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308. Under the Influence
Written by Peter M. Lenkov
Transcribed by Jean
[Note: Transcript dialogue only until updated.]
PERUZ DINING ROOM
HUGO: Hassan is the one on the far left.
SIMON: Does he want to deal?
HUGO: Yes, but he’s not very approachable. There’s this entire protocol you have to go through to get to him.
SIMON: And, is that a problem?
HUGO’S WIFE: Not if you have this. It’s got all his contact points.
SIMON: How many unit’s does he want?
HUGO: Twenty.
KARL: Exposure?
HUGO: Minimal.
SIMON: Good work, Hugo. You and your wife make a good team.
HUGO: Thank you.
HUGO: We should go.
KARL: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Hugo. What about dessert, huh?
SIMON: Bring dessert.
KARL: Pour us a drink, Hugo. It’s right behind you there. Would you mind?
HUGO: Everyone drinking?
KARL: Not you.
KARL: Hey, Hugo, you okay, huh?
SIMON: Great shot, bro.
KARL: Thanks, Simon.
KARL: Simon, you like good dessert?
SIMON: Absolutely.
KARL: I like the dessert. You don’t like the dessert, huh? Come on. Eat the dessert.
SIMON: This won’t be a straight-forward deal. It may take you awhile.
KARL: Yeah. Yeah, don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.
SIMON: I know you will, bro.
WHITE ROOM
KARL: What are you doing? Back off!
MADELINE: Hello.
KARL: No thanks. I prefer younger.
MADELINE: Oh, that’s too bad. It’s just you and me. We see that you were approaching Nestor Hassan. I assume it’s to sell him the anthrax rockets you stole.
KARL: Well, you’ve got all the answers, don’t you, so what do you need me for?
MADELINE: Where’s your brother?
MADELINE: Where’s Simon?
OPERATIONS' LOFT
MADELINE: It’s been two days, and Karl Peruze still hasn’t transferred yet.
OPERATIONS: Have you looked at alternatives?
MADELINE: All, but one.
OPERATIONS: What’s that?
MADELINE: The Caspar Project.
OPERATIONS: Aren’t we still in beta?
MADELINE: Yes, for over a year. It’s time to try it out.
WAR ROOM
OPERATIONS: This is Simon Peruze, along with his brother, Karl. They operate under the name Black Sun. The supply house used for dozens of wet works and Class Ten activities. Simon is the inside operator, is our target. Our sources indicate he owns an arsenal of anthrax rockets that Karl has been dispatched to sell. Birkoff?
BIRKOFF: We only have been able to extract fragments from Karl. We have a contact number and code for the buyer, Nestor Hassan.
OPERATIONS: We believe the plan is this: Karl makes his deal with Hassan. When the finances are transacted, Karl will return to Simon.
MICHAEL: But, we don’t know where Simon is?
OPERATIONS: No. Karl is being modified now to help lead us to him and the rockets. Operatives are on standby. Nikita, see Madeline. That will be all.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
MADELINE: We’re trying a new neural stripping process on Karl Peruze. Your job will be to reprogram him.
NIKITA: You mean oversee it?
MADELINE: No. You’ll be personally involved.
NIKITA: How personal?
WHITE ROOM
KARL: You’re wasting your time.
MADELINE: Don’t worry. We have plenty of it.
KARL: I will never give up my brother.
MADELINE: I know.
KARL: What’s this? Lunch?
MICHAEL: Here is Peruze’s file. Study it.
NIKITA: How much of his memory are they going to modify?
MICHAEL: We’re going to erase his mind. You’ll become his teacher.
SYSTEMS
Nikita views the file on Karl Peruze.
COMM
Birkoff finds the death report of Stephen Wolfe.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
MADELINE: What’s up, Birkoff?
BIRKOFF: It’s about the Martelli file.
MADELINE: He’s not coming in until Friday. It’s too early to talk about.
BIRKOFF: I think you’re going to need all the time that’s left.
MADELINE: What is it?
BIRKOFF: I was checking out his activities for the past year, just making sure he isn’t abusing our protection. There was a murder.
