"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?" "Miam i." "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 used to inform on you to the F.B.I." "You know spies." "Bunch of bitchy little girls." " Family 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] In the world ofintelligence... ifan operative hands you a crossword puzzle... chances are you've just received a coded message." "It's the art ofsteganography-- sending coded messages that don 't look like messages unless you have the key." "[ Fiona ] So does this new handler ofyours set all her meetings with crossword puzzles... or is she just fl i rti n' with you?" "[ Michael ] These people burned me, blacklisted me and threatened my family." "I thinkwe're a little past flirting." " Keep the engine running." "Ifyou see her leave" " Tail her." "I know." "We can't take more proactive measures?" "There's room in the trunk." "The idea is to find out who she's working for without her knowing, Fi." "It calls for something a little more subtle than throwing her in the trunk." " You ready, Sam?" " All set." "Listen, Mike, I hate to bring this up, but is this gonna take a while?" "'Cause I got a meeting of my own I gotta get to." "Yeah, the Pilates class with Veronica." "Fi told me." "Look, it's a great way to strengthen your core, okay?" "Give me a break, will you?" "I'm in the doghouse with Veronica, and it's all your fault." " What?" " Yeah." "She's still all over me... about how the Cadillac got all banged up." "I won't makeyou late, Sam.Just make sure you get a shot ofCarla beforeyou go." "[Michael Narrating] In covert ops... you always want to be the one setting the meeting." "Whenyou're following someone else's instructions..." " they set the agenda, they control the security-- - [ Shutter Cl icki ng ] and they get to make youjump through hoops to remindyou they are in charge." "[ Carla ] Hel lo, Michael." "Can I get you something to drink?" " I'll have what you're having." " Oh, I don't think they serve qishr here." "Mmm." "Yemenese coffee." "I prefer to brew it myself." "Drinks you get in restaurants, you never quite know what's in them, do you?" "Thankyou for meeting me at the mall." "Work has been so busy that I just don't get the time to shop." "Well, we can't have that." "Give me your boss's number." "I'll give him a call." "Cute." "It's a security badge-- Integrated circuit processor... embedded hologram over laminate patch" "Makes it damn near impossible to duplicate." "[ Whistles ] Where'd you get it?" "That's notyour concern." "Whatyou need to know... is there's one counterfeiter in Miami who can forge it" "A Tunisian-- name is Nefzi." " You gonna introduce us?" " No, you're gonna make the approach on your own." "That's the waywe do things, and that's why we like working with people likeyou." "We'd like the duplicate and the original back in two days." "Then... what?" "We're done with the burn notice?" "I get my life back?" "It's not that simple, Michael." "Not by a long shot." "But playing nice has its rewards." "You can keep whatever you don't give to Nefzi." "[ Whistles ]" "Looking for Sam?" "You know, Michael, I brought friends too." " What didyou do?" " Don't worry." "They're fine." "Next time, the kids stay home." "Carla's guys were good." "We never saw 'em coming." "The way they covered their approach was impressive." "Polite bunch too, for countersurveillance types." "Not with this." " Sam still pouting?" " It was Veronica's." "Mmm." " What's the security badge for?" " I don't know." "Figure that out, we might be able to answer a few questions." "I gotta find a Tunisian counterfeiter." "What about Barry?" "He's a weasel, but he launders money for half of Miami." " He could probably putyou in touch." " Yeah." "Barry didn't enjoy our last meeting." "He's dodging me." "Avoiding Sam's calls too." "No." "Gonna needa fresh face." "Someone he won't expect." "You know how I feel about money launderers." "The last one I dealt with... they're still