Nikita (2010–2013): Season 2, Episode 10 - Guardians - full transcript
With Michael out of town, Nikita turns to Owen to help her track down and steal another black box from a Guardian. Unfortunately, she discovers that Owen is working for an unlikely employer that could jeopardize Nikita's whole ope...
Previously on Nikita...
We have to stop Division,
and to do that,
we need to find the Black Boxes.
They contain evidence of every
job Division has ever done.
I help you get the Black Box,
if you help me get the man
who ordered my family's death
and now has men hunting me.
Our arrangement concerns
the Black Boxes.
We heard a rumor that Nikita has one.
Can you verify that?
She doesn't.
The guardian's not here.
I take it our target wasn't present.
He cleared out recently.
Hmm, near miss.
I don't get it.
All the signs were right...
Shadow bank account,
movement patterns.
A guardian should have been here.
Perhaps he took a trip,
a weekend getaway.
Guardians don't take trips.
They don't do anything
but stay at their posts
and guard their Black Boxes.
Well, you're the expert...
Not that we have anything
to show for that.
You got something to say?
Just that our business arrangement
hasn't been very good business,
Mr. Elliot.
Gogol has given you time,
money, resources,
and what have you given us?
The limited pleasure of your company?
Look, I-I...
No more excuses, Mr. Elliot.
You will find and destroy
the remaining Black Boxes.
I expect proof of real progress soon.
Until that time...
You may consider our business
up for review.
Nikita!
What are you doing here?
- Gogol?
- Hold on.
- Ari Tasarov?
- It's not what you think.
Really? 'Cause what I think
is that you are working
with a Russian black-ops group
whose top priority is killing me!
I know this looks bad,
but Ari wants Percy dead
just as much as we do.
I'm not working with Gogol, Nikita.
I'm using them.
Oh, where have I heard that before?
Nikita, I would never let
them hurt you.
I made it very clear.
They even breathe in your direction,
I'm ripping their heads off,
starting with Ari.
Now, really...
What are you doing here?
I need your help.
You do?
To get a Black Box.
- I lost mine.
- Lost it?
How?
Amanda.
What do you mean you can't find Alex?
According to internal
surveillance records,
she's been off campus for 84 hours.
She left her phone here,
so there's no way
to contact or trace her.
What about the N.R.O.'s search grid?
- Anything from their systems?
- No, nothing.
I'm sorry, but isn't Alex
technically a free agent?
Shouldn't she be free
to come and go as she likes?
Yes, of course.
But after Gogol tried to kill her,
we all agreed the safest place
for her was within these walls.
Something extraordinary must
have happened to make her leave.
I need to make sure she's okay.
She accessed a series
of satellite images
focused just outside Moscow.
The Udinov mansion...
Her childhood home.
Why would she be looking at that?
Because currently, it's the residence
of the man she intends to kill.
And knowing Alex,
she's in Russia already.
Andrei Abramov?
I don't speak Russian.
But I understand
you're used to dealing
with an international clientele.
What are you looking to buy...
Shoes? Purses?
I just got some Gucci.
Guns, ammo.
Now, I'm gonna need a Glock 26
with a 9-millimeter suppressor,
5 boxes of frangible rounds
and 5 boxes of hollow points,
and a knife with a black blade.
I know Gogol's
supposed to be the enemy,
but that's when
we were with Division.
The sides aren't the same anymore.
Gogol is dangerous.
That could be good for us.
Nikita, we don't have
a lot of friends left.
You think you're the first person
who's tried to take
advantage of them?
Percy tried it.
Even he got burned.
What do you mean Percy got burned?
What are you talking about?
Operation Pale Fire.
Division collaborated
with Sergei Semak
to kill Nikolai Udinov
and his family.
Pale Fire?
It was the first time
I ever defied my orders.
I saved the daughter, Alexandra.
Alexand...
Alex?
Your partner?
That's why she's working
with you to take down Division.
Well, her focus has shifted.
She's headed somewhere dark,
and I'm as much to blame
for that as anyone.
Why doesn't she trust you anymore?
All right.
You take the bed.
I'll take the couch.
If we're gonna take down Gogol,
we're gonna need our rest...
Or at least I will.
Ever since I got off the regimen,
I sleep all the time.
Human again, huh?
Oh, yeah.
It kind of sucks.
Oh, and just to be clear,
Gogol is not the priority anymore.
Black Box is.
You said you got near a guardian.
- What happened to him?
- I don't know.
But whatever he's up to
can't be good.
Tofu scramble...
Tarragon's the key,
a little bit of saffron.
I love it.
Owen, seriously...
This...
Is so yum.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Thanks.
What does Michael make for you?
It's been a long time
since someone's made
breakfast for me.
Speaking of which,
where is your scruffier half?
