"Myname is Michael Westen." "I used to be a spy until-  [ Man ] We got a burn notice on you." "You're blacklisted." " [ Whistles ]" "[ Michael Narrating] Whenyou're burned,you've got nothing-- no cash, no credit, nojob history." " You're stuck in whatever city they decide to dump you in." " Where am I?" "Miami." "You do whatever work comes your way." " You rely on anyone who's still talking to you-- - [ Laughs ]" " a trigger-happy ex-girlfriend" " Should we shoot them?" "an old friend who's informing on you to the F.." "B.I." "You know spies." "Bunch of bitchy little girls." " F.amily too" " Hey, is that your mom again?" " ifyou're desperate." " Someone needs your help, Michael." "Bottom line:" "Untilyou figure out who burnedyou... you're not going anywhere." "[ Michael Narrating ] F.or most people, a night out at the Miami clubs... is a chance to see and be seen." "When you're under government surveillance, it's a different story." "You still want to know who's watchingyou, but the reasons are a little different." " [ F.iona ] Looks like you've had visitors." " T ook 'em long enough." "[ Narrating ] Sprinkle a mixture offlour and Day-Glo powder on your floor before you go out... andyou'll know whetheryou've had any visitors and what they were after." " Three-man team?" " Sounds about right." "Two sneakers and a loafer." "They're not terribly careful, your surveillance." "[ Michael Narrating] You don't always have to get that clever though." "Sometimes theywantyou to know what they're up to." " They weren't hiding." " I miss your F.B.I. detail." "They were kind of sweet." "The feds were errand boys." "But these guys, on the other hand, might actually know something useful." "I don't know why they bother." "They should just put a bullet in your head and be done with it." "Apparently, I'm more valuable alive than dead... but I'm sure they'll take it under advisement." "Oh, you think they're listening?" "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Yeah, Mom." " Michael, there are men here outside the house with guns." "What?" "What men?" "I don't know." "They've been watching." "They're coming inside." "Call the cops." "Call them right now." " Take the van and cover the street." " Not a problem." "Hey." "What?" " Stop right there." " It's okay." "It's okay." "[ Grunts ]" "[ Grunts ]" "Mom?" "Mom!" "F.ourteen minutes." "Oh, I figuredyou for 12." "It's probably those causeways." "See, you'll have to forgive my sketchy Miami geography." "I'm new in town." " We nearlygot lost coming from yourplace." " Mom, are you okay?" "They cut the phone lines." "I couldn't call the police." "Then they broke in, and I" "It's okay." "It's okay." "Want to tell me who you are?" "I'm the new man in your life." "[ Chuckles ]" " Michael!" " It's okay." "It's okay." "You pissed off a lot of people... gettingyourhands on the HomelandSecurity directive authorizingyourburn notice." "You're a private citizen now." "You're not supposed to touch that kind of thing." "I asked nicely." "You wanted attention from someone a little higher up on the food chain." " That's about right." " It's your lucky day." "Here I am." " And here I will stay-- - [ Shatters ] untilyou back off." "Michael, why are they doing this?" "Are you in some kind oftrouble?" "Not now." "Not now, Mom." "Your problem is with me, not with her." " You have no business coming here." " Oh, no, but we do." "See, you're a major security risk." "You just assaulted two federal agents." "Go ahead." "Arrest me." "I'd like to take a look at the indictment." " Wouldn'tyou now?" " Yeah." "Listen, you be a good boy, and I'll get out ofyour hair." "Until then, I'll need to keep looking." "God!" "Sorry." "You can't be too careful." "[Michael Narrating] There are two kinds ofgovernment surveillance-- the kind that's there to look for something... and the kind that's just there to make your life difficult." " ?" "Party, partypeople ?" " ?" "I'm in the front at the bar with a drink in each hand ?" " ?" "Livin'large with my ?" " ?" "Party, partypeople ?" "?" "I'm in the back ofthe club with a cutie by my side ?" "Mi ke, you got problems like that, call me." "I still got pull in that department." " Maybe I can get him to go home." " I don't want