Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 18

Michael: (voice-over) One of the most useful tools in domestic-intelligence operations is local government. One call from the CIA, and most federal and state agencies will help out if they can.

Michael: (voice-over) The key to breaching a building is getting inside quickly and dealing with the occupants before they have time to respond. When you can't use explosives, sometimes you have to get creative. If you can find utility equipment that is built into the wall, you just need a couple thousand foot-pounds of torque to make yourself a door.

Michael: (voice-over) With some planning, you can stop a large vehicle with a much smaller one. It's a matter of calculating the physics involved and very precise timing. Unfortunately, when timing is that precise... any obstacle whatsoever can cause a very large problem.

Michael: What do you want...what do you want me to say, Fi? I'm doing this for you.
Fiona: Stop. Just stop. There has to be a line.
Michael: There is no line when it comes to you!
Fiona: I can't do this anymore. We can't do this. Let's just go. We'll go to the FBI, and I'll turn myself in. I'll make them understand.
Michael: They won't understand us. We start down that road, we can't come back. And I'll lose you. And I can't lose you.

Michael: (voice-over) Getting the attention of someone who recruits traitors for a living is an art. You can't exactly run around a security conference, yelling, "I want to betray my country." You have to be subtle. Just make it known you're desperate enough to do something stupid and let the bad guy find you.

Michael: (voice-over) In espionage, you often deal with people who are working undercover some legitimately, because their identity needs to remain a secret, and some illegitimately, because they're betraying the country they've sworn to protect. Either way, they go to great lengths to keep their regular life separate from their covert lives, keeping their secrets far from view. Which is why there's nothing quite so unsettling as seeing one of those secrets show up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Agent Pierce: Congrats. You're in charge of an official CIA team for the first time since you got burned. It's a try-out of sorts. There's a general feeling you're the best person for the job, but no one wants to be personally responsible if you screw up.
Michael: It's progress.

Michael: (voice-over) When an operation goes bad, you don't get much time to decide what to do. It's just a matter of facing the consequences of immediate failure or the risks of trying to save the operation on the fly.

Fiona: (on the letter) Even before I knew your real name, I loved you. Before I should have, I trusted you. Because I've always known your heart. You do what's right, no matter the cost to you. And I've learned that when you love a spy, you have to be willing to make that sacrifice, too. At times, your job has made it hard to be with you, but it's never shaken my faith in you. I can't let you ruin anyone's life to save mine. I have to force you to tell what you know. If you don't, you won't be the man I love. Do the right thing. I love you, Michael. Forever.

Michael: (voice-over) Abandoned facilities are often used to cover up covert activity. Set up in a crumbling building covered in graffiti, and no one takes much notice. There are ways of figuring out if a facility is truly abandoned, however, like the power draw. If a building's using electricity, chances are someone's home.