WHEN A SPY GETS FIRED, THEY DON'T GET A PINK SLIP.
THEY CUT HIM OFF. THEY BURN HIM. WHEN YOU'RE BURNED, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING: NO CASH, NO CREDIT, NO JOB HISTORY.
YOU'RE STUCK IN WHATEVER CITY THEY DECIDE TO DUMP YOU IN. YOU DO WHATEVER WORK COMES YOUR WAY.
YOU RELY ON ANYONE WHO IS STILL TALKING TO YOU: A TRIGGER-HAPPY EX-GIRLFRIEND, AN OLD FRIEND WHO USED TO INFORM ON YOU TO THE FBI, FAMILY TOO...IF YOU'RE DESPERATE. BOTTOM LINE: AS LONG AS YOU'RE BURNED, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.


MY NAME IS MICHAEL WESTEN, AND I'M A SPY. A LOT OF BEING A SPY IS LIKE PLAYING MINIATURE GOLF - YOU PUTT AROUND, KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SCORES, AND OCCASIONALLY SOMEBODY TRIES TO KILL YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE NOT SPENDING EVERY WAKING MINUTE OF YOUR LIFE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO BURNED YOU, YOU NEED TO TAKE AN ODD JOB HERE AND THERE THAT RELIES ON YOUR EXPERTISE. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO KEEP YOUR SKILLS SHARP, AND THE MONEY COMES IN HANDY.

FIONA GOES OUT AND MEETS WITH CLIENTS, AND SAM USES HIS OLD CONTACTS TO HELP GET US INFORMATION.





Michael, we have some work to do.











Yeah, Mikey, I just heard from one of my buddies at the Bureau...There's some Eastern European millionaire who might need our help..











 




OLESZ IS WHAT IS KNOWN IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AS AN ENIGMA. SOMEBODY THOUGHT HE HAD POTENTIAL ONCE UPON A TIME, AND NOW HE'S HIRING US.

OK, FI...WHAT'S THE JOB?






Olesz thinks he's getting frozen out. He's still getting paid for now, but he's not getting any work.

He used to be a player down here, but now he's been run up to the North, like Frolik was last year. Now he's even getting pushed aside for Scott.




WHEN YOU'RE A SPY, SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO ASSUME ANOTHER IDENTITY IN ORDER TO INFILTRATE AN ORGANIZATION. IN ORDER TO INFILTRATE THIS ORGANIZATION, I KNEW I'D NEED TO COME UP WITH AN IDENTITY THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO BLEND IN...






 




SO NOW I CAN INFILTRATE THE ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHO IS SQUEEZING OUT OLESZ.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN DO?







Mikey, it sounds like you just have to go skate, gather some intel, and be back before dinner. Easy, peasy.












Michael, what if I were to have a little fun with our out-of-town guests?

I'm sure a little C4 would be a nice little welcome. I think we can make Miami a little...hotter.





I dunno Mikey...once you start blowing things up, we can start drawing attention. And not the good kind.

I dunno if the kind of heat Fi's talking about is really what we want.





FIIIII..WE CAN'T JUST RUN AROUND BLOWING UP HOCKEY TEAMS.









Well, Michael...if you won't let me stop them, maybe we can come up with something to slow them down for a little while.You know, I can be...girly. Put on some lipstick, and maybe I distract the other players. The little guy wearing 88 even asked for your mother's phone number.




Mikey, maybe while you're out on the ice, I can snoop around and see what I can find out. Try to see what is up with the organization freezing out Olesz







Later that day...

MR. OLESZ, I THINK WE FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM...DURING PRACTICE, YOU'RE EATING PASTE AND PISSING YOURSELF. YOU'RE GNAWING ON THE END OF YOUR STICK AND DROOLING.
BASICALLY, YOU'VE MANAGED TO BE EVEN A WORSE OPTION AT FORWARD THAN JOHN SCOTT.






So what do I do now?













TRY THIS ON...