History Recap / LeverageS02E14TheThreeStrikesJob

* ShouldersUpNudity: With Hardison acting as photographer, Tara coaches Parker to pose sexily so they can photo-shop her into pics of the corrupt mayor. At one point, Parker has on a spaghetti-strap dress which she drops to the floor, shocking Tara and making Hardison turn away due to being a gentleman where she's concerned. Parker is only shown on camera from the shoulders up, but Hardison mumbles to himself, "Why am I looking away?"

* ShouldersUpNudity: With Hardison acting as photographer, Sophie coaches Parker to pose sexily so they can photo-shop her into pics of the corrupt mayor. At one point, Parker has on a spaghetti-strap dress which she drops to the floor, shocking Sophie and making Hardison turn away due to being a gentleman where she's concerned. Parker is only shown on camera from the shoulders up, but Hardison mumbles to himself, "Why am I looking away?"

Lieutenant Bonanno meets with a pair of FBI agents underneath a bridge, giving them a file for a suspect who has influence among the police. He senses something is off about the two just before the guns come out. A firefight ensues, and Bonanno is hit before they drive away. In the hospital, Nathan approaches his wife and offers his help, learning from her that he'd gone on a mysterious errand on his day off. After she leaves, he has a brief flashback to the death of his son, prompting a series of calls to Sophie, asking her to come back. Tara summons him upstairs to meet with the team. They're reluctant to take on this job, but give in after Nate starts yelling at them. From Bonanno's case files, Nate deduces that a public corruption case was the reason for the shooting.

Back in Massachussetts, Mayor Bradford Culpepper III is running for reelection. Tara and Nate attend his fundraiser as high-paying donors, Parker sweeps Culpepper's office, and Eliot and Hardison investigate Bonanno's house posing as crime lab specialists. Eliot and Parker uncover a money laundering scheme through a company called Kirsch Industries to buy up waterfront property and sell it to the city. Nate ends the conversation with Culpepper abruptly and summons the team to a baseball stadium, PGE Park. He informs them that [[OncePerEpisode they're going to steal the team and the stadium]].

Culpepper gets a tipoff that Nate, who has been posing as a real estate developer, is taking photos on the waterfront. Nate, meanwhile, is discussing the plan with Tara: Sell a baseball park (and a cut of its action) to Culpepper for a bribe, which he would take from his reelection funds. At PGE Park, Eliot infiltrates local team the Beavers as a catcher/spy working for the team's owner. Eliot's not happy about the assignment, as it turns out baseball is the one sport he doesn't like. The rest of the team starts calling sports radio stations, starting a rumor that the Beavers are leaving town. Culpepper has one of his people swipe a set of fake plans for the ballpark from Nate, to Culpepper's excitement. A baseball park in his name would be both a legacy and a massive paycheck.

Nate calls Nevins and offers to release a single hostage, sending Culpepper out. Tearfully, Hardison blows up Lucille, covering up the team's getaway. It's revealed that each of the three FBI teams got a "hostage", with Nate and Tara being whisked away in Nevins's stolen car. As they drive off, Nevins confronts Culpepper about lying about his captors. They are interrupted by the arrival of Stirling, who announces himself as an agent of Interpol. ToBeContinued...

* ItsPersonal: Their man on the inside, their honest cop, Bonnano gets shot investigating political corruption. On top of that, he has a son, and spotting him at the hospital sends Nate into the red zone.

* ShouldersUpNudtiy: With Hardison acting as photographer, Sophie coaches Parker to pose sexily so they can photo-shop her into pics of the corrupt mayor. At one point, Parker has on a spaghetti-strap dress which she drops to the floor, shocking Sophie and making Hardison turn away due to being a gentleman where she's concerned. Parker is only shown on camera from the shoulders up, but Hardison mumbles to himself, "Why am I looking away?"

* SnipeHunt: Hardison makes the cop guarding Bonanno's house search the carpet for "suspicious fibers."

Lieutenant Bonanno meets with a pair of FBI agents underneath a bridge, giving them a file for a suspect who has influence among the police. He senses something is off about the two just before the guns come out. A firefight ensues, and Banano is hit before they drive away. In the hospital, Nathan approaches his wife and offers his help, learning from her that he'd gone on a mysterious errand on his day off. After she leaves, he has a brief flashback to the death of his son, prompting a series of calls to Sophie, asking her to come back. Tara summons him upstairs to meet with the team. They're reluctant to take on this job, but give in after Nate starts yelling at them. From Bonanno's case files, Nate deduces that a public corruption case was the reason for the shooting.

* LandmarkSale: Nate poses as a real estate developer planning to build a baseball stadium to con a corrupt mayor. This requires him to make it look like an actual team was planning to move to the stadium.

Nate calls Nevins and offers to release a single hostage, sending Culpepper out. Tearfully, Hardison blows up Lucille, covering up the team's getaway. It's revealed that each of the three FBI teams got a "hostage", with Nate and Tara being whisked away in Nevins's car. As they drive off, Nevin confronts Culpepper about lying about his captors. They are interrupted by the arrival of Stirling, who announces himself as an agent of Interpol. ToBeContinued...