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Jason Darrow, a freelance weapons dealer, was picked up yesterday in the Mediterranean.

I thought he was in Argentina. What is he doing in the Mediterranean?

Floating.

A Greek fisherman picked up Darrow's body in one of his nets. NATO intelligence

found a list of names in his possession. Birkoff, where are we on the list?

We've been monitoring his network. Nearly everyone on the list is known to us.

Nearly?

This guy right here. Coleman Reilly. Doesn't show up in any of our databases.

We matched a location, found a Coleman Reilly who's a bartender.

No gray activity. Looks like he's clean.

Two as another match.

Check out Reilly. Michael, you take it.

- I'm in place. - We're ready.

Good afternoon. What can I get you?

- I'll have a vodka rocks, please. - Coming up.

Good afternoon. What can I get you?

- I'll have a vodka rocks, please. - Coming up.

There you go.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

That's him.

- Excuse me... - Yeah?

Do I know you from some place?

I don't think so.

No, I'm sure. What gym do you belong to?

- I don't. Sorry. - You just look so familiar...

Wait, I know, Jason Darrow. We met through Jason Darrow.

I think you must have me confused with some else.

He's telling the truth. Wrong Coleman Reilly.

He's clean, Nikita. Come in.

Just a second, I'll be right there.

Where are we?

We searched Reilly's apartment. We're going through his things now.

Did we uncover anything interesting?

That's what I'm about to find out. Apparently Birkoff and Walter

have a difference of opinion over something they found.

How can I do an impedance match if I don't hook it up to the scope?!

If you hang a probe on it, you could overload the circuit.

We don't know the electrical characteristics of this thing.

What's going on?

Walter wants to subject it to a series of tests that could damage the circuitry.

This thing has got gate arrays we've never seen.

I think we should use fiber optics.

- What is it? - It's called a phasing shell.

I've seen white paper on it, but it's all been theoretical.

Explain.

It isolates the subject with a frequency envelope and creates images, audio-

It's just a fancy virtual reality mechanism.

No, in VR you're passive, just watching the show. The interaction is primitive.

The phasing shells use the input they get from the subject.

Supposed to provoke a much more profound reality.

What's it used for?

There's not a lot of hard data on it yet. From what I've been able to put together,

...it can be used for psychological programming.

Brainwashing.

That would explain Reilly's response to a seemingly innocent question.

Apparently, the program is very protective of itself.

When Nikita asked about Darrow, she trespassed into a trigger zone.

OK, so what are the subjects being programmed to do?

Speculation at this point. The only way to find out is to put someone in it.

What? That's crazy! I mean, there's- there's too many unknowns.

We've got a hundred million dollars worth of test equipment here-

- Won't work. - Why not?

It will only give us half the picture.

The other half can only be seen inside someone's head.

I want some answers. Find a volunteer.

So what am I do- doing?

We need you to test this out.

- What is it? - It's a phasing shell.

A phasing shell...

- What's a phasing shell? - We're not quite sure.

- That's it. - Walter, is this safe?

Ah- yeah... Just a little bit- that's it.

It's important for you to remember everything you see.

We're going to ask for a detailed debrief when you're done.

Sure.

- Who are all these people? - We can't see them.

- What's happening Birkoff? - It's subjecting her to a menu.

- Why? - Searching for a response.

This is so cool.

It stopped.

Ni-keeeee-ta. Hey, Ni-keeeee-ta. Come on over here.

We've got something to show you. Look what we've got.

Nikita, you can run but you can't hide.

Where are you going? Nikita!

Leave me alone! Go away!

You think you're so though, don't you?

Let's see how tough you are now.

I think that's it.

- How do you feel? - Good.

That was a trip!

What did you see in that square?

Something that happened to me a long time ago. I-

I'd forgotten about it.

People and places weren't exact, but it was that day.

What day?

A group of older kids... beat me up. I don't really remember why, but-

It was horrible.

But you were smiling when it was over.

Because I won this time. I beat them up.

- And you didn't back then? - No.

It's funny- even though I put it out of my head until now,

I felt like a load had been lifted, like...

I'd been carrying it around this whole time without realizing it.

That's it?

