No previouslies (it's only been a few minutes since the last episode, after all, 24), but plenty of Miami skyscraper porn as Michael VOs that in a desperate situation, you need to resist the temptation to act immediately; you always want to assess the threat and figure out how bad it really is. "It's bad, Mike. It's really, really bad," Sam tells him. This is over lunch, so how bad can it be, unless they're talking about the check? Jesse and Fi are also there as Sam elaborates that call to anyone Michael knows, from Barry to the Carlito kicks over an anthill at the FBI. So Vaughn's got guys in the FBI, which is awesome. Michael says they need to get the list to someone in the government -- "someone who can play this card." Too bad they don't know anyone like that. Wait, Sam has an idea. And considering what happened to the last government employee they tried to hand the list off to, I hope it's someone we hate.

Cut to the motel where they've stashed Madeline, and where Michael and Sam have just asked her to put some muscle on that congressman from the Burt Reynolds episode, who fortunately is on the House Intelligence Committee. Sam reminds her she did it before. "Same thing, different day." "It amazes me the things that become normal to you people," Madeline growls. Sam starts going into details, but is rudely cut off when she yells, "And you put me in a non-smoking room!" and hurls the little sign at Sam. Okay, now that's just sadistic of them. Michael's rescued by a cell phone call as she lights up anyway. He goes outside (past Jesse and Fi, who are wisely waiting outside) to take the call. It's from Vaughn, identifying himself as Michael's old pal, although the subtitles call him "Vaughn -- Not Michael's Pal." What I want to know is why Vaughn's suit has the buttons and the hanky pocket on the wrong side. With soldiers unloading a military transport plane in the background, Vaughn says he's in town and they should catch up. Michael tries to play it off until Vaughn abruptly wearies of this show's insistence on jovial dialogue between mortal enemies. Vaughn says he gave Michael plenty of chances to be his friend. "Now you're gonna see what it's like having me for an enemy. And so are your friends. And so is your family." End of call. Okay, maybe the faux-jovial thing wasn't so bad.