"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 -- until you figure out who burned you, you're not going anywhere." "When you have to get information about an enemy position, you have a choice." "You can watch from a distance -- slow and safe." "Or you can go inside and take a look -- quick, but potentially fatal." "Mike, I'm just saying." "For you to go waltzing in there -- we don't have enough intel." "The people who burned me got a specialized rifle for a sniper, got him an access card for this building, and sent him to the conference room on the fourth floor." "That's a fair amount of intel." "Yeah, but we don't know what he was doing in there." "You might be walking into a hornets' nest." "Chance I got to take." "What has he been doing since he was last here?" "Well, my fed buddy's been tracking his credit card." "Your sniper's in daytona, hitting all the strip clubs." "I mean, mike, do you think he's just blowing off steam before he starts shooting?" "Could be." "You sure you want to do this?" "They killed someone for this badge, and I went to a lot of trouble to steal it." "Shame not to use it." "Hey, mike, what are you seeing up there -- a mastermind petting a persian cat?" "No, the floor's empty." "Empty?" "Well, why were they so hot to get their sniper in there?" "Who knows?" "Hang on a sec." "Most people think snipers like to shoot from ledges." "The fact is, the best sniper position is inside a room through an open window." "It hides the shooter, masks the report of a supersonic round, and makes the muzzle flash impossible to see." "It's a sniper perch." "He's scouting a perch, sam." "Well, what's he gonna shoot at, mike?" "The nearest building is, like, miles away, and the freeway's not an issue." "I think I found his target." "Mike... you better scoot." "Your burn-notice lady just showed up." "CARLA" ""Burn-notice lady"?" "Yeah, your overseer, boss, manager, whatever." "Get out of there!" "Good news, mikey." "I just planted a tracker on carla's bike." "You had a tracker on you?" ""Always be prepared --" navy seal motto." "That's boy scouts." "Mike, are you gonna argue with the man who just planted a tracker on your handler?" "Sam, I could kiss you." "Get in line." "Burn Notice Season02 Episode09" "Sam?" "Hey, mikey." "To surveillance!" "Were you careful booking this place?" "Yeah, don't worry." "Carla's not gonna know we're watching." "Costs a few bucks, but we're clean." "Trust me." "You got to love it when you tail someone to a place that makes a good mojito." "Where is she now?" "First chair all the way at the end." "Tell me about carla." "Well, she's got a hell of a breaststroke, mike." "I mean, the woman can swim." "She's a machine." "Good to know." "What about the assassination she's planning?" "Anything on that?" "If the sniper's hitting someone on the ferry, you 're gonna have to ask tall, blonde, and evil down there who the target is 'cause there's no passenger list, and you got to buy a ticket on the day." "How about her security?" "Not much here at the hotel." "I don't think she wants to draw attention, so I've been working my sources and checking on her room." "Oh, mike, um, did I mention that the drinks here are just a little bit pricey?" "That should do it." "Better not let carla catch you with that access card." "You may need it later." "It's always a challenge hiding something sensitive that you might need quickly." "Any hiding place involves a trade-off between security and access." "Hiding something in the sewer main under your floor, and it's secure, but good luck getting to it." "Hide something in your sock drawer, and it's easy to get to but hard to secure." "The best hiding places are easy to get to but tough to find." "The do-it-yourself versions are known in the spy trade as "slicks --"" "easy to slip something in, easy to slide it out." "Fiona." "And campbell." "Michael... it's good to see you again." "Got you a, uh, yogurt drink." "Fiona said you'd like it." "CAMPBELL FIONA'S BOYFRIEND" "Thank you." "Is this a social call?" "Oh, I think we've "socialized" enough for one day." "It's purely business." "Tell him." "Campbell:" "Yesterday, a call came in about a guy passed out on the street, and my ambulance was the first one on