Burn Notice s02e16 Episode Script

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.
Previously on "burn notice" give us the man who killed our operatives, and you and I can have a little chat about your future.
You didn't tell her it was victor,did you? The man has tried to kill you twice.
He's the one enemy I know carla has.
I'd like to at least talk to him before I turn him in.
You tell carla someone else went after her operatives,and we're friends.
I have questions,and I have a feeling you can answer them.
Well,that's not on the menu.
I'm asking for answers.
The most dangerous time in any operation is just as everything's coming together.
You never know whether you're about to get a pat on the back or a bullet to the back of the head.
Of course,there's not much you can do but act like everything's fine.
Hello,michael.
Care for a chocolate-covered pomegranate seed? Khava tea? You drove all the way out here to offer me a snack? I'm touched.
It's a taste of your former life.
Good old days before the burn notice, when michael westen was just a carefree spy in the deserts of afghanistan.
You know,I was like you once,michael.
Lived for the job.
Eventually,I discovered the job doesn't love you back.
- You got burned? - Yes.
I was angry at first.
Then I found I didn't miss it.
You might find the same thing,michael.
And if I want my life back? Well that's why I'm here.
Anything's possible if you do your job.
I'm working on it.
You know me.
This is serious,michael.
Management's not happy.
They'll be in town shortly to make sure everything's resolved.
These are not people to be trifled with,michael,believe me.
I'll do my best,then.
Remember,there are worse things than being blacklisted.
Oh,I know.
I could be this guy.
Hey,mikey.
You sure you weren't followed? Sure as I can be.
Unless she's got an invisible helicopter,I think we're fine.
Yeah,I wouldn't put it past her.
She needs to back off if I'm gonna solve her problem.
From what I can tell,she really needs me to solve the problem.
Let's see how our guest is doing.
Last I checked,he was sleeping.
It's kind of tough to sleep when you're cable-tied to a chair.
How long's he been in there alone? A few hours.
You said not to open the door.
What's in that? Oh,beanbag rounds.
At this range,it'll break a few ribs.
Nice place.
I stayed in a bed and breakfast like this once.
Glad you like it.
When you're dealing with a trained operative,you have to assume they're as good as you are.
If you'd have cut through your restraints given a few hours alone,chances are he had the same idea.
That's enough rough-housing,boys.
It's always fun until someone gets hurt.
So,now we're cozy.
What shall we talk about? Why don't we start with why you tried to blow me up? You make it sound so personal.
I was removing operatives from the field.
You were cogs in a machine.
I just hit that machine with a baseball bat.
Why'd you hit the machine,then? You know,not to be rude,but I'd just as soon skip to the end here.
The end? Well,if there's one thing everyone knows about michael westen,it's that he wants his job back.
And here I sit,your shot at getting that.
Now,it doesn't take an intelligence analyst to see how this ends.
So,wake me when carla gets here, or shoot me now and save everyone some time.
You went after carla's organization.
Why? Why does it matter? Nothing I say will change the fact that I'm your ticket out.
Why is your curiosity more important than my nap? You're out of moves here,victor.
Your only shot here is to trust me.
Hmm,trust you.
Just like that.
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I was cia.
My family was stationed with me in mexico city.
An op went bad,and I lost my wife and son.
The burn notice went out the same day.
I was out on my ass,my family was dead,not even enough money for a bus ticket home.
And then you got a call from carla.
Well,I was more enthusiastic about the opportunity than you were.
It was a way back in,a way to get payback.
Well,it took me some time,but I found what I was looking for.
And the punch line,the really,really funny part is,it was carla.
She had my family killed as part of my recruitment.
I'm sorry.
By that time,I was inside.
I was an effective operative.
And I figured,"hey,while I'm here,why not gut the entire organization?" Well,I took my shot.
And here we are.
Carla doesn't know you're here.
If you're telling the truth,maybe we can work on this together.
I've got a boat docked out at the end of randall key.
