Nikita (2010–2013): Season 3, Episode 14 - The Life We've Chosen - full transcript

Okay, I want admin-level
access to the Swiss P.D.

What they see, we see.

Heidi yodels in the woods

and someone phones in
a noise complaint,

I want to know about it.

It's been eight hours.

She could have crossed
the border by now.

No, no, not Zurich--Geneva.
The radius starts here.

What was that
exit strategy again?

No exit strategy.
Cops were improvised.

Was that her call,
or was that yours?



Hers.
What does it matter?

I'm just trying
to figure out how the hell

Amanda pulled Alex
out of the back of a police car,

when just an hour earlier,

you were sitting
three feet away from her.

Because you think
the answers are so easy.

No, I think Alex
is in danger again.

It doesn't matter
what the exit strategy was.

We are going to find her.
We are.

Michael's right.
Amanda's not gonna kill her.

If she wanted that, she would
have done it on the spot.

She has a plan.

Whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I got her.

I got Amanda.
Put it on the map.



No, I mean,
I got Amanda on the line.

She's calling in.

Hello, Nikita.

It's prerecorded.
I can't trace it.

I don't know about you,

but I found Switzerland
to be very fruitful.

I may not have gotten
what I came for,

but I walked away with
something far more valuable.

I guess that's the thing
about being on the run.

You never know when things
will suddenly turn your way.

The offer I'm going to make

should be relatively easy
for you.

Hand Ari over to me,
and I'll give you Alex.

I'm sending the coordinates
for the exchange.

Be there in 48 hours,
or Alex dies.

You're not seriously
considering this, are you?

Why not?

She's right for once.
It'd be an easy trade.

I have the code
for decrypting the Black Box.

You hand me over to her,
you'll be giving her the key

to all of your government's
darkest secrets.

She had access
to the box's contents before.

We survived.

Yes, that's because
I kept her in check.

What do you think she'll do
with that information now?

She'll topple presidents.

She'll cause global conflict.

She'll wipe out Division
without even blinking.

That's tomorrow's problem.

Today we save Alex.

I'm assuming it's not even
a consideration

that you'll be signing
my death warrant.

You should have picked
your girlfriend better.

Of course, you can give us
the password to the Black Box.

That'll give us
a chance to negotiate,

give her the code
without turning you over.

- Yes, I can't do that.
- Why not?

Because I don't actually
have the code.

I am the code.

It's a subliminal password.

The security system
only unlocks

after I perform a series
of tasks on the computer,

very much like playing
a video game.

It's a double lock,
so Amanda needs to do the same.

The software
detects patterns

that we ourselves
are unaware of.

You guys are just too clever
for your own good, aren't you?

Yes, while my death
may be meaningless to you,

there are a few things
I'd like to point out.

Relax, Ari.

We are trading you for Alex.

But we'll get you back.

As much as you deserve it,

we're not gonna let Amanda
get her claws into you.

- Why not?
- Because...

Screw Amanda.

Amanda sure knows how
to choose her vacation spots.

The coordinates she sent
lead to South Ossetia.

Look up "hostile environment"
in the dictionary,

and I'm pretty sure they're
using stock shots from here.

War in '08 pretty much left
the place a smoking ruin,

Russians and Georgians
still in armed conflict,

organized crime groups
profiting from the chaos.

It's like the wild west,

if the wild west
had A.K.s and vodka.

That's why she picked
this place for the meet.

She's out of manpower.
This levels the playing field.

Great. We'll go in
small and quiet--

just Nikita and Sean.
- And Owen.

Owen's in lockup.

I put him there
after he assaulted a guard.

We need him.

We're taking a flight risk
through a hostile theater.

It's more than a two-man Op.

The guy's a bull. I thought
you wanted to go in quiet.

Owen will be fine,

and we could use him
when we recover Ari.

- We're recovering Ari?
- After we get Alex back.

We can't let Amanda use him
to unlock the box.

Right, but Alex
is the priority.

Where am I?

Shh.

Don't worry about that now.

Careful.

You have been given
a lot of sedatives--

phenobarbital, I think,

probably
some painkillers too.

Are you a doctor?

A medic.

I'm Larissa.

It's just saline.

You have been out
for over 24 hours.

They told me to watch you,

make sure
you didn't stop breathing.

Who?

Hello, Alex.

How are you feeling?

I can't have you
dying on me now.

You're the key to getting
everything I want.

