Scene 1: SOTW's Headquarters-The SOTW (from War) is in an electric
wheelchair and is talking to Bad Guy #1 about Abby, the Nikita lookalike.
They talk about section taking the bait. (this is not exact)
BG1: Abby is ready.
SOTW: We're having trouble with the voice pattern and the last surgery; the
cheekbone structure.
BG1: No, she's perfect.
(Abby comes into the room)
SOTW: Yes, you'll do very nicely
(Abby smiles)
Scene 2: Section One, Briefing Area-The operatives come in and sit
down at the briefing table, Nikita coughs, Michael watches her.
Operations: We received priority intel an hour ago. A kitchen has been
located outside Gdansk on the Baltic Sea. They furnish biologicals to a
number of terrorist groups including Red Cell. They have been connected to
four strikes in the last month.
Michael: Who's their sponsor?
Birkoff: So far all we know is that it's a new player. We're still searching for
reliable intel. The lab is located in this textile plant. Consat trucks show
chemical supply trucks entering from the south. Theoretically, they should
be empty when they leave. An advance team placed sensors in the road, the
outgoing trucks are packed to the gills.
Operations: Get in, find out what they've got, and who they are, and shut
them down.
(Everyone gets up and walks away from the briefing table)
Michael: Are you alright?
Nikita: I'm fine, just getting over a cold.
Michael: Do you want to step down?
Nikita: No, I'll be fine. Thanks.
Scene 3: The Mission-what looks like an abandoned building.
Operatives, led by Michael, run up some stairs and go through a door.
Birkoff: There are four levels. The lab is at the top.
(The operatives go down some inside stairs and through a hall)
Birkoff: The hall loops around in both directions. The lab could be on either
side.
(Michael silently gestures for Nikita to take some operatives and go one
way, while he goes the other way with others. Michael's group enters the
lab)
Michael: We have contact.
(Michael takes out two bad guys)
Michael: Take samples, destroy everything else.
Birkoff: Any signature?
Michael: Not so far.
(Flash to Abby and other bad guys walking down the hall the way Nikita's
group went; flash back to the lab, where Michael is placing a bomb on an
instrument on the wall)
Michael: We have 90 seconds. Move out.
Birkoff: Nikita, 90 seconds.
Nikita: Let's go.
(Explosion, the bad guys shoot Nikita's team, Abby shoots Nikita in the
back, Nikita twists before going unconscious and sees Abby)
Abby: We've got 60 seconds. Hurry.
(They begin to undress Nikita and Abby puts on Nikita's clothes)
Birkoff: Nikita, what's going on?
(Flash to Michael's team running out, Michael following)
Birkoff: Nikita, talk to me.
Abby: Hostiles. Took out my team.
Birkoff: You've got 30 seconds. Hurry.
Abby: I'm on my way.
(Operatives run to the van. Abby appears outside while Michael is waiting
outside the van)
Abby: Ambush!
(Abby shoots some bad guys)
Abby: (to Michael) They cut off our retreat.
(They get in the van and drive off. The lab explodes as the van drives away)
Scene 4: SOTW Headquarters-Some bad guys bring Nikita in on a
stretcher, wearing a small tank top. The SOTW wheels over to her. A bad
guy gives her an injection and she begins to wake up. She looks around)
SOTW: Put this on.
(Flashback to War begins: )
SOTW: Good, you look at me. You realize it's important to know the
inquisitor.
SOTW: I know that everyone is afraid of something. Something which
causes an emotion beyond terror. A horror that defies description or
definition. When the senses shut down.
SOTW: Right here in my hand is everything that Section knows about you.
(Nikita shoots SOTW)
(Flashback to War ends)
SOTW: I can't have you distracting my men.
(Nikita is sitting up and catches a shirt he throws at her)
Nikita: Where am I?
SOTW: I'll explain everything. When you're dressed.
Scene 5: Mission Van
Michael: How's your cold?
Abby: I'm sorry?
Michael: Your cold.
Abby: It's better, much better. I just need to get a little bit of rest.
Scene 6: SOTW Headquarters-A circular room, with a large post in the
middle. There is a chain connected to that post with a pair of handcuffs on
the end. One of the bad guys handcuffs Nikita)
SOTW: Don't worry. I bear you no malice in my condition. In fact, I
consider myself quite fortunate. If your aim had been three millimetres to
the right...As far as I'm concerned, the slate is clean.
Nikita: What do you want?
SOTW: Can I offer you some refreshment?
Nikita: What do you want?
SOTW: First, you must realize that this time there will be no escape. Most
certainly no rescue. Do you know why?