The cabin is booby-trapped with a claymore.
Check under the bed.
If you want proof,that's the best I can do.
You're trusting him? How many times does someone have to try to kill you before he's crossed the line? We came to an understanding.
You know,when I was a kid,I adopted a dog that I found.
He had these big eyes,and I used to rub his belly,and I thought we had something special -- right up until he bit a chunk out of me.
I'll show you the scar if you'd like.
- I'll be careful,sam.
- I'm coming with you.
Give him some air.
See what else you can get out of him.
Rub his belly if you need to.
Nice work.
Victor should probably teacha class or something.
Clear.
He said to checkunder the bed.
Spam and cap'n crunch.
No wonder he's so erratic.
Spies are supposed toravel light with nothing that could identify them.
Some do,but most find that staying sane requires staying connected to something that reminds them why they do what they do.
Pictures are particularly dangerous to carry,unless the people in them are already dead.
Michael,his little boywas only 4.
Who knew you couldfeel this bad for a psychopathon the edge of sanity? People don't get thereon their own,fi.
Being under carla's thumb,it's a strain.
Well,you've doneall right.
I never lost everyoneI cared about.
You and I need to havea little chat, 'cause you've gota long way to go before I believeall this business.
Is this an interrogation? No.
That's suchan ugly word.
I just want you to show me that you arewho you say you are.
Establish your identity.
That's,what,number five in the militaryinterrogation manual? Look,we don't have to playany games here.
The fact is,we're bothon the same side,right? "Fear down.
"Approach 14,right? Yeah.
I believeit is number Technique number one --the direct approach.
My best friend,mike,is out there putting his butt on the line for you,soI want some answers.
Now,the folksthat you work for -- is this a government agency,a foreign power? What are we up against? Well,they never gave me a peekat the employee handbook.
All I knowis they run black ops.
Could be multinational.
Could be work for hire.
They break jobs into piecesso no one gets the big picture.
Well,that's not a good sign.
Why miami? They're in cities all over.
Although fromwhat I can tell,they may have to shut downin miami for a while.
- Well,I don't likethe sound of that.
- You shouldn'T.
If michael doesn't hand me over,carla's gonna cut her losses,starting withmichael's family.
She's gonna bea busy girl.
What's wrong? Well,I've been talkingto our unstable friend.
This doesn'tsound good,mike.
I mean,the big boysare coming into town,and if we don'thand him over no,we're not handinganyone over.
I'm just saying,we could have a waron our hands.
- Let me cancelmy meeting.
- No,don'T.
We need to keepeverything looking likebusiness as usual.
Sam,can you pick up my mom? Take her up to orlando.
Make it look like a day trip.
I don't want her in townif anything starts happening.
I'm on it.
- You sure you don'twant me to -- - no,fi,go.
I'll be all right.
Stretch those arms out.
Get up.
That's it.
Stretch way out,way out.
More.
What a great exercise it is for your shoulders and your arms, to help you when you wear those sleeveless dresses,you gals, to really help you look like you should look.
And you guys out there,I want you to look like a man's supposed to look.
Sam! You scared me.
Sorry.
Listen,madeline,I hate to do this to you again,but,uh,we gota situation.
Why,what's wrong? Is michael okay? He's fine.
But is your stuff handy? 'Cause it's time for anemergency trip to disney world.
Disney world? Why in god's name would I wantto go to disney world? Because it'sa magical kingdom with lots of witnessesand great security.
So if you could just getyour bag,we'll go.
No.
I'm not runningfor michael anymore! And I think it's time that all of you stoppedtreating me like a baby and told mewhat's going on.
Uh,that's a long story.
Wonderful.
I love stories.
Yeah,but,see,it's the kind of story that's best toldon the way up to orlando.
Do you know they have a hotelup there where the giraffes,they come right upto your balcony? Well,as muchas I love giraffes I'm not uprooting my life againto run from something -- I don't even knowwhat it's about,sam! So I'm not goinganywhere till I get some answers.
