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My name is Michael Westen.
I used to be a spy until
- [Man] We got a burn notice on you.
You're blacklisted.
- [Whistles]
[Michael Narrating]
When you're burned, you've got nothing
no cash, no credit, nojob 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 ex-girlfriend
- Should we shoot them?
An old friend who used to inform on you
to the F.
B.
I
You know spies.
Bunch of *** little girls.
- Family too
- Hey, is that your mom again?
- if you're desperate.
- Someone needs your help, Michael.
Bottom line:
Until you figure out who burned you
you're not going anywhere.
[Michael Narrating] When meeting
a covert operative for the first time
the arrangements can tell you a lot.
If they give you a map and a photo,
they trust you.
Aplace and a time they want
to check you out before they make contact.
A cryptic clue like "tidy pelican"
they'vejust got an irritating
sense ofhumor.
[Timers Ticking, Beeping]
[Woman]
You're not gonna win.
[Boy]
Go.
- Next time, then.
- You look like you could use a partner.
"Tidy pelican.
" Cute.
Carla wanted to leave a harder clue
for the crossword.
You know how she loves these things.
But I was worried
it'd go right over your head.
- Love the shirt.
- Careful.
The last man who insulted me had to fish
pieces of his tongue out of a garbage disposal.
[Laughs]
I'm kidding.
Sit.
Don't worry.
It's a nice, public place.
We're just two guys talking, sport.
Call me Victor.
So what exactly do you do, Victor?
You could think of me as a wrangler.
I make sure the broncos don't buck too much,
wander from the pen.
- That kind of thing.
- Like a rodeo clown.
[Chuckling]
Oh.
You've been a busy boy, Michael
sneaking around town,
breaking into people's offices.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
You've shown a lot of initiative.
I've had a lot of time on my hands.
We'd like to put your talents
back to good use.
- We've got a little operation,
and you're gonna help.
- And if I'm not interested?
Then I suppose we turn the screws
until you get interested.
My advice is don't make this
more difficult than it has to be.
Meet your new best friend.
This stays with you at all times.
I call, you answer.
And, no
no, you do not get a return number.
You know, I already have
plenty of these things.
And I'm not doing a job
until I hear what it is.
[Michael Narrating] Sometimes,
when you meet a new operative
it's a good idea to open
with an aggressive move.
I'm sorry.
That's not how it works.
You learn about people
when you make them play defense
their reflexes, weaknesses,
how they handle themselves under pressure.
Keep smiling, sport.
Just two guys talking.
You'll tell me about your bosses,
or I open your radial artery.
My guess is you'll tap out in a minute,
maybe two.
Mmm.
Carla said you might be difficult.
See, Mikey, the people we work for,
they're into the whole "carrot and stick" thing
and I'm the stick.
[Gun ***]
.
22 it does
some nasty things up close.
It'll probably tumble around
your femoral artery
your, uh your groin.
Now, I'm no expert, but, uh,
my guess is you tap out first.
[Michael Narrating]
And even if they're able to counter
it never hurts to know
how far they're willing to go.
****[Man Singing Reggae, Indistinct]
- New car, Sam?
- [Chuckles] Pre-owned.
After the breakup,
Veronica took the Caddy back
so I used some saved-up pension checks
and bought this baby.
It was tough, but me and the Buick,
we're gonna get through it.
How'd your little spy meet go?
Seems the folks that burned me
want me for a new errand.
If the operative they sent
is any indication, it's it's heavy.
- And if you take a rain check?
- Oh, the usual.
They'll work their way through my friends
and family with a nine-millimeter
until I change my mind.
Sam, this, uh This could get bad.
I need someone to go stay over at my mom's,
just until I figure out what's going on.
I wouldn't ask
unless it was serious.
Serious, like "don't finish
that beer" serious?
- Or "go over there right after you're done"
- [Beeping]
Hey, Madeline.
It's Sam Axe.
Oh, I'm okay.
You know, I've been staying
over at Mike's place
ever since Veronica and I broke up.
And, well, he's getting tired of me
moping around
and I just wanted to know
if I could stay at your place for
just a couple of days
while I'm on the mend.
Aw, thanks, Madeline.
Yeah, Mike wants to talk to you.
Hey, Mom.
- What are we up to here, friend?
- Whoa! Dude!
Little surveillance?
Planting a bug?
- Something more exotic maybe.
- What are you talking about?
I came to talk to Michael.
- I am a friend of the family.
- Mm-hmm.
