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Where the hell
is Jesse with
our backup?

Yeah, no kidding.

Stay down!

That'’s not my style.
You know that.

[GUN FIRING]

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

Are you okay?

Ugh, I'’ve
been better.

I am so sorry.
I thought I had
him under control.

Who the hell
are you?

Nikki?

Hi.

Oh. Hey.

I'’m so sorry.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: I am Adam Kane.

I was a pioneer
of genetic research.

Manipulating DNA
to save human lives.

But in many their genes
unexpectedly mutated.

They developed
super-human abilities.

Together with four
of the most powerful,

I fight to protect a world that
doesn'’t even know we exist.

We are Mutant X.

Hey, how'’s
she doing?

Well, the bullet
missed the bone,
but it tore up the muscle.

Anybody else might
have lost a leg.

I guess that'’s
a bright side.

Well, yeah, but, I mean,

if it wasn'’t for
Nikki, she might
have lost her life.

So how do you
two know each other?

Well, Nikki was
one of the first
people I found

when I was putting
together Mutant X.

And she and Shalimar
bunked together for,
what? About a year?

Yeah, we were
both fifteen.

We became more
than friends, though.
We were like sisters.

Come on, let'’s give
her some rest.

Yeah.

You know what, I realized
that I needed a mix
of talents for Mutant X

And unfortunately that
meant choosing between
Nikki and Shalimar.

I was the
runner-up.

Well, no. It wasn'’t
an easy choice.

But I tried to
give her a
normal life,

I set her up with
a Foster home,

tried to keep away
from the battles
of Genomex.

I guess fate just
works in funny
ways, doesn'’t it?

One day I'’m just
driving down the street,
minding my own business,

and here I am,
right back
where I started.

Ah, so that
must make us
the lucky ones.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

Well, actually, I'’ve worked
really hard over the years
to develop my powers.

I studied boxing and
martial arts, gymnastics.
You name it.

Just not quite
good enough to
keep that guy

from getting his
last shot off, though.

Do you think that
I'’ve thought about anything
else since that happened?

Brennan, she saved
her life. Give her a break.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

Don'’t worry about him.

We'’re glad you're here.

Thanks.

Being back here
with you and Shalimar,
it'’s like coming home.

[SIGHS]

Ah...ADAM: Hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey,
what are you doing?

A wheelchair?Yeah.

How am I supposed
to get a rematch
against those guys

sitting around
in that thing?

You'’re not gonna get
a rematch. You'’re going
to take care of that leg.

Oh, come on.Sit down, sit down.

Even with one leg,
I can still kick ass.

Listen, any stress
on this leg could
cause permanent damage.

Now, you'’re going to be on
your feet in a couple of days.

Until then I want you
to rest, and I want you
to take care of yourself.

Oh, great.

[WHISPERS] Ferals.

I heard that.

It is so great
to see you again.

[EXHALES]

I can'’t tell you how many times
I thought about getting together
with you.

I just...

So much I wanted to ask you,
about what I was going through.

About your powers?

Well, about everything.

I really did look up
to you, you know?

Do you remember
how we would talk
all night long

after Adam would make us
turn out the lights.

[LAUGHS]

Do you remember,
you couldn'’t decide whether
you wanted to be a princess

or a professional wrestler?

I still can'’t.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, you don'’t have
to go back right away,
do you?

Actually, I don'’t have much
to get back to at all.

I did have an office job
out West till last week,

but I couldn'’t
take it anymore.

I don'’t know about you,
but if I'’m cooped up
inside for too long

I start climbing the walls.

Hmm. Goes with
the territory for ferals.

Yeah.

What kind of work
you looking for, anyway?

I don'’t know.

Why? Do you know of
an opening somewhere?

Shalimar, I said no.

Adam, all I'’m saying is
if I can'’t go out
in the field,

You need somebody
to fill in for
a few days.

Come on,
give Nikki a shot.

She'’s fast.
She'’s strong.

That has nothing
to do with it.Well, what then?

She'’s totally untrained.

I can'’t just put her
out there with Mutant X.

It could be a disaster.

Yeah, well, so could
trying to take down
those lunatic bikers

without a full team.