Uh,oof,well,it's -- it's complicated.
Uh,oof,well,the sooner you explain,the sooner we'll be offto cinderella's castle.
Victor,I sympathizewith your situation.
But it's a little hardto trust someone when they've triedto kill you four times.
Four? That seems high.
- Oh,come on,you're countingearlier with the chair.
- Yes.
Listen,sport,relax.
This will all be over shortlyfor you and for me.
Well,you told carla to back offso you could find me,yes? Of course you did.
They'll still run surveillance,though,and check in.
What time is it -- 10:30 or so? About that.
I've been off the grid long enough for themto get suspicious.
They'll have gottenthe go-ahead to hunt you,set up a perimeter aroundyour last known location.
If there's a major roadaround here -- they'll be waiting at it.
Wonderful! Look at it this way --when carla finds out you hid me,all your questionswill be resolved with a bullet to the headfor both of us.
Oh,you're gonnakill me yourself.
Well,hell,yeah,if you'regonna step to the bell,you might as wellring it,huh? Let's get out of here.
Wait,wait,you're gonna help me? I get to be one ofmichael westen's clients, one of the desperate people to whom you lendyour razor-sharp mind and fists of fury? Lucky you.
******* Oh,looks like they were closerthan I thought.
Probably just waitingto see our pretty faces before they moved in.
You drive.
You don't last long as a spy if you don't trust anyone.
If you're looking over your shoulder to see who's coming after you,you can't see where you're going.
Sometimes you just have to trust your gut.
These guys are pretty good.
Looks like they pulled out all the stops for us.
I'm flattered.
In a firefight on the road,you've got a few options.
Without something high-caliber, you're not going to be able to penetrate the radiator or the firewall behind it.
That leaves two options -- the windshield or ricocheting bullets off the ground up through the undercarriage, which is one of the least-reinforced parts of the car.
For sheer panic,it's hard to beat bullets coming up from the floorboards.
Is that brake fluid? Polyethylene glycol's not gonna burn fastenough to do anything.
It will when it's mixedwith chlorine dioxide and some other stuff.
Someone's been tothe chemical store,I see.
I like you.
Have I ever told you that? Here comes another one.
We got to get out of here.
We're gonna need to finda parking garage.
We need a new ride.
Carla,not a good time! - You think you're clever.
- Clever? Well,I tested wellin school,but they saythat doesn't mean -- you're trying to save the manwho tried to kill you.
Victor and I have knowneach other for a long time.
You have no ideawho you're dealing with.
You know,I knowit's been a short time,but sometimes you meet someone,and you just get that feeling.
Enough.
It's time you learnedactions have consequences.
Funny,I was thinkingit was time for you to learnthe same thing.
She give you the "actions have consequences" speech? Yeah.
As someonewho's doled out a lot of those consequencesover the years,she'll go afteryour family.
That'll be harderthan she thinks.
Here.
There.
How about this? Two guys,miami,cute convertible.
Perfect camouflage.
Yeah,I'm looking for something with a littlemore horsepower.
Here comes a second car.
This should get interesting.
Madeline,if I knew more,I would tell you.
So you don't knowwho these people are? I mean,you have names.
Can't you just look them up? That's not how it works.
If somebody's doing somethingoff the books, they don't hand outdecoder rings and builda mountain fortress.
So it's carla and victor.
And michael's in troublewith them.
So what does ithave to do with me? It's all a wayto get to mike.
You're somebodyhe cares about.
It's leverage.
Please,I'm not leverage.
You want a beer? No,madeline! I don't want a beer.
Okay.
This is serious.
That's whatI'm trying to say.
I'll get my stuff.
Crap.
Change of plans.
Where's your shotgun? - In the back.
- Go get it,now.
Sam? Sam! - What the hellare you doing? - Get down.
I guess this means we're notgoing to disney world.
They're not taking any chances with thetwo bad boys in here.
They're doing it right,setting up a perimeterand waiting for backup.
