Enemies Closer 

Michael's old spy partner Larry is back, and gets Michael in trouble with a cartel. Meanwhile, Michael needs Sam's help for Gilroy's latest black op assignment, and Nate is back in town with a wife and a proposition for Madeline.

Director:

Kevin Bray

Writers:

Michael Horowitz (story editor), Rashad Raisani (story editor)

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
Tim Matheson	...	Larry Sizemore
Dash Mihok	...	Jack Yablonski / Fleetwood
Seth Peterson	...	Nate Westen
Carlos Gómez	...	Carlos (as Carlos Gomez)
Chris Vance	...	Mason Gilroy
Kylee Cochran	...	Ruth Westen
Wade Allain-Marcus	...	Hispanic Man (as Wade Allain Marcus)

Storyline

Nate proudly drops by to present his sassy wife, Las Vegas croupier Ruth Westen to everyone. Grudgingly he agrees to interrupt his honeymoon to look after his mother, who refuses to join them permanently. Mike has to handle his other visitor, former professional partner Larry Sizemore, who assumed Mike's identity to steal $2,000,000 from Colombian drug lord Carlos' Miami money laundry center. Larry eliminated 'sicario' Justino, but Mike decides to clear his name and save Jack Yablonski, the naive 'laundry man'. Meanwhile Sam hates researching flight data for Mason Gilroy, who lies about the purpose. As if shaken loyalty from Sam and Fi weren't bad enough, Mike gets bad surprise from Larry as well as Carlos.

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Plot Keywords:

man wrapped in a towel | loyalty | romance episode | short pants | cleaning a gun | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode involves sicarios (cartel slang for hit man). Jeffrey Donovan co-starred in Sicario (2015) with Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt.

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Goofs

When Fiona jumps over fence, she is wearing wedged shoes, but when she is seen running through the garden she has different shoes on.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Michael Westen: [voice-over] It's dangerous to say "no" to a spy. In a business where motives are questionable and loyalty is skin-deep, declining the wrong request can earn you a trip to the morgue. So if you're asked to soak in a jacuzzi by a black ops sociopath who's paranoid about listening devices, you pick out your favorite trunks and wade in.

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Alternate Versions

In the syndicated version for US broadcast television, lines that mention the word "pendejo" are edited to avoid saying the Spanish word, jumping to saying "'idiot' but ruder". Also, the name "Jesus" is skipped. See quotes for uncensored examples.

User Reviews

I hate Larry, Tim Matheson does an excellent job portraying this nutbag

As opposed to the other reviewer I think Tim Matheson is brilliant in this role as the gleefully psychotic ex spy Larry. The fact that I hate Larry so much, bears this out.

This is another great episode ramping up to season three's climax.

Details

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

11 February 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fabrik Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min