Gray Transcript
Transcribed by Wan-Jen and Dana

SECTION ONE

Nikita , dressed in black and carrying equipment in both hands, walks into Walter's work area.
Nikita: Hi, Walter!
Walter: Hey, Babe! (all excited to see Nikita.) Well, how did it go?
Nikita: Got every shot.
Walter: Then you didn't use the Beta unit?
Nikita: Nope
Walter: Well, that's too bad, I was really hoping to field test this baby.
Nikita: Oh! Walter, don't worry. There'll be other days. Other living things to kill.
Walter: Yeah! I guess you are right.
Nikita gently kisses Walter on his cheek,
Nikita: Good night.
As Nikita is leaving, she meets up with Madeline.
Madeline: We just got confirmation. He never left Athens. We'll try again next week.
Nikita continues walking,
Nikita: Whatever!
Then turns back to face Madeline.
Nikita: Madeline, where do you go when you leave here?
Madeline: (smiling coyly) Very good. It usually takes the new one several years to ask me that question.
Nikita: So how many years does it take for you to answer that question?
Madeline: I don't know. I haven't yet.
Then Madeline starts walking away.
All of a sudden, everything seems to go wrong in the control room.
Birkoff: No! Kill all the central processes. Now! I wanna have everything on the distributed volume.
Operations: Birkoff, what's happening down there?
Birkoff: Someone's running a program.
Madeline: What are you saying? The system has been breached?
Birkoff: I don't see how, I've been totally offline. We've been running in stand-alone mode. (looks up) What? Oh no.
Operations: Someone's tunneling in.
Birkoff: Can't be, we're not connected.
Operations: All right Birkoff, then what is the problem?
The light goes off. Birkoff looks up. The light comes back.
Nikita:Are we ok?
Birkoff: Must have been a runaway process.
Operations: Then we're ok, right? You're not online.
Birkoff: No. It was contained.
Operations: Nikita, call the Agency. See if there's any similar activity on their computer.
Nikita dials the agency's number.
Birkoff: Nikita, don't!
A modem sound comes from the phone and columns of data start running on the screen. She puts down the phone but it's too late.
Birkoff: Oh, no!
Operations: Damn it, Birkoff, what is this?
Birkoff: It was a drone program. A few minutes ago when I was offline it was collecting data. When Nikita dialed out, it used a digital telephone to send.
Operations: Send what?
Birkoff: The directory.
Operations: Oh my God...

MEETING ROOM

Operations: The directory is a file containing the identity and cover of all operatives. If we don't get it back, each of us becomes an unprotected target. We'll switch operatives to alternate covers wherever possible.
Operative: Why don't we bring all the operatives in?
Operations: Because they have a job to do and if they stop doing it, it leaves the civilian population unprotected. Have all our people been contacted?
Madeline: We've reached everyone but Porto and Lane.
Operations: Could they have been implicated in this?
Madeline: We're looking into it.
Operations: (turns to Birkoff) What do you have?
Birkoff: Whoever broke in knew our system. Probably someone we have communicated with in the past. He left us a message.
Operations brings up the holo screen. The message reads:
"THANKS.
I'll be in touch."
Operations: The bulk communication channels will be open for incoming only. We're on close quarters stand-by until we've received.

CONTROL ROOM

Birkoff: It's incoming! Sir, this is it.
Then he goes and fetches Operations to see the in coming message in the computer.
A face appears on the computer monitor.
Operations: Hardin!
Hardin: Sorry to cause so much trouble. The small flaw in your computer system came to my attention, and I just could not resist.
Operations: The files are encrypted
Hardin: I've broke it.
Operations: Prove it!
Hardin: You are missing two operatives, named Porter and Lane. You'll find Porter's body in the bottom of the canal in Broad Street. I've turned Lane over to Ilias Benko.
Operations: Who?
Hardin: (smiling devilishly) Don't pretend you are unaware of one of the most vicious terrorist on the planet, especially since he thinks that Section is the chief impediment to the spread of his ideology.
Operations: Why did you give Lane to him?
Hardin: I knew he'd require proof. Just as you do. After all, you know, fair is fair. Should we go down to business?
Operations: What do you want?
Hardin: An auction. Two bidders. The Section and Benko. Send an operative at the Prague immediately. Instructions will follow. And if you try to sabotage me in any way, the directory goes straight to Benko.
The communication is terminated.
Operations: Birkoff, trace?
Birkoff: The signal is scrambled.
Operations: (addressing Michael) Verified the body in the canal, you'll leave for Prague tonight.
Michael: How much am I authorized to bid?
Operations: Whatever it takes, Michael.