the scene." "It was crazy." "I mean, somebody had worked this guy over." "Took a lot of blows to the stomach area." "He was coughing up blood." "I'd say this guy's in real trouble." "I was kind of hoping maybe you and fiona could talk to him." "I know you guys help people." "Yeah, um, now is, uh... well, the timing couldn't be worse." "Michael, campbell almost got fired helping us with our last job." "It's okay, fiona." "I know it's a lot to ask." "If michael's too busy..." "I'll handle it myself." "Fi, stop." "You shouldn'tdo this job alone." " So you're sayingyou'll talk to him?" " Yes." "Oh, man, that is great." "Thanks, mike." "HENRY THE CLIENT" "I work for a company that doesprivate bodyguard work." "And a few weeks ago,I met this guy lesher." "Says he wasa corporate headhunter." "He seemed like a good guy." "But when he started askingabout security procedures," "I got suspicious, and I stoppedreturning his calls." "A few days later, my best friend, a guythat I've known since I was 10, they saidhe committed suicide." "I knew it wasn't true." "It didn't make any sense." "And then I got a callfrom lesher." "And he said that more peoplewill die if I don't cooperate... or if I call the police." " They're planning a kidnapping." " Yeah." "They're going after thisvenezuelan family, the arroyos." "Oil money, I think." "Wheneverthey come to miami, they hire a bodyguardfor each of the family members." "You know who lesher'splanning to take?" "He wanted to know aboutthe guard for the daughter, isabella." "I told him I hadn't assigneda team yet." "He wanted files on allthe guards, and I said no." "And that'swhen he worked me over." "He wants the personnel filestomorrow." "The family --they get here in a few days." "I don't know what to do." "I'm gonna needthose files and whatever else you haveon the arroyo family." "I remember when kidnapping usedto be a mom-and-pop business." "Everything's going corporatethese days, fi, even kidnapping." "Isabellaneeds a new bodyguard." "Lucky me." "I guess I'll need a, uh,company personnel file." "I can do that." "Give youa drinking problem, some money issues,ex-wife, couple kids." "You'll be the easiest targetto get leverage on." "Since when are youso enthusiastic about doing paperwork?" "I just want to doa good job." "You like himthat much, fi?" "Campbell." "Yeah, maybe." "What do you think of him?" "He's nice." "Listen, um... uh, I needto go over to my mom's for this family thing." "I'll call you later." "Hey, mike!" "Come on in!" "Why the celebration?" "Nate's startinga limo company." "I figure, why should I drivesomeone else's car when I could justdrive my own, right?" "A-a limo company?" "Uh, do you even have a car?" "He does now!" "I took a loan out on the house." "Okay, look, bro,I know what you're thinking." "You let mom take a loan outon the house?" "He didn't let me do anything." "I wanted to help him." "Mom, what if --if he screws it up?" "Nate, I'm just saying." "Nate!" "No, I know what you were saying." "I-I deserve that." "Enjoy the champagne." "Nate workedreally hard on this." "Couldn't you support hima little?" "Mom, given his track record,if things go wrong -- well, it's off toa really good start, michael." "Thanks a lot." "Guess I'll let myself out." "It's all right, henry." "There's no one around." "Lesher called again." "He wants those files." "And you'regoing to give them to him." "He's going togo through the files and make you choosea guard for isabella that he thinkshe can control." "And it's you?" "How do you knowhe'll pick you?" "I've kind of done this thingbefore, henry." "A recently divorced alcoholicwith money problems -- he'll open my file and thinkit's christmas morning." "And then?" "Then I let slip some informationthat convinces him this kidnappingisn't worth the trouble." "Is there anything I can do?" "Just play ball." "It's my job to make himwalk away from the game." "Fiona:" "He looksa little jittery." "You thinkhe'll hold it together?" "Fear isthe greatest motivator." "Oh, I don't knowabout that." "Look at why you're doing this." "What does that mean?" "Well, you wantedto protect me." "What are you doing it for?" "I wantedto make campbell happy." "Here we go." "That must be lesher." "LESHER HIDNAPPER" "And