He's figuring some stuff out.
You want to call him?
I want you to tell me
about this guardian.
His name is Patrick Miller,
according to the records at the
bank where he stashed his Box.
I used Gogol's computers
to scan accounts
using my search parameters.
I got to tell you,
those Gogol techs...
They could give your little guy
a run for his money.
Anyways, we got a hit.
By the time I got there,
he had, uh, closed his accounts.
Raided his farmhouse, cleared out.
He leave anything behind?
Nothing.
Place was clean.
Well, we'll double-check.
You don't know that.
What?
Nothing.
I just... I'd forgotten
how bossy you can be,
and, well, I kind of missed that.
Shut up.
Something still bugs me.
Guardians never leave
their posts, not ever,
unless they get
a direct order from Percy.
Well, Percy's locked up in Division.
He can't be doing that,
not in the position he's in now.
Take everything out.
All of it.
"Reversed garment," eight letters.
You know, I have to say,
I've never been a fan of word games.
I find they favor the literal-minded.
Human puzzles,
on the other hand, intrigue me.
For instance, why would you tell Alex
where to find Sergei Semak?
You knew that would
motivate her to attempt
an ill-advised mission of revenge.
At this point, isn't Semak's
death something we all want?
Percy, my timetable is very specific.
Removing him before Alex
is ready to take over Zetrov
could do more harm than good,
which is something you also know.
That is why you're being punished.
And I was so hoping
to get the credenza
to complete the set.
Alex could die in this attempt.
I have faith in Alex.
She's very resourceful.
Which brings me back to...
Why are you trying to kill Semak?
And don't give me that story
about how you handed him Zetrov
and he turned against you.
Hmm, just like old times, isn't it?
Turncoat.
"Reversed garment," eight letters.
What about Alexandra Udinov?
Have you found her yet?
No, but most of my resources
have been assigned
to finding the Black Boxes.
Which just means
you are failing on two fronts.
Sir, after our assassination attempt,
it's safe to assume that
Alexandra has gone into hiding.
She's probably cowering
in some Division cave,
in no position to cause
any sort of trouble.
- And moss always grows on?
- The north side of the tree.
And the forest?
Pinsky forest covers
half a million acres,
1,000 of which are the property
of the Udinovs.
I know all this, papa.
Why are we doing this all again?
I need to have complete
confidence in your abilities.
I know, because the only person
I can depend on is myself.
I promise, I won't trust anyone.
There is a difference
between dependence and trust.
Depend on yourself,
but there will come a time
when you must trust others,
and that is not bad.
You must keep people close to you,
the way I have your mother
and your Uncle Sergei.
I do not want you to live
your life alone, Alexandra.
I told you, I went through everything.
Regimen case...
It's empty.
I already checked it.
Owen, you said
that Percy used to send you
your supply of the regimen, right?
Yeah.
Then where's the guardian
getting his drugs from?
Can't be Percy.
It's not like ordering cough syrup.
You can't just pick up regimen
at the local drugstore.
You need a specialist...
A doctor or a chemist.
The notes I got from Dr. Mars' lab
list the chemicals needed to make it.
That's good...
That gives us a shot
at tracking anyone
who's ordered shipments of them.
It's a complicated trace.
He'd have to cross-reference
a database of supply outlets
with a list of scientists...
Legit, black market.
Good thing you know
someone who can do that.
Like you said,
they could give Birkhoff
a run for his money, right?
Are you talking about Gogol?
- That's right.
- Just so I'm clear,
when I decide to use Gogol
resources, I'm... I'm stupid.
But when you decide
to do the same thing,
I-it's a brilliant plan?
Hey, you're the one who made
the deal with the devil.
I'm just trying to get us
the biggest bang for our buck.
Okay, but you said it
yourself... Ari is dangerous.
W-what if he decides
to use this info?
What if he decides to cut me
out of the process?
Which is why you're not
gonna let that happen,
and you're gonna go in person.
- What about Birkhoff, huh?
- Birkhoff could run this, couldn't he?
Possibly, but not as quickly.
This is...
This data is Gogol's backyard.
It'll be at their fingertips.
And...
Birkhoff needs some time to himself
- to recover.
- "Recover"?
From what... gamer's thumb?
Amanda captured him, tortured him.
She, uh...
She crushed his hand.
You okay?
Fine.
No, really.
Are you okay?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Every time I feel
like I've got a handle
on one part of my life,
another part of it slips away.
I finally get Michael,
and I lose Alex.
We get the Black Box,
and I lose Michael.
It's like...
Rounding up marbles on a glass table.
And if I lose focus
for even one second,
someone gets hurt...
Someone I love.
Birkhoff...
Ryan.
Who am I gonna lose next...
You?
I'm so tired.
I don't want to hurt anyone...
