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1The Leverage team explores the failing memory of a legendary grifter to try and find her greatest score before her abusive Elder Guardian gets his hands on it and takes over her life.
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4* BittersweetEnding: Stella's Alzheimer's isn't going to get any better, but at least she'll spend the rest of her life being cared for by people who love her.
5* CoolOldLady: Stella is one as long as her memory is working.
6* DomesticAbuser: Jo's husband was one of these.
7* ElderAbuse: Phil is a frighteningly realistic case of this. He takes all of Stella’s stuff and sells it, while intending to sell her home and dump her in a nursing home. Even worse, he's already done the same thing to plenty of other victims.
8* ShoutOut: Stella's nickname, "the Jackal", and Beaumont-sur-Mer, the briefly-mentioned site of one of her cons, are a reference to ''Film/DirtyRottenScoundrels''.
9* StoneSoup: Parker pretends to be unstable in order to create a distraction during part of the con.
10%%Was related to getting something from the corrupt judge, but I don't remember the details at this time.

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