"[ManShouts ]" "[Man Narrating] Covert intelligence involves a lot ofwaiting around." "Know what it's like being a spy?" "Like sitting inyour dentist's reception area 24 hours a day." "You read magazines, sip coffee, and ever so often someone tries to killyou." "Get i n." "You know, Mercedes makes an S. U.V. now." "Big backseat." "It's great." "Surprisingly affordable too." "C.I.A." "[ Narrator] What doyou sayto that?" "No?" "Explain that a lot ofspies don't work directlyfor the C.I.A.?" "Lot ofgood that'll do." "Welcome!" "[ Chuckling ]" " Mr. C.I.A." " No, no, no, no." "I don't work for anybody directly." "That's why I get to do stuff like give you $750,000... to stop blowing up oil refineries." " [ Laughing ] - [ Mock Laughing ]" "Come." "Hi." "Hi." "Hi, everybody." " [ Gun Cocks ]" " Whoa." "Easy, guys." "Easy.Just gettin' a map." "You guarantee security for the Nembe oil field." "No fires, no explosions." "Nobody falls into a swamp and gets eaten by an alligator." " You mean crocodile." " Yes, that's" " I-I mean crocodile." " We agreed?" " Da." "I'm nowreaching into myjacket formyphone... so I can get this man his money, see?" " That's okay." " [ Phone Beeping]" " [ Man On Phone ] Hello." " Yes, I have the wire transfer information." "The A.B.A. number is 0210010175." "It's off." "We got a burn notice on you." "You're blacklisted." " Excuse me?" " I'm sorry." "[ Line Clicks ]" " [Phone Beeping]" " Is there problem?" "No, no problem." "Computer mix-up" " P.C., Mac." " [ Woman ] Hello?" " Putyour boss on the phone right now." "I'm sorry." "I can't helpyou." " I have a wire transfer number: 021 001 0-- - [ Line Clicks ]" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Men Grunting ]" "You C.I.A. bastard!" "You thinkyou can steal from me?" "[Narrator] Sometimes the truth hurts." "In these situations, I recommend lying." "[ Grunts ] C.I.A!" "I'm C.I.-- I'm C.I.A.!" "I've got your money!" "Enough, enough!" "Pick him up." "[ Groaning ]" "I've got the money." "It's not here." "I can takeyou to it though." "I was gonna steal it and blame it on you guys." "It's not personal." "Okay?" "I was just" " It was what I was gonna do." "Uh, in 20 minutes, you'll haveyour money." "I promise." " Take him." " [ Groans ]" "[ Bell Dings ]" "I need the bathroom." "I'm gonna be sick." "I'm gonna" "Wait, wait!" "I'm gonna be sick." "I need the bathroom!" "I" " I'm gonna be sick in the Mercedes, you understand?" "[ Retches ] In the Mercedes-- blood everywhere." "[ Groaning ]" "[Narrator] In a fight,you have to be careful... not to break the little bones inyourhand on someone's face." "[ Grunts, Screams ]" "That's whyl like bathrooms." "Lots ofhard surfaces." "[ Two Gunshots ]" "?" "[ P.A. System:" "Woman Singing Muzak ]" "Sorry." "I 'll leave it at the airport." "[ Men Shouting ]" "Quick, quick!" "[ Narrator] Southern Nigeria isn't myfavorite place in the world." "It's unstable, it's corrupt... and the people there eat a lot ofterrible-smelling preserved fish." "I will say this for Nigeria though-- It's the gun-running capital ofAfrica." "And that makes it a bad place to drive a passenger sedan into a crowded market." " [ Angry Chatteri ng ]" " Back off!" "." "Back off!" "." "Right this way, sir." "[ Groans ]" "[ Narrator] Ifyou're gonna collapse on a plane, I recommend business class." "The seats are bigger ifyou start convulsing." "Although once you pass out" "Are you okay?" "it really doesn't matter." "[ Dog Barking ]" "[ Groans ] Oh, no." "[ I rish Accent ] You're a lucky man." "That many bruises, anyone would thinkyou fell under a truck." "Fiona, what are you doin'?" "You've been out for a couple of days." "The maid got curious, went through your stuff." "You still have me inyourwallet asyour emergency contact." "You take that out whenyou leave someone,you know." " Flattered you came." " Don't be." "I needed to get out of New York anyway." " Old associates sniffing around." " [ Groans ]" "And I wanted to try someplace sunny... and it sounded like you might die." "I-I wanted to be there at the end... to tell you what a bastard you were." " Sunny." "Where am I?" " Miami." "Apparently, you collapsed on the flight out of Nigeria." "Miami?" "Why am I here?" "The airline would only say theywere instructed to flyyou here." "Instructed?" "What does that mean?" "It's" " It's home, in a manner ofspeaking, isn't it?" "[ Gasps ] Oh!" "I called your mom." " My mother?" " Yeah, yeah." "We had a lovely chat." "She's thrilled you're home for Christmas." "Home for" " Uh, no." "I'm not home." "No, no, no, no, no, no, no." "I'm gonna" " I'm gonna go." " Leavin'?" " Uh,yeah." "Yeah." "You're good at that." "Yeah, it's just better if my mother and I aren't in the same hemisphere." "Fiona, someone put a burn notice out on me." "I gotta take care ofthis now... or a few cracked ribs will be the least of myworries." "Surveillance." "Two-man team, F.." "B.I." "Fi, why don't you go run interference for me?" "Please, Fi." "Come on." "Make one of those scenes ofyours, you know?" "Bite one of'em." "Set the other on fire." "Just do it in about 1 0 minutes." "I need to clean up." " You'll owe me dinner." " [ WaterRunning]" "F.ine." "[Narrator] Mostpeople would be thrilled to be dumped in Miami." "Sadly, I am not most people." "Spend a fewyears as a covert operative... and a sunny beach just looks like a vulnerable tactical position with no decent cover." "I've never found a good way to hide a gun in a bathing suit." " Welcome to the Chadwicke, sir." " I need a room one, maybe two nights." "We've got a 1 0th-floor suite with an ocean view." "Uh, I don't want a view." "Uh, facing a wall, something with no windows, ifyou have it." "Far from the elevators, close to the exits, ifyou have it." "[ Computer Beeping ]" "Hmm." "Doyou have another card?" "Uh, this one was declined." "Declined?" "I" " I don't care what the computer says." "I want my money from my account." "I understand that, sir." "I" "Let me checkwith the manager." "[Narrator] When a spygets fired... he doesn't get a call from the ladyin H.R. and a gold watch." "They cut him off." "Theymake sure he can never work again." "They can't take away his skills or what's in