Scene Twelve - Helmut's Estate. 
Brunch?  Looks like every other time at Helmut's place:drugged out scantily
clad  people  hanging  all over each other. Michael enters in sunglasses, a
skin  tight  black  shirt  and skin tight leather pants. Hey, you Royettes,
stop fainting all at once, the thudding is rattling my computer!
Helmut:  Well,  I  give  up.  No doubt you've murdered the lovely Anna in a
jealous  rage  and  buried the body on the grounds, thus framing the ardent
rival?
Michael: She's changing.
Helmut: My God, I hope not! Hey, have you tried the little sausage quiche?
Michael:  Can  we  talk  for a moment? (Behind them, Nikita sneaks down the
stairs)
Helmut: Hmmm:tell you what. I'll keep my mouth busy, and you talk. (He pops
a quiche in his mouth and chews)
Michael: It's about Anna.
Helmut: Hmmm, I can imagine. Almost everything is. 
Meanwhile,  Nikita  is  in  Helmut's  office  cracking his safe. She puts a
device on it and then types in a code.
Michael:  When  I conduct business, it's just that - business. I enjoy your
money,  you  enjoy your games. I expect that in the future, we can continue
to do what we all do best.
Helmut: Really? Are you authorized to speak for both of you? Looks like the
yank  at  the old stake didn't budge it much, but we tried, right? (he puts
his  hand  on Michael's arm) Friends? (They click glasses; two little party
tarts  come up, giggling, and Helmut turns to them.) Karyn, Celine. This is
Freddie.
Celine: Always keeping the best to yourself, Helmie?
Helmut: I tried but I'm coping with bitter rejection. 
Flash to Nikita, opening a book in Helmut's safe.
Helmut:  Leave  some  for  the  other  vultures,  huh kids? Hey, they bite,
Freddie  -  but  in  all the right places. (He moves on. Inside his office,
Nikita  is photographing the book. He goes up to Michael and Nikita's suite
looking  for  her  and opens the door.) Hello? Anna? (He sees her nightgown
lying  on  the  bed and picks it up, sniffing it:okay, second ewwwww of the
episode:what a sleazebag)
Back at the party:
Celine:  (to  Michael) Karyn thinks my dress is tacky. Too obvious. What do
you think?
Michael: (looks down at her chest as she slides her arms up by his neck and
then deadpans) It is.
Helmut  comes  back  downstairs, looking for Nikita. She finishes and slams
the safe shut just in time.
Helmut: What are you doing in here?
Nikita: I just wanted to get away from the noise. (She's looking at a piece
of sculpture) First century Roman. It must be worth a fortune.
Helmut: Yes. It is.
Nikita: It's beautiful.
Helmut: Yeah. So when are you going to tell me the truth?
Nikita: Truth : about what?
Helmut:  That  you don't love Freddie. Hmmm. All right, truth or dare. I'll
start.  My  father is despicably wealthy and getting older as we speak. His
health,  well,  let's  just say he's not up to a full 18 holes anymore. (He
picks  up  the piece of sculpture) Do you know what this is worth? The last
offer I had was for $250,000.
Nikita: It's beautiful.
Helmut:  Yeah.  (He drops it suddenly and it shatters) Pocket change, given
what  I  stand  to  inherit.  Regrettably, there's a codicil to my father's
will. Everything he has comes to me if I'm married and settled down.
Nikita: How unusual for you.
Helmut:  Isn't  it?  Thus the question becomes, will my father's heart shut
down  before  mine  opens  up? That would truly be a shame. (Operations and
Madeline  are  listening  to all of this, back at Section One in the Perch)
Your turn.
Nikita: Well, what would you like me to say?
Helmut: I believe I just asked you to marry me. 
Back at Section One, Operations and Madeline trade a look.


Scene Thirteen - Section One, small briefing area. 
Operations:  These  are  Nikita's  photographs  of the inventory Volker has
arranged  to  sell  to Red Cell. The plan is to hijack a truck belonging to
one of Volkwerk's regular customers, making it look like business as usual.
Birkoff:  I've  accessed  the  company's  delivery logs. Mandelux makes two
pickups  a  week but for security reasons the exact time and place are only
confirmed  two  hours  before  they're  scheduled  to arrive. Volker uses a
fairly  sophisticated  cipher  system on his cell phone. I'm working on it,
but I haven't had much luck.
Michael:  If  we fail to get the route in time, the factory loading dock is
the most effective point of contact.
Madeline looks at Operations - something's up.
Operations:  Was,  Michael. We no longer intend to interfere with the sale.
Volker's  value  as a permanent source of information and given his rise in
status  within  Red  Cell  that the success of this arms deal will give him
outweigh the importance of this one mission.
Madeline: And given his infatuation with Nikita, we feel that her continued
connection to him can be extremely useful to us.
Nikita: Are you saying you'd like me to accept his, uh, proposal?
Madeline: Yes. 
Nikita: For how long?
Madeline: Indefinitely. 


