Leverage: Redemption (2021) s01e03 Episode Script
The Rollin' on the River Job
1
Eviction? I don't understand.
We pay on time every month.
Your bank sold your loan. You
should have received notification.
We did. It said the new buyers
can't change the terms of the loan.
Your loan has a callable clause.
The new lender's exercising it.
And what kind of bank sends
a thug to deliver paperwork?
Ava, no.
You have one week to vacate.
And you have one second.
This is still our property.
Leave.
I'll be back. With sheriff deputies.
You pull that gun again
you'll lose more than your house.
It's good as done.
"As good as" isn't good enough.
It will happen.
Little mice don't put up a fight.
[BICYCLE BELL DINGS]
[DINGS]
[BELLS JINGLE]
La-dee-dah. Here I am,
just a casual tourist
with very little street
smarts or spatial awareness.
Ooh! What's this?
Freeze! Takin' you to jail, sucka!
I'm a cop. I'm an undercover cop.
This is impossible.
A tourist could totally
be an undercover cop.
No, this test is impossible!
I can be more than a
hacker, but come on.
Who wears bells?
Jesters, belly dancers, elves. [HUFFS]
Fine by me if you want
to stay in the van,
stick to what you're good at!
Please, I can't rewrite
Google source code forever.
Why is my hand numb?
I coated the bells with numbing cream.
Lesson reinforcement.
Hardison didn't have to stay in the van.
Hardison had a lot of practice
before Eliot agreed to
unlock those van doors.
And I still worry about him.
The numbness is in my arms.
I'm trying to keep you alive here!
And I'm headed to a client intake.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Okay,
just give me a second.
I'm taking our Mr.
Wilson. It's his first.
Well, since we've been on our
own, I've been doing the
You're busy. I got this.
[GRUFF VOICE] You're not the boss of me.
[NORMAL VOICE] Shh!
[HEAVY DOOR CLOSES]
Sucks, doesn't it?
[THUD]
[BREANNA] The numbness is in my legs!
It'll wear off.
[COMICAL VOICE] Eventually.
[SMALL DOG BARKING]
[LENORE] I still don't understand.
My granddaughter posts a message
on the TikTok to her friends,
and you all show up here.
It's a little more complicated.
Ava was looking for help,
and our friend Hardison,
he has a computer program
that looks for people
that need our kind of help.
- Ah.
- I checked the clause the guy talked about.
They can only call the loan if
we use the house as collateral.
Yeah, that's right. Good catch.
But according to this paperwork,
you applied for a line of credit.
No, we didn't! It's a lie!
Calm yourself.
My grandfather built this house in 1901.
It survived the Depression, Katrina.
It'll survives a paperwork error.
[SIGHS]
That is a gorgeous dress.
You didn't make that, did you?
I've made dresses for my
daughters', my nieces',
and now Ava's Sweet 16.
Well, it is stunning.
You are very talented.
You must have some amazing designs.
Let me fetch my sketchbook.
Oh!
[LENORE CHUCKLES]
I don't know how we're gonna
have a Sweet 16 without a house.
It's not a paperwork error.
Our neighbors, one got
investigated by the tax board,
his place seized in auction.
One got overrun with cockroaches,
and the house was condemned.
Somebody's doing this.
Well, if we can prove
the application's a fake,
we can make whoever it is
make a legitimate offer.
They're not interested in the money.
You just want your house.
Mr. Wilson, you did well
on our first client meeting.
Oh, that's not my first one.
I'm just usually on the
other side of the table.
Okay.
So, Lenore and Ava Petitpas's loan
got bought out by a shell company
called worst name
ever Clamshell Corp.
[SNORT LAUGH]
[BREANNA] Financing goes
through this whole web,
mostly in Eastern Europe,
so the trail's cold,
but I was able to find out that
the application for credit
never filed anywhere.
It doesn't exist, except
on one sheet of paper.
Clearly they never
thought anyone would look.
That's it?
A shell company?
Mmm Harry could have found that out.
Sure, as a lawyer
Oh, am I the low bar?
I asked you to follow the money.
I did! And I found out
the application was fake.
Who could get a fake
application into that file,
and why do they want
Lenore and Ava off the land?
That's what "follow the money" means.
Well, whoever it is, is pulling
strings at a very high level.
They would have to have someone
in City Hall in their pocket.
Okay.
Uh, I can find out who at City
Hall is living above their means,
and hack into the system,
see who we're dealing with.
[HARRY CLICKS TONGUE]
Although, just a fair warning,
some of these municipal systems
are so old, they still run on COBOL,
so I may have to crash the
whole city network for a while.
You're gonna crash the whole city.
Okay.
I said might.
Breanna, find us our
overspending city official.
For the rest, we're gonna go old school.
I'm thinking a Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Uh-oh.
Hey.
[PARKER GIGGLES]
It's about, you know,
emotion, not detail.
You draw from personal experience.
You've been on this merry-go-round.
Yeah. Just out of curiosity,
how thorough was that
background check you did on me?
Okay, first door off the
stairs, you'll meet Billy Barnes,
the only city employee
in the permits office
with a new Benz and a condo in Aspen.
[BREANNA OVER COMMS] Whatever real
estate corruption is happening,
it likely flows through him.
oh, the snowpack in the Rockies
is like nothing you've ever seen.
We went to Aspen for,
like, two weeks last year.
[EXAGGERATED SOUTHERN ACCENT] I
won't be fooled this time, Marlon!
You're hidin' somethin'!
Dude, I gotta call you back.
What's going on here?
Oh, of course! You
speak to the man first.
How could I, a woman,
have anything to say?
My wife and I are divorcing.
What a shame. You guys seem
to make such a lovely couple.
Yeah, uh, divorce petitions are
gonna be handled down the hall
He's hidin' assets,
a lien on a property he didn't disclose!
And you can prove it.
And I am not movin' from this
spot until I prove what I know.
Fine. What's the address?
432 Camellia Way.
His name is Marlon Bellwether.
- No, it's not attached.
- Ha!
You see? I told you!
- That is not possible!
- I told you, I'm not hiding anything!
Uh, may-maybe it's 'cause,
uh, I work too much.
Maybe I was never home,
but that was only because I was
working my fingers to the bone
trying to give you the
life that you deserve,
'cause all I've ever wanted
to do is love you, Ilsa.
Fiddle-dee-dee! It's
too little, too late!
I'll see you in my lawyer's office.
[SCOFFS]
[DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGS]
Ma'am, ma'am, you forgot
your phone.
Awesome.
[HARRY] Hoo-hoo!
[HARRY CHUCKLES]
Your merry-go-round was very manic.
Well, you said draw
from life experience.
How many times have you
been on the merry-go-round?
Mmm. I've lost count
of my marriages, but
I only ever had one husband.
[DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGS]
[SOFT BEEPS]
[CRACKLING SOUND]
It's fine. It's just pairing the
software's just a little, uh, fiddly.
If you need help, you
can always call Hard
No. No.
Alec has been blowing up my
phone all day "just checking in."
I'm fine. I read the manuals.
[CRACKLING SOUND CONTINUES]
I def I skimmed
volumes one to three.
There are 15.
[CHAUDRY] bulldoze that. Thanks.
The pearl is
Ooh, pearls. Mm, I like pearls.
- [BREANNA] We're in.
- We'll expand as planned.
Okay, Ski Boy, show me
who you're talking to.
Th this this lady
seemed awfully upset.
You sure there's nothing
That house and all the
others are as good as mine.
We take possession next week,
then there's nothing for you
to do but count your money.
[BARNES SIGHS] All right.
[BREANNA] Austin Chaudry.
First-generation son of immigrants
and single-term ex-Congressman.
Resigned after rumors
circulated he took bribes.
[HARRY] Mm-hmm.
Chaudry's desperate to
Whoo.
regain some kind of status.
- Ooh.
- No?
Mnh-mnh.
His parents were in the
hospitality business,
uh, well, until the
IRS caught up with them,
and now he's bought
himself a riverboat casino,
The Mississippi Pearl.
It's not a real pearl? Bummer.
Oh, there's a pearl, Parker, a big one,
on display, on the boat.
Think the gold nugget
at The Golden Nugget!
- Gold nugget!
- [ELIOT STAMMERS]
I don't understand, why would he
want to take Lenore and Ava's house?
Where the hell is it?
Missing something?
The little thumb drive
that's got my slides on it.
Gosh, maybe somebody stole it.
Maybe somebody lifted it right
But I took it out of his pocket.
