Pulling Nikita aside Tali looked at Nikita telling her "Tell them to monitor N.C.I.S. frequencies Just in case."

"They would do that anyway" Nikita states matter of factly

Tali ascends the stairs to Hetty's office she turns and stops Nikita following her saying "I need to speak with Hetty..., alone Nikita."

Hetty walks into her office followed by Tali who closes the door after her. Hetty takes her seat as she asks, "What's on your mind Tali?"

After a silence that seems to last for an eternity Tali speaks up asking "When someone you trust, someone you thought you knew…"

Hetty looks at the younger woman over her folded hands telling her, "Tali the unfortunate truth about this business, allegiances shift by the second one moment we are saving someone..., the next we are risking their lives"

Tali states bitterly "but"

Hetty though short in stature was a giant in the inelegance community looks at Tali saying "You know Nikita better than me she was your teacher."

Tali just stared at the wall in silence Hetty walks around to her desk asking Tali "Is she the type of person that would put you in danger, if you could not handle it?"

Tali finally broke her self-imposed silence Tali telling Hetty "I thought I knew her but now I just don't know, not now!"

Hetty looked at Tali saying "In case you are wondering you did earn your place here."

"Nikita's stamp only got you to the top of the pile Hetty hit her intercom on her desk stating Nikita come in please!"

As she walks in the room Nikita can feel both Tali's and Hetty's eyes on her as she crosses the room. Hetty tells her "have a seat Nikita."

Even though Hetty and Nikita were old friends Hetty had more years in the game then even Nikita knew about!

Hetty looked at Nikita with a placid smile that could have given Madeline a run for her money! After a brief pause Hetty tells Nikita "Having your three operators intercept that car was it necessary..., could have been done cleaner."

Taking a seat beside Tali Nikita tells Hetty "There was not time to plan anything else."

When we came here to brief Hetty's team your mother wanted you pulled out of the operation when you volunteered to stay undercover it made your mother and me proud beyond words"

Tali looks at Nikita asking, "What are you not saying!"

"It also scared your mother and I" Nikita said

Hetty spoke up telling Nikita "You left out the part where it would have taken your people months to get this close"

"All true" Nikita replied.

Looking from Nikita to Tali Hetty asks Tali once again "Do you still think your godmother would risk your life needlessly?"

Tali looked out the window behind Hetty's desk as she admits "I just don't know, I didn't think so, but now!"

Nikita stood walked up behind Tali's chair saying "You are like a daughter to me Tali..., you were in no danger."