Saturday, August 15, 2009

1.06 Unpaid Debts

Summary and spoilers

Michael’s previous forays into finding out why he was burned has attracted the attention of a new surveillance team. These guys don’t just sit back and observe: they harass, or at least they will harass until Michael stops poking around for information. They trash him mom’s house, tow away his car, and destroy his home phone. Michael needs to keep being a pest so that this new guy stays around long enough to give some clues to who did the burn. So, Michael retaliates by jamming their bugging devices and planting a big magnet in the guy’s desk, wiping out his notebook.

Trouble is multiplying for Michael. Not only does he have to deal with this new surveillance, but when he takes a job to repo a boat, he ends up between gun-wielding Jamaican smugglers and mean corrupt cops. Somehow, he manages to get out of all jams, and he even keeps a little bit of that 10 million dollars for himself and Sam. But more importantly, he gets the name of the guy who has been harassing him.

Comments

This is a rougher, meaner Burn Notice. It doesn’t really work as well; it’s stretching plausibility that Michael did not get shot by someone during that last meeting where he was threatening to burn the money.

Burn Notice Quotes

"Sometimes intelligence gathering involves sophisticated techniques and a lot of high-tech equipment. But sometimes, it’s as simple as picking someone’s pocket."
- Michael

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