What what did you how did you?
I'm Parker.
But
Well, if we're all done picking
pockets, may we continue?
- Please.
- [HARRY CLEARS THROAT]
Riverboat casinos.
Used to have to ride the
river to be allowed to gamble,
but now the law's all changed, so
if you jump through the right hoops
and you apply for a new gaming license,
you can expand onto land.
You can open a hotel,
restaurant, whole complex.
And according to Chaudry's bank records,
he's put everything he
has into that expansion,
and then some.
If he fails to get the license, though,
it's goodbye complex
and hello bankruptcy.
Who who decides if he gets it?
Lloyd Van Winkle, Gaming Commission.
My firm had a few dealings with him.
He actually, believe it or not,
is about as honest as they come.
So Chaudry can't bribe
him for the license.
He's gonna have to get it legitimately,
and we're gonna have to
stop him from doing that.
I got it. Get him on a misdemeanor.
I looked it up. You can't hold a
gaming license with one of those.
[HARRY LAUGHS]
Uh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Uh, you see, people like the Chaudrys,
they think that the
laws don't apply to them
because they usually don't.
Back when he was accused of bribery,
there were about a half
a dozen pending charges
that just poof! disappeared!
He's got some high-up pull somewhere.
Misdemeanor would just
disappear into the air.
We're gonna have to rob the vault.
Yes!
If a casino can't pay out
at the end of the night,
it violates their license.
That means he loses the one he's got,
and he can kiss the other one goodbye.
Uh I assume it's rather
difficult to rob a casino in general?
- Eh, kinda.
- Now you want to rob one on the river.
Fact is, if Chaudry gets his way,
in one week, Lenore and Ava's
home, and all the others,
are gonna be bulldozed
into a casino carpark.
And Ava and Lenore end
up hauling their clothes
in trash bags from couch
to couch, which sucks.
You got a plan?
Let's go steal a riverboat casino.
You you have to walk away when you
you gotta walk o
O kay
Robbing a casino is never simple.
Even the seediest have
state-of-the-art surveillance,
Swiss watch precision shift changes,
and eyes always on the money.
We have to cover every angle.
Eliot will work the
boat from the inside.
This application is ridiculous.
Hardison used to just get me the job,
and sometimes a 401(K).
Huh.
I couldn't find the "Get Eliot
a 401(K)" section in the manual.
We'll need cover when
we break into the vault,
cover that we're gonna
convince Chaudry to provide.
Curious as to how.
The license is the most
important thing to him.
We're going to convince him
that he's got competition for it.
By getting to Van Winkle.
Exactly.
You're gonna have to get an
appointment at his office.
Well, Van Winkle doesn't
do business at his office.
No, if you want to
get one on one with him
the way Chaudry does, you
should go to the gun club.
How do you propose we
infiltrate said gun club?
Well, it is members only,
but, fortunately, you have an in.
Huh.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Keep an eye out for Van Winkle.
He should have been here by now.
[MAN] Something?
[PARKER LAUGHS]
[VAN WINKLE] I wouldn't
have it any other way.
[PARKER, WITH SOUTHERN ACCENT]
Maybe, uh
Okay.
[THEATRICAL GASP] Why, thank you.
[PARKER LAUGHS]
Yeah, what's up?
Oh, Lord, I'm so glad we agree.
Oh, absolutely.
I know you've been doing this for
a really long time on your own,
but the Southern belle
is a really hard con.
She has to combine traditional
femininity with an iron resolve
Look, Hardison helped me
with the whole system, right?
It's like a flow chart.
Someone says this, I do this.
You can't plan a grift
with a flow chart.
You have to be able to read
the mark and improvise and
Actually, this is quite good.
Mm-hmm. Right?
Wanna get rid of someone? Ha.
Mention a personal bodily function.
Avoid something? Say nothing and smile.
Need to change the
subject? Feign an injury.
Parker, are you using a flow
chart for all your interactions?
[LOUD CHOKING]
You're right, so right. [CHOKING]
[LAUGHTER]
[INDISTINCT HAPPY CHATTER]
Lloyd.
Oh, Mr. Chaudry.
It's Congressman.
I was hoping to catch you for
a quick round before you
Sorry, I've already shot
my pigeons for the day.
Ah.
Miss St. Claire, it has
been a genuine pleasure,
though I suspect you let
me win just to charm me.
Oh, nonsense. I know how
you feel about cheatin'.
- Uh-huh.
- [LAUGHTER]
Now, we'll see you at the party,
and we'll talk more about
gaming licenses, you hear?
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, my goodness, Harry Wilson!
Ahh! Belle, I thought that was you.
[PARKER] Mwah.
Sazerac?
- You remembered.
- You are memorable.
[TAPPING ON GLASS]
That's my secret weapon.
Valerie Davis.
You heard about my party.
Event of the season.
I wouldn't miss it.
Oh, Valerie.
Mmm.
Thank you for meetin' me
here. Now, the guest list is
Uh, you're jumping the gun a bit, Belle.
We have to agree my fee first.
Oh. Walk with me.
Do you shoot?
Excuse me. Congressman Austin Chaudry.
Who was that woman you were talking to?
Oh, I didn't think there
was a soul in New Orleans
that didn't know Belle St. Claire.
Kinda Miss Richer Than Midas.
Why can't I get verified?
Belle's traveled for years,
looking after her
family's hotel interests.
Dubai, Tokyo.
But now that her, uh, trust has matured,
she's more interested in starting up
a little gaming enterprise here at home.
Gaming?
What, she wants to put video
poker machines in her hotels?
[LAUGHTER]
No, Belle thinks a
little bigger than that.
About the size of a casino complex.
Could you introduce me?
[MAN] I know what you're thinkin'.
The prison outside of town pays more.
Yeah, well I'm lookin'
to slow down a bit.
We're not lookin' for
somebody tryin' to slow down.
This is a casino.
It might look quiet,
but trouble lurks around every corner.
You gotta be alert.
A renegade!
Renegade.
That's what they used
to call me on the job.
You were police?
Wait, wait, wait, wait! I didn't
put police on your resumé!
It's not on your resumé.
Where were you stationed?
Ahh
Ah, okay, okay, you
were stationed out of
Shreveport.
You know, people don't know
what it takes to be on the job.
And I got too close to a case.
You ever heard of the
Shreveport Strangler?
- [GASPS]
- Yeah.
I may have lost my badge
but he lost a lot more.
If you don't pay me what you promised,
I'm just going to fly everyone
to Monte Carlo for the weekend.
- Well
- Hello?
Belle.
This is Mr. Chaudry.
Congressman Chaudry.
You're a Congressman?
I thought I knew all the
local representatives.
A former Congressman.
I wondered if you'd be interested
in a little friendly competition.
Mm yeah.
I would love it.
Harry! Could you be a
dear, run the launcher?
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
[CHAUDRY] Mmm.
I hear you're having a party. Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Oh, it will be spectacular.
Private card tables, best of everything.
Guest list is full, but
I'm sure we could squeeze you in
if someone more established can't come.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
- Mmm!
- [CHORTLES]
Rumor has it you're
interested in casinos.
Are you lookin' to invest?
I own a riverboat,
the Mississippi Pearl.
We're expanding onto land,
becoming a destination.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Mr. Chaudry, the St.
Claires don't rent we own.
Oh, well [CHUCKLING]
You need a gaming license for that.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
but Louisiana doesn't have
a spare license to give.
Good lawyer would have told you that.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
I have a good lawyer,
and he tells me that just because
all the licenses are spoken for
doesn't mean they always will be.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Whoo!
[CHAUDRY CHUCKLES]
Do you really think
you can compete with me?
I don't miss.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
My sight must be, uh, off.
'Course it is.
Either that, or the target
jumped out of the way.
[LAUGHING]
Don't feel so bad, Mr. Chaudry.
Honestly
you didn't stand a chance
against a St. Claire.
We been here since New
Orleans was part of France,
and, well, you haven't.
See you at the party, Harry.
Always a pleasure to watch
you shoot to kill, Belle.
Uh, Mr. Chaudry, good
luck with your little boat.
Valerie!
Follow her.
Tell me where she goes.
- The blonde?
- No. Her.
The secret weapon.
Hey.
Who are these guys?
A separate security
detail handles the money.
They don't allow anyone
near it or the count room.
- Huh.
- What do we do?
We look for trouble and give
directions to the bathroom.
Okay.
I don't like these suit guys.
