Nikita (2010–2013): Season 1, Episode 20 - Glass Houses - full transcript

Previously on Nikita...

People I used to work for,
they're called Division...

Black Ops program
that has now gone rogue.

If I was on the inside,

I could tell you
what they were planning

before they do it.

The black box contains

our government's
darkest secrets.

A change is coming, Michael.

That black box

is what is going to make
those changes possible.



You're planning a move
against the government?

We need to find
the rest of the black boxes,

so we can kill Percy.

Nikita has an escape plan
to get me free and clear.

I want you to come with me.

" 1x20 The Glass House "

I did what you said.
I did a surveillance sweep,

and there is no one physically
watching my apartment.

I can bolt at any time.
I can...

I can leave the car.
I can leave the clothes.

Everything.

In fact, I don't have
to go back there now.

I mean, I can set up
right here.

This is not a good time
to blow your cover



and join me on the outside.

Why not?
What are you waiting for?

Look, we're doing really well.

I mean, apparently,
Percy's freaking out

'cause I've killed
two of his black boxes.

He called Michael in
to help him secure the rest.

We've got him on the ropes,

but we can't afford
to make a mistake.

Fine. But you're just
making my point.

Michael is a way better
double agent

than I could ever be.

You don't need me
on the inside anymore.

You're the one who's always
telling me

that it's too dangerous
for me in there, and...

I thought you wanted me
to get out.

When "out" meant Fiji,

not sticking around
to fight Division.

Nikita, I look at you,

and you call your own shots.

You're not running away
from anything.

Doesn't mean I can't wait
for this to be over, Alex.

Yeah, and when it's over?

Where do you go after that?

Plainview, Pennsylvania.

Population, 7,500.

A slice of small town
Americana.

The kind of place we're
in the business of protecting.

And the last place on earth
anyone'd ever think

to look for a black box.

Not even Nikita.

Let us be clear about this.

There is only one reason
why she succeeded

in destroying
those two black boxes.

Owen Elliot.

Guardians are supposed
to be perfect.

He was far from it.

When a component breaks down,

the entire system needs
to be reevaluated.

Then and only then can
the proper adjustments be made.

What kind of adjustments?

This is the plainview
guardian, Winters.

I want you to surveil her.

One 24-hour cycle.

Do not initiate contact

just make sure
she's following protocol.

Any behavior
out of the ordinary,

I want to hear about it.

I remember Winters.

Michael, this is priority one.

I'm checking on all four
guardians simultaneously,

starting now.

Here's Winters' tracker I.D.

Word of advice:

Don't let her catch you
spying on her.

These guardians
are tightly-wound freaks.

Just like their boss.

Percy's giving you
trouble, huh?

Ugh, God,
the man is freaking out.

He needs to chill.

I've been on 24/7
black box duty all month.

I guess Nikita's
got him pretty rattled.

Yeah.

Right.

Whatever.

What?

Just try and pretend
I'm not an idiot, okay?

Just give me that much.

What are you talking about?

What am I...

this isn't about Nikita,
and you know it.

It's about Operation Sparrow.

What's Operation Sparrow?

Didn't I just
ask you not to do that?

I'm gonna find out what it is
in a couple weeks

when the operation
goes active anyway,

so you may as well tell me now.

Couple of weeks?

Oh, crap.
You don't know.

Know about what?

Nothing. Ahem.

Seymour...

You're right about one thing.

Whatever Operation Sparrow is,

I will be briefed before you.

If you want advance word,

then you'd better
give me yours now.

I got nothin', man.

Operation Sparrow.
That's it.

Percy's been hiding all the prep
work on the black boxes.

Don't you send the updates?

I encrypt them...

While he watches me.

Look, all I know is...

It's going down soon

and it's big.

Whatever it is.

Remember the big changes
Percy was telling me about?

The move by Division
against the government?

I think that's what Operation
Sparrow is code name for.

So you want me to hunt down
the guardian,

get the box,
but not destroy it.

And you better get going.

You only got
a six-hour window.

I thought that...
wait, I th...

wait, whoa.

I thought Percy
gave you 24 hours.

24 hours to spy on Winters
and report back.