finding pieces ofhim all over Belfast." "Do it for me?" "Your charms no longer have any effect on me, Michael." "Do it for all theyogurtyou can eat?" "Fine." "But I can't promise that I won't kill him." "[Cell Phone Ringing]" " Yeah, Sam?" " Hey, Mike, I'm headed to the Carlito." "Um, look, there's a thing I need to talk to you about right away." " I hope he will come." " Oh, he'll be here.Just grab a seat." "Hey, Mike." "Whoa, whoa." "Hey, hold up." " Mike." " Is this a job, Sam?" "It's not a good time for a job." "Look, I knowyou got this whole counterfeiting thing." "But just hear her out." "She's a real sweetheart." "She's got a problem with a stalker." " Stalker?" " Yeah." " You were a Navy SEAL." "You can't handle this?" " Yeah, well, look... normally I'd handle it with a few stern words and a baseball bat... but this is kind ofa-- kind ofa delicate situation." "Plus, she asked me in front ofVeronica." "So?" "When I'm on a job, it turns her on." " It's all I can do to keep up." "The things this woman does" " Got it." " I'm trying to get some too." " Got it." "Got it." "I got it." "His name is Raul." "I met him at the restaurant where I am a hostess." "He calls me all the time." "I say I'm not interested, but he thinks I am teasing." "The guywon't take "Hit the road, Raul" for an answer." "Hepays all the bartenders at the restaurant to tell him who I talk to... and every day he just comes-- he comes and watches me." " Have you gone to the police?" " Yes." "They say they cannot do anything unless he hurts me." "But he gets so angry." "Every day it gets worse." "I don't want to wait until something terrible happens." "It's gonna be fine." "Like I told you, Mike is the best in the business." "I'll see what I can do." "What time does Raul usually show up at the restaurant?" "At the restaurant?" "Ay, no." "PorDios, you can't." "Raul, he's a very.big customer." "Ifyou make a problem there, I will lose myjob." "Okay, it's fine." "Don't worry about it." "We can meet him somewhere else." "Tell us where to find him." "Um" "I go to church every day." " [Bell Ringing]" " Raul always wants to pick me up." "How did you and Sophia meet, exactly?" "Oh, we're in the same cooking class." "Oh, Veronica set it up." "It's one of those things where they get a famous chefin... they crack open a couple eggs and a bottle ofwine." "Not exactly the kind ofthing that a hostess making minimum wage signs up for." " [Cell Phone Ringing]" " Don't know." "She wants to be a chef." "Must have saved up." " [ Beeps ]" " Yeah, Ma?" "Michael?" "You still haven't fixed my coffeemaker, and I can't find the warranty." "Warranty?" "That thing was built in 1 967." "Well, I need it for my poker game." "Can you come over later?" "There he is, Mike." " Hello?" " Yeah, I'll be there." "Seeyou later, Ma." "[ Beeps ]" "Thatstalkerhappens to have a MAC-10 in hisjacket." "Oh, you knew, didn't you?" "Mike, look, I did a little pre-scouting, but" "I-I knew he was packin'." "I didn't know he had a MAC-1 0." "I thought it was, like, a regular gun." " Adios." "Gracias." " Bye." " I'm in ajam, and this girl Sophia, she's in real trouble." " Yeah." "I just need a little help." "We're gonna have to do recon." "You're buying lunch." "Okay, you got it, Mikey." "I'm starving anyway." "[DoorOpens ]" "Need a refill here, hon." " Ugh!" "Oh, God." " Hard man to find." "Just tell Mike it's not personal, okay?" "Last time I saw him there was this kind of, you know..." ""Do this for me orwe're enemies for life" vibe." " It scared me a little." " Barry, he just needs some information." " All right." " We're looking for a Tunisian counterfeiter." "You know any?" "Tunisian." "Where is Tunisia even?" "Is that next to Spain or something?" "Listen, I gotta be outta here." "I got a rubdown in, like, 1 0 minutes." "Ow, ow, ow." "All right." "All right, I got it." "Uh" "Nefzi." "You're talking about Nefzi." "You don't wanna deal with him." "Trust me." "He's the go-to guy for all the hard-core stuff." "Fake moneyfor coke deals, counterfeit passkeys... for bank robbery stuff that gets people killed." "Plus, he's the most arrogant son ofa bitch in South Florida." " Where can we find him?" " He operates out of a TV repair store down in South Miami." "Word is, Nefzi was part of the security force for the Tunisians back in the early '80s." "Nasty." "Ifhe brings out the electrodes, I'd leave." " You see?" "That wasn't so hard, was it, Barry?" " We're done here?" " Mm-hmm." " Okay. 