him to go home." "I need this guy in town." " I need to know who he is and what he knows." " I can helpyou with that then." " I tried." "I gotyourvoice mail." " Yeah." "Sorry about that." "It's the new lady friend." "She puts a lot of demands on my time, ifyou know what I mean." " I don't, and I don't want to know." " At least I'm offyour couch." "So who doyou thinkwas atyour mom's?" "They sound like charmers." "You tell me." "What areyour F.B.I. friends telling you?" "Nothin'." "Believe me, they'd be pissed ifthey found out somebody pulled rank on 'em." "These intelligence outfits, they're springing up faster than frickin' Starbucks these days." "[ Sighs ] Let me know ifyou hear anything." "Mmm." "Whereyou goin'?" "I gotta scrounge up a job." "My mom's house needs remodeling." "I might have to call Lucy." "What about my SEAL buddy?" "That thing I was telling you about." "Is that a job or a favor?" "No, it's a job." "It's real money." "He's a great guy, Mike." "He saved my ass several times." "He's a boat repo guy." " It's a toughjob." "Hejust needs some muscle." " Muscle." "Great." " Hmm." " There she is." " There you go, Sammy." " Thankyou, doll." "Plant one right there." " Mmm." " Mm-hmm. [ Chuckling ]" "You sure I can't getyou anything?" "No, thankyou." "I have out-of-town guests I need to attend to." " You have fun." " Mike, call me now." "[Narrating] You can tie up a lot of resources bykeeping a buggedphone line open." "As long as it's open, they're supposed to keep listening." " [ Beeping ] - [ Line Ri ngs ]" "[ Man ] You have reached the consulate of the commonwealth of Belize." " Leave your message after the tone." " [ Beeps ]" "D-D-72478." "[ Michael Narrating] Saya few cryptic things now and then... and they'll be stuck in theirlittle van trying to figure out what the hellyou're doing." "5:00 p.m., March 1 5." "Twenty percent." "[ Michael Narrating ] They can't go home, can't grab a bite to eat, can't take a leak." "[ Woman On TV ] Only you will have it, and a limited number ofviewers who are lucky enough" "[ Michael Narrating]And the longerthey're stuck in a van with a set ofheadphones... the moreyou can find out about them." "[ Man On TV]Just look at that round-cut brilliance." "Look at all those" "Appreciate you comin', Mike." "Sam's told me a good deal about you." " Really?" " Come on, Mike." "Don't be like that." " Virg is one of us." " SEAL teams" " Panama, Iraq, China." "Last time I checked, I had top-secret clearance... though I haven't checked in a while." "Sam tells meyou're some kind ofspy." " Or used to be." "Y'all want a beer?" " Yeah, I'll take one." " Or used to be." "Y'all want a beer?" " Yeah, I'll take one." "I knewyou'd want one, Sam." "What aboutyou, Mike?" "You might be hot in that jacket." "No, I'm good." "What's the job?" "Pain in my ass." "I was supposed to repo a Donzi 27 ZR... for a guywho's done me a few favors." "But I went to pick the thing up, and a couple ofJamaicans tuned me up but good." "Damn embarrassing." "Come on." "They had 30 years on you and a baseball bat." "I am on blood thinners." "Goddamn pills make me light-headed." "Oh, hell." "That's no excuse." "Anyway, now I'm in a bind." "Word gets out I can't hack it-- [ Whistles ] I'm done." "Not one to ask forhelp, but there it is." "That's a fast boat." "Smuggling?" "It's a high-performance speedboat in a crappylittle hellhole ofa marina." "What the hell else is it gonna be?" "Maybe Cuban cigars, maybe grass." "Problem is, these guys have guns, and they like to wave 'em around." "Listen, just pick the thing up, point "A" to point "B."" "Is that all?" "Point "A" to point "B." Well, when you put it that way" "[ Virgil]All right." "Look." "I'dgo down there withyou guys, but these guys know me." "Two grand each, cash on delivery." "Mybuddy Mason... is gonna be waitin' for it at a repair warehouse up on 23rd." "Mike, we get Fi involved, we got a three-man team." "Do it just like that personnel carrier in Bulgaria." "I mean, look, I gotta get my new lady friend somethin' nice... and you sure as hell need the cash." "Free gator steaks in it foryou." "Best in the Everglades." "I'll think about it." "[Motor Whirring]" " You're towing mycar." " Hey." "Yeah." " There might be