La Femme Nikita (1997–2001): Season 4, Episode 3 - View of the Garden - full transcript

(male narrator) PREVIOUSLY
ON LA FEMME NIKITA.

MICHAEL WENT ROGUE

WHEN HE LEARNED OF OUR
DECISION TO HAVE HIM CANCELED.

THANK YOU...

MICHAEL.

YOU WANT ME TO KILL MICHAEL?

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

NO.

[gun firing]

VEHICLE'S ON REMOTE.

WHERE THE HELL IS HE?



CALL MADELINE.
MICHAEL'S ON THE INSIDE.

(Operations) THERE'S ONLY ONE
REASON HE WOULD RISK COMING BACK.

ADRIAN.

SHE'S HIS TRUMP CARD.

ONE MAN, ONE OPERATIVE.

YOU'VE GOT THE BEST TECHNOLOGY
AND REASONING AT YOUR DISPOSAL

AND STILL YOU CAN'T PERFORM.

HELLO, NIKITA.

[gun clicking]

IT'S OVER, NIKITA.

HELLO, MADELINE.

I'M SORRY THINGS DIDN'T TURN
OUT THE WAY YOU PLANNED.

I'M SURE OPERATIONS MUST REGRET

THE DECISION TO KEEP ME ALIVE.



HER BETA LEVELS ARE
PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT.

SHE WAS ALWAYS CALM IN A CRISIS.

(Madeline) THIS ISN'T
CALMNESS. IT'S OBLIVION.

SHE'S CONSCIOUS,
BUT HER MIND'S BLANK?

AND THE TRANSMISSION IS
A BLUFF STAGED BY MICHAEL.

MY NAME IS ADRIAN.

YOUR NAME IS MICHAEL.

YOU'VE TOLD ME THAT,
BUT WHO ARE WE?

WHAT ARE WE?

SOME KIND OF SPIES?

IN A WAY.

AND THE PEOPLE WE SENT THE
MESSAGE TO, OPERATIONS AND...

MADELINE.

MADELINE.

OPERATIONS AND MADELINE,
THEY'RE THE ENEMY?

YES.

THEY CAPTURED YOU SOME TIME AGO.

THEY MADE YOU THE SUBJECT OF AN
EXPERIMENT INVOLVING MIND CONTROL.

WHICH DESTROYED MY MEMORY.

THERE'S A POWERFUL MAN
WHO THINKS YOU'RE DEAD.

IF HE KNOWS YOU'RE
ALIVE, HE'LL HELP US.

THEN LET'S TELL HIM.

I'VE BEEN TRYING.
HE'S TIGHTLY COVERED.

SO IT'S HOPELESS.

I HAVE AN IDEA THAT MIGHT WORK.

THIS POWERFUL MAN,

IS HIS NAME GEORGE?

[woman speaking French]

NERVOUS?

MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT
LAST CUP OF COFFEE.

WELL, I'VE COME HERE
TO EASE YOUR MIND.

THAT'LL BE A FIRST.

YOU'RE AWARE THAT MICHAEL HAS
EFFECTIVELY DECLARED WAR ON SECTION?

I'M AWARE THERE'S A WAR

BUT I'M NOT SURE
WHO DECLARED IT.

THE POINT IS, IN THE PAST

YOU'VE ASSISTED HIM ON OCCASION

EVEN WHEN HE WAS OFF PROFILE
AND STILL MANAGED TO SURVIVE.

THIS TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT.

HOW SO?

HIS SITUATION IS HOPELESS.

HE'S ALONE AND UP AGAINST THE
ENTIRE RESOURCE BASE OF SECTION ONE.

HE WILL BE CRUSHED AND SO WILL
ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO HELP HIM.

THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

AND THAT PUTS MY
MIND AT EASE, HOW?

IT ELIMINATES CHOICE.

DO NOTHING TO HELP MICHAEL

IF YOU WANT TO GO ON LIVING.

(Madeline) THE GELMAN
PROCESS IS HOLDING.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

SHE HASN'T TRIED
TO CONTACT MICHAEL.

(Madeline) IN THE PAST,

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN
HER FIRST PRIORITY.

(Operations) ARE YOU CONTINUING
WITH THE MAINTENANCE?

YES. AS A MATTER OF FACT
SHE'S THERE RIGHT NOW.

[electronic beeping]

MICHAEL.

IS THIS CHANNEL SECURE?

FOR 15 SECONDS BUT...

