Burn Notice (TV Series)

Made Man (2010)

Nestor Serrano: Tony Caro

Quotes 

• [club scene] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  Grabbing someone who travels with protection is about finding the moments when they're least protected.

  [Tony Caro gets up, signals to his guards, and walks through the club] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  Fortunately, even the most paranoid gangster insists on doing some things alone.

  [Tony signals to his men to wait and guard while he goes into the men's room] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  Executing a successful close-quarters assault is all about setting the stage. You'll want to dull any reflective surfaces...

  [Washing his hands first, Tony notices the mirrors are fogged] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  ... corral your target into a corner...

  [all but one stall have "OUT OF ORDER" signage] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  ... and hit him when he's most vulnerable.

  [Tony takes a disposable seat cover and puts it on the stool. Sam grabs him from behind] 

  Sam Axe : Easy. Easy, now. Here.

  [Sam injects something into Tony's neck] 

  Tony Caro : [muffled by Sam's hand]  Mm!

  Sam Axe : Night, night.

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  And it never hurts to have a pre-arranged exit strategy.

  [Jesse comes out of the handicapped stall as Sam drags Tony out of theirs] 

  Jesse Porter : You really think you can scare this dude into pullin' somethin' that'll get him busted, huh?

  Sam Axe : Oh, I *know* I can.

  Jesse Porter : Really? 'Cause... you don't look that scary.

  Sam Axe : You haven't seen Chuck Finley in action.

  [carrying Tony between them back through the club] 

  Sam Axe : Sorry. Coming through. Somebody can't handle his liquor.

• [Tony's plan has Sam and Jesse stealing a truck full of processors alone while he makes the sale. Their plan requires Tony get caught in the act. Sam presses him to do it with them and he's balking] 

  Tony Caro : I'm not doin' it.

  Jesse Porter : Look, Tony, you're on a team with Chuck, he takes care of you.

  Tony Caro : I'm not gonna do it.

  Jesse Porter : He takes care...

  Jesse Porter : [to Sam]  Tell him about the time you, uh, saved your Navy SEAL buddy, in El Salvador.

  [Sam gives Jesse a hard look] 

  Jesse Porter : Come on, tell him, man.

  Sam Axe : [Sam pauses, not liking having to share this, and clears throat]  It was the '80s, uh, I led a fact-finding team into the country. There were five of us, including my buddy, Pete. 'Course, the, uh, death squads were none too happy to see us, so we came under fire, and Pete took one in the spine. He wanted me to dump him, leave him behind. I sent the team ahead, and Pete and I holed up in some church for a couple days, living off of communion wafers. Finally, a couple Blackhawks airlifted us out of there. The point is, no man left behind. That's the promise I make, the promise I keep.

  Tony Caro : [moved, pats Sam on the shoulder]  That's a hell of a story, Chuck.

  Sam Axe : [mouths silently]  Yeah.

  Jesse Porter : So, what do you say? You in?

  Tony Caro : [pauses, still moved]  Yeah, I'm in. Let's do this.

  [cut to Tony put in a cab and being driven off] 

  Sam Axe : What the hell was that?

  Jesse Porter : The story? Michael mentioned it.

  Sam Axe : No, it's not just a story. This is *me*! It's my *real life*! I don't pimp my past to bad guys, you understand?

  Jesse Porter : [as Sam walks off angry]  It worked, didn't it?

  [Blur-wipe to the house, Jesse looks over some paperwork] 

  Jesse Porter : Bingo. Bingo.

  Jesse Porter : [dials Michael with cellphone]  Hey, Michael, it's Jesse. I need to talk to you, man.

  Michael Westen : Yeah, I heard what happened with Sam. Word to the wise: stay out of his war stories from now on.

  Jesse Porter : Come on, man, the guy's an ex-Navy SEAL. He's probably told that story a million times.

  Michael Westen : That's not the point, Jesse.

  Jesse Porter : You know, okay. Point taken. Point taken. That's not why I called. Listen, I think I found Cobra's warehouse at the airport.

• Sam Axe : All right, we're on the clock here. Three minutes from the time we breach the fence to the time we drive out. Anything goes wrong, we scatter and regroup.

  Tony Caro : [thumb up]  Roger that.

  Sam Axe : [into radio]  Road team set?

  Michael Westen : [into headset]  Set.

  Sam Axe : [into radio]  Perimeter team, set?

  Michael Westen : [gruffly into headset]  Set.

  Sam Axe : [into radio]  Sniper team, set?

  Michael Westen : [into headset, southern accent]  Set. I got eyes on secruity. South side of the building.

  Sam Axe : [over radio]  Take the shot; give them a flat tire as they come around the corner.

  Michael Westen : [into headset]  Roger that.

  [Michael shoots out the left front tire] 

  Michael Westen : [over radio]  Security car disabled.

  Sam Axe : [into radio]  Copy that.

  Sam Axe : Okay, we're good to go.

  Michael Westen : [narrative as Fi breaches the fence]  If you're cutting through a high-powered electric fence, you need more than rubber gloves and a pair of thick-soled shoes. Covering a fence with spray-on insulation and using a set of fiberglass-handled bolt cutters will keep you from lighting up like a Christmas tree.

  [they go through the fence, around a truck] 

  Michael Westen : [into headset]  Hold on, there. All right, you're clear.

  [they proceed unseen by the security car detail] 

  Michael Westen : [narrative]  A shaped charge large enough to go through a wall is also large enough to let everyone for several miles know what you're doing. A smaller charge can be just as useful and a lot less noisy. A hydraulic spreader puts out enough pressure to rip a door off a humvee. Placed correctly, it will make short work of reinforced concrete.