Old Friends (19 Jul. 2007)

Michael's brother is back in town, and he involves him in the search for a friend's daughter for less than pure motives. Elsewhere, an agent with a grudge comes after Michael.

Director:

David Solomon

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator), Alfredo Barrios Jr.,

Stars:

Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Seth Peterson	...	Nate Westen
Eric Lange	...	Bill Reese
Mark Totty	...	Carl Wilhelm
Ilia Volok	...	Jan Haseck
Susie Abromeit	...	Jenna Reese
William Haze	...	Oscar Wilhem (as Will Haze)
Marc Macaulay	...	Agent Harris
Brandon Morris	...	Agent Lane
Chris Charles Herbert	...	Auctioneer
Tino Sutras	...	Brandon Diggs
Freddy Hernandez	...	Bartender

Storyline

Michael's mother tricks him into helping his cheeky kid brother Nate Westen, a compulsive gambler. Nate accepted Mike's former employer Bill Reese's money in advance to track down his missing daughter Jenna. She was last seen with 'model recruiter' Brandon Diggs, who introduced her to the glamorous Wilhelm brothers' dodgy escort service. Meanwhile Czech hit-man Jan Haseck has turned up, determined to settle an old account with Michael the 'permanent' way. However Jan may have valuable info about his 'burn'.

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Plot Keywords:

underwear | white slavery | urination | syringe | brother brother relationship | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Westin Diplomat, Hollywood, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seth Peterson had originally auditioned to play Michael.

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Goofs

When Micheal administers the epi-pen, the gray safety cap is still on which would prevent the epinephrine from being injected.

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Quotes

Nate Westen: [after being assaulted by people he owes money to] I don't need a God damn place to hide. I can protect myself.
Michael Westen: [sarcastically] Yeah. Blocking punches with your face, real effective.

User Reviews

enter Nate (Mike's brother)

On this episode, Michael deals with an assassin and his estranged brother, Nate (the latter at the insistence of his mother) whom wants him to help his friend who's daughter (and aspiring model) unknowingly got mixed up with an underground prostitution racket.

This episode was merely all right, but those of you who are expecting it to pick up from what Mike found in the last few minutes of the previous episode are going to be sadly disappointed. But if you take it on it's own merits, it's still watchable. I just wish these episodes were a tad less self-contained.

My Grade: C