Madeline looks at Jasmin and walks to her.

"Did you get into Michael's file on Nikita?” Madeline asks and Jasmin blinks a few times.

"What file?” Jasmin asks and Madeline turns and moves to the door.

"She didn't do it. Cancel either way.” Madeline says as she steps out.

*

Nikita steps into her stand by quarters and looks around. Michael was talking to an operative in the room next to this one.

Nikita looks at a vase that is a duplicate of the one that Nikita has at her apartment. Nikita is about to touch it when the lights go out.

*

"AAAAAHHHH!"

Michael turns in the dark towards the noise of Nikita's scream. Michael moves in the darkness to the room, when the lights come back down.

Michael moves quickly as he sees Nikita. She has her hand to her head, as blood streams from her forehead. He sees pieces of the vase everywhere. He takes his black shirt off and wraps it around his hand and moves Nikita's hand. He applies pressure to the wound and looks at Nikita.

Nikita struggles to stand up.

"Get me out of this room... Michael.. It's haunted.. Get me out.” Nikita says as she starts to fight against Michael's hand.

Michael: What happened Nikita?

Nikita: I don't know. I saw a vase on the table exactly like the one that I have in my apartment. I went to pick it up and suddenly the lights went out and then this happened.

Michael: You didn't see anyone? Any shadows in the room with you?

Nikita: No. Michael, there is a ghost following me around. It's trying to kill me!!!

Michael: No, there are no such things as ghosts. It is probably just someone who has a grudge against you.

Nikita: Then who could it be?

Michael: I have no clue, but I am going to find out before this gets any further out of hand.

As Michael is walking down the main hallway that leads to the lobby of Section, he can't help but think that maybe Nikita was right...that Section could be haunted. After taking in all of the facts thus far.... that would seem to be the consensus. But, then, he was trained to look at all angles of a situation, and not to jump to conclusions or be influenced by unrelated intel.

As he enters Sections main lobby, he sees Birkoff and Operations standing in the center of the room, and walks up to them.

Operations: Is Nikita going to be okay?

Michael: Yes.. She will require a few stitches.. and have a headache tomorrow.. but she will be fine.

Operations: That is good.. but I think that some one needs to keep an eye on her.

Michael: Why is that?

Operations looks from Michael to Birkoff, and then back to Michael.

Operations: It seems that we have found our saboteur...and it seems that all of this is connected to you and Nikita.

Michael, without showing any emotion or reaction on his face, looks at Operations.

Michael: Nikita and I? How is that?

Birkoff: The saboteur somehow got access to a level 5 keypad, and was able to override and reprogram certain areas of the main operating control system. That is why we kept having the power outages...I wasn't able to find out until ran an internal system diagnostics scan.

Michael: And?

Birkoff looks at Operations, as if hesitant to relay the next piece of information.

Birkoff: The access code used was yours Michael.

Michael: How could that be?

Birkoff: It seems that Jasmin had some how duplicated the code, intending to use it at a further date.

Michael: But, the only time she could have done that would have been..

Operations: When you two spent so much "time" together when Nikita was presumed dead.

Michael: That would mean that it is Jasmin that was causing the problems...as well as the strange occurrences.

Birkoff: From what we can gather so far, yes.

Michael: Then that problem is taken care of...she has been canceled.

Birkoff and Operations look at one another. Then, as Birkoff walks off, headed for his chair at his computer table, Operations speaks to Michael.

Operations: That is where we have a problem...it seems as Jasmin was being taken for cancellation, she somehow escaped her guards, and has thus far eluded capture.

Michael takes a moment to let what Operations has said sink in, and then a horrible thought dawns on him.

Michael: If that is the case, and she is blaming both Nikita and myself, then Nikita...

Michael’s words trails off, as he steps past Operations, and heads running down the hallway.... heading for MedLab...and Nikita...

Michael is running down the hall towards the Med Lab and as he steps in, he sees that Nikita is sleeping and resting comfortably. As he makes his way over to her he is attacked from behind and falls to the floor stunned.

"OK, hold it right there!!!!” Walter says as he comes into the room and grabs a hold of the person.

Walter: You ok Michael?

Michael: Yes fine.

W: good thing I was on my way here to see 'Kita.

M: yes

W: go check and see how she is

Michael walks over to Nikita and sees that she is indeed okay. As he touches her she wakes up.

Nikita: Michael!! What is wrong?

Nikita looks around and when she sees who Walter has in custody, she turns as white as the sheet that is covering her.

N: Karen??????? NO, how could it be you? You were canceled. You're dead!!!

Karen: (grinning evilly) Obviously I wasn't. (She then pinches herself and grimaces) Nope, not dead.

N: but how?

M: Walter take her to holding until I can get to the bottom of this.

W: you got it.

Walter leaves the room with Karen. Michael goes over to Nikita and helps her to get up.

M: I'm not leaving you here alone. Jasmin it seems has escaped and not been detained as yet.

N: How?

M: she somehow eluded her guards. We found them both tied up and drugged.

Michael puts his arms around Nikita as they head for Operations.

Ops: What is the meaning of this Michael?

M: I was just attacked in the Med Lab by Karen. Nikita could not be left alone so I brought her with me. Now, would you like to fill us in on why Karen is still alive???? Why wasn't I informed of this? And where has she been all this time.

Ops: You didn't need to know.

N: Didn't need to know? The woman is INSANE!!!!

M: I should have been apprised of this.

Ops: No Michael. You don't need to know everything. After all you are only a Level 5 op and not up here with Madeline and Myself. We don't have to answer to you.

Michael and Nikita just stare at Ops

Ops: Now, what is the status on finding Jasmin? Any report?

M: Status is negative.

Ops: I want her found now!!!!! Leave Nikita here and go.

Michael turns to go and then looks at Nikita.

M: Will you be all right?

N: Yes. Go and get Jasmin. We need to find out what else she has done. I'll be just fine.

Michael leaves the room and Maddy enters.

Maddy: What are you doing here Nikita instead of being in Med Lab?

Nikita looking between Ops and Maddy says sarcastically: I was almost killed by Karen. But that shouldn't be any surprise to you now should it.

Maddy turning towards Ops with murder in her eye: What is this? Karen wasn't canceled? And why was I not informed of this?

Ops shooting a look to kill towards Nikita, who was looking as if she didn't believe either of them: Because Oversight didn't want her dead just yet. They need her for a mission.

Nikita snorting unladylike: Yeah, to kill me to finally get me out of your hair...

Ops turning red in the face: I don't answer to you Nikita. And best that you remember that.

Maddy turning to face Ops: No, you don't answer to her. You answer to me. And I want an answer Paul. And I want it now.

Operations looking pissed because she was calling on who had seniority in Section: George wanted her for a special mission. That's all that I know at this time.

Madeline knows instinctively that Ops was lying looked towards Nikita and nodded her head: Nikita, come with me. I think that you'll be safer if you are with me.

Ops: Madeline she is to stay here!

Madeline: I don't think so. I think that you are up to something and it would be best if she was with me. Go complain to Oversight and George if you have any problems with my order.