Burn Notice (2007–2013): Season 7, Episode 13 - Reckoning - full transcript
Forced to choose between Fiona and Sonya, Michael shoots his new partner. Seeing that while approaching, James orders his helicopter away from his surrender to the CIA and wears bitter revenge on the ultimate traitor he wanted as joint successor. Supervisor Andrew Strong fears fro his career and calls off all deals with Mike's team, promising a worse fate the the burn list. The only way out is to deliver James and his organization another way, so Sam comes up with forcing communication specialist Max Lyster to steal Kendrick's HQ backup hard-drives. Jesse is dispatched to protect Madeline and Charlie from James's revenge by goons, which requires an ultimate sacrifice. Michael gets a fake funeral to start a secret new family life overseas.
My name
is Michael Westen.
I used to be
a spy until...
[Phone rings]
We got a burn notice on you.
You're blacklisted.
[Whistles]
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...
[Laughs]
A trigger-happy girlfriend...
Should we shoot them?
An old friend who used
to inform on you to the FBI...
You know spies--
bunch of bitchy little girls.
Family too...
[Phone rings]
Hey, is that your mom again?
If you're desperate...
Someone needs your help,
Michael.
And a down-and-out spy
you met along the way.
That's how we do it,
people.
Bottom line,
as long as you're burned,
you're not going anywhere.
It's a deep-cover job.
We're going after the leader
of a terrorist network.
I need you to bring them down
no matter what.
I'm a man who's willing
to go extremes
to do what I feel is right.
This guy James,
he's getting to you.
They all are.
I'm working with the CIA.
I gave up everything,
even after they burned me,
and I wasted my life.
- You have to turn me in.
- What? No.
Our work will continue.
How will it continue
without a leader?
I see two leaders standing
right before me.
[Phone rings]
Michael, where are you?
James is coming to Miami.
Get your team ready.
Wait a minute.
- Son of a bitch.
- Mike switched sides.
You stay the hell out
of my way, Sam.
Fi...
I thought you said
she wouldn't be a problem.
I just need
to figure this out.
There's nothing
to figure out, Michael.
James is here.
I'll figure this out.
The CIA is closing in.
We have to finish this now.
If you won't do it,
I will.
[Gunshot]
Every spy lives in fear
of losing himself.
[Echoing]
The CIA is closing in.
We have to finish this now.
Do what you think
is right.
When you work undercover,
the lines between loyalty
and betrayal
can become so blurred,
so grey,
that after a while
you don't know
what you're fighting for
anymore.
Michael, think of all the good
things we could do together.
You end up caught
in the middle
as your friends become
your enemies
and your enemies become
your friends.
If this is what you want,
the man I love is gone.
If you won't do it, I will.
The man I love is gone.
Until the time comes when
you're forced to make a choice.
[Gunshot]
Aah!
This is James Kendrick
to all operatives.
Forgive me.
I have made an error.
Michael Westen
has betrayed us.
He and Fiona Glenanne are
on the rooftop of the facility.
Your orders
are to eliminate them.
No mercy.
Sir, the CIA team
is approaching.
- Is it safe to land?
- No, sir.
Get us out of here.
[Door opens]
[Gunshot]
We have to go.
[Door opens]
[Gunfire]
You shouldn't have come back
for me.
It's a little late
for that.
I need to get you out
of here, Fiona.
I'll cover you as best I--
No, I'm not running.
Fi, look out there.
They got a Humvee
full of guards coming in.
We can't hold them off.
[Gunfire]
Those aren't guards
in that Humvee.
[Tires screeching]
Figured we could use
a bigger ride.
Let's get the hell out
of here.
Go.
Burn Notice 7x13
Reckoning
Original Air Date on September 12, 2013
You're lying
to protect the guy
you're supposed to be
taking down.
If you shut this down,
you lose all hope
of stopping him.
You're not just helping 'em,
you're one of 'em.
So I'm asking you
to trust me.
[Gunshot]
All right.
I dumped the Humvee
in a lot down the road.
Hopefully it won't be found
until nightfall,
if we're lucky.
I tossed the phones
in a garbage truck
heading north.
If anybody tracks 'em,
they'll be digging
through landfill.
We have some breathing room
for now.
Yeah, Mike, um, we gotta
figure out our next steps here.
You guys should just go.
My mom and Charlie should be
at the rally point.
You need to get them
out of Miami.
Well, what about you?
I'll, uh--
I'll figure something out.
Just go.
Mike...
We're not leaving you here, man.
You crazy?
We got problems--
Problems I caused.
Michael, you lost your way.
I betrayed the mission, Fi,
and I turned on all of you.
Mike, just stop right there.
We didn't risk our necks
saving you
just to leave you behind.
The CIA is gonna want to know
what the hell
went down back there, and we
need your help to sort it out.
Now, you with us?
Mike, are you in?
All right, good.
We should get going.
It's a long-ass walk
into town.
In the field,
there's nothing harder
than when you
let your team down.
Apologies and regrets
do no good.
You all just have to move on and
make the best of the situation.
Hey, you guys have
prepaid cell phones?
- By the window.
- Thank you.
It's crucial to stay focused
to try to keep your mind
off the past.
Michael, anyone coming?
But there are times
when that's just not possible.
- Michael?
- I hesitated...
Back there on the roof.
After all we've
been through together,
I almost didn't pull
that trigger.
But you did.
Why did you come back, Fi?
I didn't deserve it.
I didn't do it
because you deserved it.
There's no way you could have
known you'd make it out alive.
I knew that if I was wrong
about you...
It didn't matter if I got out
of there alive.
[Upbeat music]
♪
Okay, I'm good.
- What the hell's all this?
- Supplies.
Figured we could use
some duct tape, you know?
One for everyone.
Just in case.
And you're getting beer.
You realize
we're on the run, right?
Yes, which means this could be
our last six-pack.
Okay.
Well, in that case,
get something imported,
'cause I'm not drinking
that crap.
[Gun clicks]
Hands where I can see 'em.
What seems
to be the problem here?
Well, you tell me.
You're the guys that the cops
are looking for.
News says
there's a $50,000 reward.
Well, looks like we just hit
the lottery.
Ain't that right, Marcos?
[Gun clicks]
[Electricity crackles,
engine starts]
$50,000 each, right?
