The boys are down in the bar when some well armed men in black suits walk in. Eliot goes on the offensive as a well-dressed tycoon, Walt Whitman Wellesley IV, walks in the back door and asks for help. Nate coldly refuses, and the man breaks down in tears and begs. His wife has been kidnapped, but with no ransom demand, no contact of any kind, so he can't go to the police.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Wellesley does briefly attempt to intimidate Nate, but when that doesn't work, he breaks down sobbing and pleads for help.
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Wellesley initially attempts to use his reputation to force Nate to help him.
- Awesome by Analysis: Sophie, having run the "sweetheart scam" herself before, picks up on what the girls are doing just by watching their behavior (feigning clumsiness, soulful eye gazing, lots of physical contact, etc.).
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: When Parker walks in on Sophie, Nate, and Eliot arguing, she asks if they're having a three way, which gets startled reactions from everyone present. She then asks, "Three way fight?"
- The Bet: At the charity bachelor auction, Hardison and Elliot wager a steak dinner on who gets the higher bid. Hardison wins by $5k.
- Black Widow: Meredith runs a ring of them. She herself has had at least two former husbands who have met, ahem, terrible accidents.
- Didn't See That Coming: Meredith is genuinely shocked to realize that Sophie was conning her in the end and says she never suspected Sophie at all.
- Drives Like Crazy: Parker, still. When they find Lacey, they pile in a cab to go visit her and she peels out, all over the road.
- Exact Words: After the misunderstanding (see Literal-Minded, below), Parker sulks until Nate apologises and promises that in the future, if he means argument, he will say argument.
- Gold Digger: Everyone immediately assumes that Wellesley's much younger wife is in it for the money. Wellesley doesn't believe it. Sophie doesn't either, at least not at first. Turns out it's more complicated than that; she's part of a crew that rip off wealthy men and then kill them, but fell In Love with the Mark.
- Honor Among Thieves: Nate agrees to help Wellesley, but Wellesley will owe him a favor. Wellesley squares his shoulders, and gives Nate a firm handshake.
- In Love with the Mark: Wellesley's wife, "Lacey" fell in love with him, had to leave him or die... or he'd die.
- Literal-Minded: Nate tells Parker to pick a fight with Hardison's date in order to flush out the leader of the ring. Parker promptly walks right up to her and clocks her in the face. It works, but still...
- No-Sell: Wellesley walks in with a cold demeanor, half a dozen armed men, and a reputation for brutal business. Nate could give two shits.
- Not So Stoic: Wellesley initially tries using his reputation and cold demeanor to pressure Nate into helping him. When Nate refuses, Wellesley crumbles into tears and begs for help.
- Poor Communication Kills: Nate tells Parker to "pick a fight" with Hardison's date to cause a distraction. He meant "start an argument"; instead, Parker walks straight up to Hardison's date and punches her in the face. Luckily for the team, the fight ends up flushing out the ring's leader as they'd originally intended.
- Preppy Name: Walt Whitman Wellesley IV just screams old money.
- You Owe Me: Nate agrees to help Wellesley in return for a future favor.