Nikita: Because I'm not here. At all.
SOTW: You've already grasped something that most people would find
quite disorienting.
Nikita: I have a question.
SOTW: You want to know why you're still alive. Once before, as you know,
I extracted information from you. As it turned out it was a Section trick
which resulted in a rather nasty setback for me. Still, some of what I learned
was quite valuable. Now I need the rest of the picture.
Nikita: You won't get it.
SOTW: You'd die before you helped me.
Nikita: Just kill me and get it over with. Unless, of course, you're trying to
bore me to death.
SOTW: Humor. Well, you're becoming more confident in your work. As I
recall, though, you did have a weakness. I believe his name was Michael.
Abby, it's show and tell time. Put the target in focus.
(Flash to the mission van, where the view through Abby's glasses is relayed
to the TV screen at SOTW Headquarters. She picks up and points a gun
as if testing it out, and swings it around so that Michael is in the target
view. She clicks the gun and puts it back down)
SOTW: That'll do for now, Abby. (To Nikita:) Still bored?
(Flash to the mission van)
Abby: Nice gun. Michael: Nikita, the tapes show 45 seconds of silence after
the ambush. Why didn't you call Birkoff right away?
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters, Nikita watches the screen)
SOTW: Well?
Nikita: The frequency was jammed. I couldn't get through.
(Flash back to mission van)
Abby: The frequency was jammed. Birkoff must have called in the same
time you did.
(Flash back to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: Good. You will continue to tell us what we need to know. You will
educate Abby in the ways of Section, and in your personal habits so that
there is no chance of deception being discovered. Do you understand?
Answer, Nikita.
Nikita: I understand.
Scene Seven: Van Access in Section
SOTW: Where are they?
Nikita: Van access. Leads directly to Section.
SOTW: Tell her what to do.
Nikita: Go to Systems, fill out a mission report. Take the corridor on the
left.
Michael: Where are you going?
Abby: To make out my report.
Michael: That won't be necessary. Operations wants to debrief you directly.
Abby: Now?
Michael: In half an hour.
Nikita: You have to return your communications device first. It's the other
direction.
(Abby turns around and walks the other way, past Michael)
Abby: Almost forgot.
Nikita (off screen): About 20 meters straight ahead. Ponytail, bandanna, at
a workstation.
(Abby walks through Section)
SOTW: His name?
Nikita: Walter.
SOTW: A friend?
Nikita: Yes.
SOTW: Guide her. Word for word.
Walter: Hey. Hi, sugar.
Abby: Hey.
Walter: Rough mission?
Abby: Not great.
Walter: But you're okay?
Abby: I'm fine.
Walter: Good. You remember what we were talking about a couple of days
ago?
Nikita: Cheryl.
Abby: Cheryl?
Walter: I asked her to go out.
Abby: And?
Walter: She said yes.
Abby: Told you so.
Walter: Yeah, but I feel kind of guilty.
Abby: Don't feel guilty. Belinda would want you to go out again.
Walter: Do you think so?
Abby: I know so.
Walter: Sugar, you're the greatest.
Abby: Thanks. Gotta run.
Walter: Take care.
Scene 7: SOTW Headquarters
SOTW: Well, I think you're getting the hang of this rather well.
Nikita: Sooner or later they'll see through her.
SOTW: Oh I don't think so. Don't forget, I have your entire file. Everything
they know about you, I know. I spent two years bio-engineering Abby's face
and skeletal structure, teaching her how to act and speak like you. All we
needed was your knowledge of Section. And now we have that.
Nikita: How long do you expect me to do this?
SOTW: Until Michael's life has no further value. Abby can get to him
anytime I want.
Nikita: And in the meantime, you destroy Section.
SOTW: You disappoint me. Think. I have no intention of destroying
Section.
Nikita: Because while you have her in there, you're one step ahead.
SOTW: Exactly. I want Section to survive for a very long time.
Nikita: Well, when they see their missions failing, they'll know something's
wrong.
SOTW: That won't happen. I've calculated their mean success rate. That
won't change. They'll only fail when I want them to.
Nikita: You've thought of everything.
SOTW: No doubt there'll be the occasional tight spot, but I'm confident that
you'll get us through. One way or the other.
Scene 8: Section, Madeline's Office-Operations and Madeline are
debriefing Abby
Operations: There was no resistance around the perimeter?
Abby: No.
Operations: And there was none inside until the mission was almost
complete.
Abby: That's right.
Operations: And where did the hostiles come from?
Abby: Most likely from abandoned air ducts.
Madeline: And you didn't check for those on the way in?
