"I want the information or four innocent people will die." "We'll do the best we can." "I want the information or three innocent people will die." " What are you doing here?" " Madeline wants to see me." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "Why?" "I think she's tied up right now." " What's your answer?" " Okay." "We'll give you what you want." "Good news." "They met my demands." " Madeline?" " Come in!" " Are you all right?" " I was just doing a VR sim." "Of what?" "Do you know what it is that I do here?" " What do you mean?" " My job description." "Well, you tell us what to do..." "who to kill." "My primary function is to get inside the enemy's head." "Anticipate his next move whenever possible." "So, whose head are you getting into now?" "You'll find out in the next twelve hours." "I want you... to study this file." "That's it?" "It's going to be a very complicated mission." "I'm going to want everyone up to speed." "The file should give you a leg up on what we're doing." "Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" "Sometimes I'm don't know if I'm still strong enough to do this." "Well, you're the strongest person I've ever met." " You've never met Gregor Kessler." " Who?" "I'll see you in the morning." "Thank you." "He calls himself Gregor Kessler, but that's not his real name." "This is also Gregor Kessler." "And this is Gregor Kessler." "His name is not the only mystery." "No one has ever seen his real face." "He's a master of disguise and moves around the globe at will." "We're assuming that he's moving west and we're doing what we can ...to seal the borders." " How do we know that's him?" "Each of these men was tracked, but never caught in unrelated terrorist incidents." "However, we did get close enough to gather trace materials." "DNA residue showed that they were all the same person." " So what's Kessler done now?" " Nothing." "Yet." " We have advance intel?" " A threat was made against the west... by a group we've been monitoring, the United Coalition." "Unless their demands are met, which will not happen, they say they will contaminate the water supply of a major city with a radioactive agent, cobalt 60." "We get threats every day." "What gives this one credibility?" "One of our operatives inside the coalition decoded a communiqué." "Confirmation of initial payment to Kessler." "If Kessler was hired by the Coalition, the threat warrants priority countermeasures." "We don't know who he is, but we do know what he is." "A terrorist with the blood lust of a serial killer and the strategic prowess of a chess master." "You don't get many chances with someone like Kessler." "We can't miss a beat." " So Kessler could be anybody?" " That's right." " How do we find him?" " Follow the cobalt." "C-60 is tightly controlled." "Every gram is accounted for." "There's been none reported missing, so Kessler hasn't made his move yet." "There are 15 facilities worldwide that manufacture the isotope." "Seven are in remote locations in the Far East." "It would take at least three days to get to them." "He doesn't have that kind of time." "Our sources say the incident is expected before the end of the week." "Good." "You can also rule out Brazil and Argentina." "They're government facilities." "There's too much security." "He wouldn't need to take that kind of risk." "That leaves six in the Americas and Europe." "Three of those are under the direct control of the CIA or NATO." "We wish he'd walk into one of them." " We're down to three." " What are they?" "A defense contractor in Toronto." "A nuclear medicine company in Ecuador." "And a chip manufacturer in northern California." " Well, forget Ecuador." " Why?" "He'll be wearing a mask." "You ever wear latex in a hundred percent humidity?" "So, it's California or Toronto." " The receipt." " What receipt?" "The one from Kessler." "Initial payment for services rendered." " How much was it for?" " 772,592 dollars U.S." "Convert that to the Canadian dollar using the exchange rate from the date of receipt." " Exactly one million dollars, Canadian." " He's in Toronto." "Get the plane ready." " Hello, Mr. Hayes?" " What is it?" "It's for the new spectrum analyzer." "Prices are going through the roof." "Find another supplier." " Good morning!" "Very nice suit, Mr. Hayes." " Yeah, hi." "Michael, someone just went into the isotope room." "This should be Hayes, the project leader." "He resets the alarm code every two hours." "Green team, confirm identity, Julian Hayes." " I have confirmation on Hayes." " All right." " Damn it!" " What's the matter, Mr. Hayes?" " Oh, my car won't start." " Why don't you pop the hood?" "I'll take a look at it for you." "Yeah, okay." "Michael, the room with the cobalt." " What about it?" " The monitor's out." "Blue team, isotope room." "Go." "He scrambled the code." "Stand back." " Michael, he's out!" " Where?" " North side door of the outer office." " Pursue." "We can't." "He's put up a barrier." "I'm working on it now." "Kessler." "We've got him." " Then