HAVE BIRKOFF ISSUE A
Y-DIRECTIVE AT 8:00 TONIGHT.

A Y-DIRECTIVE?

THEN 2 HOURS LATER, SPLIT
SUB-CHANNEL 8 AND OPEN THE TUNNEL.

BUT THAT'S... DON'T
DISAPPOINT ME.

[sighs]

(Adrian) WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME?

BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE HAS BEEN
SUBJECTED TO THE SAME PROCESS

THOUGH MORE ADVANCED.

HER NAME IS NIKITA.

YOU KNEW HER ONCE.

AND DO YOU THINK I CAN HELP HER?

YES.

YOU CAN SEE I CAN'T
EVEN HELP MYSELF.

THE SLIGHTEST MEMORY
MIGHT LEAD TO OTHERS.

[birds chirping]

I SEEM

TO REMEMBER SLEEPING.

DID YOU DREAM?

POSSIBLY.

NO, I'M REALLY SORRY. I ACTUALLY
CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

[footsteps approaching]

(Birkoff) WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

WHO WOULD YOU RATHER BE
KILLED BY, OPERATIONS OR MICHAEL?

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GAMES.

IT'S NO GAME.

MICHAEL'S BEEN IN TOUCH?

YEAH. OH, GOD.

HE NEEDS US.

ANSWER THE QUESTION.

WHAT DOES IT MATTER
WHO KILLS YOU?

IF IT'S THE ONLY CHOICE
YOU HAVE LEFT, IT MATTERS.

[sighs]

SECTION HAS ALL THE CARDS.

WHATEVER MICHAEL'S UP TO,
HE'S TRYING TO HELP NIKITA.

YOU'VE SEEN HER LATELY?

(Birkoff) THE NIKITA WE
KNOW IS LONG GONE.

(Walter) THAT'S HIS POINT.

MAYBE WE CAN HELP GET HER BACK.

WHAT DOES HE WANT?

[phone ringing]

YES?

HE'S HERE? NOW?

ARE YOU CERTAIN?

TAKE HIM TO COMMITTEE.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

GEORGE IS IN SECTION.

(Operations) APPARENTLY THE
Y-DIRECTIVE CAME FROM INSIDE SECTION.

(Madeline) MICHAEL.
IT HAS TO BE.

WHY WOULD HE WANT
GEORGE IN SECTION?

COULD MICHAEL BE INSIDE AGAIN?

SECURITY'S TOO TIGHT
NOW, EVEN FOR HIM.

WHAT'S HE UP TO?

[computer beeping]

HE'S IN SECTION.

THE TUNNEL WILL
OPEN IN 60 SECONDS.

[beeping]

ARE YOU READY?

YES.

HELLO, GEORGE.

PAUL. MADELINE.

WELL, I ASSUME THERE WAS A
REASON FOR THE Y-DIRECTIVE.

THERE WAS A CRISIS.
HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN RESOLVED.

RESOLVED? JUST LIKE THAT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I
WENT THROUGH TO GET HERE?

NOT TO MENTION MOBILIZING
3 AUXILIARY SECTIONS?

YOU HAVE MY MOST
SINCERE APOLOGY.

TANGIER MISSION
THREATENED TO GO CRITICAL

TO THE DETRIMENT
OF 3 OTHER MISSIONS

SO I DECIDED TO PLAY IT SAFE.

ONCE A Y-DIRECTIVE ISSUES,
THERE'S NO WAY TO RECALL IT.

I KNOW THE PROTOCOL.
I DESIGNED IT.

IT DOES ASSUME A CERTAIN
MINIMAL LEVEL OF COMPETENCE.

I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT BETTER NOT.

I'LL WALK YOU OUT.

[computer beeping]

(Walter) BIRKOFF.

THE SIGNAL'S COMING IN.

IT'S ADRIAN.

A LIVE FEED.

MICHAEL WANTS
GEORGE TO SEE ADRIAN.

MAKE IT HAPPEN NOW.

BY THE WAY, DID YOU
HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW

THE CENTER'S LATEST
RESOURCE PROPOSAL?

NO, NOT REALLY.

(Operations) I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED
OF SECTION HEADS CRYING POOR

BUT I THINK I HAVE A GOOD CASE.

(Adrian) GEORGE,
IT'S ME, ADRIAN.

I'M STILL ALIVE.

I'LL SEND A REPORT
OVER TO YOU ON FRIDAY.

I THINK YOU'LL
FIND IT SUFFICIENT.

BE QUIET.

WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

SIR, I'M...

