Burn Notice

Season 1

TV-PG

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Michael Westen, a seasoned U.S. spy, is suddenly "burned", i.e. discredited, without any form of procedure. He survives by doing impossible jobs for desperate people in Miami, where his mother lives. Michael is usually aided by his ex-girlfriend Fiona and trusted former FBI informer Sam.

Where to Watch Season 1

12 Episodes

Pilot
E1
Episode 1PilotWhile on assignment, agent Michael Westen gets a "Burn Notice" and becomes untouchable. Having no idea what or who triggered his demise, Michael returns to his hometown, Miami, determined to find out the reason for his sudden termination.
Identity
E2
Episode 2IdentityMichael learns from his nosy mother that government agents questioned her and wired her neighbor Laura's house. Finding she was terrorized and robbed, Weston, Sam and Fiona take on con artist Quentin King and his young sidekick, Greg, playing them against each-other.
Fight or Flight
E3
Episode 3Fight or FlightMichael's landlord, Oleg, is having a problem with one of his waitresses. She hasn't come into work because she witnessed a crime committed by a man who just happens to be a member of a local drug cartel. Michael is (mostly) happy to look into it, as he also continues his investigation into who stuck him with his burn notice.
Old Friends
E4
Episode 4Old FriendsMichael's friend, Bill, asks for the spy's help in freeing his daughter from a prostitution ring. Meanwhile, Michael dodges multiple assassination attempts.
Family Business
E5
Episode 5Family BusinessNate 'volunteers' the brothers' 'joint services' to an airport official who accepted bribes from the Lebanese Zamar family. Eli, a retired Mossad, agent, runs an illegal arms business with his sons. Michael makes friends with the dumber junior, Ari, whose girlfriend Debbie falls for him a bit too much. Meanwhile late pa Weston's 'heirloom' car is coveted by both boys.
Unpaid Debts
E6
Episode 6Unpaid DebtsMichael helps out an old SEAL buddy of Sam's who has gotten himself on the wrong side of a smuggler while trying to repossess his boat, and a new agent hits town set on making Michael's life miserable since he won't give up on finding his burn notice.
Broken Rules
E7
Episode 7Broken RulesShopkeeper Ernie Paseo hires reluctant Michael to get ruthless restaurant owner Consuela 'Concha' Ramirez's racketeering gang off his neighborhood's back. Mike poses as an even worse extortionist, 'til she hires him, only to discover her real purpose, requiring a different approach. Meanwhile government agent Jason Bly threatens Westen's loved ones to make him accept a measly security job, but gets an ever harsher reaction.
Wanted Man
E8
Episode 8Wanted ManFiona calls a marker on Michael to help catch a bounty hunter mark, Thomas McKee, and fight off her competitor Wayne Ray, then another to earn double by proving his innocence. He was set up for the theft of a $2,000,000 diamond broach from Lawrence Henderson's hotel. Leaning on the fence Cristo. Meanwhile Sam Axe gets Westen an NSA agent's name. Michael turns to the Libyans to negotiate a crafty deal.
Hard Bargain
E9
Episode 9Hard BargainA slightly dim house sitter's fiancée has been kidnapped, and Sam guilts Michael into a rescue while he's negotiating with a D.C. bureaucrat to stop the burn notice.
False Flag
E10
Episode 10False FlagMike needs a professional 'false flag' (fake identity) to go and find his enemy in Washington D.C. without being caught by the FBI. Corporate spy, Lucy Chen, is prepared to help him, if he helps Evelyn find her son Jasper. He was picked up at school by her husband, accountant Doug Baker, a crime suspect. Alas, Michael isn't the only user of a fake identity.
Dead Drop (1)
E11
Episode 11Dead Drop (1)Sam takes on a case for a woman named Gillian, who is being blackmailed into using her security clearance to help smuggle heroin into the United States. Meanwhile, Michael is busy trying to arrange a meeting with Philip Cowan.
Loose Ends (2)
E12
Episode 12Loose Ends (2)Now Cowan has been shot before his eyes and his family is threatened, Mike makes sure Nate takes care of bringing himself and ma to safety before he accepts a meeting at 'their' terms. First he and Fiona deal with the vindictive heroin dealers who took Sam hostage. Leaning on a money launderer lead to identifying Glenn Harrick, who works with other ex-commandos. Despite Sam's clever non-code warning, they come to his rescue 'comando style'.