Original subtitles

(Operations) OUR SOURCES REPORT THE DEVELOPMENT

OF A NEW STRAIN OF NERVE GAS CALLED R-1.

(Operations) IT KILLS IN SECONDS, HAS A SHELF LIFE

3 TIMES THAT OF ITS NEAREST COMPETITOR.

ALL PROTOTYPES OF THE GAS MUST BE DESTROYED.

WHAT'S THE LOCATION?

(Operations) WE DON'T KNOW.

WE DO KNOW IT'S BEING FUNDED BY A HOSTILE COUNTRY

THROUGH BANK ACCOUNTS MAINTAINED AT AN EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS.

WE'LL INFILTRATE THE EMBASSY,

AND IDENTIFY THE NAMES OF THE SCIENTISTS

WORKING ON THE R-1 PROJECT.

THOSE NAMES WILL LEAD US TO THE PROJECT ITSELF.

THE MISSION IS PLANNED FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

THE EMBASSY IS WELL SECURED.

THERE'LL BE A BACKUP TEAM OF 4 OPERATIVES.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

WHAT IS IT, KRONEN?

I DON'T NEED THIS PLACE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEBRIEFING.

DEBRIEF THIS.

GET MEDICAL, NOW.

[woman speaking French]

ANY WORD?

IT'S STILL TOO EARLY.

IS HE DYING?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU CARE, DON'T YOU?

SO, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

SOMEONE TAKES HIS PLACE.

WHO?

[Russian accent] GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS EGRAN PETROSIAN.

I WILL BE IN CHARGE PENDING OPERATIONS' RETURN.

ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU

I DEEPLY REGRET THIS MORNING'S EVENTS.

I WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED

CONCERNING OPERATIONS' CONDITION

AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE WOULD NOT WANT

OUR ATTENTION TO BE DIVERTED

FROM THE BUSINESS IN HAND.

SO, RED TEAM, PLEASE REMAIN.

THE REST OF YOU, BACK TO WORK.

THAT'S US.

I REVIEWED THE MISSION PROFILE ON THE WAY HERE.

IT IS INADEQUATE.

I'M MAKING SOME CHANGES.

NIKITA WILL STAND DOWN.

YOU WILL REPLACE HER WITH 2 OPERATIVES OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING.

AND YOU WON'T LEAVE TOMORROW MORNING,

YOU WILL LEAVE TONIGHT.

I'LL ADVISE A BACKUP TEAM.

THERE WILL BE NO BACKUP TEAM.

A SMALLER PRIMARY UNIT PLUS BACKUP MAKES MORE SENSE.

THAT'S THE WAY OPERATIONS DESIGNED IT.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

SYKES.

WELL, SYKES,

IN CASE YOU DOZED OFF, I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU.

OPERATIONS IS NO LONGER IN CHARGE.

I AM.

YOU WILL BE STATIONED WITH--WITH BIRKOFF

TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT.

THAT FUNCTION IS MINE OR MICHAEL'S.

NIKITA IS NOT CLEARED FOR IT.

SHE IS NOW.

(Petrosian) I SUGGEST YOU REVIEW THE MISSION PROFILE.

AND USE ANY REMAINING TIME TO REST.

THIS IS THE FIRST ACTION OF THE NEW REGIME.

WE WILL ALL WANT TO BE AT OUR BEST.

BE CAREFUL, NIKITA.

OF HIM OR OF YOU?

(doctor) I'M SORRY BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

IT'S JUST A QUESTION

OF HOW LONG HE STAYS ON LIFE SUPPORT.

WILL YOU BE MAKING THAT DECISION?

I ALREADY HAVE.

I'VE DECIDED HE'S GOING TO RECOVER.

(Madeline) HIS WILL TO LIVE IS VERY STRONG.

YOUR WILL TO SAVE HIM MUST BE STRONG, TOO.

I'LL HELP YOU.

GO BACK INSIDE,

TELL YOUR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE POSSIBLE,

THEN THE IMPOSSIBLE AND THEN THE UNTHINKABLE,

UNTIL HE'S OUT OF DANGER.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, DOCTOR,

THAT ROOM WILL CONTAIN EITHER 4 LIVING MEN

OR 4 CORPSES.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

OK.

THE PATTERN'S COMPLETE.

