Burn Notice. Disc 2

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Originally broadcast on the USA television network as individual episodes in 2009.
Set contains all 16 episodes from the third season.
Disc 2. Signal and codes-- The hunter-- Shots in the dark-- Friends like these..
Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless.
Michael Weston is back in business and dressed to kill. But, in spite of his good intentions, Michael has a hard-nosed, sexy female cop on his case, leaving sidekick Sam and femme fatale Fiona to watch his back. With friends like these, Michael finds himself in hot water.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digtial 5.1 surround, dual-layer, NTSC.

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Great submitted by fka83111 on August 9, 2011, 2:05pm Love this show.

Episode details submitted by Ilyjtwya on July 19, 2012, 2:24am "Signals and Codes"
Michael, knowing that going through proper channels will be useless, begins the process of tracking down a spy in the field in Miami. The aim is to use the spy to make contact with Michael's former superiors at the CIA and try and properly plead his case, set the record straight and get his job back. After painstakingly long hours of surveillance at the airport, Michael and Sam locate a flight not registered, but possessing clearance. Knowing it can only be a spy plane, Michael steals information on the front company owning it and delivers it to Barry, asking him to do research. After unwinding at a local shooting range, Michael is approached by a paranoid mathematician with a history of schizophrenia, Spencer Wachowski (Michael Weston), who has discovered his identity and explains (somewhat) that he needs his help. Spencer is an expert in identifying patterns, and has determined certain people are dying when information is being transmitted out of the defense firm he works at. Michael and Sam eventually realize Spencer's claims that "aliens" are involved isn't entirely false - the people being killed are American spies (one of which was a friend of Sam's who he had thought previously to have died in a climbing accident), and government secrets are being sold by one of the firm's vice-presidents and head of the department that developed the coding used to protect the secrets (and which is also being sold to reveal them); Shannon Park. Spencer is afraid for his life, as a friend of his, Brad Wilkins, was killed in a suspicious explosion in his house when it seemed he was investigating him (really Spencer, who used Brad's machine at work). Michael settles in as a mysterious high-ranking employee at the firm who becomes an ally to Shannon in supposedly sealing the security leak, all the while trying to get the evidence needed to get her busted. After saving Spencer from an assassination attempt, Michael successfully bluffs Shannon into giving him the proof, only to be captured and left for the FBI to arrest (Shannon avoids the death penalty - she testifies against the thug she hired to kill Brad and try and kill Spencer in exchange for a lesser sentence). Meanwhile, Michael approaches the front company - which itself supplies weapons and launders money for the intelligence community, and approaches the manager - Diego Garza: who recognizes and readily reveals he's the spy he's been looking for and, while having nothing against Michael, even to the point of respecting him for his reputation of being a "really, really good" operative, Diego does not wish to lose the easy assignment he earned after 20 years of hard work at the CIA. Michael responds by secretly informing Diego's superiors that he and Michael have made contact, and so they respond by assigning Diego as Michael's point-of-contact to the CIA in Miami. Michael is given two messages by the CIA - they are not interested in his services (at this time) but they will review Michael's file. 
"The Hunter"
Michael is tracked down and approached by Tom Strickler: an "Agent to the Spies", who offers him his services in exchange Michael sells his services as an ex-spy to the highest bidder (thus transforming him into a mercenary). Strickler not only offers Michael the majority of the money from the jobs, but also information (courtesy of his many connections); Strickler warns Michael of an Ukrainian operative who, having a grudge against him, is coming to Miami to hunt Michael down. Michael, despite having doubts about Strickler, cannot help but take the threat seriously; knowing it could be the truth. Strickler lacks further details, and because his own research time will take too long, Fiona directs his attention to John Beck, who might be able to help. Beck was a local gangster based in Miami who went big-time, becoming a truck cargo hijacker & seller, and is now a prominent member of Miami's underworld who, having made a lot of money for very powerful people in Eastern Europe, has connections. Michael approaches Beck without a formal introduction (as Fiona "intercepted" a couple of his weapon shipments at one time), and quickly finds out Beck, who considers himself a businessman rather than a hustler, isn't as susceptible to his charm as he thought. Michael quickly changes tactics and offers to have Fiona's intrusion on Beck's operations stop, but this only makes the situation worse. Before the meeting breaks down completely, a Ukrainian paramilitary team, led by Vlad - a subordinate of the operative, storms the restaurant and kidnaps Michael and Beck (the latter because he was seen with him). As they are being taken out to the Florida wilderness for interrogation, Michael and Beck escape into the Everglades, with the team chasing them down. Michael, after a great deal of difficulty, forces Beck to work together with him to survive, and soon draw the operative into the open: it's Piotr Chechik; who spent 10 years in prison for war crimes after Michael, during an operation in his past, got his heinous crimes exposed, and so Chechik, supplied, funded, equipped and armed by an Ex-KGB officer; Colonel Fyodor Markov, and other Ex-KGB officers, has now the means to exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Sam and Fiona turn to Strickler to find out more about the kidnapping and, with Strickler's help, track down Chechik. While Michael lures Chechik into an ambush and captures him, forcing his men to stand down, Sam and Fiona rescue an injured Beck. Later, Beck's subordinates have Chechik and his men taken away and Chechik's warning that Markov will finish Michael soon proves useless - Beck is an associate of an Ex-KGB General who will have Markov, the officers and Chechik himself killed for almost killing Beck (who does all of the General's import-export work, making him millions - which Chechik and his associates jeopardized for almost killing Beck). Despite Chechik's pleas for mercy and offers of bribes, he and his men are taken away to be killed. Beck and Michael part ways, as friends. Later, Michael meets with Strickler and turns down the cut of the money given to Strickler for Chechik's death. 
"Shot in the Dark"
While Strickler still tries to convince Michael to work for him, Michael attempts to find out whether Strickler is as connected as he says he is. Michael runs into a boy trying to steal one of Fiona's guns. After hearing him out, Michael decides to help the boy get rid of his abusive stepfather, Erik Luna. Erik's brother Quinn has built a business empire (cover for smuggling operations) using Erik as a public relations face. Michael finds out about Erik's side business not known by his brother (luxury car smuggling) and poses as an unsatisfied customer to approach Erik. Michael with the help of Sam and Fiona manages to convince Quinn that Erik is mentally ill. Quinn sends his brother to a mental institution. Strickler offers Michael the chance to work together in exchange for Strickler clearing his burn notice. 
"Friends Like These"
Barry enlists Michael's help in tracking down his money-laundering client list, which has been stolen by a vicious thief (Callie Thorne). Michael goes after the thief, only to find that there's a lot more to the situation than he realized. Meanwhile, Fiona tries to be supportive of Michael's efforts to reconnect with the intelligence community, but she and Michael find that their differences on the subject may not be reconcilable. Strickler instructs Michael to photograph a group stealing weapons from a Government agency storage facility, in return for some progress on getting his burn notice removed.