Abby: Intel provided no indication of them.
Operations: So the problem was with the intel.
Abby: Incomplete intel.
Operations: You're on close quarters standby for the next twelve hours.
That's all.
(Abby leaves the office)
Operations: You think the lab was a decoy?
Madeline: The resistance was token until the ambush. It's a possibility.
Operations: Still, in the absence of hard evidence, we have to accept the
mission objective as accomplished and move on to Phase Two. What does
Walter say?
Madeline: He ran absorption tests on all the samples. He's tracing them now.
Operations: Let me know if he finds a potential supplier. We have to find
out who's behind this.
Scene 9: SOTW Headquarters
SOTW: Close quarters standby. That means there's going to be a follow-up
mission.
Nikita: That's right.
SOTW: Splendid. How long do we have?
Nikita: A couple hours.
SOTW: Guide Abby to your workstation.
(Flash to Abby at Nikita's computer)
SOTW: This is useless. This is far too general. I need the specific mission
profile.
Nikita: Go deeper into the tree. Type in star-four-four-backslash-zero.
(Access Denied flashes up)
SOTW: Now what?
Nikita: Now nothing. I don't have access.
SOTW: I don't believe you.
Nikita: The profile won't be released until an hour before the mission.
SOTW: Well that's too late.
Nikita: There's nothing I can do.
SOTW: How very sad for Michael.
Nikita: There might be a way.
Scene 10: The Ready Room-Birkoff walks in, puts a disk in the wall and
takes off his overshirt.
Birkoff: I'm in the ready room. Download the profile once the cycle's
complete.
Female: Okay, we're on it.
(Birkoff lays down on one of the beds, Abby walks in)
Abby: Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you.
Birkoff: That's okay, I wasn't asleep.
Abby: You're working too hard.
Birkoff: Too hard but not very well.
Abby: What do you mean?
(Abby lays down on the bed behind him)
Birkoff: Those operatives that were lost on your mission. That was my fault.
Abby: Or mine.
Birkoff: You were surprised in the field. I'm supposed to prevent that.
Abby: You're a good man, Birkoff. Roll over.
(Abby sits up and goes to Birkoff's bed)
Abby: Roll over. Now.
(Birkoff rolls onto his stomach, Abby sets her glasses on the shelf to record
the profile intel. Abby sits on Birkoff's legs and starts massaging his back)
SOTW: Good, we're getting it. Keep him busy for another five minutes.
Birkoff: Oh, that feels great.
(Abby leans over and kisses his cheek. Birkoff opens his eyes)
Birkoff: What was that for?
Abby: I told you, you're a good man.
(Birkoff rolls onto his back and looks up at Abby with awe)
Birkoff: You really think so?
Abby: Yes, I do.
(They kiss, on the lips this time)
Abby: What are you afraid of?
Birkoff: Nothing. I just can't believe this is happening.
Abby: Well, it doesn't have to be the romance of the century, Birkoff. In
this place you take whatever pleasure you can. When we can.
(They kiss again)
SOTW: Section's in for a little surprise. The first of many.
Scene 11: Section, Walter's Workstation
Birkoff: Walter, I've gotta talk to you.
Walter: (distracted) I'm listening.
Birkoff: I think I love Nikita.
Walter: Yeah yeah, everyone loves Nikita.
Birkoff: No, I mean really love. And I think it's mutual.
Walter: You think Nikita's falling for you.
Birkoff: She came onto me in the waiting room.
Walter: What, she stroked your hair?
Birkoff: We made love.
Walter: I don't believe you.
Birkoff: Neither do I. But it happened. I swear it.
Walter: She...came on to you?
Birkoff: Yeah. First she acted like it was no big deal, but then it got pretty
intense. Do you think I should suggest moving in? Or is it too early? Maybe
I should just play it cool. See how it plays out.
Walter: I think that you really don't need any advice from me. You seem to
be doing fine on your own. Just...follow your instincts.
Birkoff: Follow my instincts. Thanks, Walter.
Scene 12: Mission Briefing Area-Birkoff looks at Abby, Abby looks
away.
Operations: We traced the supplies of the Red Cell kitchen to a middleman
named Klaus Honig. We've located him on the outskirts of Berlin in this
apartment. Sims indicate a chance of heavy security so we're sending a full
team. Pick up your profiles from Birkoff, you leave in an hour.
(Everyone leaves the table except for Michael and Abby)
Michael: Why are you wearing glasses?
Abby: My eyes...they've been a little bit sensitive lately.
Michael: Maybe you need some rest.
Abby: After the mission I'll get some. Thanks.
