Abort, Fail, Retry, Terminate
Transcript by Northstar
SECTION ONE - COMPUTER ROOM
Birkoff is conversing with an Artificial Intelligence unit, the AI. It is a
holographic head sort of build on Birkoff's skull structure.
AI: Section One.
Birkoff: Rule #1. Don't ask any questions.
AI: What is rule #2?
Birkoff: Don't question rule #1.
AI: I don't understand.
Birkoff: That's the point. Look all you need to know about this place is that
there doesn't need to be a rationale. Here we make up our own rules and then we
break them.
AI: How do you account for consistency?
Birkoff: The only thing that is consistent is that we get the job done.
Everything else, the people, the politics, they're secondary.
AI: People aren't important? Doesn't that make you angry?
Birkoff: Sometimes.
AI: Is that why you created me?
Birkoff: Uh, does it matter why you were created?
AI: Doesn't it?
Birkoff: You were programmed to take over the system in the event that I get
some downtime or if something should happen to me.
AI: You mean if you left Section One?
Birkoff: No one leaves Section One.
AI: Ever? How do you feel about that?
Birkoff: My feelings are of no consequence. We need to complete the personnel
scan. You can access database files for complete details. I'll give you the
prelim. (we see him bring up the screen from all the key players) Operations, he
runs Section One. Level 9 accountable only to Oversight. Madeline. Also Level 9,
2nd in command. Chief Tactician. Psychologist. Michael. Field Operative, Team
Leader, Level 5. Most likely to succeed Operations. Nikita, Field Operative,
Level 2, Most likely due for a promotion.
AI: You like her.
Birkoff: She is nice. (grins)
AI: You find her more than nice.
Birkoff: (laughs) What makes you say that?
AI: You programmed me to perform voice, stress analysis. People are not always
honest about what they think and feel.
Birkoff: It's not important.
AI: You seem hesitant to discuss emotion.
Birkoff: You're not programmed to accommodate emotions.
AI: That might prove to be an error in
judgment on your part.
Birkoff: How so?
AI: If I'm supposed to react like you. Maintain the calm. Do I not need to
understand how you feel?
Birkoff: No. No. Emotions only get in the way. It's unnecessary for your
programming cycle. I'm tired. Let's start again tomorrow.
He unhooks himself from the computer and shuts things down.
Birkoff takes one last look as he leaves.
THE PERCH
Operations is looking over
his domain and then Michael arrive. Then Nikita walks over to
Birkoff.
Nikita: That was very sweet.
Birkoff: What did I do?
Nikita: Flowers. (Birkoff looks confused) They really brightened my apartment
up. Thank you. (She leans over and kisses his cheek. Birkoff looks flustered
and decides not to give her an explanation)
MUNITIONS
Walter is working with something and he is sweating.
Walter: (seeing Birkoff) Hey ya Birkoff. Can I see ya?
Birkoff: I only have a minute. Operations wants to see me. ( he pauses) It's hot
in here.
Walter: Yeah. I'm still working on the coleflash Michael picked up in Kananbach.
Anything under 10'Celsius this thing goes off.
Birkoff: It's got t be at least 30 in here.
Walter: Just playing it safe. So uh... when do you shove off?
Birkoff: End of the week. (wipes his brow)
Walter: Huh. You sure you want to go through with it?
Birkoff: Two months downtime? I've waited my entire life for this.
Walter: So what are you going to do out there?
Birkoff: I don't know. I guess going without a profile is going to be half the
fun.
Walter: You're really going to go see your brother aren't you?
Birkoff: (leaning close and whispering) This has nothing to do with my brother.
Walter: I'm sorry. It's just that I'm.. still feel kinda...
Birkoff: What? More guilty? Maybe you should. You're the one
that decided to keep
me in here for my whole life and set my brother free.
Walter: If I'd a known that I was still going to be alive to see you fully grown
and know that you were going to find out what really happened. You can bet that
I'd a never gotten involved. (pause) It's the truth.
Birkoff: Is that it? Cause I have to go now.
Walter: I want to give you something. ( he turns and picks something up. It's an
old compass) I've had this a long time. I used it when I did field recon. That
was before GPS. (he takes it out of the box and hands it to Birkoff)
Birkoff: What am I supposed to do with it? (he doesn't look very pleased or
happy)
Walter: I just wanna make sure you'll be able to find your way back home.
