Burn Notice (TV Series)

Hot Property (2010)

Sharon Gless: Madeline Westen

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Jesse Porter : [cellphone rings]  Yeah, Fi?

  Fiona Glenanne : Hey, Jesse. Want to grab lunch at the Carlito?

  Jesse Porter : Um...

  Fiona Glenanne : [sing-song]  I'm buying.

  Jesse Porter : Yeah, what the hell. I could go for some fish tacos.

  [Jesse arrives, spots Fi, Michael, and Madeline waiting for him like an intervention] 

  Jesse Porter : Oh, funny running into you people here.

  Fiona Glenanne : It wasn't *my* idea. Madeline wanted me to get you two together. And since you wouldn't sit down with Michael and Michael wouldn't sit down with you... oh, whatever. You know how she is.

  [Fiona leaves] 

  Jesse Porter : Look, Maddy, this is really none of your...

  Madeline Westen : Shut it! And sit down.

  [Michael looks shocked. Jesse sits] 

  Madeline Westen : I'm so tired of this crap. I know enough about the lives that you people lead to know this: if you two don't start trusting each other again, somebody's gonna end up dead. Jesse... Michael ruined your life, got you fired. He was trying to do a good thing. So get over it. Michael... Jesse shot you in the chest. He was trying to save your life. Deal with it. I'm not talking about closure. I'm talking about good, old-fashioned gutting it out. You know what families do when people lie and betray each other? They suck it up, and they move on. So if you two are good, shake on it. If you're not, too bad: shake anyway!

  [Michael, a bit fearful of his mother, puts out his hand to Jesse. Jesse shakes it] 

  Madeline Westen : I'll leave you two alone to talk.

  [Madeline gets up and leaves] 

  Michael Westen : [sighs] 

  Jesse Porter : [smiles]  Wow. Your mom's good.

  Michael Westen : [looks around]  How'd your meeting with Marv go?

  Jesse Porter : He got us the money. Call up Barry. Have him put it in the escrow account.

  Michael Westen : [leans forward, groans]  You want to, uh, stay for a bite, start planning? We have an auction to crash, Jesse.

  [Jesse smiles] 

• Madeline Westen : This is the last of your stuff from the house. Michael, are you sure you want to go back to the loft? Your shoulder's still leaking.

  Michael Westen : [fake smile]  I'm fine, Ma.

  Madeline Westen : No, you got shot.

  Michael Westen : Yeah, but thanks to Jesse, just in the right spot.

  [long awkward silence] 

  Madeline Westen : Tell you boys what: why don't I make margaritas, and we'll work on clearing the air between you two.

  Jesse Porter : I got to run. Fi's paying me by the hour.

  Michael Westen : Fi- Fi got a job? She didn't call me.

  Jesse Porter : Maybe she wanted you to get your rest.

  [Jesse pats Michael twice on the injured shoulder. Michael puts on the fake smile again for his mother]