(Nikita) TIME TO PARTIAL WINDOW?

(Sykes) 30 SECONDS.

COVERAGE?

(Sykes) 40 PERCENT.

GO.

MICHAEL, 20 SECONDS.

♪♪[Path to the Invisible by Pilgrimage playing]

5 SECONDS.

[inaudible]

SECURITY'S PRETTY TIGHT.

WRAPPED AROUND A Z-CUBED FUNCTION.

CAN YOU BREAK IT?

(Birkoff) I CAN GET YOU IN.

I CAN DELAY THE ALARM, BUT I CAN'T DISABLE IT.

GO.

(Nikita) MICHAEL, THE ONLY THING WE KNOW

IS THAT THE DISK IS HIDDEN IN A BOOK.

[beeping]

MICHAEL, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

[alarm beeping] THERE GOES THE ALARM.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE HAD A MINUTE?

I SAID MAYBE.

(man) HEY, GUARD, MOVE OVER.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE, NIKITA.

CONTINUE TO SEARCH.

[beeping]

I'VE GOT THE DISK.

WITHDRAW.

[men shouting]

[guns firing]

[gasping]

[gun firing]

[grunts]

SYKES, RETRIEVE MICHAEL.

I CAN'T. THERE'S TOO MUCH RESISTANCE.

I REPEAT, RETRIEVE MICHAEL NOW.

[gun firing]

[groans]

GO.

(Sykes) WE'RE OUT.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON? HE'S A BUTCHER.

WE LOST 2 MEN TODAY

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE BACKUP.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

(Petrosian) NIKITA.

YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY WAS SUPERB.

COOL, OBJECTIVE,

DECISIVE.

EXACTLY WHAT I NEED

FOR MY SECOND-IN-COMMAND.

WHAT ABOUT MADELINE?

MADELINE IS EXTRAORDINARY.

SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BE USEFUL

IN PSYCH OPS SITUATIONS.

BUT SHE'S BEEN WITH OPERATIONS A LONG TIME.

SHE'S VERSED IN HIS STYLE.

HIS METHODS.

WHAT I NEED IS MY OWN MADELINE.

I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN A PROMOTION.

NO?

YOU PREFER TO GO ON LIVING FROM DAY-TO-DAY?

RISKING YOUR LIFE ON MISSION AFTER MISSION

UNTIL ONE DAY YOUR LUCK RUNS OUT,

AND YOU'RE BLOWN TO PIECES

IN SOME OBSCURE CORNER OF THE EARTH?

[clears throat]

THERE IS MORE TO LIFE

THAN BRIEFINGS AND MISSIONS, NIKITA.

GOOD.

HOW'S OPERATIONS?

I'M CONFIDENT THE DOCTORS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN.

HAS PETROSIAN OFFERED YOU MY POSITION YET?

YES.

AND WHAT DID YOU SAY?

IF I SAY NO, HE'S GOING TO OFFER IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

WHAT IS THE POINT?

THE POINT IS, YOU DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DO MY JOB.

AND IF YOU TRY,

YOU'LL ONLY END BY DESTROYING YOURSELF.

IN ADDITION TO TAKING OVER FOR MADELINE,

YOU WILL HANDLE TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT

UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE I FEEL I CAN RELY ON.

IT'S DOUBLE-DUTY BUT IT CAN'T BE HELPED.

NO PROBLEM.

YOU WILL ANSWER ONLY TO ME.

YOU WILL BE MY EYES AND EARS

IN THE SECTION,

AND YOU WILL CARRY OUT MY INSTRUCTIONS

TO THE LETTER.

NOW, OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE THAT

THERE IS NOT ANOTHER KRONEN IN SECTION

WAITING TO GO BERSERK.

SO, YOU WILL INITIATE A FULL REVIEW

OF ALL PERSONNEL EVALUATION PROCEDURES.

THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.

GOOD.

NEXT, I WANT TO ENSURE

THAT ALL ACTIVITIES IN SECTION

COME UNDER MY DIRECT CONTROL.

STARTING WITH WALTER.

WALTER?

HMM.

I AM TOLD THAT HE LIKES TO WORK

ON HIS OWN SECRET PROJECTS.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

I DON'T WANT TO SPY ON MY FRIENDS.

KRONEN SHOOTS THE SECTION COMMANDER

IN PLAIN VIEW.

