Burn Notice (TV Series)

Enemy of My Enemy (2011)

Sharon Gless: Madeline Westen

Quotes 

• [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.

• Michael Westen : [narrative]  Not all of the intelligence spies use is stolen or even secret. When the information you need involves a lot of data - like searching for a single face in the population of Miami - what you really need is access to the right database, which is usually behind the counter at the closest government agency.

  Fiona Glenanne : [sighs]  I can't believe the boys get to go up against heroin pushers and arms traffickers and I'm here stuck in the County Clerk's office... in these earrings.

  Madeline Westen : Hey, I love those earrings. And we're here to keep your boyfriend out of jail.