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Leverage: The Scheherazade Job

Alexander Moto conspires against his brother, the ruler of Wadata, by obtaining diamonds mined with child labor, selling them on the black market, and using the funds to win the next election. To stop him, the team must get into Moto's Boston vault, hidden beneath a concert hall. To bypass the motion sensors, Hardison must pretend to be a violin prodigy and play a loud concert piece.


8/10 (24 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 3x4
Airdate: Sunday June 27th, 2010
Special Airtime: 10:00 pm

Director: Peter Winther
Writer: Chris Downey


Guest Stars
Elisabetta CanalisElisabetta Canalis
As The Italian
Recurring
Marcel DavisMarcel Davis
As Simeon Moto
Recurring
Giancarlo EspositoGiancarlo Esposito
As Alexander Moto
Martha BolesMartha Boles
As Jane Akinyemi

Co-Guest Stars
Ryan TresserRyan Tresser
As Secret Service Agent Kelly
Michael WintherMichael Winther
As Karl Bartholdt
Jeffrey BabcockJeffrey Babcock
As Businessman #1
Main Cast
Timothy HuttonTimothy Hutton
As Nate Ford
Gina BellmanGina Bellman
As Sophie Devereaux
Christian KaneChristian Kane
As Eliot Spencer
Beth RiesgrafBeth Riesgraf
As Parker
Aldis HodgeAldis Hodge
As Alec Hardison

Recap

Alexander Moto, the brother of the president of Wadata, meets with investors and explains that his brother Simeon doesn't have the will to develop the country. When the investors wonder if he has what it takes, Moto assures them that he can...

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Episode Quotes
Alec: I am the Super-Skrull. Okay, I have all of y'all's skills. I hack, I grift, I thieve.
Eliot: Do you fight?
Alec: I have a dog for that. Name's Megabite.

Eliot: (as Alec Photoshops the mark) That's nice, make him--make him look drunker. And then richer.
Alec: What you want me to do, give the man a pet tiger?
Eliot: Can you do that?

Alec: You know I played violin until I was 14? I was pretty good, too. I never thought it'd help me in a con.
Nate: Well, why'd you give it up?
Alec: I discovered computers, man. Turns out you can't see naked pictures of girls on a violin.

Alec: Nate, you know, I was serious about what I said--about running my own crew some day. So, what's this thing that you think I'm missing? What, is it, like, uh, uh, thriftiness, or, like, friendliness or big-picture thinking, or... aloofne.. what? (Nate walks away) Rudeness?

Alec: Y-you know what you've done? You asked me to play the violin in front of people.
Nate: Yes, well, you said you were good.
Alec: As a child. That was 10 years ago.
Nate: Oh, come on, come on, Hardison. Listen, you know, told me you could do anything. You told me you were Super-Skull!
Alec: "Skrull." "Skrull." Get it right. Super... Super... Super-Skrull. who has the combined powers of the Fantastic Four. One of whom is not itzhak Perlman.

The Italian: Mr. Ford, in the service of good, sometimes we have to deal with bad people and do bad things.
Nate: Really? 'Cause I work with a bunch of bad guys who are more honorable than you'll ever be.



Episode Goofs
Parker gets through a door protected with a 6-digit keypad by entering multiple different combinations. Any modern security system would lockout after a few incorrect entries coming in such a short time.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorJohn Rogers (1)  |  Chris Downey
Executive ProducerDean Devlin  |  John Rogers (1)  |  Chris Downey
Co-Executive ProducerKearie Peak  |  Marc Roskin
ProducerPaul F. Bernard
Co-ProducerRachel Olschan
Associate ProducerBenjamin Raymond Jack  |  Kerry Glover
EditorBrian Gonosey
CastingBarbara Stordahl  |  Angela Terry  |  Lana Veenker
Unit Production ManagerPaul F. Bernard
First Assistant DirectorEric Hays
Second Assistant DirectorPeter Dowd
MusicJoseph Loduca
Music EditorScott Francisco
Costume DesignerNadine Haders
Key GripBrian Fleskes
Camera OperatorGary Camp  |  Bradley Sellers
Set DesignerJohn Vertrees
Set DecoratorCrista Schneider
Location ManagerDon Baldwin
Transportation CoordinatorGlenn Enzen
Property MasterEric Bates
Construction CoordinatorRandal Groves
Script SupervisorSuzanne Bingham
Production CoordinatorLiz Brandenburg
Assistant EditorElaine Walrath
Supervising Sound EditorKenneth L. Johnson
Re-Recording MixerPatrick Cyccone
GafferNeil Holcomb
Director of PhotographyDavid Connell (1)
Stunt CoordinatorKevin L. Jackson (1)
Production SupervisorJames Scura
Art DirectorBekka Melino
Post Production CoordinatorLana Wolverton
Executive Story EditorJohn Aboud  |  Michael Colton  |  Julie Rieder  |  Melissa Glenn  |  Albert Kim  |  Christine Boylan
Costume SupervisorLeslie Herman
Production AccountantMichael Goldberg
Department Head HairPatrina O'connor
Visual Effects ProducerMarc Franco
Special Effects SupervisorKai Shelton
Department Head Make-upMolly Craytor
Visual EffectsCarey Gosa
Assistant To The Executive ProducerChase Friedman
Assistant To The ProducerKelly Crimmins  |  Jenna Rae
Assistant To The Co-executive ProducerDiane Eloise Levy  |  Jenn Russell
Assistant Art DirectorAdam Reamer
Second 2nd Assistant DirectorAlexandra Hale
Compositing SupervisorJennifer Law-Stump
"a" Camera First AssistantTroy Blischok
Supervising Production Sound MixerTom Taylor (1)
 

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