La Femme Nikita, Season 2

Michael:
I thought I lost you.

Nikita:
You never had me.

Nikita:
Is everything ok?

Michael:
Fine.

Nikita:
Where does the section think you are?

Michael:
Gathering intel. Why didn't you let me know you were alive?

Nikita:
I almost did once, I don't know why I didn't. I put everything out of my mind. Even the things that I didn't want to forget. Do you know, for three years all I did was dream about getting out of the Section. When I did, it wasn't what I expected. This isn't freedom. This isn't freedom...

Michael:
After the explosion, I started to believe you didn't make it out in time. I thought you were dead. When I saw you in Lyons, it brought me back. I never realized I needed you so much.

Nikita:
Will we be able to see each other on the outside?

Michael:
(He tell nothing)

Nikita:
I had a dream last night, you said some things to me, you revealed your feelings.

Michael:
Sometimes all we have is our dreams.

Nikita:
Closer.

Nikita:
You went through a lot of trouble to bring me back here . . . I want to know why!

Michael:
Be patient.

Madeline:
The doctors say you're going to live, that's the bad news. There is no good news.

Nikita:
So what are we going to do. You and I. Something happened between us, we can't keep on pretending it didn't happen.

Michael:
This isn't the right time.

Nikita:
We may never have another time. We can kiss, we can touch. There is nothing stopping us.

Michael:
They will see it in our eyes, and it won't be long before they figure out the truth.

Nikita:
They'll cancel us.

Michael:
Yes

Nikita:
I'm willing to die. As long a it means if I can live, really live for one day.

Michael:
Nikita wait.

Nikita:
Until when?

Michael:
Until you finish rehab.

Nikita:
And after that there will be another excuse.

Michael:
I don't know. I just know right now it's too risky.

Nikita:
I came back for you. For us to be together.

Michael:
That's going to be difficult now. We'll have to be careful.

Nikita:
I am tired of being careful.

Michael:
Get over it.

Operations:
Isn't today your birthday?

Madeline:
No, it's the 7th.

Operations:
Today is the 7th.

Walter:
It's ok, he's one of the good ones.

Nikita:
How long have you known him for?

Walter:
Since they get him in.

Nikita:
He's different.

Walter:
He is in what I call the 5% club.

Nikita:
Dare I ask what that may be?

Walter:
95% of the recruits have their souls sucked out of them the first year. For some reason this place doesn't get everybody. He's one of us.

Nikita:
Where does Michael fit in?

Walter:
Good question.

Michael:
This is not a training session, this is a mission, I am in charge.

Nikita:
What's up?

Michael:
Why were you with Jurgen?

Nikita:
That's why you called me in?

Michael:
We've been through this. He can hurt us, you shouldn't be talking to him.

Nikita:
I disagree with you.

Michael:
I'm not arguing, I'm telling you, stay away from him.

Nikita:
Michael, you been in Section for too long, you're paranoid about everything. Jurgen doesn't want to hurt anybody. He's a decent person, why can't you accept that?

Nikita:
Well, thanks for the enlightening, Michael. Can I go now? I was just curious, the night we had together, did it happen? Or was it just a dream?

Jurgen:
That's crap. If you want me dead, do it yourself.

Jurgen:
Michael loves you Nikita. I could grow to love you, but I could also live without you. I'm not sure if he can.

Michael:
Good work.

Nikita:
Thanks.

Michael:
Where are you going?

Nikita:
Grab something to eat.

Michael:
Want some company?

Nikita:
Not really.

Michael:
... You weren't home when I called.

Nikita:
I went out for dinner. Why? Is that a problem?

Michael:
No.

Nikita:
All right, Michael. So, what is this? So, I went out for dinner. What do you care?

Michael:
(He tells nothing).

Nikita:
Patented Michael answer, the blank stare. If you are jealous, just be jealous. Tell me not to see him.

Michael:
Is that all it would take?

Nikita:
Maybe . . . Maybe not. But at least it would be something real. Emotion. Except of this cryptic game of 20 questions.

Michael:
You are right. I shouldn't have asked.

Nikita:
So that's where we stand. You really don't care if I see Jurgen?

Nikita:
I won't lie to you, I'm not happy to be here. But it's not about getting out anymore.

Michael:
This is never an easy job, sometimes unbearable for all of us. I respect Jurgen for who he is and what he tried to do. But there are certain things that are absolute. Jurgen could not be allowed to hold Section hostage.

Nikita:
How could you do this Michael?

Michael:
I just told you.

Nikita:
Not to him, to me.

Michael:
It was never my intention to hurt you.

Nikita:
So that makes it ok? How far back does it go? My training with Jurgen? Or when you brought me in? The night we had together?

Birkoff:
Everybody's been contacted. Walter needs you in inventory.

Michael:
In a minute.