♪ Nikita 3x14 ♪
The Life We've Chosen
Original air date on March 15, 2013

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Well, it's been a long time

since we've had
a proper conversation.

I'd offer you some tea,

but I don't think these people
can boil water.

Still keeping
high-class company, I see.

The Ossetians are just
a partner of convenience.

I was able to fill
some of their needs.

Soldiers always need
more weapons.

And in return, they've allowed
me safe haven in their country.

So what's the plan...

torture...

videotaped
and sent to Nikita?

Perhaps later.

But for now,
let's just keep it casual, hmm?

Tell me, how are things
at Division?

Fine.

Everyone's very excited
about hunting you down.

Hmm.

See, I-it must be stressful,

knowing the government
could come in

and wipe you out
at any moment.

Ginkgo biloba helps,
so does ginseng.

And Michael and Nikita--

how are they dealing
with his disability?

Been rough, but I think
they'll get through it.

I mean,
other couples have survived

bad haircuts before,
haven't they?

As long as Nikita has Ari,
you still have some value,

but I never promised
to return you in one piece.

Now, about Ari, tell me--

how did Division
capture him?

"Capture"?

He came in on his own.

That's how desperate he was
to get away from you.

Don't gloat, Alex.

It wasn't your victory.

It was Nikita's,
as they all are.

You're just
a background player.

Status report.

Team touched down in
South Ossetia 18 minutes ago.

They're headed to pick up
their baggage.

He's gonna be so dead

if you don't revive him
in the next ten minutes,

after which, the tetrodotoxin
will kill him for realsies.

Ari looks kind of
peaceful dead.

Let's leave him that way.

Sorry, I don't think
Amanda's gonna trade

for a mostly dead Ari.

If they stay
on the back roads,

they should avoid
the military checkpoints.

Good. Let me know
when they reach the city.

You getting
any E.M. interference

out of that airport?

Negative.
All clear on my end.

Okay, cycle the channels
on the trackers.

I think whatever primitive
transmission standards

they're using out there
in the land that time forgot

might be messing
with our signals.

You know, maybe
you should go back there

and help Nikita
with the revival process.

It can get
a little bit tricky.

I mean, I know.
I just went through it.

I'm pretty sure she's okay.

She's better at this kind
of stuff than anybody.

So what's your deal, man?

Are you just this guy
who latches on to women

that he knows he can't have?

Excuse me?

Nikita, Alex...

You got your signals
majorly crossed.

I was on the comms

when you guys were tracking
those terrorists.

I heard your little
heart-to-heart.

I don't know
what you think you heard,

but we were having
a conversation,

like people do,
nothing more.

- Sure about that?
- Yeah, I am.

And if you're not, maybe
your problem's not with me.

Maybe your problem's
between you and Alex.

You know what?
Maybe I will give her a hand.

Why don't you pull over
right here?

Why are you working
with Amanda?

I do not work for her.

The soldiers--
they tell me to help her.

So you're
with the Ossetians.

I'm their prisoner.

When the war broke out,

my husband and I gave shelter
to the injured.

When the separatists
discovered

that some of the wounded
were Georgians,

they accused us
of being sympathizers.

They took me with them
because of my medical training.

And your husband?

They stood him up against
our living-room wall...

and they shot him.

So I'm as trapped as you.

In that case,

you can help me
get the heck out of here.

It is no use.

This place is filled
with soldiers

because they store weapons
in the building.

It's an old trick.

They know even the enemy
would not bomb a hospital.

That will not work.

It is too small.

That won't be a problem.

So how did...

Alexandra Udinov
end up here?

What?
I don't--

Oh, I knew you
immediately.

Your story was everywhere.

Anya loved
hearing about it.

- Anya?
- My daughter, seven--

she's with her grandparents.

We used to watch news
every night,

listen for the word
of Russian princess

who miraculously
came back to life.

It was Anya's
favorite fairy tale.

It wasn't exactly
a fairy tale in real life.

What happened?

You had all that money,

all that fame.

I chose a different path.

Here, try this.

And you angered this woman--

the one who is
so interested in you?

Amanda.
She's not interested in me.

She's trying to hurt
someone else.

I'm just her way
of doing it.

So you're
just another victim.

Anya would be disappointed.

Ugh.
So where are we?

Welcome to South Ossetia.

South Ossetia?

That's not good.

Wasn't exactly our choice.

Here, stay hydrated.