his head... so they take away the resources that allow him to function." " They burn him." " Al I I know is the account is frozen." "The, um, code is government related." "Ifyou care to discuss this with the police" "Hey!" "Hi." "You look like you could use a free hat." " Uh, pay phone?" " Huh?" "You put coins in and then" "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah." "Um, right over there." " [ Woman ] Hello." " I need to speakwith Dan Siebels." " I'm sorry." "There's no one here by that name." " He's my case officer." " I need to speakwith him." "I know the protocol." " Sir" "I knowyou're just doing yourjob, but I don't have access to a secure line." " I'm sorry, sir." "I can't helpyou." " This is Michael Westen" "Just put Dan on the phone!" " Sir, I can't helpyou." "He's my handler." "I've worked with him for 1 5 goddamn years" "Sir, there is no one here bythat name." "Sorry, kid." "Please, we trained together." "Uh, there's a Lucite plaque on his desk with a bullet hole in it." "He drinks Sprite." " He's a friend." "I cannot express enough how urgent this" " Sir, I can't helpyou." " [ Line Clicks ]" " No, no!" "Don't hang up on me!" "You hung up." "Oh" "[Michael Narrating] Whenyou're being watched, whatyou need is contrast" "[ Michael Narrating] Whenyou're being watched, whatyou need is contrast-- a background that will make the surveillance stand out." "An F.." "B.I. field office is full ofguys in their 40s." "A t most South Beach business hotels... it would be tough to tell which middle-aged white guy was watchingyou." " ?" "[ Hip-hop ] - [ Woman ] ?" "Yeah ?" "?" "Yeah, yeah ?" "So you stay in the place where everyone is aJell-o shot away from alcohol poisoning." "?" "[ Women Singing ]" "Ifyou see someone who can walk a straight line, that's the fed." " ?" "[ Pop, F.aint ] - [ People Chattering ]" "[ Phone Beepi ng ]" "I n Miam i." "I need the address for SecuriCorp." " [ Person Whoops ]" " Brickell Ave." "South?" "[ Banging On Door]" "Thanks." "?" "[ Man Singing In Spanish ]" "Sorry." "Wrong room." "Come on." "No, wait." "He's kind of hot." "Just" "Kids, come here." "See that cop?" "I'll give you guys five bucks each ifyou go over and tell him... that a man in that car over there tried to makeyou sit on his lap." "Can you do that?" "Make it 1 0 bucks each." "Fifteen, butyou split it." "All right." "For 1 5, I want tears." "All right, dog." "[ Chattering ] Sick!" "Hey, you." "Step out ofthe car." "Come on." "Come on out." " Get out ofthe car." "Come on, come on." " Wai-Wai-Wait." " Officer, uh, Anderson." "Let me show I.D." " Yes, yes." "Yes, yes." " Hey, now, no, no!" " Come on!" "Whoa!" "Come on!" "[ Indistinct ]" "[Michael Narrating] Need to go someplaceyou're not wanted?" "Any uniform store will sellyou a messenger outfit... and any messenger can get past a security desk." "Show him in." "J anet, can you give us a minute?" "[ Whistles ] Wow!" "What an office." "Michael, what are you doing here?" "You cannot be here." "You heard then." "Areyou kidding?" "You've been flagged on every government list." " Why didn'tyou call me?" " Would you have seen me ifl did?" "Ofcourse not." "Michael,you were always goodatpissing people off, but this?" "It's a mistake." "It has to be." "Just tell me what you've heard." "I don't know the details." "I just heard you were out." "That's it." "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" "I'm just out?" " Am I your complaint hotline?" "It's what I heard." " Lucy, I'm broke." "Bottom line, they trashed my credit, they froze my bank accounts." "IfI'm gonna figure this out, I need to put some money together." "I don't have stacks ofcash laying around, and even ifl did, I" " Lucy." " Michael." "Michael." "Okay, there maybe something." "I'll call Sam." " Sam?" "Sam Axe?" "You still work with him?" " Not when I can avoid it." "He's been drinking, sponging off of every rich divorcée in the greater Miami area." "I throw him a job every now and then when he's between sugar mommies." " What's the job?" " Guy's an operation manager at an estate in Miami Beach." "Anyway, the place got robbed, and it looks like he's in some kind oftrouble." " What kind oftrouble?" " He didn't want to get into it." "We talked price." "Guy's breaking open his piggy bank." "I toldhim thejob was a little small forus, but he sounded desperate... so I told him I'd keep my eyes open." " You're all heart." " Do you want the job or not?" " I'll call Sam." " Thankyou, Lucy." "Get yourself cleaned up." "New clothes." "You look terrible." "You look good." "[Man ] ?" "Boom, let's playsome music?" "Ah." "Don't go away." "?" "[ Man Singing In Spanish ]" "Mama." "I assume you got word on my situation." "You know spies-- bunch ofbitchy little girls." "Good news foryou." "I'm a drunk and a washout already, so I can talk to whoever I want, burned or no." " You hear anything else?" " Nobody tells me anything." " I'm not exactly security clearance material anymore." " Oh, Sam." " [ Woman ] Hereyou go." " There she is!" "Thankyou." "Keep 'em comin'." "Mmm." "Look at the bright side." "Theywanted you dead, you'd be dead." "F.Iorida will doyou some good." "I've been here ayear, I've neverbeen better." "Yeah, I understandyourmain source of income is an allowance from a lawyer's wife." "Hey, don't knock it-- free clothes, ocean view apartment... and an endless supply of little blue pills." "Speaking of apartments, you know a safe place I can stay?" "I'm at a motel with the Girls Gone Wild." "I might know a guy." "I'll make a call." "How long you around?" "Just long enough to put together some cash and track down this burn notice." "Hey, so this job tomorrow, you want to do the meeting... oryou need me to come along and hold your hand?" "Yeah, I'll be fine, Sam." "[Man Rapping]?" "Ain't nothing like being rich, man, hey?" "?" "1 00 thou on the Ritz, man ?" "[ Michael Narrating] With this much money, things get complicated." " ?" "Hey, money to flip, man ?" " Change a lightbulb in a place like this... and a week lateryou're on a speedboat in the Cayman Islands with someone shooting atyou." "?" "Say get money Stack it big to the ceiling F.ill it up till it overflows ?" "?" "Say