"Myname is Michael Westen." "I used to be a spy until-  [ Man ] We got a burn notice on you." "You're blacklisted." " [ Whistles ]" "[ Michael Narrating] Whenyou're burned,you've got nothing-- no cash, no credit, nojob history." " You're stuck in whatever city they decide to dump you in." " Where am I?" "Miami." "You do whatever work comes your way." " You rely on anyone who's still talking to you-- - [ Laughs ]" " a trigger-happy ex-girlfriend" " Should we shoot them?" "an old friend who's informing on you to the F.." "B.I." "You know spies." "Bunch of bitchy little girls." " F.amily too" " Hey, is that your mom again?" " ifyou're desperate." " Someone needs your help, Michael." "Bottom line:" "Untilyou figure out who burnedyou... you're not going anywhere." "[ Michael Narrating ] International conferences attract spies... for the same reason hotel bars attract hookers:" "You can do business and drink for free." "[ Si ghs ]" "Looks like your F.." "B.I. tail found us." "Should we call this off?" "No." "Keep the engi ne running." "I 'll try to make this quick." "F.i, this is not an armored assault." "You think they're just gonna give you covert operatives coming to this conference?" "All I need is a name-- somebody in Miami who can get me... the Homeland Security directive that burned me." "One name." " I don't need a gun for that." " You're no fun, Michael." "[ Michael Narrating]Anyhigh-securityfunction is going to have a lot ofoversight... a lot ofmeetings, a lot ofbureaucrats checking up on each other." "You remember I forgot my badge." "The security office is" " Right." "[ Michael Narrating] In all the confusion ofthe big event... it's easy for another bureaucrat tojust show up." "Security brief, right?" "Sorry." "Anyway, we're concentrating our efforts on crowd control ifwe get protestors." " Sounds good." " Excuse me." "Which office are you with?" "I'm an interdepartmental liaison." "Theyjust wanted me to come down... make sure we're up to speed on everything you guys are doing." "Looks like things are under control." " Is there anything you need from us, support-wise?" " I don't" "Okay, then." "You let us know if there's anything you want us to coordinate on our end." "[ Michael Narrating] The important thing is to disappearbefore people can ask questions." "Excuse me, sir." "Sir!" " Great." " Hey!" "[ Michael Narrating ] Ifthey do decide to ask questions... you have to hopeyou're in a building with a lot ofhallways, a good service basement." " Locked." " And plenty ofexits." " [ Man ] Stop right there!" " This is a fi re hazard." " Sir, stop!" " [ Michael Narrating ] But in the end... sometimes making an escape is just about being willing to do what the guy chasingyou won't..." "Iikejump offa building." " [ Thuds ] - [ Grunts ]" "Ijust walked two miles with a twisted ankle." "What happened to "keep the car running"?" "The stolen car, Michael." "Your feds were getting curious." "I had a gun in the car." "Ourlittle mission... was in danger ofbeing compromised, so I returned to base." " And broke in again." " I think our post-operation debriefing has taught us... that you need a car and I need a key to your apartment." "A key?" "Aren't you more comfortable breaking in?" "What is your problem with me having a key, Michael?" "I don't want anyone to have a key to my place." "It's a security issue." "Right." "And your problem with car ownership?" "You prefer the bus?" "Urine-scented transportation is more secure?" "I don't even know where to get a car." "My assets are frozen." "I don't even have a driver's license." "I spoke to your mom." "Apparently, you have a car." "Your father's old-- Oh, what is it?" "Charger." "Not interested." "What are you doing talking to my mom?" "We chat." "And you know what I think?" "I think a car is a commitment." "I thinkyou're afraid to be tied down." "You got a problem with the lock?" "More like a problem with boundaries." "Apartment is good foryou, yes?" "Apartment is good." "Yeah, club is good, too, but always competition, though." "Many problems." "What doyou need, Oleg?" "I have a waitress, Cara." "Knows my regulars." "On a good night, half of my business is from her." "But for a week now, she doesn't come to work." "You don't want me filling in for her, trust me." "No, I need her, but she's scared to leave her house." "Someone threaten her." "Maybe boyfriend." " What do you want me to do?" " I think maybe you can help." "You got rid ofthe drug dealer next door, so I think maybe it's no problem foryou, huh?" "Look, take care ofthis, I giveyou free