The tetrodotoxin can do
a number on your electrolytes.

And if we get stopped,
stay quiet.

Let us do the talking.

You try anything,

Amanda won't get a chance
to rip you apart.

I'll do it first.

You know, it's no wonder
you lost your memories.

Your brain had insufficient
power to hold on to them.

If we get stopped, my silence
might not be enough.

What are you talking about?

Zetrov's defense contractors

played a major role
in the South Ossetian war.

They had me accompany
some weapons systems here

as a consultant.

I won't go into the details.

Suffice it to say, I'm not
a very well liked man

around these parts.

Why?
What'd you do?

They may believe

I'm responsible
for a massacre...

or two.

I told you,
South Ossetia--not good.

What's wrong?

Did you modify
those tracker signals?

Yeah.

I'm still getting
that weird interference.

It's narrowband in origin.

It looks like
there's another signal

coming from inside
their truck.

Inside the truck?

What kind of signal
would be coming from in--

Do you recognize it?

Unfortunately, yes.

Mikey, we got to talk.

You put a kill chip
in Ari Tasarov's head?

Yes, I did...

During the tetrodotoxin
procedure.

I did it
to save Nikita's life.

It was never a question that
we were gonna do this mission.

Alex's life depends on it.

But we need to be clear
about what we're talking about--

giving Amanda the Black Box.

Giving Amanda the Black Box.

Yeah, we understand
the consequences.

That's why we're rescuing Ari
after we get Alex back,

so she can't use him
to decode the box, right?

Give me your honest tactical
evaluation of that plan.

It will be tough, but...

It's a dog--

high risk,
low probability of success.

Amanda will be on the move.

She'll have protection.
She'll be on guard.

No.
The smart play is to...

Kill Ari after we make
the trade for Alex.

Kill Ari,
and the code dies with him.

Why did you keep us
in the dark?

We could have built
a mission plan around that.

Because Nikita
never would've let that happen.

She would have insisted
on saving him.

She's Nikki.

That's why you sent Owen.

He's the triggerman.
He hates Ari.

Nikita can't know...

For her own safety.

You're gonna
tell her, right?

Ryan's right.
She'll risk her life for him.

- You have to tell her.
- No!

I do not like that you did this
behind our backs,

but I understand...

why you did it
in the first place.

But now that it is done,

we have got
to keep this quiet.

Did I do that right?
It was perfect. Come on.

Wait.
No, you go.

I-I'll tell them
that you forced me.

It is too dangerous.

No, it'll be all right,
I promise.

Look out!

Let me see.

Let me see.

Okay, keep pressure on it.

Go.
No.

You must.

Birkhoff says there's
a weapons cache

at a dead drop
in the village.

It's not that far.

Owen, why don't you
go with Sean, back him up?

It's okay.
I'll be all right with Ari.

Yes, I understand
these small-minded tasks

are usually reserved
for you, Mr. Elliot,

but I'm sure Nikita
can handle this on her own.

The only drawback
to turning you over to Amanda

is that I won't get
to watch you die.

Okay.
Why?

Why do you do that?
Is that necessary?

I don't know.

There's just something about him
that draws it out of me.

For the life of me,

I don't understand
what you see in him.

There's more to Owen
than you think.

Amanda was right.

Your compassion
will be your downfall.

Amanda is not right
about anything.

She has her blind spots,

but she excels at ferreting out
the weakness of people.

With you, she's aiming
directly for the heart.

Only Amanda could use love
as a weapon.

As I recall,

when you needed
some information on Saalim,

you were very quick to use
my son's safety as leverage.

That was--
I wasn't trying to--

I'm not looking for
an explanation or an apology.

I know the rules
of the game.

This is the life
we've chosen.

And that's also why...

I know there will be
no rescue for me.

Ari, I'm not playing a con.

- No?
- No.

I've run the scenario
in my head.

Tactically,
it doesn't make any sense.

If I was
in Ryan Fletcher's shoes,

I wouldn't authorize
the mission.

However you parse this,
it ends with my death.

Very resourceful, Alex.

It seems you did learn
a thing or two from Nikita.

But here's something
I've learned.

Aah!

Stop!

You have
yet another weakness.

Now, about those questions...

What does it matter?

Nothing I say
will ever help you.

Interesting, isn't it?

How fiercely
you protect Division--

the place you've hated
for so long.

How did that happen?

Oh, right,
it was Nikita's idea.