[gun fires]

I'VE TOLD YOU NEVER TO OPEN
2 CHANNELS ON A SINGLE READ.

WE COULD'VE BEEN PENETRATED.

YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE
ARE SIMPLY UNDER QUALIFIED.

I HAVE A PROPOSED
TRAINING BUDGET IN MY OFFICE.

I'VE WASTED ENOUGH TIME ALREADY.

SECTION ONE IS MAKING
TOO MANY MISTAKES.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

[beeping]

WE DIDN'T REACH HIM, DID WE?

NO.

HE WOULD'VE
OPENED A LINK BY NOW.

WELL, I HOPE I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING WRONG...

[gasping]

[Adrian groans]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[breathing heavily]

YES. YES, I THINK SO.

OH, WHAT WAS I SAYING?

[computer beeping]

HIDE.

[explosion]

[guns firing]

[grunts]

[gun fires]

[thudding]

[beeping]

WE'RE CLEAR.

HOW DID THEY FIND US?

I TOOK PRECAUTIONS BUT THEY
MUST HAVE TRACED THE SIGNAL.

[gun clicks]

YOU'RE LYING.

YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU HAVE 3 SECONDS TO CONFIRM.

MY NAME IS ADRIAN.

I FOUNDED SECTION ONE.

I WAS GEORGE'S LOVER,

AND BEFORE THAT HIS
SUPERIOR, BEFORE I RETIRED.

AND THESE DEAD MEN ARE NOT
SECTION'S OPERATIVES, THEY'RE MINE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

THE P-6S.

SECTION STOPPED
USING THEM A YEAR AGO.

THAT WAS A STUPID MISTAKE.

BUT THEN, MY ORGANIZATION'S
FALLEN ON HARD TIMES.

WHAT'S LEFT OF IT, THAT IS.

WHY THE DECEPTION?

FREEDOM. NOTHING PERSONAL.

JUST DON'T LIKE PARTNERS.

WELL, YOU HAVE ONE.

WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK I CAN HELP NIKITA?

YOU RECOVERED. YOU
CAN HELP HER RECOVER.

OH, I DON'T KNOW THAT
COMPLETE RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.

THE SECRET IS RESISTANCE.

IT'S A QUESTION OF WILL.

THEY TRIED TO CONTROL
MY MIND AND I RESISTED THEM.

I WAS ABLE TO

LEAVE WHENEVER I NEEDED TO.

LEAVE?

WHEN I WAS A CHILD MY FATHER
HAD A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN.

I LOVED PLAYING IN IT.

IN SECTION, WHEN I FELT
THE DARKNESS CLOSING IN

I SENT MY MIND INTO THE GARDEN
WHERE NOTHING COULD TOUCH IT.

THAT'S HOW YOU SURVIVED?

MENTALLY,

YES.

PHYSICALLY,

THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER.

CAN YOU TEACH NIKITA
TO DO THE SAME THING?

IF WE CAN LOCALIZE
A SIMILAR EMOTION.

SOMETHING SHE
CARES DEEPLY ABOUT.

IF I DO THIS,

YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO
TAKE ME TO GEORGE?

AGREED.

GOOD.

THEN THE SOONER WE...

[stammering]

OH, GOD.

[groans]

[sighing]

AS YOU CAN SEE,
RESISTANCE HAS ITS PRICE.

WHAT WAS I SAYING?

THE SOONER WE START, THE BETTER.

WE'LL NEED SOME WAY TO
ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION.

[beeping]

WE JUST RECEIVED A REPORT THAT

THE CHEM-PLANT IN SARATOV
IS UNDER DARK SURVEILLANCE.

THAT PLANT PRODUCES
ANTI-INVASIVES.

JUST WHAT MICHAEL AND
ADRIAN MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR.

WHICH OF COURSE,
THEY KNOW WE KNOW.

YOU THINK IT'S A TRAP?

MOST CERTAINLY.

SO WE IGNORE IT?

NO. I SUGGEST WE SEND A TEAM.

SET A TRAP OF OUR OWN.

[phone ringing]

(woman) JOSEPHINE.

[gun firing]

MICHAEL.

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE NIKITA.

I CAN'T TELL WHICH IS REAL.

KILL THEM ALL.

WHAT?

ALL BUT ONE. ONLY THE REAL
NIKITA IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SURVIVE.

[gun clicking]

[gun fires]

[gun firing]

[groans]

[groans]

[both grunting]

THEY CHANGED YOU.

