"My name is michael westen." "I used to be a spy until..." "We got a burn notice on you." "You're blacklisted." "When you're burned,you've got nothing -- no cash,no credit,no job 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." "A trigger-happy ex-girlfriend... should we shoot them?" "An old friend who used to inform on you to the fbi... you know spies -- a bunch of bitchy little girls." "Family,too... hey,is that your mom again?" "If you're desperate." "Someone needs your help,michael." "Bottom line -- as long as you're burned... you're not going anywhere." "There are advantages to training with someone you're close to." "Knowing each other's moves makes training more effective." "But being involved in each other's personal lives can also make training a lot more painful." "Is there something you want to talk about,fi?" "Not really." "I know you're not thrilled about me reaching out to the intelligence community." "No." "I don't have a problem with it." "You want your old job back." "I said I'd be supportive." "Not a problem." "Fi." "Fiona!" "Are you expecting company?" "That's like two days' worth of yogurt." "That is either a brilliantly disguised bomb,or somebody knows the way to your heart." "And they're shy." "They didn't stick around." "A thank-you gift from a client?" "Well,that's the most you've ever been paid for a job." "Pretty soon,you'll be able to stop bumming money from me." "frozen yogurt,cocowalk 10AM,a friend" "It's a gift from your agency friends,isn't it?" "Could be." "Good for you." "Looks like you're getting back in." "Burn Notice Season 03 Episode 06" "Meeting a new operative is a lot like going on a blind date." "You're bound to be nervous the first couple of times you do it." "But live through a few,and you get to be an expert." "You should arrive early,prepare an exit strategy, and know you could be in for an ugly surprise." "You know,I figured you'd run surveillance from the bistro 'cause of the sight lines, but,uh,you're the spy,right?" "This place is better." "Better escape routes,better iced tea." "So,michael,you like the yogurt?" "No,I haven't tried it yet." "I was always taught "never take yogurt from strangers." "Well,let's not be strangers." "Name's tom strickler." "And what is it that you do,tom?" "Match people with opportunities." "It's a bit like an agent." "A man with your skills is extremely valuable,as I'm sure you're aware, and,uh,I just make sure all that doesn't go to waste." "strickler agent to the spies" "You're operating in miami with no resources,no operational support." "That's no way to live." "It's not safe,for you or the people you care about." "And you're the solution to that?" "Yeah." "I'm not asking you to change a thing." "You get to just keep doing what comes naturally." "And what is that?" "Surviving." "You're great at surviving." "Now,you're a man with enemies." "We know that." "But your enemies have enemies of their own -- people that'll pay to have you take care of their problems." "It's called synergy." "The enemy of your enemy is your financial opportunity." "What's in it for you?" "10%." "I'm putting together a deal for you now,actually." "I heard a rumor about,uh,an old associate of yours who's making a move to miami." "Figure the smart money's on michael westen in that little fight." "And you're the smart money." "Any more details on this old associate?" "Still working on that." "Apparently,there's some ukrainian who's very upset about an op you ran in the '90s." "I'll let you know more as I get the details." "Yeah,sorry." "I'm not a killer for hire." "Oh,well,let's not get ahead of ourselves." "This might be a killing thing." "It might not." "Let me do my homework,and,uh,we'll discuss." "There's nothing to discuss." "Well,the thing is,this guy's coming one way or another -  tom..." " okay." "Okay." "You have my number." "We'll talk soon." "Unless the ukrainian cuts your tongue out first,right?" "So,who's the secret admirer?" "Whoever they are,they have good taste in yogurt." "His name's strickler." "He says someone I crossed paths with in the ukraine is in town,looking to settle an old score." "And he's here to profit from any bloodshed." "Charming." "Who's the ukrainian?" "Strickler claims not to know,which is inconvenient, because there's quite a few people from that region who would like to see me stop breathing." "I know a guy.Goes by "beck."" "He might be able to help." "He's made a lot of money for some very powerful people over there." "If there's a ukrainian in town,he'll be able to fill you in." "Based in miami?" "Started as a local gangster and went big-time." "He hijacks cargoand ships it,like fedex with