The episode referenced in this one-shot is Season 2, Episode 11: The Bottle Job.

Just a note, there are direct word quotes from the episode. A big thanks to the Leverage, Seriously, website, who had posted the pretty accurate transcripts from the entire original series. You can find it at leverage.

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Prompt: "People don't understand that I don't know how not to walk around like I own every place I go to."

"Nate, Tara should be pulling up now. I'd suggest meeting her by the door." Pru smirked as she heard Nate's muttering about knowing how to do his job. She could tell that Alec was trying to not laugh from his spot on the couch as she grabbed another water from the fridge. As she made her way back to the couch, she heard Tara arrive at McRory's.

"What's the game?"

"Twenty questions." Pru watched as Nate took Tara's coat on the monitors when he replied.

"I'll do it in ten. That one?"

As Nate affirmed which person that Tara was supposed to learn about and the grifter made her way to him, Pru noticed that Alec had a slightly bewildered look on his face. The manager huffed as she sat down on the other end of the couch. "Alec, have you never watched Sophie or Tara get into character? It's like people don't understand that they don't know how to not walk around like they own every place that they go to. It is basically their job after all."

The hacker scoffed as Pru turned back to the monitor to see Parker hand the mark's wallet off to Eliot. He opened it and took a picture of the ID. "Nothing but cash and an ID."

Pru furrowed her brow. "'Cause that's not fishy at all."

Alec nodded. "Yeah, I'm running it, but we got next to nothing on this guy. No bank accounts, no credit cards; he's totally off the grid."

The manager grabbed her tablet and started searching as Tara got the name and some more information out of the mark. After he said something about his dad, Pru scoffed. "Yeah, I got something here on dear old Da, Tim Doyle. Not only runs the family loan-sharking business, but also used to kill people with nail bombs for the IRA."

They could hear Mark Doyle (the mark) continue to give some information to Tara, though it was only enough for them to get a basic idea of what was going on. Alec spoke up after a moment. "Alright, I got plane tickets. Doyle's headed for Belfast in a couple of hours."

Nate responded. "Ok, that explains the deadline, but why take the bag of cash? Tara, I need you to ask something."

They heard Tara repeat Nate's question a moment later. "How long are you in town?"

Doyle responded. "Leaving tonight. Annual review, sort of. Show my new branch of the business is profitable."

"How profitable?" Pru's eyes widened slightly as Doyle opened the bag at his side that was filled rather full of cash.

"Damn it all to hell!" Alec gave a look at her outburst. "He's got to have his hooks into the whole neighborhood. Nate, you better have a plan, otherwise I'm going down there to take that dolt out."

She could practically hear Nate's eye roll. "I've got some ideas. Just give me some time and we'll take care of him."

"We better. I hate loan sharks."