Burn Notice (Season 4)

Friends and Enemies [4.01] Michael: Don't make a move unless things go bad. Sam: And if things go bad? Michael: Well, it was nice seeing you guys again. Michael: Guys, guys! I have a loaded machine pistol in my hand and I have no idea what I'm doing! Sam: Bottom line? This whole business needs a little Michael Westen. Madeline: Hello there, Michael. Michael: Hey, Ma. Madeline: To what do I owe the pleasure? Michael: Well, I thought we should talk. I know that, uh, it wasn't easy while I was away. Madeline: Having you gone is something I've gotten used to. You know what was hard? Having an FBI agent in my house telling me that you're a monster. I still don't know what's going on. Michael: I was chasing a man named Simon. He started off, years ago, as someone who did what I did. Something happened, he changed and he hurt people and a lot of things he did got blamed on me. Madeline: Now, how is that possible, Michael? If you weren't there? Michael: I spent my entire career officially being nowhere. So it's not hard to pin things on someone whose job is to never have an alibi. Madeline: Well, there other things that he said, you blew up a bridge? You shot at police? You didn't do that? Michael: Yeah, I did. I had to get Simon. He was going to hurt more people if I didn't stop him. So, I broke the law. I worked with bad people. I did it because I had to. Madeline: That's it? It's as simple as that? Michael: [starting to tear up] I don't know... [pause] He laughed... When I caught Simon, he laughed. He said it was just a matter of time before I was just like him. Madeline: [hugging Michael] He's wrong, honey. That isn't the son I raised. Fast Friends [4.02] Lee: So when we find Jesse we're suppose to just, what, share him? Michael: [as cover ID Mr Turner] That's what we learned in kindergarten. Made Man [4.03] Breach of Faith [4.04] Michael: [voice-over] First contact with the police is critical: it can mean the difference between the start of negotiations or the start of an armed assault. Michael: [answers the phone] Fi. Fiona: Lucky you, Michael. You're sitting on the money. Nick has a floor safe under the carpet in the conference room. Just crack open that puppy and come on out with your hands up. Michael: It won't be that easy, Fi. Sam and I are on the hook as accomplices now. Fiona: Seriously, Michael? You have to stop doing favors for Sam. Have you requested a getaway vehicle? Michael: It's on the way. Fiona: Well, you're going to need a diversion, and judging from the police turnout it's going to have to be a big one. Michael: Fi, if there ever was a time to pull out all the stops, this is it. Fiona: Michael, I never thought I'd hear you say those words. [hangs up and opens her trunk, speaking to the con-artist tied up in it] Move over. You're lying on my C4. Neighborhood Watch [4.05] Michael: Good news. I think Kendra just found us. Grey sedan right behind you. Fiona: Do you think she's been sitting on this place? Michael: She probably figured we'd have to bring the tape drive at some point. Which we did! Still think this is a dead end? Fiona: It is if she kills us. Kendra: Why are you after me? Michael: And here I was think it was the other way around. Why don't you come back down so we can have a nice little chat? Kendra: A little chat with a guy who tried to grab me in an alley? Michael: A couple of days ago you tried to kill me. Kendra: Touché. Michael: He seemed to really like us. Jesse: Hey, the guy is standing up for his community. It's pretty inspiring. Michael: There's a fine line between inspiring and suicidal. Fiona: I say hit these dealers hard. Send them a message. Michael: Guys, we don't even know who we're dealing with. Let's figure out who these guys are working with and -- Fiona: Fine. Just promise there will be some hitting involved at some point. Fiona: I wish our phone conversations were as flirty. Michael: She threatened to kill me. Fiona: I can do that. Jesse: [loading a van] Another bag? What, is this every explosive you own? Fiona: Ha! You don't know me very well. Entry Point [4.06] Michael: [voice-over] Interrogating a hostile witness is like proposing marriage. You want to get it right the first try. So you don't settle until you find the perfect spot. You take special care to set the right ambiance and set the mood. And then you wait for the best moment to pop the question. Michael: Fi, I've got an antenna on the roof. Fiona: Well, look what I got: a security camera. Michael: Okay. Let's slowly and casually move away. Fiona: He might not have seen our approach from the -- [gets knocked down by an exploding building] Michael: I think he saw us. I'm going to call 911. :911 Caller: 911, what's your emergency? Hello, 911. :Fiona: How very civic minded of you, Michael. Past & Future Tense [4.07] Jesse: [dragging a trunk with a captive in it] Even a day at the beach isn't a day at the beach with you people. Fiona: [after Jesse hits Russian spy with pistol] This was my idea! I should have gotten to hit him! Fiona: [slaps Michael] You know what I did tonight? I destroyed evidence that would have led Jesse to finding out you burned him. Michael: Thank you. [stops Fiona from slapping him again] Fi. Fi! What we're doing is worth it. This is bigger than one person's career. There's so many people out there -- Fiona: I can't stand lying to Jesse. I can't stand watching you keep this secret like it's nothing! I can't stand what you're turning into. Michael: Which is what? Fiona: Someone who only cares about the idea of people. He doesn't give a damn about the ones who have his back every single day. Michael: You know me better than that. Fiona: I used to think so. Where There's Smoke [4.08] Sam: Where there's smoke, there's Fi. Fiona: Sometimes you have to be your own white knight. Jesse: Just goes to show. Payback is a... [Fiona enters, very disheveled] Michael: Fiona... Fiona: You should see the other guy. Madeline: Jesse, this might be one of those things. Fiona and Michael love each other and they hate each other, but it's always each other. Center of the Storm [4.09] Fiona: [to Vaughn] You see, Michael wants to believe