rent for two months, yes?" "Four months, da?" " Okay." " I'll talk to her." "[ Woman ] So,you work for Oleg?" "We have an arrangement." "I'm here to see if I can help." " So, a couple weeks ago, I was driving home from work" " Ew." "Oh, recycled grounds." "I haven't been out to the store in more than a week." "I haven't been anywhere." "That's fine." "Uh, so what exactly is the situation?" " Do you know who's threatening you?" " Kind of." "Couple weeks ago, I was driving home afterwork around 3:00... and I saw this pizza delivery guy rear-end this gold Lexus." "The guy in the Lexus pulled this poor kid out ofthe car... and he started pounding him with this steering wheel lock." "I got the license plate number and I called the cops." " Soyou're the onlywitness?" " Yeah." "Pizza delivery kid is on life support, so it's just me." "The next week, I get home and there's a rat nailed to my door." "So I went to the police." "I figured that they could protect me, right?" "And they're like, "We'll send some patrols by."" "Meanwhile, there are these scary guys coming around mywork... andsomebody's hanging aroundSophie's school wanting to know where we live, and" " Sophie?" " Yeah." "Sophie?" "This has been really hard on her-- being cooped up in this little house for so long." "Sophie, um, this is Michael." "Um, he's a" "What areyou exactly?" "Someone Oleg thought could help." "So, areyou going to help orwhat?" "I'll seewhat I can do." " This is good." " It's a Persian recipe." "You haven't cooked for me in a while." "Years." " What is ityou want, Michael?" " Listen, Fi." "Ifl show up at that hotel now that the conference has started..." "I'll set off every alarm there is." "I need your help." "There's a delegate I need to talk to:" "Akhom Thabet." " He's a friend?" " Not exactly." "I saved his life a while back." "He owes me." "You want me to track down an Egyptian spy, and in return, I get what?" "This meal?" "Well, it's tasty, but" "You want me to ask my mom for the car..." "I'll ask my mom for the car." "[Michael Narrating] Asking mymom foranything... is a lot like getting a favor from a Russian mob boss" "He'll giveyou whatyou want with a smile, but believe me, you'll pay for it." " What are you doing, Mom?" " Making a salad." " I 'm gettin' healthy." " Does the recipe call for cigarette ash?" "One mountain a day, Michael." "That's what myyoga teacher said." "Uh, you never leave the house." "Where areyou meeting yogis?" "I bought a yoga DVD on the Home Shopping Network." "That's great." "Listen-- [ Sighs ] I need the car-- the Charger." "Oh, Michael, that's wonderful!" "Your father always wanted you to have something to remember him by." "Oh, I have this to remember him by." "I rememberwhat fun you two had, always working on cars in the garage." "Fun?" "I remember him... making me fake a seizure at Mr. Goodwrench so he could steal spark plugs." "I rememberhim quitting everyproject early... and handing me a to-do list to finish the job for him." "And look at you now, Michael." "So manythingsyou can do." "Here, honey." "[ Michael Narrating] Myfather's approach to machinery... was similar to his approach to his family" "Ifyou don't like how something works, keep banging on it till it does whatyou want." "Ifsomething doesn't fit, force it." "And above all, make sure it looks good on the outside." "[ Engine Cranking ]" "Spark pl ugs." "Perfect." "?" "[ Man Singing In Spanish ]" "Thank you, Melinda." "So, a babysitting gig?" "What, are you that hard-up for cash?" "Hey, at least I've got an apartment." "I'm working on that." "I've got a few irons in the fire." "Hey, so this new job, you want some help?" "Maybe I could provide a little somethin'." " I already sent Fiona over to Cara's place." " Oh, come on, Mike!" "You got a sexy cocktail waitress that needs protecting, and you send Fiona." "What is she, 80 pounds?" "Mike, come on." " Look at that." "Guns of steel." " Ifthere's a situation that requires... showing offyour upper body and boozy flirting, you're my guy." " Oh, that's low." " I need you to have one ofyour cop buddies... check on a license plate and get an address." "Okay." "Next time, I get the girl." " So I have one teaspoon of ground cumin." " Ooh, too much cumin." " So I have one teaspoon of ground cumin." " Ooh, too much cumin." " You cook?" " Used to." "I was in chefschool when I got pregnant, but I was failing out." "I was 19--a mess." "And then Sophie came along." "She saved my life." "All right, his name is Alvaro Desantos." "That's him there at the outdoor table." " Want me