Nikita (2010–2013): Season 2, Episode 8 - London Calling - full transcript

Welcome to the former
New York branch of Zigzag,

yet another dot-com startup
gone bye-bye.

Place was actually a steal
considering the square footage

up in this piece.

Office space, Birkhoff?
Really?

Yeah.

Nikita incorporated, baby.

Live and work all in the same space,

just like the enterprise.

Thought you were looking
for a beach house.

Yeah, uh, I'm still, um,
still working on that.



It's secure, at least.

Should be okay until I get back.

Get back?
Where you going?

- London.
- London? What are you doing in London?

♪ ♪

I'm going to visit my son.
Is that okay with you?

Your what?

I didn't know you had a...

Wait a minute, are you talking
about Cassandra's boy?

As in only child of the
ex-Belarusian First Lady?

His name is Max.

Birkhoff.

Seriously, stay out of it.

You're not thinking about
bringing the kid back, are you?



'Cause I'm not really set up for a...

All right, I asked you nicely.

No, no, no.
Listen.

We're all in this together.

We shouldn't keep secrets.

Max is mine.

Cassandra told Nikita right
before we left Belarus.

And no, I'm not bringing him
back here.

And I just want to see him.

I don't really have a plan
after that.

So are you coming back?

Yes.

My guess is it'll be a short trip.

Wow.

No wonder you guys
are in such a bad mood.

Rise and shine, killer.
It's almost 8:00.

- Briefing's about to start.
- Briefing?

We should get somebody
to swing by your apartment,

pick up some new clothes.

In the meantime...

Where are we going?

To see the boss.

♪ ♪

Morning, recruit.

Why did you let him out of his cell?

I didn't.

You did.

No, technically, I blackmailed her.

Wait.

Where are you going?

Home.

Which home?

Your apartment?
Oh, I wouldn't recommend it.

Did you forget
that there's a Gogol Hit Squad

currently scouring the city
for Alexandra Udinov?

Or were you referring
to the family home,

la maison de famille,

which lies amidst the ashes
of your parents...

A crime you still fail to avenge?

I'm trying to.

Really? How?

By hiding under the covers
while Amanda protects you

from the big bad?

Sergei Semak is out there,

living like a king,
running your father's empire,

laughing at you.

You let me out of here now.

But I thought you said
you wanted to go home.

♪ ♪

We need to talk.

Nikita.
She told you.

All I'm asking for is five minutes.

For what?

I just...

I just want to look at him.

You owe me that much.

Five minutes.

And you don't tell him
why you're here.

As far as Max knows...

His father was buried
two weeks ago, I know.

Senator Madeline Pierce has been head

of the subcommittee
for state and foreign operations

for the past 12 years.

No wonder Division's
been able to move so freely

on international soil.

We need to profile one of her staff,

preferably someone low
on the totem pole.

What?

W... nothing.

Just... you know, you told me to scan

the London street cabs
and erase images of Michael.

You wanna come check my progress?

You know what you're doing.

So you're not curious.

No.

So if I were to tell you
that he and Cassandra

are out on a walk right now,

you wouldn't want to see that.

You were supposed to be scrubbing.

Not spying.

It must have been a shock
to find out about Max.

I guess I should explain myself.

I got you stuck in a false marriage

you had to pretend was real.

You did what you had to do.

What the hell?

Just take it easy.
It's just a walk.

Anyway, she can't kick ass like you.

Shut up, Birkhoff.
Zoom in on that guy.

Looks like he's shadowing them.

I knew if I stayed in Belarus,
I'd never be able

to get out from under
Ovechkin's reputation.

His oppressive politics.

All of it.

That's why I came here.

I wanted a fresh start.

Do you know anyone in the city?

When I headed up to your place,
I saw someone leaving.

Oh. Oh, you mean Nigel.

He's a friend.
I've known him since Oxford.

Hey.
Is everything okay?

You've got a tail.
7:00. Peacoat.

- How are you...
- London street cams.

He's moving in.

Here, come here.

Get away from here, now!

Oh, my God.

I think those guys were after me.

No.

They were after me.

It's all right.

Get me on a charter to Heathrow.

Whatever gets me there fastest.

You're going to London?

Michael's in trouble.

Yeah, no kidding.

He's asleep finally.

Good.
Keep away from the windows.

You don't have to do this.