'Cause ifyou want..." "I can arrange a massage foryou or something." "Dinnerafter?" "Who needs electrodes when you have one ofthese?" "Hey, I was just asking." "You know, they stopped making parts for this when Nixon was president." " I'm gonna getyou a new one." " You know, Michael..." "I've started seeing a counselor." "And she said that there are unresolved issues between you and me." "Really?" "And she'd like you to come to the sessions." "Counseling... with you." "Yeah, uh" " Now's not a really good time, 'cause I have a lot on my plate." "I'm just gonna throw this out." "You know, I've been waking up with night sweats ever sinceyou sent me to Fort Lauderdale... because ofthose men with guns who were chasing you, Michael." "Fine." "I will go with you." "I knewyou'd think it was a good idea... so I made ourfirst appointment fortomorrow." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " I'm gonna take this." " [Beeps ]" " Yeah, Sam?" " Mike, I tailed Raul to his job." "Man, you gotta see this." "[Beeping]" " More guns." "Great." " Yeah." " [ Whistles ] - [Sam ] Looks like Raul's in charge ofthis operation." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" "Yeah." "Hey, dumpling." "[ Chuckles ]" "Oh, just taking care of that thing for Sophia." "[ Laughs ]" "Well, Sammywill take whatever reward you wanna give him, baby." " Uh, pumpkin, let me call you back." " [ Beeps ]" "We need a better look, see who we're dealing with." "You thinkyou can handle that, pumpkin?" "Yeah." "I got it, Mike." "?" "Watch out?" "?" "Here it comes, mmm?" "?" "Watch out Here it comes ?" "Wait-Wait-Wait a second." "Let" " Let me see if I hear that right." "He says I'm uninsurable?" "Well, that's a pretty big word for a guy who can't read without moving his lips." "[ Speaking Spanish ]" " Hey, you need something?" " Here's what we do then." "You tell Jerry--Jerry's not moving my cargo anymore, okay?" "Yeah, you tell him that." "My God." "Hey, uh, you eljefe?" "You ship stuff?" "'Cause I got stuffto ship." "I'm talking Pilates equipment-- a lot ofit." "You know, it's those things that are in gyms." "They're like big beach balls." "All ofa sudden everyjoker in Tampa's gotta have 'em... so I need to make this happen like, you know, yesterday." " You have the wrong place." " Well, hear me out." "I mean, these areyour trucks, right?" "I'mjust" " I'mjust looking to rent a little extra space." "You know, offthe books, frankly." " Sorry." "All of our spaces are taken." " Oh, I get it." "Okay, I 'll play your game." "How much you want?" "Like five bucks?" "Leave now." "We'll just consider that a down payment for the future." "Okay, thanks a lot." "You have a good one now." "Take care." "Okay." "Big opportunity, right out the window there." " ?" "I think I gotta I think I gotta getya ?" " ?" "Watch out?" " See you guys." "Have a good one." " ?" "Like smack?" " Who are you?" " Who am I?" "What do you mean?" "We stopped by Raul's work." "He's loading trucks full oflidocaine and coffee cans." " I don't know." "I don't underst" " Lidocaine is used to cut cocaine..." " and coffee masks the smell from the dogs." " Dios mío." "Drugs?" "Drugs." "Shocking." "You never saw anything, huh?" "Now, it never occurred to you that most trucking executives... don't drive in Porsches and carry MAC-1 0s?" " Please don't hurt me." " You approached Sam at a cooking class... which costs more than you earn all week." "And then you happen to mention a sad story about Raul?" "What a