Previously on Nikita:
Cassandra, my asset, she helped me topple Ovechkin.
- This is my son, Max. - Michael is Max's father.
She seems to have a history of hiding the truth.
You're British Intelligence? - Yes.
Sergei Semak ordered my father's death.
The reason he has control is because the world believes all the Udinovs are dead.
Everything he has is rightfully yours.
An Udinov will run Zetrov once again.
As long as there's a camera nearby, Semak won't attack.
I've been working for a long time to bring him down.
I'm facing knives at every turn.
Semak must be dealt with before he kills us both.
The kill will be pinned on a foreign service...
and I have a mole burrowed deep within that agency.
Cassandra.
Max is growing up.
Looks more like his father all the time.
How did he take Ovechkin's death?
I think the change in scenery has done him good.
And how about his mother?
I've settled in.
I have never given you more than you could handle, have I?
No. I can make this work.
You always do.
Cassandra was put in Belarus by MIG to spy for the British.
But according to this...
the whole time she was also working for Gogol.
Women make the best double agents.
Trust me.
Ari told you he had a mole lined up to do the hit.
Now, if this means what I think it means, then Belarus Barbie...
is going to kill Semak.
- Which is what you want, right? - Of course.
Well, then what's the problem?
You don't have to do that.
Yeah, I do.
Besides, there's not many handymen who specialize in bullet holes.
It's okay to mourn her.
Carla was like a mother to you.
Who taught me not to trust mother figures.
Let me give you a hand with that, okay?
Hey, Alex. What's up?
I'm sending you over something we stole from Ari's computer.
- It's a personnel file on a mole. - Who is he'?
It's a she.
She's MI6.
What?
- What are you doing? - Watch the house.
- Where you going? - Going to London to get my son.
- Wait a minute. - For what?
Cassandra, we just found out, is Gogol, and Gogol is the enemy.
- Yes, but Max is innocent. - I know.
- That's why I'm gonna bring him back. - Here?
Where there's no danger. What happened to finishing this fight?
We don't. We get out and we go somewhere...
where they can't find us and we live there.
"We get out, we go somewhere." You listening to yourself?
- We raise a kid? - Yes, absolutely.
No, Nikita, let me... Let me make myself clear.
I love you.
And I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
It's just that it's been very hard making these pieces fit.
Between you, now Max, and this war with Division, maybe-
This will work.
- I think you're getting ahead of yourself. - No, I don'! Think I am.
Then...
I think...
I think you're getting ahead of me.
I'm not... mother material, Michael.
Well, why not?
Because I'm...
It's Friday and my life is insane.
And not stable. And Max has a mother.
Whose lies are putting him in danger. He would be better off with you than her.
What you're talking about is kidnapping.
Taking him from his mother to be raised by strangers.
It's gonna mess him up. Trust me.
You don't want him to pay for the mistakes of both of his parents.
We gotta confront her, face to face.
For a while now, we've known Gogol agents...
were trying to steal plans for our drone.
Finally, we've been able to identify the courier they're using.
I think you'll agree this is very troubling.
Troubling? Madam Director, it's a provocation.
I'm dispatching your team to Russia immediately.
I want you to teach Gogol a lesson.
You won't tell me what's bothering you?
Sean, I told you. This has nothing to do with you.
I'd say it does.
If it affects the hit on Semak, it affects my ability to protect you.
- Must be the TV crew. - They're not due for a while.
Semak, why are you here? - Search the rooms.
- For what? - Katya. I know she's here.
She's not.
Whoever told you you were a good liar, they were lying to you.
- You didn't take her. - Why would I'?
So that I couldn't see her.
- Where is she? - I told you I don't know.
Let him go.
You could've just knocked.
Several days ago she ran away.
She must've gone to a place you'd know about.
You must help me find her.
- And why would I help you? - Because we... We both love her.
I know you think all I wanted was Zetrov...
and I kept Katya as a trophy, but it's...
It's not the truth.
He's pretty good. I almost believed him.
I did.
- Anything? - Nothing yet.
Do you know what always amazes me about the Russians?
They're the only people who drink as much as we do?
I was gonna say how much they like the cold...
but you're right.
Hard to believe they built an empire when they couldn't even march in a line.
- How is that different than the British? - We're better looking.
Oh, yup. There's the courier.
And as far as I can tell...
coast is clear.
Good.
All I ask is you bring it back in one piece. Yourself, not so much.
Toggling street cam.
I've got eyes on the courier.
Tony, can you enhance that?
What is it?
- Probably nothing. - Probably?
I'm going to check it out.
In case nothing turns into something.
- How did you find me? - What's the gun for?
- Michael, I am on a mission. - For MIG or for Gogol?
I have a mole too.