Well,we should getsome backup of our own.
Careful with that phone.
Chances are,it's a party line now.
Pleasure doing businesswith you.
Say hi to paco.
- Bonjour.
- Fi.
Michael,you are not gonnabelieve the deal I got today.
I am better at buying gunsthan I am at buying shoes,and I am really goodat buying shoes.
- Fiona glenanne.
- What? Remember that drive pastthe factory where we first met? Do you think we could dosomething similar where we,uh,picnickedlast month? You'll be makingthis drive soon? As fast as I can manage.
They're setting upa spike strip.
Oh,this is gettingbetter and better.
I'm not getting michaelor fiona.
They probably ditchedthe phones.
- Should I call the police? - No.
That'll make it waytoo easy for them.
Cops take us to the station,they know where we are,and they knowthat we are unarmed.
So what do we do? Just sit here and wait? No,they're gonnaget more guys.
We got to create a distractionand get them out of here.
But the thing is,they're all over my car,and there's no way to getyour car out of the garage.
We could borrowmrs.
Reynolds' car.
She lives overthe back fence,and i have the keyin case of emergency.
Back fence,huh? That could work.
Madeline,think you could findsome christmas lights? When you're outmanned and outgunned,the key is to appear bigger and stronger than you are.
Take your enemy's expectations and turn them against him.
To make a good-sized fireball without a lot of ordnance, you need a powder with a high surface-area-to-mass ratio.
Non-dairy creamer mixed with gunpowder works nicely.
I could probably put twoor three of them down,get one of their gunson the way out.
We're trying to keepthe body count a little bit lowerthan that.
This isn't just about gettingout of a parking garage.
We might have a shotright now.
I've worked with carlafor a long time now.
I've put togethera little insurance policy in case she ever found outwhat I was up to.
- Insurance? - Yeah,she likes her ops teamsfor personal errands.
Making extra cash,payback,that kind of thing.
Now,I've got a fileat a safe house in town.
Now,we get that we can blackmail our wayto safety.
Yeah,it'sa distant second to dousing her in keroseneand lighting a match, but under the circumstances,it'll have to do.
Now,are we ready to use thisor what? I think we can get furtherwith this.
Let's go.
A security perimeter is like a defensive line in football.
You've got a couple of options.
You can try to punch through the line with brute force or you can soften it up with a little misdirection.
Here they come.
Look out.
Get out of the way! I'm liking your planless and less.
Everything's fine,as longas we keep them behind us.
- Fine? - Relatively fine.
Come on,michael.
Where did you meet her? Blackmail.
That's the idea? We're doing all this so we can throw somepaperwork at carla? It's the smart play here.
We're outgunned.
We'll get bigger guns.
I can't believewhat I'm hearing.
I saw what she did to youand your family.
If the file is so great,then why didn't youuse it before? This isn't just about her.
I want the guyswho call the shots.
The file was just in case,enough to force her to back off.
If this was just about puttinga bullet in carla,it would have been overa long time ago.
Still,putting a bullet in carlasounds awfully good.
If it comes to that,you'll have to get in line.
Yeah,about that file? Your safe house --not so safe.
She's good.
I was three deepwith fake safe houses trying to keep this placefrom her.
Sometimes I wishshe'd get a hobby.
Which room is it in? It's not in a room.
It's on the utility pole.
A fake utility box isn't a bad hiding place.
Oh,nice.
People don't touch things labeled "high voltage.
" Repair crews leave them alone,too.
They're not real,so they never need servicing.
Too bad carla'ssurveillance is parked rightin front of it.
Two cars,four guys.
Think we can handle it.
We each shoot oneand rochambeau for the other.
Yeah,we don't knowit's carla's guys.
It could be atf,fbiworking off of bad intel.
They could becompletely innocent.
Oh,please.
No one's completely innocent.
Is that what you told yourselfwhen you tried to kill me? Let's go.
Thanks for calling onstar.
Yes,I need directionsto the closest hardware store.