They don't look like
casino security to me.
Yeah. Chaudry's got his suit guy, too.
Jake. Frowny forehead lines.
All right, we need to know exactly
where that money is
moving through the ship,
and if I can't get near the money
[BREANNA CLEARS THROAT] Guys.
Why bother following the money
when you can be the money?
[CHATTER]
[CHAUDRY] Miss Davis.
Won't you join me?
No wonder Chaudry needs
help getting players in here.
This place is dead.
So, I been thinking about my character.
Think I'm a silver spoon rich kid
tryin' to front like she's tough.
That's too many layers.
Says the undercover tourist cop.
Drop one of our tagged bills
into the system and get out.
The money will do the work for us.
What can I do for you, Congressman?
It's nice to be recognized.
What makes Belle St. Claire think
one party's gonna earn
her a gaming license?
I saw how she treats you.
You have all the power.
What exactly is it that you do?
I'm a whale hunter.
I work casinos from here to Monte Carlo.
When I call, the biggest gamblers
in the world come running,
and they have an absolute
blast losing a fortune.
So, you bring in the big fish,
they drop cash at her tables,
shows Van Winkle she'll
attract high rollers.
Then, should your new
license not get approved
and you're so overextended
you have to shut down,
she can just sweep in
and take it from you.
She can't stop Van Winkle
from approving my application.
She can
whisper in the right ears
that if someone with your
history were to get the license,
then maybe that would look bad.
They'll assume I bribed my way in.
These people.
Everything handed to them.
My parents came here,
scraped to build a hotel,
but there were always
extra palms to grease.
But it's never the St. Claires
of the world who get caught.
- I'm building my empire
- [SOPHIE CHUCKLES]
and no one's going to stop me.
Empire!
Oh, I'm not stopping at one casino.
I want dozens up and down the river.
Everyone is going to know my name.
How you gonna get the land?
Land is cheap when you
don't know how to protect it.
I think you should
bring your whales to me
instead of Belle.
Let's show these bullies
they can't push us around.
[DENNIS] So, you know
the surveillance room.
[ELIOT] Yeah.
What does this button do?
Never touch that.
It seals the vault so it can
only be opened by the master code,
which we do not have.
There's no cameras in the vault?
Camera's in the count room.
It's the only way in
or out of the vault.
[SNIFFS]
You smell chicory?
[SNIFFS, CHUCKLES]
- Coffee.
- Oh. Dang it.
[DENNIS] Sometimes I dream
somebody's trapped in the vault,
runnin' outta air,
and I have to save 'em.
[DENNIS CHUCKLES]
Yes, indeed. Mmm.
Crazy dream. Yep.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
You know, I took the
police exam last year.
Didn't pan out.
Smart guy like you?
That's hard to believe.
[CHUCKLES] I know, right?
Mm-mm.
[BEEPING]
Ooh.
Eliot, we are in and recording
some nice empty hallway footage.
RFID tape on the bills is working.
[BEEPING]
Breanna, you're good.
[ROULETTE WHEEL SPINS]
[DEVICE WHIRRS]
Remember the pearl?
They just took the
sensors off to clean it.
Really?
Breanna, no.
Stay on mission.
I took that drive off Harry.
No, you were spotted.
Don't do it, kid.
Wh-wh-wh-whoa. No.
No.
Breanna!
Hey, nice collar, man.
I already called the
cops. They're on their way.
Good job, buddy.
This little punk is gonna
get what's comin' to her.
Back to the truck.
Find an alternate route and
make sure nobody spots you.
What's going on?
Aw, ju guys in the suit
were manhandling some kid.
- Huh.
- They're not exactly friendly, huh?
They don't mix with the
rank-and-file, but I got my eye on 'em.
I have a spreadsheet.
- You have
- Spreadsheet.
- [PARKER] I told you not to do it.
- [BREANNA] You would've.
Yeah. I'm Parker, the
greatest thief in the world.
[ELIOT] Hey, kid.
[SIGHS]
It just takes time.
You gotta know when to and when not to.
I wouldn't have gone for it.
- Your brother sure as
- I'm not my brother!
- Yeah, no kidding!
- Listen!
Every person on this
team has made mistakes.
Having said that, we can't risk
you being recognized from today.
I'm sorry, Breanna,
you're back in the van.
So
[BEEPING]
Chaudry, he's not stopping
with Ava and Lenore.
He's gonna be stealing homes up and
down the river if he gets his way.
What do we know about that boat?
Well, the money's run from the floor
to the counting room every 20 minutes.
Then, it's counted for 10 minutes
before being loaded into the vault.
So we have 10 minutes to crack the
vault, grab the money, and get out.
Mm-hmm. Only way on and
off is the gangplank,
unless you want to jump in the river.
Gettin' off with the money's
gonna be harder than grabbing it.
I have an idea about that.
Let me guess you've come
to try to make me feel better.
Oh, I think I'd be about the worst
person in the world for that job.
Why? Because you get to
sip cocktails at the club
while I'm stuck in the van?
I had that life. I left that life.
Now it would appear
that's all I have to offer.
Hmm. Poor baby.
All you have is, uh, money
and good looks and privilege
and access. [SCOFFS]
Well, what about you? It seems like
you could do just about anything,
and all of it's scary. What do you want?
I want the world to stop sucking.
'Cause it sucks.
For me, for people I care about.
For Ava and Lenore.
I don't want them to lose their house.
This team, it says it
can make a difference.
Okay, fine. I'll give it a shot.
But because I love my brother
and because I'm desperate,
not because I believe in hope
or something stupid like that.
Well, look
I haven't really relied
on anybody for a long time,
but I'm relying on you.
And so are they.
And if you want to be part of the team,
you actually have to
be part of the team.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[GRUNTING]
Ohh.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
- [BREANNA] Time.
- Ohh! [PARKER GROANS]
[SIGHS] These bundles are ridiculous.
Hey, don't blame the bundles.
Breanna made exactly what I
asked for, three million worth.
It means you'll be able to waltz
out of the party with everybody else.
No one's gonna look under the dress.
No, taping these under my
dress eats up so much time.
It can't be done.
Might even say it's impossible?
That'll be all for now, Breanna.
Okay.
[PARKER SIGHS]
[PARKER SIGHS]
You know she took that
pearl to impress you.
But, for better or
worse, she's with us now.
We have to help her grow.
[SIGHS] Like you did with me?
The way we all did with each other.
If I could do this it might work.
It's a shame the dress isn't bigger.
[HAPPY CHATTER]
Wow!
[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]
[WOMAN] Wow, look at that dress!
- [MAN] Oh, my stars.
- [MAN 2] Who is that?
I know how I'd feel in that dress.
[HARRY CHORTLES]
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but wouldn't you not want to
attract attention to yourself?
You don't like my dress?
I made the modifications you asked for.
And there are straps and
pockets on the inside, and
are you sure you want
the hoops that wide?
Sounds perfect, Lenore.
- Ohh.
- [LENORE CHUCKLES]
[HAPPY CHATTER]
Sometimes the best way to hide is
to blind them with your brightness.
Excuse me.
Hoo hoo hoo hoo, you handsome devil!
[GASPS] Congratulations!
You're a big hit.
Got room for one more? Ohh!
[LAUGHING]
Little chair. Ooh, I
like your pony tail.
[CHAUDRY] Remind me
again why we invited her.
Well, you want Belle to know
she's never gonna get your license.
When she sees how much
money you rake in tonight,
she's gonna fold her cards for sure.
Sorry 'bout that. Little
too much champagne.
Your whales will lose that much?
Not here. In the high rollers room.
These whales aren't very exciting.
Players, the game is
blackjack. Buy-in is 50,000.
They'll lose a million at the
tables without even flinching.
That's pretty exciting.
You made this?
Mm-hmm.
You got a gift.
- Thank you.
- Is that
is that
[BOTH] Lemon juice!
Are you?
[DENNIS CHUCKLES]
[ELIOT] Okay.
The drop car is leaving.
And the count room is clear.
You're gonna go write that down?
I thought you had a spreadsheet.
It's in the car.
Go get it!
All right.
- Dude.
- I know.
All right, Dennis is gonna be
back soon. Now's our window.
Dealer has 20.
Come on, not again.
[MAN] It's incredible.
This one won.
Breanna, deploy the loop.
Pushed a whole button and looped
the empty hallway footage
that Parker recorded earlier.
Anyone looking will see a big,
fat nothing in the hallway.
See? You contributed.