evidence in here." " Evidence?" "There's a busted 8-track and one of my mom's lamps I'm trying to piece back together." "Well, I guess we'll find out, won't we?" "Oh, we noticed suspicious activity on your phone line, so we took care ofit foryou." " Oh, thanks." " Alas, you won't have phone service for a while." "Hey, you want a stick of gum?" "Yeah, thanks." "I didn't catch your name." "No, you didn't." "[ Beeping ]" "Yeah, Sam." "About that job" " I'm in." "Oh, oh!" "And tell Virgil I need to borrow his truck." "[F.iona ] Ooh, he's cute." "We're gonna take his boat." "I doubt he's gonna giveyou his phone number." "Who knows?" "I've had stranger dates." "So what's your cover I.D., Mikey?" "Think I 'm gonna go with devoted employee." " How's, uh, Homer?" " Homer." "I like it." "[ Michael Narrating] As a rule, spies don't like dealing with cops." "Covert ops are illegal by definition." " Ifthey were legal, they wouldn't need to be covert." " [ Si ghs ]" "You want me to set up that one, Mike?" "The sailboat?" "Yeah, that's good." "[ Michael Narrating] Still, the police can be useful..." " ifyou need a little insurance against people shooting." " [ Beeping ]" "Yeah, hi." "Um" "Boy, I don't know if this is the sort of thing I should be calling the police about, but" "Oh, I-I'm at the, uh-- the marina down on Waverly Street." "Yeah, um, I saw some men loading bags full ofwhite powder... into a sailboat." "[ Chuckles ] Kinda creeped me out, you know?" "[Siren Wailing]" " Hey there." " Can I helpyou?" "Yes, sir." "I'm here for that boat." " Oh, you're with the repo man, huh?" " My boss." "Hell of a guy." "He's like a father to me." "You beat him up pretty good." "Yeah, that was unfortunate." "I tried to explain the situation to him, but he forced me to clarify my position." "This is my property." "We've got the paperwork right here that says otherwise." "Hmm." "Well, that paperwork is misinformed." "Mmm." "Whydon't we ask the police to sort this out?" "I mean, they're right over there." "I could holler overto 'em right now and ask them to come sort this out." "That's a nice piece." "You gonna shoot me with it?" "Probably gonna have to shoot her too." "Might be tough to explain to the cops." "Or I could just start screamin'." "The way I see it, ifthis is your boat, these guns are registered... and you're 1 00% squeaky clean... you have nothin' to worry about." "But if not-- [ Chuckles ] All right." "Making a serious mistake, man." "You do this, there's no turning back, you know." "I can't leave without the boat, so ifyou're gonna shoot us, get it done." "Otherwise, we got places to be." "We'll deal with this another time, when I got a little bit more privacy." "Ooh, leather seats." "I can see whyyou're so attached to it." "Pretty lady, don't get too comfortable." "I see you soon, huh?" "I promise." "?" "You gotta rock to the rhythm Well,you got to give it to 'em ?" "?" "Got to give a lot more than the minimum Rock to the rhythm ?" "?" "Well, you got to give it to 'em Got to give a lot more ?" "?" "Hey, yo, wake up, wake up It's a new day now ?" "?" "Sidestep, right, left Move when I break down ?" "?" "Now I'll get down Make them all sit down ?" "?" "Even better Have them hurrying to skip town ?" "?" "[ Continues, F.ades ]" "Easy now." "Ho!" "What you looki ng for back there?" "He was confident he was getting his boat back." "I want to make sure there's no surprises." "Well, people get attached to theirvehicles." "I had a Cadillac El Dorado once." "That thing was part ofthe family." "G.P.S. tracker." "It's how our Jamaican friend was gonna find us." "Son ofa bitch." "Sam, how well doyou know Virgil?" "You trust him?" "He's like a brother, Mike." "I mean, the guy saved my life." "[Michael Taps Truck]" "[Narrating] Whenyou're going into a meeting cold with peopleyou know nothing about... you have to be extra careful." "Pay attention to every detail... map out an escape route or two just in case... and never, ever show up as yourself." "You Mason?" "Yeah." "Who the hell are you?" "You waiting' on a boat delivery?" " Yeah." "Where's Virgil?" " Uh, he can't make it." "He sent me instead." "I'm one ofVirgil's drivers." "Myname is Homer." "Hold on, Homer." "Not coming?" "What doyou