Burn Notice: Season 2, Episode 6

2 - 6: Bad Blood

Having successfully deciphered the newspaper message (Episode 5), Michael meets one of Carla's fellow operatives, Victor (Michael Shanks), an eccentric and psychotic member of Carla's organization who works as a "wrangler" - meant to keep operatives in line. Victor informs Michael there is an operation being planned in Miami and the organization wants Michael to help. Victor orders Michael to participate in a mission to intercept a shipment between two undisclosed locations, and Michael is forbidden to know what the shipment box will contain. Victor uses the threat to harm his family and other extreme methods to keep Michael in line and on the mission, all the while expertly derailing Michael's attempts to learn more. Meanwhile, Michael meets and re-connects with the brother of one of his childhood friends-Ricky Watkins (Ben Watkins) who asks for his help: Ricky is the head accountant of Sweet Valentine Enterprises, a record label headed by the big hip-hop mogul, Sweet Valentine (Method Man). Valentine has just discovered $2 million is missing from the company's charity account and has put Ricky on the task of finding it: not only is the money gone, but Ricky learns he has been set up to take the blame. Ricky also knows, as Valentine was originally a gangster, that it will get him killed. The only other possible suspect is Eddie Ash (Rob Benedict), the company's financial adviser and Valentine's friend and ally. Ricky hires Michael to find the necessary proof that will prove his innocence. Michael, after discovering Eddie did indeed take the money but left no trail, works with Barry to allow Michael to pose as a money launderer and subtly push Eddie into giving him the money. Victor, as part of his efforts to keep Michael focused on the mission, almost sabotages his efforts, but Michael works quickly to make it seem the FBI, informed by Ricky, is investigating Eddie. Eddie is convinced that killing Ricky is the only option, and so confronts Ricky in his home with a gun. While Eddie has the gun pointed at Ricky's head, Eddie, feeling secure, proudly boasts that not only did he embezzle the money and set Ricky up, but he also admits his disdain for Valentine over hoarding so much of the money he believes really belongs to him after all the work he did for him. Meanwhile, Fiona and Sam have secretly brought Valentine to Ricky's house and, hearing everything, Valentine deals with Eddie "gangster-style" for his actions. Michael and Victor complete their mission; with Victor departing with the box, believing Michael knows nothing of its contents. But Michael, through the use of a home-made x-ray machine, discovers that the box contained a sniper rifle.