Did she even bother
to ask you first?

No.

Because she doesn't know
what I know--

that there's another Alex,

one who doesn't take orders,
one who gives them.

I've seen her--
the heir to the Zetrov throne.

That was just a dream...

One you created
by pumping me full of drugs.

No.

It was your potential,

one you could still fulfill.

Why do you care, Amanda?

Because one day
what you want

and what Nikita wants
will come into conflict,

and I cannot wait to see
the look on Nikita's face

when it does.

Ugh, Amanda's bullet
would be a welcome relief

for this headache.

Move your hand.

- Son of a...
- What is it?

What is it?

Birkhoff, there's a kill chip
in Ari's head.

No, no, wait a minute.
Wait--wait a minute.

No, no, no.
You knew about this.

- That's crazy.
- Birkhoff?

- She knows.
- How?

- I don't know.
- Birkhoff, answer me.

Yeah, Michael
wants to talk to you.

You put a kill chip
in his head

when the doctors
put him under?

- Ryan did.
- Then get him on the line.

- Nikita, listen to me.
- No, we agreed.

The plan was to get Alex
and recover Ari.

The plan is too risky.
We could lose the Black Box.

But more importantly,
we could lose you.

How are you
gonna trigger it?

There's no way to know from Ops
when the trade was done.

You would need someone--

Owen.

Why should we let
this bastard live?

Have you forgotten how many
times he's tried to kill us?

No, I haven't.

And he'll pay for his crimes,
but not like this.

Why not?
This is what he deserves.

That's not your call.

I got something
going on up here.

He stabbed me, he lied to me,
and then he laughed about it.

I could push
the trigger right now.

- There's another way.
- We don't need another way!

Give me the trigger.

Ari...

Why'd you save us?

I saved myself.

It was the only way
I could see not ending up

facedown in a ditch.

The way I see it,

my options are rather limited.

If I had let you die,

the Ossetians would have hung me
in the nearest town square

or handed me over to Amanda.

Either way,
you are still my best hope

for coming
out of this alive.

Besides, if you die,
Amanda wins.

And to quote your eloquence,

"Screw Amanda."

Here's the trigger.

You should have escaped
when you had the chance.

- I couldn't do that.
- Why not?

I was told you never
leave a friend behind.

Time to go.

Listen to me.

You hold on, okay?
I'm coming back for you.

No.

You saw how many soldiers
there are.

It is suicide.

I have friends
coming back for me,

and I'm gonna return
with all of them.

All right.

But if you can't,

don't feel bad.

Sometimes no matter
how much you want to help,

you can't stop someone
from dying.

No, don't do that.

Don't you want to see
your daughter again?

I will.

I will see her.
That's right.

Where did you say
her grandparents live?

I didn't.

They are
with my husband also...

So is Anya.

But she would be so happy...

to know that I was friends

with Alexandra Udinov.

Mm!

I'll see you
on the other side.

I am not leaving here
without you.

Lots of eyes,
lots of hardware.

Yeah, that's what
Amanda wants.

If we try anything,
this place erupts.

After the exchange,
Amanda's not gonna stick around.

She's gonna have exfil ready.

I can track Ari's kill chip
within a five-mile radius.

If we stay close,
we'll be okay.

She'll have security,

at least until
she's out of the country.

Intercept,
takedown, extract--

by my count,
this is a four-man job.

Anything less,
we got a high risk of failure.

We're getting Alex back.

We're going in
at full strength.

Got 'em.
Amanda and Alex plus one.

I'm not leaving here
without you.

Come on.

Are you okay?

Yeah, it's been
a regular holiday.

It's good to see you, Ari.

I can't say the same.

No point
in drawing this out.

They say with any good trade,

both parties leave
a little disappointed.

I'm not disappointed
at all.

Really?

Then maybe I didn't ask
for enough.

Or maybe you underestimated
how much you've given up.

I certainly haven't.

Owen, they're on the move.
Find her transport.

They're in a black van
headed west by southwest.

She's got an armed escort.

Thank God.

You okay?
What did she do?

I'm fine.
She didn't do anything.

We're going to recover Ari.

What?

No.

No, there's a woman who was
helping me, and she's hurt.

She's being held prisoner
by the military.

I said
that we would save her.

Okay.
We'll go get her after.

No, she's dying.
She doesn't have time.

Alex, Amanda's gonna use Ari
to open the Black Box.