Thank you, Nikita.

We don't know any more than we did before.

We need to find out who gave the shell to Reilly.

Birkoff's working the software. We've got a team tracking the hardware.

Good.

Keep an eye on Nikita.

What have we got?

The team is sifting through everything they can get their hands on.

So far we have no idea where Reilly got the phasing shell,

...or why it was in his apartment. - And still no connection to Darrow?

Not yet. But I wanted you to see this.

I downloaded the shell's software to see what I can learn.

It was created using a common compiler. It's untraceable. But check this out.

Copy 3 of 5. Whoever created this software loaded it 5 times.

So there may be four other machines out there?

That's right.

Assuming the other four are as ordinary as Reilly,

we have subjects being conditioned to do something that doesn't require expertise.

The only act an untrained person can successfully complete

...is a suicide assassination.

Work around the clock. I want to find out where this thing came from.

What do you want?

Think you can keep me out?

Leave me alone!

Nikita, it's me.

- Are you OK? - What are you doing here?

Can I come in?

No.

I was-

- What's wrong? - Nothing... I was just sleeping.

I... wanted to make sure you're OK.

I'm fine. Really. Thank you for checking in.

I'm just gonna go back to bed.

Call me if you need anything.

Thanks.

Yes, Michael?

Do we know any more about it?

Not really. I was just making a few notes.

About what?

People tend to externalize themselves through their designs.

Sometimes you can get a psychological profile just by studying structure.

And what can you tell so far?

Whoever designed this came from an oppressive environment.

It didn't occur to them to make it ergonomic.

These are people who have been living with the bare necessities

their whole lives; probably generations.

- Eastern Europe. - Yes. Or maybe Asia.

Do we know how potent it is?

- Potent? - How many times it takes.

- You're worried about Nikita? - Not worried.

- Is there anything I should know? - No.

Do you have any indication that she can't perform?

No.

I wouldn't expect anything other than minor changes after one exposure.

If it's more than that, I'm sure you'll be the first to know,

and that you'll keep me appraised.

You found something?

I started thinking. The original images, before the subject input is synthesized,

...they had to be digitized- - Birkoff? It's four in the morning.

- What did you find? - This.

- What am I looking at? - Just watch.

- What is it? - Company logo.

Did you get a match?

De Lure Electronics, Chadwich, England.

Have Michael assemble a team.

Hi, Walter.

Oh, hi, sugar. What's cookin'?

Oh, nothing. Just had a few things to take care of.

What things?

Did you guys get everything you needed from the phasing shell?

- For now. Why? - Oh, no reason.

What's- What's this?

I just thought if you needed to...

...run any more tests on this shell, you know, I'm here.

I can see that.

What's the matter?

You tell me.

Nothing! I just thought it was important. It's no big deal!

Stay away from it, Nikita. That's for your own good.

- The thing is dangerous! - Whatever!

Here's what we know so far about De Lure.

They make magnetic read heads for disk drives.

They've been in business for eleven years.

- Owned by whom? - A privately held venture capital...

- There's no public record. - What about the plant?

We've accounted for every square inch of it that's visible.

Nothing unusual about it, except for this.

Shipping and receiving?

The amount of activity cannot be accounted for by their disk drive operation alone.

They're doing something else there.

- Underground? - I don't think so.

Bringing up the geotechnical data right now.

Here we go. This area here is too warm. This is where we have to get in.

Good.

You're clear.

Follow the corridor to the end. Go down to the lower level.

The electrodes were supposed to be carbon fiber'd, not metal.

Who's responsible for this?

- Well, ah... - It gets corrected today.

See the door? The security access is on the right.

Got it.

OK, let's do it.

This is wrong, do it again.

Come with me, please.

Guys!

Don't die on me.

Honey!

I really don't like it when you contradict me like that in front of our friends.

Please...

So, I'm gonna have to teach you a lesson. Get over here!

Please, don't, don't-

Don't touch my mummy. You leave her alone!

Why, you- you want it? You want it?

Alright, you've got it. You're just like your mother!

You look at me!

- What are you doing here? - Hi, Walter.

What did you do?

You should try this thing. It's amazing.

I told you this thing's dangerous.