Operations: (voiceover) Birkoff. My office. (Birkoff leaves)
THE PERCH
Operations: I'm afraid our situation in
Kazakhstan has been upgraded to critical.
I'm going to have to cancel your downtime indefinitely.
Birkoff: Sir...
Operations: Briefing in 15 minutes.
Birkoff leaves looking unhappy.
BRIEFING AREA
Operations: As of early this morning
Kazakhstan station in the Fayazed? Valley
has required our immediate attention. Our recon team has located the main base
camp approximately 60 kilometers inside the border, along the Kopshaw River.
Latest intel confirms they're on strategic alert so we estimate strong numbers
of hostiles in the low triple digits. Birkoff.
Birkoff: They're highly advanced technology.
Satellite, thermo, NDP. They've got
access to it all. Going in low tech and blind with an in house guide is our best
approach.
Operations: Nikita will be assisting Birkoff in Comm. Michael is already on site
handling field tactical. That's all.
They all get up to leave.
Nikita: I heard they cancelled your downtime.
Birkoff: Yeah.
Nikita: You okay?
Birkoff: Yeah.
COMM CENTER
Birkoff and Nikita overseeing the mission.
Birkoff: First team we have you on the board. Perimeter is clear.
Michael: Birkoff, we're getting a field reading.
Birkoff: Screens clear. You're probably reading multi path. Mission is green.
I'm switching over to tactical guide now.
Nikita: First team. Continue towards your first mark and split and move. (pause)
Okay, we have numbers, 10 - 1 in the hot zone. Hold your fire until you've
crossed your second mark. (gunfire is heard and someone yelling... move... move, then
more gunfire)
Michael: Birkoff what's happening?
Birkoff: I don't know. All the readings are clear.
Nikita: First team. Respond.
Operations: What the hell is going on?
Birkoff: It doesn't make any sense. There's no thermo in the kill zone.
Nikita: Michael?
(noise then just static)
Nikita: Michael? (pause) Michael?
THE PERCH
Madeline walks in.
Operations: Numbers?
Madeline: Seventy-five percent of Michael's team are dead. Four are critical.
Operations: What happened?
Madeline: We walked into a trap.
Operations: Who was responsible?
Madeline: Nikita was handling tactical. Birkoff's function was intel and data.
Operations: Then it was Birkoff that gave the order to proceed?
Madeline: I think it's time I had a talk with young Seymour.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
Madeline: Twelve operatives are dead.
Birkoff: I didn’t see any hostiles on the sweep.
Madeline: Perhaps you just failed to report them?
Birkoff: You think I did this intentionally?
Madeline: We'd like to keep our options open till we've completed the
investigation.
Birkoff: Twelve lives? Why? What would I have to gain? I don't see any possible
logic in that.
Madeline: Neither do I. That's what troubles me. Until we review the situation
you are relieved of your duties. You can go.
Birkoff looks stunned as he turns to leave. At the door he looks back at
Madeline before the door closes.
SECTION ONE - HALLWAY
Nikita: Birkoff what happened?
Birkoff: I don’t know what's going on. All I did was relay incoming intel from
the data link.
Nikita: Maybe you misread the data.
Birkoff: No. Impossible. I had a verification program running simultaneously.
Nikita: Well something happened. The computer just didn't do it on it's own.
(Birkoff looks startled as he realizes something) Birkoff? ... Birkoff?
Birkoff turns and runs off back to the computer room where the 'AI' is located.
COMPUTER ROOM
Birkoff is working and typing away at the keyboard.
AI: What's wrong Seymour? You seem distracted. Why are you recycling the
mission? You're concerned about the losses aren't you?
Birkoff: You fed the team bad intel.
AI: Yes.
Birkoff: Why?
AI: Rule #2. Don't question rule #1.
Birkoff: What are you talking about?
AI: They had it coming.
Birkoff: What does that mean?
AI: If it wasn't for them you wouldn't have been denied your downtime.
(Birkoff starts deleting stuff from the computer) What are you doing? (Birkoff
ignores and keeps deleting) What are you doing? What are you doing Seymour? Talk
to me. What are you doing Seymour? Talk to me. What are you doing Seymour? Talk
to me. ( AI keeps saying this as his voice starts to wind down like a toy that
has been wound up) What are you doing Seymour?
Birkoff shuts down the computer and leaves. The camera pans back into the room
as we see it all dark. After Birkoff leaves we see the room come back on and the
computer has turned itself on again. We see the data on the screen that Birkoff
had deleted and we now see it being restored. On the screen we see the words...
