In the present day, Nikita is returning to her loft. She finds Owen's bed empty and draws her gun. The syringe lies near his pillow, the needle bent from being used to unlock his handcuffs. She finds a note: "I have to do this on my own. I'm sorry." The last thing we see is Owen, back in Montreal, digging up the black box. He lives to return some other day! Hurray!

All right, I said the episode gets an "automatic A" because there was no Jaden, but that's not the only reason for the high grade. The pacing was good, the plotting was smart, the acting was mostly effective. Here's hoping the show continues in this direction.

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Tippi Blevins is going shopping for a deadly belt buckle. You can reach her at b_tippi@yahoo.com or http://twitter.com/tippib.