it's over?" " Not yet." " Somehow he got rid of the cobalt." " Were we able to trace it?" "No." "He must not have been working alone." " Where is he now?" " En route." "Kessler's no good to us unless he tells us where to find that cobalt." "His real name is Norris Gaines." "He was born in Germany in 1946." "His parents were polish immigrants;" "they were murdered in 1952 by a xenophobic hate group." "He was taken into a state facility where he stayed for eight years." "By all accounts, he was an introvert- no friends, no special interests." "Then without explanation, he tortured and murdered two students." "He escaped and went underground where he remained until he resurfaced, eleven years later, as Gregor Kessler." "Click on the background window, it has details." "There might be something there you can use." "Did you work up his non-operational profile?" "He lived with a woman in Amsterdam for a couple of years in the early 80's." " Can we get to her?" " Died in labor." " The child?" " We're checking it out." "Are you ready?" "If you were our typical guest, you'd have been tortured to within an inch of your life by now." "Here's my offer." "If you cooperate, we'll assign you to an internment that will be bearable." "I'm sorry about your sister." "We'll find the cobalt with or without you." "Must have been so hard on you, huh?" "You so young and... your psyche is so vulnerable." "Things would be easier all around if you helped." "I knew a little girl, it was a long time ago, used to sing this song." "She's gone now." "He's getting to her." "On the other hand, we can make things unbearable." "Yesterday, I saw up on a stair, a little girl who was not there." "She was not there again today." "Gee, I wish she'd go away." "Oh, no." "It can't be intuition." "He researched her." "He knows about the Section." "Oh, no, now, why do we need him?" "Just when we were having such fun, the two of us." " Yes, 10 CC's." " No, no, please." "Don't do this, don't do this!" "This information is very complicated." "Names, numbers..." "I won't be able to remember it if you-!" "That tightening and that pain that you feel in your chest will only get worse." " It's caused by" " Mephobarbital." "I recognized it right away." "You know, what I can't understand is why people don't like this drug, because it's so lovely." "Is there more?" " There's more." " Ah, good." " Another 10 CC's." " Oh, yes, please, don't be shy, yes, do." "Dehydrate him." "Madeline." "I'm sorry, what happened to her." " We found Kessler's daughter." " Where?" "Oslo." "She's a foreign exchange student at the university." " I need for you to bring her in." " How do you want us to do that?" "Birkoff found out that he's been supporting her all these years." " Does she know him?" " No." "All he's allowed her to know is that he exists and that he's been taking care of her financially." " He's protecting her." " Even in his tormented psyche, ...he still loves his daughter." " Hello." " Hi." " Are you Annie?" " Yeah." " Are you in one of my classes?" " Oh, no, I'm not." "This is gonna sound a little strange, but Annie," "I just need you to listen to me carefully." "I'm here because of your father." " You're what?" " Not your foster father." "Your real father." "The one that you've never met." " How do you know about that?" " Because I know him." "And he" " I want you to come with me to see him." "No, I" " I don't think so." " Annie, wait." " What-?" "Who are you?" "I can't tell you that, but listen, Annie, you're gonna have to trust me." "Look, I've spent my whole life looking for him." "He didn't want to be found." "Now you're saying that all of a sudden he wants to see me?" "It's a little more complicated than that." "Look, just give me your number, somewhere where I can reach you, ...and just let me think about it." " I can't do that." "Well, then forget it." "This is too weird." "Just leave me alone." " Hey!" "Let go off me!" " I'm not gonna hurt you." "Please, get in the van." "I was having a most pleasant dream." "You were in it, I think." "Yes, I think it was you." "Two little girls." "One had, uh, oh dear, auburn hair, and the other was a little darker." "You were playing at the top of the stairs." "You both wanted the doll." "And then..." "And then I can't remember what happened then." "Perhaps you can help, Madeline?" "We have your daughter." "We have Annie." "Well, I have never met Annie." "I doubt she has the same capacity to endure pain as you." "In fact, she will suffer from the start." "And it won't end for a long time." "Why would you, of all people, want to harm an innocent young girl?" " I never said I wanted to." " You won't do this." "You cannot do this." "Wait!" "I'll tell you what you want to know." "Once I'm convinced that... it is her." "She's on her way." " Any exposure?" " No." "Let me see her." " It's gonna be fine, trust me." " Who are you people?" "I'm sorry for what we're putting you through." "Fortunately, it'll be brief, and you'll be back in Norway tomorrow, with an