Stepping out of the back of the eighteen-wheeler he was riding in, Michael Westen is greeted with an exploding plane, dead bodies, and one hog-tied, live client, Jimmy. The phone rings, and a female voice, calling herself Carla, lets Michael know that if he gets this man back to Miami, and help him play ball, she will finally let him know who burned him. After agreeing to help his new client, Jimmy, steal data from the fortress at Security Associates, and get the man's family back, who are now being held hostage, Michael enlists the help of his friends Fiona and Sam. Written by Lynne Boris Johnston

Michael finally meets his mysterious burn-nemesis Carla, who blackmails him to play Tunesian forger Nefzi. Sam takes on stalking victim Sophia as client. Michael soon realizes both have fake identities: she's a DEA cop after Colombian drug cartel killer Raul. Ma's emotional blackmail drags Michal to therapy, which ironically proves harder on her. Written by KGF Vissers

At Fiona's request, Michael takes a job helping Andy, a cell phone salesman who got conned into investing in a fake club in Cuba using money that he borrowed from a loan shark. Meanwhile, he also is working on Wasseem, a Pakistani spy who Michael believes can get him information on Carla. Written by Anonymous

To Michael's surprise is kid brother, Nate Westen, has a real job, as a limo driver. Nate asks for his help when the limo firm's spicy receptionist Katya's sister Elena, is kidnapped by Takarov's Florida branch of the Russian mob. So Mike plays fellow Russian ex-con Sergei, and Sam a CIA agent agent. Meanwhile Sam poses as an agricultural investor to pump gourmet official Harvey Gunderson for info on Carla's cover. Written by KGF Vissers

The team finds the elusive Carla's HQ, but checking it out thoroughly has to wait and her security proves tip-notch. Ex-con Trevor wants to quit crime for his son's sake but dares not refuse to be master jewelry thief Timo's driver at the next heist. Mike poses as safe-cracker to make sure Timo's team gets arrested, except Trevor, but that proves harder then expected. Written by KGF Vissers

Michael's new handler's, or wrangler's, approach to his duties is more stick than carrot, and he's not above interfering with the new case if it infringes on the time he believes should be spent on Michael's newly assigned task. Unfortunately, that may endanger the life of one of his childhood friends. Written by layle

At a meeting Fiona arranged with Victor and Carla's arms dealer Seymour, Michael must save him from tenaciously trigger-happy Bulgarian clients. Meanwhile Sam helps him, posing as a client, to be recruited as chemical substance expert by Caribbean modern pirate Gerard, who robbed the medical drugs ship to Rio of ma's ex-SEAL friend Virgil Watkins's girl-friend Marcela Flores's international children charity. Written by KGF Vissers

Michael and Sam find Carla's favorite hit-man 'Bill Johnson'. Meanwhile Larry Sizemore, a ruthless spy who staged his own death, recruits Michael for a hired killing. The target, nurse-widow Jeannie Anderson, stands in the way of coke-addicted son Drew's fat inheritance. Michael pretends to agree to prevent the murder. Larry wants to kill everyone if anything goes wrong. It does surprisingly, so Michael, Sam and Fiona fight on several fronts. Written by KGF Vissers

Sam got a tip on a sniper, who apparently takes position to aim at Carla, who burnt Michael. However Fiona makes him accept the case of her friend, security firm employee Henry, who is blackmailed by Lesher to help murder Venezolan oil fortune family member Isabella. Michael gets himself recruited to sabotage that job. Nate has started his own limousine company, with a mortgage ma took on the house, but faces trumped charges. Meanwhile the sniper matter takes a twist. Written by KGF Vissers

After the sniper was killed and Mike barely survived a booby trap at his home, he chooses to face Carla however perilous this might seem. She denies and ends up recruiting him to find his own assailant, promised with Nate's release. Meanwhile he saves Kenny from committing suicide so his life insurance would pay for 6 year-old son Jack's desperately needed heart operation. Mike promises to get back the $250,000 Kenny lost in a medical scam. Written by KGF Vissers

Carla ordered Michael to investigate the hit-man for her and Michael's sake, but he manages to impose his agenda. Alas Fiona's emotions and Sam force him to waste their efforts on an elaborate plan to eliminate a gang of car thieves just to save an insignificant jock who stupidly beat up a vindictive thug. The plan turns his own big boss against those thugs. Written by KGF Vissers

Michael finally has an angle on the bomber, Derek Poole. Westen is too broke to finance his move, so he accepts to act as security expert for art gallery owner Scott Chandler, who wants an intruder tracked. Arms dealer Seymour is surprisingly easily convinced to help with knavish enthusiasm. The team discovers Chandler isn't an innocent victim, and accordingly take another client for another crime. Seymour also helps with the bomber. Written by KGF Vissers

Jason Bly, the agent Michael believed to have discredited, found a way to turn the tables on him, but he tries to toughen it out. When they meet in a bank, it is robbed by a ruthless gangster who cares nothing for casualties on either side. Michael poses a s a doctor to save innocent clients and Jason, who foolishly tried to resist. Michael manages to contact Sam for outside support, aided by Fiona. Written by KGF Vissers

Michael survives a murder attempt by a killer posing as corrupt Cayman banker Gustava. Because of Sam's sensitivity about the Haitian regimes' cruelty Michael takes the case of immigrant Claude Laurent who wants governor's son Jean Pierre Dumont, who lives in Miami under an alias, brought to trial for the killing in prison of Claude's daughter. Written by KGF Vissers

Master-hit-man Victor remains on Michael's trail, so he makes his protesting mother stay with him for safety. Samantha stole a crucial military chip as ransom for her young son Charlie. Michael agrees to help her steal it back from ruthless arms-dealer Tyler Brennen, himself an ex-spy. Thereto he pretends to provide vital security for the sale of the chip. Written by KGF Vissers

Michael has kept Carla dangling long enough to capture Victor alone. The hit-man soon convinces him, or as good as, their common problem is ruthless Carla, so they team up. Meanwhile Sam has a hard time with ma Madelin, who refuses once again to be evacuated to safety without explanations. Written by KGF Vissers