I never wanted this. Michael, I have been trying to get out for years.
- So you've been Gogol...? - Since I was too young to know better.
- They're going to be looking for me. - You better talk fast.
I was born in Kletsk, raised in Oxford. That is true.
Gogol approached me when I was 19.
To spy for them? Or to work as a honey trap?
I was broke. It was exciting. I got to travel, see the world.
Infiltrate British Intelligence, sleep with dictators, have a kid.
Max is the one true thing in my world.
He is why I have to get out.
You've never done anything you regretted the rest of your life?
I did.
And it got my whole family killed.
That is why I'm here, to make sure that doesn't happen to Max.
So am I.
I finally convinced Ari to let me leave Gogol, retire from MIG.
This is my last mission.
If you survive it.
Why wouldn't I survive it?
Killing Sergei Semak is hardly a soft target.
- What does he have to do with this? - Cassandra, just give it up. I know.
This is just a hunting pack, surveillance only.
MIG is supposed to grab a case containing phony blueprints.
Ari wants them chasing a mole that doesn't exist.
Either you're lying or Ari is.
I swear on our son's life.
- Stuart is not here to assassinate. - Who's Stuart?
The agent tailing the courier to Lenin Square right now.
Lenin Square. Zetrov headquarters.
That's where the courier's leading your man.
This is a frame job.
Stuart is not going to be the assassin.
No, he's going to be the patsy.
Nikita, the agent you're following is walking into a trap.
Makes sense. Shoot him, finger MI6 for killing Semak.
It's easier to plant a smoking gun on a corpse.
Sir.
Thank you for coming.
This better be worth it.
I have some information about something I'd like to share.
Or should I say someone.
You found Katya?
I would ask you to accompany me, but this is a delicate matter.
Timur, you and your men stay here until I return.
Follow me.
He was about to take a shot at me. Somebody jumped him. She's a pro.
Abort the mission and get out of there.
Not while they're having a go at each other. I can grab the case.
Stuart?
Stop.
Are you okay? - Yeah, better than him.
Who are you? Americans?
CIA.
What are you doing here?
The same thing you were.
Hang on, where you going with that?
- Sorry, it's ours. - How do you figure?
There's two of us, one of you.
Cheers.
How can you believe that man?
He was afraid, Sean. He couldn't hide it.
You're not gonna help him find your mother?
I don't know where she is.
Right now, I don't even know who she is.
My mother betrayed the country.
But at the end of the day...
I will do anything in my power to keep her safe.
Heh, what? What did I say?
I'm glad you're looking out for me, Sean.
I know I don't always make it easy.
Well, nothing worth doing is ever easy.
Alex, we're ready for you.
So, Alex, what's it like, being back after all these years?
It's surreal.
Uncle Sergei has restored the house completely.
So when I walk down the halls...
I still expect my mother and father to come out and greet me.
Even though I know that's not possible.
If they did, what would you say to them?
That I love them and I miss them very much.
Especially my mother.
Why do you say that?
The last time we were together, we had a quarrel.
I didn't understand...
how she was acting, what she was saying.
But I've had some time to think about it...
and I think that I understand what she must have been going through.
If I could just see her again...
I would try to make things right between us.
I miss her so much.
Is Katya okay?
- You taking me to her, right? - This isn't about Katya.
It couldn't wait any longer.
Who did this?
It must've been MI6.
Why oles?
He wasn't the target. You were.
At least that's what the story was going to be.
Correction. What it's still going to be.
What story?
The story of your fall.
And my rise.
Good to see you.
Aside from being on every TV and newsstand in the country.
- Too much? - Remember it's not about you.
You're fighting for something bigger than yourself.
This must've been under the door.
- Fan mail? - How did it go with Cassandra?
- Did you stop her from making the hit? - For now.
We're here trying to help you find another way to take Semak down.
Since I was in the neighborhood.
We can't stay for long. If Ari finds out we're here, then it'll blow everything.
Someone called from the front desk.
He didn't leave a message, no phone number.
Says it's from Babochka.
- Who's Babochka? - It's not a person. It's a place.
The family dacha. We used to hunt babochka there.
Butterflies. It's my mother.
She got my message.
She's telling me where she is.
Semak's been murdered.
They cornered us in the alleyway.
We tried to fend them off, but they shot Ole-g.
And then they executed Sergei.
- Did you get a good look at them? - Unh...
No, it happened too fast...
but judging by their accents and their firearms, my first guess would be MIG.
What?
Spyder found evidence that their agents landed in Moscow hours ago.
They set up shop in an abandoned storefront by Pushkin Square.
Assemble a team. I want the men responsible dead before they leave.
Of course.
Hello?
No. No, it's too soon.