Anymore.
What do you want?
I want to stop.
I don't think you can.
You have to help people.
You have to stand up for those people
who can't fight for themselves,
because, Nikita,
it's the right thing to do.
Division...
They gave you a gift.
When they gave you
the ability to kill,
they also gave you
the ability to protect.
You taught me that.
I don't know
if Michael's coming back.
I think...
I don't know
if Michael's coming back.
You know, if... if he
can't see what he left behind,
well, maybe you
shouldn't be together.
I believe Mr. Elliot
can still help us.
He's an ex-guardian.
It's a very unique skill set.
And yet the Black Boxes
are still out there
threatening me.
I have a suggestion on that front.
When we find a Box,
perhaps we should consider
other options
besides simply destroying it.
What do you mean?
The Boxes are a record
of every illegal covert operation
Division has ever conducted.
The information is so damaging
to the Americans
that they can't wait to destroy them.
Now, at the very least,
that suggests that...
Maybe we should have a look inside,
see if there's anything there
that can help us.
Too dangerous.
If the truth that I was behind
Nikolai Udinov's death
were to come out...
No. No loose ends.
Well, then perhaps you'd like me
to take care of that other loose end.
Take care with your tone, Ari.
You are treading on dangerous ground.
My apologies.
I meant no disrespect.
But we have many enemies, sir,
and I believe
that in the right hands,
a Black Box would be a very
powerful weapon against them.
It could be the key
to ensuring Zetrov's future.
Except we don't have one!
I know how to get you a Black Box.
Alexandra.
Come on, Alexandra.
Papa?
You are not alone.
Sir, the search index is complete.
Based on chemical shipments,
spider has turned up
three leading chemists
in the Western European region.
Uh, we have one in Cadiz, Spain,
another in Palermo, Italy,
and the last one
in Basel, Switzerland.
Basel is close to Colmar.
That's got to be the one.
The candidate is
one Werner Christinger.
He is a Professor of chemistry
at Basel institute of technology...
Uh, specializes in neuropharmacology.
Looks like he's handled some
black-market requests as well,
like the regimen.
I'm on my way.
I have a team in Germany.
They can be there in under an hour.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
that's not how it works.
I find the guardian.
I destroy the Box.
No, we're not going
to destroy the Box,
not immediately.
I'm sending a retrieval team.
That's not the deal.
New deal...
Employer's prerogative.
The chemist's a Werner Christinger
from the Basel institute
of technology.
But there's a Gogol team on its way.
On its way from where?
Germany, so it's close.
I'd never make it back on time.
You've got to get there first.
I'm on it.
Hey, it's me.
You should know Nikita's
closing in on the Black Box,
and she's making me approach solo.
Aah!
Bring Mr. Elliot with us.
His knowledge of the Box
and the guardian
may still prove to be useful.
Thank you, papa.
We have a destination...
Amsterdam.
Amsterdam...
Acknowledged.
- Do you have the Black Box?
- Aye.
Good.
Keep it secure.
In Amsterdam, you'll receive
further instructions
after you rendezvous
with the other guardians.
I'm on my way.
Just about to pick up
the last of my regimen.
Is my order ready?
Yes. 100 count of each,
just as you'd asked.
Hands.
Hands!
Take the Black Box out.
Slowly put it on the table.
Slowly.
Step away.
You, grab the Box.
Bring it to me.
Aah!
Sir, we have visuals.
Taking them out.
Gogol!
Jetez vos armes par terre.
Doucement. Maintenant.
Le couteau aussi.
Vos armes par terre.
Et le couteau.
Laissez-les par l?.
- Commandant.
- Montre avec les manettes.
Les manettes, par l?.
Ne bougez pas.
Yes?
Local authorities have custody
of the target and the Box.
"Authorities"?
Who alerted them?
It seems the chemist
was under observation
for his illegal activities.
Once the shooting started,
Dard units were called in.
Also they have Nikita.
She was with them.
They're being transported to Zurich.
Follow them. Call in teams two
and three for backup.
We'll be there shortly.
Nikita.
Well, now we know the answer
to who you were calling...
Not that that's a surprise.
For such a highly trained
operative, Mr. Elliot,
you are absurdly transparent...
A single-celled organism.
It's no wonder Percy
assigned you to...
Watch a Box.
Now, Nikita...
Is perhaps
the most complex individual
I have ever come across.
I honestly don't know
what she sees in you.
We share a common interest.
We both can't wait to kill you.
Yuri, over here!
But if we give Americans
what they want,
they might help us in the future.
The Americans are being bullies,
and bullies only respond to strength.
- Yes, but...
- Sergei, enough business, huh?
It's a beautiful day.
You are coming over for Easter, yes?
Katya is making a Kulichi.
- I don't know. Uh...