the muscle." "THE MUSCLE" "He better go for it." "If I did all that paperworkfor nothing, I'm gonna shoot someone." "When an operative recruits someone, he lets the target make the first move." "He'll dress like him, drink like him, move like him, but he won't talk to him." "He'll wait to be approached." "I'm not sayingshe deserved nothing, but half?" "I mean, if I'd knownwe were gonna get divorced," "I would have had hercome to the office and do half my job,know what I'm saying?" "Besides, after I pay a lawyerand get a new place, what am I left with?" " Squat." " Exactly." "You want to heara funny story about my divorce?" " Sure." " Me too." "Another round --on me." "To my friendat the end of the bar." "I'm not askingfor too much, okay?" "********" "Um, well, just, you know,just come back." "That's alll'm asking, but... just a wife who doesn't justget on my ass about, you know," ""stop drinking" all the time, "come to church" all the time." "For christ's sake." "You know, a decent job,a decent paycheck -- is thattoo much to ask for?" "So, you never told me." "What exactly do you do, brad?" "Special forces, you know,officer -- 15 years." "Now I carry a tennis bagfor a spoiled little rich girl." "I work for a bodyguard company." "It's a joke." "How about you?" "Well, it's not too farfrom your line of work." "I do security testing." "Ah, what a coincidence!" "You ex-military?" "I spent some timein the service, yeah." "You should really think aboutcoming into my side of the biz." "Nah, it's all just B.S., You know?" "Think about it." "I mean, what kind of trainingdo they do at your company?" "When selling yourself as a traitor, you can't be too eager." "A good op will walk away from a recruitment that seems to good to be true." "That's confidential." "Why are youasking me these questions?" "I'm sorry." "If I want tooffer you a job, I should just come outand say so." "I just think it's a shameto see a man with your talents wasted on a jobthat's beneath him." "If you're interested,give me a call tomorrow." "Surveillance is the leading cause of weight gain among operatives." "In a job that's equal parts boredom and tension, eating is a way to pass time and calm nerves." "Whatever carla's up to, mike,it's something big." "Lots of meetings, internationaltypes, nobody we know." "If you want to get in her room,now would be the time." "Sure, I'll just, uh,teleport myself over there." "Or do you havea better suggestion?" "You could usethis master key." "I cozied upto the housekeeping manager." "Mike, the stuff I had to doto get that, you don't evenwant to know." "Whatever you had to do,it was worth it." "What's the security likein carla's room?" "She's got a facial-recognitioncomputer at the door." "Anybody unauthorizedsets off an alarm." "That's the room-service guy." "He's authorized." "Call me if carla makes a moveand order yourself some dessert." "You earned it." "I'm all over it, buddy." "It doesn't have to be food,right?" "Facial-recognition systems are often used to replace human guards since they're cheap, they don't sleep, and they can't be bribed." "They have a big weakness, though." "Unlike guards, computers can't tell the difference between a photocopy of a face and a face." "When you search a spy's room, you don't waste time checking the safe." "You have to assume they're as creative as you are." "Slicks come in all shapes and sizes." "Yeah, sam." "Carla's meeting's wrapping up,mike." "Time to go." "Find anything?" "We hit the jackpot." "Looks like you found carla's whole file onthis operation, mikey." "Yeah, but the nameof the sniper's target is not in there." "Well, maybethe supreme overlords haven't given itto her yet." "So if you get itbefore carla, that might be enoughto get you off the blacklist." "Worth a try." "Well, there's somefamiliar faces in here." " You know who this is?" " No." "Maybe he's another operative." "I thinkwe're getting close, mikey." "Well, I got to get backto the hotel." "I'll let you knowif she makes a move." "Thanks, sam." "Hey, go easy on the mojitos." "They always go easy on me." "The arroyo family arrivedin town yesterday." "You were right." "Lesher asked me to put youon isabella's security." "You're gonna take her fromthe house to