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC

Michael gets out of the car and goes into a building (hotel?). At the door a guy stops him and they have a conversation in Czech. Transcription (translation in parenthesis):
Hardin's assistant: Zbrane! (Weapons!)
Michael: Kdyz Benko je tady, tak ne. (Not if Benko's here.)
Hardin's assistant: On nic nema. Vsechno je v poradku. Chcete videt ten seznam nebo ne? (He's disarmed, too. Everything's secure. Do you still want to see the list, or not?)
Michael looks annoyed. He takes out his gun and hands it to Hardin's guy.
Hardin: (addressing Michael) Have you met Mr. Benko?
Michael: I know him by reputation.
Benko: And I went to all the trouble of bring you a present. Knowing how concerned you are about your operatives, I took the opportunity of returning Mr. Lane. What's left of him.
Michael: (looking his usually emotionless expression) Thank you.
Hardin: Oops. Shall we begin? The procedure is simple. Each of you writes a figure on a sheet of paper in front of you. The winner gets the prize. Hm, interesting problem, isn't it? You don't wanna overbid, yet if you underbid, well, the consequences could be drastic. I'd suggest pulling out all the stops.
Benko and Michael write down their figure. Michael's is $30,000,000 (30 mil.). Someone collects the notepads and brings them over to Hardin. He looks at them both.
Hardin: Gentlemen, we have a winner.
Benko: Who is it?
Hardin: Let's not risk any unpleasantness discussing that now. I'll be in touch. The winner will wire my account and the directory will be delivered.
Michael: If the directory ends up in his hands, we'll hunt you down. There's not enough money in the world to protect you.
Hardin: If he gets the directory, you'll be too busy running for your lives to hunt anything down. Besides, never underestimate the power of money. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some arrangements to make.

SECTION

Operations: Thirty million was too low.
Michael: He knows we have limits. A higher bid wouldn't have been creditable.
Operations: We should have heard from him by now.
Madeline: Doesn't mean we have lost. The directory is valuable. He has to be cautious.
There's an incoming message.
Hardin: (appearing on the computer screen, aplaudes) Congratulation! The streets won't be littered with Section One bodies after all.
Operations: Where's the directory?
Hardin: I have downloaded account numbers to your Comm.. division. I want the money divided equally among them. As soon as I have conformation, I will be leaving Prague immediately and bring the directory to you personally.
Operations: How do I know the file wasn't copied?
Hardin: Oh! Come on! Why would I jeopardize such a rewarding relationship by double crossing you?
Operations: You will have the money within the hour.
The conversation is over.
Operations: (to Birkoff) Anything?
Birkoff: Nothing.

SOMEWHERE AT A STREET CORNER

Hardin is walking, nonchalantly, when he sees Benko and his men. He gets into a bus. When Hardin steps out of the bus to meet Michael, Benko shoots and kills him. A gunfight ensues. Several of Benko's men are shot, before Benko finally retreats. Michael approaches and searches Hardin's body.
Michael: He doesn't have the disk.

SECTION

Operations: Hardin had the directory when he called, and a few minutes later, it was gone. What about the bus?
Michael: It has been reduced to a pile of molecules, we found nothing.
Operations: What about the passengers?
Michael: There were 18, we think Hardin may have planted the disc on one of them, hoping to retrieve it later.
Another operative: Are you saying he had a partner on the bus?
Michael: No. Most likely, he chose someone at random.
Nikita: So, are we going to pull all 18 people of the street?
Michael: No. We will work on them covertly.
Madeline: We had little time to prepare profiles. We did what we could. An approach has been tailored for each passenger.

WELLMAN'S RESIDENCE

An operative dressed as a policeman is at the door.
Operative: Gray Wellman.
Gray: That's right.
Operative: I'm Officer Dennis Larsen. Wonder if I could ask you to come down to the station.
Gray: Why?
Operative: I need to ask you a few questions.
Gray: My daughter, something happened to my daughter?
Operative: No, no, no, no. There's nothing wrong with anyone you know and you're not under suspicion. We just need your assistance.
Gray: Grab my coat...