- What is it?
Not another woman.
No, not a woman.
But, uh, Easter is meant
for families.
And, uh, you should be with yours.
You're right.
Easter is for families.
So...
Should I tell Katya
you will arrive by noon?
You're truly blessed, Nikolai.
You have a fine house,
a beautiful wife,
a loving daughter.
Someday you'll have all that.
Until then, you are stuck with us.
How did you find me?
Did you intercept a call?
A communication tap?
Right.
You ran a good stack.
Hard cover was solid, but you
were using a modified Weaver
- when you should have been...
- What are you doing?
Tactical breakdown back at the lab.
We're not friends or partners.
No, but we're professionals.
We're nothing!
- You're Division.
- Was Division.
Right.
You're the rogue.
Why'd you leave?
Because I realized
what Division really was.
Do you even know what it is
that you're guarding...
What's on that Box?
I worked it out.
The Box?
It's important to Percy,
which means it's leverage.
It's power.
I'm not stupid.
I know what Division is.
It's a giant criminal organization...
Granted, one that plays
on a world stage
but the principles
are all the same as any local racket.
There will be a payout,
a massive one in this case,
for anyone who can keep
their head low
and know which player to get behind.
My bet's on Percy.
So, yes, I know what the Box is.
It's a golden ticket.
You chose the wrong side to back.
Percy's rotting in a hole in Jersey.
He's finished.
What?
You really have no idea
what's going on, do you?
Who's on the wrong side now?
Make sure the van is clean...
No loose ends.
Understood.
Mr. Elliot has outlived
his usefulness.
Make sure he's...
Nonoperational.
I have the Box.
It's about time.
Bring it straight to the house...
- No stops.
- On my way.
There's three more!
Go!
- Thanks.
- Thanks for calling.
Nikita's in the van.
Guys...
He's gone.
So how's Max?
He's good.
He asked about you, actually.
Called you Tsiotsya s Pistaletam.
"The gun lady."
Yeah, well, at least
you made an impression.
Yeah.
How's Birkhoff?
He's better.
He needs some time.
Yeah, well, he's tough.
He'll be annoying the hell
out of you in no time.
And you?
How are you?
I'm...
Glad to see you.
We have to go.
The guardian's on the move.
He doesn't have the Box,
and Ari's probably
destroyed it by now.
No, Ari told me he wants to keep it.
They must think
they can use it for something.
We got a bigger problem.
The police confiscated
this laptop from the guardian.
I took it when we left the scene.
The guardians
are on secondary protocol.
Wait.
What are you talking about?
All right, primary protocol
is to stay put and guard the Box.
Secondary protocol is to pull stakes
and report to a designated location
and wait for further instructions.
Percy instituted it a few years back.
That's why he cleared
out of the farmhouse.
Okay, who can initiate
secondary protocol?
Only Percy.
That's impossible.
He's locked up.
What location?
- Where are they going?
- I don't know.
It was to be given by verbal command,
which is why we got to get going
and start tracking
the... the guardians.
They're gathering.
Percy's behind it.
We don't know if there's
anything happening with Percy.
But what we do know
is that Ari has the Box,
- and we need to get it back.
- It's biometrically sealed.
They can't decrypt it
without the guardian's blood,
which is why the Box isn't an issue.
The Box is always an issue.
Okay, I'll go after the guardian.
You go after Ari,
and you'll be fine with him.
No, Michael goes with you.
- What?
- Wait. Hold on a second.
There are at least
three guardians out there, okay?
You're gonna be outgunned.
It's gonna take the both of you.
Nikita, I just got here.
I can't leave you now.
This isn't about us.
You have no way of finding Ari.
Yeah, she does.
When Ari started threatening me,
I figured...
I'd keep tabs.
I put a tracker on his car.
We'll have the time
to deal with this all later.
You realize
every law-enforcement agency
in the region is on high alert,
and you're chasing Ari Tasarov
into the heart of Gogol territory?
You don't even know
where he's headed.
Yes.
But it's the right thing to do.
You're right.
I don't know what
I'm gonna find there.
Uncomfortable?
It's hard to go back.
It's not my first choice.
Mine either, but it was necessary.
However, punishment is only effective
if there's an opportunity
for rehabilitation.
I'm willing to restore
some of your privileges
if you tell me
everything you told Alex...
Where she's getting her resources,
who she's working with,
how much she really knows
about Semak.
Let's start again.
I told her she needs
to think about her future.
And in order to do that,
she needs to be completely
clear-eyed about her past.
After all...
We can't know where we're going
until we know from where we came.
It's not an easy journey.
It can be painful, arduous.
But if we have the courage
to face the truth...
It could lead to the right path.
That's something we all seek.
You expect Alex to have
some kind of revelation?
Clarity.