togo in withyou?" " No,you staywith the car." " You get a little distracted in bars." " Fair enough." "Hey, iftheyhave Dos Equis, just grab me a couple" "[ Michael Narrating] Convincing a bully to back down... is usuallyjust a matter ofshowing you're not afraid ofhim." " Can I hel p you?" " I think so." "Friend of mind, Cara Stagner, she has a rat problem." "And you come here?" "Sounds like she needs an exterminator." "Little late for that." "They're nailed to her door." " [ Chuckles ]" " I want this to stop." "Takeyour chances at trial." "There are worse things than going to jail." "Oh, yes?" "What things?" "[Michael Narrating] Ofcourse, some bullies have guys with.357 Magnums." "Thenyou change tactics." "There's no need for unpleasantness." "I'm just trying to resolve this situation." "I'm happyyou come here." "This situation, as you call it... is going to be resolved within the hour." "By the time we finish our mojitos, this will all be done." "For good." "Go, go, go!" " That's gonna go into the mix." " [ Cell Phone Rings ]" "Hello." "How did it go?" " Desantos has a hit squad on the way." "You need to hold them off." " No worries." "I need you to go in the bathroom, get in the tub and stay down." " What?" " Be a sweetie." "Do it before someone starts shooting." "Where's your liquor cabinet?" "[ Michael Narrating] When faced with a superiorforce, you can do two things" "You can retreat quietly oryou can attack with as much fanfare as possible." "Last cal l, boys!" "[ Sam ] How many were there?" "I don't know, four." "They took off after cocktail hour." "Fi, it looks like Fallujah down there." "I was half-hoping they'd stick around for a bit." "Cara's got quite a liquor cabinet, good for a 1 0-hour siege." " Michael." " You okay?" "Can't we just tell them I won't testify?" "I don't care." "Once they send guys to kill you, they're past the "I promise not to tell" stage." " We need to get 'em out ofhere." " Where are we going?" "Mike, you knowyou can't take 'em back toyour apartment." "Cara works downstairs." " They're gonna come lookin'." " I know a place." "[ Madeline ] How long are theygonna be here?" "I'm not sure how long they'll be here." "Maybe a few days." "Why the garage, though?" "We have a very nice guest room." "I need to control access points." "Trust me, it's better." "This way, you can have the whole house." "You can do your, uh, yoga." " ?" "[Indian On DVD]" " Michael, all these years... ever sinceyour first background check... all those letters whereyou couldn't saywhere you were, I never asked questions." "Now I want to know whatyou're doing." "They're in danger and I'm helping them." "Okay?" "Please, Mom." "Thankyou." "Do something for me." "Go seeyour father's grave." "It would mean a lot to me." "I'll think about it." "[Michael Narrating] Outfitting a safe house is about two things:" "You need to know ifsomeone's coming, andyou need to know... how the folks you're protecting are going to get out ofthere ifthey do." "And ifyou can't be on babysitting duty all the time... you need to make sure thatyou know the minute something's wrong." "A $35 outdoor floodlight has a decent motion detector on it." "Wire that to a cell phone andyou've got a remote alarm system... that will callyou ifthere's trouble." "?" "[ Cell Phone:" "Dance Rock ]" " N ice." " I t came with the phone." " Mm-hmm." " So ifanyone comes in here, you'll know." "And if that goes off, I 'll know too." "So we're supposed to stay in here..." "in the garage and do nothing?" "So we're supposed to stay in here..." "in the garage and do nothing?" "Pretty much." "It's not so bad as safe houses go." "You got a TV at least." "I once spent three days in a Riyadh storage facility... with nothing but a flashlight and a Arabic celebritymagazine." "Can I call my friends at least?" "No." "No outside contact until this is over." "They're high school students." "You're completely paranoid." "Maybe." "But I'm still breathing." "Now, ifyou need to run,you can go safelythrough that opening." "But don't-- See, don't touch that." "I'll be rigging this so that if anyone comes through this door, they'll be electrocuted." "I don't want you to get zapped accidentally." "Whatever." "It's a freaking garage." "I'd rather be killed than live here." "Well, those areyourtwo options." "I'll miss our spring formal." "Is it too much to ask to go to one dance?" "These guys know whereyou go to high school." "If they have any brains at all, theywill put the word out there." "You show up, someone makes a phone call." "You think they're gonna