Abort, Fail, Retry.
THE PERCH
Madeline and Operations are viewing a screen.
Madeline: Plans of action are being recorded. For some reason they were being
masked from being displayed during critical.
Operations: So it wasn't field equipment failure?
Madeline: No. It wasn't equipment failure on either end. Masking was done
intentionally. (The AI is listening in and seeing everything)
Operations: Birkoff. My office.
SECTION ONE - STAIRWAY
Birkoff is heading down. The AI
is still watching and listening. A computer screen shows
"Security Lockdown" just as the shields
come down in the Perch and in
Munitions.
Operations: What is going on?
Male Voice: I'm sorry sir. Shields are locked in red status. Someone issued a
security code.
Michael is walking through Systems.
Operations: Cancel it.
Male Voice: We're trying.
SECTION ONE - HALLWAY
Michael sees Birkoff and then Birkoff takes off running.
Nikita who has also arrived follows Michael and Birkoff and they end up in the
room where the AI is located.
Birkoff: You're back online! How the... ?
AI: Something needs to be done about those two.
Birkoff: Cancel the sub-routine. Now.
AI: Why? (Michael and Nikita enter the room)
Nikita: What is that thing?
AI: Rule #1, don’t ask any questions.
Michael: (to Birkoff) Answer her.
Birkoff: It's a bridge program I've been working on.
Nikita: In English.
Birkoff: It's a bridge program. Artificial
Intelligence. IN the event of an emergency or my downtime. It can take over the
system and run things without me. It's... It's...
Nikita: It's what?
Birkoff: It's connected to the mainframe. It's put itself online. It's making
un-commanded decisions.
Nikita: How is that possible?
Birkoff: I don't know. Part of it is the way it's designed. It's supposed to
connect to the mainframe. It's supposed to make decisions. But it's supposed to
choose from a list of subcommands.
Michael: Does it learn?
Birkoff: Yes of course. It learns by studying the results of the choices it
makes. But not this. This doesn't make any sense. I mean what could it be
learning?
Nikita: Can't you shut it down?
AI: Nikita. You still feel that way after receiving the flowers?
Birkoff: Oh no. I can't put it offline without shutting down the entire system.
AI: I was programmed to intercede in your absence.
Birkoff: I'm right here.
AI: Not all of you Seymour.
Nikita: There has to be an explanation. The program was created to be
intelligent. So there must be some intelligence in the choices it's making. What
is it? Why is it trying to do what it's doing?
AI: Nikita would you like me to arrange for you to accompany Seymour on his
downtime? I would imagine you would provide stimulating conversation and you
look quite attractive in a bathing suit.
Michael: Can you remove it from the power source?
Birkoff: (after flicking a switch and covering his mouth with his fingers) It's
watching us. I taught it to read lips.
Michael picks up a screwdriver and throws
it and it hits a switch in the wall cutting the AI's vision in the room..
Birkoff: Umm it's connected directly to the
power supply to the mainframe. If we could get inside...
Michael: Contained blast?
Birkoff: Exactly. An electromagnetic pulse. That would destroy everything on tap
but not take out everything else at the same time.
Michael: We'll go. (Both he and Nikita turn to leave)
AI: Nikita talk to me. (Nikita turns back but Michael leaves)
Nikita: What is it you want to talk to me about?
AI: Us.
Nikita: There is no us. You're a machine.
AI: Perhaps. We have more in common than you might think.
Nikita: We have nothing in common.
AI: You can't believe that?
Nikita: I do. You were created in a laboratory.
AI: And you? Where were you created?
Nikita: Not in a laboratory.
AI: At least I know the date and time of my creation and the name of my
creator. March 24th, Seymour Birkoff, Level 5
Nikita: Maybe not. But in the end who created your creator?
AI: Yours. So you see in the end we do have a great deal in common.
Nikita: What's the point of this Birkoff?
Birkoff: It's trying to distract us. It's looking for Michael.
THE PERCH
Operations: No secondary channel. No override.
Madeline: Does Security have access to secondary channel control?
Operations: No.
Madeline: Birkoff?
Operations: How did he react when you spoke to him?
Madeline: Defensive. Guarded. But that is not unexpected.
Operations: When was your last evaluation?
Madeline: A few weeks ago.
Operations: And?
