Burn Notice 4x10

So, Michael needs to have a face to face with Simon Escher – this is the man, mind you, who committed the acts of terrorism for which Michael was blacklisted, the man who escaped as high-risk prisoner on transport to Poland, and who threatened to blow up half of South Beach. Reluctantly, Vaughn has agreed to let Michael talk to Simon in the high-security prison. Obviously, Simon won’t tell Michael anything about the coded bible, but he does point him to a tape he has hidden in a historic cemetery. After Fiona has retrieved the tape, and they play it, they listen to a recording of Vaughn and Simon back in 2007 – that is before Michael got his burn notice. Apparently, “Management” was planning on using Michael as Simon’s replacement.

Meanwhile, Sam visits a pal in prison, called Juan. Although he is set to be released in a week, Juan fears he will be killed by the leader of the Mexican gang. Michael uses his FBI contacts to break into prison, so he can save Juan’s life. So, the plan involves some corrupt guards, threatening language, a fist fight, a prison riot, and another fun explosion. Initially, Michael hoped to break out with Juan, but during the riot, Juan’s leg was broken, so he couldn’t run. Then Michael lures the gang leader and breaks him out. With the help of Sam and Jesse, he drops him off somewhere, and warns his FBI contacts. The escaped convict is returned to prison and is soon enough murdered back inside. In short, this episode was mostly about Michael, with little screen time especially for Jesse. I’m wondering if Michael will keep his secret about causing Jesse’s burn notice. It’s surprising how little initiative Jesse is showing finding the guilty party...