Nikita s02e05 Episode Script
Looking Glass
I'm just sayin', in the Caribbean they have a rainy season.
In Hawaii, the biggest issue we'll have there is Mai Tai or Piña Colada.
And it's not just about the weather there.
The colors there are just so vivid, they'll make your eyes water.
Seriously, the views are just Spectacular.
Listen to you, talking about views and colors.
There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another.
Hmm Is that, uh Tolstoy? Manet.
I should have known you'd quote a painter.
I have a weakness for the post-impressionists.
And for you.
[Giggles.]
Mmm.
We need to get dressed.
Mm-mmm.
[Laughs.]
The American cultural attache can't be late for his own state dinner.
Yeah but, the First Lady of the country gets some leeway, right? Yes, well, my husband is not one to tolerate tardiness.
Yeah, or religious freedom or political dissent.
Please don't.
The only thing he treats worse than the people of his country is you.
You know if I could change any of that, I would.
What if you could? Change that? Jonathan, we really are going to be late.
My name's not Jonathan.
It's Michael.
I'm not a cultural attache.
I'm an American Agent.
[Laughs.]
Assigned to neutralize the threat of Belarusian President Valeri Ovechkin.
I don't understand.
With your help, I can get that done.
You know it has to happen.
You've known that for a very long time.
With my help? So all this Us It was a setup? You're blackmailing me? Cassandra, you're not the target.
Your husband is.
After six years of stability, new troubles out of Belarus today as President Valeri Ovechkin declared martial law in his country.
This follows news that his longtime personal assistant has been put to death.
Even now, I have reason to believe there's a traitor hiding in the highest level of our government.
Yes? The man's gone out of control.
We've got to get her out.
- Who? - Cassandra.
My asset.
She helped me Topple Ovechkin.
Topple? I thought you just said he was out of control.
No, no, no.
Ovechkin's been dead for six years.
That's his double.
Operation Looking Glass.
Classic Division Op.
Whack the real Ovechkin, replace him with a physical stand-in that you can puppet.
World's quietest Coup d'Ãtat.
- And Cassandra? - Was the key.
She stayed to sell the Con.
I couldn't have pulled it off without her.
I told her she'd be safe.
Prep the jet.
I want to be wheels-up in an hour.
Birkhoff, get me everything you know on Cassandra.
Uh-oh.
Ovechkin also killed his personal bodyguard last month.
The assistant and the bodyguard were in on the switch.
So he's getting rid of anyone who knows the truth.
But why now? Hmm.
For the same reason we can't control him anymore.
You made sure he only got his orders through you.
But you're no longer on the other end of the leash, and he won't listen to anyone else.
Refuses to talk to me.
In all fairness, the guy was getting a bit boisterous, even before I left.
Started to believe he was an actual world leader.
You could talk to him, convince him to get back in line.
And why in the world would I do that? To do the right thing for your country.
This is my country now.
In that case, I'm going to have to put your lapdog down.
First step is to make contact.
Do you have any open lines of communication to her? No, not since the op ended.
How did you acquire her as an asset? Standard Raven Protocol.
I didn't know you had to do those kinds of missions.
It's part of the job.
Yeah, I know.
You know I know.
I was never as good as you.
I mean I found that I couldn't Leave your feelings out of it? She was just a mission, nothing else.
How many other missions were there? Nikita Michael, you were my handler at Division.
You knew every single time that I had to be Josephine.
One.
Cassandra was the only one.
Jet's ready.
Bring your own peanuts.
Zetrov knows that I killed their spokesperson.
There'll be increased activity as they hunt for me.
I need someone to analyze the signal traffic, and I'd like Sonya.
German assets checked in.
They've confirmed operational support.
Cover kit and paper in place? At the prearranged dead drop.
Alex, I'll assign Sonya to you.
Thank you.
But I need something in return.
Of course.
The mission profile for Operation Cold Shadow calls for a young, attractive native Russian speaker.
No.
The objective is to take down an out-of-control pocket dictator.
Valeri Ovechkin.
I said no.
I'll make do without Sonya.
I speak Russian.
You've recovered from your last op? Sore knee, but medical's cleared me.
Get prepped on Cold Shadow.
I read the Conops on that mission.
They're doing a good thing.
That guy's a threat.
Good for them.
So it doesn't matter to you if what they're doing is right? - I don't believe in Division.
- What do you believe in? What are you looking for, my moral compass? Maybe.
It points to Sergei Semak.
You can't build your whole life around revenge.
There needs to be something else.
Unless you want to end up like Nikita.
[Gavel bangs.]
Sold.
And now, we present item 1649: Portrait of Eva Gonzales, oil on canvas by Edouard Manet.
Bidding will open at £75,000.
£75,000.
Thank you very much.
£200,000.
£250,000.
Are there any other bids? At £250,000 excuse me, what was that? £1/2 million.
£500,000 here in the front.
At £500,000.
At £500,000 [Bangs gavel.]
Sold.
Excuse me.
That piece I'm curating an exhibit next month and hope perhaps we might arrange a loan? I'm sorry, I'm just a proxy.