the country club." "Here's your key." "That's your carright out there." "You're doing fine, henry." "Just try to relax." "Lesher'sasking for a schedule." "And you're gonnagive it to him." "You're gonnakeep cooperating with him." "Henry, lesher's gonna geta whole lot of information about isabella's securitytonight, and he's not gonna likewhat he hears." "There's an art to drinking without getting drunk." "Start with a lot of ice to dilute the alcohol." "Order a new round before you're done so your half-full drink gets taken away." "And, of course, spill." "No -- no worries." "I got it." "ou want to talk business, let's talk business." "Yeah, we deal with high-end clients." "We're always looking for good people..." "like you." "I know your time's valuable, so..." "I'll make it worth your while to hear me out." "A thousand bucks." "Just for considering my offer." "Here's the deal, brad." "If I'm gonna hire you,I need to see you in action." "And I knowit's against regulations, but I'm in a bit of a bind here." "You got to work with me a little." "Check me out tomorrow when I drive little miss sunshine to her tennis match." "But be carefulthat you're not seen." "They always hireextra security." "Extra securityaside from you?" "They got two more guys locked an loaded -- watchers watching the watchers." "Can you believe that?" "For one girl." "Two more cars." "Seriously?" "See for yourself." "They got more moneythan sense." "Another drink." "Another drink?" "Why not?" "Princess." "This job sounds good." "Hey, do you think you coulddrop me off at the hilton?" "I got kicked out of --you know, amanda -- she kicked me outof staying there." " Can you..." " yeah, no problem." "No problem." "Yeah." "All right." "A cover I.D. That involves drinking comes with a price." "But the tactical advantages make the hangover worth it." "How'd it gowith lesher?" "Told him about the security,and I got a bug in his car." "Time for a demonstrationof isabella's air-tight detail." "Sam's in the buick." "Who's the other memberof our little team?" "I was thinking aboutcalling nate." "I was hoping you couldmonitor the bug from here." "Nate?" "You're asking your brotherfor help on the job?" "I'm tryingto be supportive." "Fi... is thatmy last yogurt?" "There's some tuna tahini in the oven." "Your favorite." "Campbell made it." "He's so gratefulyou're helping henry." "You know me --anything for campbell." "By the way, you never told mewhat you thought of him." "Oh, no, I told you." "No, he's nice." "I'm just gonna go outand pick up some yogurt." "Be right back." "Hello?" "Carla:" "Michael." "Carla, so goodto hear from you." "I got an interestingreport today." "Someone used a key card to getinto a certain office building." "Know anything about that?" "Key card?" "All the key cardsI had, I gave to you." "Is that so?" "But if I hear anything,you're my first call." "Let me get a pen." "What's your number?" "Word of advice -- there are thingsin the works that are far, farover your head." "Stay out of themor there will be consequences." "You know me --good little soldier." "Good night, michael." "Mike, you want some of these?" "They got plenty of them." "Mints, too." "I mean, they keeprestocking the room." "It seems a shameto waste them." "So I tried to get ears on her with the directional mike, but whenever they're out inthe open, it's just small talk." "She's goodat what she does." "So she called you, huh?" "Do you think she knows anything?" "Maybe." "Maybe not." "It doesn't change much." "We stillhave to watch and learn." "At least she'slocked down tight here." "Tight enough that I can borrowyou to be my extra bodyguard?" "Yeah, sure,if we make it quick." "I can get backbefore she's done swimming." "At least try the shampoo, mike." "It smells really good." " Welcome." " Thank you." "I got to be honestwith you, bro." "I didn't expect you to call mewith a limo job." "You didn't seem too hoton the idea." "As someone who haslent you money in the past, I was a little concerned." "I'm not gonnascrew this up, mike." "I want you to know that." "I'm turning things around." "All right, so I just driveup the street, and then I look at youand some girl." "Are you surethat's all you want me to do?" "That's it." "Just sit