Burn Notice Lands Mahoney For Second Season Finale

Michael Ausiello reports that Frasier’s John Mahoney would be joining the cast as a mysterious man with answers about Michael’s past and his future. Pressed for specifics about Mahoney’s connection to Jeffrey Donovan’s blacklisted spy, series creator Matt Nix confirmed that he would be playing one of the following four characters: A. Michael’s old boss. B. One of the “powerful people” behind Michael’s burn notice. C. Carla’s “handler.” D. Michael’s “dead” father.

It’ll be a while before the mystery is solved: Mahoney doesn’t show up until the show’s second season finale, which isn’t scheduled to air until February. The second half of season 2 debuts in January 2009.