On your feet.
[Madeline] I found the old V.
C.
R.
In the attic.
It's good as new.
Just have to hook up
these little things in the back.
- Madeline, there you are.
- Hey.
Ricky, you met Sam.
Oh, yeah.
We just had the pleasure.
Ricky's older brother, Andre,
used to get in more trouble with Michael.
They were like Frick and Frack.
Weren't they, honey?
- Yes, they were, Mrs.
Westen.
- [Chuckling] How about that, huh?
Ricky came by to see Michael,
but he was kind enough
to help me install
my home theater system.
- So, how's it comin', Ricky?
- Well, actually, I think it's time to upgrade.
Really?
It's a perfectly good machine.
Sam, what's this?
Well, he was at your ma's house
when I got there.
Michael, you remember Ricky.
- Ricky.
Ricky Watkins.
- Yeah.
Long time, right? I heard you were back in town.
Looking good, man.
What's Andre up to?
- Twenty-five to life up in Starke.
- That's too bad.
Ricky thought it'd be fun
for the two of you to catch up.
- We've gotta get to that store.
- Oh, that V.
C.
R.
Situation.
That's right.
- Righty-o.
- Wow.
We gotta do that.
- What, you gonna
- We gotta pick this thing up.
A little shoppin'.
[Madeline]
You boys have fun, okay?
- How you been, Ricky?
- Oh, man, you wouldn't believe it.
You probably remember me
as that little screw-up kid
tryin' to raise hell
like you and Andre used to.
It's not like that anymore.
Put myself through school,
got a business degree.
Head accountant,
Sweet Valentine Enterprises.
You know Valentine?
The hip-hop mogul?
Uh, the radio in my car
is broken, so
Trust me, it's big.
The thing is, other day,
Valentine calls me into his office
tells me there's two million
missing from a charity account.
I said it must be a mistake
and I'll look into it.
Money's gone.
My name's on all the records.
I'm being set up, man.
You have any idea
who might be behind it?
Eddie Ash Valentine's number two.
Only other cat
with access to the accounts.
He's been with Valentine
since the beginning.
He's the only guy
Valentine really trusts.
If I say anything, I'm dead.
Dead?
That a figure of speech?
Valentine started as a gangster.
If he thinks
I'm stealing from him
Nah, I wouldn't last 15 minutes.
What you need, Ricky,
is a forensic accountant.
What I need is Eddie's books, okay?
If I get the records, I give 'em to Valentine
I'm in the clear.
Eddie keeps 'em
locked up in his office.
And you want me to go in there
and get it?
Look
[Sighs]
I got $10,000 here.
That's everything I got, and you can have it.
Let's see how the job goes first,
all right?
[Fiona]
You've really never heard of Valentine?
Haven't had a lot of time
for musical exploration, Fi.
He has a clothing line too.
Lingerie, wonderful shoes.
- How much you payin' me for this again?
- Bought you the espresso.
Mm-hmm.
- [Man Rapping] ** The man, the man, the man **
- [Man #2] Deal you X.
- **I'm-a bat you around **
- ** Yeah **
**I wanna bat you around **
- **I'm-a bat you around **
- ** Yeah **
**I wanna bat you around **
- **I'm-a bat you around **
- ****[Women Vocalizing]
**I wanna bat you around **
**I'm-a bat you around **
**I wanna bat you around **
- **I'm-a bat you around **
- **I'm so bad **
**I wanna bat you around **
**I'm-a bat you around **
**I wanna bat you around **
- **I'm-a bat you around ****
- **I'm so bad ****
[Fiona] That's Eddie.
Not a bad way to travel, huh?
We have to figure out how we can get in,
check out his security.
- [Cell Phone Ringing, Beeps]
- Ricky said Yeah.
[Victor]
Hollywood Beach 15 minutes.
- [Beeps]
- Your new friend? Chatty, isn't he?
- I'm gonna have to take care of this.
Can you
- Run along.
Okay.
Class is in session.
Now listen carefully.
I'm only gonna say this once.
There is a certain location.
And from this location, an item
is being shipped to another location.
Whoa.
Slow down.
Something is being shipped from somewhere
to somewhere else.
I think I follow.
Now, we're going to hijack
the something.
What's the something?
Oh, dear.
Sounds like someone's
got a case of the "need to knows.
"
Left untreated,
that could prove fatal, Michael.
Dismissed.
Traffic is brutal this time of day.
You should probably hustle
if you're headed back to, uh
- [Beeps]
- Biscayne Boulevard.