POLICE STATION

A tape is recording the conversation.
Madeline: Thank you for coming down to the station.
Gray: No problem.
Madeline: You were on a bus yesterday on Munch Street.
Gray: That's right.
Madeline: A man boarded at Alden, right behind the museum. (shows him Hardin's photo) Do you know him?
Gray: Uh, no. I saw him get on, though.
Madeline: What did he do after he boarded?
Gray: Some kind of criminal?
Madeline: Yes, he is.
Gray: Uh, he got on, he sat down, he rode for a while, he got off.
Madeline: I need details, Mr. Wellman. Anything you can remember.

Cut to Wellman's apartment. Michael, Nikita, and two other operatives are searching for the disc.
Michael: Wellman will be with Madeline (French pronunciation, as in Madeleine) for no more than an hour.
Nikita: He's an architect.
Michael: The directory may no longer be in a conventional disc form, it may be on a microdisc. Easy to hide and the data can be transferred to a disc in seconds. It might even be in print. Ignore no possibility, however remote.

Back to the police station.
Madeline: Did he sit with anyone?
Gray: No. He sat alone. He stayed on for a stop or two then he got off.
Operations and Birkoff are monitoring them from Section.
Operations: Any sign of stress?
Birkoff: No more than you'd expect.
Madeline: Did he talk to anyone?
Gray: Not that I saw.

Back to the apartment, Michael and the team are taking everything apart, looking under the Styrofoam models of buildings.

Gray: When he was on the way out he did brush against one of the passengers.
Madeline: Who?
Gray: Me.
Madeline: Did he try and give you anything?
Gray: No.
Madeline: Do you think he could have slipped something in a pocket?
Gray: I would have noticed.
Madeline: Were you carrying a bag or a briefcase of any sort?
Gray: No.

The search continues unsuccessfully. Nikita looks at a picture of Gray with a blonde woman and a little girl in between them, smiling.
Michael: I've checked the pictures.
Nikita: I was just wondering what we'd do if his wife came home.
: She's dead and the daughter's spending the week-end with the grandparents.

Back to the station.
Madeline: Just one more question, Mr. Wellman. You're a fairly successful man. Why were you taking the bus?
Gray: Gives me a chance to look at the buildings. I'm an architect.
Operations: What do you think?
Birkoff: I think he's an architect who likes to ride the bus.
Operations: Great.

Cut to the apartment. Michael receives a call.
Michael: Yes. Ok. (to the team) He's on his way. Let's put it back together.
Nikita: How much time we got?
Michael: 15 minutes.
Gray arrives home. He puts his keys down and takes the coat off. Then he notices something's not right (plus the music indicates suspense). One of the trees from the building model he has on a table was on the ground. He picks it up and carefully puts it back. This is to say that in 15 minutes they got everything back in place so well that the little tree was all that was out of order.

SECTION, MADELINE'S OFFICE

Operations: Scanned all the passengers, pulled the bus apart, the directory has to be somewhere.
Madeline: Unless Benko found it.
Operations: Doubtful. Our people haven't started dying, they sure damn will if he gets to it first.
Michael: The only person on the bus who had any contact with Hardin was the architect Wellman.
Operations: You think he's a player?
Madeline: No. We checked him out, he's clean.
Michael: Yes, but maybe we can use him. Benko has his own intelligence network. By now he knows as much about the passengers as we do. We'll make him think Wellman has the directory. If we can't get the directory, at least let's bring down Benko.
Operations: How do we get the directory to Benko?
Michael: We know someone he does business with. Mick Stoppel.
And thus the famous and infamous Mick is introduced.
Madeline: Call Nikita.

A LIBRARY

Nikita accidentally bumps into Gray while looking for a reference. She wears sight glasses with think dark frames that makes her look like a geek.
Nikita: I'm so sorry. Thank you.
While picking up her things that had fallen on the ground, Wellman notices one of the books.
Gray: You're still using Kicklighter's book for design 101?
Nikita: Uh, yeah, I guess so. I just started like a week ago.
Gray: You're going to city.
Nikita: Yeah.
Gray: Well, a word of warning. Keep away from professor Sander, she's vicious.
Nikita: Thanks. You went to City?
Gray: Uh, yeah, for 2 years and then I went to Poly.
Nikita: Really, Poly, wow! I'd like to go to Poly.
Gray: Yeah. Actually that's a great book on the post-modern history of architecture, the white one.
Nikita: Ah.
Gray: This one isn't bad either, I mean...