Cassandra, those two guys
tried to kill you.

I'll get the security detail.

You have one.

You can't protect me.

There are too many of them.

Who are they?

Ex-soldiers.

They work for a man named Tupelov.

General Tupelov.

He was a member
of my husband's cabinet.

When he died,
Tupelov lost all his power.

He believes I had something
to do with my husband's death.

I thought Ovechkin's bodyguard
was responsible.

Tupelov never accepted that.

He made some threatening phone calls,

but I never thought
it would come to this.

Why don't you get some rest?

Michael, please.
The building is secure.

I've turned on the alarm.

Then we shouldn't be disturbed.

So you'll just stay up?

- Mm.
- All night?

Mm-hmm.

You never needed much sleep.

I was always jealous of that.

Then take advantage.

I'll see you in the morning.

You wanted to see me?

I don't have to be here.

Actually, you do.

If I told Amanda you warned
Nikita about dear old dad,

you might just lose your head.

Speaking of Nikita,

now that you two
are palling around again,

you got any bright ideas

on how you might be able
to get that black box back?

Does put you in a bit
of a pickle, doesn't it?

If you don't get Amanda the box,

she won't get
to the resources you need

to eliminate Semak.

What do you want?

I want you to think

about what you really need

in order to take out Semak.

Reinforcements?

Weapons?

Nothing you couldn't buy on your own.

If I had the money, which I don't.

But what if you did?

See, I just happen to have
this offshore account

with some funds that need shuffling.

You make a transfer for me...

I'll give you 100,000 bucks.

That should be enough
to get your mission

off the ground, don't you think?

Why would you need
to make a transfer?

You can't buy anything in here.

Amanda's been trying to get
her hands on that money

ever since she betrayed me.

And I'm not about to let her get it.

I could take everything.
Wipe you out.

You could.

But the account we're talking
about is hardly everything.

You'd be closing the door
on any further opportunity,

and you'd be pissing me off.

We're close to sealing this deal.

I can tell.

Let me put a bull's-eye
on the target for you.

Sergei Semak...

After burning your family's home
to the ground...

Has rebuilt it to its former glory.

He's living in your old house, Alex.

Take a look
at the satellite pictures.

See for yourself.

How much longer you gonna let
him get away with that?

Here you go.

Why is your friend here
at 8:00 in the morning?

Nigel's been taking Max to school

the last few days.

- School? Is that safe?
- Michael, please.

Half of St. John's students
are children

of foreign dignitaries.

The campus has armed security.

I will go with them, all right?

Nigel will walk me straight back here

once we drop off Max.

Hi.

Hey.

Sorry. I didn't know you had company.

This is Michael.

He's an old family friend
visiting from out of town.

Cassandra's told me a lot about you.

She says you two go way back.

Funny, she never mentioned you
at all.

You here for business or pleasure?

Business.

I'm an art dealer.

Ah, that must be why
she keeps you around.

Has she driven you mad
searching for that

Jules Breton of hers?

We better get going.

I look forward to seeing you again.

Likewise.

I'm sorry about this.

It's not your fault.

No, I just keep thinking
about what you said

about bringing danger with me.

You didn't bring this.
These clowns aren't Division.

Okay?

Okay. What'd Birkhoff
dig up on Tupelov?

You know, your basic thug
promoted to general,

busted back down to thug.

Thanks to Cassandra,
or so he believes.

Is he in London?

Not even hiding it.

He's up in Tottenham
at a joint called Tovarish cafe.

Oh, and Birkhoff says
he's got backup.

So do I.

♪ ♪

We're here to see general Tupelov.

I am intrigued.

What could two Americans
possibly want

at a hole-in-the-wall
that serves potato babkas?

We just came here
to give you a message.

Leave Cassandra Ovechkin alone.

I don't know who sent you,

but Mrs. Ovechkin and I
have unfinished business.

Trust me.

You don't want to get involved.

I'm already involved.

I was hoping you'd do that.

No, Michael.
He got it, he got it.

Stay away from her.

Mother, you have to
take this seriously.

Gaines named you before he died

in front of Nikita.

Sean, I have my own security.

And I don't think Nikita
would risk a direct attack

on a United States senator.

You have no idea
what she's capable of.

And you do.

What have you learned about her?

Her weak points.

Specifically, the people
she cares about.

Michael.

Alex.

Her former mole.

There's still a bond between them.