[Michael Narrating]
You can use cell phone towers
to triangulate the position
of someone's cell phone
but you're going to have problems
anytime they go out of range.
Use an enhanced G.
P.
S.
,
on the other hand
and you can pinpoint
their location in real time
almost anywhere
on the face of the planet.
Try disconnecting a G.
P.
S.
Wired into a phone's motherboard
you risk disabling the phone.
A much simpler solution
is call forwarding.
- Ricky's getting us the security code
- [Beeping]
So that should take care
of the doors.
There are cameras
all around the building though.
- What kind of cameras?
- Wireless.
Nothing too hard to handle.
Of course, the tactical support
I'm giving you will cost you.
- I need new shoes.
- You've got plenty of shoes.
Now that I'm on the open market,
I need more.
- [Sirens Blaring]
- [Man] Go.
! Go.
! Come on, man.
!
[Michael Narrating]
If you want to empty a building
pulling a fire alarm is useless.
No one pays attention
unless they're actually on fire.
A bomb scare next door to your target
strikes the right balance.
Everyone clears out
and then pays attention to the other building.
Impressive, Fi.
What did you tell them?
That I was a disgruntled customer
disgruntled enough to hide a remote-activated
explosives device in the ladies' room.
They're evacuating the entire block
before they look for it.
Bye.
[Michael Narrating] Most modern bomb squads
are equipped with an R.
F.
Jammer.
It blocks a wide spectrum
of radio frequencies
preventing people from detonating bombs
by remote control.
It'll block all electronic transmissions
in the area
cell phones, for example
- [Siren Wailing In Distance]
- or wireless security cameras.
[Beeping]
The interior locks in an office suite
are usually low-end
just there to keep white-collar workers
from stealing coffee cups.
File cabinet locking bars,
on the other hand
are a more serious security measure.
Their main vulnerability is that
they depend on people's faith in padlocks.
People have too much faith
in padlocks.
[Shutter Clicking]
[Siren Wailing]
- [Horns Blaring]
- [Loud Chatter]
Hey! Hey!
Why the hell you out here?
The cops said we had to leave.
There's a bomb in the building.
I don't care if there's a mushroom cloud.
You're paid to guard the building.
Now get your *** in there
and guard it.
Now!
- [Clatter]
- Y'all hear that?
[Man #2]
Yeah.
What was that?
Think it came from in here.
[Michael Narrating]
Air ducts in a modern office are 18 inches wide.
So if you need to make a quick escape
and you're older than four, you won't fit.
A more viable option
is the subceiling.
Once you're in the subceiling,
you can get to a bathroom or closet
and make your way out from there.
- [People Chattering]
- Uh-uh.
This This can't be right, man.
There was nothing in the files?
- You sure you looked everywhere?
- I'm sure, Ricky.
Valentine is asking questions.
I don't think I can hold him off much longer.
Eddie has a prospectus for a tanning salon.
He's got another for a car wash.
He's shopping for a way
to launder his money.
He did a pretty goodjob of making it look
like you stole the money.
But ifhe suddenly has two million dollars
in his bank account
- People are gonna ask questions.
- Exactly.
He's looking for a front business
a way to make it look like
he actually earned this money.
So he needs to clean his money.
How does that help me?
I'm gonna talk to Eddie.
I'm gonna convince him
he should wash his money with me.
And that is something
you can take to Valentine.
Okay.
I just want an introduction, Barry.
Chances are good that this guy, Eddie,
is talking to friends of yours.
I just want to make my pitch.
The next day,
you do the Michael Westen thing.
Stuff starts exploding,
and everyone's saying
"Hey, Barry,
wasn't that guy a friend of yours?"
- Sorry.
No can do.
- Sam's working up a cover I.
D.
For me.
I'm just a guy from out of town,
a friend of a friend.
The blow won't get back on you.
I give you my word.
- I guess I could work it
through some intermediaries.
- Yes.
- Doable.
- Yes.
- Expensive.
- How much?
To get someone to vouch for you, put you
in the room with the guy say five grand.
- Promise nothin' will happen to him,
maybe I can do three.
- Five it is.
Okay.
Oh, Mike.
Good timing.
Check this out.
Madras curry.
Just take a little bit.
Little sippy sip.
Mmm! Huh?
Your mom's got me into these cooking shows.
It's addictive as hell.
- Oh.
- Mmm.
[Whispering]
How's the "protecting her from danger" show?
Mmm.