a kalashnikov set." "He's about as connected as a miami hustler who doesn't speak russian can get." "Think you can get mea meeting?" "You might not want meas your go-between." "I may have intercepted a coupleof his shipments once." "Sparkly new p90s,michael." "They deserved a good home." "So I get to walk upto him cold?" "Great." "Well,at least you'll geta good cup of coffee." "I know his favorite spot." "Yeah,sam." "Yeah,mike,uh,I'm at your mom'S." "She got some curtainsfrom a guy named tom strickler." "Is this a business associateof yours?" "Put it this way --you know that broker that contacted youin east germany in '89?" "Yeah,mueller --tried to pay me to "accidentally" blow upa factory during an operation." "Bloodsucker." "I have my own parasite." "Some ukrainian's in townlooking for me." "If I can get to himbefore he gets to me... strickler cuts you a check, and you're one step closer to being a mercenary -- what are you gonna do?" "Try and run down the ukrainianthrough a contact of fi'S." "Sam,can you -- check out strickler?" "I'm on it." "No one else gave mea house-rewarming present,not even the guywho blew up my house." "Maddy,I thoughtwe were over that." "Forgiveness is a process." "Pick me up some curtain rods,and maybe." "Fine." "Curtain rods.You got it." "The cold approach is something you try to avoid in intelligence work." "You want to ease into a relationship over time." "When that's impossible,you just have to turn on the charm and hope for the best." "John beck,right?" "Name is michael." "I heard that you mightbe able to help me with a little situation." "Word is you'rea guy with connections." "That's what they say." "beck guy with connections" "I just needa little information." "And why should igive it to you?" "I'm a good friend to have." "Let me explainsomething to you,man." "I don't have friends." "I'm a businessman." "I got rivals.I got associates." "I even got a few enemies." "But friends?" "Sorry." "That's not how I roll." "I just need helptracking down a ukrainian who might be in townlooking for me." "Sounds likeyou're in a bind." "Could be." "That's whatI'm trying to find out." "Good luck." "Not my problem." "A while ago,one of your shipmentsof p90s was "diverted."" "I can make surethat kind of thing stops." "See,I don't like peoplein my business." "This here friendship hasgotten off to a bad start." "Friendshipsare about give and take." "You give methe information,I will take careof your shipment issues." "How about i give you one morechance to get out of here before I shoot youin the face?" "That ukrainianI mentioned -- he brought a few extra guysinto town with him." "A flash-bang grenade temporarily impairs hearing and vision." "I'd get down." "It makes fighting back or attempting escape futile and dangerous to civilians." "So if you have to shoot blind,it's better to use a camera than a gun." "That was a short meeting." "Michael?" "get him now!" "Michael!" "they were together take them both" "In a hostage situation,the same things that get you killed will extend your life." "Hey,hey,hey,look,I don'tknow who you guys are,okay?" "But I got no problemwith you, and I guarantee that youdon't want no problems with me or the peoplethat I work with,huh?" "So let's just cut this thing offright here." "No harm,no foul." "Everybody goes home." "And we just --we just forget all about it." "If you have money,you'll live till you pay." "If you have information,you'll live till you talk." "Hey,come on!" "Look,you got the wrong guy!" "I'm not a part of this." "I just met him for the first timefive minutes ago." "What do you thinkthey're gonna do?" "Drop you off at starbucks,give you a couple of bucksfor a cup of coffee?" "Shut up." "We'll figure it out." "Come on." "I'm serious,man!" "You got the wrong guy!" "And if you have nothing,you're pretty much disposable." "the coward thinks... he can buy his life... by betraying me." "we bring them both to chechik let him decide what he wants to do" "Excuse me." "We need tokeep this area clear." "Oh,well... you know,I was --I was in here,and I-I ran outwhen those men showed up." "And my husband --he's still in here." "Go ahead." "Go ahead." "Yeah,fi." "Sam,I'm at the caf?" "wheremichael was meeting beck." "What's wrong?" "He's gone." "So is beck." "An extraction team -- professionals,from what I'm overhearing." "Jesus." "You think mikey'sukrainian made his move already?" "Well,he moved quickerthan anyone expected." "Wait a second." "Michael's cell." "He took a picture of the team." "You know what?" "We got to find strickler." "Maybe he can put some namesto these faces." "I don't trust that guy." "Yeah,well,he's all we got." "Plus,it'll