Trust me.

And unlike Michael,

I know exactly where Alex is.

So you plan to use her as bait.

If there's still a bond there,
she won't cooperate.

Unless she forms a different bond.

What does that mean?

Oh, Sean. Seduction?

Mother...

It's risky.
That's all.

Unless she's already taken
a liking to you.

Just let me take care of it.

Okay?

The sooner I take down Nikita,

the sooner you're safe.

And the sooner you can walk
away from Division.

Amen.

She gave you a key.

Yeah.

With everything going on,

she wanted to give me the spare.

18 missed phone calls?

Somebody's been trying to reach her.

Hello?

I believe we met this morning.

At the restaurant, yes?

You took a long time
getting back to the apartment.

Your paramour has gotten herself
into some trouble.

And according to her,

you're the only one
who can get her out of it.

Where is she?

First tell me
where my $200 million is.

$200 million?

You think Ovechkin would leave
her with that kind of money?

Shoulda picked
a different heiress to ransom.

It's too late to play games.

She confessed she gave you
the money for safekeeping.

You have till 9:00 P.M.
this evening

to return it to me.

After that,
everybody's luck runs out.

School says Max is fine.
Please confirm.

Just got a visual on St. John's prep.

Place is a fortress.

And Max just scored a soccer goal.

Holler. He's safe.

Any leads on Cassandra?

Yeah, a green jeep
picked up her trail

when she was on the way
to school with Max

and some guy.

Looked like a real douche boat.

It's Nigel.
We should track him down.

Maybe he saw something.

Nothing I'm not seeing already.

It should be pretty easy to pinpoint

the jeep's location.

You better, because at 9:00 tonight,

Tupelov's gonna open up
his bank account

and realize the 200 million
is not there.

We need to find Cassandra
before he does.

Or we find the money first.

We search this apartment,
her accounts,

we give the general what he wants.

What makes you so sure
she has the money?

She confessed to Tupelov.

So he would call me.

We're her best shot at getting
her out of this alive.

But you don't trust her
at all, do you?

She seems to have a history of...

Hiding the truth.

I just don't want to go
into a situation blind.

That's all.

I got her.

After Cassandra dropped off Max,

she stopped in some
Boho espresso joint.

She goes into the bathroom,
never comes back out.

Few minutes later, street vid shows

a giant duffel bag
going into that same green jeep.

That's how they grabbed her.

Satscan shows the SUV
in Canvey island,

middle of nowhere.

It upsets me that things
had to escalate like this.

But when you took the money
your husband left me,

you forced my hand.

People know who I am.

And they know you're after me.

You won't get away with killing me.

Unless I have the perfect alibi.

See, while I'm out having dinner,

you will join the likes
of princess Diana

and princess grace...

A grisly car wreck

after one too many dirty Martinis.

At least, that's what
the coroner will say.

I'll call when the money's in.

Hey, have you seen the boss?

She had some meeting off-site today.

Why, you plan on raiding her closet?

You'll need a computer
that isn't linked

to the Division seer.

It's the only way to elude Amanda.

Are you familiar
with the tech impound?

Sure.

When agents bring back enemy phones,

computers to be vetted,
that's where they're stored.

But I don't have access.

You know, embrace your ingenuity.

It wouldn't be the first time

you've lifted
somebody's fingerprints.

Not a lot of foot traffic
on sub-level 8,

but it is patrolled,
so you'll have to be quick.

The funds you're transferring

are at Luxembourg Banque Rocher,

account number 4398473.

Pin number 0996.

It's going to el banco islas,

account 9129483.

Once that transaction's
been confirmed,

you can transfer the 100,000
into an account

of your choosing.

You wanna tell me what the hell

you're doing down here?

There's at least four
on the perimeter.

Let's flank the shed,
overlapping arcs.

They took her!

Get Cassandra!

I'll figure out a way out of here.

How?

Save Cassandra!

No.

Why didn't you listen to me?

Because you'd be dead.

- No!
- Michael!

No!

Thanks for thinning out the ranks.

Six men was a bit much, even for me.

Especially when your resistance
to Fentanyl

isn't what it used to be.

How did you...

Fight like you?

I didn't.

Americans use Krav Maga.

We at MI6
practice straight Jiu-jitsu.

Wait, you're British intelligence?

That entire time in Belarus...

