And sometimes they're not trying to kill him.

Still on the trail of the people who tried to blow him up, Michael needs information. The best method to get that, he says, is a free lunch. Unlike his sidekick, Sam Axe, who will "do anything for a $3 beer" (although he prefers a perfect mojito), Michael takes Barry, his banks contact, to lunch at a pricey place, hoping to gain the identity of the person who owns the Caimans bank account that funded the attack on Michael's loft. Barry, unfortunately, is caught between a rock and a hard place, as a government agent has ferreted out the dealings Michael's been working through Barry and has Barry wired for sound. The person monitoring Barry turns out to be none other than C.S.S. agent Jason Bly (Alex Carter, from Broken Rules, Season 1), who's more than a little annoyed that Michael blackmailed him and sent him out of town.

Knowing Michael's tapped Barry to do unethical bank inquiries, Bly is on the rampage. He has the health department come to Michael's loft and declare it unfit for human habitation as they search for nonexistent black mold--even inside Michael's favorite green desk chair. Gloating as he gains the upper hand, he packs Michael a bag full of pink clothing and orders him out of his own loft.

With nowhere else to go on short notice, Michael heads for his mother's house, where he meets one of his mother's friends, Paula, an assistant manager for a private, confidential bank. Paula has met a nice man who's turned into a bit of a stalker, a man named Tom Prescott (Mark Sheppard, formerly of Battlestar Galactica, 24, Leverage, several CSIs and Firefly, currently on Dollhouse). Michael agrees to help her ditch the guy, and goes down to the bank to check out the situation.

As he's about to settle in to the bank to await the stalker's arrival, who shows up ready to rain on Michael's parade but cocky Jason Bly? Fortunately as Jason is about to let loose, the "stalker" shows up, complete with several armed compatriots, to rob the bank. Prescott announces that this caper is his "retirement party," and as all the bank employees/hostages are invited, they need to behave themselves or get shot.

Bly, of course, has to play hero, and promptly gets himself shot in the arm. Michael, who's hemming and hawing about the safety of the hostages before he acts, gets a chance to take over then, claiming to be a doctor.

Sam is dragged away from a date with the woman of his dreams, owner of a multitude of beach houses purchased with the proceeds from a beer empire as well as a fabulous cooler device that holds four kegs of beer at exactly 33 degrees, to help rescue the hostages, who are supposed to escape through a hole in the wall into the alley, once Sam and Fiona create that hole in the wall. This hilarity leads to bitchy exchanges between the two of them like the following:

Fiona: (in disbelief) Michael called you to tell you to blow a hole in the wall of a bank, and you didn't think to ask when?
Sam: Look, it was a brief conversation. We didn't talk about shoes or movies either. Would you just place the explosives already?

The worm turns when Michael discovers that the robbers have a planned getaway on a boat at a nearby marina. Sam shines as he lays down the law to the robbers, and Fiona tops it off with another of her beloved explosions. Paula's bank is saved with very little bloodshed except for the bad guys--including Bly.

The brotherhood built in the mutual ordeal between Bly and Michael leads them to bury the hatchet--and not in each other. Michael asks for just one more favor, since he's saved Bly's life: the information he'd wanted from Barry in the beginning. Bly investigates, but he's not encouraged by what he finds. He can ID the bank, and its manager, but no one tied to the account. Worse, he says, the investigation itself has tipped someone off that questions are being asked. "They know you're coming," he tells Michael.

This episode finally came up with an "A-Team" plot that really reeled in the viewer. Watching Michael calmly handle a well-trained, hostile, armed group of men, slowly destroying their lives by baby steps, was a delight, as was watching Sam in his glory. It's patently obvious that Sam Axe loved every minute of what he did as a government agent, and while he thinks he prefers lounging around beach bars and chasing women, he adores being Johnny on the Spot for Michael.

The tension is gradually building for the season ender, the pieces falling into place. Will Michael discover who tried to kill him before they get the chance to take him out for good?