But if my report is that
you showed up,

kicked the guardian's ass,
took the box,

and I failed to stop you,
then...

It'd look pretty suspicious.

Which is why you need
to get it done

before I show up.

That way, I can tell Percy...

"Sorry, you sent me in
too late."

I don't like it.

You've dealt with worse.

No, I mean I think
that we should destroy the box,

not peek inside it.

Cracking the box is the only
way to get ahead of Percy.

If I have to wait for him
to brief me on Sparrow,

then I think it'll be too late.

Hey, what's wrong?

When you told me that you...

Found the third guardian...

I got all excited.

I thought...

We're halfway
to taking Percy down, and...

Yeah.

- And then...
- And then what?

We live happily ever after

in domestic bliss?

Stupid, right?

It's noon.
I better get going.

I'm running out of time.

Uhh! Oh! Uhh!

What the hell are you doing
in my house?

Ohh!

Uhh!

Where's the woman?

Who?

The woman who lives here.
Dana Winters.

I swear, I have no idea
who that is.

Been here for the last year
on my own.

Then where's the signal
coming from?

What signal?

We got a problem.

I'm sitting outside
the guardian's house right now.

Did she spot you?

No, but I don't think
we're gonna

be able to pull this off
in time.

I'm reading
she's in close proximity

to her house right now.

I know...I've got her tracker
in my hand.

I just don't know where she is.

Pretty clever on winters' end.

Percy checks her tracker,

looks like she's in town,

living at her
appointed residence.

For all we know, she's sitting
on some beach in the tropics.

Look, we have
to scrap this mission.

The clock is ticking,

and I need to get to plainview
for appearances.

Maybe we can go to dinner.

Right before I tell Percy
his guardian's gone.

Unless we don't.

What if she's still here?

What are you saying?

You think she
removed the tracker

and stayed in plainview?

Just hear me out.

All the black boxes
are kept at banks, right?

Guardian protocol.

There are three banks
in plainview.

Only one of them
has safety deposit boxes.

Where you going with this?

Hurry up and get down here.

I've got a plan
to flush her out.

- Nathan.
- Hey. Hey.

I've been waiting for you
to get back in town.

Look...

I know you're in trouble.

And you're stuck
in some kind of insane job

that makes you miserable.

But I can help.
Okay, wait.

No, no, just hear me out, okay?

My buddy Brian
lives in San Francisco.

And he's got a guest house
on his property.

It's nice, private.

He's cool with you
crashing there

until you settle into the city.

Nathan, I already have
a plan to get away.

But once I'm gone,
the people I work for...

They'll come looking for me,
and you can't be here

when they do.

Wait, so now I'm the one
that needs to go?

Yes.

And San Francisco
won't be far enough.

What?

They know I care about you,

and they could hurt you.
Who is "they"?

Why don't you just talk to me
like a normal person for once,

and tell me what the hell's
going on?

Because...You already
know too much, okay?

I'm trying to protect you.

From the mob, right?

That's who we're
talking about here.

What? No!

Okay, come on.
That guy Michael,

he's definitely connected.

You owe money
or something, right?

They are government assassins,
Nathan.

And they will kill you.

And they will erase
any evidence

that you were ever here.

If you wanted to end things...

You could have just said so.

Life on the outside
can be difficult.

Some agents find it challenging

to balance
their Division duties

with their civilian cover.

I'm...Sure I'll be fine.

Long as I remember
Division always comes first.

Well, just the same,

now that you and Alex
are on better terms,

I'd like you to use her
as a resource.

She could be a valuable
touchstone for you

during this transition.

Couldn't hurt, I guess.

To be honest,

I am a little nervous
to get back out there.

We don't have to fear
the outside world, Jaden.

They have to fear us.

On the floor please!

Gimme that.

Empty the safe.

Fill the bag!

I don't believe this.

Well, this is unbelievable.

I know.

Ice cream?

We have less than an hour
before I have to call Percy,

and what am I supposed
to tell him?

The guardian adopted a family?
Send in the cleaners?

No.

Nikita, all we have to do
is grab that black box.

And when Percy finds it's gone,

he'll kill Dana and the cop
and his son along with her.

