A/N: Before anybody panics, I am still working on Faking It, honestly I am, but this idea has been hanging around on my hard drive too long now and my muse decided it needed to see the light of day - so here it is. Chapter 1 is very short, I know, but its just the intro. This one is going to take a while... assuming of course that anybody even wants to read it!

(Disclaimer: Characters from Leverage belong to John Rogers, Chris Downey, and other important people that aren't me.)

Chapter 1

"This is the Twin Souls Retreat" explained Alec Hardison from his place in front of the vid-screen, pointing to a set of pictures that showed various shots of the building and its facilities, "Opened and run by one Miss Laurie Redfern" he clicked a button and the picture changed to that of a little red-haired woman grinning at the team, "The idea is not-so-happy married couples book a weeks stay at this fine palace of a hotel, and as well as enjoying all the facilities including swimming pools, saunas, and gym" he explained clicking the button in his hand several times and bringing up picture on picture of each thing he spoke of, "they also get some seriously intense couples therapy with some supposed top psychologists and experts in the field"

"You say 'supposed' as if they're fakes" said Sophie with a slight frown, though honestly she had no doubt at all that everything about this place was phoney, given that they were looking into them.

"Right now, these experts are listed as Dr Laura Matthius and Dr Daniel Ritter" Hardison went on to explain, bringing up pictures of the pair as well as other photographs that would prove relevant yet, "Both have written various psychology books and papers, but neither has much in the way of qualifications. Matthius started a degree but never finished, and I can't even get a High School Diploma for this Ritter guy - could be an alias but I got more research to do there"

"Okay, so we get that this place isn't gonna save anybody's marriage" said Eliot, looking bored already, "What's this got to do with us?"

"Doesn't seem like they'd have anything to steal" Parker agreed with the hitter's assessment, but this was where Nate stepped in to explain.

"You're right, in one sense" he nodded, taking his place beside Hardison in front of the rest of the team, "This place overcharges for their services, but these days, who doesn't? Our job concerns finding evidence to start off with, proof that this Laurie Redfern and her staff are intentionally encouraging the divorce of the couples that attend their facility, rather than striving for reconciliations"

Off the puzzled looks of the team members sat at the table, Hardison resumed his presentation, bringing up further pictures and graphs which he referenced as he continued.

"Miss Laurie Redfern is actually the very married Mrs Lauren Kendall" he explained, "Her husband, Mr Jeremy Kendall, is a Senior Partner at a law firm that specialises in, yep, you guessed it, divorce cases" he explained.

"So the woman at the place that fixes the couples actually break ups the couples" said Parker, hoping she understood, "And her husband provides the lawyer to help them get divorced"

"So they make money on the fake fix, and then more on the break up" Sophie tagged on her own thoughts at which Nate nodded they were both correct.

"Which is bad enough in and of itself" he told the team, "but it's actually worse than it seems. They play the husbands and wives off against each other, squeeze both for cash in exchange for legal advice, and take the biggest possible piece of the pie when the divorce goes through by ensuring they back the person who comes off best" he explained, "Since the retreat is pretty pricey, their only clients tend to be high end. Between the retreat fees and the shares in the divorce settlements, this duo are making millions out of unsuspecting couples"

"But they're only conning rich people" said Parker, "Isn't that what we do?"

"Only the rich who are screwing over the poor and helpless, Parker" Sophie pointed out to her, "These are innocent people, rich or not, and they don't deserve to have their lives ruined and money taken by these manipulating creatures"

"No, they don't" agreed Nate, "especially when at least one of their so-called clients paid the ultimate price for their services" he said, looking to Hardison who clicked a button and brought up a happy couples wedding picture.

"This is Natalie and Steven James" he said with a sad smile, "They were married almost ten years when they started having a few problems. He was suffering work stress, she was finding herself left lonely when the kids were in school, they figured a little counselling would help. After a week in the Twin Souls retreat, things went from bad to worse and divorce was on the cards. Two weeks after that, Steven James was dead"

"These folks killed a guy?" asked Eliot, feeling a little confused by the sudden turn of events.

"No, Steven killed himself" explained Nate "The pressure of the divorce on top of everything else was too much for him. He left his grieving wife heart-broken and feeling guilty, with two kids to bring up, and almost no money since her in-laws disowned her, blaming her for their son's death"

The teams hate was now firmly in place against the Twin Souls retreat, as it should be given what they were doing. All that was left to do was exact revenge for the grieving widow, and maybe make a little cash, not just for her but for others who had suffered at the hands of the Kendalls.

"So, what's the plan?" asked Eliot, eager to get to the part where he could bust some heads, and all in the name of justice.

"I'm guessing our easiest in is pose as a couple in trouble" said Sophie, looking to Nate for confirmation, "The two of us..."

"Unfortunately, that's not going to work this time around" he said, shaking his head, "Hardison pulled a record of the types of folks that have passed through this place, quite a few that could ID me, and some that I'm pretty sure would know you too, Sophie"

"Problem" said the brunette, pushing her hair back over her shoulder.

"Potentially" agreed Nate, as he walked around the table, "Of course, the easiest way into a place like this, as you said, is by sending in a couple in trouble" he continued as he came to stand between Eliot and Parker, resting a hand on their shoulders.

Both peered up at their leader almost as one, their eyes then meeting each others.

"No way, man" the hitter protested, "You gotta be kidding me"

"Me and him?" the thief squeaked, apparently no more impressed than the guy sat beside her.

"Congratulations, you two" said Nate with a broad smile as he swung their chairs around and crouched down between them, "You're Twin Souls newest unhappily married couple"

To Be Continued...

A/N2: Yeah, so this might get a little crazy, me trying to write a whole con and all... and trying to keep my head in Season 1... and trying to make an E/P relationship out of this as well... Oh, what have I gotten myself into? lol