get money Stack it big to the ceiling F.ill it up till it overflows ?" "[ Speaki ng Spanish ]" "Mr. Westen." "I spoke to Lucy." "Uh, she told me you do investigations." "Um" "I do a lot of things." "Last month, there was a robbery." "Twenty-two million in odd jewelry and antiques." " It was" " It was very bad." " Well, looks like the police are into it." "Says here they're talking to persons ofinterest." "You're a person ofinterest." "The police asked me questions." "When this happened, I was at home watching TV with my kid." "The security code they used for the alarm-- it's the master code-- my code." " Oh." " Besides, I supervise the staff and I set the shifts." " It looks bad." " Yeah, that looks pretty bad." "I told the police I worked there 1 5 years." "I would never do this." "Mr. Pyne talked to them, said it wasn't me." "They took my passport, told me not to travel." "Ifthey arrest me, my son-- He's" " He's eightyears old." "I'm all he has." "Right, yes. "I'm desperate." "Please don't make my son an orphan." I got it." "Just so we're clear, you want me to figure out who ran offwith $22 million in stuff... catch the bad guys, clearyour name all for--what is it, $4,500?" " 4,600." " Oh, well, that's much better." "I'm sorry." "I have nowhere else to turn." "Please." "All right." "I'm gonna see what I can do." " I need to talk toyour boss." "Can I do that?" " Yeah, yeah." "Come on." "Uh, what--what areyou exactly, Mr. Westen?" "A private detective?" "Oh, no." "I wish." "Nothing that official." "No, I'm just a friend of a friend in town for a while." " I thought I'd see ifl could help." " Oh, thankyou." "Javier's been with me for a number ofyears." " It kills me to seewhat he's going through." " Whatwas stolen?" "Oh, some jewelry, some artwork." "Insured, but the artworkwas irreplaceable." "Impressionists mostly." "I had a Sisley, a Clausen and some otherworks." "Houses, landscapes." "Now, I'm in real estate, so I've got this thing for houses." "[ Laughing ]" "And you're confidentJavier had nothing to do with it?" "Oh, hey, this is Miami." "Any incident, and the police blame the nearest Cuban or Haitian." " [ Beeping ]" " You should have seen theway theywere all over my gardeners." " What about the security codes?" " Oh, Lord knows." "The police are looking into it." "But, you know, to be honest, I'm just glad nobodywas hurt." "Was there anyone unknown to you around?" "Guests, any new business associates that came to the house?" "Not that I can think of." "I went over all this with the police." "Now,you can talk to Vince ifyou want to." "He takes care ofmysecurity." "[ Michael] Ijust have a few questions." "See ifanyone missed anything." " We talked to the police." " I don't mean to bother you." "It would be a big help." " Does Mr. Pyne have any enemies?" " Anybody worth a hundred mil has enemies." "Which is whyhe hireda bodyguard-- I mean, a head ofsecurity." "I'm specifically talking about enemies that might rob his home though." "Listen." "We know who did this." "Okay, Mr. Pyne has a soft spot forJavier." "I don't." "As far as I'm concerned, the sooner he's arrested, the better." "Well, you've been a big help." "Place is upstairs, in the back." "The rent is 200 a month, and, uh" "If anyone finds out I'm there, I say I broke in." "Sam told me." "It's not so easy to live in this place, you know?" " All night, club is "boom-boom."" " Fine." "That's fine." "Uh, other thing" "The guy next door sells drugs to my customers, make fight with people." "I try to talk, he puts a gun in my face." "Now, at home, I can deal with a-- [ Speaks Russian ]" "But here, with immigration, liquor license, is big risk for me, huh?" " I can handle that." " Yeah." "You're real Michael Westen, yes?" "Yeah." "Back home, your story Russian intelligence tells to scare." "They sayyou're one name for many people." "Special Operations team." "They think one person cannot make so much problems." " Nope.Just me." " [Ship Horn Blows ]" " Ah!" "[ Laughing ] - [ Speaking Russian ]" "Oh, nice to meetyou, Michael." "Is new world, yes?" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Quietly] Yes." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Hello?" " [ Woman ] Michael?" "Mom?" "[Michael Narrating] Mymom would have been a great N.S.A. communications operative." " How did you get this number?" " That's how you greet your mother?" " I got it from your girlfriend, Fiona." " Mom, what do you want?" "Were you gonna come and see me?" "Oh." "I'm not gonna be in town that long, so I can't." "Come now then." "You could drive me to the doctor." " I don't even have a car, so I" " Yeah." "Well, you'll figure something out." "[Michael Narrating] Drop me in the middle ofthe Gobi Desert... buryme in a goddamn cave on the moon... and somehow she'd find a way to call me and ask me for a favor." "[ Screaming ]" "I don't like stealing cars, but sometimes it's necessary." "I have rules though." "I'll keep it clean, and ifl takeyour car on a work day, I'll have it back by 5:00." "I'll keep it clean, and ifl take your car on a work day, I'll have it back by 5:00." "Thi ngs have gone to hel I si nce you left." " Thank Godyou're back." " I 'm not back." "You're here for the holidays though." "I mean, you're staying for Christmas, aren't you?" "Mom, don't smoke in the car, please." "It's not mine." "Please." "[Michael Narrating] F.iguring out ifa caris tailingyou... is mostlyabout driving likeyou're an idiot." "You speed up, slow down, signal one way, turn the other." "Ofcourse, ideally, you're doing this withoutyour mother in the car." "Michael, where are you going?" "The hospital is on 20th." "This is a short cut." "Mom, please, do not smoke in the car." "Do not smoke in the car." "You know, you missed your father's funeral... by eight years." "Well, the last time I talked to him, he said, "I'll seeyou in hell, boy"... so I figured we had something on the books." "Michael!" "The two ofyou were so much alike." "I don't know whyyou had to antagonize him." "Mom, we were nothing alike." "Everything I did antagonized him." "Being alive antagonized him." "Everything I did was a reason for him to slap me around." " Michael, what