I do a perimeter check
once an hour.
I just say that I need some alone time
to ponder the whole Veronica thing.
Works like a charm.
- What are you boys whispering about?
- Nothing, Mom.
Okay.
Sam, did you get a chance
to do that cover I.
D.
For me?
You'reJimmy Glynn
flashy real estate developer/
cash churner.
I threw in some vague Boston mob connections
just for good measure.
What did I do Oh.
Here we are.
Here's your business card.
You're all set, brother.
****[Man Rapping, Indistinct]
****[Continues]
[Michael Narrating]
When you're working a target,
it's all about getting a good read.
What makes him tick? Is he insecure?
Does he have something to prove?
- You might only have a few seconds
- What up?
But it all factors
into your approach.
- Eddie Ash! Right?
- You must beJimmy.
Good to meet you, brother.
Yeah, guy.
Yeah.
You're in the music business, right?
What are you a performer, a rapper?
- I hear the ladies go crazy
for the music types.
Am I right?
- I'm in management.
- Oh.
- I'd rather not talk about my business,
if you don't mind.
Not at all.
I hear that a lot
in my line of work.
- Let's get us some drinks.
Sweet Oh! Whoo!
- [Woman] Hey.
- Johnnie Walker Blue on the rocks
for me and my friend.
- You got it.
- Be right back.
- Wow.
They don't make 'em
like that in Beantown.
I hear you have a pretty good
real estate thing going on there.
- Word is you're the best in the business.
- Yeah.
You hear right.
But in my line of work,
you gotta move with the economy.
Now, I understand
you wanna wash some bills.
I might.
I might not.
- You're careful.
I like that.
- Here you go.
So, look
what if I told you you could get a return
on your investment in six months
comes back clean, untraceable,
plus a 30% to 40% profit, minus my cut?
- [Chuckles] I'd ask about the catch.
- No catch.
You get me, by the end of the week,
two million dollars.
Two million? This week?
[Scoffs]
No worries, brother.
Yeah, I hear this a lot.
Fella's got a couple hundred G's
to move.
Thinks he's a player,
and he comes toJimmy.
Well, Jimmy's a seven-figures,
deep-end-of-the-pool kind of guy.
When you take off your floaties and wanna
do some real business, you come to me.
- I'm gonna get the check.
- Hey, hey.
All right, all right.
It's not about the money.
All right? Sit.
Come on.
Sit.
It's just the time frame is all.
What can I say?
My investment group, we move fast.
This is big-time, Eddie.
Well, I'd need to see
where this real estate is.
I'm not investing in something
if I can't see it.
I wouldn't want you to.
[Chuckles]
[Michael Narrating]
There's nothing in the world easier to get into
than an empty condo
that's been on the market for six months.
[Chattering]
Never mind picking the lock.
You can just call and ask for the keys.
The way the Florida market is right now,
it's a gold mine.
I'm negotiating right now
for this piece.
I can pick this place up
for 10, 15 cents on the dollar.
- Yeah, but it's empty.
- Yeah, that's the point.
Eddie, listen.
I take your cash under the table.
I buy granite countertops,
new appliances, new carpetin'.
We flip the property.
'Cause there's no receipts.
There's no records.
All that money comes back to you
squeaky clean.
- All right.
I'll think about it.
- Don't think too long.
I got a couple of guys
lookin' to move on this in 48 hours.
- [Cell Phone Beeps]
- Are you in? Are you gonna be in?
- [Beeps]
- Look at me.
You in?
I gotta go.
I gotta run.
I'll be in touch.
Eddie.
It's not gonna last.
[Cell Phone Ringing]
Yeah, Rick.
Valentine is calling everyone
into the conference room
for an emergency meeting in 10 minutes,
and he is pissed.
That must be where Eddie's heading.
What's going on?
I don't know, but it is not good.
What do I do, man?
It's a risk, but if you run,
you'll be running for the rest of your life.
- It's your call.
- All right.
I'll go.
Leave the phone on.
I'm gonna go get Fi.
We're gonna be listening in.
- You got my back on this?
- We're gonna do the best we can.
But if it looks like something's going bad
down there, get out.
[Sighs]
We should go in there.
One or two bullets in the right place
I think storming the building
is probably not good for Ricky long term, Fi.
- The meeting's starting.
- [Man On Cell Phone] Loyalty.
Respect.
Standin' tall.
These are the bricks I used
to build this label from the street up.
Without 'em
these platinum records
got no place on my wall.