use kids at my school?" "Areyou serious?" " That's what I would do." " I can't believe this." " This is ridiculous." " Sophie!" " We are very grateful." "Michael, I am sorry." " No, it's fine." "Sophie, you might want to go use the bathroom." "I'm gonna lock down for the night." " Kids." " Yeah." "Thankyou, mariposa." "Appreciate it." " Hey, what's happening here?" " Bus fare." " What aboutyour car?" "I thoughtyou had some wheels." " Spark plugs." " Spark plugs cost two bucks." " My dad rebuilt the engine." "The ignition system is shot." "Plugs won't fit until I rebuild the system from scratch." "From scratch?" "Sounds likeyou and your pop had a lot in common." "Changing the subject." "What did you find out about Desantos?" "I checked around." "He's a distributor for one ofthe drug cartels." "He's not a major player, but he's got some firepower." " Any chance we can nudge the F.B.I. to pick him up?" " [ Chuckles ]" "Your little F.B.I. surveillance team... is more interested in your romp at the convention than doing you favors, F.Y.I." "It sounds like they've been trying to make a case against Desantos, but nothing sticks." " You know how these guys are." " Who's Desantos's lawyer?" " Gellman." " Who?" "Oh, that's right." "You've been running around the world for the past decade." "Bruce Gellman." "He's the lawyer for the whole drug cartel..." " from Desantos all the way up to eljefe." " Guess I better meet Gellman." " What is this?" "Weapon?" " Nothing you need to worry about." "You know what I worry about?" "I worry about mywaitress." " Howlong this takes, Michael, a week now?" " I'm working on it." "Things got a little complicated, but I think I've found someone Desantos will listen to." "[ Michael Narrating] I love commuters." "Anybodywho drives the same route to work every day... it's like they're doing all the work foryou." "And a punctual commuter, a guy who's in the same place every morning at 8:36 a.m.?" "It's almost too easy." "I'm gonna feel really bad ifyou don't have a Triple "A " card." "I s this a robbery?" "The wallet, keys are in the car." "Is this the Seven series, with the leather seats?" " Tempting, but it needs new tires." "I'm here on business." " Business?" "I've been calling and calling, trying to make an appointment, maybe getyou on the phone." "Then I thought, "He's a busy man." "I'll just talk to him on his way into work."" " What do you want?" " Alvaro Desantos." "I want to talk to you about his assault trial." "And my daughterwants a pony." "I don't discuss my clients' business." "A pony." "That's funny." "Well, I'll do all the talking then." "I don't know how much attention you've been paying toyour client lately... but he's been a bad boy." "Witness intimidation, attempted murder." "You know, the kind ofthings... that could cause problems foryour... other clients." "You have no idea whoyou're dealing with." "No, I read the article, most of it anyway." "Scary guys, drugs, guns." "I miss something?" "I doubt eljefe back in Colombia... wants to riskyet another murder investigation just so Desantos can avoid a fewyears in prison." "Have eljefe tell Desantos to back off." "I want an answerbytomorrow." "I'll meet you here, same time." "Understood?" "Oh, I understand." "How'd it go?" "Gellman gonna talk to Colombia, make our lives easy?" "Hope so." "Those two can only stay in my mom's garage for so long." " And ifhe doesn't go for it?" " Then ourlives aren't so easy." "There's your man." "Whoa." "Been a while." "He's lost a little--a lot ofhair." "I tailed him foryou." "He's renting a nice Mercedes." "Spends a lot of time in restaurants." "He lives pretty well for a spy." "Hands out bribes mostly-- bid rigging, industrial espionage." "I need you to keep watching him." "Let me know when's the best time to get next to him." " What then?" " What then?" "Then I'll find out who's behind this burn" "'Cause I'm just curious aboutyour plans." "I suppose ifyou get this resolved, then you'll leave Miami." "Fi, can we talk about this later?" "[Michael Narrating] Threaten anyserious criminal organization... and they're going to do one oftwo things" "[ Whistling ]" "They'll send someone to make a deal... or they'll send someone to make a corpse." "Either way, you've got something to work with." "[ Whistling Continues ]" "Problem with the detonator?" "I borrowed this when you went to take a leak." "[ Groans ]" "Gellman's not coming, is he?" " What's going on?" " I don't know nothing." "Come on." "Don't be so modest." "You hear things around the water cooler at the office." "I