Nikita nearly blew her cover by redecorating her apartment for the umpteenth time. 

Harvey J. Tiggle, a 24-year-old Assistant Manager at the Standard Brands Paint Store, said he spotted suspicious behavior after Nikita bought yet another 7 cans of paint and rollers to redecorate her apartment. 

"She's been in here four times this month already, " said  Mr. Tiggle nervously. "I asked her if she was an interior designer or something, but she just told me she was 'in-between jobs.' 

"I figured with her wasting that much money on purely cosmetic improvements, she must be on the government payroll." 

More suspicions were aroused when Carl Oryta, her landlord, heard strange noises coming from her apartment. 

"I heard this THWACK! THWACK! At three in the morning!" complained Mr. Oryta. "I walked in and found her taking a sledgehammer to the walls and pulling out cameras and video equipment." 

Mr. Oryta said that he had never been suspicious of her until that moment. 

"Oh, yeah, ya know, I saw that she had hidden guns behind her refrigerator and in her shower stall when I came to fix the plumbing, but I just figured she was one of those southern militia freaks." 

Nikita declined to comment on this story, saying that she had to rush off to IKEA to buy more plastic ottomans. 

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