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: Something's wrong. Abby's doing something wrong.
Nikita: No.
SOTW: He seems edgy.
Nikita: That's just the way he is.
SOTW: I'm surprised you put up with it. Perhaps he has some hidden
charms. Prepare a counter to their mission profile.
Scene 13: Mission-All the operatives, including Abby, except for
Michael, get out of the van, Abby breaks open the lock with a laser.
Michael: Birkoff, where's the security?
Birkoff: I don't see any around the perimeter.
Michael: That goes against intel.
Birkoff: I'm working on it. It's empty.
Michael: Are you sure?
Birkoff: I scanned everything.
Michael: Birkoff, the place is clean.
Birkoff: This doesn't add up. Get out of there. Fast.
(The operatives run for the van. Shots are fired on them from above, they
all fall except for Nikita, no shots are aimed at the van)
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: Section has played cat and mouse many times. It's not often they
play the role of the mouse. My guess is they're not enjoying it.
Scene 14: Section, Madeline's Office
Operations: They had a clear shot at her.
Michael: She was lucky.
Operations: There is an alternate explanation.
Michael: If she wanted to betray us, she would have made it less obvious.
Operations: You're probably right. Put a watch on her, Michael. You can go.
(Michael leaves the office, Operations and Madeline remain)
Operations: What's going on? Is someone sending us a message?
Madeline: It's unclear. But whoever we're up against appears to know us
well.
Operations: Designate this as a top priority, put our best people on it.
Madeline: That will weaken us elsewhere.
Operations: I don't care. We have to get to the bottom of it. Oh, and just in
case, put a watch on Michael.
Scene 15: Section, Comm. Center-Michael walks over to Abby
Michael: We need to talk.
Abby: Alright.
Michael: Not here. Level Four in fifteen minutes.
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: What does he want?
Nikita: I don't know.
SOTW: Take a guess.
Nikita: I can't. We just have to wait and see.
SOTW: If you've done something to jeopardize my operation...
Nikita: No. I want Michael to live.
SOTW: Then I suggest you handle the next few moments very carefully.
(Flash to Section, Abby walks up stairs to level four)
Birkoff: Nikita.
Abby: Hello Birkoff.
Birkoff: I had a great time the other night.
Abby: Great.
Birkoff: Want to go grab some dinner?
Abby: Oh, I'm beat. No thanks.
Birkoff: We don't have to go out. I can bring some over.
Abby: Some other time.
Birkoff: Maybe just a drink or something.
Abby: Sorry, Birkoff.
(Abby goes around the corner and sees Michael)
Michael: They've put a watch on you, probably on me as well.
Abby: Because we survived the mission?
Michael: Yes.
Abby: All the other operatives shielded me.
Michael: You weren't hit even after they went down, and they didn't fire at
the van even once.
Abby: Michael, no matter how bad it seems, we're innocent. Sooner or later
that will become clear.
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: Now what?
Nikita: It's our night off. We usually get together.
SOTW: So why doesn't he say something?
Nikita: Because he likes me to make the first move.
SOTW: Then make it.
(Flash to Section)
Michael: We'll talk later.
Abby: What about tonight?
Michael: Tonight?
Abby: Unless, of course, you're not in the mood.
Michael: How do you feel?
Abby: Well, missions have gone bad before. As far as I'm concerned,
tonight should be just like any other night between the two of us.
Michael: You're right.
Abby: My place, an hour?
Michael: I'll be there.
(Flash back to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW (to Nikita): Well done.
Scene 16: Nikita's Apartment-Abby is wearing a tight black dress,
walks to the kitchen area
Abby: Wine.
(Abby reaches into a bottom cupboard and pulls out a bottle of wine)
Abby: Opener.
Nikita: Left of the stove. Top cupboard.
(There is a knock at the door)
Abby: He's here.
SOTW (to Nikita): I hope this won't be too painful for you.
Abby: Hi.
Michael: Hi.
(They kiss, Abby moans. The door closes. They go up to Nikita's bedroom
and their silhouettes are seen through the wall thing. A lot of kissing
standing up, then it flashes into Nikita's bedroom, where it shows them
lying on the bed, Michael on top, kissing Abby. The camera shows Abby's
glasses on the table, transmitting the whole thing. After, it shows Michael
and Abby lying on the bed together. Michael's cell phone rings)
Michael: Yes.
Male: Jacques.
(Michael hangs up the phone)
Michael (to Abby): We have to go.
Scene 17: Section, main level-Michael and Abby walk in together,
Operations approaches Michael
Operations: Michael.
Michael (to Abby): I'll catch up with you.
