Better Halves - Recap

The scene opens with Michael and Jesse looking through paperwork to try to find the person who framed Michael for killing Max. They take pictures and Tavian’s bank is found. Later, Sam and Jesse go to a bar where Stigler is. Jesse and Sam take down the guards blocking the door. Sam and Jesse go in and tell Stigler that they know that he gave money to Tavian. They show what he did with the money and how he killed Lucien. Stigler says that Lucien was a good friend of his and when the guards bust down the door, Stigler tells them to stop and tells Sam and Jesse that he will look into this. Meanwhile, Pearce is trying to make sense of the case when Michael comes up behind her and she tells that he is going to go to Venezuela and kidnap two people of interest. She says that he and Fiona are going to be able to go. Michale and Fiona get packed and Fiona says that she likes an extraction just like everyone else, but it is a job. Michael says that it is going to be fun. She agrees.

Sam and Jesse wait for Stigler and he says that the information that they said was true. Stigler says that Tavian is a dangerous man and says that it will be bad if they fail. In Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Michael and Fiona arrive at their resort and Michael says that there are 4 guests that match the Cheshire’s. They get to a ballroom and they run surveillance through dance. They move across the dance floor looking at all the possible targets. Fiona and Michael narrow it down to two couples, Kevin and Nikki and Sergio and Karina. Michael says that his pick’s room needs to be bugged and they head to the room. Fiona looks outside and sees that Michael was right and that her couple that she chose is the bodyguards. Michael says that he is almost done and by the time he is done, they have to go out the window. Michael uses his suit and a part of Fiona’s expensive dress as a rope and they escape. They go back to the room and listen to Nikki arguing with Kevin about the entire ordeal and Fiona suggests that he join her in the bath. He says that he has to type up the notes.

The next day, Michael orders caviar and champagne for Fiona, but changes it to where Nikki is lying next to Fiona. The waiter gives it to Nikki and Fiona says that her husband must have gotten it wrong. Fiona convinces Nikki to partake with her. Nikki asks where her husband is and they have a lot in common. Nikki and Fiona go to find Kevin and Michael is there too and he introduces himself. Kevin keeps looking back at the bodyguards. He tells them that they have to think about the helicopter ride tour that Fiona and Michael offer. However, when they walk off, Nikki tells that they will come. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse set up where they are going to get grab Tavian and plant an explosive to be able to stop Tavian’s car. Back in Venezuela, Michael, Fiona, Kevin and Nikki gather for dinner and Nikki tells that they can’t go with them on the ride. Michael breaks character and tells them that they can offer more then the Russians and not give them a bodyguard. They start to think about it and the bodyguards get suspicious. Kevin tells that he will go with them and Michael tells everyone to laugh loudly. The bodyguards sit down again.

The next day, Kevin is not happy and asks how it is going to work. Michael says that they are going to ditch the bodyguards and Michael says that they are going to the steam room where Sergio won’t be able to have a gun and Fiona says that they are going to a restaurant and slip away from Karina. Meanwhile, Sam waits in a car and Jesse waits in an alley. Jesse tells that he will go and find out why Tavian is dead. He finds Stigler dead and tells Sam that they have a problem. However, Sam gets a gun aimed on him. It is Tavian Korzha, the man who framed Michael. Sam is escorted to a remote area and Tavian says that he wants a meeting with Michael. Sam tells that he will deliver it. Back in the steam room, Kevin says that he has made a neuro-toxin that is really good. Michael walks off and Sergio comes in. He tells Kevin that he should have waited for him. He asks where Michael is and suddenly, Michael comes up behind and fights him to the ground. Fiona gets the message that it is time for her and Nikki to go and Nikki keeps looking at Karina. Fiona tells her not to do that because she is going to tip her off. However, when Fiona goes to lock the door to the restaurant, Nikki tips off Karina by accident and the chase is on. They get on a motorcycle and drive to a garage to hide out.

Michael and Kevin get to where the helicopter is to be and Michael wonders where Fiona and Nikki are. He tries to call and there is no answer. He suspects that something went wrong. Back at the garage, Karina and two other men get out of a truck and go to where Fiona and Nikki are hiding. Fiona manages to take 2 out of 3 targets and just as Karina is about to kill Fiona, Michael comes up behind and hits her with a gun. They get surrounded and Michael and Fiona get together and manage to fire their way out of there. They get to the helicopter and Michael comes clean as to who he is. Kevin tries to say that he is not going and Michael says that the Russians are just going to dispose of him. Kevin says that he isn’t saying anything, but Nikki says that she will say plenty. Back in Miami, Jesse comes up to Sam and asks if there is any word. He says that he is waiting for Michael. Tavian calls and asks why Michael isn’t at the meeting point. Sam tells that Tavian is going to have to wait because they have the airways, sea and roads blocked for 2-3 hours.

Michael and Fiona get back and Fiona says that she enjoyed the trip and she tells that she loved their time together. Michael gets in and finds Pearce there. She tells that they have a break in the case and that there were more cameras that they have video of and that they got a clear picture of the killer. He sits down at the computer and sees that she has him in a car speeding away. Michael tells that he can explain, but Pearce draws her gun on him and tells that it is too late. Michael asks her to let him go, but she tosses hand ties at him. He puts them on without a word. The episode ends.

Written By David Sibert

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