BENKO'S QUARTERS

There are some photos on a wall, with Gray's well in evidence. On a computer screen there's Mick's face.
Someone: We've got Mick Stoppel on the line.
Benko: Coming. What's up Mick?
Mick: Well, I just received an interesting phone call.
Benko: From whom?
Mick: A woman. She says she's a friend of Gray Wellman's.
Benko: Passenger on the bus.
Mick: She claims to have the directory.
Benko: How much does she want?
Mick: She won't talk price on the phone, but she did say she'd like to meet you in person.

IN TOWN

Nikita and Gray, standing outside, were admiring a church.
Gray: This church is one of the finest examples of what they were doing at the turn of the century.
Nikita: It's beautiful!
Gray: I bring my daughter by here, once in a while.
Nikita: (smiling at Gray) What happens if she got bitten by the bug?
Gray: No. The only architecture she's into is Barbie's dollhouse.
Both laugh.
Nikita: I should really get going.
Gray: I'm sorry if I kept you.
Nikita: No, not at all. Actually if you don't mind walking with me, I'd like to hear some more.
Gray: I'm not boring you?
Nikita: No!
Gray: Sure!
Both then proceed to walk down the street, hand in hand. As they, Nikita spotted a man at the end of an alley.
Nikita: (acting all excited) Oh my! I don't believe it. It's an old friend of mine I haven't seen in ages. If you don't mind, just one second.
Nikita walks over to the man in the dark. It's Mick.
Nikita: Where's Benko?
Mick: How did you know to contact us?
Nikita: We were partners with the late Mr. Hardin.
Mick: Oh! Really! I didn't think Hardin had any partners.
Nikita: Really? There's a lot you don't know.
Mick: (looking at Gray) Does this Wellman always let a woman do the talking for him?
Nikita: Look, you're dealing with me. Do you want to play 20 questions, or do you want the directory?
Mick: Ok! Here's the offer. You give us the directory, we let you live.
He then pulls out a gun. Nikita just smiles. Michael, positioned on top of a roof, opens fire and purposely misses the man.
Nikita: I told you I wanted to meet Benko.
Mick: That's not possible.
Nikita: I bet it is. You tell him that when he's really to meet me to give me a call.
Nikita gives him a piece of paper with a phone number, then starts running back to Gray.
Nikita: (all smiling and addressing Gray) That was hysterical. Let's go eat.

SECTION

Nikita wait alone at the briefing table, her cell phone close by. Operations circles in the Perch. The phone rings.
Nikita: (picks up the phone) Hello!
Mick: Tomorrow, at noon. City Center park.
Nikita: It's a big park!
Mick: We'll find you. Bring your friend.
Nikita: You leave him out...
She looks up at Operations angrily, most likely because she doesn't like Wellman being endangered by this operation.

Later, Operations, Madeline, and Michael are listening to a recording of the conversation in Madeline's office, the part where she says "you leave him out of..."
Operations: (addressing Madeline and Michael) She was about to say leave him out of it.
Madeline: Yes! She was.
Operations: Why we're still at this point with her?
Michael: It's just a civilian, he's done nothing wrong.
Operations: It's completely irrelevant, and you know it! Doesn't she understand what's at steak here?
Michael: She understands.
Operations: I know Wellman is a widower, with a young child. But I don't want the sentimentally from Nikita's part getting in the way of the mission, is that clear?
Michael: Of course.
Operations walks out of the room.
Madeline: You've done a good job with Nikita. She still lacks perspective, that's all.
Madeline: You don't think she's formed any attachment to Wellman?
Michael: They've only seen each other a couple of times.
Madeline: That's not what I asked.
Michael: I don't think she has.
Madeline: Good! But sooner or later, she will. Whether it's with Wellman or someone else. And when that situation happens, will you be able to handle it?
Michael: Why wouldn't I be?
Madeline: That's a question only you can answer.
Finally, Michael breaks out a smile, and walks away.