Tell her to take
her cues from Brennan.
She'’ll be fine.

Okay, guys,
here'’s the lowdown.

Walderson industries
didn'’t want to
make it public,

but what those bikers
got away with

was something called
a particle decelerator.

Six months ago
it would'’ve been
science fiction.

Apparently it can completely
freeze electron movement.

Well, that means
it can also shut down
anything electrical.

That'’s right.
Computers, communications,

or the power grids
for an entire city.

So what would happen
if you used it against
another person?

Oh, that'’s where
it gets nasty.

It would completely shut down
their brain and their
central nervous system.

Like turning people off.

Well, it looks like
somebody finally invented
the death ray.

Yep.

Gotta figure out
who these guys are,

and how they'’re
planning on using it.

Well, Nikki'’s our best lead.

Well, unfortunately, she
doesn'’t remember much.

Maybe I can help her
with a psionic memory scan.

NIKKI: I don'’t know
if I like the sound of that.

Don'’t worry,
it'’s safe and painless.

I mean, there'’s got to be
something that you saw
about the thieves

that you don'’t even
know you saw.

I guess it'’s okay.

Whatever I can do
to help you guys.

Emma: Okay.

[MACHINE BEEPING]

No, I changed my mind.
I don'’t like the look of that.

It'’s all right.
It'’s harmless.

All that'’s going to happen
is we'’re going to put
this contraption on your head,

and you relive the fight
in the street, okay?

And then I will give you
a telempathic boost

and the machine
converts optic memories
into digital images.

If we'’re lucky,
we'’ll see what
you saw, okay?

Maybe a feature
of the shooter
or something.

All you have to do
is relax and remember.

And you'’ll see
everything I saw?

JESSE: Well, only
what you focus in on.

Which is why
we need you to zero in

on the facial features
of the shooter.

I'’ll try.Okay.

I'’m trusting you, okay?

Just concentrate on
the memories of the fight
and you'’ll be fine.

Shouldn'’t be too hard.

Just try to remember
everything leading up
to when you saved Shalimar.

[MOANS]

[GUN FIRING]

[MOANS]

[MOANS]

[GUN FIRING] [SCREAMING]

I'’m sorry. I can't...
I can'’t go
through that again.

No, no, no.It'’s okay.

Relax. Relax.
You'’re okay.

[GROANS]

What did you get, Emma?

It was pretty intense,
but I saw the scene.

It'’s all there on the device.

She saw him.

He had a tattoo
of a teardrop
under one eye.

JESSE: Yeah. Guys get that
in prison when they'’ve
killed somebody.

Emma? Why don'’t
you tell me?

I don'’t know if
I can explain it, Jesse.

She was controlling
her emotions
pretty well.

I felt something underneath
the surface, you know.
Fear and anger.

More than anger.

Well, Emma,
she'’d just seen an
old friend being shot

and we were
forcing her
to relive it.

I mean, I get angry
when I just think
about it.

Yeah, maybe you'’re right.

But it felt like more.
And all I know is
I didn'’t like being there.

What'’s wrong with her?

Emma'’s a telempath.

So she doesn'’t have
the same insulation
from emotions that we do.

Did I do okay?

Yeah. You did great.

The decelerator'’s
in our possession.

[MOTOR WHIRS]

That'’s not what
I want to hear.

Look, I don'’t want
to be sitting on
this thing for too long.

Yeah. I'’ll be waiting
for your call.

[PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS]

We set?

He'’ll call when he lands.

Don'’t like it.

So far, this job'’s
gone down twisted
from the start.

It'’s a little bit of
unexpected resistance,
that'’s all.

A little resistance[ENGINE REVVING]

that could be trying
to track us down
right now.

Turn that
damn thing off!

[BIKE ENGINE STOPS]

What do you
want from them?

They gotta keep
the machinery tuned.

The bikes are fine.

Twelve hours from now
they can blow their
brains out on them.

For now,
we sit tight.

[COMPUTER BEEPING] [CLICKING]

Good. That'’s
a sharp image.
That should work.

Now, is Jesse running this
through the NCIC database?

Yeah, shouldn'’t be long
before we have an ID.

Good.

