Sugar, the drug dealer who lived below the loft before Michael moved in, asks for Michael’s help with his “slow” cousin Dougie. Though Sugar has gone to great lengths to keep Dougie away from his criminal lifestyle, Dougie has fallen in with a heist crew led by the charismatic yet callous Lynch. Michael, Fiona, and Sam must figure out why Lynch’s crew needs Dougie.
I enjoyed seeing Sugar again. Michael was understandably reluctant to help, but Sugar was genuinely protective of his cousin. Sam went undercover to meet Dougie working at a flower company, and Fiona saw him at a party thrown by Lynch. I saw their protective feelings toward him before they voiced them in dialogue. From past episodes, we’ve seen Sam try to reconcile with an auditor who was like a son to him, and Fiona has a soft spot for children.
The first time I watched this episode, I missed Sugar saying Dougie was slow. A very good episode would have been great if in fact Sugar hadn’t mentioned Dougie’s disability–if it was a wrinkle discovered along the way. Spencer Garrett was pitch-perfect in the role of Lynch. Every time, he called Dougie “the retard” behind his back, it stung me.
Getting a hold of the flower company’s delivery schedule, Sam guessed Lynch and his crew were going to hit the Hotel Milan, giving Michael a week to set a trap. Assuming the role of DJ, a man who could acquire heavy-duty equipment for Lynch, Michael obtained a hydraulic cutter (a.k.a. “the jaws of life”). Michael tried to stall, but Lynch seemed in a hurry. He told his men to make sure Dougie was at work that same day.
Michael relayed this information to Sam, who realized he misread the schedule, that Lynch and crew were planning to hit an armored truck making its weekly cash pickup at the flower company. This showed, as competent as Burn Notice‘s characters are, even the best people can’t plan for everything.
Meanwhile, Michael learned Gilroy wanted him to work with a cat burglar to steal files from the Chilean embassy in Miami. Michael tried to derail this plan by incapacitating the burglar. Gilroy showed himself to be a tough customer, killing the thief, and telling Michael it was now his job alone to steal the files. With four episodes left, it’s been another well-paced season for Burn Notice.
Hallelujah! At last Michael’s getting paid for a job. $10,000, not too shabby.