Nikita (2010–2013): Season 1, Episode 16 - Echoes - full transcript

Previously on Nikita...

I know who killed your parents.

They're called Division, a black ops program

that has now gone rogue.

But if I was on the inside,

I could get revenge for my family.

She's hiding something.

I know exactly who I'm dealing with.

You are the heir to Zetrov,

the billion-dollar empire built by your father,

Nikolai Udinov.



Looking for this, right?

Give me the truth.

Are you in some kind of trouble?

I am Alexandra Udinov,

and this is your reward.

I'm going to give you some methadone

to help ease your withdrawal symptoms.

But first, I just have a few questions to ask you.

Silo.

Backdoor out of Division.

Sublevel six, off the service hallway.

- Chat. - Shell program.

Code x-8-9-9.

Where did you get that?



Come on, Alex. Wake up.

Remember.

I am awake.

I'm just exhausted.

I feel like I've been drugged.

Where the hell did you get that symbol?

I can't give you all the answers.

Once you're inside--

Inside Division, I'm on my own, I know.

I make one mistake, and they find out I'm the mole.

Or that you're Alexandra Udinov.

Either secret will get you killed.

What about your secrets?

What do you mean?

Your secrets, the ones that you don't want to talk about.

Michael, Daniel, Ryan, Owen.

Even the guy who gave you this place.

Whitefield?

- Whitfield. - Right, Whitfield.

What if Division found out about him?

Come on, Alex, remember.

Why are you asking me about Whitfield?

I don't know.

Why are you quizzing me on things that don't matter?

The shell program is gone.

You have been keeping those secrets from me.

I want you to think about what those secrets are.

Imagine them in your mind

as objects you can see and hear.

That's Amanda.

What's going on?

You're starting to remember.

I was drugged.

I remember Michael brought me back to Division.

To Amanda.

She's trying to find out who I am.

I have to stop her.

Wake up.

She's conscious now.

And fully under the influence of ibogaine.

Good.

This process works much better

when the subject is lucid.

Instead of a word here or there,

we'll get full sentences.

Okay, so we don't know what the Russians even gave her,

and you're pumping her full of another drug?

Ibogaine is a hallucinogen

that's used to treat opiate addiction.

It will ease her withdrawal symptoms

and remove any cravings.

And I'll be here the entire time

to personally monitor her progress.

Because you care that much, right?

Ibogaine has an interesting side effect.

Patients experience a sort of waking dream state.

Most people replay traumatic life events

or see visions representing their deepest fears.

Or, under the right circumstances,

they can see visions I suggest to them.

So you're using rehab to run an interrogation.

I'm multi-tasking.

Alex is hiding something about her past.

She has been from the moment we recruited her.

Well, this is your chance to find out.

By taking a crowbar to her subconscious.

Division agents don't get to keep secrets.

Not from me.

Wake up. Remember.

Whitfield. Not a secret.

Brain activity looks good.

Hello, Alex.

Who is Whitfield? Is he a friend?

Michael.

Michael, do you recognize th--

Alex...

I want you to imagine you're walking down a long corridor.

It seems familiar.

You've been here before.

You're looking for something.

Something you've hidden.

It's a secret about your past.

You've hidden it very well.

But it's not safe anymore.

People are coming to steal it.

You have to find it and move it.

You're--

Practice your English.

What are you doing here?

You put me here.

This is not a safe place.

People are looking for you.

Come on, I have to get you out of here.

Shh, shh.

It's gonna be okay.

No.

It's her.

She's coming.

And you can't stop her.

Listen.

I know a secret way out.

Come on, come on. Keep up.

Come on.

Come on, keep up.

Who's she talking to?

There's a whole world going on

Inside her head right now.

I can't see it.

But everything she says in there

She'll say out here.

She could be speaking with anyone.

How do you know who it is?

The people in a dream are merely projections

Of the dreamer.

Their hopes, their fears, their secrets.

Understanding what those people represent

Is the key.

We have to run.

This way, hurry.

It's all right, Alex.

There's no need to hurry. I'm right here.

Now, tell me. Who's with you?

Her name is Alex.

You've done this for her before.

I need an identity package, Gustav.

Scrubbed clean.

Disappearing your friend...Again.

Not a problem.