Adam, if you don'’t
mind my asking,

why did you choose
Shal over Nikki?

Well, it was difficult,
you know. It could'’ve
gone either way.

Spoken like a man trying
to avoid the question.

Well, the truth is
there'’s always something

wild and unpredictable
about ferals, right?

So, in the beginning
I thought that Shalimar
could learn to control it.

I wasn'’t so sure
about Nikki.

And now?

Well, now she seems different.

She'’s been a help so far.

[BEEPING]

That'’s where she
ripped off the rig.

And I'’ll say this for her,
she definitely has
some good moves.

Yeah.

I think maybe we ought to
give her a chance to use them.

NIKKI: So did you
ever think about what
it would'’ve been like

if I would'’ve stayed
here with you?

You kidding?

When you left, I cried
for a week, solid.

Are you serious?Yeah.

[LAUGHS]

I mean, I can'’t tell you
how many times

I wanted to come
and find you.

But Adam told me
it would be safer
for you if I didn'’t.

Yeah, I guess I was safer.

Well, I was never sure that
I was doing the right thing,

sending you to live
with foster parents,

so I'’m relieved to see
that you turned out
the way you did.

And I was hoping
to convince you
to stay a while longer,

maybe help out Mutant X
until Shalimar'’s back
on her feet.

Well, don'’t make me
twist your arm.

Of course...
Of course, I'’ll stay.

Anything you
guys need. Anything.

ADAM: Thanks.

Thank you.

Adam, it'’s like a dream
come true being
back here with you.

With both of you.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, wow.

Where do you think
you'’re going?

I'’m hitting my crib
to grab some
fresh ordnance.

Like hell you are.

Every second we sit
around here, those freaks
who came after us

at the plant
are getting closer.

Next time I run into
that whacked out chick
who grabbed my gun

I'’m going to be packing
some serious hardware.

[BIKE ENGINE STARTS]

[TYRE SCREECHING]

Hey, Nikki.

Come in.

Hey.Hey.

Look at you.
You'’re walking.

Oh, yeah, look at me.

I'’ll be running the
hundred-yard dash
in no time.

I'’m sorry. I'll let you
get ready for bed.

No, no, no. Come in.

You sure?

Don'’t be silly.
Come in, sit down.

You know, for a minute
I thought maybe
you were Adam

coming to tell me that
it was my bedtime.

You don'’t still have
a curfew, do you?

[LAUGHING] No.
We'’re past that
by now.

Good.He was pretty strict
with us, though, huh?

Oh, yeah, he sure was.

What about you?
What was it like?
What were your parents like?

Oh, well, the people that
Adam placed me with were great.

But that only lasted
for a few months

until the agency found me
a permanent family.

Yeah, what were they like?

They were perfect.

You know, I was always
kind of jealous...

because you got
to do that whole
normal teenage thing

that I never got to do.

Summer vacations,
birthday parties,
first dates...

the whole nine yards.

But, you know, the thing
I remember most

is that they always
had this way of just
making me feel special.

That'’s nice.

Every day with them
was another gift.

You know, I'’m glad
things worked out
so well for you, Nikki.

Yeah. Me, too.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

NIKKI: You can ID someone
just from a tattoo?

Well, it'’ll narrow it down,
but this program will compare

the image and a retinal scan
to the crime databases.

We'’ll get a match.

Wow. You'’re amazing.

How did you learn
all this stuff?

It'’s not hard.
I could teach you.

I'’m sure there's a lot
that you could teach me.

[BEEPING]

So, I guess this guy
Dylan carter'’s not
a very fast learner, huh?

He just got out
of the state pen
six weeks ago.

Well, he must be
real anxious to get back.

Yeah, no kidding.
You got a current address
on him, or what?

Yeah, unless he'’s lying
to his parole officer.

Good. Let'’s pay him a visit.

You think Shalimar
would mind if I
borrowed her jacket?

I don'’t see why.

What can I do for you?

You know why I'’m calling.

You probably knew
I'’d be calling
before I did.

Information does trickle in.

A theft
at Walderson industries,
a report of a gunfight.

Look, there can'’t be more
than ten people in the world

who can afford to pay
what they'’re asking
for the decelerator.

