Burn Notice (TV Series)
Army of One (2011)
Coby Bell: Jesse Porter
Quotes
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Jesse Porter : Look, Mike, I appreciate you filling in for Sam on this job. I really do. I just got to ask you, are you sure this is a good time for you to be taking freelance work?
Michael Westen : Well, the way I see it, Sam's got his hands full, and you need the help.
Jesse Porter : Yeah, and your CIA contact is like this close to discovering you've been lying to her.
Michael Westen : All the more reason for me to stay busy and out of her way. Just tell me what the job is.
Jesse Porter : It's a- it's a corporate-security gig. Client's name is Richard Gronbach, billionaire. He owns fast-food joints and big-box stores. Some industrial-espionage types have been targeting him.
Michael Westen : Do we know what they're after?
Jesse Porter : No. No. That's what we have to find out. I got in with them posing as a middleman for stolen financial data. The other day, they asked me if I know a decryption guy who could do a quick job. Enter Michael Westen, a.k.a. Matt Graham. They're meeting at a private airport that Gronbach uses up north. They want to hack some airport computers.
Michael Westen : I think I can handle that.
Jesse Porter : [nervously] There's one more little- little thing. Uh, I needed someone to take some surveillance photos in the parking lot. Only problem is, all my guys look like FBI agents. So, I figured no one would notice, like, a...
Jesse Porter : [clears throat] you know, like a 60ish-year-old woman sitting in a car.
Michael Westen : You called my mom.
Jesse Porter : I'll call her and tell her it's a no-go. It's - I...
Michael Westen : Just tell me it's safe.
Jesse Porter : They're white-collar guys, Mike. It's a cakewalk. It's just somethin' to keep your mind off things while Sam and Fi deal with your CIA problem.
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Jesse Porter : I know. I know. I owe you and your mom more than a thank-you on this one.
Michael Westen : A new tie would be nice.