areyou doing?" " Will you--Who's driving?" "You or me?" "[Michael Narrating]Actually, losing a tail isn't about driving fast." "A high-speedpursuit isjust gonna landyou on the 6:00 news." "Soyoujust keep driving like an idiot until the other guy makes a mistake." "Again, all ofthis is easier without a passengeryelling atyou... for missing a decade's worth ofThanksgivings." "You were the one that kept the family going." "After you left, everything just fell apart." "I've been sending money." "What about Nate?" "Don't get me started." "Your brother is a mess." "You should go see him, Michael." "It's almost Christmas." "I don't think it's a good idea for us to see each other." "I can't take care ofhim all by myself." "I am sick." "You know that I'm sick." "Well, what I know is thatyou've been treated for every disease known to man." "I know this because I'm paying all the bills." "Just because they can't find out what's wrong with me does not mean I'm not sick." " Please!" "Mother." " Well, you don't know, Michael." "I don't tell you everything that goes on." " I don't need to know everything." " Well" " Stop." "Stop." "Zip." " What?" "Mike." "Look, we're here." " Are you coming in?" " No, I have to make a phone call, Ma, so" " I'm right behind you, Ma." " Fine, Michael." "Okay, Mother." " [Line Ringing] - [ Woman ] Hello." " Yeah." "Michael Westen for Dan Siebels." " I'm sorry, sir." "Yeah, I know, I know." "He doesn't exist." "You tell him from me, ifhe doesn't call me back..." "I will be in touch with him soon." "[ Woman ] ?" "Oh,yeah?" "[Man ] ?" "Yeah?" "[Man ] ?" "Yeah?" "?" "Yeah?" "[ Woman ]?" "Yo, T-Nas I'm readyto crash some boots ?" "[ Man ]?" "Yo, fillyour drink up Throwyourhands up ?" "?" "The party don't start till everybodygets here ?" "Sorry, I 'm, uh" " I just" " I 'm not, uh" "[ Woman ] Yeah, he's with her." "?" "[ Man Continues ]" "?" "[ Continues ]" "?" "You know that song that makes it on every deejay's hot list?" "?" "It's got this flavored to perfection ?" "[ Narrating ] Sleep through an aerial bombing or two, and noise isn't an issue." "?" "[ Singing Continues ]" "Youjust need some privacy and a bed." "In a pinch, you can lose the bed... but the privacy's important forprojects like this one." "With everyone x-raying and chemical testing their mail these days... a box ofwire and pipe and batteries sprinkled with chemical fertilizer... is a great attention-getter." " ?" "I pull it out Women be like ?" " ?" "What's up with that ?" "?" "Don't worry, baby It's all gravy ?" "?" "After a few drinks you can see what God gave me ?" "?" "So fillyour drink up Throwyour hands up The party don't start-- ?" "Hey." "Thanks for com i n'." "Come on i n." " Come on in." "You want some coffee?" " No." "No." " It's not a problem." "I made some fresh." " Listen, I just wanted to" " Sit down, sit down." "just talk about" " This is my son, David." "David, say hi." " Hi." " Areyou a soldier?" " Uh, no." "Sort of." "My dad says you're here to help us." "Yeah, I might be." "I just need to talk toyour dad about some money first." "Then areyou gonna shoot the people that robbed Mr. Pyne?" "No, no." "That shouldn't be necessary." "What ifthey shoot atyou?" "Well, in that case, it would be necessary, soyeah." "Okay." "David, go play." " I can play here." " In your room." " Want to see my room?" " David, go." "I'm sorry." "It's fine." "So, will you help?" "I'll need halfthe money up front." "Uh, I don't know." "Uh, 2,300 dol" "Okay, wait." "Wait." "I need you to know something." "I'll follow this whereverit leads." "I finish what I start." "We do it my way, no questions." "Got it?" "Thankyou." "[ Woman Laughing]" "Workin' hard?" "Tanning is an art and a science, Mike." "You want something to drink?" " They got guys here, they'll bring you whateveryou want." " No, I'm fine." "So, what haveyou found out about Pyne's hired gun?" "Well, he washed out ofthe Rangers after a coupleyears." "Then he went to work for some private military outfit in Iraq-- some kind of meathead mercenary sort ofthing." "Any progress with the job?" "I checked the estate's security logs." "Nothin' there." " So it's the hard way then." " The best angle is the art." "I find the buyer, I'll work myway back to who pulled offthe job." "Well, howyou gonna do that?" "I need you to set up a meeting with me and Barry." "Can do." "[Michael Narrating] Whetheryou're a coke dealer, a thief, an arms dealer or a spy... you need someone to cleanyour money... which makes a good money launderer the closest thingyou can get... to a Yellow Pages for criminals." "Even better, a money launderer will always take yourphone call... burn notice or no burn notice." "Good to see you." "Heard about your troubles." "So sorry." "I 'm working on it." "Thanks for coming, Barry." "I'm working on it." "Thanks for coming, Barry." "I'm in a service industry." "That's what I do." "I help." "So, whatyou need?" " An art dealer." " No, no, no, no, no, no." "Art's a bad place to park money these days." "I.R.S. is all over the place." "Plus some schmuck in New York says the wrong thing, you take a bath." "How 'bout stamps?" "Nice and portable." "Liquidity's better." "Coins." "Had this guywho does coins." "All cash." "Has to be art." "I need someone to find me a piece that's not on the regular market." "Hot paintings." "I might know someone." "Uh, nobody gets hurt?" "Nobodyyou care about." "[ Chuckling ]" "Just rememberwho still helped you when you were down." "Me" " Barry." "That's who." "I gaveyou love." "You'll remember?" "I'll remember." "Oye, Martin." "?" "[Man Singing In Spanish ]" "Excuse me." "I'm just" "[ Clears Throat ]" "Sorry, man." "We were waitin' on Sugar and got carried away." "You know how it is." " Sugar?" " Yeah." "I don't know his real name, but he usually hooks us up." "We wanted to score some "E."" " Areyou the new guy?" " Leave." "Now." "[ Ringing ]" " Mom, what is it?" " [ Man ] This isn'tyour mom." "Dan." "Dan, hey." "Good to hear from you." "I thoughtyou lost my number." "Just spent three hours with the F.B.I. discussing your little present." "Theywondered why someone was sending me a pipe bombwith no explosive in it." "[ On Speakerphone] I