Michael Westen receives a “burn notice” while on assignment in Nigeria. Dumped in his Miami hometown with no money or resources to his name, Michael works as a freelance spy/private investigator to fund his investigation into who burned...
Michael agrees to take on a job offered by Strickler in order to have his burn notice cleared. Meanwhile, Barry asks Michael and Fiona for help to retrieve his stolen business ledger.
While Strickler still tries to convince Michael to work for him, Michael runs into a boy trying to steal one of his guns. After hearing him out, Michael decides to help the boy get rid of his abusive stepfather.
Michael is tracked down by Tom Strickler an “agent to the spies”, who offers him his services. He warns him of an Ukrainian who seems to have a grudge against him. When Michael turns to John Beck, a man with connections, they both are kidnapped...
Michael helps a mathematician with preventing the firm he works for from selling government secrets.
Michael gets a hold of a crime lord who seems to be the prime suspect in a Miami PD investigation, so he wants to hand him over to Detective Paxson in return for being left alone. Meanwhile, Sam is being investigated by the IRS.
Black market dealer Brennen kidnaps Michael’s brother Nate in order to use Michael for a job, while Michael still has to deal with Detective Paxson’s investigations.
Michael has trouble with Detective Paxson who tracks down a storage unit where he has hidden explosives. Meanwhile, Michael, Fiona and Sam help a couple find their kidnapped son.
After escaping “Management”, Michael is caught by the police and put into jail. An old friend named Harlan bails him out but asks for a favor in return. Watch full series now.