mean, not coming?" "He's supposed to be here." "You know how he is." "Well, I got your boat outside with my team." "Team?" "You got other guys outside?" "[ Michael Narrating]Anotherthingyou look foris people who seem overly upset... that things have changed-- details that shouldn't matter so much." "Damn!" "Wow!" "That is a twin supercharged Sterling." "Whoo-ee!" "I got a 400-horsepower back at home." "I work on it a little bit." "[ Michael Narrating] Some tip-offs aren't so subtle..." "[ Michael Narrating] Some tip-offs aren't so subtle..." "like a detonator sitting on enough chloride to incinerate a city block." " Why don't we move this along?" " Let me go get your boat." " Well, we're all gonna go get the boat." " Whoa, cowboy." "No need to get gun-happy." "Calm down." " Let's go!" " Put it out!" "[ Gunshot]" "It's clear." "I don't think they followed you." "So, Virg, it got pretty hairy back there." " I mean, how well doyou know these clients ofyours?" " You mean Mason?" "Like I said, he did me a few favors." "He had all the paperwork." "It seemed like a simple delivery." "Mason and his friends are cops, dirty cops." "What" " What are you talkin' about?" "Oh, I wouldn't lie to me again, Virgil." "Theyhaddepartment-issue Glocks on hip holsters, a late model Crown Vic in the parking lot." " I think they knew you." "You know what it sounded like to me?" " Easy, guys." "Hey, hey." "They do know me, from some boat repos that went bad." "They came to me." "Look, I got a daughter in Tampa." "They took pictures." "They said they'd hurt her if I didn't help." " Why do theywant that boat so bad?" " How the hell do I know?" "It's a Donzi 27 ZR." "It must be worth a couple hundred grand." "Theywere ready to incinerate it and you." "It's a nice boat, but it's not worth killing the four of us and blowing up a boatyard." "Sam." "You know I wouldn't do this toyou." "I may be a son ofa bitch for dragging you into this, but ifl had any other choi" "Come on!" "Please, please." "Hey, Mike." "You know how I told you Virgil saved my life and all that?" "Truth is, it's-- it's more complicated." "Back in '84, I was in East Germany." "I made some mistakes, Mike... did some stuffl shouldn't have." "Virgil gave me a second chance when I sure as hell didn't deserve it." " I owe him, Mike." " Sam." "It's his daughter." "Ifyou're not in on this, I gotta handle it myself." " You can't handle this byyourself, Sam." "Yeah, I know." "Uh-- [Sighing]" "We need a place to stash him." "My third tour, I was laid up for six months... with infected feet-- some kind of Agent Orange disease." "Oh, that's horrible." " Hurt all over." "Kinda achy." " Oh." "Just--They thought I was after disability." "I know that one." "When they don't believeyou." "Exactly." "So, when I got back, I got into boat repo." "That was fine for a while till, of course, mywife passed away, and then things went downhill." "I thinkwe can skip the life story." "Virgil's only going to be here a night, maybe two." "Where's the hatchet, Mom?" " Try the utility drawer." "I don't want to be an imposition." " I can sleep out in the back ifyou need." " I don't mind." "Really, I'd never see Michael at all ifhe didn't bring his friends over." "I knowwhat that's like." "I don't get to see mydaughter Trudyverymuch either." "Oh." "Yeah." "It was worse after he went overseas." " Then Michael's father died in '98." " Oh." " How did you lose your wife?" " Cancer." " Oh." " She was a nurse at the V.A. Ofcourse that's how we met." " Find anything?" " No." "Tore the seats out." " I'm working on the carpeting." "Nothing yet." " Check under the subfloor." "Mike, I got a hatchet and a Vise-Grip." " Okay." "I'll work somethin' out." " Call me ifyou find anything." "My surveillance has had a good 1 4 hours to get into my place again." " I gotta get back there." " Say hi for me." "[Michael Narrating] You can turn an old TV into an oscilloscope..." " with about $ 1 50 worth ofhardware." " [ Bleeping ]" "It'll electrocuteyou ifyou're not careful, but it makes a decent bug detector." "Ifyou don't want to tip offanyone who might be listening... you have to be prepared to keep talking for a few hours." "Oh, another no-confidence vote in the I talian Parliament." "Any