"You didn't have to kill him!" "I'll kill you!" "You hear me?" "You're dead!" "Let go of me!" "What happened?" "In order to get to him,|we had to kill his brother." " Really?" "Who did it?" "|" " Sarris." "Tell him to stay close.|" "We don't have much time." "You're wasting your time." "Why don't you kill me now because|" "I'm not giving you anything!" "You hear me?" "You've had several conversations|with Able Gelner in the last month." "Tell me about them." "You didn't have to kill my brother." "You didn't have to kill him." "But we did." "And I'm afraid you're going to die as well." "So why would I give you anything?" "Because I'm going to give you|something in return." "I don't understand." "How can I help?" "Madeline will fill you in." " What do you need?" "|" " Just talk to him." "Apologize for shooting his brother." "Apologize?" "Yes." "Look, it was nothing personal." "I was just trying to do my job." "Able Gelner." "Tell me about him." " Hey.|" " Hey, stranger." "Carla." "I couldn't believe it." "I'm turning|onto Coolidge, and there you are." " You should have stopped.|" " I tried." "I yelled and everyone but you turned." "Oh, yeah, yeah." "Where'd you go?" "I thought|something horrible had happened." "No, I had to go home.|" "My family had an emergency." "Is everything okay?" "It's fine." "Carla, I wanted to say sorry|that I haven't kept in contact with you." "I just couldn't." "It's no problem." "I'm happy to see you." " So when did you get back?" "|" " About three or four months." "So, what about you?" "|" "Why did you move out?" " I met someone.|" " Oh, gosh!" "His name's Steven,|and he's a commodities broker..." " and we live in this great loft downtown.|" " Nothing wrong with that." "He's a good guy." "You'll meet him." " It's great to see you.|" " Yeah, you too." " Do you want a refill?" "|" " Okay." "So, what about you?" "What have|you been doing since you've been back?" "What have I been doing?" "Did you get a job?" "Are you seeing anyone?" "|" "What's going on?" "Not a lot." "Hello?" " Josephine.|" " Yup." "Yesterday, in Kuala Lumpur,|we picked up Marzio Ellis... a well-connected dealmaker|who works the Pacific Rim." "Lately, he's been in touch|with Able Gelner... a man we've been after for some time." "Gelner has been destabilizing|friendly third world countries... through the use|of his massive financial resources." "He's about to use those resources|to fund terrorist strikes... against civilian populations." "We need to get in with him, discover his|financial pipeline, and shut him down." "Michael will be leading the mission." "He'll update you as soon as|the mission profile has been set." "Michael, are we on standby?" "Yes." "Sit." "I see the party's already begun." "Able Gelner." "Pleased to meet you." "Pleased to meet you." "Would either of you|" "like something to drink or eat?" "No." "Okay." "Marzio had very good things to say|about you." "And you are?" "Nikita, my attaché." "How nice." "Well, you know what it is that I need." "Marzio said you wish to transfer funds|without drawing attention." "Yes, that's right.|" "We don't want to draw any attention." "If you choose to use my services... your money will be funneled into|segregated offshore accounts." "I stay away from the Caribbean|and other more visible hubs." "I've had success in East Africa." "They're desperate for hard currency." "What about the rates?" "You could do better|if you're willing to take the risk." "I'm not." "Interference is minimal,|almost nonexistent." "I'm curious." "How did you two meet?" "Sorry?" "Is your relationship social or professional?" "What does that have to do|with our business?" "Everything." "I'm about to make a decision... where I'm gonna place|a bulk of my assets in your hands!" "I want to know who I'm dealing with." "What do you think of him?" "He's a fair employer." "Are you attracted to him?" "I'm sorry." "It was a mistake|for us to come here." "One final question." "If your employer were|to suddenly cease to exist... would you be able to get up to speed|quickly enough to do this for me?" "It depends on what you mean|by quickly enough." "By next Tuesday." " Can you give me one minute?" "|" " Sure." "Not quite." "But if you can give me|two more days, then, yes." "No, no." "I need it done sooner." "That's fine." "Your assistant is very good." " But don't train her too well.|" " Yeah." " So, do we have a deal?" "|" " Yes, we do." "If you'll join me in the other room,|" "I'll show you what we're up against." "Just him." "Oh, nothing sinister.|" "It's just the fewer the better at this point." "You're an attractive woman." "Thank you." "I like your tie." "I like a woman who knots her own tie." "It shows an independent nature." "I've been waiting a long time for you." "I don't know what this means." "Take it to Operations.