Burn Notice (TV Series)

Enemy of My Enemy (2011)

Bruce Campbell: Sam Axe

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• Gabriel Manaro : You look pretty pleased with yourselves for a couple of guys who just cut a deal with a drug kingpin.

  Matt Bailey : What the hell were you thinking? You know, we told you...

  Michael Westen : You said the *Serbs* couldn't find out the CIA was involved. But Carmelo finding out - that wasn't "mission critical," was it?

  Matt Bailey : Do you really expect us to make good on immunity for that bastard?

  Michael Westen : Actually, I do, because if you let him go to jail, that *bastard* has no incentive to keep his mouth shut.

  Gabriel Manaro : We keep him out on the street, you really think...

  Sam Axe : Maybe Pearce can explain it to you. Ask her to talk real slow, and you might get it.

  Agent Pearce : As long as Carmelo's got a reputation to protect...

  Gabriel Manaro : Well, that's just beautiful, but have you heard the story he told the cops?

  Matt Bailey : The guy said he went to the marina with his buddies for a picnic!

  Gabriel Manaro : Then Serbs attacked, out of nowhere!

  Matt Bailey : Oh, but luckily, Carmelo had the sense to bring all these automatic weapons with him to the picnic, you know, instead of food!

  Gabriel Manaro : This is the official story we get to sell to the Miami police.

  Matt Bailey : [talking over]  Yeah, this is what we get to do with this Carmelo guy.

  Gabriel Manaro : [talking over]  This is the mess you are leaving us with!

  Matt Bailey : [talking over]  Immunity. Fantastic.

  Sam Axe : Yeah, well, sucks being you. But I guess that's nothing new, right?

  Matt Bailey : Woah! Ho, ho! Ho!

  Gabriel Manaro : Ho! Woah! Mr. Axe! Not so fast. We need our glasses back.

  Sam Axe : Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. I... lost them.

  [Sam and Michael get into the Charger. Sam chuckles to Michael as he pulls the glasses from his pocket] 

  Michael Westen : Sam, I just wanna say...

  Sam Axe : You don't have to, Mike.

  Michael Westen : I was *gonna* say, you owe *me* one.

  Michael Westen : [as Sam laughs]  And I owe you fifty.

• [first lines] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  There's a long tradition of using doubles in espionage. They're mostly used by dictators who want to confuse would-be assassins, but they have other less-common uses, like framing someone for a crime they didn't commit.

  Sam Axe : [pauses tape]  Okay, I know this video is grainy, but from that angle, it sure looks like you.

  Michael Westen : It's not me, Sam.

  Fiona Glenanne : I assume the burner cellphone he's buying made a call from the scene of Max's murder.

  Madeline Westen : Well somebody went to a lot of trouble to do this. Huh. They didn't find this guy sitting at a bus stop.

  Sam Axe : She's right, Mike. This is starting to feel personal.

  Michael Westen : It's been personal since Max bled out in my arms. Since he told me to say goodbye to his wife.

  Madeline Westen : So, what's the plan to keep my son out of prison?

  Sam Axe : We got to track down the fella on this tape. I mean, that's step one in finding Max's killer.

  Fiona Glenanne : Actually, step one is deciding what to do with the bloodhound the CIA sent to replace Max. Pearce knows we have the security footage.

  Michael Westen : I can buy us some time. I'll tell her it's taking a little longer to analyze the footage.

  [cellphone buzzes] 

  Michael Westen : Speak of the devil.

  [Michael answers his phone] 

  Michael Westen : Agent Pearce, right on time. I-... Got it.

  [Michael hangs up] 

  Sam Axe : What's up? She got something new about the murder?

  Michael Westen : No, it wasn't about that. She wants to meet tomorrow morning, 0700. She's got another job for me, high priority at the CIA. Wish me luck.

• ["Serbian arms traders" / "Nasty", second line uncharacteristically appearing above the first] 

  Sam Axe : Look, I sure as hell don't want guys like that hanging onto a Predator drone, but, Mike, it's gonna take an army to get it back.

  Michael Westen : I agree. That's why we need help from someone who *has* an army. We're gonna trick our old friend Carmelo into going after the Serbs.

  Fiona Glenanne : [hushed tones]  Carmelo? As in the second biggest heroin dealer in Miami?

  Michael Westen : He's helped us track down mercenaries before. He's perfect for this.

  Sam Axe : Yeah, but isn't the last thing he said to you, "If I ever see you again, you're dead"?

  Michael Westen : That's why I was hoping *you* could handle the Carmelo thing.

  Fiona Glenanne : Oh, how generous. What is your plan, exactly?

  Michael Westen : We rip off Carmelo and leave Sam behind as a witness to the heist. He questions you. You steer him towards the Serbs. We play it right, he hunts for his heroin and finds our drone instead.

  Fiona Glenanne : And if we don't play it right, we find out if Sam is bulletproof.

  Michael Westen : I know it's dangerous, but if we don't do something, the CIA's source is dead, and some very bad people end up with a really dangerous weapon.

  [Sam lets out a silent sigh] 

  Michael Westen : Sam, I'll understand if you...

  Sam Axe : [gets up]  No. You're right. That's the play.

  [Michael nods] 

  Fiona Glenanne : All right. I'll go find us a heroin shipment.

• Michael Westen : So you're saying the Agency never tricks third parties into attacking our enemies? Huh. Times *have* changed.

  Agent Pearce : Of course we do, but a "Yojimbo" play is a Hail Mary to pull off, not to mention reckless.

  Sam Axe : Yeah, well, as the guy who's about to put his head in the lion's mouth, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop reminding me.

• [last lines] 

  Sam Axe : [joins Michael in the Charger]  So, you found the fake Michael Westen, huh? That's great, buddy.

  Michael Westen : Yeah, Fi and my mom tracked him down, and I tailed him here. Name's Jacob Starky.

  ["Jacob Starky" / "Fake Michael Westen"] 

  Michael Westen : I told Pearce the tapes were a dead end. We got a little breathing room for the moment.

  Sam Axe : Good-looking fella. Doesn't quite have your chin, though.

  Michael Westen : That means a lot coming from you. Wait. Here we go.

  [a car pulls up to Starky. He goes over to it and gives some money] 

  Sam Axe : That looks shady.

  [Sam looks through binoculars and sees the driver hand over a gun to Starky] 

  Sam Axe : Okay. That looks *very* shady. So, our new pal, Jacob, is buying a Glock, Mike. What do you think he needs a gun for?

  Michael Westen : I don't know, but it looks like things are about to get interesting.