As long as it's open they're supposed to keep listening. Michael ( voice-over) : You can tie up a lot of resources by keeping a bugged phone line open. If they were legal they wouldn't need to be covert. Michael ( voice-over) : As a rule, spies don't like dealing with cops. Fear is good for that anger is not bad either. Michael ( voice-over) : Getting information out of someone who doesn't want to give it up is all about upsetting the target's emotional balance, impairing their judgment. Madeline: Now you see Michael, you're too hard on him. Sam: Look, I'm not saying I'm gonna like it. When you read this guy's profile you're gonna kiss me. Michael: No big secret, just looove yogurt.įiona : Dangerous, unstable. Fiona calls, whisper whisper, all of a sudden you gotta have yogurt? What's the big secret? Michael: Uh, just to the store to get some new yogurt. Michael: Sam, I would never let that happen. Sam : If I lose my pension, you're gonna be changing my diapers when I'm 95 and drooling.
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Michael ( voice-over) : Spies go to bars for the same reason people go to libraries: full of information if you know where to ask. Goodwrench so he could steal spark plugs. Michael : Fun? I remember him making me fake a seizure at Mr. Madeline : I remember what fun you two had always working on cars in the garage. When you make somebody work to get a piece of information they'll believe it that much more because it's hard to get.
You need to put on a little show, make them feel clever. Michael ( voice-over) : When you go on the run, the first thing you do is lay down tracks in the opposite direction, but that only works if the bad guys find the trail and believe it's for real, which means selling it. Michael: It was a rental car you ventured. Besides, nothing ventured, nothing gained, bro. Nate Westen: Well, I needed the money and you weren't helping me out. But why stop there? As long as you're stealing someone's identity, why not use it to contact some known terrorist organizations on unsecured phone lines? Why not use it to threaten federal judges and insult the local drug cartel? Most fun I've had in Miami. A number and an ID is all you need to drain a bank account and return some money to some very surprised retirees. ' Michael' (voice-over): Truth is, identity theft isn't hard. Everybody is always looking for a good one. ' Michael' (voice-over): A hitman is like a plumber, a dentist or a mechanic.
One day, she can name everyone on the National Security Council, the next day, she thinks I work for the post office. Michael (voice-over): My mother's understanding of my career changes with what she wants from me. Michael : Fiona, you were supposed to stop the car, not blow it into the Everglades! What happened to shorting the ignition?įiona : You said disable it's not going anywhere. Sam Axe : What? I work better when I can breathe down there! Michael (voice-over): What do you do when an operation goes bad? Not much to do, but smile and try to stay alive. Michael (voice-over): There is a reason spies have a hard time making friends. They think one person cannot make so much problems. They say you're one name for many people. Oleg: Back home, your story Russian Intelligence tells to scare. Never happens in movies, but in real life a busted hand will get you killed. Michael (voice-over): In a fight, you have to be careful not to break the little bones in your hand on someone’s face. You read magazines, sip coffee, and every once in a while someone tries to kill you. It's good trade craft but it's like hanging out in your dentist's reception area 24 hours a day. Any meeting, any appointment, you have to show up early, make sure you are not followed make sure the area is secured check out the other guy's advance team and see how well he is prepared. Michael (voice-over): Covert intelligence involves a lot of waiting around.