|" "He'll know what to do." "Tell no one else." "Karel." "Did he open the books?" "No." "He presented a theoretical scenario." "If he likes my response, he'll use me." "Get the data to Analysis.|" "Have them work up a projection." "Tell them not to be too precise.|" "We want it to look real." "Of course." " Is there something else?" "|" " Yes." "What?" "This." "Send Nikita up here right away." "You'll have to study the numbers|" "Analysis gives us." "Sure." " Where are you going?" "|" " To see Operations." "Why?" " He has some questions about Algiers.|" " That was two weeks ago." "I guess he's still reviewing it." "Does Michael know about this?" "No." "In fact, I just lied to him." "I told him|" "I was up here to talk about Algiers." "Good." "Don't mention this to anyone." "Who is he?" "Every once in a while... someone turns up where they shouldn't." "Why does he know so much|about Section One?" "I don't know yet." "What else did he say to you?" "That he was waiting for us.|" "And I should speak only to you." "Okay." "Report to duty." "The only adjustment you need to make... is to treat anything he says as unreliable." "Don't you think|we should tell Michael about this?" "Not yet." " What about the integrity of our cover?" "|" " I've told you what to do." "Don't worry." "Both you and Michael will be protected." " Hey.|" " Hey." " Heading out?" "|" " Yeah." " You okay?" "|" " I'm fine." "You don't seem so fine.|" "I'm worried about you." "Walter, it's just this place." "It just gets to me sometimes, that's all." "I was in pretty bad shape|this time last year." "I don't want to feel that way again." "Look, sugar, 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." "See, just thinking about it|makes you feel better, right?" "Good night, Walter." "Good night, sugar." "I don't care what you say,|buying a dog is a big step." "It's like having a kid together." "You sound very serious." "Yeah." "Feels serious." "He's late." "I thought he would be." " Why?" "|" " I don't know." "He's shy." "I'm surprised he didn't call|and cancel last minute." "I'm sure he's just stuck in traffic.|" "He'll be here." "Thanks for calling." "I love doing stuff|in the middle of the week." "Me, too." "Hello?" "Great." "Come on up." " He's here.|" " Great." "It's about time, fella." "Look at you, all dressed up." "Come here." " Hi.|" " Hi." " Nice to meet you.|" " Nice to meet you." " Hope you're hungry." "There's plenty.|" " Sure." " Want some wine?" "|" " That'd be good." "Help yourself." "I don't know about you two,|but I'm starved." "Hey, let me get that." "I'm going to need those funds in position|by the thirteenth." "I have a client who's going to need them|to make a fairly large purchase." "I'd like to get them in place sooner." "I've already talked to the CFO|of that bank." "The rates are coming down." "Good, good." "Now, what about|those bearer bonds?" "I don't think|you should touch those right now." "Really?" "What do you think, Karel?" "Well, let's take a look." "What's your thinking on this, Michael?" " The accounts would be too visible.|" " Why?" "Last spring, the European Bank|networked into the Asian markets." "That exposed all continental accounts|to routine surveillance." "We'd probably get away with it, but|" "I don't think you want to take that chance." "You're a bright boy.|" "He's a bright boy, Karel." "Yes, he's a very bright boy." "Then we'll keep those in place|and start staggering the other accounts." "I've arranged the schedule.|" "Would you like to see it?" "Yes, please." "Fine." "Make a hard copy." "Did you speak to Operations about me?" "Who are you?" "You know damned well who I am." "Why aren't they bringing me in?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "He didn't tell you." "Which means... either he's worried that I've been turned,|and he's trying to be cautious... or he never intended to bring me back in." "What are you saying?" "Why do you think|you and Michael are here?" "To move Gelner's money." "Gelner asked me to check you out|before meeting you." "As I began digging into your histories... something started to gnaw at me." "A vaguely familiar pattern." "It reminded me of the background|" "I was given... before I was put into place." "That's why I cleared you." "Charles Sand:" "First-tier operative." "I've been out for nine years... waiting for someone to bring me back in... from Section One." "I was grabbed in mid-mission by Red Cell." "To this day, I don't know how I was made." "What about the rest of the team?" "Killed." "During egress." "How'd