANCELLED.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
DAVENPORT'S TEAM JUST
CROSSED THE BORDER INTO KARACHI.
TELL THEM TO HOLD THEIR POSITION
UNTIL I SWEEP THE PERIMETER.
WHAT CHANNEL IS HE ON?
(Birkoff) COMM COMMAND ONLINE.
THE PERIMETER LOOKS CLEAN.
DAVENPORT,
I'M SWEEPING IT NOW.
[women speaking French]