You know who they are.

There can'’t be more than one.

All right. So
who'’s the buyer?

This is Jurgen Bardo.
German arms dealer.

One stop shopping
for any level
of military hardware.

What makes you
think he'’s the one?

The theft has
all his earmarks.

He works with local talent,
pays them a pittance,

and makes a killing, selling
to the highest bidder.

Governments?

Sometimes the same one
he stole it from.

My sources tell me
he'’s on the move.

To pick up his latest
piece of hardware.

A lot of people
would be grateful if
Bardo were taken down.

A lot of people who can
offer significant favors.

Ah, you can keep the favors.
Just tell me what
you can about Bardo.

I want him before he makes
the pickup and disappears.

Right.

Dylan'’s apartment's
on the fourth floor.

I'’ll check out the back.Yeah.

Okay, you stay here.
We'’ll call you
if we need backup.

It'’d be better
if I went with you.

You don'’t follow
directions real well,
do you?

Actually, I'’m kind
of like you, Brennan.

I like to follow
my own instincts.

No, actually, that'’s
more like Shalimar.

Look, when you'’re
under our watch,
we work as a team.

You stay here.

You know, I get this feeling
that you don'’t like me
very much, do you?

You know, I don'’t
even know you.

But I know Adam,
and if he chose you,
you must be good.

Except you'’re not
like the others,
you know?

How you figure?You'’re more street.

You'’re the one
who knows what'’s going

through these guys'’
heads right now.

What'’s going through
these guys'’ heads is simple.

They want to get rid
of this thing and get
their money asap.

And they'’re scared,
which makes them dangerous.

Dangerous doesn'’t bother me.

I can be pretty
dangerous myself.

You know what? I'’ve heard
quite a bit from you.

So far, all I'’ve seen
is Shalimar getting shot.

If I hadn'’t made a move,
she'’d be dead right now.

You know that.

You know what?
Maybe you'’re right.

Regardless, we work as a team.

Everybody plays
by the same rules,
everybody goes home safe.

You good with that?I'’m all over it.

Hey, I want to be a part
of the team here.

I just want
to do a good job.

Well, then, good.
Stay here.

Okay.

NIKKI: Hello, again.

Where are they?

Tell me where they are.

Who?Your friends, with
the decelerator.

I don'’t know what
you'’re talking about.

That'’s the answer
you give cops.

Not just someone
who'’s going to kill you
in three seconds.

An abandoned warehouse,
on the East side.

Whose warehouse?

Lucinda. Lucinda Alvarez.

That'’s very good.

Now that wasn'’t
so hard, was it?

Let me go.

That'’s where it gets
a little complicated.

You shouldn'’t have done
what you did to my friend.

I didn'’t do anything.

You did it.
You aimed the gun.
You pulled the trigger.

Get out of here.

And that'’s where it
goes from complicated
to tragic.

What?

See, if you
hadn'’t seen that,

Then I might
have been able
to let you live.

[BANGING ON DOOR]

Jesse, God,
it was horrible.

I tried to stop him
but he came at me

and I got the gun
from him and he
still fell back.

Nikki, it'’s okay.

We'’ll get you
back to sanctuary.

LUCINDA: Dylan...

Dylan, it'’s me.
Pick up if you'’re there.

This is the wrong time
to be playing games, man.
Call me.

I'’m going to hunt
down that half-wit.

If he shows up,
tell him to stay put.

She didn'’t do half bad.

Yeah, coming
from you that'’s
a ringing endorsement.

No, just the fact
that she'’s still breathing
says something for her.

Yeah, like she'’s good,
she'’s strong,

and we'’re damn lucky
to have her bringing
up the rear.

Yeah, something
like that.

I'’ve never seen
anyone die before.

It was horrible.

Yeah, it always
is the first time.

For some of us
it doesn'’t really get
much better from there.

Thanks.

Well, unfortunately,
without Dylan,

we'’ve lost our only lead
on the decelerator.

Not necessarily.
Before he died
I got him to talk.

He said that
the person in charge
of the entire operation

is a Lucinda Alvarez.

And they'’re holed up
at an abandoned factory
on the East side.

Not bad.I'’ll say.