you survive all these years?" "I kept myself alive... by feeding Red Cell|disposable Section intel." "They wanted to kill me... when I formed a relationship|with one of the soldiers... who eventually went out on his own." "Gelner." "Yes." "If what you're telling me is true... why did you never contact the Section?" "I tried." "They must have closed down my channel." "And now you want me|to bring you back in?" "You've got to bring me back in." "I was told not to trust anything you said." "So, unless you have|something hard on Gelner... there's nothing more to discuss." "Here." "Take this." "What is it?" "Take it to Comm.,|they'll pull off the specifics." "It's the only chance|of bringing Gelner down." "You and Michael can't do it alone." "Trust me." "And if Operations|still doesn't believe me... speak to Madeline." "Madeline?" "She'll want to know that I'm still alive." "You met him?" "You could have let me know|he was a Section operative." "What did he tell you?" "He gave me this." "He claims|it's the only way to get to Gelner." " He doesn't think our approach will work?" "|" " No." "That's interesting." "I don't understand.|" "Do we trust this guy or don't we?" "Nothing's changed." "I'll look at this and let Michael know|how we're going to proceed." "What do I tell Michael when he asks|where I got the disk?" "Nothing." "If there's anything useful on it,|" "I'll funnel it to Michael myself." "You were never involved." "Seems strange, if he's one of ours|why we are not protecting him." "Just do what I tell you, Nikita." "He says he's been waiting for nine years." "This is how it has to be handled." "We are going to be out of range." "Use the Tri-field pick ups.|" "We can't risk the chance of a drop out." "Gelner will have his eyes on the file|the entire time." "How is it going?" "We should be able to access|all his accounts before the takedown." "Good." "We'll have a complete profile ready|in an hour." "I need to speak to Michael alone." "I've upgraded Nikita's status|for this mission." "She'll be reporting to me directly." "Why?" "I have a variable I'd like to isolate." "I need you to handle all of the primaries." "Is this a singularity|or is it a permanent upgrade?" "We'll see how it goes.|" "Do you have a problem with any of this?" "Nikita performs best when she's scripted.|" "I don't think she's ready." "I disagree." "It's never easy... but you're going to have|to let go of her sometime, Michael." "Michael, do you have a minute?" "Come in." "Has Operations ever asked you to do|something outside mission parameters?" " Yes.|" " What did you do?" "What do you want to know, Nikita?" "What will happen to you|if you don't obey him?" "I don't know why I came here." "I don't have a choice.|" "I've got to do what he wants." "Think it through." "But more importantly,|you'll have to stop coming to me." "I'm no longer your mentor." "This had better be Priority 3 or higher." "Sorry to wake you, but it's important." "What are we looking for?" "Incoming communications|on dormant channels." " Friendly or hostile?" "|" " Friendly." "An operative believed dead,|who's trying to get back in." "Okay." "Over here." " Alias or real name?" "|" " Charles Sand." " No." "Nothing.|" " How about Giraldi?" "Nope." "Can I go back to bed now?" "What if someone from the inside|was trying to reroute it?" " I need to know who.|" " Operations." "Just try." "Wow." " What is it?" "|" " Charles Sand." "First-tier operative,|went dark on the Parsifal mission... nine years ago." "Went dark?" "What does that mean?" "Someone pushed a button on this guy|in the middle of the operation." "It was like he was hung out to dry... for no particular reason.|" "Had a perfect record." " What's his status?" "|" " That's the weird thing." "He's listed as dead,|but there's comm. from him every month." " Who received it?" "|" " It had to be Operations." "He rerouted the communiqués|to a sync file, then trashed them." "What's going on?" "Did you check in with Walter?" "Yeah." "He said four teams.|" "Seems pretty heavy." "What's going on?" " We have new intel on Gelner.|" " Really?" " What kind?" "|" " It's on your panel." "Where did we get the information?" "Operations.|" "He sourced it from Eastern Europe." "We leave in two hours." "Michael... we're gonna kill Giraldi?" " He's collateral.|" " Why?" "Operations only wants Gelner alive." "What's the problem?" "You have work to do." "Yeah, right." "What are you doing here?" "|" "I thought you were prepping a mission." "Where did you get this?" "He's an incidental on my current mission." "I'd like to know who he is|and why Operations wants him dead." "Tell me what you know." "Charles Sand, first-tier operative,|been out over nine years... waiting for us to bring him back in." "Then why are you here?" "Operations claims he's lying, and|wants him to be killed on today's mission." "I think that's extreme.