The buyer wishes to remain anonymous.
Could I speak to them? I don't think so.
He is a very private man.
Oh, that won't be an issue.
[Speaking Russian.]
- Suite seven.
- Thank you.
I'll be there once I pick up my personals.
I knew you couldn't resist the Manet.
Time for questions later.
I know your situation's dicey.
That's why I'm here.
I have a plan for Exfiltra Michael, this is my son, Max.
Max, this is An old friend.
Go ahead, Michael.
Tell me your plan.
Or did you not plan for this? Michael, do you copy? I need a minute.
Is there a complication? Yes.
A little one.
Cassandra, I'd like you to meet your husband.
The likeness is uncanny.
The surgery is still settling.
He'll look even better in a few weeks.
What you're doing is incredibly brave.
This is a great honor.
I swear I will do you proud as your husband.
Are you sure you're ready for this? I know what I have to do.
Sometimes in order to get what we want, we have to sleep with the enemy.
Trust me.
This is going to work.
This is never going to work.
No, no, no, the plan's still good.
It's just, uh, we need to accommodate for the We are not going anywhere unless I am convinced of our safety.
Both of ours.
- Is he - Yours? No, he's four.
Born two years after you left.
[Sighs.]
Don't worry, you're not the father.
Why did Ovechkin keep this a secret? He's convinced that if word got out, his enemies would target him through Max.
In Belarus, keeping secrets is a way of life.
As you know.
Look, anyone who knows about Ovechkin's secret is someone he would consider a threat, which is why we need to get you I am aware of the situation.
I have my own plan for us to get free.
You will only complicate things, so please, just leave us alone.
This is Bluejay, confirming completion of stage one.
Lisa's cleared the Border Patrol.
She's entered Belarus.
Good, give her a green light.
Bluejay, this is Ops.
Commence Operation Cold Shadow.
Neutralize president Valeri Ovechkin.
Copy.
I'm off the truck.
Wait We have a situation.
Truck driver says he's been stopped by soldiers.
[Russian radio chatter.]
[Machine gun fire.]
Bluejay.
Bluejay.
Her tracker's active.
She's alive.
She's been captured.
We can scramble an IHR team out of Ramstein unless you have a good reaction force on standby.
That was a random patrol.
It will take them awhile to get to anybody with authority, which should give us some time to Come on, let's go! There will be no rescue mission.
That is not what we do.
You have an agent that's been taken.
- That agent - Is still alive.
Sean.
Can I talk to you privately? No, you can talk to me right here.
Very well.
Every Division Operative knows the risks.
Deniable assets.
That is who we are.
Well, that's not who I am.
I'm going after her.
I expect full operational support.
If you've got a problem with that, you call oversight.
You never leave a man behind! I can't remember the last time someone spoke to Amanda like that.
Well, yes I can.
It was me.
Glad you approve.
I'm going with you.
She's only there because I turned the mission down.
Uh-huh.
Not because it's the right thing to do.
How could you not have found out she has a son? Oh, I'm sorry.
Now I'm supposed to be looking for kids who may or may not exist? I'll go recalibrate Cerebro.
Fine, I'll see what I can dig up.
Michael, I wanted to ask you something, but I didn't want it to come out the wrong way.
That night in Russia, the safe house, you said you couldn't be with me because you had to avenge your family first.
But now you're saying that you've been with Cassandra.
The man that was with Cassandra, that was Someone else.
Someone who thought By serving his country as best as he could, he might be able to find himself again.
Someone who was trying to forget his wife and daughter.
Someone that Didn't have to be me.
Okay, found some stuff.
Not much.
Ovechkin's been able to keep a lid on this kid.
Belarusian media's tightly state-controlled.
I mean the guy could sprout a second head and all you'd hear about on the news is the brightly-colored new turtlenecks he started wearing.
When the kid does have to go out in public, they try to pass him off as the son of this woman.
I think she's his nanny or something.
That's it.
There's no other data trail.
I couldn't even tell you how old he is.
He's four.
Same age as Hayley.
[Makes engine sounds.]
I can't say good night to my son? And English in front of the boy.
He must learn.
Go wash up now.
Go.
How was the auction? Disappointing.
I didn't get what I wanted.
Perhaps you'll have better luck at the next one.
There's another right after you return from Paris.
You are going to Paris, yes? Volk found the itinerary in your planner.
For the fine arts symposium.
I told you about it.
[Laughs.]
It slipped my mind.
Anyway, it's fine, go.
Max and I will be waiting for you here.
Max, I was planning on taking him with me.
No, no, no.
He'll stay here.
I insist.
Why are you doing this? Killing people, defying the Americans.
You're putting us all at risk.
I am in charge now.
Not the Americans.
And certainly not that Suka sitting in Percy's seat.
I'm building a legacy for my son.
Besides, I don't want him missing his piano lessons.
[Numbers beeping.]
[Phone rings.]
It's the Auction House.
Guess she wants to renegotiate.
I can't talk long.
I told Volkov I left something behind, he's waiting outside.
I know.
