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Burn Notice :: Breaking and Entering (02x01)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Breaking and Entering
Episode #: 02x01
Production Number: 5037-08-201
Original Airdate: Thursday July 10th, 2008
8.8/10 (25 Votes cast)
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Country: Aired On:
AU (Nine) Aug 11, 2008
NL (RTL 5) Mar 31, 2009
UK (FX) Oct 12, 2009
Episode Crew
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Matt Nix
 
Episode Summary
 
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Michael must take on cutthroat mercenaries to retrieve information which will help his client free his kidnapped family members.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Tricia HelferplayedCarlaRecurring (first appearance)
Adam CronanplayedSurveillance Guy 
Dushawn MosesplayedATF Agent 
Edwin LopezplayedRyder's Guy 
Ivy SteinplayedCassie 
James C. Burns (1)playedRyder Stahl 
Joel SpenceplayedIsogene Manager 
Michael DaleplayedRyder's Guy #1 
Patrick FischlerplayedJimmy 
Steve LantzplayedSecurity Guard 
 
Main Cast
 
Jeffrey DonovanplayedMichael Westen
Gabrielle AnwarplayedFiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell (1)playedSam Axe
Sharon GlessplayedMadeline Westen
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
DJ Scribble, Anthony Acid and Christian GambellaTropical ParadiseMichael, Sam and Jimmy at the restaurant
Jose Conde Y Ola FrescaProbando Nuevos SaboresMichael sees the aurveillance man
MatterPainMichael and Jimmy repel out the window
Renee van Verseveld & Kurt FarquharBig BangMichael meets Jimmy
YuckyYucky Snippet 5BMichael and Jimmy cut through the floor
 
Episode Quotes
 
Michael: (voiceover) Once the cops pick up a call on a flagged cell, they triangulate its location. From there they organize and deploy units. A process that can take ten minutes, give or take.
 
Michael: Hi, Fi.
Fiona: I can't believe you, Michael. Forty-eight hours ago we said goodbye, possibly forever. And then I get a message from you on my cell that I should come right over because you got a job.
Michael: Fi, there's a lot going on, so...
Fiona: You couldn't start with "I'm alive"?
Michael: I thought the fact that I was calling covered that.
 
Madeline: All these years, and finally I see what you do. You tell me I have to leave town in -- in a minute's notice, I can't talk on the phone, we're being chased by men with guns, how am I supposed to deal with this?
Michael: All these years you wondered why I didn't come home, why I didn't call. This is why, Mom. I never wanted this for you. I'm sorry.
Madeline: Well, it still doesn't explain why you didn't write.
 
Michael: (voiceover) When you work as a spy, it's easy to think of people as assets. Resources to accomplish a goal. Because you don't have a personal relationship with an asset. You don't care about an asset. You don't miss the scent of an asset when she leaves the room.
 
Michael: Making yourself comfortable I see.
Sam: Uh, comfortable? I wouldn't go that far. Mike, how do you fit into these little shirts? They're like doll clothes.
 
Michael: (voiceover) As a spy you get to spend a lot of time alone. Whether you're in an Indonesian prison, a cave in the Afghan mountains or the back of a cargo truck; it comes with the job. You're trained to make the most of it, plan your next move, go over your intel, review your training. But when you've cleaned your gun 30 times and reviewed the past tense of every verb in five languages, you start itching to make a move.
 
Michael: (voiceover) A great way to get people talking about their security is to put them on the defensive. Accuse a guy of having bad locks and before you know it he's telling you where his motion detectors are.
 
Michael: (voiceover) It takes some practice but counting your steps can be extremely useful if you need to reproduce a floor plan from memory. Once you've memorized a floor plan you wanna get it down on paper as quickly as you can. Combine that with the technical specs of the security devices in the room and you'll know where the holes in the security are. Then it's just a matter of slipping through one of those holes.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorMatt Nix
Executive ProducerJeff Freilich  |  Mikkel Bondesen  |  Matt Nix
Co-Executive ProducerAlfredo Barrios, Jr.
ProducerMichael J. Wilson
Associate ProducerErik Lee (1)
CastingWendy Weidman  |  Rebecca Mangieri  |  Barbara Fiorentino
Unit Production ManagerTerry Miller
MusicJohn Dickson
Costume DesignerDanny Santiago
CinematographerWilliam Wages
 
 
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