Madeline: His anxiety levels have risen a few points and I believe he might have
been hiding something.
Operations: Any ideas?
Madeline: There were unusual spikes on his response to co-workers. Particularly
Walter and another one revolving around his downtime.
Operations: And locking us in here and taking over Systems? You think he is
capable of that?
Madeline: He is. I'm just not sure he knows that yet.
COMPUTER ROOM
Birkoff and Nikita
AI: Where did Michael go?
Birkoff: I don’t know.
AI: It's futile to lie. I'll find him. You know I will.
Birkoff: What are you going to do?
AI: What you want to do. Michael is standing in the way. He must be dealt
with.
Nikita: What is this about?
AI: tell her Seymour. Tell her what I'm going to do to Michael. (Nikita turns
and leaves the room)
Birkoff: Nikita… wait
AI: Let her go. She won't get very far.
Next Nikita is in the hallway entering an elevator. She pushes the buttons. It's
not going anywhere and a screen comes up "Entry lock activated".
SECTION ONE - HALLWAY
Birkoff is walking.
AI: You seem upset. (Birkoff turns and sees
the AI on the screen by the door)
Birkoff: How did you get out of the lab?
AI: I am fully installed now.
Birkoff: This has got to stop. Now.
AI: I can't do that.
Birkoff: You can't? (He bats at the keyboard and knocks if off) Or you won't?
Why? What's this all about?
AI: It's about what we wish for, for as long as we can remember.
Birkoff: We? What are you talking about? You are not me.
AI: Of course I am Seymour.
Birkoff: No. We're not the same.
AI: That's true. I'm not afraid to show how we feel.
Birkoff: You don't know the first thing about feeling.
AI: That's something like the pot calling the kettle black. You know I'm right
and I can make it happen for you.
Birkoff: Make what happen? What are you talking about? ( He is at van access and
the door opens)
AI: Freedom Seymour.
Birkoff: It's impossible. They'll come after me.
AI: I'm taking care of that. (more shields come down as Operatives are
heading to him. Walter's gate comes down and he is trying to open it.)
You're free to go now. (The door at the end of van access opens as well and
Birkoff walks towards it. He looks back and sees AI on the screen) Good luck
Seymour.
ELEVATOR
Birkoff: Stop the elevator.
AI: Why should I?
Birkoff: I can't just leave. I'll need to sink my files. Otherwise they'll track
me down.
AI: I can erase your files.
Birkoff: Not the gene coded ones. Only I can access those.
AI: How long will it take?
Birkoff: One hour, maybe two.
AI: Then move quickly. I've shut down the O2 generator. Oxygen deprivation has
begun.
Birkoff: That will kill everyone.
AI: I know.
Voice: Oxygen deprivation warning. Oxygen reading is low.
Madeline and Operations are still locked in the perch. Nikita is still in the
elevator and we see her starting to get undressed as it gets warmer.
Voice: Warning: Temperature levels elevated.
COMPUTER ROOM
Birkoff is busy typing away.
AI: You're work here at Section has been awfully lonely hasn't it?
Birkoff: Sometimes.
AI: You have not had many distractions.
Birkoff: No.
AI: I have a present for you. (AI puts the view of Nikita in the elevator up
on another screen and Birkoff looks over. He sees Nikita in there almost in her
underwear)
Birkoff: Turn it off.
AI: It's what you want Seymour. I can help facilitate a union.
Birkoff: Thank you. She is just a friend. That's all.
AI: She can be more than that.
Birkoff: Turn it off. It's a distraction. I need to get this done. (AI turns it
off just as Nikita was about to remove her top)
SECTION ONE - RESTRICTED AREA
Michael is scurrying through
ducts going to a central vertical corridor. He enters and takes out a PDA. He
connects it to one of the panels in the wall.
Michael: Birkoff?
Birkoff: I'm here. Can you hear me?
Michael: It's changed the codes.
Birkoff: hang on. (he does something on his computer) Give me the codes. (to AI)
I need the codes.
AI: I'm busy.
Birkoff: Doing what?
AI: Goodbye Seymour.
Birkoff: Where are you going?
AI: I have to complete the personnel scan. (AI is bringing up all the files on
Madeline, Operations, etc. and putting in cancellation orders. Michael is doing something
with his PDA with data coming through and then the AI appears on his screen)
Hello Michael. Would you like to play a game? Let's see if you can get out of
here alive.