How'’d you get him
to open up?

Girl'’s got her ways.

Oh, yeah? You happened
to get anything else
from him?

A phone number, address?

No, I'’m afraid
he wasn'’t in the mood
to stick around and chat.

Well, he
talked enough.

EMMA: That should be plenty
for us to track them down.

Good job.Thanks.

Did I miss something?

Hi.

Actually, no.
Not at all.

Nikki was just giving us
the name of the woman
who stole the decelerator.

Well, hey, don'’t give me
all the credit.

I learned from the best.

BRENNAN: Oh, come on,
don'’t sell yourself short.

This is the second time
that your instincts
have saved our butts.

That'’s great.

And my jacket looks
very good on you, too.

Oh. I just got
a little chilly earlier,

and I asked Jesse,
he said you wouldn'’t mind
if I borrowed it.

Oh. Whatever.
It'’s fine.

I'’m sorry.

I shouldn'’t have taken
it without asking you.

It'’s... it's fine.
Don'’t be silly. It's okay.

I feel bad.

It'’s fine.

We pack up and move out.

Those freaks took Dylan down
and for all we know

he could'’ve told them
everything. Let'’s go.

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

Yes. I'’ve been waiting.

The sooner we
do this the better.

[BIKE ENGINE REVVING]

Ready.

Crandall park...

south entrance...

5:15.

See you there.

ADAM: Hey, how'’s the pain?

I'’ll live.

Good. Tell me something.

What'’s it like having
Nikki around again?

Great.

Why? Everybody seems
to love her.

See, this is what
I was afraid of when
you two first got together,

that there'’d
be this natural
territorial response

between two ferals.

We'’re not animals, Adam.

I know, I'’m just saying
that it'’s hard for anybody
to get past the...

responses that
are hardwired
into our genetics.

No, it'’s... It's
more than that, though.

It'’s... it's more
like instinct.

You know, the way
she'’s moving in and...

figuring out ways to
get close to everybody.

Okay. But it'’s natural
for you to feel
a little threatened.

I don'’t
feel threatened.

No?

Okay, maybe a little.

I just think there'’s more
to her than she'’s telling us.

Okay. But you have
to admit that

so far she'’s been
nothing but an asset.

So does that mean
you'’re going to keep
her on the team?

Yes. But only until
you are back
on your feet.

Okay?

And look, I am sure
that Nikki is anxious
to get back to her own life.

Not as anxious as I am.

What you working on?

Making Nikki a comlink.

Look, Jesse, I know
you have a thing for her,

but don'’t you think
you'’re maybe going
a little bit overboard here?

Wasn'’t my idea.

No, I'’m sure it wasn't.

Nikki'’s always
been very persuasive.

It wasn'’t Nikki,
it was Adam.

I think after today
he just wanted us
to bring her up to speed

so she wouldn'’t get hurt.

Now that'’s rich.

What next? Are we
all going to get together
and redecorate her bedroom?

Maybe she'’d like my room.

That might be easier.

Hey, Shal, have
you seen... Nikki?

Disappointed?

No, just from the back
you look like Shalimar.

Really?

I'’ll take that
as a compliment.

Are you sure you should
be borrowing her clothes?

Well, actually, these
are mine, Brennan.

Yeah, she and I
always did have
very similar taste.

Which is why I think
she has such a problem
with me.

She also thinks
that there'’s something
going on between us.

Well, that'’s ridiculous.

Is it?

Yeah.

Don'’t move. You've
got an eyelash.

Excuse me?

Shalimar.

What'’s going on here?

Nothing.Stay out of this, Brennan.

I think you'’ve
overstayed your welcome.

I'’m sorry?No, I'’m sorry.

Time for you
to get your things,

and get the hell
out of here.
Shalimar.

You'’re wearing
my clothes in my room,

trying to take over my life,
now get the hell out!

Shalimar.

Get a hold of yourself.

You gonna say something,
Brennan, or are you just going
to stand there staring at me?

How'’d you know
it was me?

Well, I might not
be the top feral
around here anymore,

but I can still sense you
from a hundred feet away.

Oh, so, all those times that
I snuck into sanctuary late?

Busted.

Oh, great.

