Nikita (2010–2013): Season 4, Episode 2 - Dead or Alive - full transcript

Where are we?

The plane.

The what?

Courtesy of the Udinov family trust.

We've been using it
as our command center.

How did you...

When you didn't show
at the rendezvous point,

I backtracked and picked up your trail
from the crash.

It's through and through,
but you lost a lot of blood.

You're gonna feel faint.

I had to cut your shirt off
to get to the wound.



Seymour.

No, let's let her rest.

- Nikki.
- Nerd.

Hey.

Wasn't sure
we'd see you alive again.

Glad we did.

Who else is here?

Right now, this is it.

- Who's flying the plane?
- Autopilot.

Right now,
we're halfway to D.C.

Why?

There's something
you should see.

At this point, I can confirm
that presidential assassin

Nikita Mears was the individual
who planted the explosive device



resulting in the death
of ENN journalist Dale Gordon.

We also believe
that we have uncovered

the motive for the killing.

According to his notes,
Mr. Gordon was set

to report on evidence
of an offshore Cayman account

that, according to NSA,
was in Nikita Mears's name.

That's a lie.

Graham must have planted
that evidence on Dale

right after he killed him.

I told Dale to go straight
to the head of the FBI.

- I'm the reason he's dead.
- No.

He's dead because of Amanda.

She's the one
controlling Graham.

Yeah, but how?
How is she doing this?

- How is she doing any of this?
- I think I know.

The Deputy Director of the FBI,

a German BND officer,
a secret service supervisor,

and the president
of the United States.

All high level.

All seemingly incorruptible,

yet all clearly compromised.
How?

Well, if Amanda drugged them,

she could have gotten them
in her chair,

stuck her needle in their heads?

Amanda's needling
takes several hours,

half a day at least.

Any of these people
disappear for that long,

they would have been noticed.

So how did she brainwash them?

She didn't.
She switched them.

Switched?

A double.

A perfect replica.

Someone who's been physically

and mentally altered
to act as a replacement.

Uh...
Look, Ryan, I know

you're the conspiracy guy
and everything,

- but all this sounds a little...
- Hard to believe?

It would be, if we didn't know

the Shop already
had the tech for it.

Polymers that can make copies
of someone's face,

body parts regenerated
from source DNA,

and now, Amanda
is working with them.

She can install psychic circuit breakers
into a person's head,

make subjects suggestible
and loyal.

The way she turned Sam into Owen.

Put it all together,
and you got a system

to create the perfect
undercover operative.

They look and act
exactly like the real thing,

enough to fool even
the people closest to them.

Placed in the right positions,
these operatives

would give the Shop incredible
access and power.

It came together for me
after Alex intercepted

the Shop's latest shipment...
four Pakistani men,

all the same physical type.

They're not looking
for random slaves.

They're looking
for a specific type of clay

to mold
into a pre-existing form.

How did she find that out?

She's been chasing
human traffickers.

Ones with connection
to the Shop.

- By herself?
- Sonya's with her.

Anyway, it's Alex.

She knows how to take care
of herself.

Shouldn't you be
on a beach somewhere,

doing whatever
retired cleaners do?

It got boring.
Turns out, I freckle.

And you couldn't think
of anything else to do

with your stolen money?

Stolen?
I earned that money.

That's payback
for ten whole years

Amanda's brain rape
stole from me.

300 million
is pretty good payback.

It's a start.

So you just got bored...

Decided to come to Mumbai

and hunt human traffickers?

No.
I decided to come to Mumbai

to hunt Russian heiresses
who hunt human traffickers.

Why?

'Cause you're my best shot
at finding Amanda.

She made me look like a fool,

first by turning me into Owen,

then by playing me
at the G20 back in Toronto.

I knew you guys would
be looking for her too,

so I've been following you.

I saw you take that scanner

off one of her operatives.

First solid lead I've seen
in months,

and you're gonna give it to me.

The data on this

could lead us to the people
who framed Nikita.

- We need this.
- I'm not asking.

Go, go, go, go, go!

More traffickers looking for their pals.

- Uh!
- Give me a gun!

Owen!

Unh!