MADELINE: Even though we’ve green-listed him, he’s still a terrorist.
BIRKOFF: The victim was Steven Wolfe, Operations’ son.
BIRKOFF: I already touched the file. It goes automatically to Operations this afternoon.
MADELINE: Can you delay that?
BIRKOFF: No.
MADELINE: Okay. Thank you, Birkoff. You can go now.
BIRKOFF: Don’t you want me to do something?
MADELINE: Like what?
BIRKOFF: I don’t know. Martelli is coming here in three days, and I can’t think of any outcome that doesn’t involve blood inside Section.
MADELINE: That’s not your concern.
COMM
BIRKOFF: Sir?
OPERATIONS: Yes.
BIRKOFF: Your daily report is ready for you.
OPERATIONS: Thank you.
HOUSE
NIKITA: Karl, are you all right?
KARL: What happened?
NIKITA: You were shot. You’ve been down for three days. I was so afraid.
KARL: Who are you?
NIKITA: Lay down.
KARL: I asked you a question.
NIKITA: Karl, I’m Nikita, your fiancée.
NIKITA: You don’t remember me?
KARL: How long have I been here?
NIKITA: Three days.
KARL: You’ve been taking care of me?
NIKITA: What do you mean? Of course, I have, Karl. Karl, what’s the matter?
KARL: What happened to me?
NIKITA: You got shot in the leg, fell, and hit your head. That’s when you went out. I think you suffered some memory loss.
KARL: That’s my name? Karl?
NIKITA: Yes.
KARL: We’re supposed to get married?
NIKITA: You don’t remember anything?
KARL: No. Why was I shot? Who am I?
NIKITA: You’re a businessman.
KARL: Business. What kind of business?
NIKITA: Terrorism.
KARL: I don’t believe you.
NIKITA: It’s true. You work with your brother.
KARL: My brother. Doing what?
NIKITA: I don’t know the details. You were working on a deal that was very complicated, and I helped you.
KARL: How did you help me?
NIKITA: You came to buy a fake identity. I gave it to you. That’s how we met.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
MADELINE: Does Karl suspect anything?
NIKITA: He asked questions. None I can’t answer.
MADELINE: Good. So, he believes you?
NIKITA: Seems to.
MADELINE: Are there any side effects from the treatment?
NIKITA: Not so far.
MADELINE: Where does he think you are?
NIKITA: Supply run.
MADELINE: Go to Systems before you return. There is some new data for you to review.
MADELINE: Is there something else, Nikita?
NIKITA: Yes. I wanted to know what is going to happen to Karl after the assignment.
MADELINE: Why do you ask?
NIKITA: I don’t know. Just curious.
MADELINE: It’s counterproductive to think along those lines.
MADELINE: Analysis?
VOICE: Satisfactory.
EN ROUTE TO SYSTEMS
MICHAEL: Nikita.
MICHAEL: Where are you going?
NIKITA: To Systems.
MICHAEL: Here’s another DVD. Look at it.
NIKITA: What are these?
MICHAEL: Neural-strip maintenance. Make sure he takes them.
NIKITA: Michael, he was shot. Do you have anything for the pain?
MICHAEL: I don’t care about his pain. Neither should you.
HOUSE
NIKITA: Hey. Looking for something? Need some help?
KARL: Where have you been?
NIKITA: Getting supplies. Medicine for your leg.
KARL: Why do I get the feeling you’re hiding something from me?
NIKITA: I don’t know.
KARL: Tell me about these.
NIKITA: It was a crazy afternoon.
KARL: I don’t understand, Nikita. Now if I am who you say I am, why would I want to marry anyone?
NIKITA: Anyone? You really think I’m just anyone?
KARL: This doesn’t make sense. Who’s this?
NIKITA: Your brother.
KARL: The business partner, right?
NIKITA: His name’s Simon.
KARL: What’s he like?
NIKITA: I don’t know. I’ve never met him. I only know what you told me about him.
KARL: What was that?
NIKITA: That you don’t trust him.
KARL: Well, I trust you. Right?
NIKITA: Yes, you do.
KARL: For all I know, you could have faked these photos, right? I mean, that what you do, isn’t it?