Our memories
can be unreliable narrators.
You may think you know
with absolute certainty
what's in your past...
And then you find out
you don't know the past at all.
Alexandra?
Mama?
We have to stop Division,
and to do that,
we need to find the Black Boxes.
They contain evidence of every
job Division has ever done.
I help you get the Black Box,
if you help me get the man
who ordered my family's death
and now has men hunting me.
Our arrangement concerns
the Black Boxes.
We heard a rumor that Nikita has one.
Can you verify that?
She doesn't.
The guardian's not here.
I take it our target wasn't present.
He cleared out recently.
Hmm, near miss.
I don't get it.
All the signs were right...
Shadow bank account,
movement patterns.
A guardian should have been here.
Perhaps he took a trip,
a weekend getaway.
Guardians don't take trips.
They don't do anything
but stay at their posts
and guard their Black Boxes.
Well, you're the expert...
Not that we have anything
to show for that.
You got something to say?
Just that our business arrangement
hasn't been very good business,
Mr. Elliot.
Gogol has given you time,
money, resources,
and what have you given us?
The limited pleasure of your company?
Look, I-I...
No more excuses, Mr. Elliot.
You will find and destroy
the remaining Black Boxes.
I expect proof of real progress soon.
Until that time...
You may consider our business
up for review.
Nikita!
What are you doing here?
- Gogol?
- Hold on.
- Ari Tasarov?
- It's not what you think.
Really? 'Cause what I think
is that you are working
with a Russian black-ops group
whose top priority is killing me!
I know this looks bad,
but Ari wants Percy dead
just as much as we do.
I'm not working with Gogol, Nikita.
I'm using them.
Oh, where have I heard that before?
Nikita, I would never let
them hurt you.
I made it very clear.
They even breathe in your direction,
I'm ripping their heads off,
starting with Ari.
Now, really...
What are you doing here?
I need your help.
You do?
To get a Black Box.
- I lost mine.
- Lost it?
How?
Amanda.
What do you mean you can't find Alex?
According to internal
surveillance records,
she's been off campus for 84 hours.
She left her phone here,
so there's no way
to contact or trace her.
What about the N.R.O.'s search grid?
- Anything from their systems?
- No, nothing.
I'm sorry, but isn't Alex
technically a free agent?
Shouldn't she be free
to come and go as she likes?
Yes, of course.
But after Gogol tried to kill her,
we all agreed the safest place
for her was within these walls.
Something extraordinary must
have happened to make her leave.
I need to make sure she's okay.
She accessed a series
of satellite images
focused just outside Moscow.
The Udinov mansion...
Her childhood home.
Why would she be looking at that?
Because currently, it's the residence
of the man she intends to kill.
And knowing Alex,
she's in Russia already.
Andrei Abramov?
I don't speak Russian.
But I understand
you're used to dealing
with an international clientele.
What are you looking to buy...
Shoes? Purses?
I just got some Gucci.
Guns, ammo.
Now, I'm gonna need a Glock 26
with a 9-millimeter suppressor,
5 boxes of frangible rounds
and 5 boxes of hollow points,
and a knife with a black blade.
I know Gogol's
supposed to be the enemy,
but that's when
we were with Division.
The sides aren't the same anymore.
Gogol is dangerous.
That could be good for us.
Nikita, we don't have
a lot of friends left.
You think you're the first person
who's tried to take
advantage of them?
Percy tried it.
Even he got burned.
What do you mean Percy got burned?
What are you talking about?
Operation Pale Fire.
Division collaborated
with Sergei Semak
to kill Nikolai Udinov
and his family.
Pale Fire?
It was the first time
I ever defied my orders.
I saved the daughter, Alexandra.
Alexand...
Alex?
Your partner?
That's why she's working
with you to take down Division.
Well, her focus has shifted.
She's headed somewhere dark,
and I'm as much to blame
for that as anyone.
Why doesn't she trust you anymore?
All right.
You take the bed.
I'll take the couch.
If we're gonna take down Gogol,
we're gonna need our rest...
Or at least I will.
Ever since I got off the regimen,
I sleep all the time.
Human again, huh?
Oh, yeah.
It kind of sucks.
Oh, and just to be clear,
Gogol is not the priority anymore.
Black Box is.
You said you got near a guardian.
- What happened to him?
- I don't know.
But whatever he's up to
can't be good.
Tofu scramble...
Tarragon's the key,
a little bit of saffron.
I love it.
Owen, seriously...
This...
Is so yum.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Thanks.
What does Michael make for you?
It's been a long time
since someone's made
breakfast for me.
Speaking of which,
where is your scruffier half?
He's figuring some stuff out.
You want to call him?
I want you to tell me
about this guardian.
His name is Patrick Miller,
according to the records at the
bank where he stashed his Box.
