Burn Notice: “Hostile Negotiations”

Yet another of my TV spec scripts. Since the show has now ended, I’m putting the script here as another writing sample, to amuse those who like the show and want to read something new.

This story would have fallen somewhere after the beginning of Season 4. Madeline wants a heart-to-heart talk with Michael about his past, so that she can better deal with the government types who might come around looking for him. She arranges for them to have a couple of days away from the others, and she makes sure there won’t be any interference — she doesn’t tell anyone where they are going and she finds a way to limit phone contact.

Meanwhile, back in town, Nate Westen, who is house-sitting for his mother, gets attacked by an intruder looking for Michael.

He lets Sam and Fiona know a possible killer is hunting for Michael, and the three of them start trying to figure out where Madeline’s hide-away is.

Meanwhile, the hide-away turns out not to be as quiet as Madeline thought it would be.

I wrote this script because there was a little element of Madeline’s personality that I wanted to touch on: just why she is such a tough cookie under her “fuzzy bunny” (my term for it) persona. It’s not a huge revelation, but I felt that it fit the character.

Burn Notice: “Hostile Negotiations”

I hope any readers who come along enjoy it.

The characters, of course, are property of the copyright and trademark holders. This is presented here simply as a writing sample and can be looked at as a form of fan-fiction.