[SOPHIE] Eliot, Cinderella,
you have 10 minutes.
Happy?
Oh, Miss St. Claire, may I escort
you to the high rollers room?
Mr. Van Winkle, I need to attend
to a personal bodily function.
Well, I'll wait right here for you.
But it's a personal bodily function.
[LAUGHING] It could take hours.
I'll meet you there.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
- This is great.
- Mm.
You're a genius.
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
We have three winners.
[SOFT LAUGHTER]
[SOPHIE] You know what to do.
When I give the signal,
you start winning.
Like with Nate in Budapest.
Sorry to miss the funeral.
Vegas prisons don't give vacations.
Well, you're here now,
and that's what counts.
Anything for Nate. And you.
They just won.
It's just one hand out of ten.
Don't look so nervous.
It keeps them playing.
What are you guys doing in
here? This is a restricted area.
[BEEP]
A Boyle & Kim 500. How adorable.
[EXHALES]
Um guys
there's a lot of money in here.
Isn't that kind of the point?
No, like, too much money.
Like, tens of millions too much.
Um, there's no way it's all
gonna fit under this dress.
[ELIOT] Guys, we got another problem.
These guys are Russian mob.
Russians? How do you
know they're Russian?
- Because it's a very distinctive
- [THUG GROANS]
[ELIOT] Hang on.
[JAKE] Is this going to be a problem?
[CHAUDRY] No, no, no, everything's fine.
Dmitri's money's safe, don't worry.
It's my job to worry.
Chaudry must be laundering
money for the Russian mob.
That's how he's financing
his empire plans.
Jake's not an employee.
He's protecting money
for a Russian oligarch.
The plan depends on
us emptying the vault.
We may have to regroup.
[HARRY] Yeah, if we leave
now, though, Lenore and Ava
are gonna lose their house.
[BREANNA] Uh, guys
I have an idea.
Yeah!
[PLAYERS CHEERING]
They keep winning.
Well, it's just a hand
here and there, right?
Keeps them playing.
Whiskey.
If you lose Dmitri's money,
it's not me you have to answer to.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
Will that work?
Did the math twice.
[ELIOT] Kid, this ain't a dry run.
If Breanna believes it can work
It'll work.
And we won't sink.
Parker, what do you think?
- Trust the newbie.
- [BREANNA] Yes?
Yes? Yes, yes!
Okay, okay, all you
have to do is maneuver
through some heavily patrolled
areas and grab what you need.
Ivan, check in.
Ivan.
Ivan?
And Eliot
you'd better hurry up too.
I always get the fun job, don't I?
Ah, that's nothin'.
You cut your way out of an ice cave.
Hey! You're not supposed to be here!
You escaped a gorilla enclosure.
[GRUNTS, SIGHS]
[PARKER] And
you catered a wedding for the Mob.
[ELIOT] It wasn't catering.
It was a food sensory experience.
Whatever. It was really good.
Hey!
Hey, what's up?
Yeah. Which door's the workshop?
Third door on your right.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
There you are!
I grabbed my spreadsheet
and more carrot cake.
Go back upstairs.
W w wait. Are
you, uh, goin' renegade?
- Yeah. Yes, I am.
- Yeah.
Those guys in the suits,
they're Russian Mafia.
I knew it! I I knew it!
- Go back upstairs and
- Oh, look out!
[GRUNTING]
That was a big mistake, buddy.
Look at me. Look at me.
Dennis. Dennis, put
your head here, buddy.
Hey, Dennis, Dennis.
You all right, my man?
Huh?
[DENNIS GROANS]
[ELIOT] You get what? Ooh, thumbs up.
All right.
Huh? Thumbs up.
You're gonna be just fine. Okay.
[DENNIS] What happened to your tie?
Ivan, where are you?
[STATIC CRACKLING]
What?
[WHIRRING SOUND]
Yes!
[CHEERS AND LAUGHTER]
It's a small hot streak. It just
makes them bet more and lose more.
It's it's good.
[JAKE] Got an emergency.
One guy knocked out in the count room.
We have thieves in our vault.
Seal it and call the cops.
Cops? But the money
These local yokels don't know
how much is in that vault.
Dmitri's money is safe.
[PHONE BEEPS]
[LOUD CLANK]
That's it. Next time that door
opens, cops'll be on the other side.
[CHATTER]
Police'll be here any minute.
Yeah? Where the hell are they?
Eliot, Parker, are you out?
[CHEERS AND LAUGHTER]
Make sure these guys start losing.
I have to deal with something.
We're gonna cash out.
[DEALER] Pleasure. That's
quite some run you had.
Eliot.
Parker.
The police are on their
way to the vault right now.
- Ivan?
- [KEYS BEEPING]
[LOCK OPENS]
You have to stop them.
You have to stop them!
- Stop who?
- The players from cashing out!
Why? Is there something wrong?
No! [FORCED LAUGHTER]
Of course not.
Oh, good, 'cause the high
rollers are very eager to collect.
Do you know, they won
almost $2 million tonight!
Two million.
Well, you can pay out, can't you?
Uh
Very disappointing.
It was you. You did this!
Officer!
She brought in the high rollers.
She ran a rigged game!
She knew we wouldn't be able to pay.
[SOPHIE GASPS, CLICKS HER TONGUE]
Are you saying that your
casino ran a rigged game
directly in front of the most
honest gaming commissioner
this side of the Mississippi?
Yeah, Congressman, is
that what you're saying?
Officer, I don't know
what's going on here,
but if my office can be of
any help, please be in touch.
I suspect your Russian friends
aren't going to be
very happy with you
Congressman.
But look on the bright side now
everyone's gonna know your name.
Dmitri would like to
have a word with you.
I'm telling you, the security
detail is Russian mob!
I have a spreadsheet!
[WATER SQUELCHES]
I have an idea.
If you make the vault as
airtight as possible
and then release the
nitrogen from the air tanks
Smell that.
You pressurize the room
and create enough force to
keep the water from coming up.
It's the Ideal Gas Law.
Push the money through,
river current will
take care of the rest.
[VEHICLE ARRIVES]
[HARRY LAUGHS] Whoo!
Looks like you caught a big one!
Ow! What?
Good job.
You too, Parker. And
the dress was amazing!
A little water probably came in
once the vault wasn't airtight.
Yeah, that was your big mistake,
ruining Chaudry's throw rugs.
Very disappointed in you.
[LAUGHTER]
The deeds to your house, free and clear
and completely paid off.
I can't accept this.
This is too much.
Sure we can, Grandma.
We've also arranged the same for
any neighbors still in the area.
And anybody that got forced out
is gonna get fair compensation.
- Ohh.
- And
one more thing.
[VOICE BREAKING] Historical status?
For the whole neighborhood.
Now nobody can tear these houses down.
This is more than I
could have ever hoped for.
You people are angels.
Ava, I want you to have the
best Sweet 16 in history!
You're gonna need a new dress, though.
[LAUGHTER]
I think I could take care of that.
[LAUGHTER]
- [DENNIS COMPLAINING ON PHONE]
- Dennis
Dennis, you're gonna pass
the entrance exam this time.
All right? I'm gonna help you study.
[DENNIS] All right, man.
Coming over to play cards?
I I'll see you at game night.
[ELIOT HISSES]
Aw, you made a pal.
Don't do that.
This guy got punched in the face.
He lost his job. He deserves a break.
And he makes really
good carrot cake. [SIGHS]
That was my cake, Parker!
He made it special for me!
Why did you decide to
trust me on the boat?
Hardison, he put it in
the binders, volume ten,
"When in doubt, trust the
person stuck inside the van.
They can always see the big picture."
Sucks he's not here.
Yeah. Really does.
But we have you.
More suckage for you.
No.
Mnh-mnh.
I'm glad you're here.
You're an incredibly gifted hacker,
and we need you.
Why not leave the other stuff to us?
I want to take on the bad guys.
I have to learn everything.
Yeah, but these bad guys
are worse than ever, okay?
Hardison trusted me with you. If
something bad happens because
Parker.
My first memory is of 9/11.
I've lived through endless war,
two economic collapses,
and the return of actual Nazis.
So this "worst world
ever" thing you see
it's the only world I've ever known.
I'm not scared.
I'm kinda ready to kick it in the junk.
Okay.
Training starts tomorrow.
Ooh. Almost forgot.
Your first trophy.
You earned it.
But you were nowhere near the
When did how did you?
How did you ?
I'm Parker.