coincidence." "Sam can help." " I'm telling you the truth." " Who areyou?" "I'm D.E.A. I'm a cop." "I've been undercover for twoyears, making a case against Raul's boss, Campos." "He runs a billion dollars in cocaine through Miami fortheValdez cartel... and Raul is his numbertwo guy in charge ofsecurity." "Okay, look." "Is Raul really stalking you orwas that a lie too?" "No, it's the truth." "The hostess job at Ernesto's is my cover." "That's where Campos likes to eat and talk business." "I tried not to draw attention to myself, but Raul noticed me." "And ifyou went to the D.E.A. with your problem, they'd pull you offthe job." "Yeah." "My investigation would be over." "I've worked too hard to let that happen." "That's why I came toyou." "Nice touch, approaching me through Sam." "Well, I'm sorry I lied, but I needed to be sureyou'd help me." " You'd do the same thing." "I've heard the stories." " What stories?" "There are rumors about a guy who took on a cartela while back." "I found the peopleyou helped, and they told me whatyou did." "Don't believe everything you hear." "Listen, I don't care who you were." "I just need help." "They have a big shipment coming in a few days." "I'm really close to finding out where." "But not if Raul kills you first." "I could go to jail for involving you." "I'm out here alone." "Doyou understand?" "Yeah, actually." "I have a pretty good idea what that's like." "Ernesto's--That's where I work." "There's Campos." "He and Raul meet every day for lunch." "Is that kindoffirepowernormal, oris this a special occasion?" "Campos is in a turfwar with the Mexicans." "Theyput a hit out on him last week." "It's pretty ugly." " Ugly's good." "We can work with ugly." " How?" "I need to get in with Raul quietly." "Make myself useful, get some information." "Then I let Campos know that Raul is spilling information to a new friend behind his back." "Campos deals with Raul forus, andit looks likeyou had nothing to do with it." " You make it sound so easy." " That sounded easy?" "Thanks a lot." "[ Beeping ]" "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " [ Beeps ]" " Raul?" "[ Spanish ]" "You don't have to do this." "I know." "Sam told me about yourlatest client." "She sounds like a handful." "J ust helping herwith the job." " Where'dall these checks come from?" "Barry." "Whateveryou said to him must have been convincing." "These are leftovers from a defunct shell company." " What are you doing with them?" " Becoming a forger." "Approach the Tunisian with a few phony checks" "And you're not just a client-- you're a colleague." "?" "It gets crazywhen you're living in the inner city?" "?" "All alone against the odds and there ain't no pity ?" "?" "I'm a hustler Ain't no stopping me on the grind?" "?" "You better getyours 'cause I'm-a get mine ?" "[ Michael Narrating ] Check fraud is more about technique than high-tech equipment." "Some old checks, a roll ofScotch tape, some nail polish remover, andyou're in business." "Nail polish remover is mostly acetone, which dissolves ink." "Get your hands on a check that's been filled out by the account holder... dissolve everything but the signature, andyou've got yourselfa blank check." " Counterfeiters call it "check washing. " - ?" "'Cause I'm-a get mine ?" "There may be no honor among thieves, but there 's a certain amount ofrespect." "Establishingyou're in the same racket is a great way to make an introduction." " Nefzi, ri ght?" " How did you fi nd me?" "Barry.." " Barry referred you?" " Ah, in a manner of speaking'." "He called you a son of a bitch." "Which I figured, anybody Barry doesn't like, cool by me." "Anyway, I took this job." "I gotta dupe this." "Little out of my league." "I'm good with papers, not with computers." " I think this is a computer thing, right?" " Yes, it's a computer thing." "Whywould anyone believe you could do this?" "Did I mention I'm good with papers?" "[ Scoffs ] Check fraud is for children." "Counterfeiting electronics takes real