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* TheGhost: Hogan mentions his ex-wife and gets a phone call from her in one scene, but she remains off-screen.


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* MistakenConfession: When two cops show up right as Hogan and Carol are arguing about how much evidence there is linking them to sexual assault and embezzlement, the two quickly start accusing each other. The cops reveal they just came to respond to a fire alarm, but end up arresting the two criminals largely because of that accidental confession.
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** The team's operations gets thrown OffTheRails when Jenna gets the job by going into the office when not called and convinces them to hire her.

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** The team's operations operation gets thrown OffTheRails when Jenna gets the job by going into the office when not called and convinces them to hire her.

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* DidNotSeeThatComing: The team's operations gets thrown OffTheRails when Jenna gets the job by going into the office when not called and convinces them to hire her.
** Then again when Jenna notices the alias Sophie is using to meet Hogan and warns him that the name is from ''Series/DoctorWho'' meaning it's an alias.

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* DidNotSeeThatComing: DidNotSeeThatComing:
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The team's operations gets thrown OffTheRails when Jenna gets the job by going into the office when not called and convinces them to hire her.
** Then again when Jenna notices the alias Sophie is using to meet Hogan and warns him that the name is from ''Series/DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'', meaning it's an alias.
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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Leverage in this episode. Instead of showing them pull off their con against Hogan, the plot focuses on Keith and Jenna as they try to expose Hank as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Leverage's operation.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Leverage in this episode. Instead of showing them pull off their con against Hogan, the plot focuses on Keith and Jenna as they try to expose Hank Hogan as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Leverage's operation.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: ''Series/DoctorWho'' is a well-known television show with a large audience. Using ThemedAliases based on it was bound to get spotted eventually.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: ''Series/DoctorWho'' is a well-known television show with a large audience. Using The use of ThemedAliases based on it was bound to get spotted eventually.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: ''Series/DoctorWho'' is a well-known television show with a large audience. Using ThemedAliases based on it was bound to get spotted eventually.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The mark Hogan is a serial sexual predator being targeted by the team when Jenna stumbles into the plot by accident. It really tells you how bad a guy this makes him when she learns of this on her own, Jenna's immediate reaction it do everything in her power to take him down even if by less-than-legal means.

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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The mark Hogan is a serial sexual predator being targeted by the team when Jenna stumbles into the plot by accident. It really tells you how bad a guy this makes him when she learns of this on her own, Jenna's immediate reaction it is to do everything in her power to take him down even if by less-than-legal means.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. She also clocks "Lethbridge Stewart" as a fake name, which derails their plan B. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's Hogan's new assistant derails whatever con Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. She also clocks "Lethbridge Stewart" as a fake name, which derails their plan B. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank Hogan down.
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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Leverage in this episode. Instead of showing them pull off their con against Hank, the plot focuses on Keith and Jenna as they try to expose Hank as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Leverage's operation.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Leverage in this episode. Instead of showing them pull off their con against Hank, Hogan, the plot focuses on Keith and Jenna as they try to expose Hank as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Leverage's operation.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Team Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. She also clocks "Lethbridge Stewart" as a fake name, which derails their plan B. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Team Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. She also clocks "Lethbridge Stewart" as a fake name, which derails their plan B. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.
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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The Instead of showing them pull off their con against Hank, the plot focuses on Keith and Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss Hank as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.operation.
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Rachel says at one point that one of the victims was talking to Harry, which is how the Leverage team found out about the problem.


* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The audience never even learns who hired them or why. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The audience never even learns who hired them or why. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.
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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The viewer doesn't even learn why they are targeting Box 5 Records until about a quarter of the way through. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The viewer doesn't audience never even learn why they are targeting Box 5 Records until about a quarter of the way through.learns who hired them or why. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.
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* AppleOfDiscord: Jenna is able to get Hogan and Carol to turn on each other by showing that Carol’s name, and only her name, are on the paperwork leaving her TheScapegoat for the embezzlement while Hogan would get off scot free.