[END THEME MUSIC PLAYS]
Eviction? I don't understand.
We pay on time every month.
Your bank sold your loan. You
should have received notification.
We did. It said the new buyers
can't change the terms of the loan.
Your loan has a callable clause.
The new lender's exercising it.
And what kind of bank sends
a thug to deliver paperwork?
Ava, no.
You have one week to vacate.
And you have one second.
This is still our property.
Leave.
I'll be back. With sheriff deputies.
You pull that gun again
you'll lose more than your house.
It's good as done.
"As good as" isn't good enough.
It will happen.
Little mice don't put up a fight.
[BICYCLE BELL DINGS]
[DINGS]
[BELLS JINGLE]
La-dee-dah. Here I am,
just a casual tourist
with very little street
smarts or spatial awareness.
Ooh! What's this?
Freeze! Takin' you to jail, sucka!
I'm a cop. I'm an undercover cop.
This is impossible.
A tourist could totally
be an undercover cop.
No, this test is impossible!
I can be more than a
hacker, but come on.
Who wears bells?
Jesters, belly dancers, elves. [HUFFS]
Fine by me if you want
to stay in the van,
stick to what you're good at!
Please, I can't rewrite
Google source code forever.
Why is my hand numb?
I coated the bells with numbing cream.
Lesson reinforcement.
Hardison didn't have to stay in the van.
Hardison had a lot of practice
before Eliot agreed to
unlock those van doors.
And I still worry about him.
The numbness is in my arms.
I'm trying to keep you alive here!
And I'm headed to a client intake.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Okay,
just give me a second.
I'm taking our Mr.
Wilson. It's his first.
Well, since we've been on our
own, I've been doing the
You're busy. I got this.
[GRUFF VOICE] You're not the boss of me.
[NORMAL VOICE] Shh!
[HEAVY DOOR CLOSES]
Sucks, doesn't it?
[THUD]
[BREANNA] The numbness is in my legs!
It'll wear off.
[COMICAL VOICE] Eventually.
[SMALL DOG BARKING]
[LENORE] I still don't understand.
My granddaughter posts a message
on the TikTok to her friends,
and you all show up here.
It's a little more complicated.
Ava was looking for help,
and our friend Hardison,
he has a computer program
that looks for people
that need our kind of help.
- Ah.
- I checked the clause the guy talked about.
They can only call the loan if
we use the house as collateral.
Yeah, that's right. Good catch.
But according to this paperwork,
you applied for a line of credit.
No, we didn't! It's a lie!
Calm yourself.
My grandfather built this house in 1901.
It survived the Depression, Katrina.
It'll survives a paperwork error.
[SIGHS]
That is a gorgeous dress.
You didn't make that, did you?
I've made dresses for my
daughters', my nieces',
and now Ava's Sweet 16.
Well, it is stunning.
You are very talented.
You must have some amazing designs.
Let me fetch my sketchbook.
Oh!
[LENORE CHUCKLES]
I don't know how we're gonna
have a Sweet 16 without a house.
It's not a paperwork error.
Our neighbors, one got
investigated by the tax board,
his place seized in auction.
One got overrun with cockroaches,
and the house was condemned.
Somebody's doing this.
Well, if we can prove
the application's a fake,
we can make whoever it is
make a legitimate offer.
They're not interested in the money.
You just want your house.
Mr. Wilson, you did well
on our first client meeting.
Oh, that's not my first one.
I'm just usually on the
other side of the table.
Okay.
So, Lenore and Ava Petitpas's loan
got bought out by a shell company
called worst name
ever Clamshell Corp.
[SNORT LAUGH]
[BREANNA] Financing goes
through this whole web,
mostly in Eastern Europe,
so the trail's cold,
but I was able to find out that
the application for credit
never filed anywhere.
It doesn't exist, except
on one sheet of paper.
Clearly they never
thought anyone would look.
That's it?
A shell company?
Mmm Harry could have found that out.
Sure, as a lawyer
Oh, am I the low bar?
I asked you to follow the money.
I did! And I found out
the application was fake.
Who could get a fake
application into that file,
and why do they want
Lenore and Ava off the land?
That's what "follow the money" means.
Well, whoever it is, is pulling
strings at a very high level.
They would have to have someone
in City Hall in their pocket.
Okay.
Uh, I can find out who at City
Hall is living above their means,
and hack into the system,
see who we're dealing with.
[HARRY CLICKS TONGUE]
Although, just a fair warning,
some of these municipal systems
are so old, they still run on COBOL,
so I may have to crash the
whole city network for a while.
You're gonna crash the whole city.
Okay.
I said might.
Breanna, find us our
overspending city official.
For the rest, we're gonna go old school.
I'm thinking a Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Uh-oh.
Hey.
[PARKER GIGGLES]
It's about, you know,
emotion, not detail.
You draw from personal experience.
You've been on this merry-go-round.
Yeah. Just out of curiosity,
how thorough was that
background check you did on me?
Okay, first door off the
stairs, you'll meet Billy Barnes,
the only city employee
in the permits office
with a new Benz and a condo in Aspen.
[BREANNA OVER COMMS] Whatever real
estate corruption is happening,
it likely flows through him.
oh, the snowpack in the Rockies
is like nothing you've ever seen.
We went to Aspen for,
like, two weeks last year.
[EXAGGERATED SOUTHERN ACCENT] I
won't be fooled this time, Marlon!
You're hidin' somethin'!
Dude, I gotta call you back.
What's going on here?
Oh, of course! You
speak to the man first.
How could I, a woman,
have anything to say?
My wife and I are divorcing.
What a shame. You guys seem
to make such a lovely couple.
Yeah, uh, divorce petitions are
gonna be handled down the hall
He's hidin' assets,
a lien on a property he didn't disclose!
And you can prove it.
And I am not movin' from this
spot until I prove what I know.
Fine. What's the address?
432 Camellia Way.
His name is Marlon Bellwether.
- No, it's not attached.
- Ha!
You see? I told you!
- That is not possible!
- I told you, I'm not hiding anything!
Uh, may-maybe it's 'cause,
uh, I work too much.
Maybe I was never home,
but that was only because I was
working my fingers to the bone
trying to give you the
life that you deserve,
'cause all I've ever wanted
to do is love you, Ilsa.
Fiddle-dee-dee! It's
too little, too late!
I'll see you in my lawyer's office.
[SCOFFS]
[DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGS]
Ma'am, ma'am, you forgot
your phone.
Awesome.
[HARRY] Hoo-hoo!
[HARRY CHUCKLES]
Your merry-go-round was very manic.
Well, you said draw
from life experience.
How many times have you
been on the merry-go-round?
Mmm. I've lost count
of my marriages, but
I only ever had one husband.
[DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGS]
[SOFT BEEPS]
[CRACKLING SOUND]
It's fine. It's just pairing the
software's just a little, uh, fiddly.
If you need help, you
can always call Hard
No. No.
Alec has been blowing up my
phone all day "just checking in."
I'm fine. I read the manuals.
[CRACKLING SOUND CONTINUES]
I def I skimmed
volumes one to three.
There are 15.
[CHAUDRY] bulldoze that. Thanks.
The pearl is
Ooh, pearls. Mm, I like pearls.
- [BREANNA] We're in.
- We'll expand as planned.
Okay, Ski Boy, show me
who you're talking to.
Th this this lady
seemed awfully upset.
You sure there's nothing
That house and all the
others are as good as mine.
We take possession next week,
then there's nothing for you
to do but count your money.
[BARNES SIGHS] All right.
[BREANNA] Austin Chaudry.
First-generation son of immigrants
and single-term ex-Congressman.
Resigned after rumors
circulated he took bribes.
[HARRY] Mm-hmm.
Chaudry's desperate to
Whoo.
regain some kind of status.
- Ooh.
- No?
Mnh-mnh.
His parents were in the
hospitality business,
uh, well, until the
IRS caught up with them,
and now he's bought
himself a riverboat casino,
The Mississippi Pearl.
It's not a real pearl? Bummer.
Oh, there's a pearl, Parker, a big one,
on display, on the boat.
Think the gold nugget
at The Golden Nugget!
- Gold nugget!
- [ELIOT STAMMERS]
I don't understand, why would he
want to take Lenore and Ava's house?
Where the hell is it?
Missing something?
The little thumb drive
that's got my slides on it.
Gosh, maybe somebody stole it.
Maybe somebody lifted it right
But I took it out of his pocket.
What what did you how did you?
I'm Parker.
