Family Business (26 Jul. 2007)

Michael takes on arms dealers for an airport worker, while Nate obsesses about the car and their dad's will.

Director:

Sanford Bookstaver

Writers:

Matt Nix (creator), Matt Nix,

Stars:

Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Fiona Glenanne
Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Sharon Gless	...	Madeline Westen
Seth Peterson	...	Nate Westen
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Jake Miller
Guri Weinberg	...	Ari Zamar
Joel Swetow	...	Eli Zamar
Audrey Landers	...	Veronica
Paul Gutrecht	...	Ilan Zamar
Hannia Guillen	...	Debbie
Marc Macaulay	...	Agent Harris
Brandon Morris	...	Agent Lane
Jessica Baldwin	...	Melody Miller
Rancel Hernandez Martinez	...	Bartender

Storyline

Nate 'volunteers' the brothers' 'joint services' to an airport official who accepted bribes from the Lebanese Zamar family. Eli, a retired Mossad, agent, runs an illegal arms business with his sons. Michael makes friends with the dumber junior, Ari, whose girlfriend Debbie falls for him a bit too much. Meanwhile late pa Weston's 'heirloom' car is coveted by both boys.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship | ferrari | explosion | surveillance | nightclub | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 55 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Desert Eagle that Eli uses is known as the Baby Desert Eagle. This is a smaller version of the full-sized magnum cartridge chambered models. It is available in 9mm, so Fiona's comment is correct.

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Quotes

Michael Westen: How's it coming, Fi?
Fiona Glenanne: [Making homemade explosives] Dangerous, unstable. Remind you of anyone?

User Reviews

Back burner notice

Nate gets in trouble & Michael has to bail him out again, this time by helping an airport official get under the thumb of Eli, a retired Mossad, and his family business of illegal arms dealings. Michael goes undercover to achieve his goals. Also mike & Nate fight over their dad's car.

This episode had some pretty well-acted interesting bad guys and it was an hour well-spent. But, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, too self-contained. The 'burn notice' plot is falling by the wayside & it's a shame as that's the most intriguing aspect of the show. However Bruce Campbell's Sam character does shine in this episode so it's all good.

My Grade: B-