The best episode written by Matt Nix is "False Flag", rated 9/10 from 4 user votes. It was "directed by Paul Shapiro". "False Flag" aired on 9/13/2007 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Loose Ends (2)".
Michael is hired to track down a woman's estranged husband, who has disappeared with their son. Michael soon finds himself pitted against somebody just as skilled and dangerous as he is.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael must rescue Sam from heroin smugglers, who happen to be ex-Special Forces, while also evading agents who are out to get him.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
When dangerous mobsters threaten a port worker, Michael takes on the case. With Jesse, Michael also looks for intel on an underground-artillery operation.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
Having been recruited by the people who burned him, Michael's new handler, Carla, tasks him with helping a computer tech, whose wife and daughter were kidnapped, liberate some information that is guarded by mercenaries.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Matt Nix
John tries to rein in his compulsions, but is tested when he's tipped off about an impending massacre. Samantha, meanwhile, turns to Det. Holden for answers.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Matt Nix
When someone's suspected of embezzling from a hip-hop mogul's charity, Michael attempts to trick the thief into stealing a larger sum.
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Matt Nix
Sam takes on a case for a woman named Gillian, who is being blackmailed into using her security clearance to help smuggle heroin into the United States. Meanwhile, Michael is busy trying to arrange a meeting with Philip Cowan.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: Matt Nix
When a recently widowed woman hires Michael and Fiona to get her away from a group of violent con men, Michael turns to Madeline for help — but he may ask her to go too far. Meanwhile, a mysterious contact goes to extreme lengths to get Michael's attention.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Matt Nix
As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.
Director: Renny Harlin
Writer: Matt Nix
Old-school cop Dan Stark and modern-day detective Jack Bailey expose the big picture of small crime. Pursuing a routine investigation of a stolen humidifier, Jack and Dan are inadvertently thrust into a much larger case involving drug smugglers, hired assassins and a stolen green golf bag. Reminded of the way he busted punks back in the good old days, Dan convinces Jack to go along for the ride, and in their reckless pursuit of justice, the two wind up risking their lives, breaking a flurry of department regulations and reminding their boss, Lieutenant Ana Ruiz, and Jack's ex-girlfriend, Assistant District Attorney Liz Traynor, why these good guys will be spending many more days investigating seemingly minor crimes.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
Ellison scrambles to locate Antoine when the boy disappears from his bed at the surgical center; and Polk tries to convince a patient to lie about her medical condition in order to keep John out of their supervisors' crosshairs.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Matt Nix
Helen, a language professor bored with her daily routine, who makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary double life.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael helps Fiona and Sam protect a lawyer against the city's most dangerous biker gang. Meanwhile, he must team up with an unlikely ally to stop a looming terrorist threat... but quickly finds that no mission is without its price.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael, Fiona, and Jessie try to keep the NOC list away from Vaughn and his strike team. Meanwhile Sam and Madeline try to convince Congressman Cowley to pass the list higher up.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael and Fiona plan to abduct a hacker in Puerto Rico in order to obtain his software, but the man has several other enemies to contend with. Elsewhere, Madeline learns to retrieve information from the police under the tutelage of Sam and Jesse.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
Michael pursues Anson in Miami. Meanwhile, Fiona is taken into custody and interrogated by a former foe.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
Helen gets her first official Omega Sector assignment – going undercover with Harry and the team at an academic conference in Madrid to stop a bioweapon terrorist attack. During the mission, Harry does his best to keep his history with Ximena, a sexy cryptographer they must work with to complete the mission, away from his wife.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Matt Nix
While on assignment, agent Michael Westen gets a "Burn Notice" and becomes untouchable. Having no idea what or who triggered his demise, Michael returns to his hometown, Miami, determined to find out the reason for his sudden termination.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: Matt Nix
After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.
Director: Len Wiseman
Writer: Matt Nix
International fugitive Simon is loose and Michael's on the run from the FBI for his role in Simon’s escape. When Simon confronts Michael and threatens to blow up a Miami Beach hotel, Michael must call on his friends and an old enemy to help him avoid disaster and put Simon back in the dark hole where he belongs.
Director: Matt Nix
Writer: Matt Nix