So you okay?

I don'’t know.

I don'’t know. I mean,
maybe it'’s like Adam said

and I'’m on some feral
territorial rant, or maybe
it'’s my leg that's got me down.

God, I look at her
and she'’s faster
and she'’s stronger

And she'’s sexier...Shal.

I don'’t know about
faster and stronger,

but being a
damn good judge
of sexy myself,

she'’s definitely got
a long ways to go

before she ever
catches up with you.

Look, you have no reason
to feel threatened by Nikki.

So that'’s what
everybody thinks, huh?

Would you just stop.

Nobody'’s thinking anything.

We can'’t just
sit around and wait
for you to feel well again.

Well, thank you,
Brennan, that makes me
feel a whole lot better.

Brennan.

We matched up the name
of Lucinda Alvarez

to an abandoned factory
on the West side.

It'’s owned by
her ex-husband.

It'’s been closed down now
for a couple of years.

You and Jesse
better check it out.

Well, what are you
waiting for?

[MACHINE BEEPING]

You know, I don'’t know
what happened.

You saw Shalimar,
she just snapped
at me out of the blue.

She'’s got this thing in
her head that she thinks

that I'’m trying
to replace her.

I don'’t know, Nikki.

You'’re tough to read.

What? You'’ve been using
your telempathic powers
on me?

Not since we were connected
during the imaging.

I don'’t do that to friends
unless they want to let me in,

you know, but some things
I can'’t help but feel.

And?

When Dylan Carter died,
I didn'’t sense the pain

you said you were
feeling over it.

What, are you
saying I lied?

No, I'’m saying
I want to know
what you were feeling.

I guess I felt ashamed,

because I was
actually excited

that I had stopped
the guy who hurt Shalimar.

Well, then, why
didn'’t you just say
that from the start?

I don'’t know.

[SIGHS]

You do this
every day, Emma.

I spent my whole life
just trying to pretend like
I don'’t have these powers.

Tried to fit in
with the rest
of the world.

Like I'’m not
some kind
of a freak.

We all feel like that
from time to time.

Yeah, but you guys
have each other.

I'’ve never had anyone.

And you know what?

Today was actually
the first time
in my entire life

that I felt like
I was a part
of something,

And I was some place
where I belonged.

And those few minutes,

I actually felt
good about myself.

But somehow I'’ve
screwed it all up

because Shalimar
hates my guts.

I'’m sure it has to do more
with how she'’s feeling, Nikki,

Than it... than
it has to do with you.

I hope so.

NIKKI: Thanks.

Any idea why Nikki'’s
got Shalimar so tweaked?

Oh, come on,
think about it, pal.

What if you were laid up
and we found another molecular

that could mass
and phase as good
as you?

You kidding me?
I'’d take a week off.
Go to Mexico.

Find myself
a little senorita.

Sure about that?

Eh, maybe I'’d feel
a bit out of joint, too.

Hey...

Place looks empty.

Yeah. We should
check it out anyway.

Why don'’t you give
it the magic touch?

Knew I was here
for some reason.

BRENNAN: Adam?

Yeah, I'’m here.

Well, they were
definitely here.

And recently.

Pizza'’s still fresh.

I didn'’t grab lunch.

ADAM: All right, any clues
to where they might have gone?

No, not yet. But we'’re
gonna keep looking.

All right. You let me know
when you come up with something.

All right.

NIKKI: Adam.

Hey.

Look, I want to thank
you for letting me stay,
But I think I should go.

I was just going to
ask you to stay
a little longer.

I don'’t know.
I'’ve caused
so much trouble.

You know,
with Shalimar
and everything.

Nah, come on.
Now, you can
do me a favor.

The boys are over at
Lucinda Alvarez'’s hideout.

They'’re coming up empty
and they could really use
your feral Powers

to help search the place.

All right.
Anything for you.

All right.
Appreciate it.

Okay, I'’m gonna go.Thank you.

Am I the only one
around here who thinks
she has you all snowed?

Look, no matter
how you feel about her,

you cannot
deny the fact that
she'’s helped us out.

Yeah, but I think she'’s
actually starting to believe
there'’s a permanent home

for her here
with Mutant X.