Hey, fellas, can we talk?
Sure we can work
something out.
I mean, do we look
armed and dangerous to you?
Hey, shut up!
And the news didn't say nothing
that you gotta be alive.
Yeah, I got this here
bald-headed one,
yeah, and the one
with the chin.
What is taking Jesse and Sam
so long?
We got to get out of here.
Look there,
the back of the store.
Oh, God, Michael,
we have to get in there.
All I have in my purse
is some C-4.
Our guns are empty.
We're gonna have to bluff it.
As an operative,
it's your job
to determine how likely
a particular plan
is to succeed,
and if something looks
like a suicide mission,
to call it off.
Yeah...That's the plan.
Let's go in and bluff.
Yeah.
Of course,
that only matters
if you care
if you live or die.
Michael, what are you doing?
Michael!
Michael, open the door!
Michael!
[Tires screeching]
Ooh!
[Gunshots]
[Grunts]
Stay down.
Jesus, Mike.
You all right?
[Grunts]
Yeah.
It just grazed me.
Michael!
What the hell?
You could have been killed.
I wasn't.
Let's go.
[Phone rings]
- Yeah?
- It's me.
I was wondering
if you were gonna call.
[Sirens wail]
Strong, my friends and I
are all over the news.
Yeah, there's good reason
for that.
Because you're the most wanted
people in the state right now,
if not the country.
Well, you have
to call this off.
Don't you dare tell me
what I have to do!
The last I heard from you,
we were supposed to be
capturing Kendrick.
Only when I got there,
do you know what I found?
No target, no Agent.
Just Sonya lying dead
on the helipad.
I assume that was your work?
Yeah, that was me.
I don't know what the hell
happened out there,
but I know this:
You and your friends
have destroyed
this entire operation.
Look, my friends had nothing
to do with that.
Leave them out of this.
I'll come in, I'll--
save your breath,
'cause the CIA is fresh out
of deals for Michael Westen.
You promised them
Kendrick's network,
and they didn't get it.
This operation's over.
My career is over.
And as for you...
If you think it was tough
being burned,
you haven't seen anything yet.
A spy's ability to operate
depends on secrecy.
Your anonymity
is your greatest weapon.
It allows you
to operate anywhere,
to deceive your enemies,
and when it's all over,
to slip back
into the shadows.
We've obtained information
that federal authorities
believe that the suspects
may have been involved
in terrorist activities.
When the world knows
your face,
your options get
a lot more limited.
At that point, all you can
really do is attack.
We go after Kendrick directly.
Mike, come on.
You can't be serious.
You want to go after him now?
The CIA, they're sending
everything they have after us,
but they want James.
They want his network.
I think it's the only card
we have left to play.
Come on, after everything that
just went down, that's suicide.
I have to try,
whatever the consequence.
Sonya mentioned
a satellite expert in Miami.
He was making a communication
center for James.
If I can locate him, I might
have a chance to pull this off.
You guys lay low--
uhuh, brother.
If you think we're all gonna
just hide in a hole somewhere
while you do this,
it's not gonna happen.
- It's my decision.
- Mike, enough! We're in this.
You're in no position
to do this by yourself.
And there's a communications guy
I used to work with.
I trust him.
I'll talk to him.
Maybe he can help us
find James' guy.
We'll work on this.
You need to go see your mom.
[Knock at door]
Michael.
I was afraid--
Mom, it's all right.
It's all right.
What does that mean?
Fi got to me.
She got to me
before it was too late.
[Sighs]
Where is everybody?
I thought we're supposed
to meet here
at the rally point
if things went wrong.
Plans have changed.
This phone is gonna be
for emergencies.
You need to stay out of sight
for just a little while longer.
Michael, what's going on?
Answer me.
What is going on?
The CIA found out
what I was doing.
They're hunting for us.
So what are you gonna do?
I'm going after James
and his network.
It's our only chance.
Michael, please,
I've seen what those people
can do.
I don't want you going.
Please--
I've made up my mind.
I don't want
to lose another son.
Mom, I can't make
any promises.
Sometimes sacrifices
have to be made.
Charlie's birthday
is coming up soon.
And when I asked him
who he wanted there,
the first person he said
was Uncle Michael.
I don't think
you understand.
We're having
strawberry ice cream.
Do you remember who else loved
strawberry ice cream?
Nate.
If you can't make it
to the party,
what am I supposed
to tell Charlie
when he asks where you are?
I have to go.
[Door opens, closes]
[Car door opens]
- Ooh.
- How'd you do?
My buddy came through.
Snuck me
into the research office.
We checked out all the top
satellite experts in Miami.
I think we hit the jackpot.
That's Max Lyster.
Contracts for the NSA, mostly.
But get this.
A few months ago, he took
a leave from his firm
to work on a special project.
Nobody knows what it was.
James' communication center.
Time frame fits perfectly.
He's our guy.
That's the good news.
The bad news is
he's a security nut.
Lives in a gated community
in the Gables,
consults at a naval base
in the Everglades.
What about hitting him
in transit?
My thoughts exactly.
Sam and Fi are on it.
They're getting supplies.
Jesse, I need
to ask you something.
When we do this tomorrow,
I need you to watch over
my mom and Charlie.
Mike, you guys
are gonna have
your hands full
taking down James.
I need to be there.
I can't do this
without knowing
that they're safe.
Please.
All right, man.
I guess that's how we do it.
[Engine turns]
Grabbing someone on the move
is all about surprise.
The goal is to get your target
out of his car
and into yours before he knows
what's happening.
If you have the manpower,
it's best to separate
into two teams.
One to track the target's car...
[Phone rings]
And one to prepare the ambush.
- Yeah, what's going on?
- Lyster's headed your way.
Okay, I'm putting everything
in place right now.
Okay, all set.
What's your E.T.A.?
20 seconds.
Take cover.
Copy that.
Okay, here we go.
Impact in three, two...
Son of a bitch.
[Rock music]
♪
[Tires screeching]
Jesus, you gotta be kidding me.
Yeah, guys, we got a problem.
The tires didn't blow.
The car is armored.
Catch him, Fi.
Reality check:
It's not gonna happen.
We have to, Sam.
He knows we're after him.
If he alerts James,
it's over.