[Group Murmurs]
Y'all a jumpy bunch today.
Anybody in here
got a reason to be jumpy?
Last chance to come clean, people.
No? I'm disappointed.
Though I can't say I'm surprised.
- Marcus.
- Hmm?
- You recognize this.
- [Chuckles]
Aftershock's debut album
double platinum.
- Whose logo is that on this record?
- Yours.
Mines.
And whose signature
is on your paychecks?
Yours, Valentine.
That's right.
So explain to me
why you told Static Records
you could deliver Aftershock
if they brought you into the fold.
Static Records? Man, I don't even
[Stammers]
- Oh.
- What
Eddie saw you kickin' it
at they offices.
You take my artists
you take the cash out my pocket.
Eddie, what do I do to thieves?
What you have to, Valentine.
What I have to.
Rick.
What you think?
I think you're in a conference room
full of witnesses, V.
[Laughs]
My man, always appealing to my better half.
You know what, Marcus?
Get your *** outta here.
You forgettin' something, homey?
You wanted my record, right?
- Take it!
- [All Exclaim]
[Michael]
Hold on.
[Man]
Damn, Valentine.
- Somebody come clean this up.
Everybody out.
- [All Exclaiming, Murmuring]
Now! Let's go!
Fi.
Except you, Rick.
- [Shotgun ***]
- Wait.
Damn it.
Fi.
You figure out what happened
to that "guac," Ricky?
Yeah.
Looks like it was a bank error.
L- I'm taking care of it, V.
Wait.
Two days.
I need to see that cash.
Stand down.
- Tell me you heard that.
- Yeah, we heard that.
Sounded like Eddie
was letting Valentine know who he can trust.
So when Valentine
finds that money gone
there's no question
it's me that gets capped.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
I'm meeting Eddie tonight.
- ****[Dance]
- [People Chattering]
These are just Boston numbers.
Miami numbers are gonna be even better.
Bigger slide in the market.
I know this is a big move for you, Eddie,
but I need a decision now.
[Exhales]
I need to approve spending.
I want to know where my money is
at any given point.
- You got it, brother.
- [Sighs]
- For me? But I didn't
- Uh-huh.
Would you, uh, hold this for a second?
Victor, you should have called.
I can't figure out
how you misunderstood.
This stays with you at all times.
You ever pull another stunt like that,
Michael, and, uh [Chuckles]
Well, don't pull
another stunt like that.
A Chevy Impala's parked outside.
We're going for a little ride tomorrow.
- Doesn't that sound like fun?
- I'm busy tomorrow.
Yeah.
You have been spreading yourself
kind of thin lately.
I was just talking to your waitress,
Michelle.
Great gal.
She tells me you're getting
into real estate now too.
You're a wicked skinner.
You know that, Jimmy?
I talk to you, now I got the F.
B.
I.
Crawlin' all over the place.
Oh, who's this another investor?
Tell him if he don't want
the feds camped out in his backyard
he should stay the hell away
from Jimmy Glynn.
So did that, uh,
help clear up your schedule?
See you tomorrow, pal.
Whoa, hold on.
Hold on.
So he's not gonna move the money now?
- He thinks I'm under F.
B.
I.
Investigation.
- F.
B.
I.
I'm running out of time here, man.
Valentine said, what, 48 hours?
The most important thing is for you
to stay calm.
Fi, can you
Yeah, I'll take care of him.
Ricky, we need to talk.
Do you get much of a discount
on Valentine's clothing line?
- [Michael Narrating]
When your cover's compromised
- [Tires Squealing]
Often the best defense
is a good offense.
Admit nothing, deny everything.
Make counteraccusations.
You friggin' dubber.
I oughta wring your neck.
- What the hell did you do to me?
- What are you talkin' about?
I talk to you, and suddenly
feds on my ***.
- What are you saying?
- What do you have to say about that?
They came to my office.
They came to my place of business.
- What? The F.
B.
I.
? Are you serious?
- Do I look like I'm joking?
Now I gotta kill my deals.
All my investors are lost.
I gotta move my money offshore.
Do you know how much
of a bath I'm gonna take
for puttin' my money away
where the feds can't find it?
Plus my sterling reputation.
- Now I'm gonna ask you this just once.
- [Gasping]
Did you say anything to them?
[Whimpering]
No.
No, I didn't.
They didn't talk to me.
I swear.
I swear.
- All right.
Let's keep it that way.
- [Exhales]
Luckily, movin' money offshore
is a Jimmy Glynn speciality.