NIKITA: Karl, this is getting old real fast. If you can’t handle the fact that we’re together, that’s one thing, but we made a plan, and you promised me a third.
KARL: A third of what?
NIKITA: Ten-million-dollars. I’m going to take a shower.
OPERATIONS' LOFT
MADELINE: I was just coming up.
MADELINE: The returns from the Archipelago are in. The vote went against the pate. We’re going to have platform field ops in that area.
OPERATIONS: Sure.
MADELINE: How does an increase of ten percent sound?
OPERATIONS: Sounds like a good number to start with. Is Martelli scheduled to come in this week?
MADELINE: Yes, he is. Friday. Do you want to go over anything?
OPERATIONS: Where is the meeting scheduled to take place?
MADELINE: Your area.
OPERATIONS: Change it to Committee.
MADELINE: Okay.
MADELINE: Is everything all right?
HOUSE
KARL: Who is the anthrax for?
NIKITA: A man named Hassan. We were about to call him before you got shot. Don’t worry, I’ll talk you through it.
KARL: We should wait.
NIKITA: Wait for what?
KARL: For me to start remembering again. This is a very dangerous deal.
NIKITA: Yes, it is. But, if we wait, you are going to lose the deal.
SECTION
BIRKOFF: Nikita and Karl have made contact with Hassan. The transfer will take place tomorrow. I’ve uploaded panels with the time and place.
BIRKOFF: Sir.
OPERATIONS: Take this for me.
MICHAEL: We won’t interfere unless things get critical. Once Nikita and Karl are safely away, you’ll take out Hassan’s people.
SECTION
BIRKOFF: I saw that Friday’s meeting with Martelli is still on.
MADELINE: Yes.
BIRKOFF: Is that such a good idea? I mean, won’t George be there?
MADELINE: Yes, he will.
BIRKOFF: Aren’t you worried? Martelli is protected. If Operations does something crazy…
MADELINE: Operations is aware of what would happen if he kills Martelli.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
MADELINE: Hello, George. It’s Madeline at One. I have something new for you.
HOUSE
Nikita examines herself in a mirror while Karl sleeps.
MUNITIONS
WALTER: Hey, sweetness.
NIKITA: What are they doing to me, Walter?
WALTER: What do you mean?
NIKITA: I don’t know what’s happening to me.
WALTER: Huh?
NIKITA: Karl disgusts me. He’s as despicable a person as I’ve ever met, and I’m falling in love with him.
WALTER: In love?
NIKITA: I can’t help myself. I’ve got no control over my feelings.
WALTER: When did you start noticing this?
WALTER: Your cover procedure… anything out of the ordinary?
NIKITA: No.
WALTER: How did you prep the mission?
NIKITA: The usual way. Michael gave me some supplementary profiles. Our eyes only.
WALTER: Let’s go take a look.
WALTER: Oh, what’s this?
NIKITA: What?
WALTER: Drop frame. There.
NIKITA: No target.
WALTER: Look again.
NIKITA: Am I missing something, Walter?
WALTER: You’re not going out of your mind; you’re being conditioned. They’ve all been adjusted.
NIKITA: I don’t see anything.
WALTER: Look at the irregularities in the skin tone. They’ve been airbrushed. Relax. Focus on the face.
NIKITA: Okay, what am I looking for?
WALTER: Look for differences in texture.
WALTER: Now watch while I adjust the contrast.
NIKITA: My God, it’s Michael! You mean that all this is happening by watching these DVD’s?
WALTER: Partly.
WALTER: See that? Fingerprints. They’ve treated it with a chemical agent. You took it in through your skin. It primed your system.
NIKITA: For what?
WALTER: Your assignment hinged on Karl believing that you loved him. Now, they knew that you couldn’t do that, so they directed your emotions, using someone that you cared about.
MADELINE'S OFFICE
NIKITA: What do you think you are doing?
MADELINE: What do you mean?
NIKITA: You manipulated me. I slept with him!
MADELINE: We had to make sure your cover stayed intact.
NIKITA: So, how long was this going to go on for, huh?
MADELINE: You’ll have your own emotions back when this is over. In the meantime, don’t fight it.
