Burn Notice

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.

Ev io usprly on "burn notice"...

I don't know why you're willing to meet this gilroy.

He sounds as bad as the people who burned you.

He's worse.

This man is a freelance psychopath.

Westen.

I have to say, I find you quite fascinating.

You and I have a lot in common.

What do you say we work together? Tempting.

The gist is this -

You're to steal flight data for every private plane

Flying in and out of miami for the next six weeks.

What are you doing?

I'm offering you a job.

You do it, you get paid money.

That's all you need to know.

This is another moment of truth, michael.

Do we have a future together or not?

Double my fee.

Fair enough.

I may lose my seat at the table

If I don't come up with six weeks' worth of private flight records.

I was thinking the coast guard.

That's a good choice.

This is every flight today.

Every day is exactly like that except one day.

The 22nd.

Somebody needs a wide berth.

This is some kind of serious black flight, mike.

Originating in chile,

Fuel stop in miami, destination - poland.

This is what gilroy is interested in.

You're a tad overdressed for the jacuzzi, don't you think?

Is this your card?

It's blatantly not six weeks of flight plans.

Just the one that you want. I need to know what's going to poland.

Well, I suppose it's only natural to be curious.

It's a weaponized plague and a vaccine to match.

And they're worth a bloody lot of money.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

You're in, then?

Gilroy, I think you and I have a bright future together.

So, learn anything?

Only that he's a damn good liar.

When you need to locate a foreign spy office,

It's all about the food.

Spies like home cooking just like everyone else.

Find out who serves their elgialies,

Spies like home cooking just like everyone else.

Tip the bartenders and delivery boys well,

And they'll usually tell you

Who placed the big orders on the last national holiday.

If some of these orders head to an office with tight security

And scowling workers with short haircuts,

You're in business.

You know, some guys take girls

To the beach, concerts, farmers' markets -

Ugly polish military-intelligence offices...

Not so much.

Believe me, I'd rather be at a farmers' market

Than bribing a bureaucrat to tell me what's on a spy plane.

I have an idea.

Instead of working with gilroy the psychopath,

Instead of sneaking around trying to figure out

What he wants to steal from this plane,

Shoot him and be done with him.

I've considered it.

But somebody hired gilroy.

If I want to find out what's going on and stop it,

I need him breathing, and you know that as well as I do.

Oh, there he is, right on time.

You sure this guy konrad is the one to go after?

Low on the totem pole at work, short on cash, bad divorce -

He's perfect.

We're meeting later today.

How's your polish?

Rusty, but his mom's from moscow.

I approach him as a russian businessman,

Buy him a few dinners,

And hopefully we end this quick.

Playing on people's loyalties is an art,

Especially when those loyalties can be murky and malleable.

Poke around too much and you'll look suspicious.

Sometimes your best move is just to commit.

thank you so much for meeting me.

It's, uh, better to do business eye-to-eye.

So, what is it you could not discuss on e-mail?

Your office has information on covert flights

Passing through miami to poland.

I need information on a flight.

Why? I own planes.

I'm trying to get contract on this flight.

It would be easier if I knew what was on the plane.

It's a little thing but worth a lot of money to me.

Russians.

Yeah, please, yeah, let me get briefcase.

Of course, commit too hard to the wrong side,

And there's not much wiggle room.

Instead of an instant ally...

You've just made an instant enemy.

Did you really think you could buy me,

That I would betray my country to you?

You know, I was wondering

Why there is extra security at office this week.

Easy, konrad. Relax.

Oh, you sons of bitches cost me everything -

My job in poland, my wife, my family.

Over there now.

You're going to tell me everything.

And then I'm going to cut out your lying fsb tongue!

So much for an easy target.

You're seriously going to try To break into konrad's office?

Fi, what else can I do?

I can't approach konrad's co-workers.

Well, what about a better angle on konrad?

Konrad? The guy who wanted to interrogate me at gunpoint?

But we do know that he can't stand the russians.

That's our in.

Our in?

Are you volunteering?

I confess I am a little curious

About what a psycho like gilroy is so interested in stealing.

Probably best to approach as american intelligence.

I'll need cash for this.

Deal.

Sam's has a job he's been bugging me to take -

Fashion house that got robbed.

The lady who runs it needs some help.

The pay is pretty good, apparently.

Yeah, he talked to me about it, too,

But he sounded more interested in the models than the gig.

Sam, you know that job, the fashion gig?

So you're in. Tell me that you're in.

Is the money there?

Oh, the money's there, mikey. This lady is loaded.

I mean, you should see her fashion house.

It's in the viceroy hotel, and she is willing to pay.

All right, sam, I'm in.

Oh, ho, ho! Thank you, mike.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

This covers christmas, my birthday present.

I'll swing by and pick you up.

When you're conducting surveillance

From a dusty cave in afghanistan,

You daydream about air-conditioning,

Swimming pools, and iced tea.

But spend a little time waiting for a socialite

To hand off her tiny dog to a canine beautician,

And that afghan cave looks a little better.

His usual pedicure, of course the oatmeal shampoo,

And don't forget to rub his belly.

Colonel peabody just loves when you do that.

Who doesn't? You're funny... And cute.

My girlfriend said you were a man of many talents.

You're gonna trust her? You should do your own research.

Sam said something about a job -

One of your employees is stealing?

His name is tim hastings,

And we've been fighting a lot lately.

Now the numbers don't add up, which means that money's disappearing.

And you would like us to find the money.

I need you to be discreet.

We'll keep it quiet.

How much do you charge? Is $30,000 enough?

That's too much. Please.

This might take a couple of days.

Huh. Well...

You won't be disappointed.

Recruiting an asset

Is about making your target feel important.

Everything from the clothes you wear

To the location of the meeting

Should communicate how vital the mission is.

Wear the right outfit, pick the right deserted bar,

And your target will be ready to engage

In some good, old-fashioned espionage.

We understand you were approached by the russians.

Are you from the agency?

We have reason to believe

There's a russian spy targeting your office.

Yes!

He posed as businessman.

We need to figure out who this spy is and what he's after.

Of course.