I'm sorry about the suit.
We gotta stick together on this, pal.
Okay?
But if you hear anything,
you see anything, you talk to me.
- You call me.
Understood?
- Yeah, I understand.
- Okay.
- [Gasps]
[Beeps]
Sam, I need a favor.
I need you to take my mom
on a field trip.
I gotta go see
what this Victor project's about.
[Chattering]
That's what it's all about.
All right, man.
- See you around Bye.
- Yeah, bye.
****[Salsa: Man Singing In Spanish]
[Michael Narrating]
Once somebody's watching for cops
they see them everywhere.
Anyone in dark sunglasses is F.
B.
I.
Any car with tinted windows is a tail.
- Their paranoia does most of the work for you.
- [Shutter Clicking]
I still don't see the point of driving around,
taking pictures of hotels and condos.
I mean, you really want
to find a new place
you know, you're gonna have
to eventually go inside one, Sam.
I know.
I know.
It's just that, if I do
- [Shutter Clicking]
- then it means it's really over with Veronica.
It's just one of those psychological things,
you know?
I know.
I know.
I went through
the same stuff when Frank died.
And it's hard,
but you gotta move on.
I'm just not ready.
[Victor] Our shipment's
coming in tomorrow afternoon.
It'll be held in one of those loading bays there
awaiting transfer.
I'll go in and cut
the bolts on the door
and remove the object
while you babysit the car and play lookout.
We've got an hour window,
maybe less.
You sure you don't
want me to grab it?
Give you a chance to peek?
Nice try though.
We'll drive to the drop, go our separate ways.
You ditch the car.
Questions?
- Just one.
What are we taking?
- It's bigger than a bread box,
but it'll fit in the trunk.
That's all you need to know, sport.
That is not all I need to know, Victor.
How heavy is the cargo?
Are we talking about a big metal container
or something fragile?
If it's explosives,
it will affect how I drive.
Wooden crate.
No explosives.
Don't worry your pretty little head.
- What about the guards?
- If they come by, you give me the heads-up.
- And then?
- [*** Gun]
I take care of them.
[Michael Narrating]
Knowing what someone wants
can tell you a lot
about who they are.
So if what they want comes in a wooden crate
you're not going to be allowed to open
you might have to turn your trunk
into a makeshift X-ray machine.
The tube from an old TVset
is a good place to start.
As part of the projection process,
they emit X-rays.
They're meant to handle
around 30,000 volts.
Any more than that,
and they'll cook your eyes with radiation.
So pump a hundred thousand volts into one
from a Taser
and you won't be able
to diagnose a hairline fracture
but you'll get the basic idea.
[Cell Phone Ringing]
[Clears Throat]
Yeah.
Jimmy here.
It's Eddie.
We need to meet.
Now.
It's just like you said, Jimmy.
The F.
B.
I.
's tailing me.
They're taking pictures.
Before, you said that you
could move cash offshore?
Well, with the feds circling,
I got enough heat movin'my own money.
Uh, oh
Please, man.
You gotta help me.
[Michael Narrating]
Criminals are, as a rule, paranoid and self-serving.
So if you're using a criminal cover I.
D.
,
you can't be too helpful.
Sorry.
I wish I could help you, guy.
I really do.
But it's risky, too risky.
[Michael Narrating]
Luckily, you can usually count on the other guy
not to let you off easy.
All right.
Well
You know, if the feds take my money
then, uh, I guess
I'll have to talk to them.
And they seem pretty interested in you,
so it might be too risky to keep my mouth shut.
Hey, hey, hey.
No need for that.
How do the Seychelles sound to you?
I got a bank out there
works with me.
Fine.
That sounds fine.
I just have one more loose end to tie up
before I move the money.
Whoa.
Loose end?
You said nobody else knew.
They won't, not for long.
I got guys taking care of it right now.
- Good for you.
Look at you.
Look at you movin' up.
- Right?
Hey, we should have a party now.
I should call some ladies, have 'em come over.
- Let's toast.
Get me a bottle.
Get a new bottle out here.
- All right.
- Sound good?
- Sounds great.
[Beeping, Line Ringing]
Fi, get over to Ricky's.
Eddie's sending a hit squad.
Yeah.
You call Ricky.
You tell him
to stay low, find a good hiding place.
- If he shows up, they're gonna kill him.
- I'll bring some firepower then.
No, no, no.
It can't look like you're helping him.
Do something else anything else.
Just do it now.
