History Recap / LeverageS03E12TheKingGeorgeJob

At Logan International Airport, the team manages to find one of Damien Moreau's men, John Douglas Keller (Creator/JamesFrain), and intends to steal his belongings, hoping to catch him smuggling Iraqi antiquities. Unfortunately, their plan fails as A'Yan, a foreign girl who wishes to reunite with her family, is detained for smuggling a statue. The team realizes that Keller uses children as mules to smuggle goods. Sophie is upset that Keller intends to buy the stolen goods from the auction in UsefulNotes/{{London}}, which is what she's done in the past. Luckily Nate talks to her into going to London.

At London, the team finds Keller in Claridge's Auction House and tries to con him by having Nate sell a Statue of Ra that was recently dug up (which Parker steals from the storage room). Unfortunately, Keller sees through Nate's lies and his bodyguard gives him a beating. However after many clues during the time in the Auction House, Sophie realizes Keller's heart's desire and decides to start her own con. She steps in as Charlotte Prentiss, Duchess of Hanover, saves Nate by claiming that she used Nate to test Keller on his skills and proposes the possibility of a royal title to Keller. This catches Keller's attention and he agrees to meet Sophie at Porter's tomorrow without their 'pets'.

The following day, Sophie meets up with Keller and tells the story of a journal that belongs to a mistress of King George and anyone who possesses it would be awarded a title. She tells him that the book is going to be auctioned at Claridge's, and says she's willing to help him obtain it in exchange of him smuggling the goods she has. Keller is convinced, but he brought in an unexpected guest, the Countess of Kensington. Nate, on earbuds, tells her to find a way out if her cover's blown but surprisingly the Countess recognizes Sophie. This convinces Keller that Sophie's persona is legit. While both Sophie and the Countess have their chit-chat, Keller receives a call from Moreau that there's been an incident at UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} and he needs him soon. So instead of holding the auction next week, he proposes if it could be done tomorrow.

Surprised of the proposal, Hardison (who's almost gone insane from forging the entire journal) has to make the glue dry up fast using the manicure dryer. The following day, Eliot meets up with Keller's head bodyguard, Ennis, to pick up Sophie's stuff. While Sophie deals with Keller at Claridge's, Hardison's on the way to Claridge's, Eliot (with Keller's main bodyguard, Ennis and his men) heads to Sophie's stash while stalling for time, and Parker poses as an auctioneer. After Hardison finally arrives with the journal, with the little help from Nate, the team manages to make Keller bid £300,000 in order for Hardison to trace it back to his shell companies. After Keller inspects the journal, he's impressed that it's real; Hardison celebrates in joy. However, Keller decides to double-cross Sophie since he heard of Sophie's scandal from the Countess and the possibility could ruin his chances of advancement. So after taking the journal, he calls Ennis to kill Eliot. Fortunately, Eliot manages to deal with Ennis and his men.

* Squick: Eliot dries his hands with one of the rags Hardison is using to make paper for his diary forgery. Hardison stops him a little too late:
--> '''Hardison''': [[UrineTrouble You don't want to know how they wet the paper back in the day.]]

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At London, the team finds Keller in Claridge's Auction House and tries to con him by having Nate sell a Statue of Ra that was recently dug up (which Parker steals from the storage room). Unfortunately, Keller sees through Nate's lies and his bodyguard gives him a beating. However after many clues during the time in the Auction House, Sophie realizes Keller's heart's desire and decides to start her own con. She steps in as Charlotte Prentiss, Duchess of Hanover, saves Nate by claiming that she used Nate to test Keller on his skills and proposes the possibility of a royal knighthood title to Keller. This catches Keller's attention and he agrees to meet Sophie at Porter's tomorrow without their 'pets'.

Back at Boston, A'Yan and her advocate thank the team for saving her as A'Yan reunites with her family. Just then, Hardison manages to trace one shell company that has a promising lead: "Slap Shot Investments". The company is run by Mark Vector, who's currently under protection by the feds to testify in court. Nate smirks as all he can say is "Let's go steal a federal witness!"