But
Well, if we're all done picking
pockets, may we continue?
- Please.
- [HARRY CLEARS THROAT]
Riverboat casinos.
Used to have to ride the
river to be allowed to gamble,
but now the law's all changed, so
if you jump through the right hoops
and you apply for a new gaming license,
you can expand onto land.
You can open a hotel,
restaurant, whole complex.
And according to Chaudry's bank records,
he's put everything he
has into that expansion,
and then some.
If he fails to get the license, though,
it's goodbye complex
and hello bankruptcy.
Who who decides if he gets it?
Lloyd Van Winkle, Gaming Commission.
My firm had a few dealings with him.
He actually, believe it or not,
is about as honest as they come.
So Chaudry can't bribe
him for the license.
He's gonna have to get it legitimately,
and we're gonna have to
stop him from doing that.
I got it. Get him on a misdemeanor.
I looked it up. You can't hold a
gaming license with one of those.
[HARRY LAUGHS]
Uh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
Uh, you see, people like the Chaudrys,
they think that the
laws don't apply to them
because they usually don't.
Back when he was accused of bribery,
there were about a half
a dozen pending charges
that just poof! disappeared!
He's got some high-up pull somewhere.
Misdemeanor would just
disappear into the air.
We're gonna have to rob the vault.
Yes!
If a casino can't pay out
at the end of the night,
it violates their license.
That means he loses the one he's got,
and he can kiss the other one goodbye.
Uh I assume it's rather
difficult to rob a casino in general?
- Eh, kinda.
- Now you want to rob one on the river.
Fact is, if Chaudry gets his way,
in one week, Lenore and Ava's
home, and all the others,
are gonna be bulldozed
into a casino carpark.
And Ava and Lenore end
up hauling their clothes
in trash bags from couch
to couch, which sucks.
You got a plan?
Let's go steal a riverboat casino.
You you have to walk away when you
you gotta walk o
O kay
Robbing a casino is never simple.
Even the seediest have
state-of-the-art surveillance,
Swiss watch precision shift changes,
and eyes always on the money.
We have to cover every angle.
Eliot will work the
boat from the inside.
This application is ridiculous.
Hardison used to just get me the job,
and sometimes a 401(K).
Huh.
I couldn't find the "Get Eliot
a 401(K)" section in the manual.
We'll need cover when
we break into the vault,
cover that we're gonna
convince Chaudry to provide.
Curious as to how.
The license is the most
important thing to him.
We're going to convince him
that he's got competition for it.
By getting to Van Winkle.
Exactly.
You're gonna have to get an
appointment at his office.
Well, Van Winkle doesn't
do business at his office.
No, if you want to
get one on one with him
the way Chaudry does, you
should go to the gun club.
How do you propose we
infiltrate said gun club?
Well, it is members only,
but, fortunately, you have an in.
Huh.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Keep an eye out for Van Winkle.
He should have been here by now.
[MAN] Something?
[PARKER LAUGHS]
[VAN WINKLE] I wouldn't
have it any other way.
[PARKER, WITH SOUTHERN ACCENT]
Maybe, uh
Okay.
[THEATRICAL GASP] Why, thank you.
[PARKER LAUGHS]
Yeah, what's up?
Oh, Lord, I'm so glad we agree.
Oh, absolutely.
I know you've been doing this for
a really long time on your own,
but the Southern belle
is a really hard con.
She has to combine traditional
femininity with an iron resolve
Look, Hardison helped me
with the whole system, right?
It's like a flow chart.
Someone says this, I do this.
You can't plan a grift
with a flow chart.
You have to be able to read
the mark and improvise and
Actually, this is quite good.
Mm-hmm. Right?
Wanna get rid of someone? Ha.
Mention a personal bodily function.
Avoid something? Say nothing and smile.
Need to change the
subject? Feign an injury.
Parker, are you using a flow
chart for all your interactions?
[LOUD CHOKING]
You're right, so right. [CHOKING]
[LAUGHTER]
[INDISTINCT HAPPY CHATTER]
Lloyd.
Oh, Mr. Chaudry.
It's Congressman.
I was hoping to catch you for
a quick round before you
Sorry, I've already shot
my pigeons for the day.
Ah.
Miss St. Claire, it has
been a genuine pleasure,
though I suspect you let
me win just to charm me.
Oh, nonsense. I know how
you feel about cheatin'.
- Uh-huh.
- [LAUGHTER]
Now, we'll see you at the party,
and we'll talk more about
gaming licenses, you hear?
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, my goodness, Harry Wilson!
Ahh! Belle, I thought that was you.
[PARKER] Mwah.
Sazerac?
- You remembered.
- You are memorable.
[TAPPING ON GLASS]
That's my secret weapon.
Valerie Davis.
You heard about my party.
Event of the season.
I wouldn't miss it.
Oh, Valerie.
Mmm.
Thank you for meetin' me
here. Now, the guest list is
Uh, you're jumping the gun a bit, Belle.
We have to agree my fee first.
Oh. Walk with me.
Do you shoot?
Excuse me. Congressman Austin Chaudry.
Who was that woman you were talking to?
Oh, I didn't think there
was a soul in New Orleans
that didn't know Belle St. Claire.
Kinda Miss Richer Than Midas.
Why can't I get verified?
Belle's traveled for years,
looking after her
family's hotel interests.
Dubai, Tokyo.
But now that her, uh, trust has matured,
she's more interested in starting up
a little gaming enterprise here at home.
Gaming?
What, she wants to put video
poker machines in her hotels?
[LAUGHTER]
No, Belle thinks a
little bigger than that.
About the size of a casino complex.
Could you introduce me?
[MAN] I know what you're thinkin'.
The prison outside of town pays more.
Yeah, well I'm lookin'
to slow down a bit.
We're not lookin' for
somebody tryin' to slow down.
This is a casino.
It might look quiet,
but trouble lurks around every corner.
You gotta be alert.
A renegade!
Renegade.
That's what they used
to call me on the job.
You were police?
Wait, wait, wait, wait! I didn't
put police on your resumé!
It's not on your resumé.
Where were you stationed?
Ahh
Ah, okay, okay, you
were stationed out of
Shreveport.
You know, people don't know
what it takes to be on the job.
And I got too close to a case.
You ever heard of the
Shreveport Strangler?
- [GASPS]
- Yeah.
I may have lost my badge
but he lost a lot more.
If you don't pay me what you promised,
I'm just going to fly everyone
to Monte Carlo for the weekend.
- Well
- Hello?
Belle.
This is Mr. Chaudry.
Congressman Chaudry.
You're a Congressman?
I thought I knew all the
local representatives.
A former Congressman.
I wondered if you'd be interested
in a little friendly competition.
Mm yeah.
I would love it.
Harry! Could you be a
dear, run the launcher?
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
[CHAUDRY] Mmm.
I hear you're having a party. Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Oh, it will be spectacular.
Private card tables, best of everything.
Guest list is full, but
I'm sure we could squeeze you in
if someone more established can't come.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
- Mmm!
- [CHORTLES]
Rumor has it you're
interested in casinos.
Are you lookin' to invest?
I own a riverboat,
the Mississippi Pearl.
We're expanding onto land,
becoming a destination.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Mr. Chaudry, the St.
Claires don't rent we own.
Oh, well [CHUCKLING]
You need a gaming license for that.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news,
but Louisiana doesn't have
a spare license to give.
Good lawyer would have told you that.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
I have a good lawyer,
and he tells me that just because
all the licenses are spoken for
doesn't mean they always will be.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
Whoo!
[CHAUDRY CHUCKLES]
Do you really think
you can compete with me?
I don't miss.
Pull!
[GUNSHOT]
My sight must be, uh, off.
'Course it is.
Either that, or the target
jumped out of the way.
[LAUGHING]
Don't feel so bad, Mr. Chaudry.
Honestly
you didn't stand a chance
against a St. Claire.
We been here since New
Orleans was part of France,
and, well, you haven't.
See you at the party, Harry.
Always a pleasure to watch
you shoot to kill, Belle.
Uh, Mr. Chaudry, good
luck with your little boat.
Valerie!
Follow her.
Tell me where she goes.
- The blonde?
- No. Her.
The secret weapon.
Hey.
Who are these guys?
A separate security
detail handles the money.
They don't allow anyone
near it or the count room.
- Huh.
- What do we do?
We look for trouble and give
directions to the bathroom.
Okay.
I don't like these suit guys.
They don't look like
casino security to me.