give us a chanceto kick his teeth in." "Well,I'm wearingmy teeth-kicking heels." "See you in five." "Is something wrong?" "Uh,no." "Not at all." "Why would you think that?" "So why you packing your gunand your bulletproof vest?" "Look,it's nothing to worry about." "I justgot to run an errand." "Really?" "So tell meabout this errand." "are we close thirty minutes" "After the adrenaline rush of an operation comes a crash." "Heightened reflexes and awareness don't last." "Two boring hours of driving later,even the sharpest killing machine lets down his guard." "You don't wantto meet this guy chechik." "When it's time,get tothe back door and open it." "What are you doing?" "Just remember --set your jaw." "You traitor!" "You son of a -- are you thinking ofselling me out to chechik?" "!" "I will kill you!" "You have to headinto the trees." "Hey,I got nothingto do with this!" "I don't even know him!" "What do you want,an apology?" "Let's go!" "after them, now!" "Look,maddy,how many timesdo we have to go over this?" "I mean,we're just doinga little practice thing." "Mike is fine,I swear." "You're gonna hear some swearing if you don'ttell me the truth." "Sam,what istaking you so long?" "Oh,look!" "There's fiona." "She never shows upwhen there's trouble." "I'm telling you,there's no trouble." "Fi's just hereto pick me up for... a movie." "Really?" "Well,I'm in the moodfor a matinee." "Should I bring a gun,too?" "Madelyn -- don't you patronize me." "I have a right to knowwhat's happening with my son." "Did I fall apart the last timeyou told me what was going on?" "Someone took michael." "They took him?" "Where?" "Well,that's whatwe need to find out." "The secondyou find out anything,I expect you to call me." "Okay,maddy." "Sam,let me remind you,you are staying in myguest room,all right?" "You call me,or god as my witness,I will smother youin your sleep." "All right,all right." "We'll call." "Stop,stop,stop right now!" "Look,beck,we don'thave time for this." "You want to shoot me?" "You'll have the same problem,just with one less bullet." "Yeah,well,maybe I'll dragyour ass back to that road as a peace offering." "I deal with russiansall the time." "You speak the language?" "No.I got guys for that." "Well,you better learn fast." "Chechik didn't hiregoodwill ambassadors." "They're not gonna waitfor a translator to show up before they start shooting." "So maybe I'll put a bullet in your headin front of them,huh?" "That don't requirea lot of translation." "Listen,beck,I got youinto this." "I will get you out." "If we head east -- what?" "You want to godeeper into the woods?" "!" "We got enough problems without adding alligators to the list." "You go whatever way you want." "I'm going " " I'm " " I'm --I'm going this way." "Beck,save your ammo -- a few days wandering around here starving, you're gonna want to eat that last bullet." "If you want to survive,beck,follow me." "You missed a spot." "Hello." "You're michael's friends,right?" "Where is he?" "Want a mojito?" "Don't look so concerned,sweetheart." "Let me guess -- our favorite spyis in a bit of a jam,and you're hoping I can get him out." "I wish it was that simple." "I was the one telling him to keep his head down till I could find out more about who was after him." "And?" "I have some calls out." "You've got some calls out?" "I suggest you try harder." "No need for theatrics." "I want michael aliveas much as the next guy." "Unless,of course,the next guy's ukrainian." "You know that fella?" "Michael took this picturebefore he was snatched." "Oh,yeah." "I know that pretty boy." "His name'svlad byrubin,balubin?" "Ugh,"b" something." "Anyway,last time I checked,he's part of a criminalsyndicate run by pyotr chechik." "Chechik?" "That rings a bell." "Mikey met him back in '97when he blew up a -- well,let's just saythat he really hates mikey." "Where can we find chechik?" "Huh,well,guyswith records like him don't cross borderstoo easily." "If he is in miami,he didn't fly commercial." "I know some of the pilots that do themiami/eastern europe route." "Could put out some feelers." "Give me a couple of hours." "I'm not giving youa couple minutes." "I want names now." "When on the run,subtle things like broken branches,flattened grass, and disturbed ground can give you away to an expert tracker." "An inexperienced tracker may require a more obvious trail." "What is this?" "You trying to get us killed?" "No,followed -- we needto lead them deeper in,turn their strengthsto weaknesses." "Their bulletproof vestswill get hotter,their guns will get heavy." "We got to get them fartherfrom their supplies." "Whatever you got planned,okay,they're far enough