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Burn Notice
Season 4
DVD cover art
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkUSA Network
Original releaseJune 3 –
December 16, 2010
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The fourth season of the American television spy drama Burn Notice premiered on June 3, 2010 on the cable television channel USA Network. Coby Bell joined the main cast as Jesse Porter, a counter-intelligence agent Michael unwittingly burns.[1]

Season overview

As the fourth season opens, Michael sits alone in a well furnished room, where he meets his new handler, Vaughn (Robert Wisdom). Vaughn attempts to lure Michael into the organization by attempting to befriend him, and tells Michael the organization is now on the hunt for a terrorist mastermind. Michael agrees to work with Vaughn on the condition Vaughn does not interfere or question his methods. Vaughn agrees, but as they begin their search, Michael is duped into burning another domestic spy, a counter-intelligence agent named Jesse Porter (Coby Bell). Jesse, unaware of who burned him, seeks out Michael for assistance. Michael brings Jesse into his team in an effort to restore Jesse to his previous position, but soon learns Jesse plans to kill whoever burned him.

The trail of the terrorist mastermind leads back to Simon (Garret Dillahunt), who informs Michael that a powerful international telecommunications businessman, John Barrett (Robert Patrick), has what Michael needs to dismantle the organization. Simon gives Michael a tape proving Vaughn helped burn him, and a Bible that can be used to decode an as yet unknown document. Using the Bible as bait, Michael lures Barrett to Miami to discuss what it decodes. At the same time Barrett arrives in Miami, Jesse learns it was Michael who burned him. Michael goes ahead with the meeting, unsure of Jesse's willingness to come to his aid.

In the mid-season finale, Barrett reveals that the Bible decodes a Non-official cover (NOC) list naming the members of the organization. Vaughn, however, spoils Michael's plan by showing up with guns blazing at the meeting. Thanks to some timely but painful assistance from Jesse (shooting Michael through the shoulder to free him from a chokehold), Michael and Barrett flee the scene and crash, and Michael is seen bleeding out as someone wearing military boots takes the briefcase containing the Bible. Barrett is killed in the crash.

As it turns out, the mystery man was ID'd by Fiona and Sam to be one of Barrett's men named Sweeney. Apparently, Sweeney had a hidden agenda and attempted to use an outside source to decode the bible. However, Jesse and Michael find Sweeney dead and Sweeney's partner/killer on the run. The four track him through to the Dominican Republic and take back the list, which is stored on a thumb drive and already decoded by Sweeney's partner. Afterward, they ponder the possibilities on how to properly flush out those whose names are in the bible.

After much consideration, Michael decides to hand the list to Marv (Richard Kind), Jesse's old handler whom Jesse trusts fully. Despite much difficulty in convincing Marv, they finally meet to hand over the list, but the plan unravels when Michael's old nemesis Tyler Brennen (Jay Karnes) hears of the transaction, and holds Marv's wife hostage. The meet ends with Brennen in possession of the list and Marv dead. Threatening to send Vaughn the audio recordings of Michael's conversations with Marv, Brennen blackmails Michael into identifying and killing people on the list, hiring Larry Sizemore (Tim Matheson) to assist and monitor Michael. Instead, after Michael learns the location of the list, Larry double-crosses and kills Brennen in hopes of retrieving the list himself. But Larry finds that Fiona, Sam and Jesse had already recovered it, and he is forced to wait for the police to arrest him after Sam trains a laser-sighted rifle at him.

After Vaughn learns of Michael's betrayal and possession of the list, he mobilizes a large force to kill Michael and retrieve it. He uses the organization's "bought off" agents in government and law enforcement to deny Michael, Fiona and Jesse any help. While this is going on, Sam and Madeline contact a United States Congressman (John Doman), whom they had met in a previous episode, for help. While he is initially skeptical, given their history, he is eventually convinced and sends a military team to save Michael and Fiona. The season ends with Michael being whisked away to Washington, D.C. to meet a man identified as Raines (Dylan Baker), who tells him, "Welcome back."