(Abby is left standing alone, Walter walk by her)
Abby: Hey, what's going on?
Walter: Oh, a flash mission. They've located Klaus Honig.
Abby: Flash mission?
Walter: Yeah, a flash mission.
Abby: Right.
(Abby shakes her head like she had just forgotten, Walter gives a weird
look and walks away)
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: What is a flash mission?
Nikita: Short notice protocol.
SOTW: Meaning?
Nikita: Mission profiles are distributed on the way out.
SOTW: So there's no way to get one in advance?
Nikita: That's right.
(Flash back to Section, Abby is walking with a group of operatives down
the hall towards van access, where Michael is waiting by the door)
Abby: Is everything alright?
Michael: Everything's fine.
(The operatives walk into van access)
Birkoff (off screen): Michael, hold for clearance.
(Flash to SOTW Headquarters)
SOTW: What are they waiting for?
Nikita: Technical delay. It's common.
(Flash to Section comm. center)
Birkoff (on screen): Stand by.
On his computer screen, a box pops up that says Operatives Ready. On the
TV screen in SOTW Headquarters, we see Michael turning towards Abby,
and operatives coming out of the van)
(Flash to Van access)
Abby: What?
(Michael takes the glasses off her face and drops them, crushing them
under his foot. At SOTW Headquarters, we see operatives on a roof,
explosions, and shooting. Nikita gets up from her sitting position while
the SOTW points a gun at her. Nikita does a backflip, knocking the gun out
of his hand. The SOTW tries to get away, but she gets the gun and points it
at him.)
SOTW: You found a way to let them know. How?
Nikita: Does it matter?
SOTW: No, I suppose not. Finish it.
Nikita: Section will want you alive.
SOTW: You put me in this chair. The least you can do is spare me any
further humiliation. Now finish it.
Nikita: I'm sorry.
(The SOTW lowers his head)
Scene 18: Back at Section-Birkoff and Walter are walking together,
talking
Birkoff: It wasn't really Nikita. It was some impostor.
Walter: I heard, but don't feel bad. She fooled everybody.
Birkoff: Yeah, but she really fooled me.
(Birkoff stops and leans against the wall, putting his head back)
Birkoff: I caused a security breach
Walter: Yeah, but under the circumstances, who can blame you?
Birkoff: They'll blame me.
Walter: Are they gonna call you in?
Birkoff: I'm on my way now.
(Birkoff walks away)
Walter: Good luck.
Scene 19: Room outside Madeline's office-Birkoff is standing there,
waiting, when Nikita comes in
Nikita: What do they want with you?
Birkoff: What do you think?
Nikita: Birkoff, I'm sorry. I didn't have a choice.
Birkoff: Yeah, I know.
Nikita: Well, I don't think it's going to go too badly. They seem to be in a
forgiving mood.
Birkoff: I hope so.
(Nikita opens the door that leads back out to the hallway
Birkoff: Nikita, what happened between us...
Nikita: Birkoff, nothing happened between us.
Birkoff: I mean, you were on the other end, talking to her and listening,
right? Did I make a complete idiot out of myself?
Nikita: Well, from what I could tell, you were pretty delicious.
Nikita leans over and kisses Birkoff on the lips. She smiles and walks out
of the room. Birkoff smiles as well)
(Operations is standing in the office beside Madeline, who is sitting at
her desk)
Operations: Birkoff.
(Birkoff walks into the office, the door shuts behind him)
Scene 20: The white room-Abby is sitting in a chair in the white room
with knife slashes below her eyes, staring ahead blankly, Michael and
Nikita are watching from the outside room on a TV screen
Nikita: She was convincing.
Michael: Very.
(The door to the white room opens as Madeline comes to the door)
Madeline: Nikita. Would you like to step inside.
(Nikita looks at Michael and follows Madeline inside. The door closes
and Madeline hands Nikita a gun)
Nikita: What's this for?
Madeline: The debriefing is over, we have no further use for her.
(Nikita looks at Abby, and takes the gun)
Nikita: I'm not in the habit of killing people in cold blood.
Madeline: In this case, you might want to make an exception. In a manner
of speaking, she possessed you. In body as well as mind.
(Nikita points the gun at Abby, the camera flashes to Abby to show her
crying)
Nikita: Your psych profile suggests that by killing her, I can best exercise
her? Madeline: Yes.
Nikita: I don't think so.
(Nikita lowers the gun)
Madeline: If I do it instead, I think you'll regret it, but the choice is yours.
(Flash to Michael standing in the room outside the white room, slow
motion as he turns to watch the TV screen. Gunshot.)
The End