thoughts?" "As interested as I am in European politics..." "I was thinking this would be a good opportunity for us to discuss..." "I was thinking this would be a good opportunity for us to discuss... why exactlyyou left me." "[Michael Narrating] Ofcourse, whenyou have to keep talking... it's an opportunityfor someone to hijack the conversation for their own purposes." "Oh, I thi nk now is the perfect time." "I t was a difficult time." "There was an important reason." "It was years ago." "We should" " Let me gather my thoughts, and we can talk about this another time." "Not even a good-bye, Michael?" "Ifyou remember, I madeyou dinner that night." "Well, had I known it was the last supper, I would have chewed slower." "[ Sighs ] Ifyou recall, my coverwas blown." "You could have left a note." "Leaving notes is bad tradecraft." "It could have put you in danger." "You ran away in the middle ofthe night for my benefit?" "Believe it or not, Fi, yeah." "It was foryour benefit." "And yours." "Yes, Fi, and mine." "Thanks, Michael." "A little honesty is... refreshing." "Let us take some pictures to celebrate this special night." "What a great idea." "[Michael Narrating] The optical bug is a high-tech toy... that shoots a light beam at a window... picks up vibrations from the glass and translates it into speech." " How's that one?" "Can I see it?" " Yeah." "[ Michael Narrating ] Can't see the beam with the naked eye... but take the infrared filter off a digital camera, and it shows up nicely." "As high tech as a laser mike is, they're not hard to defeat." "Theypick up vibrations on the glass, so you supplyyour own vibrations." "Theypick up vibrations on the glass, so you supplyyour own vibrations." " [ Motor Whi rri ng ]" " You had to do that now?" "I didn't say I 'd help you for free." "You found your eavesdropper." "I'll go over to his little listening post... wait till he leaves, see where he scurries to." "You think he's the one who burned you?" "No, but he came here to show me who's boss." "He's one step closer." "[ Sighs ] We should do this more often." " [ Ringing ]" " Uh" " Yeah, Sam." " Mikey, I've been callin' all night." "Yeah, it wasn't safe to talk earlier." "What's up?" "[Sam On Phone] Mike,you betterget overhere now." " Mom, where's Virgil?" "We need to talk." " Shh." "He's still asleep." "What, haveyou been up all night?" "Yeah." "Virgil?" "Where is he?" "He's in my bedroom." "Ugh." "He's lonely, Michael." "And so am I." "It's been a long time sinceyourfather died." "Andsometimes I think it would be good forus to have more ofa family." "Oh, with Virgil?" "He lives in a beat-up trailer." "Half of his meals come from roadkill." "Stop being so judgmental, Michael." "All right?" " Yourfather had problems too." " Wake him up!" "Have him meet me out in the backyard." "It's important." "Ripped her open, and there it was." "I'm guessing about 1 0 million, give ortake." "Nobody ever thinks ofpackin' it in somethin' with a goddamn handle." "Nobody everthinks ofpackin' it in somethin' with a goddamn handle." " Is this money real?" " [Sam ] Oh,yeah." "Probablyheaded towardAruba orAnguilla, one ofthose Caribbean moneyholes." "Ten million reasons to want us dead." "[ Chuckling] Come on, Mike." "That's a glass-half-empty way of looking at it." "Mason probably stumbled upon the money smuggling operation... didn't want to risk pulling the heist himself." "You were the cutout." "You deliverthe boat, he shoots you... and 300 gallons ofburning methyl chloride cleans up the mess." "Jesus." "What do I do?" "Well, fornow, dump the boat." " [ Whimpers ]" " You have anyway of reaching these cops?" "[ Sighs ]" "I got a number." "[ Cell Phone Beeping]" "[ Line Ringing ]" "Nah, this ain't Virgil." "This is your buddy Homer." "Remember me?" "Nah, he ain't around." "Y'all have to deal with me now, and I want a meetin'." "[Michael Narrating] When working a coveridentity... the safest thing is to let the target take the lead." "You've got more information than he does." "You want to keep that edge." "Hey, you brought your friends." "Got a little party goin' on here, don't we?" "[ Chuckling ] You want some fries?" "How would you like to die choking' on 'em?" "Oh, they're good." "Not