skill." "No argument from me." "That's why I'm coming toyou." "I can do this job, but, uh, it'll costyou." "Yeah, I figured." "Maybe we could do whatchamacallit, like the barter?" "You know?" "I giveyou some of mywork, and you do the badge for me." "This is hackwork I can do in my sleep." "Cash only-- 1 0,000." "Five now, five on delivery." "[ Inhales ]" "Okay." "People who try to cheat me, they regret it." "You understand me?" "I wouldn't dream ofit." " When can I get the badge back?" " I can have a basic knockoffby tomorrow... but ifyou want a better quality, it'll take a few days." "Takeyour time." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Yeah, Mom?" " Michael, I'm at the counselor's office." "You missed our appointment." "Oh!" "Um, some-something came up." "I should've called." "Yeah, well, they have a very strict cancellation policy here, Michael." " It's worse than the airlines." " I'll... pay for the session." " That's not the point." " [ Beeps ]" "[ Beeps ]" " [Ringing]" " Hello?" "[ Carla ] You look upset." "Is everything okay?" "Yeah, everything's fine." "Just some personal issues." "Thanks for asking." "Ifyou need to talk, Michael, I'm here foryou." "I appreciate that." "Why don'tyou give me your home number, and I'll takeyou up on that?" " I assume we'll be getting our badges soon?" " Few days." "That wasn't what was agreed to." "We were expecting them sooner." "Yeah, well, that's the best I can do." " I doubt that, Michael." " [ Line Clicks ]" "[ Beeps ]" "Yeah." "The man I'm looking for." " And why is that?" " You're in-- let's call it the shipping business." "And me-- let's call me a consultant." "Now, a guy moving your kind of cargo is always looking to make it go... from point "A" to point "B."" "I can help with this job." "I can makeyour life easier-- a lot easier-- for the right price." "I don't know whatyou're talking about." "I import coffee." "Right, and I used to work for the Mexicans." "Let's cut the crap." "Sophia." "You know, where I come from, talk like that... can get you killed." "Well, I'm sureyou wouldn't want blood all over that nice suit... so why don'tyou just hear me out?" " Talk." " I busted my ass for the Mexicans." "They didn't truly appreciate what I do." "And what is it exactly thatyou do?" "I expedite things." "I got a lot offriends." " Who are these friends?" " Police, Customs on the docks." "Anything beyond that, I'd be giving away my trade secrets." "But I can assureyou thatyour deliveries... would come on time, hassle free." " How does that sound, my" " Too good to be true." "Strange thatyou come to me and not to my boss." "What do I want with your boss?" "You'll be my boss." "I don't even wanna meet Campos." "I mean, the way I see it..." "I'm just here to makeyou look good, me to make money." "As long as I'm paid, you can be the hero." "You know, ifyou're interested, give me a call." "Sit, sit." "Allow me to buyyou a drink, huh?" " Sí." " Sophia." " My girlfriend." " Mmm." " Raul, I have to work." " [ Spanish ]" " Very nice girl, huh?" " Mmm." " Catholic." " Oh." "A volcano waiting to erupt." " [ Laughing ] - [ Imitates Explosion ]" "She loves me more than her own life." "That's a lot." "Mom?" "I wanted to apologize for, you know, missing our appointment." "Michael, the new coffeemaker." "Oh, thankyou." "It's more than enough apology." "Why didn'tyou wake me last night?" "I was in a hurry." "Uh, excuse me." "You were here long enough to read the paper." "Did your mom like the coffeemaker?" "I picked it out myself." "Built-in grinder, integrated water filter... makes up to 1 0 cups." "Perfect for herweekly poker game." " Yeah, I'd stay away from her." " [ Laughs ]" "You were the one that told me I needed to buy her a coffeemaker." " What about these?" "Do you like these?" " Depends on where you're staying." "They're nice for South Beach, but ifyou're in Coral Gables..." "I'd go with something conservative." "Always pushing, always probing." "It's cute." "Butyou need to