Cast

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Recurring

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Main article: List of Burn Notice characters

The main cast from the previous three seasons returned, with one addition. Jeffrey Donovan returned as Michael Westen, Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne, Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe, and Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen. Coby Bell joined the cast as a counter-intelligence expert, Jesse Porter, whom Michael unwittingly burns.

Like the first three seasons, the fourth included several recurring guests. Robert Wisdom made several appearances as Vaughn, Michael's point of contact with Management.[2] Garret Dillahunt returned as Simon Escher, the man who committed the crimes used to burn Michael. Navi Rawat portrayed Kendra, an assassin. Seth Peterson reprised his role as Michael's brother, Nate, while Paul Tei returned as money-launderer Barry Burkowski. Arturo Fernandez returned for one episode as Sugar, Michael's former neighbor and a drug dealer. Marc Macaulay and Brandon Morris returned for multiple appearances as Agents Harris and Lane. The character of John Barrett, played by Robert Patrick, was introduced as a part of the conspiracy behind Michael's burn. Tim Matheson and Jay Karnes returned, in the same episode, as villains "Dead" Larry Sizemore and Tyler Brennen.[3] Richard Kind guest starred in three episodes as Marv, Jesse's old handler. John Doman appeared as Congressman Bill Cowley in two episodes. Other notable one-time guests included Adam Clark, Alan Dale, Benito Martinez, Burt Reynolds, Michael Rooker, Callie Thorne, and Frank Whaley. Dylan Baker can be seen in the last few moments of the final episode as Raines, the man who welcomes Michael back into the agency.

Episodes

See also: List of Burn Notice episodes

In the following table, "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the day of original broadcast.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
451"Friends and Enemies"Tim MathesonMatt NixJune 3, 2010 (2010-06-03)BN4016.62[4]
462"Fast Friends"Dennie GordonRashad RaisaniJune 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)BN4025.67[5]
473"Made Man"Jeffrey DonovanAlfredo Barrios, Jr.June 17, 2010 (2010-06-17)BN4035.31[6]
484"Breach of Faith"Jeremiah S. ChechikBen WatkinsJune 24, 2010 (2010-06-24)BN4045.33[7]
495"Neighborhood Watch"Kevin BrayMichael HorowitzJuly 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)BN4055.21[8]
506"Entry Point"Jeffrey HuntCraig O'NeillJuly 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)BN4065.65[9]
517"Past & Future Tense"Jeremiah S. ChechikJason TraceyJuly 22, 2010 (2010-07-22)BN4075.87[10]
528"Where There's Smoke"Kevin BrayLisa JoyJuly 29, 2010 (2010-07-29)BN4085.38[11]
539"Center of the Storm"Colin BuckseyRyan Johnson & Peter LalayanisAugust 5, 2010 (2010-08-05)BN4095.69[12]
5410"Hard Time"Dennie GordonAlfredo Barrios, Jr.August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12)BN4105.57[13]
5511"Blind Spot"Michael SmithMichael HorowitzAugust 19, 2010 (2010-08-19)BN4115.50[14]
5612"Guilty as Charged"Jeremiah S. ChechikMatt NixAugust 26, 2010 (2010-08-26)BN4126.29[15]
5713"Eyes Open"Dennie GordonJason TraceyNovember 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)BN4134.32[16]
5814"Hot Property"Jonathan FrakesRashad RaisaniNovember 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)BN4143.50[17]
5915"Brotherly Love"Terry MillerBen WatkinsDecember 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)BN4153.70[18]
6016"Dead or Alive"Peter MarkleLisa JoyDecember 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)BN4164.34[19]
6117"Out of the Fire"Marc RoskinCraig O'NeillDecember 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)BN4174.77[20]
6218"Last Stand"Stephen SurjikMatt NixDecember 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)BN4185.11[20]

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