Okay, how?
The car just took
a couple shots of buckshot
at 10 feet without a dent.
What the hell
are you gonna do?
Fi, you still have that C-4
in your bag?
- Yes, but what are you gonna--
- Stay with him!
- Michael, are you gonna--
- Don't lose him!
Pull up alongside him.
Get closer.
Closer, Fi.
[Tires screeching]
- Michael, are you sure?
- Stay with him!
Michael?
[Tires screeching]
Small explosive charges
won't penetrate an armored car,
but that doesn't mean
they're useless.
If you're desperate enough,
a well-placed charge
can come in handy.
[Explosion]
Since an armored car won't drive
if its wheels
aren't on the ground.
[Grunts]
Who are you?
- Who we are isn't important.
- What do you want?
You set up
a secret communication center
for James Kendrick.
Where is it?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Max...
[Gunshot]
It's not a good idea
to lie to people
with this much gas around.
[Gunshot]
What are you doing?
You're gonna kill both of us!
[Gunshot]
Yes, I am,
unless you answer my question!
[Gunshot]
- Michael!
- Where is it?
Okay! Stop!
Just stop!
Okay, listen,
some guys came to me.
They gave me a bunch of money.
So I did a job for 'em,
and they came back,
and they said if I ever said
anything, I was dead.
It's in a building downtown,
all right?
Good.
You're gonna take us to it.
James has
a communication center in there?
I don't buy it.
I swear.
It's the old Miami Chronicle
building.
They condemned it
after the last hurricane.
These guys could get
any building they want.
Why would they use
some moldy, old place?
The building had
all the tech already--
satellite hookups,
microwave dish array,
all of it.
They bought it
from the demolition team.
I just hooked
into what was there.
It makes sense, Sam.
Near a main road,
no one would notice
anyone going in or out.
Perfectly hidden
in plain sight.
Unbelievable.
How many people are in there?
How many guards?
It's unmanned.
It's just a relay station.
They pick up secure signals,
they decrypt them,
they pass 'em on.
Are there backups
to the system?
Please, he'll kill me.
If we succeed, he's
in no position to kill anyone.
If we don't, well,
you're dead anyway.
Hard drive.
Records everything in case
the power goes out.
That's what we'll bring
to the CIA.
You're gonna tell us where
to find it and how to get it.
And then can I go?
Then you can go back
into the trunk until it's over.
[Chuckles]
He's serious.
Shut up.
When breaking
into a building,
it's generally best
not to use the door.
Any entrance your enemy knows
you'd use is too risky.
Which means the safest way in
is often the hardest.
Before we do this,
we need to talk.
She's right, Mikey.
It's important.
What you did earlier,
plowing into that store
and then jumping on the car,
almost incinerating yourself--
It was a calculated risk.
I needed information and--
Mike, don't.
We've known each other
too long.
There's a difference
between a necessary risk
and a death wish,
and you know it.
[Sighs]
Michael,
I know you're hurting.
I know you regret
what you've done.
But what is killing yourself
gonna prove?
We're wasting time.
Let's do this.
[Device beeps]
[Explosion]
Now we know why James
didn't need guards.
Yeah, he takes
his booby traps seriously.
Well, it's a hell of a place
for a comm center.
[Sighs]
Moment of truth.
[Keypad beeps]
[Door clicks open]
After you.
Okay.
That should be everything
you and Charlie need.
[Rattling]
It's a little overstuffed,
but it just has to last
till we settle down someplace.
When will that be?
Honestly, I don't know.
Soon, hopefully.
Maybe, uh--
Never?
I don't like
to think that way.
But it's best
to be prepared, right?
It's gonna be okay.
It is.
We're together.
We're gonna take care
of each other.
We just need
to get out of state,
find a place to lay low,
set up some new I.D.s.
We'll be good.
Jesse, how can you do this?
With everything that's happened,
you're still here for Michael.
What makes you think
I'm just here for Michael?
You're talking about going
into hiding for years, maybe,
with a bunch of people who have
not made your life very easy.
Haven't you ever wanted
to just...Go?
I have asked myself that same
question many, many times.
I just--I don't know.
When I was a kid,
it was just me and my mom.
And then she got killed,
and then it was just me.
Just me...
Until I met you guys.
I never had a family,
and now I got one.
[Sniffles]
You do have a family, Jesse.
Sorry.
[Laughter]
All right.
[Grunts]
Got 'em.
Let's go.
[Phones ringing]
- Uh, it's me.
- Uh, no, Fi.
It's not just you.
It's all our phones.
This is bad.
[Phones continue ringing]
Anybody have our numbers
besides Maddy?
No.
[Phone beeps]
Hello?
You broke my heart, Michael.
Gave you everything,
and you broke my heart.
It's over, James.
We have your entire network.
It is over.
No, Michael.
I don't think it is over.
Remember the convenience store
you robbed yesterday?
You stole
some mobile phones there.
Well, I tracked them down,
and they led me
to my very own relay station.
Knock, knock,
we're right outside
the control room, Michael.
Oh, and one more thing.
You will never guess where
those other two phones led me.
All right, Maddy, this is it.
You all set?
Yeah.
Got this...got this.
Let's do it.
[Grunts]
Oh, my goodness.
[Tires screeching]
What is it, Jesse?
James, this is
between you and me.
Not anymore, Michael.
I like your mama.
And your nephew Charlie's
a lovely boy.
And even though it pains me,
I will not hesitate
to shoot them down like dogs
just like you killed my Sonya.
Leave my family out of this.
The boy is
only three years old.
Michael,
if you want to save them,
you will surrender, you will
tell me what you've done,
and then you will die.
And my friends?
I could use some
bargaining chips with the CIA.
Do as I tell you,
and they'll live.
I just need
just a little more time.
I know you.
You are looking for the answer,
the way out.
There is no way out.
There's only
the reckoning now.
You are out of time,
Michael Westen!
Would you allow me
to call my mother?
Then I'll come out quietly.
Two minutes, no more.
[Phone beeps]
Michael, you-
- Okay, look--
- No.
[Phone dialing]
- Hello?
- Mom, listen to me.
Are there men outside?
Yes.
I have a lot to explain
to you.
There's no need to explain.
He's using us.
