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Tara Cole


The Leverage team targets shady lawyer Peter Blanchard, who's out to maintain control of his client's estate. Parker moves to the forefront of the scheme, masquerading as a long-lost daughter. Meanwhile, the team must deal with their client's earnest lawyer, who is determined to do things by the book.

The Client[]

Ruth Walton, who operates a charity which assists with finding adoptive homes for children in foster care. Adopted herself, Ruth begins receiving checks from Bennett to support her charity, which attracts the attention of attorney, Peter Blanchard.

The Mark[]

Peter Blanchard, a high-profile, Harvard educated lawyer with one client: millionaire Bennett. Blanchard has devoted years of his career to dealing with Bennett's legal messes, and now feels entitled to his estate, over which he is executor. His only impediment is Ruth Walton, whose charity Bennett supported late in life.

Locations[]

  • Boston, Massachusetts
    • Kimball Wing, Unnamed Hospital
    • John McRory's Place
    • Oak Park Minimum Security Prison
    • Probate Court
    • Harbor Business Park
  • London, England
    • Room 8, Unnamed Residence

The Con[]

The Lost Heir

Guest Cast[]

Aliases[]

  • Eliot: Hilts (prison guard)
  • Hardison: Roger Bagley (prison guard)
  • Nate: Jimmy Papadakalis
  • Parker: Lizzy Cantrell (née Lizzy Gilbert)
  • Tara: Tara Carlisle

This episode introduces Nate's alias as Jimmy Papadakalis. Based on Jim Rockford's recurring alias Jimmy Joe Meeker on The Rockford Files, Papadakalis is a loud-mouthed Vegas lawyer who never met a corner he couldn't cut, and takes a loose view of the law, or so he'd have his opponent believe. Nate uses the stereotype Papadakalis conveys to annoy the mark and to create conditions that encourage him to let his guard down.

Episodes Notes[]

  • This episode introduces grifter Tara Cole, played by Jeri Ryan, who temporarily replaces Sophie while Gina Bellman was on maternity leave. Tara joins the team at Sophie's request to pay back an unknown debt. Unlike the team, Tara grifts for money, which immediately causes friction when she presents her bill at the end of the episode. Little is known about Tara's background, although hints throughout her tenure on the show and a subsequent guest appearance suggest she has either FBI or military intelligence training. It is also unclear whether she is a professional grifter or uses her skills in another profession.
  • This episode suggests that Tara is a significantly better hacker than Hardison. She creates a fake identity so convincing that he completely believes it. This skill set isn't mentioned again after this episode.

Trivia[]

Hardison's line "You do not let Vicki Vale into the Batcave" is taken from the 1989 film Batman.

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