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Score: 9.3 Superb 137 votes

Hard Bargain

Episode Number: 9    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Thursday August 23, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
A man's fiancée is kidnapped from the house he is looking after. Meanwhile, Michael is offered information on how he can clear his burn notice.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Alfredo Barrios Jr.
Director: John D. Kretchmer
Star: Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona Glenanne),  Bruce Campbell (Sam Axe),  Jeffrey Donovan (Michael Westen)
Guest Star: Rachel Yeager (Dawn),  Steven Bauer (Reyes),  Arye Gross (Perry Clark),  Kelvin Yu (Nick Lam),  Gonzalo Menendez (Lucio Velasquez),  Fernando Pacanins (Henchman),  Stephen Tate (Uniformed Cop),  Stella Maris Ortiz (Security Guard)

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International Airdates

Czech Republic: 9 April 2008 on TV Prima
New Zealand: 30 December 2007 on TV3
Sweden: 13 April 2008 on TV6 (edit)
Although credited, Sharon Gless (Madeline Westen) does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Michael: (voice-over) There's no way to anticipate every danger. You need a backup plan for when things go wrong. That's why home port advantage is so important. (edit)
Michael: (voice-over) If you can't get through a door without attracting attention, the next best thing is to attract a lot of attention. Once everyone is looking at the door wondering what's going on, you can pop in a flash grenade and they won't see anything for a while. (edit)
Michael: (voice-over) Running a double agent is a relationship; there's a give and take. Mostly take, but sometimes you have to give. (edit)
Michael: (voice-over) GPS devices are becoming more and more common these days. Mostly they are for nervous parents tracking their children. But they are perfectly good for other uses. (edit)
Michael: (voice-over) From Karachi to Bogotá, every kidnapper's favorite resource is a corrupt employee. An employee can handle alarms, police, you can get financial information, bank accounts, you've even got a fall guy if anything goes wrong. To a professional kidnapper, a good man on the inside is worth a lot… and a bad man on the inside is worth even more. (edit)

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Trivia: Halliburton is an oil-services company that also provides construction and military support services. (edit)

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Hard Bargain
"Average"
Halliburton comparison was interesting.....
Continue » Posted Mar 6, 2008 11:34 am PST
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Hard Bargain
"Pivotal"
This is the most humanizing episode of the series so far. Michael has to deal with ruthless kidnappers and with a bureaucrat's offer that seems too good to be true. In other words, tread lightly.
Continue » Posted Sep 13, 2007 9:00 pm PST

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"Cleverly plotted"
This week we learn how to find the complacent side of a spy, how to make two more explosive compounds and how great our tolerance for really stupid people is. I was completely unprepared for the ending.
Continue » Posted Aug 25, 2007 9:43 pm PST

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"Exactly why I watch this series"
Michael, Sam and Fi vs. kidnappers.
Continue » Posted Aug 24, 2007 7:02 am PST
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