Yes, Mom,
and any move I make
is gonna get
the three of you killed.
So I'm gonna have to give him
what he wants.
No! Don't you give that man
a damn thing.
Ma, you don't understand.
You and Charlie--
I do understand, Michael.
And Charlie's gonna be fine.
What are you talking about?
I found a way
to buy Jesse and Charlie
a chance to get out of here.
Ma, I don't know
what you're planning, but--
Michael!
You said it yourself.
Sometimes...
Sacrifices must be made.
In the bag of supplies,
there was an explosive charge.
Mom...Don't.
Please, don't do--
listen to me.
There's no remote detonator,
Michael,
and there's no time
to build one.
Michael, you have
protected me enough,
and now you need my help.
If saving you means
I don't get out of here,
it's fine with me.
God knows I've failed you
enough times in the past.
Give me this, please.
Michael, listen to me.
You made mistakes.
We all did.
But I am so proud
of the man you are.
I always have been.
I love you, Michael.
I love you.
Goodbye, baby.
Goodbye, Mom.
It's time.
Maddy...
There has to be another way.
There is no other way.
Those men outside
are about to break in here,
and somebody's gotta be here
to...Use this thing.
No! This is crazy.
I'm not letting you do this.
Jesse, this has nothing to do
with you and me.
It has everything to do
with that boy.
This is just a distraction, and
it'll take a lot of them out,
but you gotta fight your way
out of here.
I can't do that.
You can.
It's as simple as that.
Charlie, honey?
Come here, baby.
That's my boy.
Come here.
Come here, sweetheart.
Hmm.
Look at me.
Do you know grandma loves you?
And she would do anything,
anything in the world
to protect you.
Now, I want you
to go with Jesse.
And you're gonna play
a game, okay?
You're gonna hide and just
shut your eyes really tight,
and you cover your ears.
You do that for me?
You give me a hug.
Come here, baby.
You gotta go now.
Go, Jesse, please.
Bye, Charlie.
Mike, you gotta call her back!
This is crazy!
[Phone beeps]
The subscriber you have called
is unavailable.
Please hang up and--
Son of a bitch!
[Thud]
Michael, we don't have
much time.
What do you want to do?
I wanna fight.
I'm gonna take James down.
I'm gonna get the drives
to the CIA.
Now, my mom bought me
a second chance.
I owe it to her to use it.
All right, brother.
Let's do this.
Five seconds.
We go on my signal.
James, I'm coming out!
[Guns click]
Michael!
I was beginning to wonder
if we understood each other.
We understand
each other fine.
Fiona's coming out.
She's gonna talk terms
for the others.
[Chuckles]
There's nothing to negotiate,
but if she wants to talk,
we will talk.
Besides, I'd like her
to watch you die.
That's far enough, Michael.
You can stop right there.
[Softly]
Shall we shoot them?
[Rock music]
[Gunfire]
- I only got one.
- I only got one.
Tommy!
Get him!
Move in, kill Madeline Westen
and the boy, now.
This one's for my boys.
[Detonator beeps]
[Gunfire]
Look at me.
You stay right here, okay?
Do not move.
Cover your ears, buddy.
Cover 'em up.
[Gunshots]
[Grunts]
You ready to go, buddy?
Let's go.
[Gunfire]
[Gunfire]
[Gun clicks]
Aah!
I'm out.
I have half a clip.
It's a valiant effort,
Michael!
Noble!
You're only delaying
the inevitable!
This is over!
[Gunshots]
You know it!
[Gun clicks]
James' men are devoted
to him.
If I make a run for him,
they'll come out from cover
to defend him.
If you're fast,
you can take out the last two.
And then what?
You don't even have a gun.
You'll have
to lend me yours.
Well, that's not possible.
If this is
about your death wish--
I want to live.
Maybe more than I ever have.
When you put it that way...
[Gunfire]
[Grunts]
Michael!
[Grunts]
[Panting]
It's over, James.
So what now?
You gonna turn me in?
You gonna hand me over
to the CIA?
What are you looking for?
Redemption?
You want your old life back?
It's gone.
It was gone when you decided
that she was more important
than anything else.
I know.
Time to go.
Not gonna happen.
You don't have a choice.
There's always a choice,
Michael.
Those explosives you saw
on the way in...
They're not just
for keeping people out.
Michael,
that's a dead man switch.
It didn't have to be
this way.
We could have done
amazing things together.
We could have
changed the world.
Ah!
Another life.
[Rapid beeping]
[Somber music]
♪
- Thanks for coming.
- Well, we didn't have a choice.
Your guys walked us in
from the detention area.
I know this has been a hard
time for a lot of reasons.
I can't really get
into all the details,
but I wanted you to know
that we have tracked down
over a hundred operatives
worldwide who were working
for James' network,
and they were in a position
to do a lot of damage.
Well, I guess that's something
to think about...
During the long nights
in our cells.
About your detention,
there are a lot of people here
who want to leave you there.
They're just not
in a forgiving mood.
[Scoffs]
Well...figures as much.
You know spies...
Bunch of bitchy little girls.
[Slurps drink]
Yeah, sometimes.
Fact is,
you're the heroes of this Op.
So I played
a little bureaucratic hardball,
and, uh, I got you cleared.
You can go.
What do you mean?
I mean there's a car
waiting for you downstairs.
They'll take you.
Oh, hey, um, one more thing.
The wall downstairs,
the memorial to the agents
fallen in the line of duty?
Michael's gonna get his star.
Thank you.
[Drumroll]
[Gunshots]
[Bagpipe playing somber music]
A spy is never truly done
being a spy until he's dead.
It's part of you.
The skills, the secrets...
They never go away.
And as long as you can
be useful to someone,
it's your fate to always be
a spy.
♪
But if there's one thing
spies are bad at,
it's accepting fate.
♪
Well, they missed
a good funeral.
Where do you think they are?
Hard to say.
Lot of places in the world
with C-4 and yogurt.
We'll hear from them
when the time is right.
Yeah.
Got any plans?
Not really, no.
You?
I'm supposed to meet a guy
later at the Carlito.
Friend of Elsa's.
Yeah? What about?
I don't know.
Some kind of problem.
Sounded pretty desperate
on the phone.
Wanna come with?
You buying the mojitos?
Deal.