Watch yourself.
See anything?
- [Michael Narrating]
In any kind of covert operation
- [Horn Honking]
One of the toughest challenges is using
information that you're not supposed to have.
If going in guns blazing
will blow your cover
sometimes you've gotta get creative.
I know you're in there, Ricky!
You come on out and face me like a man!
- Under the right circumstances,
a well-placed rock
- [Alarm Blaring]
- is as good as a bullet.
- Come on!
- [Alarm Continues]
- [No Audible Dialogue]
The good news is Eddie believes
he's being investigated by the F.
B.
I
and wants to move the money.
The bad news is he's not gonna do it
with you still alive, Ricky.
So the only way to clear my name
is to die a violent death?
Great.
Eddie has a Ricky problem.
We'll help him solve it.
Can you find out when Valentine's
leaving the office today?
- Yeah.
- [Beeps]
Sam, I need a favor.
Can you stash my mom
someplace safe for a couple ofhours?
[Car Alarm Chirps]
Hey.
I reached out
to some of my people.
I found the source
of your F.
B.
I.
Problem.
It's an accountant
named Ricky Watkins.
Yes! Damn it! Damn it!
If you're gonna move the money,
you're gonna have to take him out.
I know.
That's the loose end
I was talking about.
Okay?
I sent guys, but his girlfriend showed up
or something.
The whole street saw 'em.
Looks like somebody's
gonna have to get his hands dirty.
What, you mean me?
- Do it myself?
- I got a gun.
I stole it from a coke dealer in Boca.
Anybody traces it, it looks like Ricky
was stealin'to buy into the drug business.
You'll get away clean,
but you gotta do it right now.
Oh, yeah, all right.
I get it.
Can't do anything for yourself.
Been living
off of Valentine's table scraps for too long.
Hey.
You call this table scraps?
This? It's limited edition.
Ten people in the world have this watch.
- [Laughs]
- What's so funny?
Yeah, you got the car.
You got the watch.
But you're still livin'
like a rat in the shadows
not mannin' up to your business.
- You shut your mouth!
- What are you gonna do?
You gonna wait for your guys
to come back into town
and hide behind them like a rat
while they shoot [Groans]
[Michael Narrating] One of the most difficult
skills to master in combat
is taking a dive.
Sometimes an operation demands
that you lose a fight.
But it's the hardest thing
in the world
to see the opening and let it go.
[Grunts]
All right, all right!
Okay, okay, okay!
I can take care of my business just fine!
Let's do this.
All right?
Where's the gun?
Merci beaucoup.
Sugar blooms.
[Sam]
Hey.
I think I know you.
Huh?
Aren't you the singer-rapper?
Valentino? Valentine?
- Yeah.
- I just got one thing to say to you.
You're what's wrong
with our country, pal.
You call that music?
[Grunting]
- What's going on there?
- First of all, what do you listen to, old-timer?
Barbara Mandrell.
Nothing wrong with that.
- Kenny G.
, Captain & Tennille.
- That's, like, too gangster for me right there, man.
I got something for you right here
a melody.
- Get this fool out my face.
- Oh.
Oh.
Oh, are these your gangstas?
This is cool.
Am I gonna get whacked?
I'm hip-hoppin' now, man.
Look at me.
- [Gun ***]
- Bonjour.
[Grunting]
Uh-uh.
Wanna take a ride, sugar bloomers?
What the hell are you doing here?
Aw, come on, man.
Go.
Get in.
- Move.
- What's up, man?
- Get down! Get down!
- Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.
Listen to me.
All right? You don't have to do this.
There's still time.
We can make this right.
- No one needs to know.
- [Laughs]
Yeah, I almost wish they did know.
You couldn't have pulled off that scam,
not in a million years.
That was beautiful.
That was mine.
I never did anything to you.
Why are you doing this to me?
Oh, man.
This is your fault, Ricky.
Why'd you have to push it?
Why'd you have to go to the feds?
- Because it's not your money.
- The hell it isn't!
I built that company.
Me!
Valentine was rappin' for pocket change
when I met him.
- I sold his CDs out of a van.
- He trusted you.
He loved you.
Loved me?
He made a half a billion dollars.
Me? I'm a financial adviser
with a weekly paycheck.
Yeah.
"Oh, here, Eddie,
take this car.
"
"Eddie, you know what, have a watch.
"
Table scraps.
You know,
between me and you, Ricky
I don't even like the music anymore.
I can't stand it.