CITY CENTER PARK

An old-fashioned clock tower next to a glass skyscraper. People are ice skating. Nikita and Gray are walking.
Gray: Well, the first year was the toughest, I mean, Casey kept asking when her Mom would come home. It's a little tricky to expect that of a 3 year old.
Nikita: So, how's she doing now?
Gray: She's good. Of course, I think she misses out on her mother.
Nikita: I'm sure you're doing the right job.
Gray: Mister Mom, that's me.
A dark van near the park. Inside, Birkoff is watching Nikita and Gray.
Birkoff: They're leaving the ring. They're heading south across the square.
Michael: Got them.
Gray: Not that smooth, am I? Carrying on about my wife.
Nikita: You cared about your wife and you care about your daughter. It's charming.
Michael: Stay in the grid, Nikita.A few degrees south.
Nikita pulls Gray's arm in the direction she was told.
Gray: Who's idea was to take a walk in such severe temperatures?
Nikita: It was mine.
Gray: Good idea.
Nikita: I thought so.
Michael: Nikita, check out the two wind breakers to your left, see if it's Benko.
Nikita looks at some guy but it's not Benko.
Gray: You know, it's weird. I haven't been to that library for months. Funny how people meet.
Nikita: Sorry, what did you say?
Gray: Nothing, I'm just babbling.
Birkoff: Michael, he's over an hour late. What do you wanna call it?
Michael: Ok, everyone in, we're terminating. Nikita, see you back into Section.
Nikita: Uh, listen Gray, I gotta go. Maybe I'll be in a lot of homework tonight.
Gray: You need help? I got a home.
Nikita: Not tonight, thanks.
Gray: Listen, Nikita, I don't mean to scare you...
Nikita: What?
Gray: I like being with you.
Nikita: Takes a lot more than that to scare me.
Gray kisses Nikita.
Nikita: Now I'm scared.
Gray: Come on.
The team comes inside the van.
Michael: No sign of Benko at the perimeter.
Birkoff: Nope.
Michael: Ok, let's go.
Gray: Not sure how I ended in architecture, there's lots of stuff I wanted to study, I mean, I studied dance for a while and...
Nikita laughs.
Gray: ... you know ... it's working out, it's ... What's the matter?
Nikita notices a black van coming by.
Nikita: Nothing, I ... do you mind if we take a cab? TAXI!
Gray: Sure.
The van has stopped and Benko's men are getting out and coming towards them.
Nikita: Listen, do you mind if we take a raincheck, I've got some stuff to do, things to be got.
Gray: Is there something wrong?
Nikita: No, nothing's wrong at all, just cold stuff.
Gray: Ok, so, dinner later and...
Nikita: Absolutely, it would be fantastic, I'd love to, thanks.
She almost pushes Gray into the cab which drives away just in time. Mick and some man of Benko catch up with her. She calls Michael on the comm unit.
Nikita: Michael, you're with me, Michael...
Mick: Hello, how are you? Just remember, you've asked for this.
He takes her to the van where Benko is waiting for them.
Benko: Hello. Do you have the directory?
Nikita: Not on me.
Benko: Why did Wellman leave?
Nikita: Well, we thought it might be healthier to separate. By the way, I never thanked you for killing Hardin. We increased our profit by a third.
Benko: That's all you care about, profit? You people disgust me.
Nikita: Oh, I can live with that. Should we talk price?
Benko: Yeah. The price is your life. Take me to the directory now.
Nikita: Can't do that.
Mick: And why is that?
Nikita: Well, because there's been an instructions set. If I don't return to Wellman on my own, the directory is destroyed.
Benko: Tss, tss, you were right, Mick. She's a real life wire. Get her in the van.
Nikita: Killing me is not gonna get you the directory. 50 million dollars will.
Mick: Get in.
Benko present Nikita a case.
Benko: Open it.
Inside there's a necklace. Benko puts it around her neck.
Nikita: What are you doing?
He holds her and makes her look out of the window.
Benko: You see that statue? It's wearing a necklace just like yours. How far away from here is the directory?
Nikita: What?
Benko: MILES! How many miles?
Nikita: 3, maybe 4.
Benko: The necklace is equipped with a microphone. Everything you say or do, including any efforts you might make to remove it will be heard. If for any reason we don't like what you hear...
He presses a button and the necklace on the statue explodes, chopping the head off.
Benko: Now, I will see you in the center of the square. You be there in 2 hours. Get out.