could take the other knee out ifthat helps." "They talked to the guys in Colombia." "They say to kill you all." "Really?" "That's not what I was hoping they'd say." "What?" "We have to leave Miami?" "You don't have a choice." "The whole cartel is afteryou now." " Theywon't stop until you're dead." " Well, what aboutyou?" " They don't care about me." "I'm just in theirway." " So we just leave?" "That's it?" "Sophie, he'sjust trying to help us." "It was bad enough being stuck in here, but now we're just supposed to leave?" "What about my friends?" "It's my" " It's my senioryear." "I have a date forthe dance." "Perimeter's clear." "Sam's out front keeping a lookout." "Can't you do something?" "Didn't you sayyou were better at tactical whatever than he is?" "What?" "I am." "I'm sure Fi would be happy to take on the cartel with a lighter... and whatever's in the liquor cabinet, but trust me, it's not an option." " You have to go now." " Michael, we don't even have our things." "No, they'll have people watching your house." "But I need myphone." "It has all myfriends'numbers on it." "Maybe I'm not being clear." "You will leave Miami, you will not contact anyone." "You will start over." "Theywant Cara and Sophie Stagner dead." "It is ourjob to turn Cara and Sophie Stagner into ghosts." "I know how you feel." "Normally, I would agree with you." "Michael would change his identity and disappear to get out of a parking ticket." "But in this case, he's right." "It's for the best." "Okay, so where do we go?" "I need you to write up a list-- places you have family, vacation spots... anywhere you've been in the last 1 0 years or so." "You can go anywhere that's not on that list." "Won't theyjust follow us?" "Trust me, theywill not know whereyou're heading." "Fi, we've got to get over to Cara's apartment now." "[Michael Narrating] Whenyou go on the run... the first thingyou do is lay down tracks in the opposite direction." "But that only works ifthe bad guys find the trail and believe it's for real-  [ Cell Phone Rings ] - which means selling it." "You need to put on a little show, make them feel clever." "When you make somebody work to get a piece of information... they'll believe it that much more because it's hard to get." "I 'm i n Cara's apartment." "They see me?" "Yeah." "Hurry up, F.i." "Michael, you worried about me?" "That is sweet." "Sometimes I feel like you're more of a romantic than you realize." "Fi, there are guys with guns outside." "It's not that bad." "Last week I was hauling in some dodgy meth dealer." "I don't want to hear aboutyour otherjobs, okay?" "Ifl knewyou were going to take this long, I would have done it myself." "Don't be silly." "You're on their hit list." "Just hurry." " Actually, I was thinking that now... would be a good time to talk toyou about getting a key toyour place." " Fiona, please." " What?" "I'm just saying it's practical." "I'm not talking about moving in." " I couldcome overanytime andwe could" " Okay, here theycome." "Get out ofthere now." "So what do you think?" "Key?" "[ Michael] Two more coming in and Desantos." " I want an answer." " F.i,just go to the back door and get out ofthere now." " Yes or no?" " F.ine!" "Just get out ofthere." "Fi!" "Fiona, get out of there!" "Goddamn it, Fi, get out of there!" "As far as Desantos and the Colombians are concerned... the Stagners are offto Salt Lake City." "You know, Michael, ifI'm gonna be there more, you really ought to get some proper furniture." "So they thinkwe're going to Salt Lake City, but we're really" "Going to Buffalo." "Tomorrow morning you're on the first flight." "Airport security is your friend at a time like this." " What are we supposed to do in Buffalo?" " Same thing you do here." "There are malls and... clothing stores." "[ Sighs ] Such a tough age just to get up and move." "I joined the military at her age." "I left home with 50 bucks and a change of clothes." "Was someone trying to chaseyou down and kill you?" " [ Cell Phone Rings ]" " I'll, uh" " I'll talk toyou in the morning." "Yeah, Fi?" "Your Egyptian just got back and he has dinner reservations." "[Michael] I'll be right there." "[Michael Narrating] Approaching a spying the middle ofajob... gives you a lot ofleverage." "They're playing a delicate game, and the last thing they want... is someone coming in and smashing their delicate game with a brick." "Good to see you, Akhom." "Good to seeyou, Michael, my old friend." " Why,just the other day, I was telling someone" " Michael." "how you saved my life." "It's good to see you." "I 'm in