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* AppleOfDiscord: Jenna is able to get Hogan and Carol to turn on each other by showing that Carol’s name, and only her name, are on the paperwork paperwork, leaving her TheScapegoat for the embezzlement while Hogan would get off scot free.
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* ShoutOut: Sophie initially has a meeting with Hogan under the name Lethbridge Stewart from ''Series/DoctorWho'' but it gets {{Deconstructed}} when Jenna who's familiar with the show notices this and warns Hogan that it may hint at a scam.

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* ShoutOut: Sophie initially has a meeting with Hogan under the name Lethbridge Stewart from ''Series/DoctorWho'' ''Series/DoctorWho'', but it gets {{Deconstructed}} when Jenna Jenna, who's familiar with the show show, notices this and warns Hogan that it may hint at a scam.



* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Team Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Team Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. She also clocks "Lethbridge Stewart" as a fake name, which derails their plan B. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.
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* PerspectiveFlip: This episode shows what one of Leverage's cons looks like from the viewpoint of an ordinary person. Without the audience knowledge of ThePlan, their interventions come off as random coincidences.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The viewer doesn't even learn why they are targeting the record label until about a quarter of the way through. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.

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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The viewer doesn't even learn why they are targeting the record label Box 5 Records until about a quarter of the way through. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.


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* SpannerInTheWorks: Jenna getting hired as Hank's new assistant derails whatever con Team Leverage initially had planned, which apparently involved Breanna getting the job. Fortunately, they roll with it by helping Jenna with her own attempt to bring Hank down.
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* OutOfFocus: This happens to Team Leverage in this episode. The viewer doesn't even learn why they are targeting the record label until about a quarter of the way through. Instead, the plot focuses on Jenna and Keith as they try to expose their boss as a sexual predator, which brings them right into the middle of Team Leverage's con.
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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker, which allows him to become Jenna's equivalent to Hardison and Breanna. He even provides her an earbud he made himself near the end so they can communicate.

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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker, which allows him to become Jenna's equivalent to Hardison and Breanna. He even provides her with an earbud he made himself near the end so they can communicate.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker roofies Hogan when he comes to the Leverage bar to Brianna's approval. It conveniently kicks right as he's about to try something on Jenna and as a bonus leaves with the mother of all hangovers the next day.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker roofies Hogan when he comes to the Leverage bar to Brianna's Breanna's approval. It conveniently kicks right as he's about to try something on Jenna and as a bonus leaves with the mother of all hangovers the next day.



* ShoutOut: Sophie initially has a meeting with Hogan under the name Lethbridge Stuart from ''Series/DoctorWho'' but it gets {{Deconstructed}} when Jenna who's familiar with the show notices this and warns Hogan that it may hint at a scam.
* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker filling the role for the Jenna what Hardison and Brianna does for the team. He even provides her an earbud he made himself near the end so they communicate

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* ShoutOut: Sophie initially has a meeting with Hogan under the name Lethbridge Stuart Stewart from ''Series/DoctorWho'' but it gets {{Deconstructed}} when Jenna who's familiar with the show notices this and warns Hogan that it may hint at a scam.
* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker filling the role for the Jenna what hacker, which allows him to become Jenna's equivalent to Hardison and Brianna does for the team. Breanna. He even provides her an earbud he made himself near the end so they communicatecan communicate.
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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker.

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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker.hacker filling the role for the Jenna what Hardison and Brianna does for the team. He even provides her an earbud he made himself near the end so they communicate
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The mark Hogan is a serial sexual predator being targeted by the team when Jenna stumbles into the plot by accident. It really tells you how bad a guy this makes him when she learns of this on her own, Jenna's immediate reaction it do everything in her power to take him down even if by less-than-legal means.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker roofies Hogan when he comes to the Leverage bar. It conveniently kicks right as he's about to try something on Jenna.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker roofies Hogan when he comes to the Leverage bar. bar to Brianna's approval. It conveniently kicks right as he's about to try something on Jenna.Jenna and as a bonus leaves with the mother of all hangovers the next day.
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* AppleOfDiscord: Jenna is able to get Hogan and Carol to turn on each other by showing that Carol’s name, and only her name, are on the paperwork leaving her TheScapegoat for the embezzlement while Hogan would get off scot free.


