Michael Samuelle quotes from La Femme Nikita

Nikita

Thanks. He was a good man.

Michael

Good men are hard to find.

Nikita

Yes, they are.

Nikita

I’m sorry, I... it’s just that I...

Michael

It’s all right.

Nikita

How do you do it, Michael?

Michael

Do what?

Nikita

Keep your feelings sorted out, your head straight. You were married to Elena.

Michael

Well, sometimes, our thoughts and feelings take us where we can no longer go. Feelings are not captive.

Nikita

Maybe it’d be better if they were.

Michael

I don’t know.

Nikita

You know, a year ago, having time like this together... Michael, I’m lost, I don’t know what I am anymore.

Operations

You did what I asked you to do, I owe you fifteen days, they’re yours. Something wrong?

Michael

We’d prefer to wait.

Operations

If that’s what you want.

Nikita

It would be better to wait.

Michael

He wanted to know why you contacted me.

Nikita

What did you say?

Michael

I didn't have the answer.

Nikita

I don't want to be free if I can't be with you.

Michael

They won't make it easy on us.

Nikita

What else is new?

Madeline

... So you two are using Nikita to kill Operations.

Michael

Why would I do that?

Madeline

Because you'll inherit his post.

Michael

My time will come.

Madeline

Oh yes. But the question is, when?

Nikita

Michael. What's happening here?

Michael

What do you mean?

Nikita

Why the time pressure to make these kids operatives. Operations is planning something, isn't he?

Michael

I don't know.

Nikita

Well if this is for real, we're going to be here forever.

Michael

Is this so bad?

Operations

... Stay out of it Michael if you care about the lives of Elena and Adam.

Michael

And you do?

Nikita

It's beautiful here.

Michael

You're beautiful.

Nikita

I used to dream that there were places like this somewhere. Safe, warm. Do you ever think of anything like that?

Michael

Yes.

Nikita

You never talk about it.

Michael

Inside. Nobody can change it. It will always be what I need it to be.

Nikita

Is it anything like this?

Michael

A little maybe... you're there.

Nikita

Is Madeline dead?

Michael

There were no survivors.

Nikita

I don’t know how I feel.

Michael

We destroyed Red Cell's base of operations.

Nikita

I know what the trade off was. I can't help but wonder whether it was worth sacrificing one of our own.

Michael

You owe me fifthteen days, for helping your friend.

Operations

Yes I did promise you that.

Michael

I'd like to take them now.

Operations

All right Michael. You do what you've got to do but you're on your own. If I find out you employed any section resources, put a drain on our manpower, I will act accordingly.

Michael

I understand

Nikita

Oh you should have had backup, you had no way of knowing if I was going to be all right. What if this had been a Bright Star sub-station? Hmmm? You wouldn't have made it out of here.

Michael

If you weren't alive, it wouldn't have mattered.

Michael

Yes. If you're in trouble, Nikita...

Nikita

The only trouble I seem to be having at the moment is that you're too far away from me, to defying the odds. So you read my med report?

Michael

Yes.

Nikita

And there's something you didn't like?

Michael

You shot yourself, Nikita.

Nikita

Yes, I did.

Michael

Why?

Nikita

It seemed like a very bad idea to assassinate the one man who could get me out of Section forever. I'm sorry, Michael, but I had my chance and I had to take it.

... but have you stopped to think that maybe you don't want us to find Nikita?

Michael

For what reason?

Because you're in love with her.

Michael

I never loved Nikita.

I thought that was common knowledge.

Michael

Yes, it's what we wanted them to believe.

We?

Michael

Operations, Madeline. Me.

I've been through the databases a hundred times over, Michael. The time you spent with Nikita...

Michael

I was assigned to train her, motivate her adjustment.

Give her something to hang onto, to believe in.

Michael

Yes.

And your feelings for her? I have to give you credit, Michael, I'm beginning to understand why they value you so much around here. I'll have to figure this in. I'll let you know when I have a new profile.

Michael

Don't move.

Michael...

Michael

Hide in plain sight. Section is the last place we'd think to look.

Michael, I'll report this. You'll have to account for your behavior!

Michael

And you will have to account for your reaction when I told you I had no feelings for Nikita.

Like I said, Nikita is very emotional. Seems to be what trips her up most of the time.

Michael

Why?

I couldn't leave without you, Michael. I came back to convince you to come with me. You've seen me do it. I can show you how.

Michael

No one really leaves Section.

I agree. This place will always be in my head. But we can help each other forget.

Michael

Sooner or later they would have found you.

Not without the implant. Not after sinking my files. Not if I didn't want them to.