understand something." " Right nowyou work for us." " And who would that be?" "[ Chuckles ] There's an easyway to do this and a hard way." " I like myway." " Is that whyyou decided to takeyour time delivering the badges?" "See how I respond?" "Ah." " Qualitywork takes time." " Right, right." "Every puppy starts off chewing the furniture, Michael." "Eventually they learn." "Next time I giveyou a deadline, I expectyou to meet it." "Don't test me again, or the next time I leave a gift atyour mom's house... it's not gonna be a coffeemaker." "[Michael Narrating] Ifyou wanna make a friend, solve a problem for them." "No problem to solve?" "Create one." "[ Beeps ]" "Al most done, Michael." " Make it look professional." " Yeah." "I 'm gonna pretend you didn't say that." " You getting friendlywith Raul?" " Yeah, friendly enough." "Ifl know my drug cartels, it won't take much longer... to make it look like he's going behind his boss's back." "Gotta go." "[Michael Narrating] Relationships are about trust." "People trustyou when they have something on you" "like, say, the name and address ofa mistress in Orlando... or information about a secret gambling habit." "It's all about making them feel secure." " Money problems?" " That's my busi ness." "Relax." "Ifthings go well, everything's okay." "I f it doesn't, we know where your friends and your family are." "A little insurance in case you get scared and run to the police." "Fine." "Maybe now you'll give me a route and shipping information so I can do myjob." " Mmm." "That is not how it works." " Then how the hell am I supposed to helpyou..." " with the Mexicans and police ifyou keep me in the dark?" " You tell me whatyou know first." "Man, this is a waste of my time." "No." "You sit." "[Michael Narrating] People don't trust information theyget forfree." "Ifyou wanna sell someone on a lie, you have to make them drag it out ofyou." "It's effective, but often painful." "You said you can be useful, no?" "Fi ne." "You tell me something." "It checks out, we talk." " If not" " All right." "The D.E.A., they got a G.P.S. tracking device on one ofyour trucks." "I got a source in the D.A.'s office." "[ Spanish ]" "Huh?" "[Woman ] I've always liked to think the "C" in "counseling"stands for "communication. "" "It sounds like what Madeline needs... is foryou to share something from that part ofyour life that's been closed off." "Mm m." "Nothi ng's com i ng to m i nd." "You're missing the point." "Yeah, right, Ma." "I am." "[ Woman ] Let's try.it this way." "Madeline, um, you've mentioned there were times... when you wanted more communication but didn't get it." "Canyoushare an example with Michael?" "Everyyear, Michael called me on my birthday." "About eight years ago, he forgot." "I was very upset... and I never understood why he didn't communicate." "Michael, wouldyou like to respond?" "At the time, I was stationed overseas... transporting a colleague to a locked facility." "There were some individuals who were try.ing very.hard to prevent me from doing myjob." "I was injured and in a field hospital for six weeks." "They didn't have a phone, so I could not communicate." "Excellent." "Now it's your turn, Michael." " My turn?" " Mm-hmm." "When I was nine, I stole groceries... because Dad blew his paycheck." " Go on." " The owner's son, Tommy Knox, the bag boy... caught me while I was running out." "Pounded me pretty good, gave me a black eye." "But I got awaywith the groceries." "When I got home, you took the groceries, Mom, butyou never asked me about the black eye." "Any communication about that?" "Boys fight, Michael." "I thoughtyou'd bought the groceries." "Then why did we never go back to that store?" "Madeline?" "Let's talk about the time that we went to DisneyWorld." "So what madeyou pick her?" "There was something about her I liked." " I don't know what I was thinking." " [Cell Phone Ringing]" "Really?" "I didn't think it was so bad." " Yeah?" " It's Raul." "I've been thinking aboutyour