MADELINE: Come in, Michael.
NIKITA: You knew it all along, did you? Don’t you ever get tired of being their errand boy, Michael?
NIKITA: That’s courtesy of my own free will.
HASSAN BUY
NIKITA: It’s going to be fine.
MICHAEL: Incoming.
NIKITA: Don’t do dialogue with this guy. Just get him to transfer the funds, and we’re out of here.
KARL: Okay. Should I take a gun?
NIKITA: No. I’ll cover you from here.
HASSAN: Karl, it’s nice to finally meet you in person.
KARL: So, as agreed, the twenty units will be delivered to you as soon as you get the money into our account.
HASSAN: When can I expect delivery?
KARL: Forty-eight hours.
MICHAEL: All positions, standby.
HASSAN: Money has been deposited into your account. It’s been a pleasure doing business with you, Karl. Come on, let’s go.
KARL: Okay, we’re done.
NIKITA: Good. Let’s get out of here.
MICHAEL: We’re clear. Move in. Take out everyone.
HOUSE
NIKITA: Good. The money is all there. You’re rich.
KARL: No, no, no. We are rich.
KARL: What’s the matter?
NIKITA: Nothing.
KARL: So, what now?
NIKITA: We wait for your brother to contact you.
KARL: How will he know it’s done?
NIKITA: Well, he’ll see all that money in your account. You have to be careful, Karl.
KARL: Why?
NIKITA: Well, I was thinking… if your brother is as suspicious as you told me he was, then you shouldn’t tell him anything about losing your memory?
KARL: You’re right.
NIKITA: And, you should tell him about me.
KARL: Okay. So, what shall we do until he calls?
NIKITA: We can do a bit of shopping on the internet. Or…
SECTION
OPERATIONS: Where are we with Karl Peruze?
MADELINE: Everything is in place. We’re just waiting for Simon to call.
OPERATIONS: What is he doesn’t?
MADELINE: I sent you up a report on that contingency this morning.
OPERATIONS: I’ve been busy.
MADELINE: I hope you don’t do anything that you will regret.
OPERATIONS: What does that mean?
MADELINE: I read the Martelli report. I know about Steven. If you take unilateral action on this…
OPERATIONS: When I want your advice on that matter, I’ll ask for it! In the meantime, you have more than enough to do!
MADELINE: Let me help you.
OPERATIONS: Can you bring him back to life? Can you?
OPERATIONS: Then, there’s no help you can offer.
HOUSE
NIKITA: What are you thinking about? What is it?
KARL: Just had these weird flashes.
NIKITA: Of what?
KARL: I think it was Simon.
BIRKOFF: Damn it. He’s going into recall. It’s too soon.
MICHAEL: Team Six, standby. We may need an intervention.
NIKITA: Do you remember?
KARL: I don’t know. It’s gone.
NIKITA: How’s the pain in your leg?
KARL: Still there.
NIKITA: Here. Take some of these.
KARL: Thanks. Oh, that was weird.
NIKITA: Come on. Let’s go back to bed.
KARL: Hello?
SIMON: Karl. I see that money’s been transferred into our account.
MICHAEL: We’re going into Final Phase.
BIRKOFF: Okay, everybody, we’re going final. One, Two, Four, fall back. Back-ups to your marks.
COMM
BIRKOFF: Looks like they’re heading toward Gladsk. There’s an airfield there.
MICHAEL: Prepare the jet. Contact my team.
MEETING
SIMON: Brother.
KARL: Good to see you.
SIMON: You look like a million bucks.
KARL: Ten million, baby.
NIKITA: Hello.
SIMON: Hey, babe.
KARL: Hey, hey! What are you doing?
SIMON: I’m doing the exact same thing I always do, bro.
KARL: Well, she’s different. We’re together.
SIMON: Well, then, welcome to the family.
NIKITA: Thank you.
SIMON: Double cross us, and I’ll kill you.
SIMON: So, then, tell me all about it.
MISSION VAN
MICHAEL: Birkoff, update me.
BIRKOFF: They’re at the location. I’ve locked into the van’s GPS.