I used Gogol's computers
to scan accounts
using my search parameters.
I got to tell you,
those Gogol techs...
They could give your little guy
a run for his money.
Anyways, we got a hit.
By the time I got there,
he had, uh, closed his accounts.
Raided his farmhouse, cleared out.
He leave anything behind?
Nothing.
Place was clean.
Well, we'll double-check.
You don't know that.
What?
Nothing.
I just... I'd forgotten
how bossy you can be,
and, well, I kind of missed that.
Shut up.
Something still bugs me.
Guardians never leave
their posts, not ever,
unless they get
a direct order from Percy.
Well, Percy's locked up in Division.
He can't be doing that,
not in the position he's in now.
Take everything out.
All of it.
"Reversed garment," eight letters.
You know, I have to say,
I've never been a fan of word games.
I find they favor the literal-minded.
Human puzzles,
on the other hand, intrigue me.
For instance, why would you tell Alex
where to find Sergei Semak?
You knew that would
motivate her to attempt
an ill-advised mission of revenge.
At this point, isn't Semak's
death something we all want?
Percy, my timetable is very specific.
Removing him before Alex
is ready to take over Zetrov
could do more harm than good,
which is something you also know.
That is why you're being punished.
And I was so hoping
to get the credenza
to complete the set.
Alex could die in this attempt.
I have faith in Alex.
She's very resourceful.
Which brings me back to...
Why are you trying to kill Semak?
And don't give me that story
about how you handed him Zetrov
and he turned against you.
Hmm, just like old times, isn't it?
Turncoat.
"Reversed garment," eight letters.
What about Alexandra Udinov?
Have you found her yet?
No, but most of my resources
have been assigned
to finding the Black Boxes.
Which just means
you are failing on two fronts.
Sir, after our assassination attempt,
it's safe to assume that
Alexandra has gone into hiding.
She's probably cowering
in some Division cave,
in no position to cause
any sort of trouble.
- And moss always grows on?
- The north side of the tree.
And the forest?
Pinsky forest covers
half a million acres,
1,000 of which are the property
of the Udinovs.
I know all this, papa.
Why are we doing this all again?
I need to have complete
confidence in your abilities.
I know, because the only person
I can depend on is myself.
I promise, I won't trust anyone.
There is a difference
between dependence and trust.
Depend on yourself,
but there will come a time
when you must trust others,
and that is not bad.
You must keep people close to you,
the way I have your mother
and your Uncle Sergei.
I do not want you to live
your life alone, Alexandra.
I told you, I went through everything.
Regimen case...
It's empty.
I already checked it.
Owen, you said
that Percy used to send you
your supply of the regimen, right?
Yeah.
Then where's the guardian
getting his drugs from?
Can't be Percy.
It's not like ordering cough syrup.
You can't just pick up regimen
at the local drugstore.
You need a specialist...
A doctor or a chemist.
The notes I got from Dr. Mars' lab
list the chemicals needed to make it.
That's good...
That gives us a shot
at tracking anyone
who's ordered shipments of them.
It's a complicated trace.
He'd have to cross-reference
a database of supply outlets
with a list of scientists...
Legit, black market.
Good thing you know
someone who can do that.
Like you said,
they could give Birkhoff
a run for his money, right?
Are you talking about Gogol?
- That's right.
- Just so I'm clear,
when I decide to use Gogol
resources, I'm... I'm stupid.
But when you decide
to do the same thing,
I-it's a brilliant plan?
Hey, you're the one who made
the deal with the devil.
I'm just trying to get us
the biggest bang for our buck.
Okay, but you said it
yourself... Ari is dangerous.
W-what if he decides
to use this info?
What if he decides to cut me
out of the process?
Which is why you're not
gonna let that happen,
and you're gonna go in person.
- What about Birkhoff, huh?
- Birkhoff could run this, couldn't he?
Possibly, but not as quickly.
This is...
This data is Gogol's backyard.
It'll be at their fingertips.
And...
Birkhoff needs some time to himself
- to recover.
- "Recover"?
From what... gamer's thumb?
Amanda captured him, tortured him.
She, uh...
She crushed his hand.
You okay?
Fine.
No, really.
Are you okay?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Every time I feel
like I've got a handle
on one part of my life,
another part of it slips away.
I finally get Michael,
and I lose Alex.
We get the Black Box,
and I lose Michael.
It's like...
Rounding up marbles on a glass table.
And if I lose focus
for even one second,
someone gets hurt...
Someone I love.
Birkhoff...
Ryan.
Who am I gonna lose next...
You?
I'm so tired.
I don't want to hurt anyone...
Anymore.
What do you want?
I want to stop.
I don't think you can.
You have to help people.
You have to stand up for those people
who can't fight for themselves,
because, Nikita,
it's the right thing to do.
