History Recap / LeverageS04E10TheQueensGambitJob

* TheMole: Olivia became an informant on her stepfather's criminal activities after an attack meant for him killed her mother.

As the alarms went off, Livingstone’s men were escorting her to safety, but he ordered them to secure the weight. Sterling was waiting for her to take her home. Nate asks why Sterling didn’t tell him about her, [[WeUsedToBeFriends back when they were friends]].

Olivia loudly protests that he did what he had to to protect her, but Nate has one more question:

* StageParent: Livingstone has been obsessed with Olivia's chess career since he taught her how to play, though how much he taught her vs. Sterling is difficult to judge, the way she picked up his Chess tell. It's implied that he started the chess tournament at the center of the episode simply to further her career, as evidenced by his actions at the opening party.

* FridgeLogic: The tournament screen shows Nate playing White in the final, although he ends up playing Black.

* TheChessmaster: Both Nate and Sterling. [[ChessMotifs Fittingly, their game at the beginning ends in a draw.]]

* SharedFamilyQuirks: How Nathan realized Olivia was Sterling's daughter: they tap their chess pieces in the same way.

* StageParent: Livingstone has been obsessed with Olivia's chess career since he taught her how to play. It's implied that he started the chess tournament at the center of the episode simply to further her career, as evidenced by his actions at the opening party.

** This runs in the family as Nate is unable to beat Sterling's daughter in the final chess match.

* NotSoDifferent: Sterling, like Nate, [[spoiler:would do anything to save his child]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sterling and Nate's chess match at the beginning of the episode ends in a draw, with only two pieces left on the board: the black and white kings. Also, [[spoiler: there's a focused shot of Sterling holding a black piece he's taken from Nate, tapping it. Olivia does exactly the same thing in her match with Nate, with the same black piece.]]

'''Eliot:''' ...I did it.

Nate works his way through the contestants, with Sophie helping to sabotage, and makes it to the final round against Olivia. Meanwhile, Parker puts on weighted boots and plays a rigged up ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' game to teach her how to mimic Livingston's walk. Parker is freaking out -- the shoes are so heavy she can't run in them. She can't escape if she gets into trouble. Hardison comforts her by saying if she gets in trouble, she has him to back her up and save her.

As the final round begins, Nate says he can guarantee Parker at least five minutes as she breaks in. Meanwhile, Eliot begins to come to and he is not happy. Parker is almost to the weight when one of her boots breaks, scattering ball bearings on the floor.

* ReadingLips: Sterling does this on Livingstone's clients while watching them through binoculars.

Nate works his way through the contestants, with Sophie helping to sabotage, and makes it to the final round against Olivia. Meanwhile, Parker puts on waited boots and plays a rigged up ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' game to teach her how to mimic Livingston's walk. Parker is freaking out -- the shoes are so heavy she can't run in them. She can't escape if she gets into trouble. Hardison comforts her by saying if she gets in trouble, she has him to back her up and save her.

In the tournament room, Sterling tips off one of the contestants that Sophie sabotaged one of the contestants, and security hauls her off. Sterling heads up to the vault while Parker is trying to get the weight and sets off the alarm. Nate tries to delay the terrorists but nearly gets his head blown off. Eliot [[BigDamnHeroes arrives in time to save his skin]] and tells him what Sterling was up to. Parker escapes through the elevator shaft and makes it to the roof.

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: The episode opens with a chess match between Nate and Spencer that ends in a kings-only draw. Plus, the episode is centered on a chess tournament.

* NotSoDifferent: Sterling, like Nate, spoiler:would do anything to save his child.

* NotSoDifferent: Sterling, like Nate, [[spoiler:would do anything to save his child]].

** [[spoiler: This runs in the family as Nate is unable to beat Sterling's daughter in the final chess match.]]

Nate and Sophie are about to have a romantic evening when Sterling shows up, needing a favor. A rogue nation is trying to get some uranium refinery centrifuges up and running, but before Interpol can do anything, they’ll need something to calibrate them. Sterling wants Nate to steal it. Nate asks what’s in it for him, and Sterling says he’ll owe him a favor.

