Scene Twelve - Section One - Corridor 
Operations  is  walking  down the hallway. He gets to Madeline's office and
punches the code.
Madeline: We just received a report that the chem plant in Saratov is under
dark surveillance.
Operations: That plant produces anti-invasives.
Madeline:  Just  what  Michael  and  Adrian  might be looking for. Which of
course we know they know.
Operations: You think it's a trap.
Madeline: Most certainly.
Operations: Then you suggest we ignore it?
Madeline: No. I suggest we set a team. Set a trap of our own.
(Operations nods in agreement)


Scene Thirteen - Nikita's apartment
Her cell phone rings.
Voice: Josephine.


Scene Fourteen - Saratov, The Mission
(Nikita  shoots  at  Michael.  Michael  hides. All of a sudden he sees what
looks to be a second Nikita in another place)
Adrian: (On comm set) Michael.
Michael: More than one Nikita. I can't tell which is real.
Adrian: Kill them all. 
Michael: What?
Adrian: All but one. Only the real Nikita is good enough to survive.
(One  Nikita  climbs stairs, holding a gun. Michael surprises her, pops her
in  the  face  and  pulls up the latex mask to reveal that she's not really
Nikita.  He  then moves on. Another Nikita is walking behind him. He spins,
shoots,  she  goes  down. He walks over, looking stunned, obviously praying
she's  not  real,  but then sees the mask peeled back. The real Nikita then
appears  and puts in a heck of an effort trying to kill him. She approaches
with  a  knife drawn and they engage in hand to hand combat. Then, she runs
upstairs  to  get  a metal post which she attacks him with . They fight but
eventually  he  gets the better of her and chokes her into unconsciousness,
then carries her off.)


Scene Fifteen - Michael's Hideout.
(Nikita is restrained in a chair in Michael's cabin)
Michael: They changed you.
Nikita: Something better.
Michael: You only think that because you can't remember what you were.
Nikita:  I  remember. I prefer this. No needs, no fears, no desires. I used
to  think  you  were like that. But you're not, are you? You're weak. You
should let them make you feel stronger.
(Michael stands, approaches her)
Michael: There was a time when we used to care for each other.
Nikita:  Well  that  time  is  gone.  There's  nothing you can do to change
that If you think otherwise, then you're the one that needs help..


Scene Sixteen - Michael's Hideout 
(Michael is typing at the computer and talking with Adrian)
Michael: Tell me more about the Gelman process.
Adrian:  It requires maintenance. Drugs, ocular therapy - s-s-s- (She trips
up again, recovers) Oh. Both sometimes. When maintenance stops there may be
temporary  recovery,  but  this  is  followed by a relapse and, um, the end
result  is  living  death.  She'll  be  feeling the first symptoms shortly.
Aphasia, headaches. Then a rapid decline. We have to move quickly while I'm
still able to help.


Scene Seventeen - Section One - Madeline's Office.
Madeline  and  Operations are standing side by side looking at the computer
screen on her wall.
Madeline: He took a calculated risk. He succeeded.
Operations: It was a mistake to send Nikita. 
Madeline: She was the only one with a realistic chance to take him.
Operations: It's remarkable. We did everything right, yet we lost.
Madeline: So it seems.
Operations:  Won't  take  long before Michael finds a way to get through to
George. We have to find him before he does.
Madeline: We're using every available resource.
Operations: Give it 12 hours.
Madeline: And then?
Operations: You know as well as I do.
Madeline: That's an option I'm not completely comfortable with.
Operations: Twelve hours. Then we push the button.


Scene Eighteen - Michael's Hideout 
Adrian: Hello, Nikita.
(Adrian reaches out, tipping up Nikita's chin)
Adrian: Tell me what you want.
Nikita: Nothing from you.
Adrian: Everyone wants something. Tell me what you want.
Nikita: I want to go back to Section.
Adrian: Why?
Nikita: Because it's where I belong.
Adrian: No one belongs in Section.
(In the other room, Michael goes to the window, looks out, paces)
Adrian:  They've  taken  her  to places they never took me. Maybe to places
they've never taken anyone.
Michael: Can she be brought back?
Adrian:  Oh,  I  don't  know.  It's hard to say. I've only just become (she
stumbles,  has to think) we've driven Operations into a corner. He has only
one move yet.
Michael: To assassinate George.
Adrian: Yes, and he'll move quickly. 
Michael: We have to locate George now. I need to reconfigure the laptop.


Scene Nineteen - Section One - Madeline's Office. 
She is as stressed out as we've ever seen her.
Madeline:  I  want  the  hookup  now. Tell Frazee it's a matter of life and
death - his.
Operations enters.
Operations: I take it we're not making much progress.
Madeline:  I located some Agency uplinks we haven't been plugged into. It's
being remedied now.
Operations: We're not going to find Michael with Agency uplinks.
Madeline: No, but used in tandem with our own intel, there's a reasonable-
Operations: Madeline, we're out of time.
Madeline: Eight more hours. Please.
Operations: I'm sorry. No.
Madeline:  Of  all  the  people  on the planet to target for assassination,
George is by far the most dangerous.
Operations: Then we'll have to go about it very carefully, won't we?