I gotta say,
it feels good to do this myself.
I should've stepped up like this
a long time ago.
What the hell?
Oh, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
- Please.
- Everybody out.
- Valentine.
- Except you, Eddie.
No.
Wait, wait.
[Stammers]
Hey.
Hey, man.
It's me, man.
It's me.
- Let's talk.
- Go ahead, talk.
- It's not like it looks, man.
- Yeah, I see that.
So your boy, Eddie, took a ride
with Valentine on his yacht.
Didn't come back.
And I believe I owe you guys
a little more than "Thank you.
"
Oh, no.
That's not necessary.
On the other hand,
Fi needs new shoes.
Cover our expenses,
we'll call it even.
- That work for you?
- Mm-hmm.
I'm not gonna forget this, Michael.
You ever need anything
I mean anything.
Just say hello
to your brother for me.
That's a deal.
The incendiary rounds you asked for.
Sounds like you're planning
quite a party.
- You sure you don't need a date?
- Victor's an "invite only" type.
He's willing to make a few corpses
just to get his hands on that box.
I need to be able
to take a look inside
without him turning this thing
into a bloodbath.
So shoot Victor and take a look.
What's the problem?
I take out
one of their operatives
and then everyone I care about's
in danger, including you.
No.
I want this to go off
without a hitch.
And that's where these come in?
Just wish me luck.
- Cute gun.
- Look at you.
[Michael Narrating]
Notorious for causing brush fires
12-gauge incendiary rounds create a small
explosion that burns at 3,000 degrees.
It'll also stop a car pretty well.
People don't drive
when their tires are on fire.
** Throw your hands up
and say what **
- **Are you ready for this
I know you can't resist **
- Hey! Hey!
**But we are bringin'it so throw
your hands up and say what **
[Michael Narrating] Water sealant
is a common sight around Miami
where it's used to protect buildings
from hurricane flooding.
It's also extremely flammable,
which means it can be useful in other ways too.
**Are you ready for this
I know you can't resist **
**But we are bringin'it
so throw your hands up and say what **
**Are you ready for this
I know you can't resist **
**But we are bringin'it
so throw your hands up and say what **
**Another sold-out arena
Everybody see ya **
**And your name
is up in lights **
**It's the American dream-a
Everybody needs ya **
- **And your name is up in lights **
- **Right now **
** When the sky get rockin'
you know it ain't stoppin'**
- **And your name is up in lights **
- **Right now **
**From the front to the back
Can you feel it when it's time **
- ** Throw your hands up and say what ****
- There he goes!
Get him.
! Stop.
!
- [Gunshots]
- [Shouting]
[Victor]
I don't like your field tactics.
I don't like your whining.
Are you gonna pout all night?
A little harmless gunfire attracts
less attention than a double homicide.
I warned you what would happen
if you pulled another stunt, Michael.
But that one [Laughing]
Had some style.
[Grunts]
[Laughing]
[Exclaiming]
[Sighs] Bet you're dying
for a peek inside, aren't you?
No.
You know
what you're meant to know.
That's how it works.
Right, Victor?
You're learning, Michael.
I'll see you around.
[Engine Starts]
Osso buco
newest weapon in my arsenal.
- [Madeline Chuckles]
- Not bad, Sam.
Bon app�***.
Ooh, I gotta get going.
I got an appointment
to check out a townhouse.
Looks right into a yoga studio.
I'm proud of you, Sam.
That's a big step.
Thanks, Maddy.
See you guys around.
Uh, Sam?
Didn't you forget something?
Ooh.
Looks like bullets.
[Chuckles]
I found them in your pants.
I heard them rattling around
in the washing machine
when I was doing your laundry.
Yeah nine-millimeter.
Uh, hey, I
I don't know what to say.
I'd say nothing.
Nothing's good.
Go with nothing.
- I hope Sam wasn't
too much trouble, Mom.
- [Door Opens, Closes]
We had a lovely time.
But the next time, Michael, that you want
someone to babysit me, just tell me.
- Mom, I
- What, you didn't think I was gonna figure it out?
He insisted on coming
to aqua aerobics with me.
- I'm sorry he had to see that.
- Hmm.
Thank you, Michael
trying to protect me from
whatever it was.
Did you bring the thing?
My friend
from the veterinary clinic
said she'd never seen a species
quite like this one.
[Exhales]
Sniper rifle.
It's an awful lot of trouble
to go through for a gun.
Must be for quite the occasion.
And they sure don't want me
to know what it is.