We're monitoring the security cameras.
He found our travel plans.
He won't let Max go.
It's okay, we're going to get you out of here.
I just need to know where you're going to be for the next 24 hours.
Our schedules, down to the minute.
Michael, we need to get out of here now.
I'll be in touch.
Michael.
Thank you.
Okay, the jet is still in an airfield outside town.
You have a window of exactly 79 minutes to get both Kanga and Roo on the plane and clear Belarusian airspace.
Now according to her planner, Cassandra has a weekly salon treatment at the palace.
Massage, facial, mani, pedi.
Lasts about 1 1/2 hour.
Should fit the bill nicely.
You're going to have to lose Ivan Drago, of course.
Meanwhile, little Maxie has piano lessons at the same time.
You're going to have to shake both the teacher and the nanny.
[Both speak Russian.]
Time to go.
How did you get into the palace? Your regular masseur has a mild case of food poisoning.
He's sleeping it off, which is probably why he hasn't noticed he's missing his security credentials.
[Plays piano.]
[Phone rings.]
Put these on.
I had to guess your size.
What about my manicurist? Car trouble.
But a replacement got here a while ago.
[Plays piano.]
[Recording of piano playing.]
[Speaks Russian.]
Heads up, Nikki, teacher's headed your way.
Copy that.
We'll be clear.
We have a problem.
Is it under control? Hello? Hello? Nikita, this only works if we get them out at the same time.
Yeah, I know.
We need to abort.
Repeat, abort.
Get back on the table.
[Knocks on door.]
Nikita, are you clear? [Computer beeps.]
That is why you never work with kids or animals.
Status? We traced Lisa's tracker signal to an abandoned factory in the outskirts of Minsk.
I've given Alex and Sean the location.
Are you with the Americans? MI-6? [Coughs and groans.]
Alex and Sean are there.
They just entered the facility.
[Gasps.]
[Phone rings.]
Da? This is Amanda.
I told you before, I do not talk with you.
Only Percy.
Good-bye.
You're holding one of my agents.
I want you to release her.
Your agent? You sent her here.
To kill you.
You want me to kill her? What I want is for you to behave.
We both know you don't have the spine to defy us.
So let her go and stop wasting my time.
Leave the killing to the grown ups, Valeri.
[Gunshot.]
[Flatline tone.]
Should we prepare Exfil for Alex and Sean? No need.
I'll call Division for an Exfiltration route.
We're not going anywhere.
- Now what? - Why not eliminate the threat? Kill Ovechkin? Birkhoff, we're not equipped for a kill mission.
Tactically, it's a non-starter.
Kill Ovechkin, and security forces will shut down the whole country.
We'd never get out of here.
Much less with Cassandra or Max.
The last thing we need is for Ovechkin to die.
What do you mean, we're not going anywhere? We're going to kill Ovechkin.
All right, team.
Everyone ready for round two? Ovechkin's hosting a state dinner at the Palace.
About 40 or 50 foreign Dignitaries should be there.
But more importantly for us, so will a ton of support staff.
Trick is getting out of the party.
That's where the Evac car comes in.
Cassandra says Ovechkin always has one ready to go at these events.
Thing's a tank.
Double steel chassis.
Run-flat tires.
Best of all, security clearance plates that let it pass freely through any checkpoint.
You get in this car, no one's going to stop you for hundreds of miles.
You'll be across the border before anyone notices.
[Zipper.]
Lisa's cover as a translator is still intact.
Okay, so we have security clearance, a party invite, and then of course I got the rest of our supplies.
Almost all of it was commercially available.
Division still has to get us the Semtex.
You know how to rig the explosive? It's a simple RF circuit connected to a bridge-wire detonator.
Special Forces 101.
Now, the tricky part is going to be planting the payload in Ovechkin's car.
- But it's armored.
- Not from the inside.
Most of the security should be focused around the residence, so the car should have minimal coverage.
So you plant the package and I figure out how to get Ovechkin out of the party.
And we can say good-bye to another murdering dirtbag.
Sean, you're not that different from me, you know.
You say that you are, but this is all about payback.
Taking out Ovechkin is the right thing to do.
He's a threat.
You want revenge, just like I do.
This is about more than what I want.
It's about letting them know: You screw with one of us, you screw with all of us.
Now, we still need to figure out a way to get Ovechkin to trust you.
Amanda says she's working on it.
Aw, and I didn't get you anything.
Not yet.
So how's the situation in Belarus shaping up? As a matter of fact, Alex is on it as we speak.
Alex? How'd you get her to do something so messy? So Division.
Sometimes you have to sacrifice a pawn to motivate your knights.
Amazing how easily the chess metaphors come to mind when you're running Division, isn't it? So are you still looking for some outreach to Ovechkin? Just a little icebreaker.
He's a hard man to get through to.
Perhaps I can help.
Why don't you send him a message for me? Okay, Max will be in bed by 9:00.
Cassandra will excuse herself from the party to tuck him in.
You know I had an instructor at Division who said that an emotionally compromised agent was more dangerous than a jammed gun.