thought it'dgetyourattention." " So tell me what's goin' on." " I don't know." "Burn notice is eyes only." "Forwhat it's worth, I think it's bull, but I don't control these things." "Well, tell me who to talk to, or I'm coming to D.C. and raising some hell." "Don't do that, Michael." "You're on all the F.B.I. watch lists." " You go anywhere, they're all overyou." " What for?" "All I know is thatwhoever did this wants you on ice." "You leave Miami, you heat up fast." "We're talking manhunt, police in every state." "Things may change, but for now, be smart." "Lay low." "Can I at least see the burn notice?" "Ifl could see who issued it, then maybe I can do something about this." "I risked enough just calling." "Look, some of us are still on your side." "You pull another stunt like this though, and I won't be one of'em." "What's up, bro?" "You new around here?" "Yeah." "Well, my name is Sugar, and I, uh" "I heard you messed with some of my friends last night." " I asked a few ofyour customers to get out ofhere, yeah." " What's your problem?" "My problem right now is a pretty boy drug dealer with a bad dye job is standing in myway." " [ Groans ]" " Whoa!" "Did I hurtyou, bro?" "[Michael Narrating] Doesn't matter how much trainingyou have." "A broken rib is a broken rib." "Don't start fights you can't finish, bro!" " [ Screams ]" " I'll break it." "I don't want to, but I will if I have to." "All right!" "All right, all right!" "All right." "Let go!" "Letgo!" "Letgo!" "?" "[Man Singing In Spanish ]" "You come highly recommended, Mr. Westen." "What areyou interested in?" "Specifically?" "British post-Impressionists." "Sisley, Steer." " Ah, that's nice." " We don't see much ofthat." "Most specialty stock is out ofthe East these days." " Iraqi antiquities, Russian icons." " Mm-hmm." "Although that's mostly forged garbage." "I can getyou some French Impressionists." "My collection is mostly focused on the Camden Town Group." "Very nice." "I wish I had something." "Several pieces were on the market about six months ago." "There was a Sisley and several Clausens, although it didn't sell." "Really?" "Doyou rememberwho?" "Oh, I don't rememberthe name." "One ofthese condo developers that are everywhere these days." "Bought during the Impressionist bubble in the '90s." "He went to all the major dealers." "Wanted to dump it." "It was all very discreet, but people talk." " Really?" "What happened?" " Nobodywas interestedis what happened." "Not at his price." "I'm sorry I can't help, but" "No, no, no." "You-- You have been very helpful." "Thankyou." "I do have some Greco-Roman nude wrestling statues you might like to take a look at." "[Michael Narrating] I neverrun around in the bushes in a ski mask... when I'm breaking in someplace." "Somebody catches you, what areyou gonna say?" "You want to look like a legitimate visitor until the very last minute." "Ifyou can't look legit, confused works almost as well." "Maybe you get a soda from the fridge or a yogurt." "Ifyou're caught, youjust act confused and apologize like crazy for taking the yogurt." "Nothing could be more innocent." "Cracking an old-school safe is pretty tough... but modern high-tech security makes it much easier." "Thing is, nobody wipes off a fingerprint scanner after they use it... so what's left on the scanner, nine times out of 1 0..." " is a fingerprint." " [ Beepi ng ]" "[ Clicking ]" "F.ighting for the little guy is for suckers." "We all do it once in a while... but the trick is to get in and out quickly without getting involved." "That's one trick I never really mastered." "Javier.Javier?" " You want some cereal?" " No." "All I got is the one with the marshmallow guys, but it's good." "It's David's favorite." "Don't worry about that." "I want to talk toyou beforeyou go to work." " What is it?" "Is there something wrong?" " Yeah." "Basically, your boss sold you out." "He robbed his own house." "Probably had Vince do the actual job." "But the bottom line is, he collects the insurance, and you're the fall guy." " Mr. Pyne?" "Nah, he wouldn't." "He talked to the police for me." " So what?" "That just makes it easier for him to collect on the insurance." "You're a trusted employee." "He had no idea." "Take a look at this." "[ Sighs ]" "Halfhis real estate projects are just paper-- empty lots he paid a loan officer to sign off on." "He borrowed against those to finance other deals... but with the market cooling, he's bleeding money, and the art is all he has." "Without the insurance payout, it all comes crashing down." "What do I do?" "Well,you couldgo tojail-- 1 0years, give or take." "You could run." "The statute of limitations is about 20 years." "Oryou could fight back." " Fight back?" " Pyne doesn't want any ofthis to get out." "As long as we have this information, we have leverage." " But what do I do?" " I'll handle the details, but it could get dangerous." "People do bad things when this much money's on the line." " Money." "I" " Don't worry about the money." "You want to do this or not?" "You're not going to work today or ever again." "I'm gonna go talk to Pyne, but be prepared." "This could get sketchy." "Hey." "You reallywant me to shoot someone, don'tyou?" "Hey." "So, Mr. Westen, what can I do foryou?" "I just wanted to updateyou." "Fortunately, I thinkwe can be pretty sure thatJavier had nothing to do with the robbery." "Haveyou spoken to the police?" "I'm not sureyou want me to do that." "Yeah, take a look at this." "I think this points prettyclearlyto, um-- mmm, some othersuspects." " Where'd you get this?" " I found it in the course of my investigation." "Cops might find it, too, if, say,Javierwas arrested." "I'm guessing that's something you'd want to avoid." "Well, you two have a lot to talk about." "I know myway out." "Does that shirt come in men's?" "[Pyne ] You're head ofmysecurity!" "Well, it'syourjob, damn it!" "You" "[ Michael Narrating] Powerful people don't like being pushed around." "You can never quite predict what they're going to do... or have their washed-out Special F.orces security guys do." "Point is, blackmail is a little like owning a pit bull." "It might protectyou, or it might bite your hand