La Femme Nikita (2001)

The Man Behind the Curtain

Season 5, Episode 5, Aired 2/11/01

Episode Summary

Nikita finally comes face to face with her father, the real Mr. Jones, but rather than being an "emotional" reunion, Mr. Jones is all business, and immediately sets Nikita out on a new mission: finding The Collective's "mole" in Section One! Mr. Jones' two candidates are Operations and Marco O'Brien. Mr. Jones thinks it's the latter, but Nikita suspects the former. Meanwhile, the two co-heads of The Collective, Graff and Haled clash over tactics, and whether to trust their "mole's" intel about Section One. Then they discover the identity of the mole, and it doesn't look good for Nikita or Section.moreless

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Cindy Dolenc

Kate Quinn
Peta Wilson

Nikita
Eugene Robert Glazer

Paul "Operations" Wolfe

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Action.. more action and the mule..

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"Good"

By Parricida, Nov 18, 2007 Report Abuse

Nikita finally meats the real Mr. Jones only to find out that someone in section is giving out the information. there are two people they think may do it - Paul or O'Brian. The logical choice seems to be O'Brian so they send Nikita to find out if it is he. They will have a dinner and on his place Nikita confronts him - he tells that he did used some info but not for them. She believes him but to make mr. Jones to believe the same, it is hard. But he goes with her word, they arrest Operations and change the mission but it does not help - they are trapped and take hard causalities. The are ordered to retreat but O'Brian does not listen and gets killed - oh.. and I just started to like him.

Anyway... Michael comes out from hiding, looking like someone who have lived in forest or some wasteland for last years... and he's guessing is better than the intel of the bad ones... He is ready to help them... Exciting :Dmoreless

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The Real Mr. Jones

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By sweet_em, Oct 29, 2006 Report Abuse

Section has a mole and the real Mr. Jones charges Nikita with discovering who. Although Quinn's machinations have been showen, Nikita believes the mole to be OBrien and attempts to seduce him to find out if he is the mole. Eventually she and Mr Jones believe it to be Operations and have him arrested, but when a mission goes terrinly wrong and OBrien dies, they realize they have made a grave mistake.
Eventually the mole is revealed to be none other than...Michael! With a completely terrible wig on. Please say it's a wig because for anyone to grow their hair like that should be an international crime.moreless

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- Black Moon is said to have no connection to The Collective, but Black Moon's representative, Mr Piket was the man being guarded by O'Brien and Nikita. It must be that the Black Moon delegate at the real meeting refused to join The Collective. Edit
- The cover mission when Nikita retrieves the shadow disc is against Black Moon, who have no connection to The Collective. But the mission in Vilnius is against The Collective. Edit
- Goof In the previous episode, which ends just where this episode begins, Mr Jones was listening to opera. When Nikita walks into the room, there is no longer any music playing, and Jones is too deeply absorbed in his book to have shut it off in a split second with a remote. Edit
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- This is the final appearance of Marco O'Brien, played by Stephen Shellen. Edit
- Music Used In This Episode "Scarlett Skies" - Emissary Feauring Beverly Klass (at O'Brien's apartment) Edit
Quotes
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- Mr Jones: (after Operations and O'Brien are both cleared) When is a mole in Section not a mole in Section? Nikita: A riddle? Mr Jones: No, no, no. It's just a new approach, I haven't worked if out yet. Edit
- Graff: So, you're really here to join us. (extends his hand to shake) Michael: There's a condition. Graff: Yes? Michael: There's a Section operative named Nikita. She's not to be harmed. If you want my help, that's the price. Graff: All right, Michael Samuelle. Nikita will live, and Section will die. (they shake) Edit
- Graff: I thought they cancelled you. Michael: They failed. Graff: How did you get your information? Michael: I know them better than they know themselves- protocols, procedures, contingencies. I helped create them. Haled: So, it's all been guess work. What you thought they would do. Michael: Yes. My guess work is better than your intel. Edit
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- Title The episode's title is a reference to the Wizard of Oz, who tells Dorothy to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain after she sees through his illusion of powerful magic. Edit