Nikita (2010–2013): Season 1, Episode 4 - Rough Trade - full transcript

Six years ago, I was taken
from prison and forced

to become an assassin for a
secret unit of the governament...

a black ops program called
Division that has now gone rogue.

They destroyed my identity,

and they destroyed
the man I loved.

I escaped. And now the man that
trained me... someone I trusted...

is hunting me.

What Division doesn't know

is that I have a partner
on the inside, Alex.

A new recruit with a dark past

who I've trained in secret
to resist their control.



Together, we're going
to take Division apart

one mission at a time.

And the last word they'll breathe
before the end will be my name.

You're supposed to be
in demolitions.

After breakfast.
Got busy work to finish.

Don't be late.

Yes, sir, sergeant sir.

Sorry I'm late.

They keep changing
scheduling in here.

They do that.
I'll be quick.

I need you on sentry duty
for the next 3 days.

I'm about to raise
a little hell out there,

and I need you to tell me
when Division responds.

Got it. What are you
gonna do?



Something I should have done
a long time ago.

Be ready.

- Sorry.
- No worries.

You're pretty good at that.

Thanks.

You look just like your dad.

You knew my dad?

Sophie. Soph.

Thank you.

Lisa, don't move.

Oh, God.
Please don't hurt us.

That would be a mistake.

Since when do you own a gun?

Since you killed my husband.

Relax your hand.

If I wanted to kill you,
you'd be dead.

Your husband, Victor,
he was a good man.

What did he tell you about his
work with homeland security?

His work was classified.
He never told any...

He was trying to take
down the Red Circle Triad.

They deal in slave labor

for some of the major
fashion houses.

Six years after his death, their
business is booming.

That's why I'm here, Lisa.

I'm going after the triad.

But you work for the triad.

No...

but I believe they hired the
people I used to work for.

They used me

to get close to your family,

to gain your trust.

Well, that worked, didn't it?

I didn't have a
choice 6 years ago.

I do now.

I'm going to bring down the
bosses who called the hit,

but I can't do that
until I know you're safe.

You're going to take that car.

You and Sophie.

You're gonna drive it
upstate to a lake house.

You're gonna stay there
till you get my call.

No. No way.

Listen to me.

Once I go after these people,

they are going to
come looking for you.

The only way to be safe
is to take that car

and drive to the address
on the navigation system.

Lisa, I'm not asking
for your forgiveness.

I'm asking you to
protect your daughter.

Well, that's not the mockup
that we've agreed on.

You know, I don't care.

Talk them down,
or I'm pulling the line.

Sandy, call wholesale

and make sure
they get that price.

Ms. Wiles?
Roxanne Barnes.

I'm the buyer from Midland.

Midland. I thought you
were coming next week.

I know. Our schedule
got shifted.

I hope it's okay.

And I just want to
get it out of the way...

personally, I'm a huge fan.

Ah, so, you're here
to put all my clothes

beside lawn mowers and
shotguns all across America.

The world, actually.

We have 3,600 stores.

Beautiful.

The quality's amazing,

considering where it's made.

Excuse me?

Oh, Ms. Wiles, Midland has no
problem keeping costs down.

Your secret is safe with us.

I'm sorry. I'm not
following you.

Oh, well, I've got samples.

Maybe this will help.

Here we are.

What is this?

It's just 63 people who were
going to be your employees.

Port authority found them
last week, suffocated.

A tragic accident
of human smuggling.

Your clothes are all made
in sweatshops.

The Red Circle Triad?

They provide your slave labor,
don't they?

Who are you?

Somebody who would never
buy your crap.

Tell me where the sweatshop is.

You've had your lawyers
running interference on this,

so I know you know where it is.

Tell me.

Get out of my... ohh!

You scream, and I
will snap your neck.

Not so glamorous,
is it, feeling powerless?

Now be a good slave

and give me the address.

Good morning.

As you are called upon
for field work,

you can count on one thing...

you'll be asked to perform
highly involved tasks

in exigent situations.

What we like to call
grace under fire.

You've all been schooled
in basic IED interdiction,

but can you do it in a pinch?

There's a bomb under this car.

You have 30 seconds.

Who wants to go first?

Alex, you're up.

And begin.

I can't move.

Get me out of here.

Stop!

Get me out of here!

It's okay. It's okay.

It's all right.
It's all right.

- I got this.
- It doesn't look like it.

What, are you
checking up on me?

Not at all.

You're wanted in operations.

She ID'd herself
as Roxanne Barnes.

That's the name
of an actual fashion buyer

from one of those chain
retailers, Midland.

Apparently Nikita broke
this lady's wrist.

She's pissed off
about something.

So what does Tonya Wiles do?

You mean besides provide

stylish
ready-to-wear fashion

for the everyday woman?

Here's a flag.