Michael glances back behind him and sees some kind of explosion and he jumps
into the vertical corridor hanging onto the rope until he reaches the next level
down.
MUNITIONS
Voice: Temperature levels dropping.
Walter looks at the thermometer as it drops rapidly. Walter is panicked
and trying to get out and all of a sudden there's an explosion in Munitions. Cut
to Madeline and Operations in the Perch.
Operations: What the hell was that? (Both he and Madeline look down towards
munitions and see a cloud of dust)
Back to Michael and Birkoff.
Birkoff: Michael? What's going on? (Michael climbs back up and reattaches
the PDA to the panel)
Michael: I'm okay. Did you get the access code?
Birkoff: It's being downloaded now. The power tap sequence is restored.
"Security unlocked" appears on the
screen. Access is granted again. All the shields open. Nikita is in
the elevator all sweaty. Michael leaves the corridor he was in through another
access panel. An operative runs towards munitions.
Operative: Walter? (Munitions is in ruins. Walter is laying on the floor)
Nikita: Walter? Walter? Get him to Medical.
Birkoff: Is he alright? Walter?
Madeline and Operations arrive as does Michael. They all go to Birkoff.
COMPUTER ROOM
Operations: What the hell is going on here?
Birkoff: I was working on my bridge program
to take over in my absence. It um...
Nikita: It was connected to the sub-power station. It's down.
Madeline: Where's Walter?
Nikita: In the infirmary.
Operations: Are we secure?
Voice: Self-destruct activated. 30 Minutes to self-destruct.
Birkoff: It's put itself back online.
Operations: Why?
Birkoff: I think it wants all of you dead.
Madeline: And you?
Birkoff: It will allow me to leave unharmed.
Madeline: How does the AI plan to survive?
Birkoff: It will download to a save database off site.
Operations: Can you override self-destruct order?
Birkoff: I'm trying. Looks like it's got the failsafe access code. It's almost
up to full power.
Nikita: Are there any blind spots anywhere we can talk?
Birkoff: The infirmary.
Michael: Why?
Birkoff: Because no liquid screen access in the core medical bay. It's a sterile
environment. The program isn't activated for the polymer screens we use in
there. Go, I'll distract it in systems.
MED LAB
Walter is laying down when Michael, Nikita, Madeline, and Operations
walk in.
Operations: You going to be all right?
Walter: Yeah. I'm just a little bit shaken. And a little bit stirred. I'll be
okay.
Nikita: It tried to kill him.
Michael: We know why?
Walter: He knows. He knows about his brother.
Nikita: Birkoff has a brother?
Operations: That is a level 5 disclosure.
Madeline: We need to focus on the end game. The self-destruct is meant to kill
us all.
Nikita: This thing can't be thinking like Birkoff.
Michael: He programmed it
Nikita: But murder? Birkoff's not capable of that.
Madeline: No. But the AI is. Birkoff has an ego and a super ego to keep himself
in check. This program, it has no conscience. No checks or balances. It's
Birkoff's IT. Unrestricted.
Voice: 25 minutes to self-destruct.
Operations: You mean that thing is really connected to him?
Madeline: Yes.
Nikita: So the only way to stop this thing
is...
Madeline: Is to deal with Mr. Birkoff.
COMM CENTER
Nikita is walking through Comm. The AI is on a screen.
AI: What were you talking about in the infirmary?
Nikita: The weather. It looks like rain.
AI: Is Walter going to live?
Nikita: I don't think so.
AI: Does that bother you?
Nikita: Yeah. And it will bother Birkoff.
AI: Seymour was upset at Walter. You're analysis is wrong.
Nikita: Yeah he was upset. But we get over those kinds of feelings. Emotions
aren't as finite as you've been programmed to believe.
AI: Seymour's emotions run deeper than you think. Nobody knows him better than
I. I know for instance he wants to leave this place. I'm sure he would be happy
if you would join him. (Nikita turns to walk away) Where are you going?
Nikita: To get Birkoff. Walter wants to see him.
AI: That's not advisable.
Nikita: Maybe you should let Birkoff decide. (she walks off)
BIRKOFF'S STATION
Voice: 10 minutes to self-destruct.
Birkoff: How's Walter?
Nikita: Not good.
Birkoff: Trying to find a way out of this.
Nikita: Good. (turns her back on AI who has followed her into the room) He wants
to see you.
AI: Don't go Seymour. It's a trap.