Yeah. Chaudry's got his suit guy, too.
Jake. Frowny forehead lines.
All right, we need to know exactly
where that money is
moving through the ship,
and if I can't get near the money
[BREANNA CLEARS THROAT] Guys.
Why bother following the money
when you can be the money?
[CHATTER]
[CHAUDRY] Miss Davis.
Won't you join me?
No wonder Chaudry needs
help getting players in here.
This place is dead.
So, I been thinking about my character.
Think I'm a silver spoon rich kid
tryin' to front like she's tough.
That's too many layers.
Says the undercover tourist cop.
Drop one of our tagged bills
into the system and get out.
The money will do the work for us.
What can I do for you, Congressman?
It's nice to be recognized.
What makes Belle St. Claire think
one party's gonna earn
her a gaming license?
I saw how she treats you.
You have all the power.
What exactly is it that you do?
I'm a whale hunter.
I work casinos from here to Monte Carlo.
When I call, the biggest gamblers
in the world come running,
and they have an absolute
blast losing a fortune.
So, you bring in the big fish,
they drop cash at her tables,
shows Van Winkle she'll
attract high rollers.
Then, should your new
license not get approved
and you're so overextended
you have to shut down,
she can just sweep in
and take it from you.
She can't stop Van Winkle
from approving my application.
She can
whisper in the right ears
that if someone with your
history were to get the license,
then maybe that would look bad.
They'll assume I bribed my way in.
These people.
Everything handed to them.
My parents came here,
scraped to build a hotel,
but there were always
extra palms to grease.
But it's never the St. Claires
of the world who get caught.
- I'm building my empire
- [SOPHIE CHUCKLES]
and no one's going to stop me.
Empire!
Oh, I'm not stopping at one casino.
I want dozens up and down the river.
Everyone is going to know my name.
How you gonna get the land?
Land is cheap when you
don't know how to protect it.
I think you should
bring your whales to me
instead of Belle.
Let's show these bullies
they can't push us around.
[DENNIS] So, you know
the surveillance room.
[ELIOT] Yeah.
What does this button do?
Never touch that.
It seals the vault so it can
only be opened by the master code,
which we do not have.
There's no cameras in the vault?
Camera's in the count room.
It's the only way in
or out of the vault.
[SNIFFS]
You smell chicory?
[SNIFFS, CHUCKLES]
- Coffee.
- Oh. Dang it.
[DENNIS] Sometimes I dream
somebody's trapped in the vault,
runnin' outta air,
and I have to save 'em.
[DENNIS CHUCKLES]
Yes, indeed. Mmm.
Crazy dream. Yep.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
You know, I took the
police exam last year.
Didn't pan out.
Smart guy like you?
That's hard to believe.
[CHUCKLES] I know, right?
Mm-mm.
[BEEPING]
Ooh.
Eliot, we are in and recording
some nice empty hallway footage.
RFID tape on the bills is working.
[BEEPING]
Breanna, you're good.
[ROULETTE WHEEL SPINS]
[DEVICE WHIRRS]
Remember the pearl?
They just took the
sensors off to clean it.
Really?
Breanna, no.
Stay on mission.
I took that drive off Harry.
No, you were spotted.
Don't do it, kid.
Wh-wh-wh-whoa. No.
No.
Breanna!
Hey, nice collar, man.
I already called the
cops. They're on their way.
Good job, buddy.
This little punk is gonna
get what's comin' to her.
Back to the truck.
Find an alternate route and
make sure nobody spots you.
What's going on?
Aw, ju guys in the suit
were manhandling some kid.
- Huh.
- They're not exactly friendly, huh?
They don't mix with the
rank-and-file, but I got my eye on 'em.
I have a spreadsheet.
- You have
- Spreadsheet.
- [PARKER] I told you not to do it.
- [BREANNA] You would've.
Yeah. I'm Parker, the
greatest thief in the world.
[ELIOT] Hey, kid.
[SIGHS]
It just takes time.
You gotta know when to and when not to.
I wouldn't have gone for it.
- Your brother sure as
- I'm not my brother!
- Yeah, no kidding!
- Listen!
Every person on this
team has made mistakes.
Having said that, we can't risk
you being recognized from today.
I'm sorry, Breanna,
you're back in the van.
So
[BEEPING]
Chaudry, he's not stopping
with Ava and Lenore.
He's gonna be stealing homes up and
down the river if he gets his way.
What do we know about that boat?
Well, the money's run from the floor
to the counting room every 20 minutes.
Then, it's counted for 10 minutes
before being loaded into the vault.
So we have 10 minutes to crack the
vault, grab the money, and get out.
Mm-hmm. Only way on and
off is the gangplank,
unless you want to jump in the river.
Gettin' off with the money's
gonna be harder than grabbing it.
I have an idea about that.
Let me guess you've come
to try to make me feel better.
Oh, I think I'd be about the worst
person in the world for that job.
Why? Because you get to
sip cocktails at the club
while I'm stuck in the van?
I had that life. I left that life.
Now it would appear
that's all I have to offer.
Hmm. Poor baby.
All you have is, uh, money
and good looks and privilege
and access. [SCOFFS]
Well, what about you? It seems like
you could do just about anything,
and all of it's scary. What do you want?
I want the world to stop sucking.
'Cause it sucks.
For me, for people I care about.
For Ava and Lenore.
I don't want them to lose their house.
This team, it says it
can make a difference.
Okay, fine. I'll give it a shot.
But because I love my brother
and because I'm desperate,
not because I believe in hope
or something stupid like that.
Well, look
I haven't really relied
on anybody for a long time,
but I'm relying on you.
And so are they.
And if you want to be part of the team,
you actually have to
be part of the team.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[GRUNTING]
Ohh.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
- [BREANNA] Time.
- Ohh! [PARKER GROANS]
[SIGHS] These bundles are ridiculous.
Hey, don't blame the bundles.
Breanna made exactly what I
asked for, three million worth.
It means you'll be able to waltz
out of the party with everybody else.
No one's gonna look under the dress.
No, taping these under my
dress eats up so much time.
It can't be done.
Might even say it's impossible?
That'll be all for now, Breanna.
Okay.
[PARKER SIGHS]
[PARKER SIGHS]
You know she took that
pearl to impress you.
But, for better or
worse, she's with us now.
We have to help her grow.
[SIGHS] Like you did with me?
The way we all did with each other.
If I could do this it might work.
It's a shame the dress isn't bigger.
[HAPPY CHATTER]
Wow!
[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]
[WOMAN] Wow, look at that dress!
- [MAN] Oh, my stars.
- [MAN 2] Who is that?
I know how I'd feel in that dress.
[HARRY CHORTLES]
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but wouldn't you not want to
attract attention to yourself?
You don't like my dress?
I made the modifications you asked for.
And there are straps and
pockets on the inside, and
are you sure you want
the hoops that wide?
Sounds perfect, Lenore.
- Ohh.
- [LENORE CHUCKLES]
[HAPPY CHATTER]
Sometimes the best way to hide is
to blind them with your brightness.
Excuse me.
Hoo hoo hoo hoo, you handsome devil!
[GASPS] Congratulations!
You're a big hit.
Got room for one more? Ohh!
[LAUGHING]
Little chair. Ooh, I
like your pony tail.
[CHAUDRY] Remind me
again why we invited her.
Well, you want Belle to know
she's never gonna get your license.
When she sees how much
money you rake in tonight,
she's gonna fold her cards for sure.
Sorry 'bout that. Little
too much champagne.
Your whales will lose that much?
Not here. In the high rollers room.
These whales aren't very exciting.
Players, the game is
blackjack. Buy-in is 50,000.
They'll lose a million at the
tables without even flinching.
That's pretty exciting.
You made this?
Mm-hmm.
You got a gift.
- Thank you.
- Is that
is that
[BOTH] Lemon juice!
Are you?
[DENNIS CHUCKLES]
[ELIOT] Okay.
The drop car is leaving.
And the count room is clear.
You're gonna go write that down?
I thought you had a spreadsheet.
It's in the car.
Go get it!
All right.
- Dude.
- I know.
All right, Dennis is gonna be
back soon. Now's our window.
Dealer has 20.
Come on, not again.
[MAN] It's incredible.
This one won.
Breanna, deploy the loop.
Pushed a whole button and looped
the empty hallway footage
that Parker recorded earlier.
Anyone looking will see a big,
fat nothing in the hallway.
See? You contributed.
[SOPHIE] Eliot, Cinderella,
you have 10 minutes.