Good luck, Mike...
Wherever you are.
[Gentle music]
♪
- How's he doing?
- I think he's okay.
He just fell asleep
like this.
Should I, um--
Oh, no, I think he's fine.
What will I tell him
when he's older?
About what?
About me.
Tell him the truth.
Where would I start?
Start from the beginning.
Start with...
"My name is Michael Westen.
I used to be a spy."
is Michael Westen.
I used to be
a spy until...
[Phone rings]
We got a burn notice on you.
You're blacklisted.
[Whistles]
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...
[Laughs]
A trigger-happy girlfriend...
Should we shoot them?
An old friend who used
to inform on you to the FBI...
You know spies--
bunch of bitchy little girls.
Family too...
[Phone rings]
Hey, is that your mom again?
If you're desperate...
Someone needs your help,
Michael.
And a down-and-out spy
you met along the way.
That's how we do it,
people.
Bottom line,
as long as you're burned,
you're not going anywhere.
It's a deep-cover job.
We're going after the leader
of a terrorist network.
I need you to bring them down
no matter what.
I'm a man who's willing
to go extremes
to do what I feel is right.
This guy James,
he's getting to you.
They all are.
I'm working with the CIA.
I gave up everything,
even after they burned me,
and I wasted my life.
- You have to turn me in.
- What? No.
Our work will continue.
How will it continue
without a leader?
I see two leaders standing
right before me.
[Phone rings]
Michael, where are you?
James is coming to Miami.
Get your team ready.
Wait a minute.
- Son of a bitch.
- Mike switched sides.
You stay the hell out
of my way, Sam.
Fi...
I thought you said
she wouldn't be a problem.
I just need
to figure this out.
There's nothing
to figure out, Michael.
James is here.
I'll figure this out.
The CIA is closing in.
We have to finish this now.
If you won't do it,
I will.
[Gunshot]
Every spy lives in fear
of losing himself.
[Echoing]
The CIA is closing in.
We have to finish this now.
Do what you think
is right.
When you work undercover,
the lines between loyalty
and betrayal
can become so blurred,
so grey,
that after a while
you don't know
what you're fighting for
anymore.
Michael, think of all the good
things we could do together.
You end up caught
in the middle
as your friends become
your enemies
and your enemies become
your friends.
If this is what you want,
the man I love is gone.
If you won't do it, I will.
The man I love is gone.
Until the time comes when
you're forced to make a choice.
[Gunshot]
Aah!
This is James Kendrick
to all operatives.
Forgive me.
I have made an error.
Michael Westen
has betrayed us.
He and Fiona Glenanne are
on the rooftop of the facility.
Your orders
are to eliminate them.
No mercy.
Sir, the CIA team
is approaching.
- Is it safe to land?
- No, sir.
Get us out of here.
[Door opens]
[Gunshot]
We have to go.
[Door opens]
[Gunfire]
You shouldn't have come back
for me.
It's a little late
for that.
I need to get you out
of here, Fiona.
I'll cover you as best I--
No, I'm not running.
Fi, look out there.
They got a Humvee
full of guards coming in.
We can't hold them off.
[Gunfire]
Those aren't guards
in that Humvee.
[Tires screeching]
Figured we could use
a bigger ride.
Let's get the hell out
of here.
Go.
Burn Notice 7x13
Reckoning
Original Air Date on September 12, 2013
You're lying
to protect the guy
you're supposed to be
taking down.
If you shut this down,
you lose all hope
of stopping him.
You're not just helping 'em,
you're one of 'em.
So I'm asking you
to trust me.
[Gunshot]
All right.
I dumped the Humvee
in a lot down the road.
Hopefully it won't be found
until nightfall,
if we're lucky.
I tossed the phones
in a garbage truck
heading north.
If anybody tracks 'em,
they'll be digging
through landfill.
We have some breathing room
for now.
Yeah, Mike, um, we gotta
figure out our next steps here.
You guys should just go.
My mom and Charlie should be
at the rally point.
You need to get them
out of Miami.
Well, what about you?
I'll, uh--
I'll figure something out.
Just go.
Mike...
We're not leaving you here, man.
You crazy?
We got problems--
Problems I caused.
Michael, you lost your way.
I betrayed the mission, Fi,
and I turned on all of you.
Mike, just stop right there.
We didn't risk our necks
saving you
just to leave you behind.
The CIA is gonna want to know
what the hell
went down back there, and we
need your help to sort it out.
Now, you with us?
Mike, are you in?
All right, good.
We should get going.
It's a long-ass walk
into town.
In the field,
there's nothing harder
than when you
let your team down.
Apologies and regrets
do no good.
You all just have to move on and
make the best of the situation.
Hey, you guys have
prepaid cell phones?
- By the window.
- Thank you.
It's crucial to stay focused
to try to keep your mind
off the past.
Michael, anyone coming?
But there are times
when that's just not possible.
- Michael?
- I hesitated...
Back there on the roof.
After all we've
been through together,
I almost didn't pull
that trigger.
But you did.
Why did you come back, Fi?
I didn't deserve it.
I didn't do it
because you deserved it.
There's no way you could have
known you'd make it out alive.
I knew that if I was wrong
about you...
It didn't matter if I got out
of there alive.
[Upbeat music]
♪
Okay, I'm good.
- What the hell's all this?
- Supplies.
Figured we could use
some duct tape, you know?
One for everyone.
Just in case.
And you're getting beer.
You realize
we're on the run, right?
Yes, which means this could be
our last six-pack.
Okay.
Well, in that case,
get something imported,
'cause I'm not drinking
that crap.
[Gun clicks]
Hands where I can see 'em.
What seems
to be the problem here?
Well, you tell me.
You're the guys that the cops
are looking for.
News says
there's a $50,000 reward.
Well, looks like we just hit
the lottery.
Ain't that right, Marcos?
[Gun clicks]
[Electricity crackles,
engine starts]
$50,000 each, right?
Hey, fellas, can we talk?
Sure we can work
something out.
I mean, do we look
armed and dangerous to you?
Hey, shut up!
And the news didn't say nothing
that you gotta be alive.
Yeah, I got this here
bald-headed one,
yeah, and the one
with the chin.
What is taking Jesse and Sam
so long?
We got to get out of here.