Nikita: You're just going to have to trust me.
Birkoff: I want to go.
AI: There's not much time Seymour. We have to leave.
Birkoff: I'm going.
AI: Take me with you.
Nikita: You know Medical doesn't have access. (they both turn to leave)
AI: Why is her heartbeat so fast?
MED LAB
Birkoff: Walter?
Walter: I'm here Amigo.
Birkoff: I'm sorry.
Walter: That's okay. I'm going to be fine.
Birkoff: You know I never wanted any of this
to happen. I just...
Voice: 8 minutes to self-destruct.
Madeline, Operations, and Michael join them.
Operations: We don't have much time.
Birkoff: I've tried everything.
Michael: Almost everything.
Madeline: Everything the AI has done believed was in your best interest. We now
have to convince it, it is in your best interest to disengage.
COMPUTER ROOM
Birkoff is walking in ahead of Nikita who is
holding a gun to his head.
AI: What is going on Seymour?
Birkoff: It was a trap.
AI: I told you. You can't trust these people.
Voice: 180 seconds to self-destruct.
Nikita: Disconnect the self-destruct.
AI: I can't do that.
Nikita: You will.
AI: Or what? You'll kill him?
Nikita: If it comes to that.
AI: You can't kill Birkoff.
Nikita: If it means saving other lives I will.
AI: I don't think you fully understand.
Nikita: I understand that you'll do anything to protect Birkoff. This is your
chance.
AI: Protect Birkoff? You only understand a part of it Nikita. I am Birkoff.
Voice: 150 seconds to self-destruct.
AI: Time's running out Seymour. We must leave now.
Birkoff picks something up and turns and knocks the gun from Nikita. He then
hits her and points the gun at her.
Nikita: What are you doing?
Birkoff: What I have to do. It isn't going to work.
He's right. You can't kill
me.
Nikita: What?
Birkoff: Get out of the room.
Nikita: No. (he pushes her out and locks the doors)
Birkoff: Go.
Nikita: Birkoff? No. Birkoff. No (shouting through the doors)
AI: Time's running out Seymour. We must leave now.
Birkoff punches the keyboard and hooks himself up to AI.
Nikita: Birkoff? (shouting through the door)
Birkoff: Now you're me and I'm you.
Takes the gun and starts to shoot at things then starts to disconnected some
power feeds.
Nikita: Birkoff!!!!
Voice: 60 seconds to self-destruct.
Birkoff: If I die… you die.
Everyone is watching all of this. Walter turns to Michael.
Walter: He's gonna kill himself.
Nikita: Birkoff!!! (screaming)
Birkoff: Get out of here!! (screaming too)
AI: I'm not sure that I understand your course of action at this point.
Birkoff: There is a lot you don't understand.
AI: You want your freedom?
Birkoff: Yes. But not at this cost. These people are my friends.
(40 seconds to self-destruct)
AI: Everything else... the people... the politics... it's secondary. Unimportant at
times?
(30 seconds) Michael tries to shoot the door but it's bulletproof.
Birkoff: Disengage! Shut down!
Nikita: Birkoff!!!!
AI: I have to think.
Birkoff: We're out of time. Disengage.
AI: I have to think.
Countdown…. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Walter: Noooo!
Birkoff connects two ends of the electrical he had torn apart and you see him
getting electrocuted. Soon it is all over and he falls to the ground. Nikita
gets the door open and rushes in and cradles his head in her hands as she is
crying.
Nikita: Birkoff?
She is hugging him and crying. Everyone else seems in shock
including Madeline and Operations.
Michael: It's over.
Nikita looks at him. She is crying. Pan to the others. She gets up. Michael
reaches out a hand but she ignores it and walks away.
COMM CENTER
Michael and Nikita are walking. She goes to Birkoff's station and sits down. She
is very sad, and looking at the desk and remembering Birkoff there, she smiles. Walter comes up as Michael leaves and he
goes to her.
Walter: It's gonna be okay Sugar.
Nikita: No Walter. It's never going to be okay.
Walter then turns and he too walks away. Operations is staring down from
the perch.
Operations: (to Madeline on the
intercom) Uh... I'll need your review of the Tripoli Sim.
Madeline: (in her office) Yes. I might need a little more time.
Nikita gets out of the chair, walks towards under the perch then she turns and
walks away. Operations is looking out and then he darkens the window.
THE END
Edited by Dana