History Heartwarming / BurnNotice

** Most of the time when Michael accepts a job he keeps it vague, saying something along the lines of [[AmbiguousSyntax I'll see what I can do]], however with this job he speaks in certainties of his own accord, down to telling the client he'll get the family their money's back [[TheUnfettered By any means necessary]].
* Michael's ex-fiancee shows up and there's a lot of awkward confrontation with Fiona. At the end of the episode, Michael explains why he didn't marry her. He was in Ireland, and he met a fiery lass who complicated his life, and "you don't marry someone when you're in love with someone else".

* He's an evil, evil person. However, Brennan's panicked phonecall to [[spoiler:his daughter]] and the short exchange with Michael just after show the audience a side they didn't think he had. He may be an evil son of a bitch with a black heart, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes but even the darkest heart is still a heart]].

-->'''Client:''' Is it really okay staying with you? It's just so sudden.
-->'''Maddie:''' It's more than okay. Honest, I heard the situation, and I insisted. And don't you feel bad, okay? You are doing what's necessary for your family; trust me, honey, I've been there.

-->'''Gilroy''': But you have a more pressing engagement?
-->'''Michael''': ''[as Fiona is pulling him back into the hotel room]'' You could say that!

--> '''Sam:''' You'd do that for my buddy?
--> '''Michael:''' I'd do that for ''[[HeterosexualLifePartners you]]''.
--> '''Jesse:''' ... Um, I hate to interrupt this moment...

-->'''Madeleine''': You look at me. You have a job to do. ''Make sure Anson doesn't ruin any more lives.''
-->'''Michael''': I'm just not...I'm not sure how to do that.
-->'''Madeleine''': Figure it out, Michael. [[ItsPersonal You do whatever you have to do.]]

* She gets another in the next episode, when Michael, distraught by Simon's predictions that Michael will become HeWhoFightsMonsters, breaks down while explaining it to her. In spite of her fears about her son's work, Madeline hugs him and reassures him that he's a good man.

-->'''Maddie:''' It's more than okay. Honest, I heard the situation, and I insisted. And don't you feel bad, okay? [[NotSoDifferent You are doing what's necessary for your family; trust me, honey, I've been there.]]

-->'''Madeline:''' [[FamousLastWords This one's for my boys!]]

** ''Sam'' is the one who advocates violence, offering to "plant a five-iron in his skull."

-->'''Maddie:''' And don't you feel bad, okay? You're doing what you have to to protect your family; trust me, honey, I've been there.

-->'''Maddie:''' For two little boys getting knocked around by their father? Michael would take on the Chinese army.

* He's an evil, evil person. However, Brennan's panicked phonecall to [[spoiler:his daughter]] and the short exchange with Michael just after show the audience a side they didn't think he had.

*** And this line from Maddie shows just how far Michael will go for the suffering family:

* In "Shot in the Dark," Team Westen coming together to take care of a family that's suffering under an abusive stepfather. ''Sam'' is the one who advocates violence, offering to "plant a five-iron in his skull." Maddie insists on moving the wife and kids in with her and tells the mother that "for two little boys getting knocked around by their father? Michael would take on the Chinese army."
* In "Friendly Fire," [[AngerBornOfWorry Fiona chews out Michael for working so hard without taking care of himself or taking any time to unwind.]] He sits there, smiling as she gets it out of her system, before revealing that the meeting with Gilroy isn't scheduled until the next day, and he got them the hotel room so they could relax and take some time off. The next day, Gilroy calls to set up a meeting, and Michael puts him off.

* Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in "The Long Way Back": [[TranquilFury "Fiona is not my past."]]

* A great one for a minor character: the thief Tommy in "Fearless Leader" is being used by Team Westen to try and trap a much bigger criminal. Team Westen pretends to be a crew of small-time thieves who work with Tommy to get close to a drug robbery the bad guy is planning. They eavesdrop on the job's planning which involves Team Westen ending up being the CannonFodder to hold off a small army of drug dealers with automatic weapons while the badguys get away scot-free. Then, when Tommy meets with Mike later to discuss the job, he does something that completely shocks Mike: Tommy calls off the job and tells Mike to get his "crew" out of town because they'll get killed, and he cares too much about his new friends to let them get gunned down. Its so shocking that Mike takes a gamble and drops the whole facade, and he and Tommy team up to take the villain down - all because, despite the fact that Tommy's a thief, he's a decent person, which Mike never expected to come across.

* Maddie coming back from Tampa in "Guilty as Charged", because Michael asked her, and staying to [[spoiler: convince Jesse not to shoot Michael]].
* Sam needs some help with an old buddy in prison who's life is in danger from an extra-crooked gang member. Mike points out Sam can't go in undercover, as he'd already visited the prison, and offers to do it himself.

* Maddie and Michael's reconciliation at the start of "Acceptable Loss," as she tells him to get back to work. Especially poignant since they're standing at Michael's father's grave and just found out that [[spoiler: Anson killed Michael's dad.]]