MICHAEL: How wide is the perimeter?
BIRKOFF: Two clicks. We can’t go any closer until we have confirmation on the anthrax.
MEETING
KARL: So, I went to Nikita for the password, ended up in bed. Then, her boyfriend showed up, and that’s when the fireworks started. Like I said, we got through it. We made the deal with the buyer.
SIMON: Well, that accounts for the last two weeks, but, bro, you’ve been gone for over a month.
NIKITA: You all right, baby?
KARL: Hugo and Athena.
SIMON: What?
KARL: They were here, right?
SIMON: Yeah, the day you left. What about it?
SIMON: What’s wrong with you, bro?
KARL: I’m fine. Fine. What’s with the twenty questions, huh? Did the job, right? Right?
KARL: Give me another drink, will ya?
BIRKOFF: Michael, standby. We may need to send in your team. Karl’s programming is starting to fragment.
MICHAEL: Let’s go.
SIMON: So, Nikita, what’s your story?
NIKITA: Karl told you. I do documents.
SIMON: Where?
NIKITA: Germany mostly, anywhere in Europe.
SIMON: Then, you must know Frederick Dragon.
NIKITA: Yeah, I do.
SIMON: Who is he?
NIKITA: What is this? An interview?
SIMON: Just answer the question.
NIKITA: Karl, your brother is an ass.
KARL: Take it easy. Drop it.
SIMON: Shut up. I want to know if she is telling the truth. Now, who is he!
NIKITA: Frederick Dragon. He’s a former Stazi field agent, worked under Hans Drucker, Drucker Brigade. Went independent three years ago – forgeries, passports. And you probably didn’t know this, but he’s also into kiddie porn.
SIMON: I know about that.
NIKITA: I’ve got to tell you, Karl, I won’t be spending any vacation with your family.
SIMON: She’s all right.
KARL: I know she is.
NIKITA: Fellas, there’s six hours left before Hassan’s clock ticks midnight, so what about the anthrax?
SIMON: It’s in the basement. The pilot is on his way.
NIKITA: In the basement. Isn’t that a little close?
SIMON: Don’t worry about it.
BIRKOFF: Okay, all teams go. It’s onsite.
SIMON: You know, when we get the money, I want to go down to Martinique. There’s a guy…
SIMON: We’re under attack!
KARL: From who?
SIMON: You. You brought them here.
KARL: Whoa! It has nothing to do with her. Relax.
NIKITA: Simon, no!
SIMON: Karl is the only one who knew about this place.
KARL: Simon, no!
NIKITA: Karl, you all right?
KARL: Oh, Simon.
KARL: She did this.
NIKITA: Karl…
NIKITA: Karl, no.
KARL: You killed him!
MICHAEL: Karl.
NIKITA: Basement is that way.
COMMITTEE
GEORGE: I must tell you that there’s a movement afoot at Oversight, which I’m not totally against, to scale back some of the Sections.
MADELINE: I assume you wouldn’t be telling us that if we weren’t under consideration.
GEORGE: Yes. Frankly, there is a feeling that you’ve lost some focus.
MADELINE: We’re at ninety-three percent. Is there any other department that has that kind of efficiency? What you call losing focus, we call creative methodology.
OPERATIONS: Where’s Martelli?
VOICE: He just arrived. He’s being brought up now.
GEORGE: I will say for the most part, your Green List Program has been effective.
MADELINE: Martelli was instrumental in the Philippines maneuver.
GEORGE: Yes, he was. I read the report.
MARTELLI: I’m sorry I’m late.
GEORGE: Thank you. If you hadn’t done that, I was prepared to. Nobody can be allowed to embezzle even a dime from the Sections, so when Madeline called, I offered to take care of the problem myself.
MADELINE: I told him you would prefer to handle this matter personally.
OPERATIONS: Yes. That’s the best way.
GEORGE: Yes, well, I should be going. Things seem to be running satisfactorily here. I should be able to convince Oversight to keep their hands off One. For now.
OPERATIONS: Thank you.
MADELINE: Housekeeping.
NIKITA'S APARTMENT
VOICE: Alpha test complete.
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