SOMETHING BETTER.

YOU ONLY THINK THAT BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE.

I REMEMBER.

I PREFER THIS.

NO NEEDS. NO FEARS.

NO DESIRES.

I USED TO THINK
YOU WERE LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU'RE NOT, ARE YOU?

YOU'RE WEAK.

YOU SHOULD LET THEM
MAKE YOU FEEL STRONGER.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE
USED TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER.

WELL, THAT TIME IS GONE.

NOTHING YOU CAN
DO TO CHANGE THAT.

IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE, THEN
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT NEEDS HELP.

[birds chirping]

TELL ME MORE ABOUT
THE GELMAN PROCESS.

IT REQUIRES MAINTENANCE,

DRUGS, OCULAR THERAPY.

[stammering]

[gasping]

[exhales deeply]

BOTH, SOMETIMES.

WHEN MAINTENANCE
STOPS THERE MAY BE

TEMPORARY RECOVERY, BUT THIS
IS FOLLOWED BY A RELAPSE AND...

AND THE END RESULT
IS LIVING DEATH.

SHE'LL BE FEELING THE
FIRST SYMPTOMS SHORTLY:

APHASIA, HEADACHES,
THEN A RAPID DECLINE.

WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY
WHILE I'M STILL ABLE TO HELP HER.

HE TOOK A CALCULATED
RISK. HE SUCCEEDED.

THEN IT WAS A
MISTAKE TO SEND NIKITA.

SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH A
REALISTIC CHANCE TO TAKE HIM.

REMARKABLE.

WE DID EVERYTHING
RIGHT, YET WE LOST.

SO IT SEEMS.

IT WON'T TAKE LONG BEFORE MICHAEL
FINDS A WAY TO GET THROUGH TO GEORGE.

WE HAVE TO FIND
HIM BEFORE HE DOES.

WE'RE USING EVERY
AVAILABLE RESOURCE.

GIVE IT 12 HOURS.

AND THEN?

YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO.

THAT'S AN OPTION I'M NOT
COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH.

12 HOURS.

THEN WE PUSH THE BUTTON.

HELLO, NIKITA.

TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

NOTHING FROM YOU.

EVERYONE WANTS SOMETHING.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO SECTION.

WHY?

'CAUSE IT'S WHERE I BELONG.

NO ONE BELONGS IN SECTION.

[footsteps approaching]

THEY'VE TAKEN HER TO
PLACES THEY NEVER TOOK ME.

[sighs]

MAYBE TO PLACES THEY'VE
NEVER TAKEN ANYONE.

CAN SHE BE BROUGHT BACK?

OH.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO SAY.

I'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN.

WE'VE DRIVEN
OPERATIONS INTO A CORNER.

HE HAS ONLY ONE MOVE LEFT.

TO ASSASSINATE GEORGE.

YES. AND HE'LL MOVE QUICKLY.

WE HAVE TO LOCATE GEORGE NOW.

I'LL NEED TO
RECONFIGURE THE LAPTOP.

I WANT THE HOOKUP NOW.

TELL FRAZEE IT'S A
MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

HIS.

I TAKE IT WE'RE NOT
MAKING MUCH PROGRESS.

I LOCATED SOME AGENCY UPLINKS
WE HAVEN'T BEEN PLUGGED INTO.

IT'S BEING REMEDIED NOW.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIND
MICHAEL WITH AGENCY UPLINKS.

NO, BUT USED IN TANDEM WITH OUR
OWN INTEL, THERE'S A REASONABLE...

MADELINE, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

8 MORE HOURS.

PLEASE.

I'M SORRY. NO.

OF ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
TO TARGET FOR ASSASSINATION,

GEORGE IS BY FAR
THE MOST DANGEROUS.

THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO ABOUT
IT VERY CAREFULLY, WON'T WE?

THEY'LL TARGET HIS
TRAVEL SCHEDULE.

TRANSIT SECURITY IS ALWAYS
MORE VULNERABLE THAN FIXED POINT.

WHEN IT'S OVER, I'LL
BRING HIM BACK HERE.

NO.

I DON'T WANT HIM
TO SEE ME LIKE THIS.

LOOK,

MY MEMORY IS FAILING ALREADY.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT
TO FIND THE WORDS.

IF I'M UNABLE TO
TELL HIM THE TRUTH,

YOU'LL HAVE NO WITNESS.

I'LL HANDLE IT.

CAN YOU TRACK HIS ITINERARY?

NOT DIRECTLY.