already." "Beck,listen to me." "No,you listen to me." "I grew up in theflorida backwoods,man." "I spent my whole lifetrying to get out." "I fought my way down to miami so I'd never have to swat bugsin another damn mangrove swamp, and now you justdragged me back." "Man,I say we make our stand right here." "You want to make a stand?" "Yes." "Can we make the standover there?" "Okay." "Still thinkyou can take them?" "There's five of them." "I got five rounds." "Oh,that's your plan?" "You have a 100% kill ratewith a handgun?" "Look,it's better than runningaround in a damn swamp!" "I ain't too bad with a gun." "I might teach you something." "You fire,they'll get our position." "They'll flank usand pin us down." "We have to separate them." "We got to lead themjust a little farther in." "And then we strike?" "And then we strike." "Looks like the guy strickler said flew chechikinto the country." "Why anyone would allow him to pilot a plane is beyond me." "Oh,great.A drunk with a gun." "This calls for subtlety." "I can do subtle." "I don't like to." "But I can." "What is a sweet,little girl like you doing in a big,bad bar like this?" "I'm looking fora big,bad man... mm...." "Like you." "Come with me or say goodbyeto your two closest friends." "We got a few hundred yards on them." "Give me your shoelaces." "Look,I may not be rambo,okay,but ifyou're making a trap -- it doesn't have to work." "They'll see it." "They'll figure we're close." "They'll fan out,and we'll injure one of them." "We're injuring them?" "It'll slow them down." "If I have to drag a complaining pain in the ass through the woods,they can,too." "Now give meyour shoelaces." "You know what --maybe it's time we listen to the guy with a gunfor a while." "Fine." "Now give me your shoelaces." "Mr.Smartass." "All right." "Let's try this again." "Give me your shoelaces.Please." "Hello.Yeah,maddy." "You wanted meto call,so I'm calling." "Did you find michael?" "No,but we found some guy who might be able to tell us where he is." "Look,we're leaving hall and ale right now." "We're heading over to the loftto ask him some questions." "You bring himhere instead." "Madelyn." "It's closerthan michael's loft,and you don'thave time to waste." "***" "*" "Fanning out in a search pattern is a great way to cover a lot of area, but it also divides your forces." "Stand back!" "Stand back!" "Don'T.We need him alive,remember?" "You want to hit him again?" "***" "military units are a lot like marching bands." "Take out the guy conducting the operation,and you'll throw everyone out of sync." "the bastards wrecked my knee" "Pretty soon,all you have left is sound and fury." "**" "Hey,we got two guns,explosives,a serious knife." "We could even the oddsreal quick." "Not until they call chechik.We need to lure him out here." "What are you talking about?" "If we get chechik,we can end this.It's the only way." "What,you wantmore men out here?" "When you started out,who wasthe biggest hijacker in miami?" "Cuban guy -- montez." "How did youtake him down?" "Well,I paid one of his guysto let me into his place, and then I stuck a gunin his mouth until he decidedto move back to L.A." "You dealt with the problemat the top.That's whatwe're doing here." "But what if they don't call chechik?" "They will.They're in over their heads,and they know it." "a*" "*" "See?" "Don't get cocky." "You've been running upfrequent-flier miles with a lotof shady characters." "I wonder whatthe feds would think." "I told you,man.All I do is fly the plane." "I doubt the boys in suitswould see it that way." "See,chechik is a bad guy.War crimes,murder for hire." "Why do you thinkI'm keeping my mouth shut?" "That guy is more afraidof chechik than he is of us." "We're gonna have tosqueeze him harder." "If by "squeeze"you mean "choke" -- he can't talkif he can't breathe,fi." "He can whisper.I have good hearing." "You push him too hard,he's gonna snap,okay?" "And then he's just gonnastart making crap up." "Sam axe wisdom." "How you doing?" "You comfortable?" "You need anything?" "Mind if I sit?" "You want a cigarette?" "Mind if I do?" "Sorry.I don'tmean to bother you.It's just I needa little peace and quiet." "They get loudwhen they're angry." "Luckily,this placeis well-insulated." "You can't even hear a peepfrom outside." "Probably whythey like it so much." "I'm sorry.I hope I didn'tgive you the wrong impression." "I have never once,ever,everseen them make anyone suffer." "If they don't thinkyou'll break,they end it quick." "You sure you don'twant a cigarette?" "It's good for the nerves." "It's not like you have to worryabout getting cancer anymore." "Ooh,I'm sorry.Did I hurt you?" "There you go." "Good,huh?" " I