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7/16/2018 Nikita (season 3) - Wikipedia Nikita (season 3) The third season of Nikita, an American drama/espionage television series based on the French film Nikita (1990), the remake Point of No Nikita (season 3) Return (1993), and a previous series La Femme Nikita (1997), was announced in May 2012 and premiered on October 19, 2012.[1][2] Contents Cast and characters Main cast Recurring cast Episodes Production References External links Cast and characters Region 1 DVD cover art Country of origin United States Main cast No. of episodes 22 Maggie Q as Nikita Mears Release Shane West as Michael Bishop Original network The CW Lyndsy Fonseca as Alexandra "Alex" Udinov Aaron Stanford as Seymour Birkhoff Original release October 19, 2012 – Noah Bean as Ryan Fletcher May 17, 2013 Dillon Casey as Sean Pierce Season chronology Devon Sawa as Owen Elliot Melinda Clarke as Helen "Amanda" Collins Recurring cast Lyndie Greenwood as Sonya Peter Outerbridge as Ari Tasarov Michelle Nolden as President Kathleen Spencer David S. Lee as Phillip Jones Episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_(season_3) 1/8 7/16/2018 Nikita (season 3) - Wikipedia U.S. No. in No. in Directed Production Title Written by Original air date viewers series season by code (million) Eagle Craig 46 1 "3.0" October 19, 2012 3X7351 0.95[3] Egilsson Silverstein Division, now under the leadership of Ryan Fletcher (Noah Bean), is tasked by the government to track down rogue agents, nicknamed the "Dirty Thirty", who refused the recall order following Percy's death. Their first target is Martin (Jeffery Pierce), who is using his services to the Ministry of State Security (MSS) to eliminate undercover CIA operatives in Hong Kong. Michael (Shane West) and Nikita (Maggie Q) are sent there to bring him in. They find that Martin is having an affair with a model during his cover as a photographer. When Martin notices the couple nearby, he kills her and warns local police, where Michael is later arrested for her murder. Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) arrives to assist Nikita while Sean Pierce (Dillon Casey) works to release Michael from custody. However, after Nikita saves Martin's next target, Martin has the MSS retrieve Michael, while also revealing to Nikita that Amanda made contact with him, tricking him and other rogue agents after the recall order that they would die once they turn themselves in. As Michael is being transferred, Martin aims a sniper rifle at him, only to be shot dead by Alex. After the mission, Michael proposes to Nikita. John 47 2 "Innocence" Mary Trahan October 26, 2012 3X7353 0.81[4] Badham Wade (Chance Kelly) is Division's next target after he has stolen RDX. Wade used to train Division recruits before beating one to death for failing to kill a target, and was replaced by Michael. After finding his hideout they find a young girl, Liza Abbot (Annalise Basso), who Wade kidnapped and trained into a child soldier. Nikita tries to get to her, but Liza manages to escape Division when Wade attempts to attack it. It is later revealed Wade is going to complete the failed mission, to kill Saeed Tamir (Saad Siddiqui), who is now an ambassador of Pakistan. Nikita realizes that Liza kept an Indian girl necklace with her, so she has Alex take a similar neckalce from Liza's mother. Nikita finds Liza and, using the necklaces, manages to get through to her, and she abandons the mission, while Michael finds and kills Wade. Alex and Nikita later reunite Liza to her parents. Danny 48 3 "True Believer" Carlos Coto November 2, 2012 3X7352 1.14[5] Cannon Ryan allows one of the rogue agents, Mia (Scottie Thompson), to continue her undercover mission to infiltrate Third Wave, a domestic terrorist group who stand against the "tyranny" of the first world. After Mia is arrested from an FBI raid, Alex and Nikita break her out of prison. However, Mia turns on them and wounds Alex, revealing that she lost faith in Division and joined Third Wave's cause. Division later finds Third Wave's compound and raid it. Mia awaits and straps herself with a bomb to allow the leader, Joshua (David Meunier), to escape before overpowering Nikita. Despite this Nikita still believes Mia can be saved. Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) finds several foreign bank accounts affiliated with Joshua, and was paid to attack a United States senator. Nikita stops Mia, who reveals another terrorist is carrying the bomb. Nikita convinces her that Joshua is corrupt like Percy was and they work together to stop the would-be suicide bomber, but Mia is killed by Herek's guards in the process. Meanwhile, Michael and Sean take down Joshua and his private security guard partner (Sterling K. Brown). Nick 49 4 "Consequences" Kristen Reidel November 9, 2012 3X7354 0.86[6] Copus Anne (Sarah Allen), a former Division cleaner who is working with Amanda (Melinda Clarke), breaks Owen (Devon Sawa) out of a Russian prison regarding "Operation Skeleton Key". Owen escapes and contacts Nikita, and he tells Division that Skeleton Key is a cryptograph that allows users to hack into anything. As Owen is the only remaining person to know its location, he sends Michael and Nikita to recover it from a cemetery, but they are ambushed by Anne and ex-Gogol agents, who steal the cryptograph. One of the wounded mercenaries is brought back to Division, where doctors unwittingly unleash a vial of sarin from his lungs. Amanda later uses the cryptograph to release a video warning to destroy Division. Sonya (Lyndie Greenwood) tracks Amanda to a hideout in Luxembourg with Ari Tasarov (Peter Outerbridge). A team is sent to retrieve the cryptograph, while Owen confronts Amanda to tell her who he was before Division (Owen admits he cannot recall any of his past life; Amanda had erased his memories). Amanda admits to Ari that getting Owen was the mission the entire time. However the mission is abandoned when Nikita finds Owen, allowing Amanda, Anne and Ari to escape. Meanwhile, Sean admits to Alex that he loves her, but does not wish to have a relationship if she remains in Division. Alex is revealed to have turned to drugs again. Birkhoff realizes that Amanda has a mole inside Division. "The Sword's Kenneth 50 5 Albert Kim November 30, 2012 3X7355 1.20[7] Edge" Fink For six years, a rogue Division agent has gone undercover as Alexi Markov (Jonathan Goad) and is now the President of Uzbekistan. Division is able to capture him, but he reveals that should anything happen to him, his people would https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_(season_3) 2/8 7/16/2018 Nikita (season 3) - Wikipedia release a video to the media to expose Division. Ryan releases him after he reveals to Nikita that should Division be exposed, President Kathleen Spencer (Michelle Nolden) will order the termination of every agent. However, Birkhoff finds another video in Markov's harddrive revealing he will assassinate the President. The team decides to save the President's life in the White House without her knowing; Michael is able to pose as Markov while Nikita captures the real one, before Michael fakes his death, while Birkhoff uses a computer worm to erase Markov's videos. Meanwhile, Alex uncovers a murder plot against Owen. She learns that one of the agents, Carl (Damon Runyan) wants him dead for killing his lover years before. Terry Matalas Joshua 51 6 "Sideswipe" & Travis December 7, 2012 3X7356 [8] Butler 1.19 Fickett Nikita and Michael capture arms dealer Cyrus (Isaiah Mustafa), who was planning to purchase a weapon-jamming device called "Sideswipe" from an Egyptian general in St. Lucia. He offers to help get to his buyer, Ari Tasarov, but during the purchase, Cyrus apparently double crosses them and escapes. However, Nikita finds clues that the sale with Ari will happen in Romania. Cyrus is betrayed by Amanda, who captures him. Michael and Nikita track him to an abandoned church in Andalusia, Spain. They find him with a bomb strapped to him, while Amanda wants to help Nikita "learn". Nikita realizes that Amanda wants her to suffer, not die, so she stands next to Cyrus, forcing Amanda to deactivate the bomb. Meanwhile, Cyrus was forced to admit to Amanda about Romania, so Ari has mercenaries attack Alex and her team, only to be defeated by Sean, who destroys Sideswipe. Ryan decides to reinstate Cyrus. Birkhoff learns that Sonya is the mole, and upon confronting her learns she is working under duress, having had a kill chip installed, and there is a second mole following her. Michael Dwight 52 7 "Intersection" Brandon January 18, 2013 3X7357 [9] Little 1.27 Guercio After Birkhoff tells Nikita about Sonya's predicament, the team work to uncover the second mole watching Sonya. Michael learns of Alex's relapse to drugs, and urges her to tell Nikita and get clean. She is forced to admit to Nikita after the rest of the team see pictures of them together. They are being followed by the Watchman (Harry Judge), a rogue agent who specializes in surveillance. The team lures the Watchman, where Nikita manages to follow and capture him, after Division traces his messages to Amanda to Quebec City. As Michael and Nikita wait to attack Amanda, Alex discovers the second mole is agent Baker (Christopher Jacot) and subdues him as Birkhoff deactivates Sonya's kill chip. Michael and Nikita chase Amanda and Anne, resulting in an accident where Michael's right hand is caught under the car. After Nikita kills Anne, she cuts off Michael's hand before their car explodes.