Look there,
the back of the store.
Oh, God, Michael,
we have to get in there.
All I have in my purse
is some C-4.
Our guns are empty.
We're gonna have to bluff it.
As an operative,
it's your job
to determine how likely
a particular plan
is to succeed,
and if something looks
like a suicide mission,
to call it off.
Yeah...That's the plan.
Let's go in and bluff.
Yeah.
Of course,
that only matters
if you care
if you live or die.
Michael, what are you doing?
Michael!
Michael, open the door!
Michael!
[Tires screeching]
Ooh!
[Gunshots]
[Grunts]
Stay down.
Jesus, Mike.
You all right?
[Grunts]
Yeah.
It just grazed me.
Michael!
What the hell?
You could have been killed.
I wasn't.
Let's go.
[Phone rings]
- Yeah?
- It's me.
I was wondering
if you were gonna call.
[Sirens wail]
Strong, my friends and I
are all over the news.
Yeah, there's good reason
for that.
Because you're the most wanted
people in the state right now,
if not the country.
Well, you have
to call this off.
Don't you dare tell me
what I have to do!
The last I heard from you,
we were supposed to be
capturing Kendrick.
Only when I got there,
do you know what I found?
No target, no Agent.
Just Sonya lying dead
on the helipad.
I assume that was your work?
Yeah, that was me.
I don't know what the hell
happened out there,
but I know this:
You and your friends
have destroyed
this entire operation.
Look, my friends had nothing
to do with that.
Leave them out of this.
I'll come in, I'll--
save your breath,
'cause the CIA is fresh out
of deals for Michael Westen.
You promised them
Kendrick's network,
and they didn't get it.
This operation's over.
My career is over.
And as for you...
If you think it was tough
being burned,
you haven't seen anything yet.
A spy's ability to operate
depends on secrecy.
Your anonymity
is your greatest weapon.
It allows you
to operate anywhere,
to deceive your enemies,
and when it's all over,
to slip back
into the shadows.
We've obtained information
that federal authorities
believe that the suspects
may have been involved
in terrorist activities.
When the world knows
your face,
your options get
a lot more limited.
At that point, all you can
really do is attack.
We go after Kendrick directly.
Mike, come on.
You can't be serious.
You want to go after him now?
The CIA, they're sending
everything they have after us,
but they want James.
They want his network.
I think it's the only card
we have left to play.
Come on, after everything that
just went down, that's suicide.
I have to try,
whatever the consequence.
Sonya mentioned
a satellite expert in Miami.
He was making a communication
center for James.
If I can locate him, I might
have a chance to pull this off.
You guys lay low--
uhuh, brother.
If you think we're all gonna
just hide in a hole somewhere
while you do this,
it's not gonna happen.
- It's my decision.
- Mike, enough! We're in this.
You're in no position
to do this by yourself.
And there's a communications guy
I used to work with.
I trust him.
I'll talk to him.
Maybe he can help us
find James' guy.
We'll work on this.
You need to go see your mom.
[Knock at door]
Michael.
I was afraid--
Mom, it's all right.
It's all right.
What does that mean?
Fi got to me.
She got to me
before it was too late.
[Sighs]
Where is everybody?
I thought we're supposed
to meet here
at the rally point
if things went wrong.
Plans have changed.
This phone is gonna be
for emergencies.
You need to stay out of sight
for just a little while longer.
Michael, what's going on?
Answer me.
What is going on?
The CIA found out
what I was doing.
They're hunting for us.
So what are you gonna do?
I'm going after James
and his network.
It's our only chance.
Michael, please,
I've seen what those people
can do.
I don't want you going.
Please--
I've made up my mind.
I don't want
to lose another son.
Mom, I can't make
any promises.
Sometimes sacrifices
have to be made.
Charlie's birthday
is coming up soon.
And when I asked him
who he wanted there,
the first person he said
was Uncle Michael.
I don't think
you understand.
We're having
strawberry ice cream.
Do you remember who else loved
strawberry ice cream?
Nate.
If you can't make it
to the party,
what am I supposed
to tell Charlie
when he asks where you are?
I have to go.
[Door opens, closes]
[Car door opens]
- Ooh.
- How'd you do?
My buddy came through.
Snuck me
into the research office.
We checked out all the top
satellite experts in Miami.
I think we hit the jackpot.
That's Max Lyster.
Contracts for the NSA, mostly.
But get this.
A few months ago, he took
a leave from his firm
to work on a special project.
Nobody knows what it was.
James' communication center.
Time frame fits perfectly.
He's our guy.
That's the good news.
The bad news is
he's a security nut.
Lives in a gated community
in the Gables,
consults at a naval base
in the Everglades.
What about hitting him
in transit?
My thoughts exactly.
Sam and Fi are on it.
They're getting supplies.
Jesse, I need
to ask you something.
When we do this tomorrow,
I need you to watch over
my mom and Charlie.
Mike, you guys
are gonna have
your hands full
taking down James.
I need to be there.
I can't do this
without knowing
that they're safe.
Please.
All right, man.
I guess that's how we do it.
[Engine turns]
Grabbing someone on the move
is all about surprise.
The goal is to get your target
out of his car
and into yours before he knows
what's happening.
If you have the manpower,
it's best to separate
into two teams.
One to track the target's car...
[Phone rings]
And one to prepare the ambush.
- Yeah, what's going on?
- Lyster's headed your way.
Okay, I'm putting everything
in place right now.
Okay, all set.
What's your E.T.A.?
20 seconds.
Take cover.
Copy that.
Okay, here we go.
Impact in three, two...
Son of a bitch.
[Rock music]
♪
[Tires screeching]
Jesus, you gotta be kidding me.
Yeah, guys, we got a problem.
The tires didn't blow.
The car is armored.
Catch him, Fi.
Reality check:
It's not gonna happen.
We have to, Sam.
He knows we're after him.
If he alerts James,
it's over.
Okay, how?
The car just took
a couple shots of buckshot
at 10 feet without a dent.
What the hell
are you gonna do?
Fi, you still have that C-4
in your bag?
- Yes, but what are you gonna--
- Stay with him!
- Michael, are you gonna--
- Don't lose him!
Pull up alongside him.
Get closer.
Closer, Fi.
[Tires screeching]
- Michael, are you sure?