Scene Fourteen - Section One - Corridor
Birkoff: It might have just worked out that way.
Walter: You know how things are, amigo. Things don't just "work out" around
here, they happen for a business.
They reach munitions and go into the back area.
Birkoff:  Even  at  the  cost  of  letting Red Cell get their hands on that
shipment - you think they're doing this all to get rid of Nikita?
Walter: It's a numbers game. Michael, Nikita, Volker, Nikita and Red Cell -
they pull the level, whatever comes out three cherries, that's the jackpot.
Nikita: Walter?
Walter: Back here, sugar.
Nikita: You said you wanted to see me?
Walter:  Mmm-hmmm.  (He  wheels  out  a tray of cupcakes.) They're for you,
cupcake.
Nikita: What is this?
Walter:  Think  of it as a government low-budget bon voyage party. I'm just
trying  to make it as painless as possible. They're not rigged, and there's
no electronic files baked inside them or anything. Well here's:(he raises a
cupcake in salute) : here's looking at you, kid.
Nikita:  You  two talk like I'm never coming back. I'm getting married, not
cancelled.
Walter: Close enough. Keep your powder dry. Sure as hell going to miss you. 
Nikita: I'll be back. (She walks away, pauses, then continues on.)


Scene Fifteen - Unidentified Church. 
Michael and Nikita stand together. The church is otherwise empty.
Michael: What are you thinking?
Nikita:  About  the  man  I'm  going  to  marry. It's one thing to convince
another man that I love him enough to marry him. But the idea of not seeing
you again-
Michael: You have to separate Anna's life from Nikita's. 
Nikita: Is that what you did with Elena?
Michael: I tried. 
Nikita: So even with everything that you went through, you still think it's
possible to hold on to your heart?
Michael: Yes. We'll find a way to stop this. 


Scene Sixteen - Helmut Volker's Estate. 
Nikita  enters, dressed all in leather. The skirt's really cool, it's got a
low-cut v waistband and a high slit up the side.
Helmut: Ah, I wasn't sure you'd come. 
Nikita: I said I would.
Helmut:  Yes,  but  it's  beauty's prerogative to not always deliver what's
promised.  I  keep  trying  to  read  your  eyes:and  they  flash  and they
sparkle:but somehow manage to not give an answer.
Nikita: (laughs) Yes. All right. I'll marry you.

 
Scene Seventeen - Section One, Comm Center. 
Michael walks up to Birkoff.
Michael: Have you been able to decipher Volker's cell phone code?
Birkoff: No, not yet. But since the mission's been scrapped, it's no longer
a priority.
Michael: If it was?
Birkoff:  He's using an encryption code that can't be remotely scanned. I'd
have  to  physically  get  a hold of the phone and use a nam demodulator to
clone the algorithm. Like I said, it's no longer a priority.


Scene Eighteen - Section One, Munitions. 
Walter:  It's  a  nam demodulator. It's a variation on what the ripoff guys
are  using to clone cell phones. A little more sophisticated in that it can
handle digital coding and encryption schemes. It ain't fast, though.
Michael: How long?
Walter: If it's simple, a minute. From there, well it's anybody's guess. Up
to  three,  four minutes probably. (Michael takes it) You know I'm going to
have to log this.
Michael: You'll think of something. (Michael walks away)
Walter: Yeah, yeah, I always think of something. Michael. 


Scene Nineteen - Nikita's Apartment. 
It  is  empty  except for the furniture; she's taking one last look around.
Finally  she  picks  up  her  purse  and  sunglasses  and exits. Michael is
outside.
Nikita: We're leaving for Buenos Aires later tonight. 
Michael: I know.
Nikita:  I'm sure he's going to want the deal to go down sometime before we
leave.
Michael:  (Hands her the nam demodulator) If we want to stop it, we need to
know when.
Nikita: Do you think this is going to work?
Michael: If he fails with Red Cell, he'll no longer be of use to them. This
marriage will be :
Nikita:  Pointless. I've got to go. (She goes to leave, he catches her hand
and draws her back and they kiss)


Scene Twenty - Section One - Operations Perch. 
Operations  is  looking  at some data on a computer screen. He doesn't like
what he sees and clicks the intercom.
Operations: Madeline? My office.

 
Scene Twenty-One - Helmut's Estate, Helmut's Office. 
He is on the phone.
Helmut: I'll be expecting your call. I'll talk to you later. 
Nikita: (enters) Hi.
Helmut:  Promise  me that you'll leave me at least once a day so that I can
have the pleasure of watching you come back through the door.
Nikita: You're very good at this. Charming. 
Helmut:  It's  all  planned. Our plane leaves at ten. I've arranged for the
ceremony Sunday afternoon.