And she'’s going to be
sorely disappointed.

This is your home, okay?

And there'’s nothing that Nikki
or anyone else is ever going
to do to change that.

ADAM: You'’re so crazy.

Well, glad you'’re
finally here.

We haven'’t managed
to turn up anything.

Let me see
what I can do.

BRENNAN: What is it?

Fresh fingerprints.

And what looks like
an impression from a pen.

Can you read it?

NIKKI: Lakeshore park. 5:15.

Okay, that must be where
Lucinda'’s meeting Bardo.

Perfect.

I'’d say whoever wrote this
did it less than an hour ago.

All right. Well,
that park is huge.

We need to go start
checking it out. Come on.

Hey.

You guys should be
able to handle it
from here, right?

What do you mean?
Aren'’t you coming with us?

I think you'’ve
got it covered.

Yeah, we understand.

Thanks for your help,
though, Nikki. I mean it.

Sure. Anytime.

And you guys just
say goodbye to Shalimar
for me, okay?

Yeah, I will.

Bye.

Something tells me
our life just got
a whole lot simpler.

[COMPUTER BEEPING] [CLICKING]

Hey, what
are you up to?

I'’m trying to uncover
the real story
on Nikki Rogers.

Shal, you know what?
You need to calm down.

She'’s gonna be
gone soon anyway.

Yeah, well, not if
she has anything
to do with it.

Emma, the exchange
is going down at 5:15,

Lakeshore park.
Let'’s go meet the guys.

Okay.

Are you gonna be okay
by yourself?

I'’m a big girl, Emma.

I'’ll be fine.

And where are they?

I don'’t know. Adam.

BRENNAN: We'’ve been here
for forty-five minutes.
There'’s no sign of them.

Just hold your positions.
Keep your eyes open.

Sorry, but I'’m
closing this deal.

Something'’s not right here.

Maybe Nikki got it wrong.

Or maybe we'’ve been had.

I'’ve been monitoring
the police band.

A woman'’s body
was just found
in Crandall park.

Let'’s go.

Oh, my God. Nikki...

I'’m sorry, Shalimar,

but if I can'’t be
a part of Mutant X...

then neither can you.

Well, look
what I found.

Your precious
particle decelerator.

How did you get that?

What difference
does it make?

Just like before.

Adam is always going
to choose you over me.

Look, Nikki, if
that'’s all it is,

I mean, we can
talk about this.

I'’m so tired
of talking, Shalimar.

Nikki, why are
you doing this?

Because you stole
my life, Shalimar.

You had a family
that accepted you.

And loved you.

The family that
I should'’ve had.

I never meant
to hurt you.

Do you really think
that you can hide in
the dark from me, Shalimar?

We'’re both ferals, remember?

You don'’t want
to do this.

I so do.

You have absolutely
no idea what it was like

to live with
those monsters.

What did they
know about ferals?

No, they thought I was
some kind of a freak.

The only way
they could figure out
how to deal with me was

to beat me to death
one day at a time.

Nikki, I had no idea.

Oh, that'’s okay.

I took care of them.

But don'’t worry, sweetie,

with you I'’ll make sure
that it'’s a lot more painful.

This is useless, Shalimar.

Just give it up.

You'’re right, Nikki.

Smart girl.

I like to think so.

ADAM: Shalimar!

I had to.
She tried to kill me.

It'’s okay.
We believe you.

BRENNAN: You okay?SHALIMAR: Yeah.

EMMA: It'’s okay, Shal.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[KNOCKING]

How are you holding up?

I'’m still kicking.

That'’s a good sign, right?

Yeah.

You know, I can'’t stop
thinking about Nikki, though.

I can'’t get her
out of my head.

I know.

I keep thinking
about the young girl
that we used to know.

Yeah?

And that I failed
her somehow.

I should'’ve checked up
on her.

Well, you can'’t
blame yourself.

I mean, you had no
way of knowing, right?

Right. But still...

You know, I can'’t help
but wonder how
I would'’ve turned out

if it had been me
instead of Nikki.

Nobody can withstand
abuse like that and
come out of it unscathed.

I guess I was lucky.

Yeah.

Good night.Good night.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]