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* DidNotSeeThatComing: The team's operations gets thrown OffTheRails when Jenna gets the job by going into the office when not called and convinces them to hire her.
** Then again when Jenna notices the alias Sophie is using to meet Hogan and warns him that the name is from ''Series/DoctorWho'' meaning it's an alias.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: In hindsight, it might have been a bad idea to go out with Hogan (a sexual predator) as Jenna realizes as he comes close to making her his next victim. Luckily the team prepared for this and earlier roofied his drink, knocking him out cold.


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* DramaticIrony: Jenna and Keith are impressed and amazed they were able to get Hogan taken down all by themselves while the audience knows the team has been backing them up.


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* IKnowMortalKombat: {{Downplayed}}. Keith got the idea to get Hogan convicted of embezzlement so that he can't victimize any other women from listening to TrueCrime {{podcast}}s.
* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: When Jenna and Keith realize that Hogan is guilty of embezzlement, they decide to get the proof as it'll get him off the streets. Meanwhile, the authorities can gather evidence of his numerous sexual assaults which are harder to prove.


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* OriginsEpisode: The ending implies this for both Jenna and Keith as they find ''Leverage International'' card left for them, hinting they are being invited to join.
* ShoutOut: Sophie initially has a meeting with Hogan under the name Lethbridge Stuart from ''Series/DoctorWho'' but it gets {{Deconstructed}} when Jenna who's familiar with the show notices this and warns Hogan that it may hint at a scam.
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* HopeSpot: Jenna has a realization near the end that all of Carol's cold behavior and insistence on keeping her away from Hogan were a way of keeping her safe. Nope, Carol just didn't want to have to deal with cleaning up the inevitable mess.

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* HopeSpot: Jenna has a realization theorizes near the end that all of Carol's cold behavior and insistence on keeping her away from Hogan were a way of keeping her safe. Nope, Carol just didn't want to have to deal with cleaning up the inevitable mess.
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* BadassNormal: Jenna and Keith. The Leverage team helps them out with the major logistic beats - sending Carol out of the office on a date, setting a fire alarm, taking care of the security following Jenna - but all the investigative and major legwork is their own. They end up getting a calling card from Leverage International.
* ContrivedCoincidence: PlayedWith. It seems to Jenna and Keith like a lot of ducks are lining up suspiciously in their favor, but it's just the Leverage team.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Of a regular person in the world of Leverage.


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* HasAType: Carol REALLY has a thing for the KingIncognito trope, to the point where she has a dating profile deliberately designed to attract it.
* HopeSpot: Jenna has a realization near the end that all of Carol's cold behavior and insistence on keeping her away from Hogan were a way of keeping her safe. Nope, Carol just didn't want to have to deal with cleaning up the inevitable mess.
* LargeHam: Harry as Carol's date - a Belgian prince who is in hiding as a lumberjack.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Parker roofies Hogan when he comes to the Leverage bar. It conveniently kicks right as he's about to try something on Jenna.

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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker.

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* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker.hacker.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Keith used to be in charge of wiping and resetting computers of fired employees, but then Brimley took over. Brimley wasn't as competent, so he didn't fully wipe it, allowing Keith and Jenny to find the notes April had compiled about Hogan's other victims.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Keith used to be in charge of wiping and resetting computers of fired employees, but then Brimley took over. Brimley wasn't as competent, so he didn't fully wipe it, allowing Keith and Jenny Jenna to find the notes April had compiled about Hogan's other victims.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Keith used to be in charge of wiping and resetting computers of fired employees, but then Brimley took over. Brimley wasn't as competent, so he didn't fully wipe it, allowing Keith and Jenny to find the notes April had compiled about Hogan's other victims.
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The team targets a music producer with a history of sexual assaults, but when they learn that two civilians are already trying to take the producer down, the team decides to stay in the background and guide the civilians through a con of their own.

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* DirtyOldMan: Hogan sexually assaults his female employees, and all of his victims that we see are younger than he is.
* TheSmartGuy: Keith is an [=IT=] employee who is also a very skilled hacker.

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