Division...
They gave you a gift.
When they gave you
the ability to kill,
they also gave you
the ability to protect.
You taught me that.
I don't know
if Michael's coming back.
I think...
I don't know
if Michael's coming back.
You know, if... if he
can't see what he left behind,
well, maybe you
shouldn't be together.
I believe Mr. Elliot
can still help us.
He's an ex-guardian.
It's a very unique skill set.
And yet the Black Boxes
are still out there
threatening me.
I have a suggestion on that front.
When we find a Box,
perhaps we should consider
other options
besides simply destroying it.
What do you mean?
The Boxes are a record
of every illegal covert operation
Division has ever conducted.
The information is so damaging
to the Americans
that they can't wait to destroy them.
Now, at the very least,
that suggests that...
Maybe we should have a look inside,
see if there's anything there
that can help us.
Too dangerous.
If the truth that I was behind
Nikolai Udinov's death
were to come out...
No. No loose ends.
Well, then perhaps you'd like me
to take care of that other loose end.
Take care with your tone, Ari.
You are treading on dangerous ground.
My apologies.
I meant no disrespect.
But we have many enemies, sir,
and I believe
that in the right hands,
a Black Box would be a very
powerful weapon against them.
It could be the key
to ensuring Zetrov's future.
Except we don't have one!
I know how to get you a Black Box.
Alexandra.
Come on, Alexandra.
Papa?
You are not alone.
Sir, the search index is complete.
Based on chemical shipments,
spider has turned up
three leading chemists
in the Western European region.
Uh, we have one in Cadiz, Spain,
another in Palermo, Italy,
and the last one
in Basel, Switzerland.
Basel is close to Colmar.
That's got to be the one.
The candidate is
one Werner Christinger.
He is a Professor of chemistry
at Basel institute of technology...
Uh, specializes in neuropharmacology.
Looks like he's handled some
black-market requests as well,
like the regimen.
I'm on my way.
I have a team in Germany.
They can be there in under an hour.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
that's not how it works.
I find the guardian.
I destroy the Box.
No, we're not going
to destroy the Box,
not immediately.
I'm sending a retrieval team.
That's not the deal.
New deal...
Employer's prerogative.
The chemist's a Werner Christinger
from the Basel institute
of technology.
But there's a Gogol team on its way.
On its way from where?
Germany, so it's close.
I'd never make it back on time.
You've got to get there first.
I'm on it.
Hey, it's me.
You should know Nikita's
closing in on the Black Box,
and she's making me approach solo.
Aah!
Bring Mr. Elliot with us.
His knowledge of the Box
and the guardian
may still prove to be useful.
Thank you, papa.
We have a destination...
Amsterdam.
Amsterdam...
Acknowledged.
- Do you have the Black Box?
- Aye.
Good.
Keep it secure.
In Amsterdam, you'll receive
further instructions
after you rendezvous
with the other guardians.
I'm on my way.
Just about to pick up
the last of my regimen.
Is my order ready?
Yes. 100 count of each,
just as you'd asked.
Hands.
Hands!
Take the Black Box out.
Slowly put it on the table.
Slowly.
Step away.
You, grab the Box.
Bring it to me.
Aah!
Sir, we have visuals.
Taking them out.
Gogol!
Jetez vos armes par terre.
Doucement. Maintenant.
Le couteau aussi.
Vos armes par terre.
Et le couteau.
Laissez-les par l?.
- Commandant.
- Montre avec les manettes.
Les manettes, par l?.
Ne bougez pas.
Yes?
Local authorities have custody
of the target and the Box.
"Authorities"?
Who alerted them?
It seems the chemist
was under observation
for his illegal activities.
Once the shooting started,
Dard units were called in.
Also they have Nikita.
She was with them.
They're being transported to Zurich.
Follow them. Call in teams two
and three for backup.
We'll be there shortly.
Nikita.
Well, now we know the answer
to who you were calling...
Not that that's a surprise.
For such a highly trained
operative, Mr. Elliot,
you are absurdly transparent...
A single-celled organism.
It's no wonder Percy
assigned you to...
Watch a Box.
Now, Nikita...
Is perhaps
the most complex individual
I have ever come across.
I honestly don't know
what she sees in you.
We share a common interest.
We both can't wait to kill you.
Yuri, over here!
But if we give Americans
what they want,
they might help us in the future.
The Americans are being bullies,
and bullies only respond to strength.
- Yes, but...
- Sergei, enough business, huh?
It's a beautiful day.
You are coming over for Easter, yes?
Katya is making a Kulichi.
- I don't know. Uh...
- What is it?
Not another woman.
No, not a woman.
But, uh, Easter is meant
for families.
And, uh, you should be with yours.
You're right.
Easter is for families.