SYKES COMPLAINS ABOUT MISSION DESIGN.

WALTER WORKS ON UNAUTHORIZED PROJECTS.

SECTION IS OUT OF CONTROL.

IT HAS TO STOP.

WELL, I NEED TO FEEL CERTAIN THAT WALTER WON'T BE HARMED.

IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR FRIEND WALTER,

YOU WILL DO AS YOU'RE TOLD.

[footsteps approaching]

[smacking]

[sighing]

YOU SCARED ME.

I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING SCARED YOU, WALTER.

GET OUT OF HERE.

STILL THINKING ABOUT KRONEN?

YEAH.

[sighing]

IT BOTHERS ME THAT I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.

NOBODY DID.

THE DAY BEFORE, I WAS TRYING TO BRIEF HIM

ON THE NEW LASER SIGHT,

AND HE KEPT TALKING ABOUT HIS MOTHER.

HIS MOTHER?

ANYTIME ANYONE IN THIS PLACE STARTS TALKING ABOUT "MOM",

YOU KNOW HE'S GOT PROBLEMS.

SO WHAT ELSE ARE YOU WORKING ON?

I'M IN POSITION.

GUFELD SHOULD BE IN THE LOBBY IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

SYKES, REPORT.

SYKES?

I'M IN POSITION.

[footsteps approaching]

[inaudible]

TARGET IN SIGHT.

SYKES, DISARM SECURITY.

SYKES, YOU OPENED THE WRONG BOX.

(Michael) MR. GUFELD,

WOULD YOU HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, PLEASE?

THIS WAY.

[grunting]

SYKES, HURRY UP.

IT'S JAMMED.

(Nikita) MICHAEL, HOLD.

SYKES?

[gasping]

I GOT IT.

(Nikita) GO, MICHAEL.

DAMN IT.

[alarm buzzing]

(man) SECURITY PROCEED WEST, IMMEDIATELY.

[sighing]

(woman) WHAT-- WHAT'S GOING ON?

(man) MAY I SEE YOUR I.D.?

KEEP WALKING.

SORRY, GENTLEMEN,

NO ONE'S ALLOWED TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

OH!

HEY!

(man) DOWN, DOWN! EVERYONE GET DOWN!

[alarm ringing]

[gasping]

[tires screeching]

(Petrosian) CONFERENCE IN PARIS?

(Nikita) THE BRIEFING'S AT 9:00.

THE MEETING WITH HURLEY?

BOSNIAN PROTOCOLS COULD MAKE THAT AWKWARD.

I SUGGEST WE PUSH IT BACK A WEEK.

HMM.

AND THE GANTZWAY MISSION.

ALL ELEMENTS SATISFACTORY, EXCEPT SYKES.

HE FAILED TO DISCONNECT THE ALARM.

AND WHAT ABOUT OUR FRIEND WALTER?

DID YOU FIND OUT WHAT HE'S UP TO?

A REMOTE SURVEILLANCE MIKE. NEW TYPE.

COUNTER-SYNCHRONOUS.

SEEMS HARMLESS ENOUGH.

EXCELLENT, NIKITA.

I'M VERY PLEASED WITH YOUR WORK.

HOWEVER, I DO HAVE ONE MORE ASSIGNMENT

FOR YOU TONIGHT.

VOLARE IS AT THE EAST END OF THE PARK.

YOU KNOW IT?

BE THERE AT 8:00.

DRESS APPROPRIATELY.

SOMEONE WILL BE MEETING YOU.

HE WILL KNOW YOU.

♪ WHAT RAVAGES OF SPIRIT ♪

♪ CONJURED THIS TEMPTUOUS RAGE ♪

♪ CREATED YOU A MONSTER ♪

♪ BROKEN BY THE RULE OF LOVE? ♪

♪ AND FATE HAS LED YOU THROUGH IT ♪

♪ YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO ♪

♪ AND FATE HAS LED YOU THROUGH IT ♪

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

PETROSIAN SENT ME TO MEET SOMEONE.

WHY?

♪ AND I HAVE THE SENSE TO RECOGNIZE ♪

I IMAGINE IT'S PART OF HIS FULL LIFE

THAT HE'S PROMISED ME IF I WORK FOR HIM.

AM I UNDER ORDERS TO PLEASE YOU?