that you're different, but I know nothing's changed. It's the same old tune you bastards have been playing since day one: "Do what we want or die." You just sing it a little differently. Vaughn: You know how willing Michael is to let the wrong voices get in his head. You don't want to see Michael become that kind of monster. Fiona: He would never let that happen. I would never let that happen. Vaughn: It's happening already, darling. Michael is an addict. He can't resist this life, even though he knows how it's gonna end. Vaughn: Did I do something to make you upset with me? Fiona: Well, you ruined Michael's life and his career, came after his family, damn near got him killed too many times to count, so forgive me if looking at you makes me lose my appetite. Hard Time [4.10] Michael: [voice-over] In the jungle, the first warning that a predator is approaching is silence. When violence is imminent, animals instinctively know that keeping quiet and still is their best shot at survival. Prison's a lot like the jungle. Silence is not a good sign. Averted eyes, stockpiled food, and guys wearing heavy coats on a warm day also indicate trouble's on the way. Fiona: [referring to Michael's prison uniform] That's not a great color on you. Michael: Great to see you too, Fi. Michael: [voice-over] Every environment has its rules and customs, and your survival often depends on knowing them. In Russia, you never refuse vodka, in Pakistan, you always clear your dinner plate, and in prison, you're careful about making eye contact. Too little eye contact, and you become a victim. Too much eye contact, and you become a threat. Either way, you're never more than a couple of blinks away from getting a shiv in your back. Blind Spot [4.11] Fiona: So, you and Jesse are poking Barrett with a stick. Why does the phrase sitting ducks come to mind? Michael: Jesse and I are pretty well-armed ducks. Fiona: [smiles] I hope so. Michael: [voice-over] Spies spend plenty of time with sociopaths and criminals, but sometimes it's even more dangerous to hang out with their victims. Letting your emotions get the best of you can threaten the entire operation. Guilty as Charged [4.12] Fiona: You smoked an entire pack in an hour. You have any idea how bad that is for you? Madeline: It's probably better for my health than waiting around for some burned spy with a grudge. Michael: [voice-over] One simple but effective trick for identifying a tail is known in the spy trade as running errands. You drive to different locations and stop, going about ordinary business in areas with open parking lots while your team follows, keeping track of the cars at each stop. It doesn't matter how good your tail is. At a certain point, they're going to pop up more than once. Eyes Open [4.13] Jesse: I don't know what you just volunteered me for. I'm not getting mixed up in anything Michael's got going on. Fiona: Jesse, we lied about what we did to you. We didn't lie about who we are. Michael: I just want to find evidence Dennis set the bomb yesterday and turn this mess over to the police. Sam: I never thought I would hear those words from you. Michael: I never had to walk around with hole in my clavicle before. Vaughn: One minute. Then you never have to see me again, ever, if you don't want to. Fiona: Next time you show up unannounced, nobody will ever see you again. Hot Property [4.14] Fiona: [referring to Natalie] I still hate that we're going on this heist with her. Michael: Fi, we can't always pick our teammates in the field. Fiona: I am not a spy. I can't pretend someone doesn't make my skin crawl. Michael: [voice-over] National intelligence agencies and local law enforcement work together more often than you might think. Most metropolitan police stations have an office called a fusion center where classified intel is collected in one place. It's a great resource if you need information fast. Unfortunately, it does involve breaking into a police station. Brotherly Love [4.15] Dead or Alive [4.16] Michael: I thought you hated the idea of me working for the government again. Fiona: Oh, I do. But I want you to have a choice. Michael: You want me to have the choice, but you want me to choose to turn it down? Either way, don't we end up at the same place? Fiona: Michael, I hope you're never in a situation where your survival depends on your ability to understand relationships. You'll be dead in seconds. Michael: [voice-over] A career in law enforcement tends to make for a cynical outlook on life. Where spies spend their careers telling lies, cops spend their careers listening to them. Out of the Fire [4.17] Michael: [referring to Vaughn] His organization has never faced this kind of exposure before. I imagine he'll marshal all of his forces and send them this way. Sam: So, the gates of hell will open... Jesse: The apocalypse will be upon us... Fiona: And everyone we know and love will be in danger of becoming very dead. Madeline: So what else is new? Michael: Everything okay, Fi? Fiona: We used to talk about where we were going, what we wanted our lives to be. And now the only time we talk about our future is when someone's coming to end it. Last Stand [4.18] Michael: (preparing for his last stand) And for what it's worth, Agent Porter, I'm sorry for what I did to you. I never said it, but I am truly sorry. Jesse: (embarrassed) Come on, man, just... I signed up to fight the bad guys, right? That's all you were ever doing. So we're in this together. You good with that? Michael: Yeah, I'm good with that. Fiona: I want to know what this means in the end. Who wins? 'Cause honestly, I feel, however this turns out, I lose. Michael: Maybe this isn't your fight, Fi. Just because it's my path doesn't mean it's yours. Jesse: Listen to me: if you go back out there, you know what's going to happen. Fiona: Yeah, I'm going. Jesse: What happened to all that wisdom about you and Mike having different priorities? Fiona: Well, screw wisdom! I belong out there with him, for better or worse. Jesse: It's probably going to be for worse. Fiona: Well, I knew that the moment I met him. (kisses Jesse, then runs back towards Michael) Goodbye, Jesse!