* Jesse and Maddie in the season six premiere. Especially when you realize [[spoiler: Jesse knew Maddie was up in the attic and safe and he was simply trying to clear the house. Their playful banter is similar to that of Maddie and Michael and shows how close they are. It also gives the two characters a chance to show how awesome they are.]]

* Even though a few minutes later [[spoiler: he's revealed to be the bad guy]], Card's "two bottles" speech to Maddie is oddly heartwarming. She's blaming herself for everything that happened, and Card helps her to understand that some things are just beyond anyone's control. Card seems to genuinely care about Michael and his family, despite [[spoiler: giving the order to kill him]].

* Maddie is just so excited to have the two teens staying at her house in ''"Hot Spot"''. She gleefully announces she is cooking dinner, lets them look through her family photo album, and tells them how they are good kids. It is probably the closest the two have come to having a mom in their lives in quite some time.

** At all military funerals, the burial party will have an enlisted soldier fire the rifle and stand guard over the grave. For Michael's funeral, the rifleman and guard is Commander Samuel Axe. And once the funeral is over, Sam and Jesse head back to Miami - because there's someone who needs their help, so they're going to carry on their work.

* In the season three finale, Madeline gets one of these when she defends her son to some FBI agents in the face of some pretty damning evidence. That she comes off as the most badass person in the room helps.
* She gets another in the next episode, when Michael, distraught by Simon's predictions that Michael will become HeWhoFightsMonsters, breaks down while explaining it to her. In spite of her fears about her son's work, Madeline hugs him and reassures him that he's a good man.
* Maddie coming back from Tampa in "Guilty as Charged", because Michael asked her, and staying to [[spoiler: convince Jesse not to shoot Michael]].

* A great one for a minor character: the thief Tommy in "Fearless Leader" is being used by Team Westen to try and trap a much bigger criminal. Team Westen pretends to be a crew of small-time thieves who work with Tommy to get close to a drug robbery the bad guy is planning. They eavesdrop on the job's planning which involves Team Westen ending up being the CannonFodder to hold off a small army of drug dealers with automatic weapons while the badguys get away scot-free. Then, when Tommy meets with Mike later to discuss the job, he does something that completely shocks Mike: Tommy calls off the job and tells Mike to get his "crew" out of town because they'll get killed, and he cares too much about his new friends to let them get gunned down. Its so shocking that Mike takes a gamble and drops the whole facade, and he and Tommy team up to take the villain down - all because, despite the fact that Tommy's a thief, he's a decent person, which Mike never expected to come across.

** At all military funerals, the burial party will have an enlisted soldier fire the rifle and stand guard over the grave. For Michael's funeral, the rifleman and guard is Commander Samuel Axe. And once the funeral is over, Sam and Jesse head back to Miami - because there's someone who needs their help, so they're going to carry on their work.
* Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome in "The Long Way Back": [[TranquilFury "Fiona is not my past."]]
* Both times Jesse referred to team Weston as his family once to Olivia Riley and then when Maddie tells him he should have left in the Series finale.
* He's an evil, evil person. However, Brennan's panicked phonecall to [[spoiler:his daughter]] and the short exchange with Michael just after show the audience a side they didn't think he had.

* In the season three finale, Madeline gets one of these when she defends her son to some FBI agents in the face of some pretty damning evidence. That she comes off as the most badass person in the room helps.
* She gets another in the next episode, when Michael, distraught by Simon's predictions that Michael will become HeWhoFightsMonsters, breaks down while explaining it to her. In spite of her fears about her son's work, Madeline hugs him and reassures him that he's a good man.
* Maddie coming back from Tampa in "Guilty as Charged", because Michael asked her, and staying to [[spoiler: convince Jesse not to shoot Michael]].
* While perhaps not your normal definition of heartwarming, but Maddie chewing out Jesse and Michael at the same time and speaking to them as family (to her, to each other).
* Michael's ex-fiancee shows up and there's a lot of awkward confrontation with Fiona. At the end of the episode, Michael explains why he didn't marry her. He was in Ireland, and he met a fiery lass who complicated his life, and "you don't marry someone when you're in love with someone else".

* In the season three finale, Madeline gets one of these when she defends her son to some FBI agents in the face of some pretty damning evidence. That she comes off as the most badass person in the room helps.
* She gets another in the next episode, when Michael, distraught by Simon's predictions that Michael will become HeWhoFightsMonsters, breaks down while explaining it to her. In spite of her fears about her son's work, Madeline hugs him and reassures him that he's a good man.

* Maddie coming back from Tampa in "Guilty as Charged", because Michael asked her, and staying to [[spoiler: convince Jesse not to shoot Michael]].
* While perhaps not your normal definition of heartwarming, but Maddie chewing out Jesse and Michael at the same time and speaking to them as family (to her, to each other).

* Doubles as a CrowningMomementOfAwesome in "The Long Way Back": "Fiona is not my past!!!"