OF COURSE...

NOT.

♪ I'M EVER SWIFTLY MOVING ♪

♪ TRYING TO ESCAPE THIS DESIRE ♪

HE CAN MAKE IT EASIER FOR US.

WE COULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEND

MORE TIME TOGETHER OUTSIDE SECTION.

I WOULDN'T PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN HIM.

OK. WELL...

IF I'M DEALING WITH THE DEVIL,

IT'S BECAUSE SOMETIMES

THE DEVIL'S THE ONLY ONE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM, IS IT?

MICHAEL, IT BOTHERS YOU

THAT I HAVE SO MUCH MORE POWER NOW.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT.

MAYBE...

IT EVEN MAKES YOU A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE.

NO.

[clears throat]

SHOULD WE JUST HAVE A DRINK?

♪ DEEP WITHIN, I'M SHAKEN ♪

NO MORE GAMES.

NO PROMISES, JUST A DRINK.

♪ I KNOW I CAN'T BE WITH YOU ♪♪

[monitors beeping]

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I'M SORRY.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED.

THE DOCTORS SAY YOUR PROGRESS IS SLOW BUT STEADY.

LIVE.

I TRUST LAST NIGHT'S ASSIGNMENT WAS SATISFACTORY?

YES.

GOOD.

GUFELD IS IN THE WHITE ROOM READY FOR QUESTIONING.

INTERROGATE AND DISPOSE OF HIM.

OF COURSE.

THEN REPORT BACK.

[door closing]

MR. GUFELD.

WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?

YOU WORKED ON SOMETHING CALLED R-1.

I WANT THE LOCATION OF THE RESEARCH FACILITY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MR. GUFELD, I'M IN A HURRY,

SO I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK.

IF YOU DON'T TELL ME THE LOCATION,

I'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU KILLED.

IF YOU DO TELL ME, I'LL LET YOU GO.

YOU'LL LET ME GO?

WELL, IF WE GET WHAT WE NEED,

THERE'S NO REASON TO HOLD YOU.

THE PEOPLE I WORKED FOR--

THREATENED TO KILL YOU

IF YOU EVER TOLD WHAT YOU KNEW?

YES.

NO PROBLEM. WE'LL PROTECT YOU.

DO YOU PROMISE?

OF COURSE.

IT'S IN NORTHERN IRAQ.

NEAR THE TURKISH BORDER, JUST OUTSIDE ZAKHO.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE THE LOCATION,

MISSION PROFILE'S BEING DEVELOPED NOW.

GOOD.

(operative #1) SO, IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T HAVE SYMPATHY

WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S WEAKNESS.

YOU MUST USE THE WEAKNESS TO CONTROL THE PERSON.

OF COURSE.

EVERYONE HAS A WEAKNESS, WHETHER IT IS STATUS,

LOVE OF PRAISE, A LOVER, A MOTHER,

OR SIMPLY THE DESIRE TO GO ON LIVING.

YOU FIND A WEAKNESS, YOU CONTROL THE PERSON.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

I THINK I'M BEGINNING TO.

GOOD.

BIRKOFF.

I NEED A FAVOR.

PERSONAL FAVORS ARE AGAINST REGULATIONS.

WALTER SAID WE'RE ALL LIVING BY THE BOOK NOW.

EVEN PETROSIAN'S LITTLE PET.

WRONG, BIRKOFF.

PETROSIAN'S LITTLE PET GETS WHAT SHE WANTS.

WHAT THEY DID TO WALTER

WILL LOOK LIKE A FOOT MASSAGE

COMPARED TO WHAT I'LL DO TO YOU

IF YOU MESS WITH ME.

NOW...

IT'S ABOUT KRONEN.

HE SHOT OPERATIONS.

I NEED YOU TO FIND OUT

EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT HIS MOTHER.

EVERYTHING.

SHE LIVES IN BRAZIL WITH 5 KIDS.

KRONEN'S SIBLINGS.

SHE GOT THROWN OUT OF WORK ABOUT A YEAR AGO,

LIVED ON THE STREET.

THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED.

CHANGED, HOW?

SHE MOVED INTO A CONDO ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

NICE NEIGHBORHOOD, SERVANTS.

THE MONEY?

[keyboard clicking]

LEGITIMATE BANK ACCOUNTS.