Scene Twenty-Three - Section One, Operations Perch
Operations: I came across this anomaly in our records.
Madeline: A nam demodulator? You can trace it.
Operations:  No,  it  slipped  through the cracks. There's no repair order.
It's listed as being out, with a bad circuit board.
Madeline: Did you check the replacement schedule?
Operations:  It  doesn't  show  up. It was on inventory when we planned the
Volker mission, but now it seems to be missing. Michael?
Madeline: We both knew there was a chance he'd try to interfere.
Operations: Even putting himself at risk with Oversight?
Madeline:  To prevent the marriage. To keep Nikita to himself. He's already
shown us how much he's willing to risk.
Operations: (hits the intercom) Davenport, team briefing, fifteen minutes. 


Scene Twenty-Four - Helmut's Estate - Helmut's Suite. 
He  is  visible  in  the  adjoining room in a bathtub. Nikita is out in the
bedroom trying to mess with his cell phone.
Helmut: I have to tell you, it's a bit lonely in here. 
Nikita: Well, when you come out, you'll have all the company you need.
Helmut:  Yeah,  huh:I'm all for cleanliness but, uh, bathing first, I don't
know. It takes away the spontaneity.
Nikita: I'm sorry. Just one of my quirks. 
Helmut: I expect to find out about all your quirks. 
Nikita  finishes  just  in  time and puts his cell phone back as he enters,
dressed only in a really ugly robe.
Helmut: Oh, you're still dressed.
Nikita:  Well,  I  thought  that  you might like to give me some help. (She
turns so that he can unclasp her shirt; he starts kissing her neck)


Scene Twenty-Five - Helmut's Estate. 
Michael  is  outside waiting in a silver BMW when the phone rings. He picks
up and listens. Volker, bare chested in bed, answers the phone.
Helmut: Volker here. 
Voice: Can you talk?
Helmut: Ja. (Yes, in German)
Voice: 8:00 tonight at Volkwerks.
Helmut: I'll be there.
Nikita:  Everything all right? (she is standing, wearing some kind of sheer
black thing)
Helmut: Ja, like clockwork. 


Scene Twenty-Six - Volkwerks. 
Michael is there in his silver BMW. As the truck approaches, he watches. He
gets  out  of  the  car  and  as  the truck pauses by the gate, he attaches
something  to the back bumper. The truck proceeds through the gate into the
compound. Michael gets back into the BMW and waits.
Helmut and another man walk along a catwalk.
Helmut: You have the schedule? All right.
Other man: OK
Helmut: Very good.
The  truck  is loaded as Helmut supervises. He checks his watch, nervously.
Back  at  his  mansion,  Nikita  is  staring  at  a  painting.  The  butler
approaches.
Butler:  I  think this is everything, Madam. The plane just arrived. Do you
expect Mr. Volker shortly?
Nikita:  Yes,  any minute. Thank you. (The butler bows and leaves; the time
on the mantel shows 8:20)
Back at Volkwerks:
Helmut: (to his foreman) That's the last stack? That's all of it? Good. 
Helmut  gets  into  his Porsche Carrera and drives away. OK at least he has
good taste in cars.
Dressed  like  a  worker,  Davenport removes the unit Michael placed on the
truck and disables it. Michael, watching from the BMW, has no idea.
Davenport: (into comm set) Birkoff, the truck is leaving. It's a done deal.
We'll maintain contact with the target.
Michael  watches  the truck exit. Suddenly the timer in his car flips to 0.
Nothing happens.


Scene Twenty-Seven - Helmut's Estate. 
Helmut enters; Nikita looks very surprised indeed.
Helmut: There she is. You seem surprised to see me.
Nikita:  (Scrambles,  tries to cover) No, I mean:I was just:well, I thought
you'd be here sooner.
Helmut: You must promise to always miss me.
Nikita: Of course. (They kiss on both cheeks)
Helmut: Come. We have a plane to catch.


Scene Twenty-Eight - Airfield. 
Michael watches as Helmut and Nikita's plane takes off. There is nothing he
can do.


Tag - Section One, Operations Perch. 
Operations is bawling out Michael. 
Operations:  Having Adrian does not give you free rein. Nikita's mission is
justifiable.  I'm  sure  not  even  Oversight  would  take  kindly  to your
interference. You are expendable.
Michael: I know. 
Operations:  It's  over,  Michael.  Nikita  has  her job to do and you have
yours. Forget about her.
Michael: Is that all?
Operations: For the moment. 
(Michael walks through Section, cuts to Helmut and Nikita's ceremony)
Minister:  Do  you, Helmut Volker, take this woman, Anna Gunther to be your
lawfully  wedded  wife, to love honor and cherish so long as you both shall
live?
Helmut: I do. 
Minister:  And  do  you,  Anna Gunther, take this man, Helmut Volker, to be
your  lawfully wedded husband, to love honor and cherish until death do you
part?
Nikita: I do.
Minister: Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
You may kiss the bride.
They kiss - end of episode.
The End