People will get suspicious.
In a day or two.
What is it?
That was Ari.
Sergei Semak is dead.
It's what you wanted, right?
How do you feel?
Empty'
it's all I've thought about for so long.
Now that ifs happened...
I feel...
Just...
Revenge never turns out the way you think that it would.
Something's not right.
Ari goes to trouble to find a fall guy, we prevent that.
- He kills Semak anyway? - There's a safe house full of fall guys.
- Ari knows where it is. - We'll help.
No. You have a lead on your mother. You gotta find her.
Okay.
You can't honestly want us to tuck tail and run?
Our jet is waiting on the tarmac.
You can come with or hitch another ride on your own.
How did they find us so quickly?
Darren, are you all right? - It looks worse than it is.
Try not to move, mate.
Hold your fire, I'm coming in.
CIA. I'm here to help.
You.
She's one of the Yanks who pinched our intel.
My partner's out there holding them off.
My guess is backup will be here any minute.
Come on.
You two have a knack for timing, I'll grant you that.
What are you waiting for, an invite from the Queen? Get in.
Just like I remember.
What the hell?
- What's wrong? Gogol? - No. Division.
Oh, you're right.
I've seen those guys around Ops.
What are they doing here?
Let him go, let him go. - Drop your weapons now.
Alexandra.
No shooting. These men are protecting me.
I gave you nine men.
We had the British dead to rights.
Then Nikita came out of nowhere.
Nikita?
Are you sure it was her?
Her and her partner ambushed us.
I think they were working with MI6.
I saw them take off in a car together.
MI6 couldn't have tipped them off.
Somebody else might have.
I've sent you a file. I need you to leak it for me.
To MI6.
Let's see how fast they turn on Cassandra.
Don't have much time, do we?
Debrief officers are driving up.
They will take our after-action reports, try to contact your superiors at Langley.
Yeah, and they discover we don'! Actually work for the CIA.
I can distract them while you slip away.
No, I think we can actually fight our way out of here.
- Want my help? - Yeah.
Act surprised.
Hey.
Don't forget your tea.
Pretend this is not Control.
Act as if we're chatting about something mundane, the weather for example.
Well, it's warmer here than in Moscow.
Yes, it is.
Cassandra is a Gogol spy.
Are you sure it's gonna rain?
Look, I can show you the intercept.
I look forward to it.
I convinced the goons to give you some privacy.
Uh-huh, threaten to knock heads? - More like knock glasses.
- Go easy on them. - I won't.
Sergei loved me.
I know.
But that love got your father killed.
Knowing that made it impossible to stay with him.
He sent men looking for you.
One of them found me. Ari.
He said he was on my side...
he had no love for Sergei as well.
He even posted American guards to protect me...
so Sergei would never know I was here.
Why did you come here?
Because everybody had forgotten it.
Except me.
When I remember the three of us as a family...
I think about this place.
You were very young. Heh.
As were we.
It was back when Nikolai wasn't an oligarch.
He was just a father.
Yes, I'm fine. I'm here with Alexandra.
Yes, I called her.
I keep underestimating your resourcefulness.
You also keep lying to me.
No, I was planning it as a surprise.
I was going to tell you at the appropriate time.
- Uh-huh, and when was that? - When Semak was out of the picture.
Otherwise you would have led him straight to her.
This is what I was hoping to meet with you about.
Well, that and one other matter.
I have a proposition for you.
So, Stuart, you got quiet all of a sudden.
Well, there's not much to say, is there?
Always amazes me what people keep to themselves, don't you think?
I was supposed to die, wasn't I?
- That guy, he was no courier. - Stuart, I don't know...
You damn well know.
So does Control.
- She's Gogol. - Just because the mission failed...
doesn't mean it was compromised.
When you slipped out back there, you give us up?
Were you talking to someone?
- Excuse our mess. - If it hadn't been for the CIA...
sticking their noses into our business, we'd all be dead.
And Gogol would probably be pinning you with a medal.
Good. Keep your mouth shut.
Make us torture it out of you.
Don't make me shoot the other one.
I'm sorry.
Cheers.
MI6 will be all over Heathrow, but not where we're headed.
- How far back are they? - Can't see them anymore.
Don't take your foot off the gas yet.
We need to get Max now.
- Is he at home? - With Gerald, the sitter.
MIG will be heading there. Hurry.
MIG is on our tail. You wanna keep Max safe?
- Lead them in the opposite direction. - No. They will use him as leverage.
- She's right. - We need to get him.
I'll get him. They're on the lookout for you, not me.
Call your sitter, tell him to take Max for a walk in Regent's Park.
Hey. I'm not letting your son grow up without his parents.
I'm putting him in your arms today. I promise.