I had been embedded
in my cover for two years

when you began your op.

S-so you were lying when...

When I met you, lying to me?

Yes.

You knew I was an agent.

I suspected as much.

Figured you could be
a valuable source of Intel.

Listen, right now I just want
to get Max.

Max is fine.
We checked on him.

Does MI6 know that Max is...

No. They think he's Ovechkin's,

and I plan to keep it that way.

Look, Tupelov doesn't know
we took out his men,

but he will in a couple hours

when the money doesn't go through.

Our window is closing.

Then we have to neutralize him
before his deadline.

I can't believe you would help Percy.

I'm not waiting around
in here any more.

There's no way
it's as easy as it seems.

There has to be some kind of catch.

Maybe.
But the price was right.

So cash is suddenly
the answer to all your problems.

It won't help you get
the black box from Nikita.

I only need the black box
to get Amanda's help.

With this money,

I can get Semak on my own.

It always comes back to
revenge with you, doesn't it?

Sean, you don't know what it's like

to have your family targeted

because of who they are,
and losing them

because of it.

I understand family loyalty.

I know I'd go a long way for mine.

Someone's coming.

Mr. Pierce.

No need for alarm, boys.

Just checking out some evidence.

How'd you get in here?

Amanda gave me clearance.

Is there a problem?

No.

No problem, sir.

Not bad.

For a boy scout.

I got a merit badge in lying.

Don't you have a transfer to finish?

When MI6 found me,

I'd been studying in London
for years.

But I still looked and sounded
like a nice girl from Kletsk.

They thought I'd be the perfect fit

to get close to Valeri Ovechkin.

That's a big ask.

Being the president's wife.

Nobody was expecting
a marriage proposal.

But with the access it gave me,

Nigel was thrilled.

Nigel? Your friend?

My handler.

I've reported to him
since I first went to Belarus.

Actually, he should be
on his way with Max right now.

When he gets here,
we can explain you're CIA,

maybe tell him you yanks
had an angle on Tupelov.

That's what brought you here.

We're not CIA.

We're independent.
Rogue.

If six found out,

they'd turn us in to the CIA.

They'd try us as traitors.

Why didn't you tell me all this?

I don't think you get
to ask me that question anymore.

Look, I'm gonna have Birkhoff
trace Tupelov's cell.

If we want to keep him in the dark,

he can't know why he's not reaching

his men on the cliff.

I'm sorry, Michael.

No, no. I...

The first time I met you,

I told you hundreds of lies.

I can't judge you
for doing the same thing.

One day it just hits you, doesn't it?

No one in your life
knows your real name,

what your real job is or...

What your real dreams are.

That's why I decided to keep Max.

He's the only true thing in my life.

And I only have him because of you.

That's Nigel.

Nigel, where's Max?

They're looking after him
at the school.

Why didn't you bring him home?

Because I didn't want him
to see this.

Hands up.
Nice and easy.

Clear the premises.

- Yes, sir.
- What is this?

I want to know why an American
intelligence officer

is skulking around on British soil,

seeking out my agent
five years after they met

on his mission.

Clear.

Upstairs is clear.

Please, he was just trying to help.

He has no sovereignty here.

I can explain.

I hope so.

'Cause he's not leaving this house

until I know exactly what's going on.

No proper identification.

No contact name for your
superiors in the states.

You have some explaining to do.

Why don't you start by telling me

what you were doing with my agent?

She was in trouble.
I helped her out.

Cassandra has the force
of the s.I.S. Behind her.

Why seek out your protection
from Tupelov?

She was trapped.
He was demanding the money.

So you know about the 200 million.

Where do you think it went?

How the hell should I know?

Well, Cassandra has confided
in you quite a bit.

Over the years she's confided
in me as well.

I've been her handler since Belarus,

and she tells me everything.

Except when it comes to you.

Yeah, with you, she gets a bit cagey.

It's curious.

Five years after you meet,
you drop in on Cassandra

out of the blue.

Surely it wasn't just to say hello.

And Cassandra's not
on a mission right now,

so I'm guessing it was
over a personal matter.

Five years.

Max is five years old.

Isn't he?

I'm not sure
who you read too much of...

Le carre or conan Doyle.

Either way,
you're looking for a mystery

where there isn't one.

I will not let the two of you
compromise this agency.

You're gonna tell me everything
Cassandra told you

about her cover, Tupelov,

the money, all of it.