How soon do you need this?

If I had my way,

Alex would be on a plane to Kununurra by now.

Oh, so rush job.

When can you bring her by?

She's not available.

But I can't wait.

I need that package ready to go

As soon as she is.

Nikita...

I'm an excellent forger.

But two things I cannot forge

Are fingerprints and passport photos.

I have an idea of how to get that.

I gotta call you back, though.

Hey, I have to ask.

What exactly is she running from?

Let's just say...

I'm more worried about where she's heading.

I am Alexandra Udinov.

Daughter of Nikolai Udinov.

And this is your reward.

I need you to run a search.

The name is Whitfield.

Where do I know that from?

I don't know.

Maybe you should run a search.

You're always so pleasant

When you're asking people to do you favors.

It's only a favor when you have the option

Of saying no.

Okay, here we go.

Operation Superdollar.

It was a counterfeiting ring

Spearheaded by the North Koreans.

Treasury Department kept running into issues

Of diplomatic immunity,

So we stepped in and took them out

The assassin's way.

That op was over three years ago.How did she..

All targets were eliminated.

Which one was Whitfield?

Banker.

Whitfield was a money manager.

He used his investment firm to launder the kizz-ash.

Who'd we use?

Roan took the diplomat.

Stephen had the chemist.

Carlos killed the courier.

And I don't need to look any further.

That's why you're here.

Nikita eliminated Whitfield.

Boy, no matter what you do,

All roads seem to lead back to Nikki, don't they?

Even when they really shouldn't.

We have to find a place to hide.

Why are you hiding the little girl, Alex?

Who is she?

The little girl is her, obviously.

Well, you asked her about her past,

So she projected a little girl.

This process usually works better

When the patient offers the information.

It's more therapeutic that way.

Right, sorry.

Now, Alex.

I want you to try and find a safe place.

Somewhere you feel secure.

Isn't that your car?

Michael gave it to me.

I don't remember parking it here.

Come here, come on.

Get down, get down.

I don't think it is safe here.

Does being under the car remind you

Of the night that your parents died?

What else do you remember about it?

Calm down, okay?

Take it Easy.

It's like before.

I was under the bed, and I could see his feet.

The room was on fire, but I couldn't move.

Shh, it's okay.

Try and calm your heart rate down.

He shot papa!

Papa, no!

Alexandra.

Papa!

No, no!

We don't have much time.

We don't have much time.

The guards are circling back this way.

Nikita.

Alex...

Why is Nikita there?

She wants...

To escape.

Yes, she likes to do that.

Alex.

Your report says Nikita called up to the assistance comm

And asked specifically for you.

That's right.

What did she say?

What didn't she say?

She said I'd pay for capturing her.

That Division's a lie, you know.

Song remains the same.

You weren't concerned?

Not at all.

How's your new place?

Great. Feels like home already.

What's up?

Great. Feels like home already.

And sometimes I'm a very bad boy.

Just sent you a file to run through audio forensics.

This is a phone call you made to Alex.

Create an audio profile of where Alex was

when she took this call.

Your note says she was in her loft.

I thought she was, but it sounds off.

There's an echo or something.

I want to test it.

And since today's "Assign Birkhoff random tasks

without explanation" Day, why not?

Just check it.

No signals detected.

Who the hell are you?

I'm the one who isn't breaking into a woman's house

with a baseball bat.

And you are?

I'm not telling you anything.

I don't think you understand the way this works.

I have your bat.

And you're on the ground, which means

you're not exactly in a position of power.

I'm Nathan.

Alex's neighbor.

You're Nathan?

Man.

Why are you breaking and entering?

I'm not breaking and anything.

I have a key.

You have a key.

I have a key.

Explain the baseball bat.

Alex and I had plans, but she never showed.

She didn't answer the door.

I can't get her on the phone.

I'm worried.

Then I heard you going into her apartment, and--

Why didn't you just call 9-1-1?

Wait, you--

You didn't call 9-1-1, did you?

No, I--

Wait, you--who are you?

A friend of Alex's.

She's out of town.

I just came to check on the place.

She's all right?

She didn't call.

It was a really sudden trip.

She had to jet.

But I'm sure you'll hear from her soon.

Look, I hate to disarm and run, but I gotta go.