Nikita:
Well, that's the first time you had the section wait for me.

Michael:
When you were in his house, I was listening. I had to keep my feelings separate. That's how I live my life, Nikita. Split in two. I never let anyone see the other half, but it's there, always part of me.

Nikita:
Well, that's just too little, too late. I am going to help Jurgen through this, if he lets me. Oh, I've become part of his life.

Michael:
Nikita, some of the things I said about Jurgen are not true. I tell you this just in case you have any doubt as to what kind of man he was. I'm sure you don't. Jurgen trained me when I first came to the section. I'll miss him.

Madeline:
I already have. I've decided he's going to recover. His will to live is very strong. Your will to save him has to 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 four living men... or four corpses. Do you understand?

Madeline:
Has Petrosian offered you my position yet?

Nikita:
Yes.

Madeline:
And what did you say?

Nikita:
If I say no, he's going to offer it to somebody else.

Madeline:
That's not the point.

Nikita:
What is the point?

Madeline:
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.

Michael:
Am I under orders to please you?

Nikita:
Of course….. not. He can make it easier for us. We could have the chance to spend more time together outside Section.

Michael:
I wouldn't put too much trust in him.

Nikita:
Okay, well, if I'm dealing with the devil, it's because sometimes the devil is 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.

Michael:
No.

Nikita:
Shall we just have a drink? No more games, no promises, just a drink.

Nikita:
Birkoff. I need a favor.

Birkoff:
Personal favors are against regulations. Walter said we're all living by the book now, even Petrosian's little pet.

Nikita:
Wrong, Birkoff. Petrosian's little pet gets what she wants, or what they did to Walter will look like a foot massage compared with what I do to you if you mess with me.

Madeline:
I think it's pretty clear. Operations is a better choice than Petrosian.

Nikita:
Better for whom?

Madeline:
If you had doubts, why did you side with us?

Nikita:
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...to be you.

Madeline:
And you didn't like it.

Nikita:
No, I didn't.

Madeline:
Power is addictive, Nikita. You've had a taste. It's in your blood now.

Nikita:
You're wrong.

Madeline:
You'll be back. It's only a matter of time. But there'll be one difference. The next time… I'll be waiting for you.

Petrosian:
You can't have sympathy with another persons weakness. You must use the weakness to control the person.

Nikita:
Of course.

Petrosian:
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. Do you understand?

Nikita:
I think I am beginning too...

Petrosian:
Good.

Michael:
Nikita.

Nikita:
Hello, Michael.

Michael:
We haven't talked in awhile.

Nikita:
What's up?

Michael:
We should go out, have dinner.

Nikita:
I would love to know how your mind works. Are you really that arrogant to think that you can turn me on and off at will?

Michael:
Of course not. I am just being careful.

Nikita:
Careful?

Nikita:
Two days ago you asked me out for dinner, Michael. Obviously you've changed your mind.

Michael:
If it were anyone else that came after me, I would have killed them. I cannot allow you to become my weakness.

Nikita:
Of course not.

Michael:
Yes, I knew him.

Nikita:
Now you're protecting him.

Michael:
Up to a certain point.

Nikita:
Why would you protect him at all? After all the lectures to me about sacrificing feelings ... for the greater good, hm?

Michael:
I'll take care of it, Nikita.

Nikita:
There's something you're not telling me.

Michael:
Just stay out of it.

Michael:
I asked you to stay out of it.

Nikita:
Yes, you did. You should try talking to me the next time, Michael. Maybe you'll get better results.

Nikita:
Why are you in his debt?

Michael:
My sister.

Nikita:
Your sister?

Michael:
After my parents died, I ... took care of her. ... She was still very young. When I was arrested there was no one to help her. René took her in. Even after he thought I was dead he kept providing for her.

Michael:
He had no reasons to do it, except out of kindness.

Nikita:
Didn't you tell me once that you can't separate the man from his actions? He's still a terrorist.

Michael:
To me, his actions are that of a friend.

Nikita:
Michael, disengage. Let the Section sort this out.

Michael:
It's too late. A profile's been set. I'm not sure I can do it.

Nikita:
Why are you telling me this?

Michael:
I wanted you to know in case something happens to me.

René:
How could you?! Huh?

Michael:
I'm sorry.

René:
You have no soul ..., no honor! Defend yourself! I said, defend yourself! You once said that a person can define themselves by what they are willing to die for. I will die for a belief. You will die because you have none!

Nikita:
(She shoots and kills René).

Michael:
You should have let him do it.

Michael:
Can I give you a piece of advice?

Nikita:
Go ahead.

Michael:
It's best to be ruthless, but if you are not, it's essential to appear that way.

Nikita:
Is that your secret, Michael? You just appear to be ruthless?

