Title	The Homecoming Job
Season	1
Episode	2
Airdate	December 9, 2008
Written by	John Rogers Dean Devlin (story)
Directed by	Dean Devlin
Guests	Robert Pine Richard Cox Jake McLaughlin Lee Reherman
Previous episode (broadcast order)	The Nigerian Job
Next episode (broadcast order)	The Two-Horse Job
Previous episode (serial order)	The Nigerian Job
Next episode (serial order)	The Wedding Job
Episode list	Season 1

Leverage Consulting & Associates opens for business as the crew reunites to help Reservist Corporal Robert Perry who was wounded in Iraq by mercenaries working for Castleman Security, a private military contractor. To get the Perry the rehabilitation he needs but cannot afford, the team must infiltrate the upper echelons of the Washington's military/industrial complex to bring down Castleman's president and the shady Congressman on his payroll.

Contents 1 Client 2 Marks 3 Notes 4 Trivia 5 Production Media 6 Comments

ClientEdit

• Corporal Robert Perry

MarksEdit

• Charles Dufort
• Congressman Robert Jenkins

NotesEdit

• The lack of funding for military reservists medical care is a major issue in the US at present. Veterans are entitled to long-term care at VA facilities, but many live too far from a VA hospital to commute regularly. Private hospitals can provide these services at VA expense, but with higher costs per patient the norm, and a funding cap, these patients rarely get the same care as veterans able to access a VA hospital.
• The Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel plays the building that houses the Leverage Consulting and Associates offices. The hotel has a long show business history, and is a frequently used location for film and television. Its greatest claim to fame is as the site where the Academy Awards were first held; the Oscar statuette was designed on a hotel napkin.
• In his blog, Leverage creator John Rogers notes that all the vets appearing in the hospital scene are actual vets, including Jake McLaughlin, who played Cpl. Perry. McLaughlin, who served four years in Iraq.
• Rogers makes a cameo appearance as one of the casting directors of the commercial for which Sophie is auditioning.

TriviaEdit

• The team's high-tech cell phones are introduced in this episode. Also introduced are two traditional in-jokes: the use of "seriously?" in response to an absurd situation (first heard when Parker pushes Hardison off a roof in untested gear) and Eliot's "very distinctive" line (first used to describe footwear worn by two of Castleman's private security in disguise.)
• This episode include the first contribution of consultant Apollo Robbins as choreographer of a three-hand pick-pocketing sequence, which was done in one shot.
• Castleman Security's logo is a castle (or rook), the back row corner pieces on the chess board.

Production MediaEdit