Well, we're not in
the guardian protection problem.

We are now.
There's civilians involved.

Michael, if Percy didn't
order this investigation,

she could have flown
under the radar for years.

And the only reason
he ordered it was because of me.

We get them out...

They're gonna spend
the rest of their lives

looking over their shoulders.

Worse ways to live.

Meaning what?

Apart...Alone.

That's two.

I know.

Look, the way we live,

I...Try to to spend
too much time

thinking about the future.

I know that too.

Look, Michael.

We can help her.

You have an hour before
you have to call in.

Yeah.

If she takes her help.

Remember, she's a guardian.

It's not like we could
just show up on her doorstep.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Evenin'.
You folks lost?

No, actually, we just, uh,

moved in around the corner.

We figured we'd get to know
some of our neighbors.

Hope you don't mind us
stopping by like this.

Charlie, who is it?

Hi. It's great
to meet you guys.

Yeah, this is Dana.

I'm sorry, is this a bad time?

Because we can...

we could come back
another night.

No. No.

Uh, come on in.

I'm sure there's enough
pot roast to go around.

This is some pot roast.

Delicious.

Yeah, if you don't mind
raping the planet for it.

Eddie.

I can't believe we're
still eating red meat

when cow farming is...

sit down and eat.

Our guests aren't interested
in your views.

She is.

Oh. Heh.

Busted.

See?

I think it's a choice
that people should make

on their own, though.
But thank you.

If you're a vegetarian,

I'd be happy to get you
something else.

No, I'm fine.

I've got a salad
and all these sides.

So I'm good.

So how... how long have you guys
been together?

They shacked up after
my real mom died.

Eddie!

That's enough.

Ellen passed
when he was still a toddler.

I did the single dad thing
for a while,

until I pulled this one
over for speeding.

And our first date
on the shooting range

sealed the deal.

How long ago was that now?

Almost two years.

I keep threatening
to drag her down to city hall

and make her an honest woman.

So how long have you two
been married?

- Two... two months?
- Two months. Yeah, yeah.

But we've...
we've been in love...

Forever.
Yeah.

- So newlyweds?
- Yes.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

So how long till you start
poppin' out the rug rats?

Um, we're...

Taking things slow.

Dana, is there a restroom?

- I will show you.
- Great.

And I'll keep the men
entertained.

Why are you doing this?

We don't have a lot of time.
Listen to me.

Percy's unleashing
his inner psycho.

He's lost two
of his black boxes.

I got the alert.
If that's all you're after,

you should have
left my family alone.

Division would have
found you out sooner or later.

- No, I had a plan.
- What plan was that?

Plant your tracker on a townie?

What was that gonna buy you?
A minute?

Maybe an hour Max?

That's all I need.

To do what?

To run or to tell Charlie
the truth?

When were you planning
on doing that?

I just...

I needed more time.

If I told him who I was,
I might lose them both.

You might lose them both now.

Listen...

I'm here to help you.

What is...

Uhh!

Michael, is he still Division?

It's complicated, all right?

What's in this for you?

I want the black box.

But not until I get
you and your family out of here.

Why should I believe you?

Because, once upon a time...

I was like you.

I could have told the truth.

And I should have.

But I didn't.

I lost everything.

You still have a chance
at a real life.

But not until you come clean.

Listen, I...

- What?
- What nothing.

What are you doing here?

Just moved into my new place.

It was only like
ten minutes away, so...

Figured I'd stop by.

My neck is killing me,
by the way.

I got this ringing in my ear.

How long does it take
for all that to go away?

Well, you should
feel better by tomorrow.

These apartments are so big.

I can't get over it.

How long did you wait
to try out your credit card?

Listen, Jaden,
I'm a little...

I know.
I'm sorry.

I should have called.

I've been meaning to tell you,

what you did for me
in Switzerland...

I just want to say thank you.

You'd have done
the same for me.

You left your stuff
at my place.

Uh, hey.
I'm Jaden.

One of Alex's coworkers.

Another government assassin.

Awesome.

Uhh!

My time is up.
I need to call in.

- So call in.
- And say what?

Whatever I tell Percy has
to stand up to verification,

otherwise, he's gonna
thinking we're involved.