that good, but they're good." "Now, see, that is just unfriendly." "Where's Virgil?" "Seems a shame just to dump it." " It is a nice boat." " Yeah, it's a nice boat." "It's a nice boat with a big hole in the deck and a bunch of guys with guns looking for it." "Oh, yeah." "Thankyou, Sam." "Yeah." "Virg, when this is over, ifwe're not dead, thank me then." "All right, Sam." "I don't know where he is." "He's holed up somewhere." " Listen, we got a real problem here." " Well, that's right." "We want out ofthis, but those guys we took the boat from, they're comin' after us." " Ifyou could seeyourway to helping' us with that" " That's your problem." "Well, seeing how we have your $1 0 million..." "I guess that makes ityour problem too." "I knowyou guys didn't want to get involved in this." "You wanted us to do your dirtywork foryou." "It's $1 0 million." "I knowyou must have big plans for it." "All right." "Fine." "You give us the time and the place." "Put theJamaicans therewith my money, and we'll handle it." "And then wewalkaway." "'Cause ifl see another barrel of chemicals with my name on it" "Let me put it toyou this way" "You bring me my money, and you got nothin' to worry about." "Then you can disappear." "Talk to theJamaicans." "I'll seeyou tomorrow." " [ Gunfire]" " Virg, get down!" "[ Virgil ] How in the hell did they find us?" "[ Sam ] Must have had a backup G.P.S. tracker." "It ain't here!" "Damn!" "What happened?" "You look awful." "Trust me, sweet thing." "You'd rather not know." "I can't believe we didn't find that other tracking device." " Andre's good." " And that's bad." "Doyou want something to drink?" "Yeah, that sounds good." "Maybe a scotch." "I wouldn't mind a little somethin', ifyou're gonna go" "Sam, not now." "We need to talk alone, Mom." "It's okay, baby." "[ Hisses ]" "We need to set up a meeting with Andre and theJamaicans." "Hey, Mason just showed me the boat." "I don't know those guys." "Yeah, and when we saw 'em, there wasn't a whole lot oftime for conversation." "Call the marina, leave my number." "Andre knows what he's doing." "He'll have everyone from the harbormaster to the guy emptying trash cans lookin' for us." "I'll see ifl can stall Mason." " Right on time." " Yeah." "Fear brings out the best in people." "I broughtyou some fries now that we're friends." "Yeah, about that." "I haven't had time to talk to theJamaicans yet." "Tsk, tsk, tsk." "That's not good, Homer." "That's not good at all." "I repo'd their boat." "It's not like I can go to the crab shack and have a beerwith 'em." " I'm tryin'." " I don't give a damn about theJamaicans." "That's your problem." "I just want the money." "I'm doin' the best I can." "I just need a little more time, that's all." "Well, here's a little incentive forVirgil." "His daughter got picked up on a trafficwarrant this morning." "They haven't searched her caryet... but ifthey do, theyjust might find drugs under the backseat." "Pretty girls don't do verywell in jail." "The other girls tend to ugly 'em up real quick." "Don't know how long the poor thing would last." "You'll haveyour money tomorrow." "[F.iona ] So this is Sam's newride." "His girlfriend loaned it to him." "He loaned it to me." "Love is a beautiful thing." "Anyway, areyou sure these guys aren't gonna show up and surprise me?" "You probably have a few hours." "They're setting up surveillance cameras atyour place." " Which room is his?" " 21 5." "I followed him here last night." "Theguyacteda littlepissedafter that business with the personal massager." " You sure you want to upset him?" " He's here to make me behave." "I do that, he goes home, I never find out anything." "I need him here." "If I can't make him a friend" "Next best thing is an enemy." "[Michael Narrating]Anyone with a security clearance is going to know... not to leave anything in a hotel room." "They'll keep the important stuff with them." "Usually, it'll be in a secure laptop with a few layers of encryption." "Means you can't break into it." "But ifyou're just looking to make somebody angry, you don't need to break into it." "Put a big enough magnet where the laptop is going to be... andyou can turn it into an expensive paperweight." "[ Cell Phone Ringing ]" "Y'el