proposal." "Meet me at the restaurant." "Raul, what's goin' on?" "What's going on?" "Well, that is what I wouldlike to know." "What areyou talking about?" "What is this?" "A friend ofmine used to be in the secret service in Venezuela." "He knows how to find things, like phone records." "I had hi m look through Sophia's cel I phone." "You two were talking, no?" "Hmm?" "Didyou think that I would not find out?" "I don't know what she's told you." "She did not tell me nothing." "I had to figure it out for myself." "Now I will askyou the same thing I ask her" "How long haveyou and this puta been sleeping together?" " You are out ofyour mind, Raul." " Doyou think that I am stupid?" "[ Laughs ] No, I don't thinkyou're stupid, Raul." "I knowyou are." "[Michael Narrating] Inexperiencedoperatives abandon a cover I.D. underpressure." "Experienced onesjust play their roles harder." "Stop wasti ng my ti me!" "Of course I tal ked to Sophia." "I was checking up on you!" "You don't think I do my homework on the people I'm doing business with?" " I'm a professional!" " Please, Raul." "I wish that I could trustyou." "Nothing happened." "You know, she's right-- nothing." "Shewouldn't giveyou up." "I tried to give her money." "She wouldn't take it." "But ifyou wanna shoot her, go ahead." " I n fact, I'll do it myself." " No!" "[ Spanish ]" "Sí." "¿Bueno?" "Can we talk now?" "We done playing games?" "No." "It is time foryou to meet the boss." "Yeah." "Rememberwe said no bosses?" " That's not how I operate." " I don't care." "That is how I operate." "Mike, that's gonna screw up the whole plan." "I thought the idea here was to make Raul seem like a traitor." "Well, how areyou gonna catch him selling secrets behind his boss's back... when he's standing right in front ofthe guy introducing you?" "Ifwe can't make Raul a traitor one way, we're gonna have to do it anotherway." "Fi, get me a sniper rifle and some C-4." " Ooh, I like where this is goin'." " I just opened that." "We have work to do." "[ Sam ] Morning, fellas." "Howyou doing?" "I'm back." "Good to seeyou." "[Michael Narrating] Mostpeople think distracting a group ofguys... is best done bya beautiful woman." "The problem with beautiful women is people want them to stick around... which can cause a lot ofproblems." "Ever seen one of these, huh?" "I got plenty more ready to go." "Look, I gotta talk to your supervisor again." "Tell him I'm offering some real money, okay?" "Mucho" "[ Michael Narrating] Obnoxious guys, theyjust wanna get rid of." " Diner" " Come on." "I n the car, huh?" "[ Chatteri ng ]" "Raul says you may be able to help us." "He told me about the G.P.S.. device." "What else do you know?" "I know your operation has problems, vulnerabilities." "Vulnerabilities?" "You have problems with your perimeter out there." "I know how the feds are getting toyour trucks." "Show me." "You see those boats?" "They're an easy access point." "You ready, Sam?" "Go." "[ Beeps ]" "?" "[Hip-hop, Spanish ]" "I'm not talking about fencing." "I'm talking about a wall." " [ Cell Phone Ringing]" " You know, blocking the view from the street." "[ Spanish ]" "Hey, there she is!" "Hey, come on over here, mamacita." "Come overhere to big Chuck." "Give it up!" "Give me some!" "[ Laughs ]" "I have to go." "I need to handle something with Sophia at the restaurant." "Sorry." "[Door Opens, Closes ]" "You don't think Raul would" " Nah." " What?" " Oh, nothing." "Raul would never go to the cops." " Of course not." " No." "I know." "It's just that Sophia's not at work today, so why is he going to the restaurant to meet her?" "[Michael Narrating] Most assassinations involve the firing... ofa single well-placed bullet." " Get down!" " The trick to selling an assassination attempt... is to use a lot more firepower... and an explosion or two doesn't hurt." " [ Man ] Hit the deck!" " [ Beeps ]" " Raul set you up!" " [ Man Shouting In Spanish ]" "[ Spanish ]" "[ Michael Narrating ] Drug cartels have their own internaljustice