We stick to the original plan.

The original plan is blown.

No, Dana's agreed to run.

All she has to do
is tell Charlie the truth,

get him on board, then you and I
get the black box.

What? Get Charlie
on board

about going on the run
with his kid?

That is gonna take
a lot of time,

and we're all out of time.

Here's her tracker.

Nikita...

The guardian's gone offline.

Michael, reassure me.

I'm afraid I can't, sir.

Winters' tracker's offline
and she's gone M.I.A.

Nikita's on the ground
and she's after the box.

I need a strike team here.

Immediately.

I was perfectly fine
before you came along.

They've been out there
for half an hour.

Team's on its way.

She's just turning his entire
world upside down.

Give 'em a second.

I can't imagine
what you're feeling,

but I know
that's the hardest thing

Dana's ever had to do.

What, other than killing?

Or doesn't that
bother you people?

It does, believe me, it does.

Yeah, and lying?

I guess they
teach you that too.

It's not like we had a choice.

She had a choice.

She could have chosen
to stay out of my damn life.

She loves you.

She thought
it was worth the risk.

Yeah, maybe to her.

If she'd asked you...

What would you have said?

I'm a police officer,
for God's sake.

Try to work it out.

It's not just us.
There's Eddie.

You expect me
to sit him down and tell him

that his future stepmother's
a trained killer?

Just please...
Talk to her.

Eddie!

What happened?

He heard us talking about you.

Oh, my God.

Charlie, I'm sorry.
This is all my fault.

Let me go find him.

Division team's on the way.

We don't have
a lot of time then.

I'm gonna head to the bank,
grab the black box.

Michael, you rendezvous
with the Division team.

Keep them at bay.

Dana and Charlie,
you know the town best.

Get in separate cars.
Go and find him.

When you do,

get out of here
as fast as you can.

So you knocked boots
with the guy...Fine.

But it looks like you let
your guard down

along with your pants.

Jaden, relax.
He was joking.

Seemed more like he was pissed.

What went down between you two?

Nothing you need
to worry about.

So it was serious?

No.
He wanted it to be.

But I told him
to leave me alone.

That I knew
some dangerous people,

and that he should stay away.

Have you told Michael?

Why would I?

We should call it in.

Get it on record
that surfer boy

might know a little too much.

It'll take, like, two seconds.

- Stop.
- What are you doing?

There is no reason to call.

What are you doing.
Let go!

I'm not gonna end up
with my ass in a sling.

Well, neither am I!

You are hiding something.

Whatever it is, you're not
taking me down with you.

Uhh!

Uhh!

Hey, what is going on?

- Ohh!
- Uhh!

Nathan.

Nathan.
Hey, Nathan.

I need you to go.

What about you?
What are you gonna do?

I'll be fine.

I'll be fine.

Okay, I need you...
To pack as fast as you can.

Okay?

I need you to go, please?

Who are you?

Please leave now!

Hello?

Nikita, thank God.

Um, I need your help.

- What's wrong?
- Jaden, she, um...

She came over,
and we got in an argument,

and then it had
happened so fast.

And she tried to kill me.

Alex, slow down.
Where's Jaden now?

She's dead.

Shot.

And, Nikita, the body is here,
and I don't know what to do.

Call Division.
Tell them the truth.

Say that Jaden attacked you,
and you were defending yourself.

They'll send a cleaner
to deal with the body.

Call me when
the cleaner leaves.

I need to report an incident.

♪ ♪

thank you.

Gentlemen...
Welcome to plainview.

Our mission here
is to salvage the black box

and find Nikita.

If we can avoid causing
a scene in the process,

all the better.

What's the last intel
you have on Nikita's position?

Workin' on that as we speak.

Throwing a net
over the whole town.

Every phone, camera,
and computer be mine.

Our priority is the box.

We head to the bank first.

Sure you wanna be doing that?

You're not gonna
call the cops, are you?

Well, I can't
make any promises,

but tell me what the plan is.

Grab a greyhound bus
to the nearest city

and then what?

Start a vegan punk band?

Sounds better than staying
in this crappy town

with my dad
and his psycho girlfriend.

True.

Wanna know how psycho she is?