Check your feelings, or check out, he said.
Sounds like a real jerk to me.
Yeah, he was.
Too bad I fell in love with him.
Hey.
Hey, hey, look.
There is nothing going on between me and Cassandra, okay? I put her in a bad way six years ago, and now I have a chance to help her, that's all.
I know.
I really do.
But I also know that this is more than just righting an old wrong.
This is about a woman and a child who were killed by a car bomb ten years ago.
So what if it is? You have to know that Hayley and Elizabeth's deaths, they weren't your fault.
You did not fail them.
Cassandra and Max Aren't your family.
I'd started to forget what it's like Having a family.
You have a family.
Right here.
You guys really have to learn to turn off your comms and if this week's episode of General Hospital is over, you might be interested to know the party has started.
[Chamber music.]
[Smack.]
[Crack.]
I've got Cassandra.
I'm going to the car.
Do you have Max? Almost there.
[Cocks gun.]
I'll need a few minutes.
Get Ovechkin primed.
Max.
Max? [Gunfire.]
Nikita, are you okay? The nanny has a gun.
A gun? - In Max's room? - No, Max! I need you to get to the car.
No.
Listen, I will go back.
Trust me.
Go around the back.
It's quicker.
Okay, go.
Oh! Oof.
[Grunting.]
[Smack.]
Oh! [Smack.]
Oh! [Crack.]
Ow! Oh! [Toy train whistle blows.]
Max.
[Suspenseful music.]
Max? Max? Package is in position.
Good to go.
I have a message.
From Iceman.
He says the Kodiaks are running wild this season.
Percy sent you? Yes, to tell you something.
He is coming back soon.
I had heard he was Forget what you heard.
Percy is no longer with Division, but he is as powerful as ever, and he has a plan.
He will be counting on his allies, including you.
Anything for Percy.
What can I do? You have enemies everywhere.
An attack will be coming.
You need to get out of here tonight.
Do you have secure passage out? Of course.
You have to go now.
He's headed for the car.
Come on, Max.
[Breathes heavily.]
And did you see Michael? He went to help you.
I'll find him.
You guys head to the car and leave.
We'll find our own way out.
Michael, are you all right? Yes, stand by.
Yeah, guys, just picking up something weird here.
A low band RF signal, coming from, uh The car? [Engine starts.]
Car's been started.
Ovechkin's there.
Crap on a stick.
Uh, yeah, guys, that RF signal? That is a frequency normally reserved by the Military for remote detonation.
I think there's a bomb in the car.
- Where's Cassandra and Max? - Oh, my God.
- Get them out of there.
- Oh, my God! Ready to fire.
Copy that.
[Women gasp.]
- Is it done? - Headed to confirm.
[Trigger cocks.]
Come with me.
[Pants.]
Who the hell are you? You're not with Percy.
Yes, I am.
Please let me explain.
You're trying to kill me.
No, I'm trying to help you.
So you know nothing about this? Who is that? Who are you working for? I used to be with Division, but like Percy, we've parted ways.
I'm a free agent now.
Then you don't know who's behind this? Like I said, you have many enemies, but believe me when I tell you, I do not want you dead.
But he does.
[Muffled cry.]
Ah! [Gags.]
[Gunshots.]
That should keep them occupied.
Go.
You should hide.
- What about you? - I'll handle them.
- Cassandra.
- Michael, I can do this.
Stop! You're right.
Taking out Ovechkin was the right thing to do.
You did something today that had nothing to do with Semak, the Black Box, or Nikita.
Hmm.
When was the last time you could say that? I honestly can't remember.
How does it feel? Pretty good.
Yeah, well, it doesn't change anything.
Just a little detour.
Well, you know, sometimes it's the little things in life that can make all the difference.
It's a start.
You sure you wanna stay? Ovechkin is dead.
Max and I will be safe now.
That doesn't mean you can't leave, get away from all this.
You can go to Paris, uh, the States Hawaii? Cassandra, um, I'm sorry For what I did six years ago.
Now that Ovechkin's gone, I hope that you can move on, 'cause it's time you had something we all deserve A future.
Michael, six years ago your job was to put on an act.
That's okay, because, well, that was a time in my life when I needed certain things, comfort, and respect, and sense of worth, and you gave them to me.
Thank you.
[Laughter.]
Oh, hey, mom.
Mama.
[Speaks Russian.]
[Laughs.]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Thank you for everything.
He's a great boy.
He's my world.
[Laughs.]
And he likes you.
We did have some quality time together.
[Laughter.]
He's a talker.
[Laughs.]
He told me his favorite food, what kind of dog he wants, why he hates practicing piano.
His birthday.
[Laughs.]
It's weird, kids are so precise about their age.
Max insisted that he wasn't four.
In fact, he's a little over five, isn't he? My best guess, born nine months after Michael's mission.
Michael is Max's father.
Are you going to tell him? It would mean an end to all of our futures.
You know what kind of man he is.
He would never be able to stay away, and if our enemies found out, how long would it take before one of them came to hurt Max to get at Michael? In our world, families are a liability.
