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La Femme Nikita S3E19 — Any Means Necessary
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La Femme Nikita•Season 3•Episode 19

Any Means Necessary

7.9/10 · 89 votesAug 8, 199945 min

Ranked #20 of 22 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

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After Birkoff chokes in the middle of remotely directing an operation and is then promptly upstaged by arch-nemesis Greg Hillinger who pulls the frying pan out of the fire and saves the mission, Operations promotes Hillinger to Birkoff's job and re-assigns Birkoff to his first

Directed byDavid Straiton
Written byLawrence Hertzog
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Peta Wilson

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Roy Dupuis

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Matthew Ferguson

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Eugene Robert Glazer

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Alberta Watson

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Lawrence Hertzog

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Episode Summary

"Any Means Necessary" is episode 19 of La Femme Nikita season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 89 votes, ranking #20 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by David Straiton and written by Lawrence Hertzog, it aired on August 8, 1999.

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