Wait.

Are you sure Alex is all right?

She will be.

You never told me your n--

name.

Heart rate's a little elevated.

That doesn't seem normal.

Nothing's normal.

She won't let me steer.

I keep hitting these roadblocks

her subconscious has built.

Alex...

Why are you running?

I have to keep up.

No, there is no need to run.

In fact, you should slow down.

We have to slow down.

Wait! We have to slow down.

No. We're almost at the silo.

She's coming.

Remember?

I'm not afraid of her.

You should be.

You don't know Nikita the way I do.

She'll only lead you into more danger.

You have to stop her.

What is he doing here?

You're the one who put him here.

What does that mean?

Let's go.

I'll show you the way out.

Wait here.

I'll take care of him.

I knew there was something between them.

Michael was all, "Nikita's like a cancer."

That's personal baggage.

I've always thought so.

Papa always said you can't trust other people.

I never believed that.

You knew Nikita had secrets.

It's her.

She's coming.

- We're dead. We're dead. - No, we're not.

There's a way out. There's gotta be.

You can't stop her.

Listen, I won't let Amanda hurt you.

I won't let Amanda hurt you.

She shouldn't be aware of what I'm doing.

Not Amanda.

Nikita?

I told you.

It's her. She's coming.

You made it worse.

It's her.

She's coming.

She's breaking down the door.

Who, Alex? Who's coming?

Who? Alex.

Great. Feels like home already.

Okay.

According to this,

Alex was not in her loft.

This is a, uh, much larger space.

Very high ceilings.

Flutter echo is off the charts.

Flutter echo?

Yeah, uh, when sound waves move,

they're either absorbed, reflected,

or transmitted.

Carpets, drapes, furniture, even bodies,

they all absorb sound.

But wherever Alex was, most of the sound waves

were being reflected back

off multiple hard surfaces

at these approximate distances.

She was in a big, empty room.

With a lot of windows, given the amount of reverb.

The plot thickens.

What exactly is the plot, again?

You said you could control this.

She won't tell me the truth.

I need to know what she's hiding.

We have to block the door.

She's fighting me.

I don't understand how, but she is.

What are you doing?

You're right! There's another way out!

Hi, this is Nikita.

I'm out saving the world right now,

so please leave a message after the beep.

Hey, it's me.

Can you please call me back as soon as you get this?

I'm home.

I think.

Hey, sleepyhead.

Ready for breakfast?

Nathan.

Nathan? Your neighbor?

What is he doing there?

You're wound a little tight this morning.

You didn't sleep well?

Have you seen a little girl?

Yeah, she's right over there.

What, did you think I left her on the subway or something?

This is crazy.

We just met.

I know.

We've been married for three years,

and sometimes it's still like, whoa.

Here you go.

Oh, I've lost her completely.

She was afraid of someone, and I want to know who it is.

Alex.

Alex.

I don't know where you think you are right now.

Breakfast.

You should know that you're not safe there,

wherever you are.

She can still find you.

Hey, I almost forgot.

Somebody dropped off an envelope for you this morning.

It's on the coffee table.

Oh, it's okay.

What the hell is that?

It's her.

She's coming.

Who's coming?

I'm about to find out.

Why am I back in Division?

Why am I back in Division?

This is your home, Alex.

Why would you ever want to leave?

Standard procedure.

Can you get it done by tonight?

Please. Let's see it.

That'll work.

How many times have I done this for you, Nikita, huh?

First, there was Ed Whitfield, then Daniel monroe.

And your friend Alex.

That girl Sara.

And now Alex again.

I do this for you so often,

I should call it the Nikita special.

Buy five new identities, get the sixth one free.

You know this can't go on forever, Nikita.

I know who you used to work for.

And I'm pretty sure those are the same people

your friends are running from now.

Powerful people.

Too powerful.

That's why I have to help.

Help yourself.

In our world, friends are not assets.

They're--

Liabilities, I know.

I've heard it before.

But you're not buying it.

Can we talk about what I am buying?

Did you find a surgeon yet?

I spoke with a neurosurgeon in Sweden.

He says he can deal with your chip issue,

but, uh, an off-the-book surgery,

that's a complicated endeavor.

How much does he want?

Well, he gave me sticker shock.

