" Why, Alex? Why do you protect her so much?" Amanda asked.
" I would like to keep that for myself, Amanda. I am sorry."
" fine. I think that I know what you need. Let's see some videos together. Nikita would you like to join us. You will have to talk after that." Amanda said and started a video.
It was a video about Tom and Nikita. The first picture was Tom lying dead on the floor and then Amanda paused it there in order to enjoy the pain that it was obvious in Alex's eyes. For first time, Alex was unable to control her feelings, she turned her face away from the video and let some tears to fall.
"What's wrong, Alex? You remember Tom right? You shot him the day you helped Nikita escape" Amanda continued calmly.
" Look at him!" Amanda ordered with pleasure and turned Alex's face to the screen with her hands making sure that she was paying attention to the video.
" Don't do that to her, Amanda. Please" Nikita shouted. She knew exactly what Amanda was up to, psycological torture, her favorite one.
" I didn't do anything to her, Nikita, you did. I will show you" Amanda replied and continued the video.
It was an interview of Nikita when she was a Division agent.
"Hi, Nikita. How the mission went?" Amanda asked
"Good" Nikita replied "Operation Pale Fire was a success"
" Did you recognise the man that you shot?"
" Of course. He was Nikolai Udinov."
"She killed your father, Alex, she pulled the trigger. Why are you still loyal to her? " Amanda asked coldly and enjoyed the pain in Alex's face.
" Amanda! Stop it!" Nikita shouted.
" I don't think so Nikita, I would love to see her suffer and I think that I am getting to her, now. Let's see how loyal is to you." Amanda said and smiled to Nikita.
Alex didn't speak, she was staring at the video, she knew what Amanda was trying to do and she was really good at her job, Alex had admitted that before, but this was excruciating. She left some tears fall. But she didn't speak, she was afraid that her voice was going to reveal her pain and she didn't want to give to Amanda that pleasure.
"Let's continue" Amanda said
It was Tom again in Amanda's office.
" Tom, what is bother you?" Amanda asked him.
"Nothing" Tom replied avoiding eyes contact
" Tom, don't lie to me. Let me guess, you are in love with Alex?" Amanda said and smiled to him.
" How? How do you know that? I- I.." he tried to say something but he couldn't.
" I have watched, Alex, closely since the first day. I am very intersted in her. And I can see how you act around her. You act different, it's not hard to tell" Amanda replied calmly " Don't worry your secret is safe with me. Does Alex know that?"
" I had tried to tell her but she told something about rules and then she left. She is avoiding since then" Tom said.
" She is right Tom. There are rules that you can't break, but I will watch your back in that case. If she wants, you can form a relationship, but if you become a liability, I will have to cancel you, Tom" Amanda said.
"Why do you help on that, Amanda?" Tom asked nervously.
" Because I want Alex to be happy." Amanda said and smiled.
then the scene changed. It was Alex and Amanda after Tom's death. Alex was obviously sad.
" How do you feel, Alex? It must be hard.." Amanda asked.
" I will be fine" Alex replied.
" I have to ask you some things unfortunately, Alex." Amanda said and took a sit in front of Alex.
" You have to do your job, Amanda, I understand" Alex said.
" I know that Tom was in love with you. I need to know if you two were involved" Amanda said.
" No. We weren't involved. You were clear about that Amanda, I remember your little story. I am not willing to break the rules and especially this one." Alex said.
" I am glad you remember Daniel's story. Really what do you think about that? What would you have done if you were Nikita?"
" Well, I am not Nikita" Alex said.
" Alex, you know what I am asking for? Don't try to avoid answering." Amanda said.
"Fine. I understand Nikita up to a point. She fell in love. We can accusse her for that, Amanda. Nikita is a human after all. But she knew the risks. She had been warned about the danger of forming relationships. I don't agree with Division's reaction, I find it a little extreme but this is not the point. Daniel was a liability and he needed to be removed from Nikita's life somehow. Nikita knew the risks. She chose to break them and her lover paid the consequences. Daniel's blood is on Nikita's hands, not ours." Alex replied calmly.
Amanda was staring at Alex and then she smiled in relief. The woman in front of her wasn't a next Nikita. Alex was clear. She understood the rules, she understood our point of view, Alex was the one who could bring down Nikita.
" Very good, Alex. One more question and we are done here. Who do you blame for Tom's death, yourself, division, who?"
" Nikita" Alex said and stared at Amanda. " I blame Nikita. She corrupted Tom in order to take actions against Division, he made him a mole, a traitor. There is none to blame expect from her, Amanda" Alex added
" Do you hate her?" Amanda asked.
" I just want her to disappear. I don't want her to destroy anymore lifes. I don't know if I hate her but I want her out of my way or I am gonna kill her" Alex said coldly.
" We are over with the interrogation. Is anything else that you want to talk about?" Amanda asked. She was so glad about Alex's answers...
" No, Amanda. Thanks. Can I go, now, please? "
" Of course. Alex. I am sorry for Tom. " Amanda said.
" I am sorry, too, Amanda" Alex said and left the room.
then the video ended. Alex was standing there motionless with tears in her eyes, Nikita was speechless and she was crying in Michael's hug and Amanda was just smiling.
" I think that I will let you two talk. I will come back later. " Amanda said and left the room.
For a while there was no sound but then Sean came back and he sensed the tense.
" What's wrong?" he asked. " Is everything alright?"
Then suddenly, Nikita stood up and ran out of the ops. She hates me, she blames me for Tom's death and she blames me for Daniel. I have lost her...nikita thought.
" What the hell has happened here?" Sean asked.