Nikita

I'm just sayin',

in the Caribbean they have a rainy season.

In Hawaii, the biggest issue we'll have there is...

Mai Tai or Piña Colada.

And it's not just about the weather there.

The colors there are just so vivid,

they'll make your eyes water.

Seriously, the views are just...

Spectacular.

Listen to you, talking about views and colors.

There are no lines in nature,

only areas of color, one against another.

Hmm...

Is that, uh... Tolstoy?

Manet.

I should have known you'd quote a painter.

I have a weakness for the post-impressionists.

And for you.

Mmm. We need to get dressed.

Mm-mmm.

The American cultural attache can't be late

for his own state dinner.

Yeah but, the First Lady of the country gets some leeway, right?

Yes, well, my husband is not one to tolerate tardiness.

Yeah, or religious freedom or political dissent.

Please don't.

The only thing he treats worse

than the people of his country is you.

You know if I could change any of that, I would.

What if you could?

Change that?

Jonathan, we really are going to be late.

My name's not Jonathan.

It's Michael.

I'm not a cultural attache.

I'm an American Agent.

Assigned to neutralize the threat

of Belarusian President Valeri Ovechkin.

I don't understand.

With your help, I can get that done.

You know it has to happen.

You've known that for a very long time.

With my help?

So all this...

Us...

It was a setup?

You're blackmailing me?

Cassandra, you're not the target.

Your husband is.

After six years of stability,

new troubles out of Belarus today

as President Valeri Ovechkin

declared martial law in his country.

This follows news that his longtime personal assistant

has been put to death.

Even now, I have reason to believe there's a traitor

hiding in the highest level of our government.

Yes?

The man's gone out of control. We've got to get her out.

- Who? - Cassandra.

My asset. She helped me Topple Ovechkin.

Topple? I thought you just said he was out of control.

No, no, no. Ovechkin's been dead for six years.

That's his double.

Operation Looking Glass.

Classic Division Op.

Whack the real Ovechkin,

replace him with a physical stand-in that you can puppet.

World's quietest Coup d'État .

- And Cassandra? - Was the key.

She stayed to sell the Con.

I couldn't have pulled it off without her.

I told her she'd be safe.

Prep the jet.

I want to be wheels-up in an hour.

Birkhoff, get me everything you know on Cassandra.

Uh-oh.

Ovechkin also killed his personal bodyguard last month.

The assistant and the bodyguard were in on the switch.

So he's getting rid of anyone who knows the truth.

But why now?

Hmm.

For the same reason we can't control him anymore.

You made sure he only got his orders through you.

But you're no longer on the other end of the leash,

and he won't listen to anyone else.

Refuses to talk to me.

In all fairness, the guy was getting a bit boisterous,

even before I left.

Started to believe he was an actual world leader.

You could talk to him,

convince him to get back in line.

And why in the world would I do that?

To do the right thing for your country.

This is my country now.

In that case, I'm going to have to put your lapdog down.

First step is to make contact.

Do you have any open lines of communication to her?

No, not since the op ended.

How did you acquire her as an asset?

Standard Raven Protocol.

I didn't know you had to do those kinds of missions.

It's part of the job.

Yeah, I know.

You know I know.

I was never as good as you.

I mean I found that I couldn't...

Leave your feelings out of it?

She was just a mission, nothing else.

How many other missions were there?

Nikita...

Michael, you were my handler at Division.

You knew every single time that I had to be...

Josephine.

One.

Cassandra was the only one.

Jet's ready.

Bring your own peanuts.

Zetrov knows that I killed their spokesperson.

There'll be increased activity as they hunt for me.

I need someone to analyze the signal traffic,

and I'd like Sonya.

German assets checked in.

They've confirmed operational support.

Cover kit and paper in place?

At the prearranged dead drop.

Alex, I'll assign Sonya to you.

Thank you.

But I need something in return.

Of course.

The mission profile for Operation Cold Shadow

calls for a young, attractive native Russian speaker.

No.

The objective is to take down

an out-of-control pocket dictator.

Valeri Ovechkin.

I said no.

I'll make do without Sonya.

I speak Russian.

You've recovered from your last op?

Sore knee, but medical's cleared me.

Get prepped on Cold Shadow.

I read the Conops on that mission.

They're doing a good thing. That guy's a threat.

Good for them.

So it doesn't matter to you if what they're doing is right?

- I don't believe in Division. - What do you believe in?

What are you looking for, my moral compass?

Maybe.

It points to Sergei Semak.

You can't build your whole life around revenge.

There needs to be something else.

Unless you want to end up like Nikita.

Sold.

And now, we present item 1649: Portrait of Eva Gonzales,

oil on canvas by Edouard Manet.

Bidding will open at £75,000.

£75,000. Thank you very much.

75,000.

100,000.

100,000.

150,000.

£200,000.

250,000.

£250,000.

Are there any other bids?

At £250,000...

excuse me, what was that?

£1/2 million.

£500,000 here in the front.

At £500,000.

At £500,000...

Sold.

Excuse me. That piece...

I'm curating an exhibit next month

and hope perhaps we might arrange a loan?

I'm sorry, I'm just a proxy.

The buyer wishes to remain anonymous.

Could I speak to them?

I don't think so. He is a very private man.

Oh, that won't be an issue.

- Suite seven. - Thank you.

I'll be there once I pick up my personals.

I knew you couldn't resist the Manet.

Time for questions later.

I know your situation's dicey. That's why I'm here.

I have a plan for Exfiltra...

Michael, this is my son, Max.

Max, this is...

An old friend.

Go ahead, Michael.

Tell me your plan.

Or did you not plan for this?

Michael, do you copy?

I need a minute.

Is there a complication?

Yes.

A little one.

Cassandra,

I'd like you to meet your husband.