Operations:
You still don't understand what you are dealing here, do you? You think you are a lonely beacon of decency in an insane world or something like that. Isn't that true? The section isn't me or Madeline or Michael. It's bigger, deeper, smarter than any of us.

Nikita:
You make it sound like it's alive.

Operations:
Oh, yes, and we all walk a narrow path to keep it that way.

Nikita:
Path without feeling, compassion, or hope.

Operations:
Yes.

Nikita:
We die so the section can live.

Operations:
Yes.

Nikita:
I can't accept that.

Operations:
You have no choice, Nikita. No one does, especially me. Do you understand?

Nikita:
I understand that you are talking to me for once.

Operations:
With most operatives, self preservation takes over, compassion is the first thing to go.

Michael:
She's different.

Operations:
Have you tried, Michael, really tried to crush out her feelings?

Michael:
Of course.

Operations:
You succeeded with so many others, why not her?

Michael:
She's strong.

Operations:
Is that the only reason?

Michael:
Yes.

Operations:
But we can't be allowed to love our friends... or hate our enemies.

Michael:
Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?

Nikita:
Not today.

Michael:
Well, you are beautiful.

Nikita:
Oh, no, you don't. That's how you hurt your back in the first place.

Michael:
I should report you for that kind of cruelty.

Nikita:
I know, I know, I know . . . Michael?

Michael:
Yes?

Nikita:
I love you.

Michael:
I love you, too.

Michael:
Was it difficult for you?

Nikita:
The debrief?

Michael:
No, the mission.

Nikita:
At the time, no.

Michael:
And now?

Nikita:
Well, that all depends on you... how do you feel about it?

Michael:
Conflicted.

Nikita:
Well, maybe I can help... we can talk about it.

Michael:
I'd love to... but what you need to hear, I can't tell you yet.

Nikita:
Yet?

Michael:
You know a lot about me, Nikita, but not everything. There are things that have to remain hidden. It has nothing to do with how I feel about you.

Michael:
I may not know who I was, but I know who I am, I can feel it. I will never be treated like a caged animal.

Michael:
No, I can't. I have to get out of here.

Nikita:
You will never make it. They will find you!

Michael:
How do you know?

Nikita:
Take a look around.

Michael:
You told me they are going to kill me anyway. I got nothing to lose.

Nikita:
I do.

Michael:
Have I ever told you that I love you?

Nikita:
Actually, no.

Michael:
I do.

Operations:
Oh, my God.

Madeline:
I'm all right. I can still function.

Operations:
I'm sending someone from Medical right away.

Madeline:
No, you can't. It's too risky. We need those people.

Operations:
I need you.

Madeline:
No, you need everyone working at full efficiency. I can do what I have to for at least the next six hours.

Operations:
Madeline, you ....

Michael:
Would you like to join me for dinner?

Andrea:
No, thank you. I don't go out much.

Michael:
With anyone, or just operatives?

Andrea:
With anyone, especially Section operatives.

Michael:
We got off on the wrong foot, it was partially my fault. I'd like to make amends.

Andrea:
It was nobody's fault. No amends are necessary.

Michael:
No amends then, just pleasure.

Andrea:
Forget dinner, Michael, it's not gonna happen.

Michael:
Ok, how about a cup of coffee? I'd like to get to know you better.

Michael:
Good morning.

Andrea:
Hi.

Michael:
I had a great time last night.

Andrea:
You talked me into coffee, then you managed to talk me into dinner, but this is as far as it goes.

Michael:
Why?

Andrea:
Because I like it here. Most people hate Section, or pretend to, but I like it.

Michael:
So do I. Doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves.

Andrea:
Section isn't exactly about enjoyment. The sniper wear, the weapons, the missions, those are real. Everything else is an illusion. People who forget that don't last long.

Michael:
Everything is as real as we make it. No more, no less. It's up to us. If you change your mind, let me know.

Andrea:
Michael, anything wrong?

Michael:
Everything's fine?

Andrea:
I think I could love you. It's Nikita, isn't it?

Michael:
What do you mean?

Andrea:
You had a relationship with her. At least that's what people say. Is it true?

Michael:
Yes.

Andrea:
Did you love her?

Michael:
Does it matter?

Andrea:
Does to me.

Michael:
Yes, I loved her.

Andrea:
And now?

Michael:
Now, there's you.

Walter:
Well, I'm really not interested in surviving anymore. What I am interested in is living. That's where the real difference is. Oh, hell, I've being hanging around this place for too long already.

Nikita:
Walter, don't talk like that again.

Walter:
It's like I always said, you are one of the good ones. Don't change.

Andrea:
I'll be finished here in an hour. Want something to eat?

Michael:
I'm busy.

Andrea:
How about later?

Michael:
It's a bad time right now.

Andrea:
What do you mean?

Michael:
Just what I said.

Andrea:
Did I do something wrong?