I'd like to avoidmajor intersections and government buildings.
I found a hardware store on siebert avenue.
Would you like me to direct you? Yes,please.
Okay.
The party's starting.
- You ready? - Does it matter? Not really.
Do you think they saw us? No,they're busywith the team out front.
We're probably good to go.
If I knewthat baby was here,I would have gotten usout of there a lot faster.
- Turn this way? - Right down here.
Why? Is it a shortcutwhere we're going? I'm telling you,I think the idea sucks.
Just pull over in here.
- What,where? Right here? - Now.
Yes.
- Why are we pulling over here? - Don't ask questions.
Just do it,please.
Madeline,you saw what happenedback there,right? Yeah,I did.
You really think the best useof your time is a three-hour driveto orlando? - Yeah.
Do you have a better idea? - Yeah,I do.
Okay,fine.
Well,let's hear your plan.
I take care of myself,and you go save my son! They sent men to mewith guns,sam.
God knows whatthey sent to him.
Listen,the one thing a woman my age can doin miami is blend in.
If they can pick me out of10,000 other I guess I'm done for,huh? Can you find him? Maybe.
We got a few rally pointsaround miami we use for emergencies.
But come on,madeline.
Are you sure? He needs youmore than I do,sam.
Just go,please.
Bye,sam.
Mike's gonna kill me.
One of the most common cover I.
D.
S for a spy is service personnel.
Of course,anyone who works in intelligence knows to check service personnel.
So a quick phone call to the gas company,and you've created the perfect distraction.
The active ingredient in pepper spray is the chemical capsaicin.
Mix the birdseed with some alcohol and oil,pressurize it in a paint sprayer with co2, and you have a homemade pepper grenade.
A few nails in the right places on a car door blocks the lever bar, making it impossible to open,and leaving you free to do pretty much whatever you want.
I could see why carlawouldn't want this out there.
She'd send a black-ops teamto deal with a parking ticket.
Pretty much.
The higher-ups stay awayfrom most operations.
They have two rules -- don'tscrew up,and don't get caught.
They don't get involved unlessthings go very,very wrong.
Well,I'd saythis situation qualifies.
Carla has a lot of enemiesfrom her spook days,and she's made more since.
And then she made the mistakeof vouching for you,big guy.
Those files should bemore than enough to earn hera retirement bullet.
Carla's entire work history --this is pretty damning stuff.
You think you can playthis card? When we get backto my boat,I've got the codes andcomm lines to go above her head.
If she knows I can getto them with this,then she'llback off -- fast.
Then we get out of town,maybe to cuba.
Fabulous.
Great music,lots of sexy unemployed men.
Fi,can I talk to youfor a sec? I'm not invited to cuba.
They're gonna follow uswith everything they have.
I need you to find samand help him protect my family.
Can't sam do iton his own? I know you don't liketo hear this,but you and samare a good team.
- And do you think I - the car.
I expect you to bring it backclean with a full tank.
Capisce? I can do that.
It's not goodbye.
It's just in case.
And that is to remind youto be careful.
Looks like no one's around.
We'll scout the perimeter.
If it's clear,we'll go in.
All this time,you neverfound out who burned you? Who cares? Name in a file.
Behind that,another name.
You know howthese things start.
Someone runs an operationoff the books.
It's supposed to bea one-time thing,but when it's over,there's power to be had.
Takes on a life of its own.
It's the organization,not some guy.
Why me? Don't tell me my namewas picked out of some hat.
It was no secretyou were good at your job.
The machine wanted you,so it took you.
Now you're part of it.
And I'm part of it.
But that's what we're tryingto destroy here,sport.
Ah,there you are.
I haven't been able to getanybody on the phone for ages.
Where's mikey? Is he here? No.
He decided to go on a tripto cuba with victor.
They're going after carlawith documents.
What are wesupposed to do? I promised him I'd help youprotect the family.
Well,I promised madelineI'd help protect mike.
