Notice - Season 1: Burn

Michael is initially monitored by FBI agents Harris and Lane, who are eventually replaced by the more adversarial CSS agent Jason Bly. Toward the end of the season, Michael identifies Phillip Cowan as the man who burned him. After Cowan is assassinated by a sniper during their meeting, a mysterious woman (later identified as Carla) contacts Michael, leading him toward the organization that recruited him by burning him.

Michael’s chain-smoking, hypochondriac mother, who provides emotional leverage and constant "grief," often forcing him to take cases for her friends. Key Themes and Style Burn Notice (TV Series 2007–2013) - IMDb Burn Notice - Season 1

In Season 1 of Burn Notice , Michael Westen , a seasoned CIA operative, is suddenly "burned"—discredited and blacklisted—while on a covert mission in Nigeria. Without cash, credit, or a job history, he is dumped in his hometown of Miami, where he must navigate a dangerous world of freelance espionage to fund his investigation into who sabotaged his career. Plot Summary Michael is initially monitored by FBI agents Harris