She was questioned
last year by customs

about a forced labor scam
run by the Red Circle Triad.

Everybody lawyered up.
It went nowhere.

She's going back
to her first mission.

Her first kill.

Got a bead on her yet?

Well, she took on Tonya
in Manhattan.

Uh, 27th Street
fashion district.

Am I missing something here?

Why would Nikita
follow up on a kill

she made 6 years ago?

The case is way closed.

Maybe she's re-opening it.

# Whoo-hoo #

# Whoo-hoo #

Nikita, have a moment?

I've been down here a year.

I got nothing but moments.

Good, 'cause I'm on a schedule.

What have you got
behind your back?

Nothing.

I may just have
to fight you for it.

You scared?

- Terrified.
- Well, okay.

One arm behind my back?

It's your funeral.

Ohh! Michael.

Want to even the odds?

That was pretty good.

That's the big secret?

A key card?

It's your ticket to
the outside world.

You've been activated
for your first op.

I get to leave?

No, the activation's
provisional.

You have to come
right back here

after you complete
the assignment.

Like a learner's permit.

But you have to see
Amanda first.

Such a tease.

Don't attack so hard.

I thought that was the point.

Kobudo's about defense.

If all you do is thrash
at your opponent,

you're gonna get nailed.

You still haven't let go

of what happened
this morning, huh?

Hey, where you going?

I gotta go to the computer lab.

Right now?

2 out of 3 after lunch?

Yeah, I'm there.

Amanda would like to see you.

Yeah, I gotta go...
now.

What do I always
say about preparation?

It's the key to success.

Your first
provisional assignment.

It's a big step.

Please don't say,
"You're a woman now."

Well, you have grown up
over the last year.

I take some measure
of pride in that.

The truth is,
you've earned our trust.

What is my first assignment?

Just remember.

Trust is not something you win.

It's something you build.

And that's your assignment...

to build a trust so powerful
that it would make someone

welcome you into their family.

Family?

Congratulations, Nikita.

Your references are stellar.

I can see why my
wife wants to hire you.

Oh, it's not just that, Victor.

It's Sophie.

She likes Nikita.
I can tell already.

Honey.

Oh, sorry.

No one said this thing was
going to take over my life.

Sentry 1 to Sentry
2, front yard is clear.

What is it you do, Mr. Han?

I work for this new agency

called homeland security.

Bush just created a new,
uh, cabinet post for it.

You work for the government?

Yes.

And I've got a few
enemies already.

Stop asking him questions.

You're supposed to be gaining
their confidence, not blowing it.

If you feel uncomfortable,
Nikita...

No, I just...

I didn't know this is
what I'd signed up for.

Complete the mission.

Ok, then...

It's fine.

I was an au pair for an
expat family in Shanghai.

They had all kinds
of armed guards around.

Then we're good.

You'll be safe, and
so will my little girl,

as long as we keep her
away from peanut products.

No, that's your thing, honey.

We don't know that
princess is gonna have

the same little peanut
allergy as daddy, do we?

Welcome to the family, Nikita.

I gotta go.

Protect the homeland
or whatever.

I was hoping not to use that.

This is pointless.

I had a freak-out.
So what?

You had a panic attack, Alex.

An involuntary reaction.
To what, I'm not sure.

Let's talk about it.

I'm fine.

I've seen this a
thousand times, Alex,

especially with new arrivals.

We take you in,

turn you into something new,

even better than
you were before.

But there's always something
you can't let go of.

What triggered
the attack, Alex?

What was going
through your mind?

You really want to know?

It's this place.

It reminds me
of how I used to live.

How I was forced to live.

When you were held
by the Russians.

Why don't we just say it?

When I was a sex slave.

They locked me in a hole

and woke me when
it was time to perform.

At least they had the decency

to keep me high the whole time.

You make a good point.

And you're obviously suffering

from post-traumatic stress.

Here.
Let me help you.

- There. Happy?
- I feel better already.

We still need to work
on your manners.

Sorry to ruin the whole
day-spa vibe

you've got going in here,

but I don't need your help.

Alex, you don't have a choice.

Ok, so what is this place?

Headquarters for the
Red Circle Triad in New York.

Nothing much going on
right now,

but at night it turns into
a pretty happenin' spot.

Lady Gaga was there
last Friday.

That's great.
Where's the boss?

Name is Chen Lo,
according to the intel group.

He runs the business from a
back room in the northeast corner.

Give me a second.

Ok, I got eyes inside.

See for yourself.

The guy in the suit is Chen Lo.

You catching that?

Real-time subtitles.
How cool is that?

Yeah, congratulations.

Looks like
Nikita hit the sweatshop,

but she let the sweatshop
boss get away.

Let him get away?

That's not in her DNA.

Exactly.

Run a scan.
See if you can snag

any wideband RF transmissions.

Got a signal coming
from that room.