thereand don't smile." "Not exactly what I expectedfor my first job." "It's more important than takingpeople to the airport." "Trust me." "You know what?" "I'm gonna frame this." "Well, maybe I'm gonnabreak this up into smaller bills and frame one of them." "But, uh..." "Thanks, mike." "Operatives do a lot of bodyguard work." "On any given day, the average commando is more likely to be watching a V.I.P.Walk his dog than engaging the enemy in battle." "Not glamorous, but part of the job." "You're......" "Oh, uh, no español." "Thanks for drive me." "No problem." "No, uh... problemo." "So serious." " How was tennis?" " Fine." "What's wrong, fi?" "I'm listening to the bugin lesher's car." "They were impressedwith the extra security, but this is more thana kidnapping for money." "Listen." "It doesn't matter." "It does matter!" "They got both sides of the street covered!" "The plan was that " "I know what the plan was!" "But the people that paid for this job have a multinational oil concession riding on us getting that girl." "We have to find a way." "Sounds like lesherneeds a little more convincing." "Michael,you don't have to -- fi...we both know I have to." "Did you see mein action today?" " Yeah, I saw you." " Yeah, andhow many others?" "I mean, you could send adelta force team after that kid, and you wouldn't evenscratch her tennis racket." "I mean,it's a waste of my time." " Uh, when can istart with you?" " Yeah, we need to talk." "Can we starttalking about salary?" "'Cause if I'm gonna make a move,I got to give notice." "Who's your friend?" " That's what this talk'sabout, my man." " What areyou doing?" "You want a new job?" "I'll give you a new job." "You're gonna help ustake the girl." " No, no, no." " Yes, yes, yes,yes, brad!" "You cashed my check." "How's that gonna lookfor your company?" "Or to the cops?" "I own you, brad." "You're mine." "Oh, god!" "I can't do this." "We just need the girl." "You need to get her awayfrom the other security team." "You're gonnaget her isolated, hand her over to us,and you can walk away." "I-I-I can't do that." "You need to doas you're told, or life's gonna getreal short real quick for your ex and your kidsup in orlando." "Now, do youunderstand me?" "Yeah." "I understand." "Thought you would." "Just hold still." "So, what's happening?" "Lesher's gonna take isabella?" "I thoughtthere was a plan." "This isn'tjust a snatch-and-grab for kidnapping insurance." "Someone's putting the pressureon her father's oil business." "There's a lot at stake." "So that's it?" "I mean,he's just gonna take her, and there's nothingwe can do?" "Uh, it's trickier now,henry, but I'm hoping I can still get him to call it off." "How?" "Well, if lesher thinks michael's gonna blow the job,go to the cops, then hopefully he'll decide there's no wayhe can pull it off." "But he saidhe'd kill you." "I know." "I just have to make himbelieve that I don't care." "Have you been drinking?" "A little." "A little." "I just " " I can't sleep, and with my divorceand now what's -- what's going onwith this, it's -- I just can't takemuch more of it." "Would you shut upand pay attention?" "I'm gonna be parkedright there." "You bring that girl out ofthe club five minutes early, and we'll grab her before theother security team gets here." "What if she runs?" "She's not gonna run." "We're gonna drug her, all right?" "Day after tomorrow,she'll be out of the country." "Well, what aboutthe other security detail showing up early?" "Just make surethey don't, brad." "If anything happens..." "I mean anything, you're dead." "Anybody who runs a few assets knows that some crack under the pressure." "You have to be tough enough to keep them in line, supportive enough to keep them stable." "Let mehelp you with that." "I don't knowif I can do it." " I-I just..." " here you go." "I-I don't thinkit's in me." "It's a piece of cake, man." "It's a piece of cake." " Just buck up. - No, no, I-I-I can'T." " You just -- - brad!" "Trust me." "This is not my thing." "Go home." "Sober up." "You can do this." "Here's your top." "Yeah, sam?" "Yeah, mike,I got some news." "You know how my fbi buddy was tracking carla's sniper, running his cards?" "Yeah." "Well, the bar crawl is over." "He's back in town." "And