incredible story you'll never be able to confirm." " What are you talking about?" " Get ready to meet your father." "You're my father?" "Would you let me touch her?" "I would" "I'd like to touch my daughter once and then I'll tell you where you- ...where you can find your cobalt." " Let him touch your face, briefly." "Now come closer, I just... yeah." "You must not believe anything that these people tell you." "Your mother wanted me to tell you" " What did my mother tell-?" " Come closer." "Annie, no!" "He's opened the jugular!" "Get help!" "Hurry up!" "She's bleeding to death!" "Is she dead?" "Not yet." "But she won't make it through the night." "So we were wrong." "She didn't mean anything to Kessler." "On the contrary." "He cared enough to kill her." "It was an act of mercy, Nikita." "He was protecting her." " Protecting her?" "From who?" " From us." "How do you know what goes on inside his head?" "I know." " Does he know what's inside your head?" " No." "So what was he talking about yesterday?" "That poem about the little girl and the stair?" "It seemed to affect you." "Isn't it enough that I have to endure the ravings of this lunatic?" "I'm sorry." "I just thought you might like someone to talk to, that's all." "We were fighting over a doll." "I pushed her, she fell down the stairs and died." " Your sister." " Yes." "But it was an accident, right?" "You didn't mean to." "I wanted the doll." "We have two candidates, both held in abeyance." "Brianne's an ex-junkie." "She was recruited after being convicted ...of a double homicide, drug-related." "She scored well in physical and tactical but we believe she would start using again, given the chance." "Cancellation recommended." "Shellen was recalled after incurring excessive collateral in Budapest last month." "He's been in psych reconditioning, but his aggressive response has not been contained." " Cancellation recommended." " Use Shellen." "That's enough." "We have a job for you." "How's it going?" "I'm sorry." "I have this twitch, I can't control it." " You see, I have it in both hands." " That's a pity." " You should have it looked at." " Is that supposed to be funny?" "Humor is subjective." "So is pain." "I thought you were supposed to be some hard-ass terrorist!" "You're pathetic." "Don't go to sleep on me yet." "Let's dance." " Do we have him?" " Yes, the tracker's got him." " He's leaving by Van Access door now." " Good." " Where to, Birkoff?" " Heading 270, 100 meters." "Nikita and I go in first." "Team, cover." "OK, Kessler." "Put your hands on your head." "It's the tracker." "Kessler's still out there." "We have an incoming." " Where is she?" " What are you talking about?" "Put her on or you will never get what you want." "I'm here." "When you brought Annie to me, you knew what I would do." "There was no option." "It was already written." "Yeah, and you knew that too." "That's why I never let her know who I was." "That's how I protected her." "She was my redemption, and you destroyed that." "That's not true." "I didn't want her to die." "No of course not, not until after you had tortured her." "No." "We are the same, Madeline, you and I. We have just different agendas." "What do you want?" "You made me an offer once, now I will make one to you." "This cobalt, it will go in the water supply- twenty thousand homes." " Or, I will return it to you." " What's the catch?" "I deliver it to you, personally." "Then I will tell you." " Where?" " Just stay on this channel." "You'll receive instructions." "I can't allow it, you are too valuable." "Thank you." "But you know I have to." "Please don't go." "There's a pathway to your right." "Take it heading due north." "Everyone hold your positions." " Got her in my sights." " In position." " Green team, you have her in sight?" " Got her." "Close off the perimeter." "Nothing goes in or out." "Team leader two, check." "Perimeter sealed." " All teams move in!" " Go, move!" "Move, move!" "Well, I guess that should keep them occupied, huh?" "For a little while." "He's planted mines!" "Everyone hold your position." "Birkoff, where are they?" "In an underground corridor." "It's part of the water filtration plant." "Find another way in." "Alright, just for the record, I'm a man of my word." "Here's the cobalt." "And now, now I'll take my payment, huh?" " Oh, I win." " That's an interesting point of view." "Well, think about it." "If you pull the trigger, you become me." "And if you not, oh, who knows what may happen?" "I know." "Take him in." "Madeline." " Can I come in?" " Sure." "Something wrong?" "I've never been here before." "It's not what I expected." "Oh yeah?" "Well, what did you expect?" "Something a little more severe, a little darker." " Ah..." " I like it." "Do you want something?" "I'm just having some tea." "Tea would be fine, yes." " This is a beautiful view." " Isn't it?" "Sometimes I just stand here for hours, looking out over the city." " Here you go." " Thank you." "So... why are you here?" " To remember" " Remember what?" "Who I was."