Scene Twenty - Michael's Hideout
Adrian: They'll target his travel schedule. Transit security is always more
vulnerable than fixed point.
Michael: When it's over, I'll bring him back here.
Adrian: No. I don't want him to see me like this. Look, my memory's failing
already. It's really difficult to find the words. If I'm unable to tell him
the truth - you'll have no witness.
Michael: I'll handle it. Can you track his itinerary?
Adrian:  Not  directly,  but  there  are signs that- (She has a bad attack,
nearly collapses)
Michael: Adrian? Adrian? George is in danger. We have to help him.
Adrian: Yes.
Michael: His itinerary? 


Scene Twenty-One - Section One - Operations Perch
Madeline: He'll be in Kurijca at 7:00
Operations: How do you know?
Madeline: The situation in the Balkans.
Operations:  Oversight never secures the admin sector as well as it should.
You use filters?
Madeline: A Z-screen. Any backtrace will point at Section Three.
Operations: Who will execute?
Madeline: An independent called the Asni group.
Operations: I assume they have no idea we're behind the request.
Madeline: Of course not.
Operations:  Still,  it  might be prudent that this Asni group be destroyed
once the mission is carried out.
Madeline: It's already been arranged.
Operations:  There's  nothing  more  for  us to do than wait. (They trade a
concerned look)


Scene Twenty-Two - Kurijca
(A helicopter flies overhead.)
Unnamed Op: Sir, your transport's arrived.
George walks with several other men.
George: The scheduled layover is over an hour. I want that cut in half.
A  masked  operative  takes  out  one of George's men, then another. George
doesn't realize it's happening.
George:  The  Center wants our progress report by Friday. Then piggyback it
on a level eight subchannel, all right?
(The  helicopter  approaches.  Meanwhile,  masked operatives are taking out
George's   men,  unbeknownst  to  him.  George  walks  toward  the  landing
helicopter  along with another man who is then shot by a masked figure. The
masked  man  approaches  George,  pulls  his  coat off and holds him at gun
point.  Another  man dons his coat and runs away. The helicopter takes off.
We see that the masked man is Michael, but it's not immediately obvious)
George:  Who  are  you?  If you wanted me dead, I'd be dead. So what do you
want?
(In  the  air,  the  helicopter  explodes after Jon Cassar shoots it with a
rocket launcher. LOL, hey Jon, you get bored directing? Looking good!)
George:  You  saved  my  life, but you won't tell me who you are. You don't
want me to recognize your voice.
(Michael says nothing, retreats)


Scene  Twenty-Three  - Section One, Operations Perch.
Operations  is pouring champagne into two glasses. Madeline walks in and 
he smiles.
Operations: Join me?
(He sees by her expression something is terribly wrong. His smile fades)
Operations: What's wrong?
Madeline: The initial report was mistaken.
Operations: We had satellite confirmation.
Madeline:  The  helicopter exploded. But George managed to survive. He's in
Vienna now, on his way back.
Operations:  He'll  triple security. We'll never get to him now. Not before
Michael does anyway.
Madeline: No. 
Operations: I'm sorry.
Madeline:  Not at all. You were right, it was our only move. It just didn't
work.
(He pours another glass)
Operations: No point in letting this go to waste. 
(He  hands  Madeline  a  glass.  They raise their glasses as if in a silent
toast to each other, and drink.)


Scene Twenty-Four - Michael's Hideout. 
(Michael  returns.  Adrian  is  lying  on the floor, motionless. He kneels,
cradles her in his arms.)
Michael: Adrian. George is well. 
Adrian: George? Who's George?


Scene Twenty-Five - Retirement Home? LOL
Michael, Adrian and the man who runs the place walk together. 
Adrian: A garden! How lovely. May I look at the flowers?
Man: Whenever you like. 
Michael: She's to receive the best of everything. I've taken great pains to
ensure that no one knows she's here. I expect you'll do the same. This will
be your monthly fee.
Man: Yes, Monsieur.
Michael: If there's any trouble, leave a message at the number inside.
Man: I understand.
Michael: If you fail - I'll kill you.
(Michael walks up to Adrian who is smiling in a spaced out zombie sort of a
way)
Michael: Goodbye.
Adrian: Goodbye.


Scene Twenty-Six - Section One - Main Floor. 
Showdown  at  the  OK Corral. Everybody watches as Operations walks through
from  one  end  and  Michael  comes through the other, dragging a catatonic
Nikita.
Michael: I'm back. 


Scene Twenty-Seven - Section One, Operations Perch. 
Operations, Madeline, Michael and Zombie Nikita are present.
Michael: I want Nikita put back on maintenance immediately.
Operations: Or?
Michael: George will be put in touch with Adrian.
Operations: Without the drugs, Adrian will die.
Michael:  Perhaps you underestimate her will to survive. Are you willing to
take that risk?
Madeline: You tried to inform George before and failed.
Michael:  I've  had  more  time  to prepare. This time the message will get
through.
Operations:  Stalemate.  We  keep  Nikita  alive, you keep Adrian away from
George.
Michael: Plus I return to my former status. Do we have an agreement?
Operations:  (Looks  back  at Madeline - they seem to silently agree to the
deal) Yes, I suppose we do. There's been increased Red Cell activity in the
Ukraine during the past month. The profile will be on your panel within the
hour. Prepare for a briefing at 7:00.
Michael: Of course.
Operations: Michael. Welcome back to Section.
Michael: Thank you.
(View  of  Section floor:everybody engaged in usual business:Michael struts
in.  Elsewhere,  Nikita sits in front of a screen, zoned out. Michael stops
by,  watches  sadly.  She  looks  like  a kid in front of a Nintendo game -
totally absorbed, never sees him. He turns and walks away)
The End