We have to get to her
before that happens.

Okay, then you go.
I'm going back for Larissa.

Alex, we need you.

We can't do this
unless we go in full force.

There's another option.

Use the trigger.

- What trigger?
- Ari has a kill chip.

Nikita could end the threat
of the Black Box right now.

- No.
- Why not?

Because we don't sacrifice
people, we save them.

That's what
I'm trying to do!

- Ari is the priority.
- Why, because you say it is?

Alex, please...

We need you.

Alex.
Let 'em go.

Let's go get Ari.
Come on.

Birkhoff,
are you there?

Alex?

It's good to hear
your voice, girl.

Thanks, we can get
all emo later.

Look, I need you
to find a hospital.

You hurt?

No, it's where
Amanda was holding me--

somewhere in the combat zone.

Check facilities
that the Ossetians

could have used
for weapons storage.

Okay, just give me
a minute.

- Is she safe?
- Yeah, yeah, she's with Sean.

According to their trackers,
Nikita and Owen have split off.

Owen.

Owen, why haven't you activated
the contingency plan?

Because...

Nikita has the trigger.

Nikita, I want you
to listen to me.

Activating that kill chip is
the only smart course of action.

- Can't do that.
- Why not?

Because we don't make
that choice.

Or have you forgotten that
we're not that kind of Division?

Nikita, it's just
you and Owen.

You cannot pull this off.

Nikita?
Nikita!

Like I said...

She's Nikki.

Birkhoff, you find
that hospital?

Yeah, I think so.

I'm sending coordinates
of a possible match

to Sean's phone now.

Here.
You navigate.

Your turn.

I could refuse.

After I unlock the code,
you're just going to kill me anyway.

You of all people should know
there are many ways to die.

Over the years,

I envisioned how our
relationship might end, Amanda,

but I never thought
it would end like this.

It didn't have
to end at all.

You're the one
who betrayed me

and went scurrying
to Division.

Yes, I know
all about that.

It's astonishing how you
choose to define your reality.

Division was a last resort
after you tried to kill me.

Well, you know
what they say--

betrayal is in the eye
of the beholder.

Finish the code.

What's Alex
and Sean's status?

They just entered
the hospital.

- Can you get visual?
- No.

Thermal imaging registers

multiple heat signatures
in the facility.

Which room?

I don't know.

Come on,
we got to keep moving.

They'll get
reinforcements soon.

We will not be able
to hold them off.

I'm not leaving her.

- Alex, grenade.
- I see it.

- Alex.
- No.

Larissa, no.

Alex.

Alex!

We have to move.

Hey, hey.

No cover.

We can't take 'em
in one strike.

She's got another man
in that van.

We need a flanking team
to set up a crossfire.

But we don't have 'em.

I'll handle the soldiers.
You take the van.

You can't take them all on,
not by yourself.

I'm not gonna take 'em on.

Check it out.
Don't go far.

No more stalling.

Don't--
don't try to talk.

It's the life
we've chosen.

It's--

it's the--

The scan's all clear.

No hidden bombs
or gas pouches.

I guess Amanda knew better

than to turn you
into a party piñata.

You okay?
You zonked out during the exam.

It's been a long
last few days.

How you doing?

Neck's a little stiff.
I think I slept on it wrong.

You were probably
talking to her, weren't you?

I'm fine.

She pass?

With flying colors.

She's the same old Alex.

You sure you're okay?

You had me worried there.

Yeah.

If anything,
I feel better than ever.

Listen, there's something
Owen said about us.

There's nothing
Owen could have said about us

that I don't already know.

And what I know
is you had my back.

Nikita didn't.

She had a mission.

She always has a mission...

her mission.

- Why didn't you tell me?
- You wouldn't have listened.

So you kept me
out of the loop?

It wasn't my call,

but for the record,
I think Ryan was right.

It was a bit risky,

and we could have lost
everything.

I could have lost
everything.

You know,
say what you will about Ari,

but in the end,
he's one of Amanda's victims.

And if we're
not in the business

of saving people
from Amanda's cruelty,

then what are we doing,
Michael?

I told him
I would save him,

and he knew he was lost.

Alex left.

And we lost.

I'll be in Ops.

So...

So...

I just want to say,
job well done.

Look, I know we had
some differences over tactics,

but we got Alex back,

and we recovered
the Black Box.

And I cannot argue
with those results.

You guys
really do make a great team.

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