Our loved ones are our weaknesses.
The decision is yours.
In Hawaii, the biggest issue we'll have there is Mai Tai or Piña Colada.
And it's not just about the weather there.
The colors there are just so vivid, they'll make your eyes water.
Seriously, the views are just Spectacular.
Listen to you, talking about views and colors.
There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another.
Hmm Is that, uh Tolstoy? Manet.
I should have known you'd quote a painter.
I have a weakness for the post-impressionists.
And for you.
[Giggles.]
Mmm.
We need to get dressed.
Mm-mmm.
[Laughs.]
The American cultural attache can't be late for his own state dinner.
Yeah but, the First Lady of the country gets some leeway, right? Yes, well, my husband is not one to tolerate tardiness.
Yeah, or religious freedom or political dissent.
Please don't.
The only thing he treats worse than the people of his country is you.
You know if I could change any of that, I would.
What if you could? Change that? Jonathan, we really are going to be late.
My name's not Jonathan.
It's Michael.
I'm not a cultural attache.
I'm an American Agent.
[Laughs.]
Assigned to neutralize the threat of Belarusian President Valeri Ovechkin.
I don't understand.
With your help, I can get that done.
You know it has to happen.
You've known that for a very long time.
With my help? So all this Us It was a setup? You're blackmailing me? Cassandra, you're not the target.
Your husband is.
After six years of stability, new troubles out of Belarus today as President Valeri Ovechkin declared martial law in his country.
This follows news that his longtime personal assistant has been put to death.
Even now, I have reason to believe there's a traitor hiding in the highest level of our government.
Yes? The man's gone out of control.
We've got to get her out.
- Who? - Cassandra.
My asset.
She helped me Topple Ovechkin.
Topple? I thought you just said he was out of control.
No, no, no.
Ovechkin's been dead for six years.
That's his double.
Operation Looking Glass.
Classic Division Op.
Whack the real Ovechkin, replace him with a physical stand-in that you can puppet.
World's quietest Coup d'Ãtat.
- And Cassandra? - Was the key.
She stayed to sell the Con.
I couldn't have pulled it off without her.
I told her she'd be safe.
Prep the jet.
I want to be wheels-up in an hour.
Birkhoff, get me everything you know on Cassandra.
Uh-oh.
Ovechkin also killed his personal bodyguard last month.
The assistant and the bodyguard were in on the switch.
So he's getting rid of anyone who knows the truth.
But why now? Hmm.
For the same reason we can't control him anymore.
You made sure he only got his orders through you.
But you're no longer on the other end of the leash, and he won't listen to anyone else.
Refuses to talk to me.
In all fairness, the guy was getting a bit boisterous, even before I left.
Started to believe he was an actual world leader.
You could talk to him, convince him to get back in line.
And why in the world would I do that? To do the right thing for your country.
This is my country now.
In that case, I'm going to have to put your lapdog down.
First step is to make contact.
Do you have any open lines of communication to her? No, not since the op ended.
How did you acquire her as an asset? Standard Raven Protocol.
I didn't know you had to do those kinds of missions.
It's part of the job.
Yeah, I know.
You know I know.
I was never as good as you.
I mean I found that I couldn't Leave your feelings out of it? She was just a mission, nothing else.
How many other missions were there? Nikita Michael, you were my handler at Division.
You knew every single time that I had to be Josephine.
One.
Cassandra was the only one.
Jet's ready.
Bring your own peanuts.
Zetrov knows that I killed their spokesperson.
There'll be increased activity as they hunt for me.
I need someone to analyze the signal traffic, and I'd like Sonya.
German assets checked in.
They've confirmed operational support.
Cover kit and paper in place? At the prearranged dead drop.
Alex, I'll assign Sonya to you.
Thank you.
But I need something in return.
Of course.
The mission profile for Operation Cold Shadow calls for a young, attractive native Russian speaker.
No.
The objective is to take down an out-of-control pocket dictator.
Valeri Ovechkin.
I said no.
I'll make do without Sonya.
I speak Russian.
You've recovered from your last op? Sore knee, but medical's cleared me.
Get prepped on Cold Shadow.
I read the Conops on that mission.
They're doing a good thing.
That guy's a threat.
Good for them.
So it doesn't matter to you if what they're doing is right? - I don't believe in Division.
- What do you believe in? What are you looking for, my moral compass? Maybe.
It points to Sergei Semak.
You can't build your whole life around revenge.
There needs to be something else.
Unless you want to end up like Nikita.
[Gavel bangs.]
Sold.
And now, we present item 1649: Portrait of Eva Gonzales, oil on canvas by Edouard Manet.
Bidding will open at £75,000.
£75,000.
Thank you very much.
£200,000.
£250,000.
Are there any other bids? At £250,000 excuse me, what was that? £1/2 million.
£500,000 here in the front.
At £500,000.
At £500,000 [Bangs gavel.]
Sold.
Excuse me.
That piece I'm curating an exhibit next month and hope perhaps we might arrange a loan? I'm sorry, I'm just a proxy.
The buyer wishes to remain anonymous.