And he insists he will only take cash.

Look, I'm not one to speculate on such matters,

but that's a lot of money.

Maybe even all you have?

You're right, Gustav.

You shouldn't speculate.

So much trouble.

And money.

For one girl.

Are you sure she's worth it?

Alex, I'm going to ask you again.

Division is your home.

Why would you ever want to leave?

Because she's a traitor.

Jaden.

Am I really the only one capable of telling you the truth?

I don't know what you mean.

You killed Thom.

Then you planted evidence on him

To make everyone believe he was a traitor.

I had no choice.

You made a choice.

His life or yours.

You chose yours.

Wonder who you'll choose now.

I knew I was right about you.

Killer instincts.

It's in the blood.

Oh, god, I'm so sorry.

I didn't want to kill you.

I don't want to kill anyone.

What do you want, Alex?

I wanna go back to Nathan.

You can't, Alex.

You have to go back to the corridor.

You left that little girl all alone.

She's in danger.

Go find her.

I don't like this place.

Me either.

Let's get out of here.

Great. Feels like home already.

What the hell are you doing?

I needed a file from the archives.

No, you're running every phone call

we've ever recorded through audio forensics,

looking for a spatial match to your Alex call.

How did you--

You're crippling my network.

Half of Division can't get email.

Look.

Finding Alex wasted like that...

Made me think.

What if she was promoted too soon?

And she's out there with all this pressure.

What if she can't cope?

You think the other night wasn't her first fall off the wagon?

I don't know.

Has she been using drugs?

Out partying?

I need to find out how much trouble she's been in,

And if we can fix it before Percy finds out.

You know him.

Cancel first, ask questions later.

Dude...

You need to stop getting so personally invested in recruits.

It never ends well for you.

Also, it's getting kind of creepy.

Alex is not Nikita.

Well, thanks for the tip.

This is a private subnet.

Away from the rest of Division traffic.

Authorization key ends at midnight.

So whatever you do or do not find,

it needs to happen before then.

Feels like home already.

Great. Feels like home already.

How's the patient?

I think she's running again.

It's her.

She's coming.

Please stop saying that.

Nothing is where it's supposed to be!

She's trapping us in here.

She doesn't want us to get out.

Look.

Come on.

How much more evidence do you need?

It's not the evidence I take issue with.

It's the conclusion you're drawing from it.

She's been lying to us from the beginning.

She's still lying.

Alex's power of deception is what proves her value

as an agent.

You agree with me, don't you?

She might even be better than Nikita.

She's got that killer instinct.

I'm not so sure.

I didn't mean that as an insult.

You were terrific.

But you had to be trained.

With her, it's just part of her genetic makeup.

She's unstable.

One minute, she can't pull the trigger.

The next minute, she's Charles Bronson.

Well, that's your fault.

You warped her with petty fantasies of revenge.

Ladies, please.

Can we just keep an eye on the big picture here?

It would be fiscally irresponsible

for me to cancel an agent

before I've recouped my investment.

Enough.

Alexandra is my daughter.

She already has a destiny.

She will reclaim my empire and run Zetrov.

It's all in here.

Papa?

You did it.

Her father must be part of the secret.

I'd love to know more about your father, Alex.

What was he like?

Great. Feels like home already.

Great. Feels like home already.

Great. Feels like home already.

Operation superdollar.

Nikita.

Nikita, what's your status?

Target has been neutralized.

Did you recover the money?

We're still a few million short.

There was no money.

Whitfield must have passed it on to someone else.

Where are you?

I'm at Whitfield's place.

Great. Feels like home already.

Alex.

He's not really papa.

You invested what?

A year? Two?

I trained her from the day she was born.

I trained her for greatness.

Don't go out there.

I never wanted greatness, papa.

I tried to tell you that, but you wouldn't listen.

No one ever listens.

But this time, you will listen,

because I finally know what I want.

I want out of here!

-Wait, wait. - Stop!

- Hold on. - Out of here!

Wait. She's still hallucinating.

Let her go.

Should we run?

I'm not running anymore.

We can get to silo on our own.

It's this way.

Okay, come with me.

I wanna see where she ends up.

Oh, these are excellent fakes.

You know, no one's mastered the art

quite like the North Koreans.