So...
Should I tell Katya
you will arrive by noon?
You're truly blessed, Nikolai.
You have a fine house,
a beautiful wife,
a loving daughter.
Someday you'll have all that.
Until then, you are stuck with us.
How did you find me?
Did you intercept a call?
A communication tap?
Right.
You ran a good stack.
Hard cover was solid, but you
were using a modified Weaver
- when you should have been...
- What are you doing?
Tactical breakdown back at the lab.
We're not friends or partners.
No, but we're professionals.
We're nothing!
- You're Division.
- Was Division.
Right.
You're the rogue.
Why'd you leave?
Because I realized
what Division really was.
Do you even know what it is
that you're guarding...
What's on that Box?
I worked it out.
The Box?
It's important to Percy,
which means it's leverage.
It's power.
I'm not stupid.
I know what Division is.
It's a giant criminal organization...
Granted, one that plays
on a world stage
but the principles
are all the same as any local racket.
There will be a payout,
a massive one in this case,
for anyone who can keep
their head low
and know which player to get behind.
My bet's on Percy.
So, yes, I know what the Box is.
It's a golden ticket.
You chose the wrong side to back.
Percy's rotting in a hole in Jersey.
He's finished.
What?
You really have no idea
what's going on, do you?
Who's on the wrong side now?
Make sure the van is clean...
No loose ends.
Understood.
Mr. Elliot has outlived
his usefulness.
Make sure he's...
Nonoperational.
I have the Box.
It's about time.
Bring it straight to the house...
- No stops.
- On my way.
There's three more!
Go!
- Thanks.
- Thanks for calling.
Nikita's in the van.
Guys...
He's gone.
So how's Max?
He's good.
He asked about you, actually.
Called you Tsiotsya s Pistaletam.
"The gun lady."
Yeah, well, at least
you made an impression.
Yeah.
How's Birkhoff?
He's better.
He needs some time.
Yeah, well, he's tough.
He'll be annoying the hell
out of you in no time.
And you?
How are you?
I'm...
Glad to see you.
We have to go.
The guardian's on the move.
He doesn't have the Box,
and Ari's probably
destroyed it by now.
No, Ari told me he wants to keep it.
They must think
they can use it for something.
We got a bigger problem.
The police confiscated
this laptop from the guardian.
I took it when we left the scene.
The guardians
are on secondary protocol.
Wait.
What are you talking about?
All right, primary protocol
is to stay put and guard the Box.
Secondary protocol is to pull stakes
and report to a designated location
and wait for further instructions.
Percy instituted it a few years back.
That's why he cleared
out of the farmhouse.
Okay, who can initiate
secondary protocol?
Only Percy.
That's impossible.
He's locked up.
What location?
- Where are they going?
- I don't know.
It was to be given by verbal command,
which is why we got to get going
and start tracking
the... the guardians.
They're gathering.
Percy's behind it.
We don't know if there's
anything happening with Percy.
But what we do know
is that Ari has the Box,
- and we need to get it back.
- It's biometrically sealed.
They can't decrypt it
without the guardian's blood,
which is why the Box isn't an issue.
The Box is always an issue.
Okay, I'll go after the guardian.
You go after Ari,
and you'll be fine with him.
No, Michael goes with you.
- What?
- Wait. Hold on a second.
There are at least
three guardians out there, okay?
You're gonna be outgunned.
It's gonna take the both of you.
Nikita, I just got here.
I can't leave you now.
This isn't about us.
You have no way of finding Ari.
Yeah, she does.
When Ari started threatening me,
I figured...
I'd keep tabs.
I put a tracker on his car.
We'll have the time
to deal with this all later.
You realize
every law-enforcement agency
in the region is on high alert,
and you're chasing Ari Tasarov
into the heart of Gogol territory?
You don't even know
where he's headed.
Yes.
But it's the right thing to do.
You're right.
I don't know what
I'm gonna find there.
Uncomfortable?
It's hard to go back.
It's not my first choice.
Mine either, but it was necessary.
However, punishment is only effective
if there's an opportunity
for rehabilitation.
I'm willing to restore
some of your privileges
if you tell me
everything you told Alex...
Where she's getting her resources,
who she's working with,
how much she really knows
about Semak.
Let's start again.
I told her she needs
to think about her future.
And in order to do that,
she needs to be completely
clear-eyed about her past.
After all...
We can't know where we're going
until we know from where we came.
It's not an easy journey.
It can be painful, arduous.
But if we have the courage
to face the truth...
It could lead to the right path.
That's something we all seek.
You expect Alex to have
some kind of revelation?
Clarity.
Our memories
can be unreliable narrators.
You may think you know
with absolute certainty
what's in your past...
And then you find out
you don't know the past at all.
Alexandra?
Mama?