Could I speak to them? I don't think so.
He is a very private man.
Oh, that won't be an issue.
[Speaking Russian.]
- Suite seven.
- Thank you.
I'll be there once I pick up my personals.
I knew you couldn't resist the Manet.
Time for questions later.
I know your situation's dicey.
That's why I'm here.
I have a plan for Exfiltra Michael, this is my son, Max.
Max, this is An old friend.
Go ahead, Michael.
Tell me your plan.
Or did you not plan for this? Michael, do you copy? I need a minute.
Is there a complication? Yes.
A little one.
Cassandra, I'd like you to meet your husband.
The likeness is uncanny.
The surgery is still settling.
He'll look even better in a few weeks.
What you're doing is incredibly brave.
This is a great honor.
I swear I will do you proud as your husband.
Are you sure you're ready for this? I know what I have to do.
Sometimes in order to get what we want, we have to sleep with the enemy.
Trust me.
This is going to work.
This is never going to work.
No, no, no, the plan's still good.
It's just, uh, we need to accommodate for the We are not going anywhere unless I am convinced of our safety.
Both of ours.
- Is he - Yours? No, he's four.
Born two years after you left.
[Sighs.]
Don't worry, you're not the father.
Why did Ovechkin keep this a secret? He's convinced that if word got out, his enemies would target him through Max.
In Belarus, keeping secrets is a way of life.
As you know.
Look, anyone who knows about Ovechkin's secret is someone he would consider a threat, which is why we need to get you I am aware of the situation.
I have my own plan for us to get free.
You will only complicate things, so please, just leave us alone.
This is Bluejay, confirming completion of stage one.
Lisa's cleared the Border Patrol.
She's entered Belarus.
Good, give her a green light.
Bluejay, this is Ops.
Commence Operation Cold Shadow.
Neutralize president Valeri Ovechkin.
Copy.
I'm off the truck.
Wait We have a situation.
Truck driver says he's been stopped by soldiers.
[Russian radio chatter.]
[Machine gun fire.]
Bluejay.
Bluejay.
Her tracker's active.
She's alive.
She's been captured.
We can scramble an IHR team out of Ramstein unless you have a good reaction force on standby.
That was a random patrol.
It will take them awhile to get to anybody with authority, which should give us some time to Come on, let's go! There will be no rescue mission.
That is not what we do.
You have an agent that's been taken.
- That agent - Is still alive.
Sean.
Can I talk to you privately? No, you can talk to me right here.
Very well.
Every Division Operative knows the risks.
Deniable assets.
That is who we are.
Well, that's not who I am.
I'm going after her.
I expect full operational support.
If you've got a problem with that, you call oversight.
You never leave a man behind! I can't remember the last time someone spoke to Amanda like that.
Well, yes I can.
It was me.
Glad you approve.
I'm going with you.
She's only there because I turned the mission down.
Uh-huh.
Not because it's the right thing to do.
How could you not have found out she has a son? Oh, I'm sorry.
Now I'm supposed to be looking for kids who may or may not exist? I'll go recalibrate Cerebro.
Fine, I'll see what I can dig up.
Michael, I wanted to ask you something, but I didn't want it to come out the wrong way.
That night in Russia, the safe house, you said you couldn't be with me because you had to avenge your family first.
But now you're saying that you've been with Cassandra.
The man that was with Cassandra, that was Someone else.
Someone who thought By serving his country as best as he could, he might be able to find himself again.
Someone who was trying to forget his wife and daughter.
Someone that Didn't have to be me.
Okay, found some stuff.
Not much.
Ovechkin's been able to keep a lid on this kid.
Belarusian media's tightly state-controlled.
I mean the guy could sprout a second head and all you'd hear about on the news is the brightly-colored new turtlenecks he started wearing.
When the kid does have to go out in public, they try to pass him off as the son of this woman.
I think she's his nanny or something.
That's it.
There's no other data trail.
I couldn't even tell you how old he is.
He's four.
Same age as Hayley.
[Makes engine sounds.]
I can't say good night to my son? And English in front of the boy.
He must learn.
Go wash up now.
Go.
How was the auction? Disappointing.
I didn't get what I wanted.
Perhaps you'll have better luck at the next one.
There's another right after you return from Paris.
You are going to Paris, yes? Volk found the itinerary in your planner.
For the fine arts symposium.
I told you about it.
[Laughs.]
It slipped my mind.
Anyway, it's fine, go.
Max and I will be waiting for you here.
Max, I was planning on taking him with me.
No, no, no.
He'll stay here.
I insist.
Why are you doing this? Killing people, defying the Americans.
You're putting us all at risk.
I am in charge now.
Not the Americans.
And certainly not that Suka sitting in Percy's seat.
I'm building a legacy for my son.
Besides, I don't want him missing his piano lessons.
[Numbers beeping.]
[Phone rings.]
It's the Auction House.
Guess she wants to renegotiate.
I can't talk long.
I told Volkov I left something behind, he's waiting outside.
I know.
We're monitoring the security cameras.
He found our travel plans.