What’s needed to calibrate the centrifuges is a weight with a very specific atomic mass so there’s only one of its kind in the world. It’s owned by a man named Livingston who keeps it in his skyscraper in UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}}. Livingston is hosting a Chess tournament there, and so Nate is going to enter it as a contestant.

Livingston introduces the tournament, and his step-daughter Olivia, who’s a chess prodigy, and the favorite to win. Nate figures while the tournament’s going on, Livingstone will be focused on her, and not on the weight. There’s a problem though; the terrorist buyers are already there. Eliot and Sterling waylay them while Hardison, posing as a Sheik’s son, asks to speak to Livingston and gets him to show off his security, Hardison recording the entire time.

The team discusses the security in the vault and for the weight’s container, which is pressurized to no foreign materials can get in and contaminate it. Hardison has a way around that, now he just needs to figure out how to fool Livingstone’s security. As the tournament begins, the team makes preparations for breaking into the vault. Things start to go awry when Livingstone is informed the delegation has arrived and the buyers get instructions to take the weight immediately.

Nate works his way through the contestants, with Sophie running interference, and makes it to the final round against Olivia, while Parker plays ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''.

As Eliot and Sterling go to head off the terrorists, Eliot collapses. [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink Sterling did something to his coffee]].

As the final round begins, Nate says he can guarantee Parker at least five minutes as she breaks in. Meanwhile, Eliot begins to come to. Parker is almost to the weight when the weight distribution apparatus Hardison made for her breaks, scattering ball bearings all over. In the tournament room, Sterling tips off one of the contestants that Sophie distracted, and he confronts her with security hauling her off. Sterling heads up to the vault while Parker is trying to get the weight and sets off the alarm. Nate tries to delay the terrorists but nearly gets his head blown off, but Eliot [[BigDamnHeroes arrives in time to save his skin]] and tell him it was Sterling while Parker escapes through the elevator shaft and makes it to the roof.

Nate orders everyone out while he goes after Sterling. Hardison, Eliot Sophie meet up while Nate heads Sterling off. Parker gets trapped on the roof, and is able to escape with the chute Hardison packed for her. The others collect her and go off to meet Nate.

* CrazyPrepared: Hardison packs a chute for Parker just in case she has to jump off the building.

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: The episode opens with a chess match between Nate and Spencer that ends in a kings-only draw. Plus, the episode is centred on a chess tournament.

* BigDamnHeroes: Eliot arrives just as it looks like Nate's going to get plugged by angry terrorists.

* WorthyOpponent: Sterling is the only person Nate can't defeat... at both their work and at chess (when their game ends in a kings-only draw).

* SmartPeoplePlayChess: The episode opens with a chess match between Nate and Spencer that ends in a kings-only draw. Plus, the episode is centered on a chess tournament.

-->'''Nate''': I knew she was your informant before the first match. Did you really think I wouldn’t figure out she was your daughter?

What’s needed to calibrate the centrifuges is a weight with a very specific atomic mass so there’s only one of its kind in the world. It’s owned by a man named Livingston who keeps it in his skyscraper. Livingston is hosting a Chess tournament there, and so Nate is going to enter it as a contestant.

Livingston introduces the tournament, and his step-daughter Olivia, who’s a Chess prodigy, and the favorite to win. Nate figures while the tournament’s going on, Livingstone will be focused on her, and not on the weight. There’s a problem though; the terrorist buyers are already there. Eliot and Sterling waylay them while Hardison, posing as a Sheik’s son, asks to speak to Livingston and gets him to show off his security, Hardison recording the entire time.

!Tropes stolen in this job:

->''The only thing Robert ever did was…well, he taught me how to play Chess. But, It’s my real dad who taught me how to win.''
-->-'''Olivia'''

Nate gives Sterling a name, and asks for everything he has on it. In return he’ll make sure Eliot doesn’t know where he is. Back in Livingstone’s tower, the terrorists take the weight and pay millions in cash. Unfortunately for them, Nate put salt in the gas Parker was going to use to trick the pressure sensors, so when she injected it into the container, the weight was contaminated, and the terrorists are in for a big surprise.