off." "That's why it pays to make sure you know what they're thinking, and that means eavesdropping." "H i." "Can I hel p you?" "Yeah, I need two of these... and your cheapest phone." " That one?" " Oh, the Hello Sweetheart." " Is it foryour little girl?" " No." "Oh, the Hello Sweetheart." "Yeah, that's fine." " Okay." " [ Cash Register Beeping]" "[ Michael Narrating] To build a listening device, you need a crappyphone... with a mike that picks up everything." "Butyou want the batterypower and circuits ofa betterphone." "It's a trickyou learn when the purchasing office won't spring for a bug." "Hel lo, Sweetheart." "So, Sam and I are gonna plant the bug tomorrow so we can listen in on Pyne." "Fi, I want to askyou, um" " Yeah?" " Uh, I need someone to track him... provide a little tactical support." "Sure." "It'll be just like the old days." " That sounds like fun." " Gladyou think so." "I haven't worked so hard for so little money since Afghanistan." "Afghanistan." "But at least there, mymother wasn't calling me 30 times a day." " Thankyou for giving her my number." " You're welcome." "Any thoughts as to why you're so unpopular?" "Why didn't theyjust kill ya?" "I might be a lesson, a warning." "Somebodywants to offer me a job, but they want me desperate before they make the offer." "It could be a lot ofthings." "I don't know." "Yeah." "It'll be good foryou to stay in one place for a while, resolve some issues." "Why I-I traveled halfway across the world to get away from those, you know" "My point exactly." "Maybe ifyou stopped running, you could maintain a normal relationship." " Listen, F.i. There's a few things I'm good at." " [ No Audible Dialogue ]" "Tactical analysis, hand-to-hand combat, and I'm a decent cook." "But relationships-- They're just not my thing." "They neverwere." "Well, nowyou're in Miami." "Getyourselfa 24-year-old with big, fake tits." "They bore me." "Ifit makesyou feel anybetter... you were the closest..." "I ever got." "It--Itjust wasn't close enough, I guess." "Things could have worked out with us, Michael." "You were robbing banks for the I.R.A." "A spy is just a criminal with a government paycheck." "You're the one with two F.." "B.I. agents watching him eat." "Three" " One." "Two." "Behind me at the bar." "Bravo." " Should we shoot them?" " I've got enough problems." "Oh, well." "More sake then?" " When." "When, Fi." "When!" "When." " What?" "What?" "What?" "I can't shag a man who works in a bank." " The end." " He was rich, he's handsome, and you broke up with him." "He had no tactical awareness." "He had no tactical awareness." "He didn't know how to shoot." "He didn't know how many exits were in a building." "Oh, God!" "You spoiled me, Mi" " Michael." "I thought it was mywinning smile." " [ Gun Cocks ]" " Don't move." "Sugarwants you out." " She has nothing to dowith this." " Shut up." "He's right." "Michael, shut up." "I can handle myself." "[ Laughs ]" "You really ought to do something aboutyour neighbors." " I know, I know." " Thatwas fun." " Yeah." " Shall we?" "Yo, F.i, F.i." "Violence is foreplay foryou." "It's not for me." "I gotta take care ofthis, and then I gotta go to bed." "Good night." "I'll seeyou tomorrow." "Fi, you know, I could" "That went well." " Yeah." "Sam." " You'll like this." "I found out Vince is calling all his army buddies, trying to figure outwhoyou are." "[ Laughs ] Yeah, good luckwith that." "I don't even know." "I'll have 'em feed him something, hold him off." "Well, stay on it." "I have a little home improvement project I have to do." "[Michael Narrating] Once somebody sends a guywith a gun afteryou... things are onlygoing to get worse." "But like it or not, you've got work to do." "F.or a job like getting rid ofthe drug dealer next door..." "I'll take a hardware store over a gun any day." "[ Beeps ]" "Guns make you stupid." "Better to fightyour wars with duct tape." "Duct tape makes you smart." "Every decent punk has a bulletproofdoor." "[ Sugar] Who's there?" "H i." "I t's your neighbor." "But people forget walls arejust plaster." "Hopefully, you get him with the first shot." "Or the second." "[ Screams ] My knee!" "No!" "Come on inside!" "Now he's down and waiting foryou to come through the front door." "Come on, mother" "Soyou don't come through the front door." " Come on!" " Don't move." "Easy, Vanilla Ice." "Now, you got 20 minutes to clear out." "You understand?" "Doyou understand?" " Yes, yes, yes!" " The wound is not that bad." "Disinfect it, wrap it in this, and you get to a hospital, you won't walkwith a limp." "You're still here in 20 minutes, the limpwill be the least ofyour problems." "Understand me?" "Yes." "[ Screams ]" "Look, thepointis,yougetting burned wouldn't have happened back then." "I mean, in the '80s, the rules were the rules." "They had their guys, we had our guys." "Wasn't so goddamn complicated." "You could get your head around it." "Now today it's all about religion and oil." "It's no fun anymore." "I gotta tellyou, I'm glad I got out when I did." "Good morning, Bloody Mary." "Hey, you want some?" "No, I 'm fine." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Hey, is that your mom again?" " Yup." "All right." "There she is." "Pyne's coming out soon." "Ah." "You sure this is a good idea-- you hooking up with her again?" "Okay, I 'm not hooking up with her." "That's not what's happening." "I need her for tactical support." "Is that what they're calling it these days?" "Tactical support?" "What aboutyour cab driver?" "Is he gonna let me down?" "Pierre?" "Don't worryabout him." "I told him I'd give him 50 bucks to punch me in the face." " That's all he had to hear." " Yeah, I'd do it for 20." " [ Tires Screeching ] - [ Horns Honking ]" "I don't want any excuses." "Now, you're my damn attorney." " I want to know what I can do about this situation." " Hey!" " What the hell was that?" " Oh, what is that?" " You cut me off!" "." " You drive two lanes!" "You drive in one." "Oh, no, no, no, no, no." "There are two lanes!" "[ Pierre ] You got a mouth." "You got a problem here?" "Yeah, I got a problem with you!" "[ Grunts ]" "[Arguing Continues ]" "Okay." "Okay." "Okay, okay." "Okay." " This