USA Network Synopsis
Operations suspects that someone is trying to kill Willie Kane, a fellow
soldier who saved Operations' life in a POW camp in Vietnam. After the war,
Willie slowly disintegrated into an unemployable alcoholic, and Operations
has secretly been providing him with financial support. As a personal favor,
Operations asks Michael and Nikita to go undercover to protect Willie and find
out who is after him. When they do, Michael and Nikita are surprised to discover
that Willie has ties to organized crime -- but even more surprising is their
discovery that Willie may not be the soldier Operations thought he was...
My Synopsis
"Meet Paulie 'Balls' Wolfe, the pseudo-mobster!" hehehe, aside from Ops' stint
with the mobsters, this episode sucked. Waaaaay too much Michael and Nikita for
my liking, no Madeline, and a dopey ex-soldier buddy of Ops. Of course, the
episode did have some moments, particularly the really cool confrontation between
Ops and the mob boss. It was just too funny for words. I was also amused by the
beginning, when Michael and Nikita come into her apartment preparing to get
horizontal, but Ops is there, heehee. Walter had some major developments in this
episode, too: he was partially responsible for Birkoff being in Section and his
brother being free (which also annoyed me; it's not like Walter knew that Seymour
was going to be his friend, so why should Seymour be mad that Walter chose him
to stay in Section?), and he also was protective of Operations for reasons unknown
(which provided a completely unexpected finale for the episode). Lots of smiley
Ops, lots of Michael and Nikita sexual tension (though she turns him down for sex,
which did make me laugh), lots of cranky Birkoff and secretive Walter, and still no
Madeline. :( And the continuity was crap! This episode said Ops was tortured for
seven days and then forced into Section, whereas episodes like 'Missing' and 'Love
and Country' paint a different picture, that he was in Vietnam for seven years and
then willingly joined Section. Whatever, we all know that LFN was not famous for
its continuity.
Favorite Operations Quote
"This dump might be your house, Carlo. Everything else--everything outside
that door--that's mine."