You gotta keep driving.
- You don't want me to slow down? - A little.
You want me to sign overall my shares in Zetrov over to you?
You'll be well-compensated, of course.
- And why would I do that? - To assure your mother's safety.
You're free to go with her wherever you like. Don't take my word for it.
Congratulations, you won.
Why don't you put us on speaker?
I think your mother should hear this as well.
When you transfer your shares, we will give you enough money...
to live well for the rest of your lives.
- That's not what this is about. - Of course it is.
You never wanted Zetrov anyway.
I'm sending you a contract.
Might wanna answer that, Gerald.
Cassandra? Yes, of course He's playing with his jet.
She's right here.
Okay, I guess I can do that.
There he is.
She got him out.
Thank God.
Yes, heh.
I think we should tell him you're his father.
I don't think it's the right time right now.
- If he missed me before... - Maybe he won't have to.
Maybe you could come with us.
You risk your life to get us out of trouble.
Get yourself out as well.
Cassandra. Remember when you were talking about Max being...
the thing that gets you through life, no matter how hard or tough it gels...
I knew what you were saying.
Because I have someone like that too.
There's no way I'm gonna leave her.
I'm afraid, Michael.
- We'll get you to safety. - For how long?
Now I have two intelligence services hunting me. And Max.
Every moment I'll be wondering if the other shoe is about to drop.
That is never going to happen.
We're not gonna let it.
I have a lead on Cassandra.
She used her expense account to charter a plane.
So I closed the account, but the transaction's still going through.
Hmm. MIG must have gotten the message. She's feeling the heat.
Do you want me to send a team?
No. Track the plane.
We'll be waiting wherever she lands.
You're not actually considering this, are you?
- How can I not? - You can't let them force you into this.
It's not about that. It's about getting what we deserve.
And that is what they will give us.
Nobody gives you anything, Mama.
You have to earn what you get.
- Zetrov belonged to Papa. - And you know how he earned it'?
Other people's blood.
It's not a company, it's a curse.
And now we have the chance to rid ourselves of it.
You think it's a curse now, imagine what it'll be if Amanda gets hold of it.
Zetrov destroyed your father. And Sergei.
It will destroy them as well.
Don't let it destroy you. Let it go.
You should listen to your mother, Alex.
- She knows what's best. - No she doesn't. You do.
So I get what I want...
if you get what you want.
- It's called everyone wins. - Except Nikita.
What?
You're pinning Semak's death on Cassandra. Nikita is with her now.
Nikita's not your problem. You don't need to fight her war anymore.
This is about what you deserve.
That's just the thing, Amanda. You don't deserve to win.
And I'm not gonna let you.
If you walk out that door, we will hunt you down.
You don't have to worry about that. We'll be coming to you.
Mama.
- We're not out of the woods yet. - Are you sure you wanna do this?
Yeah. I'll do whatever it takes.
Control, I'm at the airfield.
No, we were too late. She just took off. We can figure that out later.
Contact RAF Brampton, tell them to scramble jets to intercept a turboprop.
Lima, Tango, Alpha, Kilo...
The bloody thing just burst apart.
It was a Gogol jet. They must've slipped a bomb on board.
She got what was coming to her.
Cassandra's plane has disappeared.
- Where did it go? - Down.
The emergency crews are looking for survivors.
There won't be any.
Another one of MI6's accidents.
- Hey. - My flight got canceled.
I think I need a ride.
We'll see you soon.
I don't know how to thank you enough.
We'll think of something.
Mama, you're going to the Greek Isles. Corfu.
- And we'll be safe there? - Yes, you will.
Sean's gonna take good care of you.
But I thought we would be going there together.
Mama, I wanna be with you more than anything.
But it's not that simple.
I am a part of something much bigger.
There are people out there who must be stopped.
And I want to be a part of that fight.
You are so strong.
Is this what your papa taught you?
Now that nobody's looking for you...
you shouldn't have a problem getting out.
It's a little hard to believe I'm dead.
You get used to it.
I'm sure Max will miss his...
friend.
We'll be in touch.
Yeah.
I'm afraid that's not gonna happen.
Max.
Look...
you're going to disappear...
but I'm not.
Those people that are after you...
if they were to track me down, follow me and bug me...
I could lead them right to you. Right to Max.
And I would never forgive myself if that happened.
That means I can't tell him about his father.
I know.
Be safe.
You too.
Both of you.
Hey.
Goodbye, Michael.
Goodbye, Max.
Thank you.
You're doing the right thing.
Am I?
When I was growing up...
I thought that any parent that gave their child up was unforgivable.
That there'd never be a reason or an excuse for it.
And now I'm standing here.
What you did...
was an act of grace.
You're a good father, Michael.