- Stay with him!
Michael?
[Tires screeching]
Small explosive charges
won't penetrate an armored car,
but that doesn't mean
they're useless.
If you're desperate enough,
a well-placed charge
can come in handy.
[Explosion]
Since an armored car won't drive
if its wheels
aren't on the ground.
[Grunts]
Who are you?
- Who we are isn't important.
- What do you want?
You set up
a secret communication center
for James Kendrick.
Where is it?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Max...
[Gunshot]
It's not a good idea
to lie to people
with this much gas around.
[Gunshot]
What are you doing?
You're gonna kill both of us!
[Gunshot]
Yes, I am,
unless you answer my question!
[Gunshot]
- Michael!
- Where is it?
Okay! Stop!
Just stop!
Okay, listen,
some guys came to me.
They gave me a bunch of money.
So I did a job for 'em,
and they came back,
and they said if I ever said
anything, I was dead.
It's in a building downtown,
all right?
Good.
You're gonna take us to it.
James has
a communication center in there?
I don't buy it.
I swear.
It's the old Miami Chronicle
building.
They condemned it
after the last hurricane.
These guys could get
any building they want.
Why would they use
some moldy, old place?
The building had
all the tech already--
satellite hookups,
microwave dish array,
all of it.
They bought it
from the demolition team.
I just hooked
into what was there.
It makes sense, Sam.
Near a main road,
no one would notice
anyone going in or out.
Perfectly hidden
in plain sight.
Unbelievable.
How many people are in there?
How many guards?
It's unmanned.
It's just a relay station.
They pick up secure signals,
they decrypt them,
they pass 'em on.
Are there backups
to the system?
Please, he'll kill me.
If we succeed, he's
in no position to kill anyone.
If we don't, well,
you're dead anyway.
Hard drive.
Records everything in case
the power goes out.
That's what we'll bring
to the CIA.
You're gonna tell us where
to find it and how to get it.
And then can I go?
Then you can go back
into the trunk until it's over.
[Chuckles]
He's serious.
Shut up.
When breaking
into a building,
it's generally best
not to use the door.
Any entrance your enemy knows
you'd use is too risky.
Which means the safest way in
is often the hardest.
Before we do this,
we need to talk.
She's right, Mikey.
It's important.
What you did earlier,
plowing into that store
and then jumping on the car,
almost incinerating yourself--
It was a calculated risk.
I needed information and--
Mike, don't.
We've known each other
too long.
There's a difference
between a necessary risk
and a death wish,
and you know it.
[Sighs]
Michael,
I know you're hurting.
I know you regret
what you've done.
But what is killing yourself
gonna prove?
We're wasting time.
Let's do this.
[Device beeps]
[Explosion]
Now we know why James
didn't need guards.
Yeah, he takes
his booby traps seriously.
Well, it's a hell of a place
for a comm center.
[Sighs]
Moment of truth.
[Keypad beeps]
[Door clicks open]
After you.
Okay.
That should be everything
you and Charlie need.
[Rattling]
It's a little overstuffed,
but it just has to last
till we settle down someplace.
When will that be?
Honestly, I don't know.
Soon, hopefully.
Maybe, uh--
Never?
I don't like
to think that way.
But it's best
to be prepared, right?
It's gonna be okay.
It is.
We're together.
We're gonna take care
of each other.
We just need
to get out of state,
find a place to lay low,
set up some new I.D.s.
We'll be good.
Jesse, how can you do this?
With everything that's happened,
you're still here for Michael.
What makes you think
I'm just here for Michael?
You're talking about going
into hiding for years, maybe,
with a bunch of people who have
not made your life very easy.
Haven't you ever wanted
to just...Go?
I have asked myself that same
question many, many times.
I just--I don't know.
When I was a kid,
it was just me and my mom.
And then she got killed,
and then it was just me.
Just me...
Until I met you guys.
I never had a family,
and now I got one.
[Sniffles]
You do have a family, Jesse.
Sorry.
[Laughter]
All right.
[Grunts]
Got 'em.
Let's go.
[Phones ringing]
- Uh, it's me.
- Uh, no, Fi.
It's not just you.
It's all our phones.
This is bad.
[Phones continue ringing]
Anybody have our numbers
besides Maddy?
No.
[Phone beeps]
Hello?
You broke my heart, Michael.
Gave you everything,
and you broke my heart.
It's over, James.
We have your entire network.
It is over.
No, Michael.
I don't think it is over.
Remember the convenience store
you robbed yesterday?
You stole
some mobile phones there.
Well, I tracked them down,
and they led me
to my very own relay station.
Knock, knock,
we're right outside
the control room, Michael.
Oh, and one more thing.
You will never guess where
those other two phones led me.
All right, Maddy, this is it.
You all set?
Yeah.
Got this...got this.
Let's do it.
[Grunts]
Oh, my goodness.
[Tires screeching]
What is it, Jesse?
James, this is
between you and me.
Not anymore, Michael.
I like your mama.
And your nephew Charlie's
a lovely boy.
And even though it pains me,
I will not hesitate
to shoot them down like dogs
just like you killed my Sonya.
Leave my family out of this.
The boy is
only three years old.
Michael,
if you want to save them,
you will surrender, you will
tell me what you've done,
and then you will die.
And my friends?
I could use some
bargaining chips with the CIA.
Do as I tell you,
and they'll live.
I just need
just a little more time.
I know you.
You are looking for the answer,
the way out.
There is no way out.
There's only
the reckoning now.
You are out of time,
Michael Westen!
Would you allow me
to call my mother?
Then I'll come out quietly.
Two minutes, no more.
[Phone beeps]
Michael, you-
- Okay, look--
- No.
[Phone dialing]
- Hello?
- Mom, listen to me.
Are there men outside?
Yes.
I have a lot to explain
to you.
There's no need to explain.
He's using us.
Yes, Mom,
and any move I make
is gonna get
the three of you killed.
So I'm gonna have to give him
what he wants.
No! Don't you give that man
a damn thing.
Ma, you don't understand.
You and Charlie--
I do understand, Michael.
And Charlie's gonna be fine.
What are you talking about?
I found a way
to buy Jesse and Charlie
a chance to get out of here.
Ma, I don't know
what you're planning, but--
Michael!
