Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 6

Michael: (voice-over) As a spy, your job is to avoid detection. But there are times when you're sure to be discovered, and all that's left is how and when. But that's not nothing. Sometimes how and when give your friends an awful lot of leverage.

Michael: (voice-over) An explosion can kill you in four different ways. There's the shock wave, the shrapnel, the fire, and the oxygen depletion. The best way to survive that deadly combination of factors is to run like hell. If running isn't an option, your best bet is to create a small, air-tight space from the most flame-retardant material you can find. When an explosion is headed your way, it's hard to argue with an overturned porcelain bathtub. The brisancy or shattering force of a natural-gas explosion is nowhere near as powerful as C-4 or RDX. But just because the blast won't kill you doesn't mean you want to live through it without proper cover.

Michael: (voice-over) The motion sensor in a backyard floodlight works by measuring infrared heat. When a change is detected, it triggers a charge in two electrical leads that turn on the lights. With a little creative re-wiring, that same spark can transform a shotgun shell into a primitive, motion-activated zip gun.

Michael: (voice-over) Four thousands years ago, warriors disoriented their enemies by setting fire to bushel of straw soaked in grease and turning them into smoke bombs. Even though today soldiers have traded burning crops for hexochloroethane, it doesn't mean those primitive methods aren't still effective.

Michael: (voice-over) When you're planning an operation to grab a target, you want as much man power on the ground as you can get. You want to make sure you've covered every approach, every escape route... because no matter how much you've planned, there are always surprises.

Michael: (voice-over) When you're on the run, the first few hours are the most likely to get caught. Most fugitives are caught quickly because they are trying so hard to get away, they leave a trail a mile wide. The best plan is usually to hide well and stay out of sight. Of course, it doesn't matter how well you're hidden if they have a canine unit that can smell you as well as see you. In that case, your best option is usually a decoy. Give the dog something to find and hope their handlers don't look too close.

Michael: (voice-over) One of the hardest parts in any take down operation is waiting for the target to show. There is nothing to do but to wait and watch, knowing that even the smallest mistake can ruin everything.

Michael: Can somebody tell me the story with 111?
Jesse: Uhhmm it's kind of awkward Mike... this is what a party looks like.

Michael: (voice-over) In any covert operation, the closer you get to your goal, the more collateral damage tends to rise. Just because you are dealing with one situation in a city 5000 miles away, doesn't mean another one won't show up on your doorstep back home.

Michael: (voice-over) When the CIA plans the capture of a high value target, no expense is sparred. Directional microphones, fiber optic cameras, taser-guns all the toys come out.

Michael: (voice-over) In any prison contraband is the rule not the exception. Candy, alcohol, even weapons are available at a steep markup. But there are still some things that no amount of cash, credits or cigarettes would buy you.