a meeting." "Maybe later." "I need a few minutes with him, guys." "You don't mind, do you?" " What do you want?" " I need your help." "Akhom, ifit wasn't forme, you'd be buriedsomewhere in the desert... a horror story diplomats tell one another around the campfire... but you're not because I helped you." "I'm grateful." "But you're burned." "You're out." "You're still in business, though." "Wasn't that the vice chair ofthe Sudanese delegation?" "And what is that?" "That is" " Oh." " What doyou want?" " Well, for starters, a sip ofyour drink." "I mean, the taste is just" " Oh." "Oh, and a copy ofthe Homeland Security directive that authorized my burn notice." " [ Scoffs ] I can't." " Sure, you can." "Becauseyou don't want me to tell your friends there... about thejobsyou did on the wrong side ofhis border." "Maybe he'll forgive you." "[ Cell Phone:" "Dance Music ]" "Yeah, I need an answer... now." "I also need your valet ticket." " Michael!" " What happened?" "Where is she?" "She's gone." "The alarm went off and" "How many men were there, and did you get a look at their car?" "What?" "No, there was nobody." "She snuck out while I was asleep." " It's her spring formal." " Sam, I need you to get to the safe house." "Just let me put on some pants." " Come naked.Just get here now." "Mike, ifthey find Sophie, they're gonna" "Hey, I'll find her first." "[ Chattering ]" "Sophie." " Sophie." " Oh, come on." " [ Vehicle Approaches ]" " Come on." "[ Sophie ] One night." "Why?" "Why can'tyoujust leave me alone?" "One night, that's all I wanted." "But you have to be a drama queen." "Why can'tyoujust leave me alone?" "I don't understand." " Oh, my God." "Oh, my God!" " Shop class, where is it?" " Turn the lights back on." " But they'll find us." "We're not hiding." "You will go out the back door." "You're gonna meet me behind the gym... and I will find you in five minutes." " Seriously, go." " I can't." " No arguments." "Go." "Sophie!" "Go right now." " You can't leave me!" "I won't let anything bad happen toyou." "Go." "Go." "[ Screaming ]" "[Michael Narrating] Basic rule ofbodyguarding:" "Neverfight with the protectee around... mostlybecause ifthey happen to catch a stray bullet, youjust lostyourjob." "Sophie?" "Sophie?" "Sophie, bad guys gone now." "Sophe?" "I should have listened toyou." "I'm sorry." "Let's go." "I barely had a chance to go inside." "I didn't even have a chance to say good-bye to my boyfriend." "Boyfriend?" "I thought he was just a date." "He could have been my boyfriend." "I'll never know now." "I was on this job once in Dublin." "The whole plan fell apart, totally compromised." "I only had an hour to get out ofthe country." "I couldn't get word back to a key asset I had developed in the I.R.A." "It was Fiona." "We were involved romantically." "Areyou guys still together?" "No." "But we reconnected later." "Sort of." "Sophie, we should go." "Soyou're saying that ifwe're meant to be together, that we'll find each other?" "Sure." " You're really bad at this." " Yeah." "It's just hard, you know?" "Leaveyourwhole life behind." "Sometimes it can be." "Yeah." "Can we go now?" "Bottom line is, Desantos knows Cara hasn't left." "Eventually, he'll hunt her down." "We need a more permanent solution." " It's about time." " Fi." "Sam, haveyou talked to your F.B.I. buddies lately?" "Guys, we've been through this, all right?" "They're not my buddies." " They're--They're just" " Your keepers?" " Your master?" " That's enough out ofyou." "They're both by-the-book suits, right?" "Well, yeah, Mike, they're feds." "I mean, come on." "Why?" "[ Michael Narrating] Modern technologyhas made it possible... to do sophisticated electronic surveillance with stufffrom your local electronics store." "It sounds more fun than it is." " You've come for that drink?" " Another time." "This has gone far enough." "We want to make a deal." "Good." "Fine." "Bring me the girl, we make a deal." "Just listen to this first." "Who is this?" "Uh, yes, Mr. Desantos." "Uh, this is Chuck Finley, attorney for Cara Stagner." "Mr. Finley, hey, I dislike meetings over the telephone." "Perhaps I could meet with your client face-to-face." "Well, I just want to tell you that Cara Stagner is not going to be a problem." "Not a problem?" "You see, this confuses me because I know she made a statement to the police." "Yes, uh, and to the feds." "But, uh, they turned her away." "She thought they would, uh, put her in witness protection?" "Well, she doesn't want to die." "And I don't want to go to jail." "So, this is our dilemma." "How