don't micromanage you." " I'm not micromanaging you,either." "He dropped them off by seaplanea few hours ago -- a small cabin in the middleof the swamp." "There's no address,but I gotthe latitude and longitude." "How?" "Oh,honey,I've met guyslike this before." "They're only bravewhen people are yelling at them." "So you gonna go get my son,or do I have to do that,too?" "!" "When fighting in the wilderness,the biggest threats are often the ones you don't see -- dehydration exhaustion,and nerves." "But boatloads of hostiles don't help,either." " There's chechik." " Damn!" "Is there a russian wordfor "hard-ass"?" "***" "If we can get him into the woods,we'll have enough cover to separate him from his men." "You sound pretty confident for a guy hiding in a jungle with a pair of designer slacks." "We wanted chechik.There he is." "Yeah,along with more men,moreguns,and damn airboats,man!" "We take out chechik,and allthose guys will come after us." "The men who work for you -- if you were taken out,what would they do?" "Shoot the bastards who did it." "Really?" "You really think so?" "You saidyou had no friends.All right,think like a businessman." "How long would they stomparound in this swamp once the guy who cuts their checks is out of commission?" "Hey,how you doing?" "Yeah,how you doing?" "Hey,what'll it take to rent one of these babiesfor a couple hours?" "90 bucks,plus insurance." "$25 for basic coverage,$15 for supplemental liability." "Does that cover small-arms fire?" "Uh,what my friend here is saying is,uh,we're not big on paperwork." "50 extra bucks,you guys weren't even here." "Look.We just disappeared." "Thank you,sir." "** h** good*" "That's chechik." "Some things never change." "**" "So,we get him when he goes into the woods,huh?" "Only he ain't going into the woods." "We have to get him to move.The point is -- the point is that you wanted them to call for backup." "And they did,okay,and now we're out numbered five to one." "In battle,not even the best-laid plans survive contact with the enemy." "If you want to survive,you have to be willing to improvise." " All right,if you distract his men -- wait,wait,wait!" "Distract a dozen guys with guns?" "Forget it!" "You and me are done!" "I'd rather take my chanceswith mr.Hard-ass over there." "Beck,stop.Beck!" "You're gonnaget yourself killed." "So,what you gonna do,shoot me,huh?" "Give away your position?" "Of course,there's such a thing as too much improvisation." "Hey,it's like you said.I'm a businessman." "I got something they want.Now it's time to negotiate." "I want to make a deal!" "You want westen,I can give you westen!" "Come on!" "Get up." "***" "You think you can reachthat bank underwater?" "Guess I have to." "They went in the river." "**" "You know,I should have shot you when you first interruptedmy coffee." "Let's not dwellon missed opportunities." "You know,I got 25 peopleon my payroll." "I got " " I got peoplewho report to people who report to people." "And here I am,alonein the middle of nowhere,about to diefrom a damn leg wound!" "Well,you're not alone." "The hell I'm not.What,you gonna stick aroundand watch me die?" "No.We're gonna getthrough this together." "What?" "What are you,crazy?" "You've seen what happens topeople with leg wounds out here." "Look,it doesn'thave to be that way." "But you have todecide right now." "Are you ready to trust meand figure out a plan,or do you wantto die out here alone?" "Is it really that tough of a call?" "Delaying tactics aren't the most glamorous part of a battle plan,but they're often the most important." "Slowing the enemy down buys you time to prepare the ground ahead of you, and that,more than almost anything else,wins battles." "Where is your friend?" "I got nothingto say to you." "Where is michael?" "Why should I tell you?" "You'rejust gonna kill me anyway!" "Maybe.Maybe not." "You're nobody.I'm here for westen." "You tell me where he is,and I'll give you some waterand bandages for the wound." "You see this?" "I swear on the cross,on the eyes of my children." "All right.Fine." "He went that way.There's a swamp wherethe airboats can't go." "**" "*" "The pilot dropped chechika few miles up." "If michael's not there,I hope you brought bug spray." "**" "That must bechechik's airboat." "They got to be close." "For a spy,there's no shame in retreat." "When faced with a more powerful enemy,you're trained to get out of the way and keep moving." "It's not about running away or giving up." "The goal of any retreat is to find the right place to marshal your resources and make a stand." "Military history is filled with stories of small forces taking on larger ones." "Whether it's