SOURCE OF THE FUNDS?

UNTRACEABLE. WHAT'S GOING ON?

[computer beeps]

AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED, NOTHING.

THE MISSION'S BEEN PREPPED, IT LEAVES TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE BIO-WEAPONS PLANT

WILL BE DESTROYED IN 30 HOURS.

(Petrosian) RED TEAM?

MICHAEL, SYKES, PELHAM, VRONSKY.

NO, NOT SYKES.

HE HAS BEEN WEAK FOR SOME TIME NOW.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL HIM.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

NO.

YOU WILL DO IT PERSONALLY.

WHY?

I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE, NIKITA,

COMPASSION IS A WEAKNESS.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KILL

WITHOUT A MOMENT'S HESITATION.

BUT I'VE KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE THAT I'VE LOST COUNT.

YES, IN COMBAT. BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.

THIS IS A MAN WHOSE ONLY CRIME HAS BEEN THE FAILURE

TO LIVE UP TO THE STANDARDS OF SECTION.

I HAVE TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN KILL HIM, TOO.

FOR ME.

DO IT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY,

FACE TO FACE.

[bullets clicking]

AND, NIKITA,

DON'T TRY TO DECEIVE ME.

OF COURSE NOT.

I KNEW THIS WAS COMING FOR A WHILE NOW.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE THE ONE TO DO IT.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE ONE OF THE GOOD ONES.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, NIKITA.

[gun cocking]

[inhaling]

DO IT.

DO IT!

[gun fires]

IT'S TIME WE HAD A TALK.

PETROSIAN HAS TO BE STOPPED.

WHY?

HE HIRED KRONEN TO MAKE THE HIT ON OPERATIONS.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

KRONEN'S MOTHER WAS DESTITUTE,

PETROSIAN SAVED HER.

THE PRICE WAS THE HIT.

THE MOTHER'S NOW--

LIVING LIKE A QUEEN IN BRAZIL.

I SAW THE FILE.

GOOD FOR YOU.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH.

BY WHOM?

SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO TURN ME AGAINST PETROSIAN.

YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.

PETROSIAN IS A MURDERER AND WORSE.

WHY SHOULD HE BE ANY WORSE THAN OPERATIONS?

DON'T BE A CHILD.

IF PETROSIAN CONSOLIDATES HIS GRIP ON SECTION,

HE WILL START A REIGN OF TERROR

LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN.

WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

THE TROUBLE IS, MADELINE,

THE PUZZLE PALACE YOU CREATED

TENDS TO LET THE TRUTH FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

THE FILE YOU SAW WAS REAL.

THEN USE IT TO BRING HIM DOWN.

IT'S CIRCUMSTANTIAL,

HIS FRIENDS ARE TOO POWERFUL.

WE HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY.

CHOOSE, NIKITA.

ARE YOU ON PETROSIAN'S SIDE OR OURS?

I DON'T TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU ANYMORE, MADELINE.

SYKES HAS BEEN HANDLED.

YES.

I JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM HOUSEKEEPING.

[sighs]

THE DOCTORS TELL ME

THAT OPERATIONS IS IMPROVING.

YES, I HEAR HE'S GOING TO BE MOVED SOON

TO A HOSPITAL IN A GENEVA.

WON'T BE LONG BEFORE HE'S BACK RUNNING THINGS.

AND I'LL BE GONE.

AND I'LL BE AT THE MERCY OF MADELINE.

MERCY'S NOT EXACTLY HER STRONG SUIT.

STILL,

WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

KILL HIM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

OPERATIONS BUILT SECTION WITH HIS OWN BLOOD

AND HIS OWN PAIN.

AND YOU WANT TO MURDER HIM IN HIS SICKBED?

HE IS PAST.

YOU ARE THE FUTURE.

YES.

IT WOULD BE CONVENIENT FOR BOTH OF US

IF HE WERE OUT OF THE WAY.

YET NOT LONG AGO

YOU WERE RELUCTANT TO KILL SYKES.

NOW YOU ARE READY FOR THIS.

THERE IS NO CHOICE.

IT'S NOW OR IT'S NEVER.

OR PERHAPS YOU ARE SETTING A TRAP.

YOU NEVER LIED TO ME,

YOU MADE PROMISES AND KEPT THEM.