lo." "Andre." "I t's good to hear from you." "[ Chattering ]" "[ Michael Narrating ] Doctors are well-known to be the worst patients." "Similarly, anyone with special ops training is tough to protect." "They think they can handle anything." " Wow. [ Chuckles ]" " H uh." "That shi rt looks so good on you." "You're the same size my husband was." "I don't wear this kind of thing much." "I'm glad you like it." " I do." " Hi." "Right this way." "Thankyou." "Areyou sure this is all right?" "Michael said you weren't supposed to be out." "Don'tworry." "I can handle myself." " It's fun sneaking' out though, isn't it?" " It is!" "Have a drink, man." "Relaxyourself." "Nah, I'm relaxed." "You know, you caused me quite a lot oftrouble." " At least do me the courtesy and have a drink." " All right." "Flo, make it a, uh, rum punch for my friend here." "Right away." "So, the moneyyou stole-- that was a payment for a debt." "Large quantity of merchandise delivered from one very powerful man to another." "It's myjob to deliver this money." " Listen, I don't want to" " I take myjob very seriously." "I stay in business because when someone trusts me with their funds..." "I don't let nothin' or no one come in the way of a safe delivery." "I make a promise to my clients." "I would sooner cut my own throat than leave a debt unpaid." "You think I would hesitate to cutyours?" "[ Chuckling ]" "I just wanted to know what Michael was doing and where he was all thoseyears." "Take it from me, sweetheart." "I've been there." "Halfthat classified crap is so boring, you'd tearyour hair out." " And the other half, you don't want to know." " I think I can handle it." "I put up with his father for 30 years." "Don't be too hard on him." "You get into that line ofwork" "Sweetheart, somethin' real bad is about to happen." "I need you to keepyour head down, pretend you don't know me." " What?" " I don't want you to get hurt." "Do that for me, please." "So, now that we understand each other, where's my money?" "We wanna give your money back." "We just need to arrange a time and a place." "So we come and get it, and what else is waiting for us when we get there?" "Now, Andre, you're just gonna have to trust us." "Stop!" "You come with us now." " [ Cell Phone Ringing]" " Excuse me." "Yeah, man." "Good, good." "Put him on the phone." " It's foryou." " For me?" " Mm-hmm." " Hello." "It's Virgil." "I was out to dinnerwith Madeline." "I'm sorry." "They must have had eyes on the street." " [ Chuckles ]" " So, we do this tomorrow at noon." "Ninth Street Bridge." "We'll exchange Virgil forthe $1 0 million." "Everything go well, you both get to go home alive." "If not" "[ Places Money On Bar]" "Enjoy your drink." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Door Opens ]" "Calmed your mother down." "I gave her enough sedatives to knock out a trucker." "Did you ask her what the hell she was doing out?" "I told her to keep him inside." "Oh, go easy on her, Michael." "They snuck out." "A woman needs a little danger." "All right." "So what do we do about the cops and Mason, huh?" "Well, I expect they're gonna be very disappointed... when they find out we're giving the money to theJamaicans." "But we don't have any leverage." "They got Virgil's daughter, Mike." "One problem at a time, Sam." "First Virgil, then his daughter." "We could take some ofthe money... hire her a lawyer." "That could take care ofit." "That could take care of us too." "I doubt they'll miss it, Mike." "[ Cell Phone Ringing]" "Hello." "You thinkyou can playwith me, you son of a bitch?" "You destroyed all my files." "Oh, it's good to hear from you too." " I'm right in the middle of something." " You broke into my room." "I just wanted to get to knowyou better." "Now then, I'm Michael Westen, and you are?" "You don't need my name." "I came down here to bring you a message:" "Back off." "People get fired all the time." "Leave it alone." "Oh, good." "A message from who?" "I just wanted to send him a thankyou note." " Dream on, pal." " [ Phone Beeps ]" " Fi." " Yes?" "My new friend just discovered I paid him a little visit." " He'll be moving hotels." " I'll stay on him." "[Michael Narrating] When something serious is going down... it's a good idea to show