Burn Notice, Season 4

Madeline:
Hello there, Michael.

Michael:
Hey, Ma.

Madeline:
To what do I owe the pleasure?

Michael:
Well, I thought we should talk. I know that, uh, it wasn't easy while I was away.

Madeline:
Having you gone is something I've gotten used to. You know what was hard? Having an FBI agent in my house telling me that you're a monster. I still don't know what's going on.

Michael:
I was chasing a man named Simon. He started off, years ago, as someone who did what I did. Something happened, he changed and he hurt people and a lot of things he did got blamed on me.

Madeline:
Now, how is that possible, Michael? If you weren't there?

Michael:
I spent my entire career officially being nowhere. So it's not hard to pin things on someone whose job is to never have an alibi.

Madeline:
Well, there other things that he said, you blew up a bridge? You shot at police? You didn't do that?

Michael:
Yeah, I did. I had to get Simon. He was going to hurt more people if I didn't stop him. So, I broke the law. I worked with bad people. I did it because I had to.

Madeline:
That's it? It's as simple as that?

Michael:
[starting to tear up] I don't know... [pause] He laughed... When I caught Simon, he laughed. He said it was just a matter of time before I was just like him.

Madeline:
[hugging Michael] He's wrong, honey. That isn't the son I raised.