Michael:
It's nobody's fault, some things are just not meant to be.

Andrea:
Let's at least talk about it.

Michael:
We have.

Andrea:
Did he just get through to me just to prove he could? Is he that much of a monster? Is that what he did to you?

Andrea:
He can't do this, we can't let him get away with it.

Nikita:
What does that mean?

Andrea:
I mean we have to do something.

Nikita:
Michael, she tried to kill you. What are you gonna do about it?

Michael:
Nothing.

Nikita:
Why not? Cause you feel guilty?

Nikita:
Walter, it's just this place. It gets to me sometimes, that's all. I was in pretty bad shape this time the last year. I don't wanna feel that way again.

Walter:
Sugar, listen, you can't change the way they treat you. The only thing you can change is the way you treat yourself. Why don't you go out? Have a good time, find a man.

Michael:
Is this a singularity or is it a permanent upgrade?

Operations:
We'll see how it goes. Do you have a problem with any of this?

Michael:
Nikita performs best when she's scripted. I don't think she's ready.

Operations:
I disagree. It's never easy, but you are going to have to let go sometime, Michael.

Michael:
Think it through. But more importantly you will have to stop coming to me. I'm no longer your mentor.

Madeline:
It was wrong of me to put you in this position. Operations was right.

Nikita:
He was your husband.

Madeline:
Yes, he was.

Nikita:
How could you kill him?

Madeline:
There was no way to bring him back, his presence outside the Section for so many years would undermine our credibility, and letting him go wasn't an option. He understood that.

Operations:
You confuse me Madeline. If you don't want to enjoy my company, then why did you agree to open things up again?

Madeline:
I didn't open anything up, I slept with you. There's a difference.

Operations:
Ok, then why did you sleep with me?

Madeline:
Because you wanted it.

Operations:
And you didn't?

Madeline:
That's irrelevant. The foreplay was becoming a distraction to both of us. It was affecting your work and decisions, and in turn affecting mine.

Madeline:
What we had, has been over for years, the other night doesn't change a thing. I think you need to face that.

Walter:
Adrian founded this place. She's the mother of Section One.

Adrian:
Sit down, please.

Nikita:
Why don't you just quit with the English gentility and tell me what you want from me?

Adrian:
Together my dear, you and I are going to destroy Section One.

Adrian:
No, I don't suppose you would. After all the only coping mechanisms you have intact is that Section protects the innocent. If you didn't believe that you'd have been gone long ago. One way or another.

Michael:
You know what. It's gone too far Nikita. They won't let this pass. If there was ever a time you had to trust me... it's now.

Nikita:
Ok, Michael, now you lost me.

Michael:
You're in over your head.

Nikita:
Take your hands off me, please.

Michael:
Now listen to me. If Adrian succeeds, every operative will be canceled. No exceptions. They will roll up Section like it never existed. And if you think Adrian can protect you, you're wrong. Where's Adrian?

Nikita:
I don't know.

Michael:
Where's the file?

Nikita:
I don't know.

Michael:
You're lying.

Nikita:
I don't know.

Michael:
Why... why? This is your last chance. Our last chance. Where's Adrian?

Nikita:
I don't know.

Michael:
Then you leave me no choice.

Michael:
Go.

Nikita:
What?

Michael:
Outside you have a very small chance. Back at Section you have none. Go now.

Nikita:
What's the point, I'm not going to run.

Adrian:
My only regret is that I brought down with me a very brave young woman. I'm sorry Nikita, more sorry than I can say.

Operations:
Excellent work, Nikita.

Madeline:
That's why we selected her, because of her ambivalence. She didn't deceive you so much as she allowed you to deceive yourself.

Nikita:
It's over when I say it's over.

Operations:
I don't have to justify anything to you.

Nikita:
Today you do. Section's on trial. Defend it.

Nikita:
Operations. Is that what it's about? Controlling the world?

Operations:
We will control whatever we have to, to prevent the dark ages from descending again on the human race.

Adrian:
Choose carefully, Nikita. There will never be a moment like this again in your lifetime.

Nikita:
Michael, any words of wisdom?

Michael:
What have you seen with your own eyes?

Madeline:
Yes. Are the crimes we've committed worse than the crimes we've prevented? And the people we've brought down, is the world a better place without them?

Nikita:
Yes it is.

Madeline:
Then you have your answer.

Nikita:
I didn't enjoy deceiving you, Michael, but Adrian was listening, it had to be real.

Michael:
You have at least six hours before they make a decision. You're level two, they'll have to clear with oversight.

Nikita:
I told you before, I'm not going to run.

Michael:
They'll cancel you.

Nikita:
Probably.

Nikita:
I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid.

Madeline:
...I'd rather deal with one recalcitrant operative than a mutiny. [...] Increase her mission frequency. Eventually, the problem will take care of itself.