And it's sir conan Doyle.

Did you honestly think
you could take them out

without alerting Nigel?

Have to start somewhere.

If the people we worked for
know Michael's here,

they'll come for him,
and they could come for Max too.

You have to get him released.

If Nigel knew I was out here,
it'd be bad enough.

I disobey direct orders,
and six will string me up.

There'd be no one
to take care of Max.

But you're not under their command.

9435 is the code to my alarm system.

I unlatched a window in the basement.

What if they realize you helped me?

I trust you not to get caught.

What about your handler?

I'll take care of him.

Nigel.

You'll get your chance to talk.

I know everything
is messed up right now.

But I just got a tip from one
of my Belarusian contacts.

Tupelov is planning to flee
the country in an hour.

Slow down.
We'll send a team.

There's no time.

I'm ending the threat
on my family tonight.

With or without your approval.

Wait.

I'm coming with you.

We'll get back to this in a few.

♪ ♪

I can't get Sherman on the radio.

Go check.

- Thanks.
- Yeah, don't thank me.

Thank Cassandra.

She's the one who got Nigel
outta here.

There's something off about that guy.

One minute he's suspicious
of Cassandra.

The next he's trying to help her
get Tupelov.

He keeps asking about the money.

Wait, she would've reported
back the 200 million, right?

After she learned about it
in Belarus.

Including the account numbers
and the access codes.

Wait a minute.
When Ovechkin died,

Nigel probably figured
this was his chance

to swipe the pot.

Cassandra has no idea.

Call'em again.

Hands. Now.

Almost 9:00.

You probably thought your money
was coming

any minute now.

You've won.

Let me go,

and you'll never hear from me again.

Why wait?

What are you doing?

Just cleaning up.

I'll hold 'em off.
Get inside.

You came here to apprehend Tupelov,

but he shot you.

Bastard.

Come on, then, love.

Give us a kiss.

Nikita!

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Come here.

Wire order's in.

Just waiting for confirmation.

Let's just hope it's quick.

Why are you doing this?

- Doing what?
- Helping me.

What's in it for you?

Let's just call it payback

for that hit you took for me
in the park.

You paid me back
when you took out the shooter.

What are you doing down here, anyway?

God, you are paranoid.

Tell me.

I don't have to tell you anything.

You're the one down here
breaking the rules, remember?

So why don't you turn me in?

Because I don't care
for the rules here either.

Not good enough.

What's your angle?

Why do I have to have an angle?

Because everyone has an angle.

Fine.

Kiss me.

What?

You want my angle?
There it is.

And since apparently
the normal rules of attraction

don't apply to you,

and you insist on some sort of trade

or price to be paid for my good deed,

there it is.

A kiss.

And the reason I came down here
to the impound

was I was looking for you.

I started at your room.

Transfer is complete.

Give me your hand.

You never said where.

♪ ♪

If you need anything...

I will call.
But we're fine.

Nobody is after us anymore.

Yeah, well, some of Tupelov's
men might be out there.

You might want to alert Max's school.

Michael, I've got a handle on it.

And if I don't, MI6 does.

That's right.

You gonna stay with the agency?

If they'll let me.

I'll cooperate
with the investigation of Nigel,

and then I'm hoping my assignments

will take me out of the field.

Less liabilities.

Hi.

What?

You don't see it yet.

See what?

Something's happening.

And I can't let it go,

and I can't push it away,

because I've done that,
and it's always ended badly.

If this is about Cassandra...

It's about Max.

Can I ask you a question, Michael?

You're safe now.

But are you willing to walk away

and never look back?

What?

Are you willing to walk away

and never see your child again

or his mother?

No, because that's not
my only choice.

It is.

You just can't see it.

I know you.

Better than anyone.

I know your heart.

I know the way it works.

You focus all your energy
on one point.

That's how you survived Division
all those years.

Focusing on revenge for your family.

You made yourself blind to the truth.

Until you showed it to me.

Nikita, I love you.

I love you too.

But I'm not like you, Michael.

You lost something I never had.

Now you have a chance to get it back.

- Nikita, no.
- And because of that,

you have to take it because if not,

you are going to be left
with "what if?"

That is the most dangerous
question I know.

I didn't plan for this.

There's no plan for this.

Only a question
that you need to resolve.

And you can't do it with me here.

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.