THE BEANTOWN BAILOUT JOB
Original Airdate: July 15, 2009
Written by John Rogers
Directed by Dean Devlin
Nate Ford reluctantly reassembles the team to pit the local Irish mob against a banker who is gaming a government bailout. If they survive, Nate has to deal with four thieves who’ve decided he needs them in his life, whether he likes it or not.
THE TAP-OUT JOB
Original Airdate: July 22, 2009
Written by Albert Kim
Directed by Marc Roskin
When the LEVERAGE crew tries to get a corrupt mixed martial arts promoter to invest everything he has in a fake cable television network, their con is discovered. Now, Eliot must throw a fight in order to save the day. Professional mixed martial arts fighters Ed Herman (The Ultimate Fighter 3) and Matt Lindland (Ultimate Fighting Championship) guest star.
THE ORDER 23 JOB
Original Airdate: July 29, 2009
Written by Chris Downey
Directed by Rod Hardy
The LEVERAGE team takes over a floor of a hospital in order to stage the outbreak of a deadly virus. They must quarantine a convicted felon and get him to reveal the location of his stolen money…or die.
THE FAIRY GODPARENTS JOB
Original Airdate: August 5, 2009
Written by Amy Berg
Directed by Jonathan Frakes
While trying to recover embezzled cash from a Madoff-like funds manager, the team finds themselves acting as unlikely fairy godparents to the mark’s lovable loser stepson.
THE THREE DAYS OF THE HUNTER JOB
Original Airdate: August 12, 2009
Written by Melissa Glenn & Jessica Rieder
Directed by Marc Roskin
The crew dives into the paranoid world of government conspiracies to expose a heartless tabloid newscaster as a fraud.
THE TOP HAT JOB
Original Airdate: August 19, 2009
Written by M. Scott Veach & Christine Boylan
Directed by Peter O' Fallon
Nate and the team put on a magic show in order to infiltrate the high security at a corporation responsible for putting tainted food on the market.
THE TWO LIVE CREW JOB
Original Airdate: August 26, 2009
Written by Amy Berg & John Rogers
Directed by Dean Devlin
The LEVERAGE team is forced to go head-to-head against another crew of thieves in order to retrieve their clients’ priceless artwork.
THE ICE MAN JOB
Original Airdate: September 2, 2009
Written by Chrisine Boylan
Directed by Jeremiah Chechik
With Sophie away, Hardison plays the inside man to take down an unscrupulous diamond merchant. When he overdoes the act, the team finds itself forced to break into the most secure vault in Boston.
THE LOST HEIR JOB
Original Airdate: September 9, 2009
Written by Chris Downey
Directed by Peter Winther
The LEVERAGE team tried to stop a corrupt lawyer from taking control of his wealthy client’s estate by convincing him that Parker is the man’s long lost daughter.
THE RUNWAY JOB
Original Airdate: January 13, 2010
Written by Albert Kim
Directed by Marc Roskin
In order to take down an oppressive sweatshop owner, the LEVERAGE team infiltrates the fashion world.
THE BOTTLE JOB
Original Airdate: January 20, 2010
Written by Christine Boylan
Directed by Jonathan Frakes
The team runs a high-tech version of a classic con on a predatory loan shark in order to save McRory’s bar.
THE ZANZIBAR MARKETPLACE JOB
Original Airdate: January 27, 2010
Written by Melissa Glenn & Jessica Rieder
Directed by Jeremiah Chechik
The team is forced to work with their old enemy, Sterling, in order to free Nate’s ex-wife Maggie from a Ukrainian jail and clear her name.
THE FUTURE JOB
Original Airdate: February 3, 2010
Written by Amy Berg & Chris Downey
Directed by Marc Roskin
The team goes after a con man, masquerading as a psychic medium, who is draining the life savings of his bereaved clients.
THE THREE STRIKES JOB
Original Airdate: February 10, 2010
Written by John Rogers
Directed by Dean Devlin
While trying to take down a corrupt local mayor exploiting his love of baseball, the LEVERAGE team runs into a unexpected complication… and an old nemesis.
THE MALTESE FALCON JOB
Original Airdate: February 17, 2010
Written by John Rogers
Directed by Dean Devlin
Surrounded by FBI and with Sterling hot on their heels, the team decides to hind in plain sight, while continuing to take down the corrupt mayor and his gunrunning partner. Little do they suspect that Nate has a different endgame in mind for them all.
All of the mini episode summaries are the same as those written inside the 2nd Season DVD set