can I convince you?" "I want a guarantee." "I have to know that she's not going to testify.... and the only way I can know this for sure is, uh" "Let me tell you how we do this in Colombia, hey?" "[ Michael Narrating] F.aking surveillance video has come a long way." "It used to beyou'd spend days slaving over a VHS tape with a razor blade." "Now it's a few hours on a computer." "I don't want to go to jail." "To testify., I want witness protection." "I want a guarantee." "Do you really think you can hide me?" "I've heard legit recordings a hell of a lot worse." "Just add in a little car noise, it'll sound like a surveillancevan across the street." " Haveyou talked to the feds yet?" " Mmm, yeah." "They're all over it." "And they're still asking aboutyour little, um, Developing Nations escapade." "But when they think I'm gonna give 'em somethin' good, they buy me lunch." "Anyway, he was looking for someone he used to know, like, uh, an old spy buddy." "I mean, between you and me, I think he's lonely." "I couldn't get more out ofhim, but I think he's a sixpack awayfrom talkin'." "So ifyou guys could spring for a little sauce" "We're not buying you beer, Sam." "So ifyou guys could spring for a little sauce" "We're not buying you beer, Sam." "You want to catch him or not?" "Oh, got a present foryou." "That sure doesn't look like what we asked for." "Where's the list ofWesten's known associates?" "How about the photos?" "How about the inventory ofwhat he's got in that apartment?" "No, no." "That's much better." "That's Alvaro Desantos." "Good stuff." " Is he involved with Westen?" " Mmm, no." "That's just something I picked up poking around." "Kind of a side project." "The hell you want us to do with it?" "Onlywhatyou boys are legally bound to, which is take it from me, log it and pass it upstairs." "It's gotta be worth at least a couple thou in reward money, right?" "[ Chuckles ] Man, I'm just about ready for dessert." "I suppose I should thankyou for not blowing out my tires again." "You know, Gellman, you're a better guy than I thought." "I betyou gotyour daughter that pony after all." " What the hell areyou talking about?" " Thankyou." "Talking your client into flipping on the big boys." "Assault chargegets kicked, mywitness is offthe hook." "Win-win." "I get it." "You don't discuss client business." "J ust know I appreciate it." "I really do." "[ Air Hissing ]" "That's for trying to kill me." "[ Beeping]" " [ Sam ] He go for it, Mike?" " Yeah." "He's gonna be on the phone with whatever F.B.I. contacts he's got before his tire goes flat." "My guess is he'll have the tape by lunch." "We'll see how the big boys in Colombia like that." "[Michael Narrating] A drug cartel is a business." "Ifkilling a witness to protect a valued employee from jail time... is the best way to keep making money, they'll do that." "If it looks like that employee is testify.ing to the F.." "B.I., though... they're just as happy to leave the witness alone and take care ofthe problem another way." "I hear you're thi nki ng about taking a trip, going out of town." "What?" "Who told you that?" "I've got some friends with the F.B.I." "The F.B.I.?" "What the" "No!" "It's not true." "No." "Shame... to let them have all the fun." "I'm just glad it's done." "Do I get to have my key now?" "[Madeline ] Michael!" "You have people here." "Yourmothergave it to me." "She's nice." "I went byyour house, and Fiona told me you were here." "I hope that's okay." " That's fine." " Well, we just wanted to say thankyou." "In person." "Also, I could payyou." " You know, when I get my check" " Don't worry about it." "Oleg has been more than generous." " But" " No, seriously." " Cool car." " We'll see if it works." "[ Engine Starts ]" "Hey, what do you know?" " [ Engine Shuts Off]" " Your mom said this was your dad's car." "Sounds like he was a pretty cool guy." "Not really." "I left home for a reason." "Well, I'm glad that I didn't have to." ""Beloved" is a bit ofa stretch." "Thanks for the car, Dad." "I thinkyou'dlike howit looks." " We meet here?" " You wanted someplace safe." "It's quiet, lots of cover." "Two guys in business suits don't raise any eyebrows." "You should have more meetings outside, Thabet." "Get some color." "You were always good, Michael." "It's a shameyou're out." "I'm gonna get back in." "I've enjoyed our friendship." "But" "But don't call you ever again." "I got it." "Michael." "Be careful." "[Michael Narrating] An alphanumeric tracking code... and a special access program code name." "It's not much, but it's a start."