Burn Notice - Season 1 -

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

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 Burn Notice - Season 1

Michael relies on a small, eccentric team to carry out his operations: a seasoned CIA operative