I was on my way out of here.

The car was abandoned
on the west side.

We've got a 50-block cordon
around the area.

It won't matter.
She's gone.

She's wounded.
She'll need medical attention.

After what she just pulled,

she won't stick her head up
for anything,

not for a very long time.

Sir, you've got a call.
It's Nikita.

Sir, the call is right here.

Hey!
Keep it down!

Put her on.

This is Graham.

You know,
you really had me fooled

saying you were looking
for the truth.

I didn't realize you were
hiding it about yourself.

You're injured.
Turn yourself in.

I promise
you'll be taken care of.

Oh, you mean the way
you took care of Dale Gordon?

No one else has to get hurt.

I'm going to expose you
for who you really are.

I don't know
what you hope to accomplish.

To everyone listening in,
the man claiming

to be Deputy Director Graham
is an impostor.

I'm sure many of you
have noticed

that he's been a little off.

Lapses in routine.

Have any of you asked him

who he's been talking to
on his private phone?

Listen to me.
I am gonna find you.

How long do you think
you can keep running?

No, no, no, I don't think
you're hearing me.

I've been on the run
for three months,

from you, from my life.

I have given up everything

for even a shred of the truth,
and now I have it.

So I'm not chasing shadows anymore.

I have a point of attack.

You.

I count four.

- Two cover positions.
- They're waiting us out.

Probably expecting reinforcements.

We should get out of here
before they arrive.

We need to make it to that van.

With the cover they have?
That'd be suicide.

Sonya, are you there?

Sonya?

Sonya!

Alex! Why aren't you
on your way back?

Got held up.

- We need your help.
- "We"?

- Me and Owen.
- Owen?

- I mean, Sam.
- What's he...

Later.
Look, we got pinned down

by Priya's men.

We need some sort of distraction
to get past them.

I think I can hack
the power grid

and shut down the lights.

- Will that give you enough cover?
- I think so.

We need to take out
the headlights.

All right.
You take the left,

I got the right.

Look, I get it.
You want vengeance.

After what Amanda did to you,

I would feel the same way,
so I get what you're doing.

But that doesn't mean
I trust you.

That's okay.
I don't trust you either.

So we've got that in common.

Sonya, do it.

Alex!

Uh!

You shot me!

In the Kevlar.

I knocked you
out of his line of fire.

How did you know I had it on?

Standard mission protocol.

And you're the kind
to keep to protocol.

Meaning you guessed.

Next time,
give me a heads-up.

I said, "Alex."

No, I-I don't think
anyone believes her.

She didn't expect them to.

She called you to let me know

she's back in the game.

Do I proceed
with Alpha contingency?

No, she's trying
to get you to react,

force you into a false move.

Your name is Matthew Graham.

You're the Deputy Director
of the FBI.

You have a duty to your office
and to your country

and to me.

This is important work
we're doing.

Mm.

Nikita's been living under
the glare of the spotlight.

Now she thinks
there may be a way

to use it to her advantage.

Well, I'm going to make sure
it stays on her.

I'm going to make sure
it sears her.

What's Amanda trying to do

with this lie
about the secret account?

Establish a context.

Create a narrative
for Spencer's assassination.

Yeah, but why?

We thought killing the president

was the endgame for the Shop,

but maybe
it's just the beginning.

This doesn't feel like Amanda.

It's too subtle.

This is someone else.

Someone who knows
how to maneuver

in the financial sector.

Someone who's used to power

but comfortable staying
in the shadows.

And no other voices
could be heard

on Nikita's side of the call?

No, sir, audio forensics
were inconclusive.

I'm assuming the FBI
tried to trace the signal.

They did,
but without any success.

How did they discover
the double?

We left no loose ends.

Nikita has proven
to be very resourceful.

No.
No, this is beyond her.

Figuring out something
like this is...

it's a much more abstract level
of thought.

Asymmetrical.

A unique talent
for pattern recognition.

Ryan Fletcher.

- Sorry.

Ugh, that's gnarly.

Could have been a lot worse.

You're lucky
Mikey got to you when he did.

Lucky.

Not so much
for Dale Gordon, huh?

