Leverage

10 Best Episodes of Leverage - Season 5

A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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Leverage - S5E14

#15 - The Toy Job (Season 5 - Episode 14)

To prevent a CEO from placing an unsafe toy on the market, the team creates a craze for a competing toy.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 313 votes.

Leverage - S5E2

#14 - The Blue Line Job (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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The "enforcer" of a minor league hockey team may die if he brawls again, so the Leverage crew must steal his team from its unscrupulous owner.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 332 votes.

Leverage - S5E12

#13 - The White Rabbit Job (Season 5 - Episode 12)

A young industrialist seems bent on destroying the company his grandfather built, and the town it supports. To find out why, the team attempts the rarely (if ever) achieved "White Rabbit" con, which puts the mark through a series of simulated dreams.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 308 votes.

Leverage - S5E13

#12 - The Corkscrew Job (Season 5 - Episode 13)

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To investigate a suspicious death at a winery, the team tries to get at the new owner through his wine collection.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 307 votes.

Leverage - S5E5

#11 - The Gimme a K Street Job (Season 5 - Episode 5)

When a cheerleader is injured through corporate negligence, Parker takes over the role of the cheerleading squad's disgraced coach while the other members of the Leverage team attempt to get safety legislation passed in Congress.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 336 votes.

Leverage - S5E7

#10 - The Real Fake Car Job (Season 5 - Episode 7)

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The team plans to get their client's money back by selling their mark the vintage car of his dreams. But because the mark also plans to testify against the Mob, he's been placed in Witness Protection/Relocation and is being closely guarded by a U.S. Marshal.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 325 votes.

Leverage - S5E11

#9 - The Low Low Price Job (Season 5 - Episode 11)

Eliot takes a personal interest in the threat posed to a small town by a new mega-store. The crew tries a variety of approaches to foil the plans of an ambitious corporate representative and keep the store from opening.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 308 votes.

Leverage - S5E1

#8 - The (Very) Big Bird Job (Season 5 - Episode 1)

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As the team adjusts to their new home of Portland, Oregon, they take on the case of a corrupt airline executive who has a strong obsession with Howard Hughes and his Spruce Goose, which is now on exhibit in a museum.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 371 votes.

Leverage - S5E6

#7 - The D.B. Cooper Job (Season 5 - Episode 6)

Agent McSweeten, who still thinks that Parker and Hardison are undercover FBI, asks the team to look into the case that obsesses his dying father: the 1971 plane hijacking by D. B. Cooper.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 329 votes.

Leverage - S5E4

#6 - The French Connection Job (Season 5 - Episode 4)

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The team infiltrates a cooking school run by an old friend of Eliot's and whose owner is involved in smuggling truffles; Parker looks for passion in the arts.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 360 votes.

Leverage - S5E10

#5 - The Frame-Up Job (Season 5 - Episode 10)

With the other three team members still in Washington, Sophie sneaks off (soon followed by Nate) to the mansion of a recently deceased art collector, where a mysterious painting by a modern master will be publicly shown for the first time. When the painting turns up missing, Sophie and Nate must help Sterling solve a classic mystery to stop him from pinning the crime on them.

The episode was rated 8.10 from 312 votes.

Leverage - S5E3

#4 - The First Contact Job (Season 5 - Episode 3)

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An entrepreneur, who has made his fortune by stealing his subordinates' ideas, must be convinced by the team that he has made contact with aliens.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 357 votes.

Leverage - S5E8

#3 - The Broken Wing Job (Season 5 - Episode 8)

While nursing an injury, Parker comes across the planning of a crime and must recruit a reluctant waitress (Aarti Mann) to aid her in figuring out the plot. Meanwhile the rest of the team is in Japan on another job.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 330 votes.

Leverage - S5E9

#2 - The Rundown Job (Season 5 - Episode 9)

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After finishing a job in Washington with Parker and Hardison, Eliot gets a call from an old employer that leads him to deduce that a terror attack is imminent. Only the three of them, with the help of an old Army colleague of Eliot's, can stop it.

The episode was rated 8.24 from 332 votes.

Leverage - S5E15

#1 - The Long Goodbye Job (Season 5 - Episode 15)

Nate puts everything on the line for himself and his team when he takes on a case that is connected to his son's death.

The episode was rated 8.57 from 373 votes.

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