david fighting goliath or the french resistance fighting the nazis, the strategy is basically the same -- you have to choose the right ground, deploy your resources carefully, and remember that the greatest weapon in any battle is surprise." "Give me the radio." "Well,well,michael." "Here we are again,after so many years -- you,me,plenty of guns." "I almost forgot how much I enjoyed the hunt." "You know,I thought after serving 10 years for war crimes you would have found a new hobby." "Oh,10 years just made me want to find you more." "Never get over the one that got away." "Well,I'm flattered." "You brought a whole army just to find little old me?" "Times change, michael." "An army that big,I got to fold my laundry." "I work for fedor markov now." "Markov?" "You know,I liked you kgb officers better before you sold out." "You know,at least you believed in something." "You should be happy,michael." "We all live american dream,dream spies like you helped make." "Open borders,free markets.Everyone's friends." "Look at me --ukrainian with russian team,german weapons,funding from the west." "So many backgrounds,so many people working together just to drag every secret out of michael westen's head before we cut it off and feed it to the dogs." "But enough talk." "As much as I'd like to catch up,you should have turned your radio off." "**" "You should stick to hunting things that don't fight back." "Get your men to drop their guns,or you're a dead man." "Chechik:" "All right,all right." "Guns down now." "**" "It's nothing you have to worry about any more." "Get up." " Thanks,man.- Easy-peasy,huh?" "I expect some serious memory loss.You understand?" "Yeah,yeah." "You think this is over?" "Shevchenkos look outfor their own.Markov will find you." "Don't you know it's rude to drop names?" "Beck:" "Yeah,stupid,too." "Especially when a "nobody"like me can drop bigger ones." "All those kgb colonels in the russian mafia?" "Well,they work for an old kgb general who happens to be a business associate of mine." "Now,I don't want to name names,but he can controlsabout 800 miles of the siberian oil pipeline." "Yeah." "Yeah,I do alltheir import/export work." "You nearly cost them a lot of money today." "I'm gonna have togive them a call,see how they feel about that." "I give you $50,000,and I swear you'll never see me again." "I know i won'T.Get this fool out of here." "Stop.$100,000." "Don't be stupid!" "Come on!" "There's not enough money in the world." "Mikey,next time you get kidnapped,can you stay out of the everglades?" "There ain't gonna be no next time,at least not for these boys." "And you still owe me a shipment of p90s.Don't think I forgot." "I'll make sure they get to you." "You know,one day,I think we're gonna look back on this as a nice day out in nature." "Yeah,don't push it." "I'll just say this." "You said you were a good friend to have." "Could do worse." "So... what brings you two out to this neck of the woods?" "Oh,well,you know,it's such a sunny day." "I thought you might need these." "I'm beginning to think I should get you one of those harness things." "You know,like they have for toddlers." "You've been wandering off a little too much these days." "It's nothing I can't handle,mom." "No,see,you don't get to act that casual when I'm interrogating strange men in my garage to save your life." "I'm sorry about that,mom." "Whatever." "Getting answers out of him was a hell of a lot easier than getting them out of you." "Be careful." "Okay?" "So,do you likemy new curtains?" "You hung your curtainsby yourself?" "Actually,no.Some very nice people came over and did it." "They were sent overby your friend strickler." "Wonderful." "Try not to wrinkle them when you're sweeping them for bugs." "No gift basket?" "Michael,so niceto have you back in town." "Uh,no,no gift basket.I got you something better -- your share of the ukrainian deal." "Turns out a group of baltic separatists wanted chechik out of the picture just as much as you did." "Some quick negotiating on my part,and,voil?" "your day-trip to the swamp paid for itself." "I didn't fight off chechik for the cash." "I know.You did it for you." "This is justa wonderful by-product." "And this is just the beginning.I can get you whatever you want,michael." "Let me save you some time,strickler.I'm never gonna work with you." "Not for the money,not for the yogurt,for the curtains." "I'm not a mercenary." "Okay." "But,michael,you got toask yourself this.What is it that you want?" "What is it that you deserve?" "A man with your skills,with your background,burned,out in the cold,with nothing?" "Don't answer right now.Just think about it." "I'll be around."