Graham had everybody fooled.
You couldn't have known.

Yeah, but I'm the one
who got Dale involved.

I'm always the one.

You know, when I was out there,
Nerd, I was so careful.

So careful,
I just... I kept my head down,

and I kept going.

I didn't contact anyone,
because I knew that if I did...

...that someone would get hurt.

That's why I left
in the first place.

Who else is going to get hurt
because of me if I stay?

How is he?

He's a lot more focused
than I've seen him in a while.

I know when I left, I hurt him.

It hurt me too.

Did he say anything?

- After I left?
- About you?

- He didn't say anything.
- Not once?

Not in front of us.

Oh, sorry, darling.

I didn't have time
to make dinner.

The committee meeting ran late.

Three guesses why.

I swear, those ladies
love their wine Fridays.

You want to order Italian?

Listen, we need to talk.

What's the matter?
Ls everything okay?

Yes, of course.
I just...

I wanted to thank you
for everything,

how you've stood by me.

Matthew, what's going on?

Turn to your right a bit.

- What? I don't understand.

More on the story...

Uh, guys!
You need to see this.

If you're
just joining us, we are live

outside the residence
of FBI Deputy Director Matthew Graham,

where earlier tonight
an attempt was made on Graham's life.

According
to preliminary reports,

shots were fired into the home,

wounding Graham
and killing his wife Sarah.

Authorities are still piecing
together the evidence,

but a source close
to the investigation

tells us that the FBI
believes this to be

the work of assassin
Nikita Mears.

Thank you for that update.

We wanted a response.

- We got a response.
- No, this is all wrong.

This is too loud for the Shop.

But not for Amanda.

This is over the top,
even for her.

We put the spotlight on Graham.

Amanda shoved it back to Nikita.

She's really playing hardball.

Then it's time we did the same.

If Graham is a double,
we expose him to the world.

We have no physical proof.

The FBI,
they have to have a sample

of the real Graham's DNA, right?

Sure.

All personnel are required
to provide one.

Then we have them compare it
to what's on file,

to the impostor's DNA.

I don't think the double
is going to cooperate.

So we don't give him a choice.

The FBI has to take a DNA sample
while they're doing an autopsy.

You want to kill
the Deputy Director of the FBI?

Amanda already did that.

She wants the world
to see me as an assassin?

Let's give her what she wants.

Graham's holed up
at his casa.

Not surprisingly,
the security detail has doubled,

as has the media presence.

Getting close is gonna
be insanely hard.

Getting close without being seen,
forget about it.

Standard kill protocols
won't work,

not with our limited resources.

We're gonna have to run a bluff.

Get him out of there,
or at least,

get him to want
to come out of there.

This only works
as a two-man op.

Are we okay with that?

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, thanks for your help.

If you think I'm leaving here

without that scanner,
you're wrong.

Not gonna happen.

Without a fight?

Look...

...we don't even know
what's on that thing, right?

I say we crack it first,
decide then.

I'll contact you
when we find something.

Uh uh, I'm not letting you
or it out of my sight.

Besides, you keep mixing it up

with boys like that
at the warehouse,

- you are gonna need me.
- Need you?

The way we needed you
at Division during the mutiny?

Instead of backing us up,
you put a gun

to Birkhoff's head,
and you tried to shoot Michael.

In my defense, it was Michael.

Okay.
Look, look.

I've been thinking
about what you said.

Back in Toronto?

Don't do this.

Your time as Owen
has to mean something.

Yeah, it means
I lost ten years of my life.

It wasn't just a loss.

You gained as well.
All of us.

We care about you.

I-I did shoot the Black Box.

I'm not your enemy.

Maybe we could help
each other out.

You can stick around
until Sonya decrypts the scanner.

After that, no promises.

There he is.

Thugs like Nikita Mears think
that by killing the messenger,

they kill the message.

Instead, it just makes the truth
even louder.

I can now confirm
that the secret Cayman account

in Nikita Mears's name was,

in fact,
funded by Pakistani intelligence.

Now, tracing this connection

has not been easy
because the money

was carefully laundered
through a key third party,

a party that we are
closing in on as we speak.