BUT THERE ARE SIGNS, IN MORE...

[groaning]

ADRIAN?

ADRIAN.

GEORGE IS IN DANGER.
WE HAVE TO HELP HIM.

YES.

HIS ITINERARY.

HE'LL BE IN KURIJCA AT 7:00.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

THE SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.

OVERSIGHT NEVER SECURES THE
ADMIN SECTOR AS TIGHTLY AS IT SHOULD.

YOU USED FILTERS?

A Z-SCREEN.

ANY BACK TRACE WILL
POINT AT SECTION 3.

WHO WILL EXECUTE?

AN INDEPENDENT
CALLED THE ASNI GROUP.

I ASSUME THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WE'RE BEHIND THE REQUEST.

OF COURSE NOT.

STILL, IT MIGHT BE
PRUDENT TO SEE THAT THIS

ASNI GROUP BE DESTROYED
ONCE THE MISSION IS CARRIED OUT.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN ARRANGED.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE
FOR US TO DO BUT WAIT.

[birds cawing]

[helicopter approaching]

SIR, YOUR TRANSPORT HAS ARRIVED.

(George) THE SCHEDULED
LAYOVER IS AN HOUR.

I WANT THAT CUT IN HALF.

THE CENTER WANTS A
PROGRESS REPORT BY FRIDAY.

THEN PIGGYBACK IT ON A
LEVEL-H SUB-CHANNEL, ALL RIGHT?

[helicopter whirring]

[grunting]

[gun fires]

WHO ARE YOU?

IF YOU WANTED ME
DEAD, I'D BE DEAD.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?

[explosion]

YOU SAVED MY LIFE BUT YOU
WON'T TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO
RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE.

[footsteps approaching]

JOIN ME.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THE INITIAL REPORT WAS MISTAKEN.

WE HAD SATELLITE CONFIRMATION.

THE HELICOPTER EXPLODED,

BUT GEORGE MANAGED TO SURVIVE.

HE'S IN VIENNA NOW,
ON HIS WAY BACK.

HE'LL TRIPLE SECURITY.

WE'LL NEVER GET TO HIM NOW.

NOT BEFORE MICHAEL DOES, ANYWAY.

NO.

I'M SORRY.

NOT AT ALL.

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT
WAS OUR ONLY MOVE.

IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

NO POINT LETTING
THIS GO TO WASTE.

ADRIAN.

GEORGE IS WELL.

GEORGE?

WHO'S GEORGE?

[birds chirping]

(Adrian) A GARDEN. HOW LOVELY.

MAY I LOOK AT THE FLOWERS?

(man) WHENEVER YOU LIKE.

SHE'S TO RECEIVE THE
BEST OF EVERYTHING.

I'VE TAKEN GREAT PAINS TO INSURE
THAT NO ONE KNOWS SHE'S HERE.

I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE SAME.

THIS WILL BE YOUR MONTHLY FEE.

YES, MONSIEUR.

IF THERE'S ANY TROUBLE, LEAVE
A MESSAGE AT THE NUMBER INSIDE.

I UNDERSTAND.

IF YOU FAIL,

I'LL KILL YOU.

GOODBYE.

GOODBYE.

I'M BACK.

I WANT NIKITA PUT BACK ON
MAINTENANCE IMMEDIATELY.

OR?

GEORGE WILL BE PUT
IN TOUCH WITH ADRIAN.

WITHOUT THE DRUGS,
ADRIAN WILL DIE.

PERHAPS YOU UNDERESTIMATE
HER WILL TO SURVIVE.

ARE YOU WILLING
TO TAKE THAT RISK?

YOU TRIED TO INFORM
GEORGE BEFORE AND FAILED.

I'VE HAD MORE TIME TO PREPARE.

THIS TIME, THE MESSAGE
WILL GET THROUGH.

STALEMATE.

WE KEEP NIKITA ALIVE, YOU
KEEP ADRIAN AWAY FROM GEORGE.

PLUS, I RETURN TO
MY FORMER STATUS.

DO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT?

YES, I SUPPOSE WE DO.

THERE'S BEEN INCREASED
RED CELL ACTIVITY

IN UKRAINE DURING
THE PAST MONTH.

PROFILE WILL BE ON YOUR
PANEL WITHIN THE HOUR.

PREPARE FOR A BRIEFING AT 7:00.

OF COURSE.

MICHAEL.

WELCOME BACK TO SECTION.

THANK YOU.

[people chattering]

[woman speaking French]