So I guessthe question is which promise do we keep? Looks like we're all clear.
We have enough fuelto make it to the island,as long as we don't have to dotoo much detouring on the way.
You start the engines.
I'll cast off.
Carla.
Bad day fora cruise,michael.
A very,very bad day.
You think so? And here I was hopingyou came to see us off.
I took the precaution of havingthe local marinas searched when I lost contactwith victor.
Seemed like a long shot.
Hated to thinkmy two favorite operatives might be making nastylittle plans together.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Well,not to spoil the fun,but the boat's wired with c-4.
Can't have you leavingbefore we have a chat.
Great.
Come on board.
Let's talk.
I'm fine here,thanks.
Michael,management's on the way.
They're gonna want to knowwhat happened here.
Any story I tell themhas to begin with victor's dead body.
Afraid of what he might shareabout your history together? Not important.
What's important is thatthis story needs a hero.
It could be you.
Kill him or send him out,and I'll do it.
If you leave me no alternative,there's always the c-4.
You want to explain blowing upyour entire team? Doesn't speak wellfor your management skills.
Yeah,well,I'd haveto explain two dead bodies.
You'd have to beone of them.
Just end this,michael! He's a killer.
You know that.
- He's what you made him.
- Time is up,michael! Finish it off,or I will finish it for you! Finally.
Look,I know you wantto savor the moment,but we got to getout of here.
Looks like whoever's in thatchopper brought some backup.
Standing by for clearance.
Secure your perimeter.
Move it.
They're heading into the trees.
Clear for touchdown.
We got to talk,big guy.
You have to get out there and get on top of thisbefore her body cools.
Take the file.
Tell them when you found me,I turned on carla.
You lured her here,had your team take her out,and then killed me.
Killed you? It's over.
The only question is whether you're a traitorwho helped me or the ace operativewho shot me.
Help me out.
I'm dead one wayor the other.
They get me alive,and they're gonna take me apart.
You know it hasto be like this.
It was good playingwith you,sport.
Now you get out.
Get out while you can.
Hey,there! Took you guys long enough.
Put down the gun.
Want to get thoseout of my face? Could have usedyou guys earlier.
No,this is for the big guy.
***** Good luck,mike.
In intelligence work,your most important tool -- more important than any combat technique,any technical skill -- is your ability to twist the facts of a situation to your own advantage.
The worse the facts are,the more you've got to sell it.
Well two rogue operativesin one day? Lucky us.
You're welcome.
You know,I think you needto talk to the folks in human resources.
You have some staff issues.
I agree completely.
Tell me,michael,since you knowso much about our problems, what should I do about ournew recruit,michael westen? Wonderfully effective,terrifically resourceful, truly the best I've ever seen,but he just doesn't seem happy.
Maybe it's the threatsagainst his family.
Maybe it's the peopletrying to kill him.
Maybe it's the factthat he had to use his people to clean up your mess.
- Your operatives -- - are dead.
And you're not.
You've createda job opening,michael.
And I have to fill it.
Want money? We can do that.
You want to get outof miami? I want you peopleout of my life! Out of your life? Tell me,michael.
All your old enemiesfrom your spy days, all the people who have scoresto settle with michael westen -- where do you thinkthey've been? Did they justforget about you? Or has someone beenkeeping them at bay? You think you've beenunder our thumb? You've beenunder our protection.
Think about that.
Yeah,I'll be fine,thanks.
- You really think so? - Yeah.
Tell you what.
We'll leave you aloneif that's what you want.
Your family,too.
See how you like it.
You want out? There's the door.
But hear this -- you have no ideawhat hell will rain down if we stop watching outfor you.
I'll take my chances.
As a spy working for a government,you're protected.
You may work solo,but you have agreements with other spy agencies.
Even when you're surrounded by your enemies,that protects you.
When your entire career consists of making enemies, there's no greater danger than being totally cut off,alone.
When you find yourself out in the cold,all you can do is put your head down and try to survive.