They want it
to look like Nikita

is working for the Pakistanis.

- Why?
- If they can prove

the Pakistani government

was behind
the president's assassination,

then the U.S. would have
grounds to invade.

Prove?
This is America.

All they have to do is hint.
Vaguely insinuate.

Well, then they're planning to
hint their way into a world war.

Pakistan is a nuclear power.

Well, why the hell
would the Shop want that?

All we know is

this was always bigger
than framing Nikita.

Now we know how much bigger.

What's up with that?

The shoe yet to drop.

This is the second time
Graham has referenced NSA intel.

What, you think he's got
a double-in-arms over there?

Could be.

Can you hack into
the FBI's communication logs?

Find who Graham has been
communicating with at the NSA.

Gonna be a big list.

Not if you filter the results

using our earlier
search criteria.

Just stick
to the higher-level names.

They want people to think
Nikita is a terrorist.

Well, in that case, they're
gonna love what she does next.

I'm in position.
Be ready soon.

Copy that.
I'm in the lot.

Are you sure
the right car is here?

Yep-

Black SUV, level five.

Using the Remington 700?

No, the PSG-1.

Gonna have enough stability
with that?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Well, you haven't shot
in a while.

Well, some things
you don't forget.

Let's hope not.

Michael, leaving you
almost killed me.

Don't have to explain.

It was to protect you.
All of you.

Well, you made that clear.

If I had to do it over again,
I would.

Because your call
is always the right call.

- None of this is my call!
- No one else is allowed

- to decide.
- Not if it puts you in danger.

This whole impossible situation
is not something I chose.

I shouldn't even be here now.

I should leave again.

No.
You belong here.

We're all better
working together.

We always have been.

So you're upset I left
because it hurt the team?

That's right.

The team needs you.
It always has.

I needed all of you too.

I know.

Welcome home.

Digital mask is almost done.

How's it look?

Pretty damn good,
if I say so myself.

Squib placement was dead-on.

Nikki hit him perfectly
with the false round.

I never cease to amaze myself.

Almost ready to transmit.

Copy that.

We'll be ready.

Try .38s.

It's a smaller barrel.
It'll fit better.

Don't think
that's enough stopping power.

We're only getting
one shot at this.

Then use hot-loaded
hollow points.

Hot-loading, huh?
Where'd you learn that?

Texas.

It's common practice
with Los Zetas.

I spent a couple of weeks
with them.

Los Zetas.
That's a rough gang.

Not as rough
as Michigan winters.

Or seeing that you've become
public enemy number one.

Yeah, I think we got
a hit on you in Texas.

Birkhoff had
a hell of a time keeping

the border patrol
from picking up your trail.

Well, I'm glad that Nerd
was watching out for me.

Yeah.
He was worried about you.

I'll have to thank him.

- E.M.P. is ready.
- Fire the pulse.

Hey, I just lost juice here.

No, I didn't do anything.
We weren't even transmitting.

Yeah, yeah,
I'll go check the cable.

Michael,
he's coming back.

Ah, we're back.

It's got a cryptographic chip,
but the encryption algorithm

- is like nothing I've seen.
- Ah, great.

We're gonna have to unpack
the source code.

- How long will that take?
- Well, assuming the Shop

didn't protect it
with too much dark magic,

- a couple hours.
- All right.

I can deal with Sam until then.

Sam.
Don't forget, he's a pod person.

May look all normal
on the outside,

but deep down inside,
he is sith.

I'm keeping an eye on him.

Besides, he does seem
more manageable,

more Owen-like.

Yo, come on, man.

I need a little more time.

I told you,
I'm gonna pay you back.

You know me.

Have I ever not come through?

That doesn't count.

No, hey, no!
Don't send guys!

I'm getting the money now.

Graham.

Turn on the news.

To be that
of Deputy Director Graham.

You can see,
he approaches his car,

and we have confirmed that the
make and model of the vehicle

is the same one Graham drives.
And then...

Now, I want
to repeat this again.

This video was provided to us
by an anonymous tipster,

and we have been unable
to confirm

this is, indeed,
Deputy Director Graham.

We've called the FBI...