At Logan International Airport, the team manages to find one of Damien Moreau's men, John Douglas Keller (Creator/JamesFrain), and intends to steal his belongings, hoping to catch him smuggling Iraqi antiquities. Unfortunately, their plan fails as A'Yan, a foreign girl who wishes to reunite with her family, is detained for smuggling a statue. The team realizes that Keller uses children as mules to smuggle goods. Sophie is upset that Keller intends to buy the stolen goods from the auction in London, which is what she's done in the past. Luckily Nate talks to her into going to UsefulNotes/{{London}}.

At Logan International Airport, the team manages to find one of Damien Moreau's men, John Douglas Keller (Creator/JamesFrain), and intends to steal his belongings, hoping to catch him smuggling Iraqi antiquities. Unfortunately, their plan fails as A'Yan, a foreign girl who wishes to reunite with her family, is detained for smuggling a statue. The team realizes that Keller uses children as mules to smuggle goods. Sophie is upset that Keller intends to buy the stolen goods from the auction in London, which is what she's done in the past. Luckily Nate talks to her into going to London.

The following day, Sophie meets up with Keller and tells the story of a journal that belongs to a mistress of King George and anyone who possesses it would be awarded a title. She tells him that the book is going to be auctioned at Claridge's, and says she's willing to help him obtain it in exchange of him smuggling the goods she has. Keller is convinced, but he brought in an unexpected guest, the Countess of Kensington. Nate, on earbuds, tells her to find a way out if her cover's blown but surprisingly the Countess recognizes Sophie. This convinces Keller that Sophie's persona is legit. While both Sophie and the Countess have their chit-chat, Keller receives a call from Moreau that there's been an incident at Boston and he needs him soon. So instead of holding the auction next week, he proposes if it could be done tomorrow.

At Logan International Airport, the team manages to find one of Damien Moreau's men, John Douglas Keller, and intends to steal his belongings, hoping to catch him smuggling Iraqi antiquities. Unfortunately, their plan fails as A'Yan, a foreign girl who wishes to reunite with her family, is detained for smuggling a statue. The team realizes that Keller uses children as mules to smuggle goods. Sophie is upset that Keller intends to buy the stolen goods from the auction in London, which is what she's done in the past. Luckily Nate talks to her into going to London.

Surprised of the proposal, Hardison (who's almost gone insane for forging the entire journal) has to do make the glue dry up fast using the manicure dryer. The following day, Eliot meets up with Keller's head bodyguard, Ennis, to pick up Sophie's stuff. While Sophie deals with Keller at Claridge's, Hardison's on the way to Claridge's, Eliot (with Keller's main bodyguard, Ennis and his men) heads to Sophie's stash while stalling for time, and Parker poses as an auctioneer. After Hardison finally arrives with the journal, with the little help from Nate, the team manages to make Keller bid £300,000 in order for Hardison to trace it back to his shell companies. After Keller inspects the journal, he's impressed that it's real; Hardison celebrates in joy. However, Keller decides to double-cross Sophie since he heard of Sophie's scandal from the Countess and the possibility could ruin his chances of advancement. So after taking the journal, he calls Ennis to kill Eliot. Fortunately, Eliot manages to deal with Ennis and his men.

At Logan International Airport, the team manages to find one of Damien Moreau's men, John Douglas Keller, and intends to steal his belongings and hoping to catch him smuggling Iraqi antiquities. Unfortunately, their plan fails as A'Yan, a foreign girl who wishes to reunite with her family, was captured for smuggling a statue, blowing the plan. The team realizes that Keller uses children as mules to smuggle goods. Sophie was

Keller didn't smuggle Iraqi antiques by himself but using children whom the team realizes a girl (whom Eliot met) was detain for smuggling a statue. Sophie was upset that Keller intends to buy the stolen goods from the auction in London, which is what she done in the past. She's even upset that Keller's stealing from the rich and uses children as pawns. Luckily Nate talks to her into going to London, who worries that the team knows of her past crimes.

