Burn Notice

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Sam and Michael burst into the house from separate entrances, because as Michael VOs, you want to make them have to choose which front to defend. They've got the drop on them, but Big Ed and the girlfriend don't give up, and give them a pretty good fight before they manage to subdue them. Michael takes down Big Ed by riding him like a bronco while administering a sleeper hold that seems to take forever to work, whereas Sam has to get over his reluctance to hit a woman. This probably would have gone a lot more smoothly if Sam and Michael had been willing to actually fire their guns instead of just wave them around.

After things settle down and they've gotten their captives to some place near the shore, Michael calls Fi to establish that she's staking out the biker bar. Then he introduces Winston to Big Ed. Big Ed makes the standard threats about how Winston's dead no matter what, even if they kill Big Ed. "Okay, let's say he's dead," Michael says agreeably, and starts going through the stack of fake documents that will bring the feds down on the Breakers if anything happens to Winston. "It's your call. Destroy everything to kill a man you never met [even though he just met him, thanks to Michael], or call Hunter off and you all continue to ride." Big Ed asks for a phone and tells Hunter to meet him at his girlfriend's house, alone. "I'm calling off the green light on the lawyer," he says. He maybe shouldn't have said that on the phone.

Cut to Sam, Michael, and Winston in the Charger, watching from a distance as Big Ed waits for his minion. Michael VOs about how the start of peace negotiations is dangerous, before terms have been agreed to. And as three bikes roll up, he adds, "You know negotiations are off to a bad start when people can't even agree on terms with their own side." Indeed, it looks like this is about to be a mutiny. Hunter even pulls on Big Ed. "Start the car, Sam," Michael says. When Hunter fires and wings Big Ed, a gunfight commences. Fortunately, none of these idiots can shoot in the open at point-blank range, let alone hiding behind all the bikes in the driveway. Michael tells Sam to "Get in there," and they swoop in to rescue Big Ed. Winston's the one who has to get out of the car to pull him out of the crossfire, which I guess is one way to help Michael feel like he's earning his usual fee of nothing. Sam drives off with the mutineer bikers in pursuit. Michael says it's time for plan B, and when Winston asks what that is, he says, "I'm...working on it." Hey, it's been a while. People get rusty.

Burn Notice

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