He won't let Max go.
It's okay, we're going to get you out of here.
I just need to know where you're going to be for the next 24 hours.
Our schedules, down to the minute.
Michael, we need to get out of here now.
I'll be in touch.
Michael.
Thank you.
Okay, the jet is still in an airfield outside town.
You have a window of exactly 79 minutes to get both Kanga and Roo on the plane and clear Belarusian airspace.
Now according to her planner, Cassandra has a weekly salon treatment at the palace.
Massage, facial, mani, pedi.
Lasts about 1 1/2 hour.
Should fit the bill nicely.
You're going to have to lose Ivan Drago, of course.
Meanwhile, little Maxie has piano lessons at the same time.
You're going to have to shake both the teacher and the nanny.
[Both speak Russian.]
Time to go.
How did you get into the palace? Your regular masseur has a mild case of food poisoning.
He's sleeping it off, which is probably why he hasn't noticed he's missing his security credentials.
[Plays piano.]
[Phone rings.]
Put these on.
I had to guess your size.
What about my manicurist? Car trouble.
But a replacement got here a while ago.
[Plays piano.]
[Recording of piano playing.]
[Speaks Russian.]
Heads up, Nikki, teacher's headed your way.
Copy that.
We'll be clear.
We have a problem.
Is it under control? Hello? Hello? Nikita, this only works if we get them out at the same time.
Yeah, I know.
We need to abort.
Repeat, abort.
Get back on the table.
[Knocks on door.]
Nikita, are you clear? [Computer beeps.]
That is why you never work with kids or animals.
Status? We traced Lisa's tracker signal to an abandoned factory in the outskirts of Minsk.
I've given Alex and Sean the location.
Are you with the Americans? MI-6? [Coughs and groans.]
Alex and Sean are there.
They just entered the facility.
[Gasps.]
[Phone rings.]
Da? This is Amanda.
I told you before, I do not talk with you.
Only Percy.
Good-bye.
You're holding one of my agents.
I want you to release her.
Your agent? You sent her here.
To kill you.
You want me to kill her? What I want is for you to behave.
We both know you don't have the spine to defy us.
So let her go and stop wasting my time.
Leave the killing to the grown ups, Valeri.
[Gunshot.]
[Flatline tone.]
Should we prepare Exfil for Alex and Sean? No need.
I'll call Division for an Exfiltration route.
We're not going anywhere.
- Now what? - Why not eliminate the threat? Kill Ovechkin? Birkhoff, we're not equipped for a kill mission.
Tactically, it's a non-starter.
Kill Ovechkin, and security forces will shut down the whole country.
We'd never get out of here.
Much less with Cassandra or Max.
The last thing we need is for Ovechkin to die.
What do you mean, we're not going anywhere? We're going to kill Ovechkin.
All right, team.
Everyone ready for round two? Ovechkin's hosting a state dinner at the Palace.
About 40 or 50 foreign Dignitaries should be there.
But more importantly for us, so will a ton of support staff.
Trick is getting out of the party.
That's where the Evac car comes in.
Cassandra says Ovechkin always has one ready to go at these events.
Thing's a tank.
Double steel chassis.
Run-flat tires.
Best of all, security clearance plates that let it pass freely through any checkpoint.
You get in this car, no one's going to stop you for hundreds of miles.
You'll be across the border before anyone notices.
[Zipper.]
Lisa's cover as a translator is still intact.
Okay, so we have security clearance, a party invite, and then of course I got the rest of our supplies.
Almost all of it was commercially available.
Division still has to get us the Semtex.
You know how to rig the explosive? It's a simple RF circuit connected to a bridge-wire detonator.
Special Forces 101.
Now, the tricky part is going to be planting the payload in Ovechkin's car.
- But it's armored.
- Not from the inside.
Most of the security should be focused around the residence, so the car should have minimal coverage.
So you plant the package and I figure out how to get Ovechkin out of the party.
And we can say good-bye to another murdering dirtbag.
Sean, you're not that different from me, you know.
You say that you are, but this is all about payback.
Taking out Ovechkin is the right thing to do.
He's a threat.
You want revenge, just like I do.
This is about more than what I want.
It's about letting them know: You screw with one of us, you screw with all of us.
Now, we still need to figure out a way to get Ovechkin to trust you.
Amanda says she's working on it.
Aw, and I didn't get you anything.
Not yet.
So how's the situation in Belarus shaping up? As a matter of fact, Alex is on it as we speak.
Alex? How'd you get her to do something so messy? So Division.
Sometimes you have to sacrifice a pawn to motivate your knights.
Amazing how easily the chess metaphors come to mind when you're running Division, isn't it? So are you still looking for some outreach to Ovechkin? Just a little icebreaker.
He's a hard man to get through to.
Perhaps I can help.
Why don't you send him a message for me? Okay, Max will be in bed by 9:00.
Cassandra will excuse herself from the party to tuck him in.
You know I had an instructor at Division who said that an emotionally compromised agent was more dangerous than a jammed gun.
Check your feelings, or check out, he said.
Sounds like a real jerk to me.