She put a tracker
on the sweatshop boss

so she could follow him
to Chen Lo.

Crafty.

She have to be
nearby to track it?

No. Military-grade
transmitter.

She could be anywhere
in the city.

Man, Nikki's all
hard-core about this, huh?

Kinda crazy how she's
going back to her greatest hits,

no pun.

Just have the team
on standby, all right?

Nikita, I'm gonna head
out to the farmer's market.

I want to get some
stuff for dinner. You good?

Yes, we are, mama.
Yes, we are!

We're very, very good.

I thought so.

I'll be back.

Bye-bye.

We'll be here.

Bye-bye, mama.

Nikita.

Nikita.

Take the baby for a walk.

Of course,
my husband can't come.

Just had to work on Sunday.

Hey, I'm trying to
protect an entire nation.

It's gorgeous out.

I think I'm gonna
take her for a walk.

Good idea.

Don't want the hubby home
alone with the young nanny.

Oh, all right.

You just may
have to pay for that.

Just make sure to take

one of the guys
with you, Nikita.

That's good.

Keep walking.

Give me the baby.

What do you want with a baby?

Give me the baby now.

I'm not giving her
to you. Or to him.

We're not going
to hurt her, Nikita.

This is Roan.

Standby for abort and clean.

Do not get ahead of yourself,
do you hear me?

Control your asset, or I will.

Sophie will be returned
to her mother.

We have orders
to not hurt them.

So Victor Han is the target.

Why does he have to die?

Look, if you don't do this,
Division will call a clean.

That means they clean
everything and everyone,

including you and that child.

And there's not a damned
thing I can do about it.

You got that?

We don't have a choice.
Give me the child.

Put the device
in the crib,

arm it and leave.

Hey, hey, hey.

She asleep?

Out like a light.

I'm gonna go enjoy
some more of the day.

Go for it.

Nikita.

Thank you.

I don't know what
we'd do without you.

Clear.

Alex, where are you?

Do you like it?

It's part of our
spring collection.

Get this off of me.

It's not up to me.
It's up to you.

Aah! Aah!

The jacket has
an electronic lock

which is synchronized

with the heart rate
monitor around your chest.

If you can bring your pulse
down to 51 beats per minute,

the lock will release.

Aah!

You panicked during
a simple exercise, Alex.

Division won't tolerate

that kind of physical
liability in a recruit.

You have to prove
you can pass this test,

or it may be your last.

Aah! Aah!

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

I got nothing.

Birkhoff, anything?

No, but I like this channel.

Keep your eyes on the models.

You know how she
likes to dress up.

# Baby #

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

# I know you want it #

# I know you want to #

# Baby #

# Talk to me,
tell me how you feel #

# Baby girl, talk to me #

# Talk to me,
tell me how you feel #

# Talk to me,
tell me how you feel #

Smile!

Aah! Aah!

Victor?

Nikita.

I should have known.

Nikita.

When they told me
some crazy bitch

burned down my factory,
I wasn't sure.

All these years,

I thought I killed you.

You were triad.

Well, like they say...

No, you couldn't have
pulled this off on your own.

And homeland wouldn't
have stood for it.

You made a deal with Percy.

That's why we faked your death.

Percy.

He's gonna get an earful
from me after today.

# Hold my lovin' #

# Hey, hey, hey #

# Hold my lovin' #

How could you?

You had a wife and a daughter.

The insurance took care
of them, Nikita.

Everyone came out a winner...

except you.

In a matter of seconds,
you're going to be surrounded.

What do you think you're doing?

I hate chatting online.

Let's do
this face-to-face.

It's bulletproof.

So you gonna take down
the triads now? Is that it?

It was just gonna be
their man in New York.

Then I found out Victor Han
is their boss.

What?

You don't know.

Victor Han is alive, Michael.

Of course you don't know.

You never asked.

You probably don't even know
why he was a targeted.

He had to be dirty.

Oh, he was.

He was a double Agent
for the triads.

He got a big fat promotion

thanks to Percy's
bait-and-switch.

Not for long.

I need a location on
Victor Han in Hong Kong.

Who've you been talking to?

No, let me guess.

Nikita.

What'd she say?

How could Percy do
such a thing, Michael?

Make a deal with a criminal?

You want to know how?

I assume you had your reasons.

And you knew never to ask.

I always loved that about you.

Did the right thing, Michael.

The government came to
me with a serious situation.

A triad double agent
had worked his way

so high up
into homeland security,

he was attending NSC
briefings at the west wing.

Now, maybe you don't recall,

but this was
2 years after 9/11.

Homeland was brand new.

Do you have any idea
what would have happened

if that information
had gone public?

It would destroy their agency.

The government came to
us with a problem,

and we solved it.

Making him into a
martyr was my idea.

Yeah, but to keep
him alive. Why?

Wouldn't want any
blowback from the triads.