our girl carla has had a very busy meetingschedule this morning, so I think the sniper'sgonna be doing his thing soon." "Keep me posted." "Will do." "And, mike, you better wrap upthis kidnapper business, eh?" "I'm trying, sam." "I'm trying." "When someone turns you into an asset, their main weapon is fear." "Is brad the security guardready to change his life?" "Just about." "If you fear poverty or exposure or death, that's what they use against you." "Their worst nightmare, then, is an asset with no fear." "Lesher, it's brad." "Are you drunk?" "Why are you calling me now?" "It's 3:00 in the morning.What the hell are you " "I'm not doing it." "I'm not helping youkidnap that girl." "What?" "Brad, we went over this." "I couldn't sleeptonight." "So I came down,I started watching tv, and there wasthis bible program on." "And it was like -- it was likethey were speaking to me." "And suddenly I realizedfor the first time, you know?" "I saw." "Wait." "What -- the bible?" "They said this thing " ""as iron sharpens iron,so man sharpens another man."" "And I realized,proverbs 27:17 -- that's you and me." "You showed me the way." "Have youbeen drinking?" "No, I'm done with that." "No more drinking." "No more hate." "You, guys at work,my ex-wife -- you're all angelssent to test me." "What are youtalking about?" "Brad -- the kidnapping --I'm not gonna do it." "I'm not gonna help youkidnap that girl." "I see that now." "It was all a test." "Brad, listen to me!" "You breathe one word of this,and you're dead." "Don't you seeI'm not afraid?" "I'm not afraid anymore." "I'm not afraid of death." "I'm not afraid of anything." "I'm free." "We should meet." "Listen to mecarefully, brad." "You're in this." "You're a part of this already." "If this gets out..." "I will be punished." "I know." "I accept that." "What is this?" "A confession?" "It's my sins -- our sins." "Like they say, "yea, though I walk through the valley ofthe shadow of death..."" " shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" " "..." "I will fear no evil." ""I will fear no evil,for thou art with me."" "You want to kill me,kill me." "Do it." "Do it." "I deserve it." "I deserve it." "And all these people willbear witness to my sacrifice." "I am ready to be judged." "Forget it." "Forget it." "Forget it." "We call it off." "It was a test, all right?" "I'm an angel, I was testing you,and you passed." "Just go home." "It's over." "Blowing an operation is a delicate business." "You have to convince your opponent to abandon his plans, make a case that the smart move is to just pack up and go home." "Problem is, even when you do your job well, people don't always go with the smart move." "Lesher sent you to kill me,didn't he?" "Well, then, you needto make a phone call." "You're gonna tell himyou did the job, but you got hurt and youhad to go to the hospital." "Then... you're gonna spenda little time in your trunk." "How does that sound?" "Hold that thought." "Yeah?" "Michael, it's henry." "I just got a call from lesher." "The kidnapping's onfor this afternoon." "He made me assigna new security guard." "He's going to kill the guy,and he wants me to help him." "I'm supposed to meet themat the country club." "I get the guardaway from isabella, saying that there's -- there'sa mix-up at headquarters, and then lesher -- he drives up,he's gonna grab her while the other guyshoots the guard!" "I'm not gonna let that happen." "Calm down." "Calm down?" "I'm supposed to meet himin half an hour." "And you still will." "Henry, lesher still hasto believe you're cooperating." "If you try anythingright now, he's got every reasonto kill you and no reasonto keep you alive." " I don't think I can -- - yes, you can." "Listen to me." "I'm gonna take care of this." "You just do what they say." "And when you see me,henry, run." "Run... when I see you." " When you see me." " Okay." "You ready?" "They're gonna be here soon." "I still don't like this.I mean, what do you -- you don't have to like it." "You just have to do it." "She's here." "Who is that?" "Oh, my god!" "Oh, my god!