system." "It doesn't involve courts or lawyers or proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." "Ifthey think you might be a traitor, they'll killyoujust to be on the safe side." "Run, Raul." "Run, baby!" "And we fit a half a ki lo of cocai ne i n every can." "Look, I 'm not talking anymore, okay?" "Not until I 'm-I'm sure that you can protect me from Campos." "Don't worry." "You cooperate, we'll take care ofyou." "Just gotta make sure you're telling us everything." "So we're gonna haveyou talk to one of our agents-- someone who knows your operation prettywell." "Hello, Raul." " Hey." " How'd it go?" "[ Sighs ] Raul took a plea." "He's headed to a maximum security facility, for his own protection." "With what he gave us, Campos will be going away for a long time too." "I can't thankyou enough." " Ifthere's anything" " There is." "The rumoryou heard about me-- keep it a rumor." "Don't worry." "Wow." "You can't even tell the difference." "Of course you can't." "It took three prototypes... but that one's my masterpiece." " Now, the rest of the money." " Yeah." "Hey, anyway oftelling what these things are for?" "[ Sighs ] Of course there are ways." "There's an extra five grand in the bag ifyou could tell me." "You know, I got a guywho wants to know what building these getyou into." " I can find out." " [ Beeping ]" " [Lock Clicks ]" " Come back next week." "[Michael Narrating] In intelligence, a goodadversary.Ietsyou thinkyou're winning." "They know the best attack is the one you don't see coming." "So you learn to be vigilant when you thinkyou've got the upper hand... because that's when they'll strike." "?" "Go for the jugular Cut the vein and kiss it away ?" "?" "Kiss it away Kiss it away ?" " ?" "Everything that brings me pain ?" " Nefzi!" "?" "It's this to bend in the end?" "?" "Let's do it again Do it again ?" "Ifyou walk in on a corpse and can't catch your breath... you might be suffering from a panic attack... or someone might be pumping nitrogen gas into the room to displace all the oxygen." "It's not a bad way to kill someone." "They suffocate before they've realized there 's a problem." "It won 't show up on a tox screen, and there 's no trail left behind... unless you know where to look." "[ Panti ng ]" "There are a lot ofdisadvantages to being at the scene ofa crime" "You can get arrested, you can getyourselfkilled... and no matter how many times you've done it... it's never fun hanging out with a dead body." "But the advantage is there's no one around to object to a little intelligence gathering." " [ Door Closes ] - [ Dog Barking ]" " Mom." " H i, honey." "Want some coffee?" "I made a pot." "No." "U h, we gotta go." "Don't we have the session?" "I decided to find another counselor-- one who asks better questions." "Mom, what I did while I was away I don't like to talk about... but ifyou want to spend time together, we can do that." " We can take a pottery class together." " [ Chuckles ]" "No, thanks." "That's all I need... is another ugly ceramic ashtray." "I rememberwhen you came home with the groceries." "Yousaidyou bought them." "And you looked so proud... that it broke my heart." "I thought that you didn't want me to know, Michael." "Hmm." "I always hated that bag boy." "It's nice to know I was right about him." "He was awfully good, don'tyou think?" " Areyou gonna kill everyone I talk to?" " Better them than you, Michael." "No more nitrogen gas, no more high-powered rifles." "All right, fine." "Oh, look." "You forgotyour money." "No, I'm never gonna work foryou, Carla-- not that way." "That's okay, Michael." "I'll hold onto it foryou." "[ Arabic ]" "[ Arabic ]" "[Beeping, Line Ringing]" " Hey, Mike." "What's up?" " Yeah, Sam, I think I got something." "Carla speaks Arabic with a Kurdish accent." "Huh." "Doyou think she was stationed there?" "I was hoping you could ask around?" "Will do, buddy." "But I gotta tell you, it's not much to go on." "I know, Sam, but it's more than we had." "[ Beeps ]"