Of course, you didn't take
any money from them, either.

You better get going.

I'll text you Han's address.

Nikita's probably on her way
to Hong Kong as we speak.

Madam, don't you think you
should have declared these

before returning to Hong Kong?

Hmm. Yes, I was.

I was going to.
I'm sorry.

Is this the part
where you tie me up?

Listen, I will pay the fine.
It's fine. It's totally fine.

I just... I don't want to go
back in that line out there

because it's a little long,

and isn't there
a side door or something

I could go through?

Certainly.
There you go.

Something wrong?

No, I just didn't
know we had company.

51 beats per minute.

Then you'll be free.

Ohh!

Face the flame.

Breathe in through the nose,
exhale through the mouth.

Without blowing it out.

Tell me about your pain, Alex.

It's the only way to let it go.

Maybe I like my pain.

There was a girl who
used to say the same thing.

Turned out to be
one of our best.

But she didn't become great

until she set herself free...

by confronting her
deepest, deepest fears.

I was 13.

I was with my parents.

We were driving.

There was an accident,

and we fell into the river.

We were sinking.

And there was so much...

water.

My papa lost control.

I tried to scream,
but I couldn't.

My parents died in
that car accident.

And you people put me
under that car.

It's all right, Alex.

You can let go.

I'm proud of you, Alex.

You really do
remind me of Nikita.

You flew all the way
out here for me.

That is just simply stupid.

I just had to see you again.

I spoke with Percy.

It's funny.

He didn't want to get into it.

Percy's not really a talker.

That's okay, I worked it out.

So you went and grew
a conscience, Nikita?

Now you're a thorn
in Percy's side

'cause you think you can, what,

make a difference in the world?

You in prison
being man-raped.

That'd be different.

You're going to tell me
who knows about this.

Did you tell Lisa and Sophie?

Oh, you remember their names.

Don't get sanctimonious.

You know all about
living a lie, Nikita.

Victor Han was a name I created
to infiltrate homeland.

As for the wife and kid,

they were just my cover.

They were your family.

I have a family, here.

A wife and two children,

and I want to keep it that way.

Who else knows I'm alive?

I'm not really
a talker, either.

That's okay.

My boys here
got a few power tools

to help bring you
out of your shell.

You think you're
gonna break me?

Nobody likes
a crusader, Nikita.

I tried it for a few months.
I got blown up.

I can't believe I ever
thought you were cute.

I can't believe

I never had my way with you.

You couldn't handle me.

Not then, not now.

The nice thing
about the slave business

is that I can handle
anything I want.

Honestly, I think
we would clash.

Sort of like lipstick
and peanut oil.

Please... please.

Shut up before
I change my mind.

Victor Han, a former
high-ranking official

in the United States
department of homeland security,

a man thought to be dead,

found on the steps
of the police department,

bound and gagged.

Apparently left there
by an unknown crusader.

No, it's not going
to be a problem.

It's going to be
an opportunity.

- For who?
- For you.

Yeah.
No, no.

Easy, easy.

Look, we both agree
Victor was sloppy.

But you... you could take over
the operation, couldn't you?

No, you're right.
No... no commission.

For the time being.

When they
returned her to me...

the people
you used to work for...

they threatened me.

Told me not to talk.

Who knew her own father
was behind it?

He'll pay for what he did.

I decided I'm
not going to tell her.

As far as I'm concerned,
Victor died that day.

You said you didn't
want forgiveness,

but you deserve it, Nikita.

At least from me.

Thank you.

The people
who made you do this,

can you ever stop them?

It's going to take some time.

What else you got?

Pulse never broke 60.

Damn, girl.

What'd Amanda do to you?

I don't know.

We just, uh, talked.

Guess it worked.

Yeah, well,

wait till I get under there.

Thanks for pulling me
out the first time.

You would have
worked it out eventually.

I mean it, Thom.

So, uh, didn't you say
2 out of 3 with the BO staff?

I did, didn't I?

You really want to get
your ass kicked by a girl?

Girls get no mercy.

That's the first
rule of kobudo.

Yeah?
What's the second?

So how'd you do it?

I'm not done.

What do you mean?

She's hiding something.

Sorry I missed you
earlier. Got caught up.

How'd it go on your end?

You're supposed
to be in logistics.

Just tell me, straight.

Why did we have to kill
an innocent man?

One that works
for our own government?

We don't ask questions.

You'd follow him over
a cliff, wouldn't you?

Just like that.

Percy gave you a gift.

He gave you a second chance.

He can have it back.

You don't have a choice.

What about you, Michael?

Do you have a choice?

Grow up.

Why are you so loyal to Percy?

Why?

Because I owe him my life.

# Ooh #

# I can hear you talking #

# For doing all the working #

Michael?

# I can hear you talking #

# Just can't hold on #

# To what I believe #