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Get her inside now!" "Go!" "You thoughtyou could kill me?" "I gave you a chanceto be redeemed!" "But you turned your back!" "These are your sins, lesher,here on this paper!" "Do you hear them coming?" "They will findeverything you've brought to kidnap that poor girl!" "And you will be judged!" "I don't knowwhat I would have done if you hadn't respondedto that 911 call." "Thank you." "Really." "They did all the heavy lifting,so... well, whoever lesherwas working for must have beenpretty disappointed." "I heard he tripped and fellon a knife last night in jail." "He fell on a knife?" "You're safe, henry." "But I'd keep your mouth shutabout all of this." "No problem." "The family's keeping thisreally quiet." "They're really stepping upthe security." "Oh, isabella -- she's been askingwhy you're not around anymore." "What do I tell her?" "Tell her bradthe security guard had to take some time offfor some personal issues." "So, what do you thinkof campbell?" "You still haven't told me." "Why is it so important whatI think about your boyfriend?" "'Cause I want youto like him." "I'm happythat he makes you happy." "Give me a real answer, michael." "Saved by the phone." "Yeah, ma?" "Madeline:" "Michael,what is going on?" "What do you mean?" "What's wrong?" "There are cops here, and they'rearresting your brother!" "Ma, I didn't do anything!" "I swear!" "Tell him." "They said it's abouthis limo company, t-that I-it's some kindof a front -- laundering moneyor something." "It's ridiculous!" "Tell himnot to say anything." "Michael, I got a callfrom some woman." "A-and she said that --that nate is in serious trouble." "I could lose my house." "And -- and she said,michael, to tell you that you should stay outof other people's business." "Her name was,um, carla." "I'm gonna call you back." "Sam, is carla there?" "Just aboutto call you, brother." "Something's up." "She's on the move." "I need a ride." "Well, there'sour mystery operative." "Any ideawhat's going on, sam?" "No, she just checked outof the hotel and came over here." "That's it." "Just say the word, michael." "I have a nice riflein the trunk of my car." "Tempting, but sinceshe's the only one who knows what's going on,I might want to keep her alive." "There's a reason they call the spy trade the hall of mirrors." "You can never know for sure whether you're in control or you're being played." "But if you do it long enough, you learn to trust your instincts." "It's a setup." " What?" " What are you saying?" "She knows we're here." "She's gonna have her snipertake his target out now." "She wants me here watchingwhen it happens." "How can you be sure, mike?" "I can't, but it's howl would do it." "Last ferry's in an hour." "If I can get homeand get that access card, I can get to the sniperbefore he takes his shot." "Sounds good." "I'll get to his house, see ifI can catch him there." "Still leaves me freeto shoot carla." "Fi." "Just saying." "As soon as I leave,they'll be on me." "Can you?" "Yes, I can." "Unlike cars, motorcycles don't have much of an aftermarket in stolen parts." "So antitheft measures are outdated and easy to get around." "The steering lock on a smaller bike breaks fairly easily." "Then it's just a matter of getting away." "Go." "When you're tailed by multiple vehicles, you're at a disadvantage." "They can flank you, take alternate routes, box you in." "It helps to have a team of you're own." "The electronic stability program was originally developed to help keep cars from sliding on icy roads." "But it's a great tool for the precision driver." "When you need to slide, you can simply turn it off..." "And turn it on again when you need to maneuver." "A semi has about 4 feet of clearance under it." "Sliding beneath it on a motorcycle is possible, but risky." "Too low, and the pavement will grind you to a pulp." "Too high, and any part of your body that hits the trailer will no longer be part of your body." "Yeah, sam?" "I'm home." "Did you make itto the sniper's house?" "Yeah, I gotsome news, mikey." "The sniper's dead." "Dead?" "Why would anyone " "I don't know,but it's pretty nasty." "Something is very wrong." "I don't getwhat's going on." "They went to a lot of troubleto put this guy in place." "Slow down." "Just tell me." "What happened, sam?" "How?" "Someone booby-trappedhis front door, mike." "They blew him up." "TO BE CONTINUED"