SECTION

Back at Section, Nikita shows Michael the necklace without saying anything. She types down on a computer,
"BENKO WIRED ME"
Michael goes to ask for Birkoff's help. They will simulate a conversation between Nikita and Gray from pieces of conversation they already have recorded.
Operations: Can Walter diffuse the plastic?
Michael: He says it's too risky. Benko might hear it. We have to give Benko a scenario he's comfortable with.
Operations: How do we do that without involving Wellman?
Michael: We don't have Wellman but we have his voice from the interrogation. Birkoff says we can simulate a conversation.
Birkoff and Michael are in an acoustic room.
Michael: How much longer?
Birkoff: Uh, the sound is being translated by the program now...
Michael: (interrupting) How much longer?
Birkoff: 2 minutes, we should be able to generate short sentences.
Michael: And the outer effects?
Birkoff: They're ready, we're just waiting on this.
A progression line shows some program loading. Cut to Mick adjusting the volume on a tape recorder.
Benko: What the hell is she doing? Why aren't we hearing anything?
Mick: It's sending and we're receiving. Here we go.
We're hearing footsteps, then Gray's voice. Nikita is on a chair in the middle of the acoustic room, Birkoff just outside.
Gray: (voice) Where have you been? Did you have the meeting?
The dialog shows up on Birkoff's screen.
Nikita: (voice) Yes, I had the meeting. Where's the Directory?
Gray: What about the money?
Nikita: Forget about the money. I'm gonna die.
Gray: What are you talking about?
Nikita: You see this thing around my neck? It's plastic. Benko pushes a button, I'm history. Give me the disc.
Gray: Let's give it a minute.
Nikita: We don't have a minute. I have to meet Benko is best one hour. And he's listening to every word we say.
Gray: It's in the top left drawer.
Benko who's been listening looks satisfied.
Nikita: Stay here till I get back.

CITY CENTER PARK

Benko and Mick are at the square. They see Nikita walking on the other side of the street. She sits down on a bench.
Benko: There she is. I'll look at the disc. Why don't you stay with her until I've checked it out.
As they come towards her, a bus passes just in front. When they see her again, she looks down. All of a sudden she explodes. Benko looks at the detonator. Michael shows up, a gun pointed at him.
Michael: You lost again, Benko.
Benko: Section One! What are you waiting for? Why don't you shoot me?
Michael: You might be worth something to us alive.
Benko: (looking at the remains of what used to be Nikita) Your girl, she's still alive!
Nikita: Oh yup! Very much alive.
At the same time, Nikita comes up behind Benko and hugs Benko tight.
Nikita: Come, Mr. Benko. Push the button.
Michael: (pointing a gun on Benko) Nikita!
Nikita: Neither one of us has very much to loose. Go on.
With much resistance, Benko hands over the detonator to Nikita.
Nikita: Thank you. (to Michael) I knew he didn't have the guts.
She proceeds to hand over the detonator to Michael. However, she changes her mind, and decides to keep the detonator for now and walks away with it.

SECTION

Nikita passed down the hall, elegantly dressed, putting away her lipstick as if she had just used it. Madeline watches from the catwalk.
Madeline: I see you lost your necklace.
Nikita: I prefer my own jewelry. So the directory is still at large.
Madeline: I'm afraid so. Some of us will continue to walk around with a sword of Damocles over our head. Where are you going?
Nikita: To dinner.
Madeline: With Mr. Wellman?
Nikita: Yes. Is that a problem?
Madeline: That depends. Is it about dinner or something more?
Nikita: I don't know yet.
Madeline: Your relationship with us is the only real relationship you'll ever have. If knowing that, you still want to proceed. I just hope he's a good cook.
Nikita: I'm sure he's a fabulous cook.

GRAY'S APARTMENT

Gray preparing dinner. Door bell rings. Gray opens the door, and Nikita is standing there.
Gray: Hi.
Nikita: Hi.
Gray: Take your coat?
Nikita: Thank you.
Gray then helps Nikita take off her coat before closing the door.
Unbeknown to Nikita, Michael is standing in the shadows watching all of this.

THE END
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