At London, the team finds him in Claridge's Auction House and tries to con Keller by making Nate sells the Statue of Ra that was recently dug up (by making Parker steals it from the storage room). Unfortunately, Keller somehow see through Nate's lies and his bodyguard gives him a beating. However after many clues given during the time in the Auction House, Sophie realizes what Keller's heart desire and decides to start her own con. She steps in as Charlotte Prentiss, Duchess of Hanover, saves Nate by claiming that she uses Nate to test Keller on his skills and propose that the possibility of a royal knighthood title to Keller. This catches Keller's attention and agrees to meet Sophie at Porter's tomorrow without their 'pets'.

After regroup, Sophie explains that Keller has a royal fetish, specifically into items that could obtain barony, such as pieces of the Scottish land. Sophie propose to use the "Mummy's Tiara" scam since they need to fool Keller into buying a forgery item is too real to be fake. Hardison is assign to create a forgery item (with the help from Eliot and Parker) while Sophie (with Nate) teams up to meet up with Keller.

The following day, Sophie meets up with Keller and tells the story of a journal that belongs to a mistress of King George and anyone who possesses it would be awarded a title. She tells him that the book is going to be auction at Claridge's and willing to help him obtain it in exchange of him smuggling her goods she has. Keller is convince but he brought in an unexpected guest, the Countess of Kensington. Nate, on earbuds, tells her to find a way out if her covers blown but surprisingly the Countess recognizes Sophie. This convinces Keller that Sophie's persona is legit of their 'reunion'. While both Sophie and the Countess have their chit-chat, Keller receives a call from Moreau that there's been an incident at Boston and he needs him soon. So instead of holding the auction next week, he propose if it could be done tomorrow.

Surprised of the proposal, Hardison (who's almost gone insane for forging the entire journal) has to do make the glue dry up fast using the manicure dryer. The following day, Eliot meets up with Keller's head bodyguard, Ennis, to pick up Sophie's stuff. While Sophie deals with Keller at Claridge's, Hardison's on the way to Claridge's and Eliot (with Keller's main bodyguard, Ennis and his men) heads to Sophie's stash while stalling for time, Parker poses as an auctioneer since she intends to 'take care of him fast'. After Hardison finally arrives with the journal, with the little help from Nate, the team manages to make Keller bid £300,000 in order for Hardison to trace back to his shell companies. After Keller inspects the journal, he's impressed that it's real; Hardison celebrates in joy that it works. However, Keller decides to double-cross Sophie since he heard of Sophie's scandal from the Countess and possibility ruin his chances of advancement. So after taking the journal, he calls Ennis to kill Eliot after they arrived at the storage facility where Sophie hid her stolen goods. Fortunately, Eliot manages to deal with Ennis and his men.

At Heathrow Airport, after making an appointment with Moreau on the phone, suddenly Keller was detain by the security guard for bringing Russian icons. However Keller denies that he bought any of it and even shows the paperwork of him buying the journal. Unfortunately, the security guard shows him that the lid and the bottom of the box are Russian icons and arrest him for smuggling it. Before Sophie's con, Nate asks Parker to take the Statue of Ra ''AND'' the Russian icons as he has an idea to use the Russian icons as a makeshift box. After finding out that the journal was also a forgery, Keller sighs in anger that Sophie manages to dupe him. But he was shock to learn that he was also smuggling Sophie's stolen antiquities, which the police found that the storage that Sophie kept wasn't empty.

Back at Boston, A'Yan and her advocate thank the team for saving her as they plan to reunite A'Yan with her family. Hardison manages to trace one shell company that has a promising lead: "Slap Shot Investments". The company is run by Mark Vector, who's currently under protection by the feds to testify in court. Nate smirks as all he can say is "Let's go steal a federal witness!"