Happy?
Oh, Miss St. Claire, may I escort
you to the high rollers room?
Mr. Van Winkle, I need to attend
to a personal bodily function.
Well, I'll wait right here for you.
But it's a personal bodily function.
[LAUGHING] It could take hours.
I'll meet you there.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
- This is great.
- Mm.
You're a genius.
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
We have three winners.
[SOFT LAUGHTER]
[SOPHIE] You know what to do.
When I give the signal,
you start winning.
Like with Nate in Budapest.
Sorry to miss the funeral.
Vegas prisons don't give vacations.
Well, you're here now,
and that's what counts.
Anything for Nate. And you.
They just won.
It's just one hand out of ten.
Don't look so nervous.
It keeps them playing.
What are you guys doing in
here? This is a restricted area.
[BEEP]
A Boyle & Kim 500. How adorable.
[EXHALES]
Um guys
there's a lot of money in here.
Isn't that kind of the point?
No, like, too much money.
Like, tens of millions too much.
Um, there's no way it's all
gonna fit under this dress.
[ELIOT] Guys, we got another problem.
These guys are Russian mob.
Russians? How do you
know they're Russian?
- Because it's a very distinctive
- [THUG GROANS]
[ELIOT] Hang on.
[JAKE] Is this going to be a problem?
[CHAUDRY] No, no, no, everything's fine.
Dmitri's money's safe, don't worry.
It's my job to worry.
Chaudry must be laundering
money for the Russian mob.
That's how he's financing
his empire plans.
Jake's not an employee.
He's protecting money
for a Russian oligarch.
The plan depends on
us emptying the vault.
We may have to regroup.
[HARRY] Yeah, if we leave
now, though, Lenore and Ava
are gonna lose their house.
[BREANNA] Uh, guys
I have an idea.
Yeah!
[PLAYERS CHEERING]
They keep winning.
Well, it's just a hand
here and there, right?
Keeps them playing.
Whiskey.
If you lose Dmitri's money,
it's not me you have to answer to.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
Will that work?
Did the math twice.
[ELIOT] Kid, this ain't a dry run.
If Breanna believes it can work
It'll work.
And we won't sink.
Parker, what do you think?
- Trust the newbie.
- [BREANNA] Yes?
Yes? Yes, yes!
Okay, okay, all you
have to do is maneuver
through some heavily patrolled
areas and grab what you need.
Ivan, check in.
Ivan.
Ivan?
And Eliot
you'd better hurry up too.
I always get the fun job, don't I?
Ah, that's nothin'.
You cut your way out of an ice cave.
Hey! You're not supposed to be here!
You escaped a gorilla enclosure.
[GRUNTS, SIGHS]
[PARKER] And
you catered a wedding for the Mob.
[ELIOT] It wasn't catering.
It was a food sensory experience.
Whatever. It was really good.
Hey!
Hey, what's up?
Yeah. Which door's the workshop?
Third door on your right.
[SOFT CHUCKLE]
There you are!
I grabbed my spreadsheet
and more carrot cake.
Go back upstairs.
W w wait. Are
you, uh, goin' renegade?
- Yeah. Yes, I am.
- Yeah.
Those guys in the suits,
they're Russian Mafia.
I knew it! I I knew it!
- Go back upstairs and
- Oh, look out!
[GRUNTING]
That was a big mistake, buddy.
Look at me. Look at me.
Dennis. Dennis, put
your head here, buddy.
Hey, Dennis, Dennis.
You all right, my man?
Huh?
[DENNIS GROANS]
[ELIOT] You get what? Ooh, thumbs up.
All right.
Huh? Thumbs up.
You're gonna be just fine. Okay.
[DENNIS] What happened to your tie?
Ivan, where are you?
[STATIC CRACKLING]
What?
[WHIRRING SOUND]
Yes!
[CHEERS AND LAUGHTER]
It's a small hot streak. It just
makes them bet more and lose more.
It's it's good.
[JAKE] Got an emergency.
One guy knocked out in the count room.
We have thieves in our vault.
Seal it and call the cops.
Cops? But the money
These local yokels don't know
how much is in that vault.
Dmitri's money is safe.
[PHONE BEEPS]
[LOUD CLANK]
That's it. Next time that door
opens, cops'll be on the other side.
[CHATTER]
Police'll be here any minute.
Yeah? Where the hell are they?
Eliot, Parker, are you out?
[CHEERS AND LAUGHTER]
Make sure these guys start losing.
I have to deal with something.
We're gonna cash out.
[DEALER] Pleasure. That's
quite some run you had.
Eliot.
Parker.
The police are on their
way to the vault right now.
- Ivan?
- [KEYS BEEPING]
[LOCK OPENS]
You have to stop them.
You have to stop them!
- Stop who?
- The players from cashing out!
Why? Is there something wrong?
No! [FORCED LAUGHTER]
Of course not.
Oh, good, 'cause the high
rollers are very eager to collect.
Do you know, they won
almost $2 million tonight!
Two million.
Well, you can pay out, can't you?
Uh
Very disappointing.
It was you. You did this!
Officer!
She brought in the high rollers.
She ran a rigged game!
She knew we wouldn't be able to pay.
[SOPHIE GASPS, CLICKS HER TONGUE]
Are you saying that your
casino ran a rigged game
directly in front of the most
honest gaming commissioner
this side of the Mississippi?
Yeah, Congressman, is
that what you're saying?
Officer, I don't know
what's going on here,
but if my office can be of
any help, please be in touch.
I suspect your Russian friends
aren't going to be
very happy with you
Congressman.
But look on the bright side now
everyone's gonna know your name.
Dmitri would like to
have a word with you.
I'm telling you, the security
detail is Russian mob!
I have a spreadsheet!
[WATER SQUELCHES]
I have an idea.
If you make the vault as
airtight as possible
and then release the
nitrogen from the air tanks
Smell that.
You pressurize the room
and create enough force to
keep the water from coming up.
It's the Ideal Gas Law.
Push the money through,
river current will
take care of the rest.
[VEHICLE ARRIVES]
[HARRY LAUGHS] Whoo!
Looks like you caught a big one!
Ow! What?
Good job.
You too, Parker. And
the dress was amazing!
A little water probably came in
once the vault wasn't airtight.
Yeah, that was your big mistake,
ruining Chaudry's throw rugs.
Very disappointed in you.
[LAUGHTER]
The deeds to your house, free and clear
and completely paid off.
I can't accept this.
This is too much.
Sure we can, Grandma.
We've also arranged the same for
any neighbors still in the area.
And anybody that got forced out
is gonna get fair compensation.
- Ohh.
- And
one more thing.
[VOICE BREAKING] Historical status?
For the whole neighborhood.
Now nobody can tear these houses down.
This is more than I
could have ever hoped for.
You people are angels.
Ava, I want you to have the
best Sweet 16 in history!
You're gonna need a new dress, though.
[LAUGHTER]
I think I could take care of that.
[LAUGHTER]
- [DENNIS COMPLAINING ON PHONE]
- Dennis
Dennis, you're gonna pass
the entrance exam this time.
All right? I'm gonna help you study.
[DENNIS] All right, man.
Coming over to play cards?
I I'll see you at game night.
[ELIOT HISSES]
Aw, you made a pal.
Don't do that.
This guy got punched in the face.
He lost his job. He deserves a break.
And he makes really
good carrot cake. [SIGHS]
That was my cake, Parker!
He made it special for me!
Why did you decide to
trust me on the boat?
Hardison, he put it in
the binders, volume ten,
"When in doubt, trust the
person stuck inside the van.
They can always see the big picture."
Sucks he's not here.
Yeah. Really does.
But we have you.
More suckage for you.
No.
Mnh-mnh.
I'm glad you're here.
You're an incredibly gifted hacker,
and we need you.
Why not leave the other stuff to us?
I want to take on the bad guys.
I have to learn everything.
Yeah, but these bad guys
are worse than ever, okay?
Hardison trusted me with you. If
something bad happens because
Parker.
My first memory is of 9/11.
I've lived through endless war,
two economic collapses,
and the return of actual Nazis.
So this "worst world
ever" thing you see
it's the only world I've ever known.
I'm not scared.
I'm kinda ready to kick it in the junk.
Okay.
Training starts tomorrow.
Ooh. Almost forgot.
Your first trophy.
You earned it.
But you were nowhere near the
When did how did you?
How did you ?
I'm Parker.
[END THEME MUSIC PLAYS]