man." " Hey, I 'm not through with you, man!" "I'm callin'!" "You got" "I got no problem!" "I got your number!" "Huh?" "[ Pyne On Speaker] So the bastard just comes out of nowhere... breaks into my house, into my safe." " You can't tell me a damn thing about him?" " We're tryin', sir." "Thereyou go, Mike." "Less than a week in Miami, you're already making friends." "It doesn't sound like he's gonna roll overthat easy." "These rich guys bite when you got 'em by the tail." "Call me ifhe makes any moves." "We'll get about 24 hours out ofthat battery." " It's voice-activated, soyou'll hear a beep." " I know the drill, Mike." "You doyour thing." "[Michael Narrating] People with happyfamilies don't become spies." "A bad childhood is the perfect background for covert ops." "You don't trust anyone." "You're used to getting smacked around, andyou never get homesick." "I thi nk I 've got a parasite." "You don't have a parasite." "Pills don't work." "Soon as it reaches your liver, it's" "The pills are foryou not to thinkyou're sick all the time." "Yeah, right." "You and the doctor, you think I'm crazy." "I think he's letting me die ofa parasite 'cause I can't pay his bill." "Oh, for now, can wejust trythese pills?" " I put up the tree." " Yeah, I can see that." "Did you go seeyour brotheryet?" "'Cause, um, I thought maybe we could all be, you know, together for Christmas." "But he's not returning mycalls." "The last time I saw him, he threw a telephone book at my head." "So what makes you think I can make him come home?" "Well, rememberwhenyou were six, and-and Daddylockedyou inyourroom... and wouldn't let you see the Star Wars movie?" "Well,youjust pulled up the floor and sneaked out through the heating vent." "I mean, since when was there ever anything that you wanted to do that you couldn't do?" "Please, Michael." "For me." "[ Sniffles ]" "[ Michael Narrating] Thirtyyears ofkarate... combat experience on five continents... a rating with every weapon that shoots a bullet or holds an edge." "Still haven't found any defense against Mom crying into my shirt." " [ Sobbi ng ] - [ Sighs ]" "Mom, I, uh" " I c" " I can't 'cause I-- I" " I 'm gonna" " I 'm-  [ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Hold on." "I'm sorry." "Hold on." "Yeah?" " [ Sam ] We got trouble, Mike." " Well, what is it?" "Looks like Pyne is trying to get some leverage ofhis own." "Listen." "[ Pyne ] Vincent, you're gonna have to go over and take the kid." "I don't know what the hell else to do." " Maybe then we can talk some sense intoJavier." "Jesus, the kid." "Pyne gotJavier out ofthe house." "He had his lawyer call with some legal thing." "Now the kid is home alone, and your boyVince is on his way over there." " How long ago?" " I called as soon as I heard, brother." "Mom, where's your toolbox?" "[ Horn Honking ]" " You're about to get ran over." " Move over." " Man, damn." "Please don't jack me." " Move over." "Move over." " All right." "All right." " No, no." "This is not a carjacking." " Don't" " Don't jack me." " It's not a carjacking." "I'm not gonna hurtyou." " I just need a big carwith no air bags." " You need a what?" "[ Screams ]" " Where areyou taking me?" " We're gonna go to Little Havana for a bit." " Where areyou taking me?" " We're gonna go to Little Havana for a bit." "Little Havana?" "Just let me out." "I'll get out." "I'll forget I ever seen you." "I don't have time to dropyou off now." "Oh, watch out for that car!" "[ Screams ]" "You gotta get this fixed." "This is really annoying." " I just need to do something real quick." " What doyou need to do?" "All right." "All right, man." "Slow down." "Slow down, all right?" " It's almost over, okay?" " What does "almost over" mean?" "You know, uh, there's a lot ofcops around this area, dude." " Sheaun, hold on really tight." " Why do I have to hold on tight?" " Because" " Because?" "ofthis." "[ Screams ]" "Look what you did to my car!" "Oh, damn!" "Look at my car." "[ Michael Narrating] Airbags save a lot oflives." "But they also putyou out long enough... to getyour hands cable-tied to the steering wheel." "Ijust had this fixed!" "Don't go playing' with my car, man!" "Sheaun, there's cash in his wallet." "The Rolex should take care of the rest." "Cops will be here soon." "I'd be someplace else." "[ Shouts ] How am I gonna get home?" "[SirenApproaching]" " What's up?" " Uh" "Yeah, he's fine." "Doyou have a place to stay?" "Great." "You'll come get him?" "Good." "David, your dad will be here soon." "You two are gonna stay with your aunt for a while." "You live here?" "I usually stay at four-star hotels." "I mean, I don't really have a lot of... stuff." "Ifyou're hungry, there's a blueberryyogurt in the fridge." "That black eye" " How'd you get it?" "Kids at school." "Yeah?" "Why?" "I don't know." "They don't need a reason mostly." "Last time, they took my new shoes." "Time before, it was just 'cause." "How manywere there?" "Is it a group or an individual?" "It matters, tactically." "It's a group." "They get up in my face and they start pounding me, okay?" "[ Sniffling ]" "Areyou crying?" "You're not crying?" "Looks likeyou're crying." "Don't, okay?" " [Sniffling]" " All right." "Don't cry." "All right." "Stop." "All right?" "Here." "You have to lose some fights soyou can learn to win." "I mean, look at this." "I got the crap beat out ofme." "I have two black belts, and theykicked my ass." "So you got nothing to be ashamed ofwith me, okay?" "I mean, I'm the champ at gettin' beaten up." "But I'm also very good at winning." "You want it to stop?" " Yeah." " All right." "The key to fighting a group is taking out its leader." "Take out its leader, oh, they'll all leaveyou alone." "It's bully psychology." "Works with third world military units as well." "When I was in Afghanistan" "Never mind that." "Um, who's the leader?" " His name's Jake." "Jake?" "I'm gonna push you." "When I do that, drop down into a ball, likeyou're scared." "Protectyourself." "Tight up like a ball." "Good." "Now, he's gonna move in and make fun ofyou." "Keep those elbows tight." "He tries to kickyou, protect that spleen, protect that liver." "I wantyou to stand up quick, hityour head