THAT'S NOT TRUE OF OPERATIONS,

MADELINE, MICHAEL, OR ANYONE ELSE IN HERE.

WITH YOU, I HAVE A CHANCE AT LIFE.

WITHOUT YOU,

I HAVE NOTHING.

IN THAT CASE,

YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO KILL OPERATIONS YOURSELF.

WITH YOUR OWN HAND.

ALL RIGHT.

IT WILL BE BEST IF WE WERE NOT SEEN TOGETHER IN THE AFTERMATH.

I WILL HAVE CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

IT MUST BE DONE DURING TOMORROW NIGHT'S MISSION,

WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS OCCUPIED.

[keyboard clicking]

HENTGEN, REPORT.

(operative #2) THE FINAL CHARGE IS SET.

WITHDRAW.

(Michael) 20 SECONDS TO DETONATION.

(Nikita) EVACUATE.

EVACUATION SEQUENCE IN PROGRESS.

THAT WAS EASY.

[alarm beeping]

BIRKOFF, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, FIND OUT.

AND DON'T LOSE TOUCH WITH THE TEAM.

THE TEAM IS FINE. THE PROBLEM'S INTERNAL.

(Birkoff) LOOKS LIKE THE BACKUP MATRIX

MIGHT HAVE BLED INTO THE PRIMARY CIRCUIT.

BUT I DON'T SEE HOW.

I'LL GO CHECK ON SYSTEMS.

(woman) DO YOU WANT THE SYMBOL TABLE?

(Birkoff) YES. HOLD THOSE.

[ticking]

[monitor beeping]

RAISE ME ANOTHER 20 PERCENT.

SOMEBODY TURN THE ALARM OFF.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I COULDN'T DO IT.

HE'S LYING THERE SO HELPLESS.

I WAS WRONG ABOUT YOU, YOU'RE WEAK.

I WILL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

NO, YOU WON'T.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND POWER.

YOU'RE FINISHED.

VITAMIN "B."

YOU HAVE MANY INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS, EGRAN,

BUT EVEN THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THIS AWAY.

WE DID SO MANY MISSIONS TOGETHER.

WE WERE GOOD.

THE BEST.

I OFTEN WONDERED

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WENT HEAD-TO-HEAD.

NOW WE KNOW.

STILL, IT WAS CLOSE.

YOUR TIMING WAS EXCELLENT.

I WAS OVERCOMMITTED, CARELESS.

IF ONLY KRONEN HAD BEEN A BETTER SHOT.

[chuckling]

I DON'T SUPPOSE FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE,

YOU COULD FIND ME

A DEEP-COVER ASSIGNMENT IN SOME BACKWATER,

NEVER TO BE HEARD OF AGAIN.

I'M AFRAID NOT.

IF WORD GOT OUT,

DISCIPLINE WOULD BE COMPROMISED.

THEN LET US NOT PROLONG THINGS.

THOUGH I DO HAVE ONE LAST REQUEST.

IF IT IS STILL THE CUSTOM FOR ONE

TO BE GRANTED TO THE CONDEMNED MAN.

WITHIN REASON.

SHAKE MY HAND.

WITH PLEASURE.

HI, WALTER.

HE'LL FORGIVE YOU EVENTUALLY.

AFTER ALL, IN THE END, YOU DID SAVE SECTION.

DID I?

I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR.

OPERATIONS IS A BETTER CHOICE THAN PETROSIAN.

BETTER FOR WHO?

IF YOU HAD DOUBTS, WHY DID YOU SIDE WITH US?

PETROSIAN WAS WILLING TO GIVE ME A LIFE.

AS MUCH AS ONE CAN HAVE INSIDE SECTION.

BUT IN ORDER TO GET IT, I LIED, I BULLIED,

AND WHO KNOWS,

EVENTUALLY I MIGHT HAVE EVEN

KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.

IN OTHER WORDS, I FOUND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO BE YOU.

AND YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT.

NO, I DIDN'T.

POWER IS ADDICTIVE, NIKITA.

YOU'VE HAD A TASTE.

IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD NOW.

YOU'RE WRONG.

YOU'LL BE BACK.

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

BUT THERE'LL BE ONE DIFFERENCE.

(Madeline) THE NEXT TIME,

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

[woman speaking French]