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(#80) The search for the Cardinal, a prominent member of Red Cell, triggers an all-out war between Section One and George at Oversight, and its up to Nikita and Michael to find the Cardinal before Section is destroyed.
lfnforever briefing best dialogue BIRKOFF: "What happens if I’m wrong?" NIKITA: "You can’t think that way." B: "Ever since Hillinger came to work here, I’ve been second-guessing myself." N: "Yeah, he’s good. But so are you. You found the Cardinal. Hillinger didn’t." B: "Yeah and now I’m wondering why he didn’t. What if I overlooked something? I’m about to deploy on the single most important mission Section has ever moved on and I can’t give the command." N: "Forget Hillinger." B: "I can’t." N: "You have to." B:"He’s better than me." N: "Yeah, he’s brilliant. It takes more than analyzing raw data to do this job." B: "What’s that?" N: "Instinct. What does your gut tell you, Birkoff? Is it the Cardinal or not?"	Written by Peter M. Lenkov Directed by Joel Surnow Original airdate: July 2, 2000 (USA) March 28, 2002 (France); February 13, 2003 (UK) guest stars Kris Lemche (Greg Hillinger) music "Nocturne Op. 15, No. 3 in G Minor," Chopin locations -- Czech title: "Stopa v pisku" French title: "La ligne dans ke sable" Italian title: "Linea sulla sabbia" Portuguese title: "Linha na areia"
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