Why didn't you put
an end to this?

It just came through,

but it's already all over
the media and the Internet.

Call a press conference.

I'll be at the office
in half an hour.

Wait, we could issue
a denial from here.

She's playing mind games!
She's trying to get me

to back down,
to keep me in a hole.

I'm putting a stop to this,
right now.

That could be exactly
what Nikita wants,

to draw you out
at an unscheduled time.

She might attack during transit.

You're right.

No need to risk it.
We can do this, right here.

Now, I want
to repeat this again.

This video was provided to us
by an anonymous tipster.

- What are you doing, Nikita?
- We have been unable to confirm

this is, indeed,
Deputy Director Graham.

We've called the FBI

but were told he's not available
at this time.

I need one of our guests
from level "B" brought up to me,

and then I need to place a call.

There they go.

- Wait!

Slow down.

There we go!

We're online.

Status on the remote gun?

Green light.
We're ready to go.

Alex, you've got a call.

It's coming from the front desk.

Someone's calling you
at the hotel.

Hello?

One good thing about leading
such a public life

is it makes it much easier

for your fans to find
and contact you.

Is that what you are, Amanda?

- A fan?
- Oh, of course, Alex.

I've especially enjoyed watching

you lead this crusade
against human trafficking.

What do you want?

- Manners, dear.
- Oh, I'm sorry.

I'd be happy to give you a much
warmer greeting in person.

Just tell me
where I can find you.

That'll have to wait.

For now, I need to speak
with Nikita.

It's rather pressing,

so let's stop wasting time,
and have Birkhoff connect us.

Seymour, we have a situation.

Excuse me, Deputy Director.
Can you tell us what's going on?

- Here we go.
- Target acquired.

A video was released,
reported to show my death.

This was nothing
but an elaborate lie...

Nikki, you've got a call.

What?

It's Amanda.

- Just another attempt...
- Hello, Nikita.

I don't know where you are,
but my guess is

you're poised to kill
one of our important assets.

- Shake...
- Gold star, Amanda.

Well, before you do,
there's something you should know.

When we swap out a target
for a double,

we hold on
to the original subject

to assist
in operational support.

The real Matthew Graham
is right here next to me.

If our asset dies,
there's no reason

to keep the original alive.

Do you understand
what I'm saying, Nikita?

You pull that trigger,
you'll be killing the real Matthew Graham.

These tricks,
these attempts at deception,

are nothing more than signs

of an increasingly
desperate individual.

And I am alive...

Once this press conference
is over,

we lose our shot at him,
and if that happens,

who knows how much
more damage he'll do?

Yes, Nikita.
Stop Graham at all costs.

All it will require of you

is the death
of one more innocent.

You have so much blood

on your hands already,
what's one more life?

How do I know
you're not bluffing?

You could have killed the
original Graham a long time ago.

Tell her.

This is...
This is Matthew Graham.

- Birkhoff.
- On it.

Can you tell me
where you are?

I have no idea
where I am.

- Incoming, Nikki.
- These lunatics have been

holding me here for months.
Who is this?

I need you to listen
to me carefully.

There's another person
posing as Matthew Graham.

He's running a task force
for the FBI,

so I need to confirm you are
who you say you are.

Can you tell me what your last post was
before the Bureau?

I was a weapons officer
in the Navy.

Wait a minute, are you telling
me that that's why they took me?

What the hell is going on
out there?

What about Sarah?

She'd never go along
with something like this.

Matthew, Sarah's dead.

- What?
- The double had her killed,

and they're trying
to pin it on me.

Because it was your fault.

If you hadn't sent
that message to the FBI,

she'd still be alive,
but as always,

you never gave a thought

to the collateral damage
you might cause.

Nikita, Graham's double
is a key link for the Shop.

He established the Cayman
and Pakistan connection,

and if I'm right, the path he's
leading everyone on could lead

to many more casualties,
possibly a war.

Yes,
let's talk casualties.

Because of you,
Dale Gordon is dead.

Because of you,
Sarah Graham is dead.

We'll see.

That's all for questions.
I just have...

Nikita, this is our last chance.

