Burn Notice: Season 2, Episode 1

2 - 1: Breaking and Entering

Michael remains in the same truck he drove into (at the conclusion of season 1); awaiting his desired meeting with those who burned him. Instead, however, the truck drops him off at the site of a recent gun battle - where Michael finds a hog-tied man and two dead bodies. He receives a call from the woman - identifying herself as Carla; who orders Michael to help the man - named Jimmy (Patrick Fischler), steal data on the operations of a private military company named "Security Associates" - a corporation which, essentially, offers mercenaries for hire; where Jimmy was employed to install its information security system. As collateral, Carla has taken Jimmy's family hostage to ensure Michael will complete the job. With these "incentives" in mind, Michael, after getting the promise of a face-to-face meeting with Carla, agrees. Returning to Miami, Michael reconnects with Sam and Fiona and, after convincing Jimmy to work together, is given an introduction by Jimmy to Ryder Stahl (James C. Burns), where Michael poses as a businessman who needs some muscle to extract diamonds from a hotly contested area in Africa. This allows Michael to get a preview of the security measures in the building, and discovers a soft spot to break into to steal the data. Michael and Jimmy are successful in their task, though the alarm is tripped accidentally by Jimmy and both are exposed by Ryder. After escaping, Michael lays a trap for Ryder and his men by tricking them into thinking Jimmy is dead (via an explosion on a yacht he is apparently on), thus they stop hunting him and are forced to deal with the police. Jimmy then departs to Argentina and is reunited with his family. Later on, Michael meets Carla (although he does not realize this, as Carla did not initially identify herself when Michael saw her