up nice and early... soyou can see the ground and assess the situation." "Mike, I should go." " Virgil's my buddy." "You don't owe him anything." " They know me and Fi." "Ifyou show up, they'll think something's wrong." "Just cover us and keep an eye out." "All right." "Good luck." "It's cute, this loyalty ofSam's." "I ratherlike this side ofhim." " Thanks for doing this, Fi." " Oh, I'm not doing this foryou." "I promisedyourmom I'd bring Virgil back alive." "[ Horn Honks ]" "[ Michael] Hey, they're right on time." "Let's make this trade, make it quick..." " and get out of here before things get... interesting." " [ Cell Phone Ringing]" "Yeah, Sam." "Your hunch about Mason was right, 'cause he and the boys just showed up." "Yeah, okay." "I'm ready for 'em." "Cops are comin'." "All righty then." "[Michael Narrating] When enough people hateyou, sometimes the onlymove... is tojust stand in the middle and hope theykill each other before they killyou." "Hey!" "Whatyou doing, man?" "What are you doing?" "I said stop it!" "Stop it!" "[ Michael Narrating] Anyone who's ever handled large amounts ofcash can tellyou-- it's one ofthe toughest things in the world to move." "It's heavy and dense dead weight." "If it's on fire, ofcourse, that complicates things further." " Freeze!" " Drop it now!" " Hey, you, get back!" "I said back up!" " Calm down." "Calm down." "Boys, boys, boys!" "Calm down." "We have a little bit of business first." "Andre, let Virgil go." "Andre, let Virgil go!" "I'm gonna find you, and I'm gonna kill you" "I know, I know!" "And then you'll cut my throat." "I know, I know." "Let him go." "Andre, it's the fumes that ignite." "I don't even have to touch it." "Wait, wait, wait!" "Okay, okay." "Have" " Have you two guys met?" "You have a lot to talk about." "Andre, Detective Mason." "Detective Mason, Andre." " Get down on the ground!" " You ain't a cop." "You're a thief!" "." " Okay, on the ground!" " You ain't no cop." " On the ground!" "Now!" "Now!" " Call!" "Call for backup!" "Go ahead." "You call forbackup!" "[ Grunts ]" " [ Gunfire ]" " Go, go, go!" "[ Mason ] Go!" "Move 'em out!" "Move 'em out!" "Move out!" "Let's go, let's go!" "Don't let it burn!" "[ Men Shouting ]" "Come on, Mike." "I mean, you'd think we'd be able to keep a little more than this." " We took what we needed." " My daughter called." "She's pissed at me, as usual." "But she's home." "They dropped the charges." "Theyhad to, with theJamaicans dead and the cops injail." "But unfortunately, you're going to have to get out of town for a while, Virgil." "With this all over the papers, there are still a few people out there... who want to put a bullet in you." " I'll get the boat fixed up and go down to the Bahamas." " Great." "You're sureyou're not just trying to keep me away from your sweet mama?" "Hey, Virg." "Don't push it." "Okay." "I'll go make my good-byes." "Gentlemen." " I thinkyou're even, Sam." " Yeah." "Phew." "Oh, by the way, I, uh, made some calls." "Talked to a buddy of mine at the F.B.I." "Looks like I got the Charger back." "Let'sjust call it a thankyou gift." " You're welcome, Sam." " [ Chuckles ]" "Okay." "I need a beer." "[ Michael Narrating] Getting information out ofsomeone who doesn't want to give it up... is all about upsetting the target's emotional balance, impairing theirjudgment." " F.ear's good for that." "Anger's not bad either." " Hey, buddy." "I thought we could spend some more time together." "[ Sighs ] You really don't understand the situation here, do you?" "You're out, man." "That's it." " You should be in jail." "Jail?" "That's interesting." "Whyjail?" " I don't remember ever doing anything jail-worthy." " Hey, hey, hey." " Mmm." "Mmm." " Hey, don't get cute." "I want to know why I got burned." "Show me the burn notice." "Tell me." "Why?" "You know damn well why." "I've seen the dossier." "Dossier?" "I'd like to take a look at that dossier." "You have it on you?" " Get off!" "." "Getyour hands off me." " Okay." "All right." "Fine." "[Michael Narrating] Sometimes intelligence gathering involves sophisticated techniques... and a lot ofhigh-tech equipment." "But sometimes it's as simple as picking someone's pocket." "How'd we do?" "Good to meet you, Agent Bly."