You're the only person I've ever known

who could tell the difference.

I've included the 20% surcharge for counterfeit notes.

Beautiful.

Someday, you're gonna have to tell me the story

of how you convinced Mr. Whitfield

to give you all of his superdollars.

And so willingly.

That's a story for another time.

Long after we're both dead.

Then you might want to tell me now.

I'm sorry about this.

But why not take the golden parachute?

Look, Gustav.

You've made such a big mistake.

People will pay good money for you.

That's not what I meant.

You forgot to scan the bags.

Now you have a passport to forge.

And I'm behind schedule.

Where's Alex?

She lost it.

She said she wanted out.

Then she attacked me and took off towards logistics.

What do you mean out?

She kept talking the whole time

about knowing another way out.

Guess she's finally going there.

But I wouldn't worry about it.

Amanda's with her.

Another way out.

Turn left.

Sublevel six, service hallway.

Easy.

No. Easy, take it easy.

You don't wanna go that way.

Michael, what are you doing?

You're interfering with her recovery.

Well, I saw the doctor,

and I thought I'd stop her recovery

before anyone else needed medical attention.

I have the guards with me.

I wanted to see where she was going.

Well, it's pretty obvious to me.

This is where Thom died.

Where Alex shot him.

So did she reveal all her deep, dark secrets?

Who she was running from?

Yes.

In her dream state,

Alex projects that a mysterious female nemesis

was chasing her.

She kept repeating, "It's her. She's coming."

At first, I thought she meant me.

Then Nikita, perhaps.

But now it makes perfect sense...

Given her guilt about Thom.

The answer is obvious.

She's afraid of herself.

You.

You're me?

In a few years, I will be.

Why have you been chasing me?

Why have you been running away?

I made sure every detail was restored

to exactly the way it was before they burned it down.

You still haven't explained to me

why you've been running away.

I didn't realize it was...

Me.

I just wanted out of Division.

Not that.

This, Zetrov.

Papa's legacy, your heritage.

That's what you've been running away from.

I didn't run.

It was stolen.

Then take it back.

Reclaim what they stole.

Become the person papa raised you to be.

And kill anyone who gets in my way?

I don't want to be that person.

I wanna be happy.

Normal.

I wanna learn what it's like

to wake up in the morning and not feel sad.

What it's like to walk down the street

and not look over my shoulder.

I had that.

Before.

You can't go back.

Not back.

Somewhere new. Somewhere better.

With them?

I remember wanting those things once.

But they're distractions.

There's only one way for this to end.

No.

You're wrong.

No. This is the only way.

I saw a way out for me.

With them.

Someday you'll understand.

No, I won't let you!

No! Please, stop it!

I didn't choose this!

I don't wanna be you!

But you will be.

Nathan!

You can stop hovering.

The ibogaine is out of her system.

When can I speak to her?

After I do.

You feeling better?

A little.

My throat's a little scratchy.

That would be from the screaming.

I was screaming?

After we sedated you, you fell asleep,

and then suddenly,

You started screaming Nathan's name.

I didn't realize you two had grown so close.

He died.

In my dream, I saw myself kill him.

I can understand how that would be unsettling.

We've spoken before about the danger

of becoming too attached.

And the closer you get,

The greater that danger becomes.

Don't worry, Alex.

I doubt Nathan has anything to fear.

As long as you continue to do your job.

So?

How'd your little scavenger hunt go?

I didn't find what I was looking for.

That's not something I hear from you very often.

I'm afraid we might have another Nikita on our hands.

What her dream state did reveal to me

Was a desire to escape Division

and live a normal civilian life.

That, combined with an aversion to killing

and her fears about becoming a bad person,

Lead me to the conclusion

that Alex may not be suited for agent status.

Your recommendation?

Cancellation.

I'll take that under advisement.

Read the file.

Are you okay?

I was worried.

Yeah, I'm okay now.

Though it was pretty scary there for a while.

Which is why I wanted to talk to you.

You know how you keep saying I should get out?

I might be starting to see your point.

About getting out before it's too late.

And you know that guy who I was telling you about?

Nathan?

I think he might be in danger.

Because of me.

Yeah.

Things are definitely more complicated now.

Why don't I call you back later,

and we'll figure something out?

Ask me how I got here.