You said it yourself.
Sometimes...
Sacrifices must be made.
In the bag of supplies,
there was an explosive charge.
Mom...Don't.
Please, don't do--
listen to me.
There's no remote detonator,
Michael,
and there's no time
to build one.
Michael, you have
protected me enough,
and now you need my help.
If saving you means
I don't get out of here,
it's fine with me.
God knows I've failed you
enough times in the past.
Give me this, please.
Michael, listen to me.
You made mistakes.
We all did.
But I am so proud
of the man you are.
I always have been.
I love you, Michael.
I love you.
Goodbye, baby.
Goodbye, Mom.
It's time.
Maddy...
There has to be another way.
There is no other way.
Those men outside
are about to break in here,
and somebody's gotta be here
to...Use this thing.
No! This is crazy.
I'm not letting you do this.
Jesse, this has nothing to do
with you and me.
It has everything to do
with that boy.
This is just a distraction, and
it'll take a lot of them out,
but you gotta fight your way
out of here.
I can't do that.
You can.
It's as simple as that.
Charlie, honey?
Come here, baby.
That's my boy.
Come here.
Come here, sweetheart.
Hmm.
Look at me.
Do you know grandma loves you?
And she would do anything,
anything in the world
to protect you.
Now, I want you
to go with Jesse.
And you're gonna play
a game, okay?
You're gonna hide and just
shut your eyes really tight,
and you cover your ears.
You do that for me?
You give me a hug.
Come here, baby.
You gotta go now.
Go, Jesse, please.
Bye, Charlie.
Mike, you gotta call her back!
This is crazy!
[Phone beeps]
The subscriber you have called
is unavailable.
Please hang up and--
Son of a bitch!
[Thud]
Michael, we don't have
much time.
What do you want to do?
I wanna fight.
I'm gonna take James down.
I'm gonna get the drives
to the CIA.
Now, my mom bought me
a second chance.
I owe it to her to use it.
All right, brother.
Let's do this.
Five seconds.
We go on my signal.
James, I'm coming out!
[Guns click]
Michael!
I was beginning to wonder
if we understood each other.
We understand
each other fine.
Fiona's coming out.
She's gonna talk terms
for the others.
[Chuckles]
There's nothing to negotiate,
but if she wants to talk,
we will talk.
Besides, I'd like her
to watch you die.
That's far enough, Michael.
You can stop right there.
[Softly]
Shall we shoot them?
[Rock music]
[Gunfire]
- I only got one.
- I only got one.
Tommy!
Get him!
Move in, kill Madeline Westen
and the boy, now.
This one's for my boys.
[Detonator beeps]
[Gunfire]
Look at me.
You stay right here, okay?
Do not move.
Cover your ears, buddy.
Cover 'em up.
[Gunshots]
[Grunts]
You ready to go, buddy?
Let's go.
[Gunfire]
[Gunfire]
[Gun clicks]
Aah!
I'm out.
I have half a clip.
It's a valiant effort,
Michael!
Noble!
You're only delaying
the inevitable!
This is over!
[Gunshots]
You know it!
[Gun clicks]
James' men are devoted
to him.
If I make a run for him,
they'll come out from cover
to defend him.
If you're fast,
you can take out the last two.
And then what?
You don't even have a gun.
You'll have
to lend me yours.
Well, that's not possible.
If this is
about your death wish--
I want to live.
Maybe more than I ever have.
When you put it that way...
[Gunfire]
[Grunts]
Michael!
[Grunts]
[Panting]
It's over, James.
So what now?
You gonna turn me in?
You gonna hand me over
to the CIA?
What are you looking for?
Redemption?
You want your old life back?
It's gone.
It was gone when you decided
that she was more important
than anything else.
I know.
Time to go.
Not gonna happen.
You don't have a choice.
There's always a choice,
Michael.
Those explosives you saw
on the way in...
They're not just
for keeping people out.
Michael,
that's a dead man switch.
It didn't have to be
this way.
We could have done
amazing things together.
We could have
changed the world.
Ah!
Another life.
[Rapid beeping]
[Somber music]
♪
- Thanks for coming.
- Well, we didn't have a choice.
Your guys walked us in
from the detention area.
I know this has been a hard
time for a lot of reasons.
I can't really get
into all the details,
but I wanted you to know
that we have tracked down
over a hundred operatives
worldwide who were working
for James' network,
and they were in a position
to do a lot of damage.
Well, I guess that's something
to think about...
During the long nights
in our cells.
About your detention,
there are a lot of people here
who want to leave you there.
They're just not
in a forgiving mood.
[Scoffs]
Well...figures as much.
You know spies...
Bunch of bitchy little girls.
[Slurps drink]
Yeah, sometimes.
Fact is,
you're the heroes of this Op.
So I played
a little bureaucratic hardball,
and, uh, I got you cleared.
You can go.
What do you mean?
I mean there's a car
waiting for you downstairs.
They'll take you.
Oh, hey, um, one more thing.
The wall downstairs,
the memorial to the agents
fallen in the line of duty?
Michael's gonna get his star.
Thank you.
[Drumroll]
[Gunshots]
[Bagpipe playing somber music]
A spy is never truly done
being a spy until he's dead.
It's part of you.
The skills, the secrets...
They never go away.
And as long as you can
be useful to someone,
it's your fate to always be
a spy.
♪
But if there's one thing
spies are bad at,
it's accepting fate.
♪
Well, they missed
a good funeral.
Where do you think they are?
Hard to say.
Lot of places in the world
with C-4 and yogurt.
We'll hear from them
when the time is right.
Yeah.
Got any plans?
Not really, no.
You?
I'm supposed to meet a guy
later at the Carlito.
Friend of Elsa's.
Yeah? What about?
I don't know.
Some kind of problem.
Sounded pretty desperate
on the phone.
Wanna come with?
You buying the mojitos?
Deal.
Good luck, Mike...
Wherever you are.
[Gentle music]
♪
- How's he doing?
- I think he's okay.
He just fell asleep
like this.
Should I, um--
Oh, no, I think he's fine.
What will I tell him
when he's older?
About what?
About me.
Tell him the truth.
Where would I start?
Start from the beginning.
Start with...
"My name is Michael Westen.
I used to be a spy."