One statement
that I would like to read.

Whoever you are out there,

blow that bastard away!

They're gonna kill me anyway,

and I'll be damned
if I let this psycho bitch win,

so do it!
Do it!

Nikita.

How many more
have to die because of you?

He'll cause
thousands of casualties.

- We're gonna lose him.
- One of the things we know

is that she is a callous
and cold-hearted killer,

with no regard for human life.

She believes that such cruelty
is a sign of strength.

But I am here to tell you that
it is precisely the opposite.

You'll never win.

She will be found,
and she will be punished.

Congratulations, Nikita.

You've managed to eliminate
an operative

who had already outlived
his usefulness.

All you've succeeded in doing

is you've spilled
more innocent blood.

I hope she finds you.

So do I.

It had to be done.

Amanda never would have
let Graham out of there alive.

And she's the one who killed
those people, not you.

She was just playing more
of her head games.

Thank you.

I forgot how much
I need you guys.

Oh, hey.

Another voice to add
to the chorus.

Alex.' Nikita?

Hey, Alex.

It's good to hear your voice.

How are you doing?

I'll get by.

How are you?

I heard you took on
some traffickers.

- How'd it go?
- Nothing I couldn't handle.

And I had some help
from an old friend.

Old friend?

Sam's here.

Says he wants revenge on Amanda

and that we should
work together to find her.

He helped me out of a jam,

but I'm still not sure
I can trust him.

Owen.

Give him a chance.

I-I still think
that the person I knew

is somewhere inside there.

You know, Alex,
I think I just...

I need to believe
that there are people

still worth fighting for,
you know?

You know
Michael still cares about you.

I know, I just hope he does too.

I gotta go.
I'll check in soon.

Hey, be careful.

Get down, get down!
Do it now!

Don't move!
Get down!

- You've got the wrong person!
- I said, get down!

Aah!

Come on, come one, move!

- Hey, hey, hey!
- We gotta help-

Listen to me.
We can't do anything

from inside a cell!
Let's clear out,

and we can figure it out,
but right now, we gotta go!

Go!

Authorities are
still investigating

Graham's shocking murder.

One piece of the puzzle
they're analyzing is the video,

sent to news outlets
shortly after the attack.

I apologize for taking
such a drastic action,

but the man calling himself

Matthew Graham was not
who he said he was.

I am so sure of that
that I will make this offer.

Do a DNA test on his body

and compare it to the samples
already on file.

Do that,
and I will turn myself in.

This is exactly
the sort of undue attention

we sought to avoid.

DNA tests, autopsies,
contingencies we've planned for.

Taking established protocols
into account.

Not the volatile movements
of Nikita.

I have to admit,

I was a bit surprised
she pulled the trigger.

Perhaps she really has changed.

Michael...

Thank you.

I know there are going
to be casualties in this war,

but today,

I didn't have to be a killer
because of you.

You know, the hardest part
about being out there

was seeing myself
on those wanted posters.

This constant reminder
of my worst fear,

that all I am
is what Division made me.

Division doesn't define
any of us anymore.

We fight because we want to.

And because we're here
for each other.

That's why we're a team.

Michael, can we stop talking
about the team, please?

Nikita, there's a reason
why I'm talking about the team.

I'm still here to help you,

and I always will.

And I'm still here
to fight Amanda and the Shop.

But I am done fighting for us.

No matter
how the FBI autopsy plays out,

this has already forced us
to accelerate our timeline.

Revealing Alexandra Udinov
as the third party

who helped Pakistan
finance the assassination

was not supposed
to have happened until later.

Does it really matter?

It's not like Alex can deny
she's funding Nikita.

A look at the Udinov accounts
will show she's been financing

their little band for months.

How are they going
to fight the truth, hmm?

The projects we have under way

are overlapping
and interdependent.

That is why timing
is so important.

Graham had
more of a part to play.

Then we'll adjust.

Don't forget, we still have
one more ace in the hole,

and his mission is just beginning.

Birkhoff.

How's the NSA search going?

You find any doppelgangers yet?

Not yet, Shadowbot's
still doing his thing.

I guess
you're just gonna have to wait.