|" "Especially if he's one of ours." " Has a mission profile been set?" "|" " Yes." "Madeline, he said if there was a problem,|to speak to you." "Who is he,|and why does Operations want him dead?" "Doesn't look good|if we can't keep track of our own people." "He didn't lose track." "What do you mean?" "He's been trying to contact the Section|ever since he's been out." "Operations has been intercepting|his communiqués." "I want you to bring him in." "How?" "The profile's already been set." "Just do it." "I'll deal with Operations." " And Michael?" "|" " Find something on site." "Use it to create doubt." "Tell Michael we need to bring in Sand|before we kill him." "Madeline, who is he?" "My husband." "Gelner plans to quietly acquire|controlling interest... in the banks of several|central African economies." "He will be meeting|with the leaders of rebel armies today... to dispense funds|for a large arms transaction." "He will be particularly vulnerable|at this meeting." "To close this deal,|he will have to move funds... on three continents in real time." "Primary team will be responsible|for getting control... of the computer while he's online." "Secondary team|will bring down the terrorists." "Put some scopes for the outside team and|another set of P-Sixes for the ops on point." "Will do." " Hey, hi, sugar.|" " Hi." " The profile's been locked.|" " Good." "Get your gear and meet me in Van Access." "I changed the optics on your scope.|" "It'll give you an extra five degrees of slop." "Did you know Charles Sand?" "Who told you about him?" "He's Madeline's husband, isn't he?" "Was." "He's dead.|" "He was killed during a mission." "He's alive." " What are you talking about?" "|" " He works for Gelner." "Operations wants him dead." "Madeline wants me|to bring him back in, alive." "Are you telling me you have|separate confidences with both of them?" " Yes.|" " Oh, boy..." "Nikita, I'd like to talk to you a moment." " Thanks.|" " You're welcome, sugar." " Have you studied the profile?" "|" " Yes, I have." "I expect everything will go|according to plan?" " Sure.|" " Good." "What's the problem?" "No problem." "Even though your cause is just,|" "I know you can't expect the full support... of an army whose bare necessities|need to be met." "I'll provide that,|as well as the munitions and material." "Once you are in power,|" "I'll expect reciprocity." "After you have nationalized your banks..." "Mr. Giraldi will organize|the governing boards." "All financial decisions, from that point on,|will be initiated by us." "Okay, Michael, they are all in." "I'll give you the signal|when he gets online." "All teams to final mark." "These are your operating accounts|for the next two weeks." "I've put in what I believe|to be sufficient amounts." "Contact me if there are overruns,|and I will deal with it personally." "Okay, he's plugged in.|" "You're clear, Michael." "First team, go." "I've got him." "Gelner's laptop is loaded|with hot files." "Get it." "I'll decode it in Section." "What are you doing?" "I've been ordered to kill you." " Did you speak to Madeline?" "|" " Yes, I did." "What did she say?" "That'll be all, Nikita.|" "I can take it from here." "Watch the door." "I'll need a minute." " Madeline.|" " Hello, Charles." "It was wrong of me to put you|in this position." "Operations was right." " He was your husband.|" " Yes." "He was." " How could you kill him?" "|" " 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." "I just read the debrief." "Quite a shock." "Charles never tried to contact you|over the years?" "No." "Yet it's hard to believe that he switched|his allegiance to the other side." "Yes, it is." " Must be hard on you.|" " I'll get over it." "Well, at least the mission was a success." "We stopped the deal|and got control of Gelner's accounts." "Good." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Do you want to tell me what happened?" "I went out with a few people|and I got home late... but, only about half an hour,|and he went crazy." "I've never seen him like that before." "Did he hit you?" "I can't go back there." "It's all right." "You'll stay with me." "I can't, I can find a place." "You've been through a lot right now.|" "It's no problem." "My life is such a mess." " Hello?" "|" " Josephine." "Yeah?" "Thanks." " You have to go?" "|" " Yeah." " When are you gonna be back?" "|" " I don't know." "But you just stay here and relax, okay?" "|" "Make yourself at home." "Carla, don't call him." "I'm in."