I don't care. It's helping me.

I'm finally getting rid of the things that've been holding me back.

This thing's not going to help you get rid of anything!

Do you know what they're going to do to you if they catch you in here?

So don't tell them.

Don't come back here, Nikita.

Promise? Promise me!

Sanitize her and send her to injury.

Michael, I've got to speak to you.

- Later. - It's about Nikita.

What about Nikita?

She got into the shell last night- unsupervised.

Does anyone else know about that?

- No. - Okay.

Dig deeper. That's all bogus. This woman's no benefactor.

Follow the money. Move over, let me do this.

Where are we?

So far, we know the woman's name might be Chen Park.

She claims to be a South Korean businesswoman,

but voice analysis places her from Mongolia.

Check out that part of the world, religious factions, malcontents...

...any recent activity. Don't stop at our databases.

See if you can swap intel with some of the agencies in the Far East.

Let me get in here.

You're dying, Miss Park.

Would you like to go peacefully?

Who's the target?

All right, then let's talk about the phasing shell.

Of course. It's a remarkable device.

There's no reason you shouldn't be allowed to appreciate it.

How does it work?

It allows the subject to control its past, chase away the dark memories.

They feel at peace.

So does psychotherapy. How do you get them to perform a specific task?

The shell puts a new face on their terror. A face we choose.

Who's the target?

You claim to be Korean, Miss Park.

But we know you are from Mongolia.

The new Chinese premier will be making his first visit to the West this week.

His policies haven't been very kind to your homeland, have they?

Thank you.

What's the premier's itinerary?

He'll be in San Francisco tomorrow. In the morning, he's going to Chinatown,

the Wharf, the new cultural center... then, Monterey... Carmel.

What about the other sleepers?

We were able to trace one other from De Lure.

She's been contained. The other three are still out there.

Our end game is to prevent the assassination.

The premier's only exposure will be during this 16-hour period.

We've got three conditioned assassins out there somewhere. We have to stop them.

Did we advance notice the premier?

Yes. They are not willing to deviate from the schedule. Some matter of saving face.

They'll be stepping up their security.

None of that will matter. These three people...

...will pursue the kill relentlessly with no concern for their own welfare.

Run the tactical and get your people on the plane.

- Hi. - Why didn't you answer the phone?

Oh, I must've been in the shower.

Let me in.

Michael, it's not a good time right now. Bye.

What's going on?

Nothing. I'm just working a few things out.

Do you... do you think I can get back in the shell? Just one more time?

I'll get you through this, Nikita, but we can't do it now.

Please, Michael? Please?

You've got to put yourself together.

You're on the first team. We leave in an hour.

Just one more time, please. Just one more time-

Look at me.

Look at me.

You can do this. You have to.

There'll be too many questions if you don't go.

I'll be close.

Get ready.

- How are you doing? - I'm fine.

- Who're we covering? - The premier of China.

- China? - Yes.

- What's wrong? - Nothing.

Walter, did you get copied on this stuff?

What?

The documentation on the phasing shell. The stuff we brought in from De Lure.

No, not yet. Why?

It doesn't work exactly like we thought.

Whaddya mean?

The frequency spectrums they call out here are different from the ones we observed.

- It's the same machine? - Yeah...

I'm probably missing something. Forget about it.

... You see, we're planning several centers like these through China.

I was telling my staff that we should kidnap...

...this talented designers of yours and take them back with us.

Michael, black hair, black shirt. He's rubbing his ear.

- It's one of them. - How do you know?

- Because I know. - Go.

We're doing a surgical on the ground floor. Send in a fill and back up Nikita.

Michael, he did have a gun.

Get to the security team. We've had an attempt.

OK, Nikita, we're moving.

With these modifications in place, the phasing time can be reduced drastically.

- Sir? - What is it, Birkoff?

- Is Nikita on first team? - She is, why?

- We have to call her out. - What are you talking about?

The mission's at risk.

That's the second sleeper, Nikita. There's still one left.

The assemblyman.

Get away!

Nikita, no!

Get out of the way!

You don't know what you're doing, get out of the way!

What have I done?

What have I done?

It's OK.

We'll get you through this.