Yeah, he was.
Too bad I fell in love with him.
Hey.
Hey, hey, look.
There is nothing going on between me and Cassandra, okay? I put her in a bad way six years ago, and now I have a chance to help her, that's all.
I know.
I really do.
But I also know that this is more than just righting an old wrong.
This is about a woman and a child who were killed by a car bomb ten years ago.
So what if it is? You have to know that Hayley and Elizabeth's deaths, they weren't your fault.
You did not fail them.
Cassandra and Max Aren't your family.
I'd started to forget what it's like Having a family.
You have a family.
Right here.
You guys really have to learn to turn off your comms and if this week's episode of General Hospital is over, you might be interested to know the party has started.
[Chamber music.]
[Smack.]
[Crack.]
I've got Cassandra.
I'm going to the car.
Do you have Max? Almost there.
[Cocks gun.]
I'll need a few minutes.
Get Ovechkin primed.
Max.
Max? [Gunfire.]
Nikita, are you okay? The nanny has a gun.
A gun? - In Max's room? - No, Max! I need you to get to the car.
No.
Listen, I will go back.
Trust me.
Go around the back.
It's quicker.
Okay, go.
Oh! Oof.
[Grunting.]
[Smack.]
Oh! [Smack.]
Oh! [Crack.]
Ow! Oh! [Toy train whistle blows.]
Max.
[Suspenseful music.]
Max? Max? Package is in position.
Good to go.
I have a message.
From Iceman.
He says the Kodiaks are running wild this season.
Percy sent you? Yes, to tell you something.
He is coming back soon.
I had heard he was Forget what you heard.
Percy is no longer with Division, but he is as powerful as ever, and he has a plan.
He will be counting on his allies, including you.
Anything for Percy.
What can I do? You have enemies everywhere.
An attack will be coming.
You need to get out of here tonight.
Do you have secure passage out? Of course.
You have to go now.
He's headed for the car.
Come on, Max.
[Breathes heavily.]
And did you see Michael? He went to help you.
I'll find him.
You guys head to the car and leave.
We'll find our own way out.
Michael, are you all right? Yes, stand by.
Yeah, guys, just picking up something weird here.
A low band RF signal, coming from, uh The car? [Engine starts.]
Car's been started.
Ovechkin's there.
Crap on a stick.
Uh, yeah, guys, that RF signal? That is a frequency normally reserved by the Military for remote detonation.
I think there's a bomb in the car.
- Where's Cassandra and Max? - Oh, my God.
- Get them out of there.
- Oh, my God! Ready to fire.
Copy that.
[Women gasp.]
- Is it done? - Headed to confirm.
[Trigger cocks.]
Come with me.
[Pants.]
Who the hell are you? You're not with Percy.
Yes, I am.
Please let me explain.
You're trying to kill me.
No, I'm trying to help you.
So you know nothing about this? Who is that? Who are you working for? I used to be with Division, but like Percy, we've parted ways.
I'm a free agent now.
Then you don't know who's behind this? Like I said, you have many enemies, but believe me when I tell you, I do not want you dead.
But he does.
[Muffled cry.]
Ah! [Gags.]
[Gunshots.]
That should keep them occupied.
Go.
You should hide.
- What about you? - I'll handle them.
- Cassandra.
- Michael, I can do this.
Stop! You're right.
Taking out Ovechkin was the right thing to do.
You did something today that had nothing to do with Semak, the Black Box, or Nikita.
Hmm.
When was the last time you could say that? I honestly can't remember.
How does it feel? Pretty good.
Yeah, well, it doesn't change anything.
Just a little detour.
Well, you know, sometimes it's the little things in life that can make all the difference.
It's a start.
You sure you wanna stay? Ovechkin is dead.
Max and I will be safe now.
That doesn't mean you can't leave, get away from all this.
You can go to Paris, uh, the States Hawaii? Cassandra, um, I'm sorry For what I did six years ago.
Now that Ovechkin's gone, I hope that you can move on, 'cause it's time you had something we all deserve A future.
Michael, six years ago your job was to put on an act.
That's okay, because, well, that was a time in my life when I needed certain things, comfort, and respect, and sense of worth, and you gave them to me.
Thank you.
[Laughter.]
Oh, hey, mom.
Mama.
[Speaks Russian.]
[Laughs.]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Thank you for everything.
He's a great boy.
He's my world.
[Laughs.]
And he likes you.
We did have some quality time together.
[Laughter.]
He's a talker.
[Laughs.]
He told me his favorite food, what kind of dog he wants, why he hates practicing piano.
His birthday.
[Laughs.]
It's weird, kids are so precise about their age.
Max insisted that he wasn't four.
In fact, he's a little over five, isn't he? My best guess, born nine months after Michael's mission.
Michael is Max's father.
Are you going to tell him? It would mean an end to all of our futures.
You know what kind of man he is.
He would never be able to stay away, and if our enemies found out, how long would it take before one of them came to hurt Max to get at Michael? In our world, families are a liability.
Our loved ones are our weaknesses.
The decision is yours.