right up underneath my chin." "And go!" "[ Grunts ]" "I'm a little dazed." "Makeyour fist." "One, two, three, four, and then the five." "That locks it in." "[ Laughs ] Very good." "Good." "Guys, it's like I told you." "There's nothing else." "We did the one job, and that's it." "About the threatening package?" "You may not take that seriously, but the terror task force" "Oh, come on, guys!" "He was just making a point." "We're not here for our health, Sam." "Hi, guys." "Talking about me?" "Can I get a coffee?" " [ Clears Throat ] Sam." " Hey, Mike." "You want to introduce me toyour F.." "B.I. buddies?" " F.B.I.?" "You got the wrong idea." " Ford outside has G-series plates." "You got fast-draw holsters, off-the-rack suits and cheap loafers." "No, you guys are feds." "They're feds!" "Michael, look." "They came to me." "I was just trying to help you." "It's not like I didn't know." "I've got two known associates in Miami--you and Lucy-- and amazingly, you're both willing to help me?" "I know how the game is played, Sam." "I was on the other side, remember?" "So, I'm Michael Westen, andyou are?" "Agent Harris." "This is Agent Lane." "Doyou even know whyyou're following me?" "'Cause this whole thing" "Don't know, don't care." "Higher up the food chain." "Great." "Let's call your boss." "Maybe he can tell me." "Those aren't our orders." "Our orders are to keep tabs on you." " Then you give him a message." "You tell him" " Sorry." "I do have a message foryou though." "Don't go thinking you got nothin' to lose." "You got friends, you got family." "Is that a threat, Agent Harris?" "It's the truth." "Coffee's on me." " Mike, they got my pension tied up." " Sam, Sam." " Mike, they got my pension tied up." " Sam, Sam." "Look, they said it would be better foryou, that you can do anything you want basically... as long as you staywhere they can seeyou and you don't 'cause any trouble." "Sam, don't sprinkle sugar on this bull and call it candy." "I'm sorry, Mike." "I don't know what to say." "Ifl couldn't handle myfriends informing on me, I wouldn't be in the business." "Theway I see it, better a friend than someone I don't know." "The way I see it... a friend would tell them just enough to make them happy... but keep 'em out of my business." "Well, hell, yeah, Mike." "Absolutely." "Good." "Good." "I gotta go." "I gotta go take care of Pyne." " You want me to come along?" "It's the least I can do." " [ Laughs ]" "No." "I can handle it." "Good luck, Mike." "[Michael Narrating] Whenyou work solo, it's about prepping the ground." "Home court advantage counts for a lot." "You never know what's going to happen." "You prepare for everything." "Most bad guys expectyou to just sit there and wait for them..." "like those are the rules or something." "[ Ri ngi ng ]" "[ J avier On Phone ] Hello." "Hello." "Who's this?" "He's there." "[ Car Warning Bell Dinging ]" "Hi there." " Where is he?" " Uh,Javier?" "He's not here." "Listen, we need to talk." "I'm not screwing around." "Where the hell is he?" "[ Slowly] He's not here." "Anything you need to say to him, you can say to me." "I'm done talking, Mr. Westen." "I don't know how in the hell you got in my safe, but I want to make it clear" " I will not be intimidated." " Well, neitherwill I." "Bytheway, Vince, you're gonna have a hard time blowing my brains outwith the safety on." " [ Grunts ] - [ Gunshot]" "Whoa!" "Hey, the safetywas off." "What doyou know?" "Mymistake." "[ Gunshots ]" "Vince, what the hell?" "[ Vince Grunting ]" " [ Groaning ] - ?" "[ Whistling ]" "[ Michael Narrating] Ifyou're going to put prints on a gun... sticking it into somebody's hand isn't going to do it." " Any decent lawyer can explain prints on a gun." " Ow, ow!" "But try explaining prints on the inside ofthe trigger assembly." "Who" "Who was doi ng al I the shooti ng?" "We have a special guest." "This bad boy." "[ Laughs ]" ".3 57 Magnum loaded with blanks, duct taped to a flare." "Sounded like the real thing, didn't it?" " I need a hospital." " Yeah, in a sec." "We're talking." "You shotyour buddy here, Mr. Pyne." "And this--[Laughs ] this-- this here is a crime lab's wet dream." " Mmm." " What doyou want?" "In a second." "I'm not done with my show-and-tell." "[ Pyne's Voice ] Vincent, you're gonna have to go over and take the kid." "I don't knowwhat the hell else to do." "That is you plotting a kidnapping." "That's hard time, federal time." " At your age, that's the rest ofyour life." " Tell me what you want!" "Vince here confesses to the robbery." "Javiergets severance pay, fiveyears, with benefits--and dental." "That's veryimportant." "And never sees your mug again." "And you know what?" "For Christmas, throw in a college fund for David." "How does that sound?" "Well, let's get you outta here." "This will be a murderweapon in 20 minutes ifVince doesn't get to the hospital." "And the documents-- the financial information?" "We'll see how good ofa boyyou are." "'Cause I'll bewatching." "I cleaned upyourplace prettywell, butyou're gonna have to replace the carpet." "But no one's gonna botheryou oryour family again." "You can go home." "Thankyou." "I don't-- I don't know how to say, but" "Don't worry about it." "[ Children Chattering]" "Come on!" "[ Knocking ]" " Yeah?" " Can I borrow your binoculars?" "Um" "I knowyou got some in there andyou're not using them... because you need 'em to see me, and I'm right here, so" "Please?" "[ Children ] F.ight!" "F.ight!" "F.ight!" "F.ight!" "F.ight!" "F.ight!" "[ Michael Narrating] As a spy, it doesn't matter... ifyou're helping rebel forces fight offa dictator... or giving combat tips to a third-grader." "There's nothing like helping the little guy kick some bully's ass." "Fi ght!" "Fi ght!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "There's nothing worse for a spook than knowingyou're being played." "Someone is pulling strings." "Who?" "Not some intelligence agency bureaucrat in a cubicle." "This is someone with more style." "Not F.." "B.I. either." "They're not this creative and they don't do surveillance on their own guys." "This is someone who knows what he's doing... someone who wants to send a message." ""Welcome to Miami. ""