There's a bunch
of bad guys out there,

looking to kill her,
and instead of running,

she's looking for you.

What a psycho.

She's probably trying
to erase the evidence.

She cares about you.

And your dad.

Look, my mom wasn't
my real mom, either.

I grew up in a foster home.

But she loved me...

From the day she met me
till the day she died.

I know it's hard for you
to understand this right now,

but when you
find people like that,

you gotta hold on
with everything you got.

Where's Nikita?

Black box is gone.
We were too late.

Hold that thought.

Just got a voiceprint match
on Dana Winters.

She used a cb radio to contact
local law enforcement.

Said she was on
main street and oak.

That is less than a mile
from the bank.

Nothing on main.

Agent Winters,

why haven't you
answered your phone?

It was damaged.

Why were you talking
to local law enforcement?

I was using them
to search for Nikita.

Do you know where she is?

I haven't seen her
since she attacked me,

but I figured she'd make
a play for the black box,

so I told the police that she's
behind the hit on the bank.

Guys, you're not
gonna believe this.

My facial recog scan
just got a match on Nikita.

I picked it up
on a security cam feed

at a local hardware store.

Looks like she's in there
right now with some kid.

You ready?

Yeah.

Hold your fire!

Stand down.
I said hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

There's no way out.
We got her pinned.

It's gonna be okay.

I promise.

I thought you said
you didn't make any promises.

Well, this one, I intend
to keep, all right, punk?

I'll give you the black box
if you let the kid go!

He's innocent.

That's fine.

Let him go.
Then we'll deal with the box.

It's a trap.

We don't need to add
a dead civilian to this mess.

Even Nikita knows that.

Nikita!

Come out, now!

What?
What are you doing?

She's not gonna sacrifice him.

He's our ticket to the black box
and Nikita.

Nikita, you're gonna come out
with the black box

and let us restrain you.

Or I blow this kid's brains
all over the street.

I'm counting to three.

One!

Two!

Who else was here?

It was just Jaden and me.

Which of you wears aftershave?

I was lighting a candle

to...Calm myself down.

Something Amanda taught me.

- Was Jaden drinking?
- What?

Did she consume any alcohol

in the last four hours,
to your knowledge?

I don't...

No, I don't think so.

The muscle relaxant makes them
easy to maneuver,

but it also flushes out
any internal toxins

through the pores.

I don't like
the smell of alcohol.

You'll need to report in.

Amanda wants a full debrief.

This blood sample
will give you access.

Thank you.

You know, before you came,
I was trapped.

Stuck between two worlds
and afraid to...

Walk away from either one.

Now you're in the world
where you belong.

What about you?

You think you'll end up
in the world where you belong?

Dana!

Thank you.

Just, uh...

When you're
out there fighting...

You be careful, okay?

Okay.

I hope we can crack this thing.

Otherwise, we have to look
for new leads on Sparrow.

I'm sorry.

For what?

- I can make plans
for the worst-case scenario,

no problem.

But when it comes to...

Planning ahead
for positive outcomes,

I'm just not used to that.

It does not mean
I don't want one.

It's just...

It has been a long time

since anything as good as you
has happened in my life.

Have you heard from Alex?

Not yet.

Well, your story
seems to match up

with the geography of Jaden's
tracker this evening.

But I have to say, Alex,

I'm somewhat shocked
by all this.

I thought you and Jaden
were becoming friends.

Jaden never wanted
to be my friend.

But after what happened
in Switzerland, surely...

she thought I made her
look bad...

That she couldn't save herself.

She's always had it in for me.

She was just biding her time.

Well, I suppose it makes sense
that someone

with her psychological makeup
would resent you for your help.

You must have wounded her pride
more than I imagined.

Are we finished?

Yes.

Alex, one more thing.

Are you familiar with our new
cochlear implants?

Division's been developing them
for some time.

They go in a subject's ear,

and they're virtually
undetectable.

Even to the person
they're planted on.

Nikita, thank God, um...

I need your help.

Jaden, she, um...

She came over, and we
got in argument...

It happened so fast.

And she tried to kill me.

How much longer did you think

you could hide
who you really are...

Alexandra?

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