Title	The Rashomon Job
Season	3
Episode	11
Airdate	August 22, 2010
Written by	John Rogers
Directed by	Arvin Brown
Guests	John Billingsley Traber Burns Juan Canopii Riley Smith
Previous episode	The Underground Job
Next episode	The King George Job
Episode list	Season 3

In a pastiche of the classic 1950 film Rashômon, the team members recall - from very different perspectives - how they each tried to pilfer the same artifact on the very same night five years earlier.

Contents 1 Notable Organizations 2 Enemies 3 Clients 4 Aliases 5 Notable Locations 6 Cons and Scams Used 6.1 Mentioned 7 Artifacts 7.1 Mentioned 8 Notes 9 Trivia 9.1 Inside References 10 Comments

Notable OrganizationsEdit

• Boston Museum of Art & Antiquities
• I.Y.S. Insurance
• Zimbabwe Art Ministry
• British Airways
• Tanuki Security Systems
• Baron Oil
• Channel 6 News

EnemiesEdit

• Edgar Gladstone - Financier
• Mr. Coswell - Head of Security
• Gutman - Dealer

ClientsEdit

None - this episode is a reflection of a time before Leverage Consulting & Associates formed.

AliasesEdit

• Sophie Devereaux - Duchess Alexia of Barrington Highsworth/Dr. Karen Ipcress
• Eliot Spencer - Dr. Wes Abernathy/Unnamed Security Guard/"Herb" (Driver)
• Alec Hardison - Minister Robert Bioko/Unnamed Security Guard
• Parker - Unnamed wait staff

Notable LocationsEdit

• Boston, Massachusetts
• London, England

Cons and Scams UsedEdit

• Long Con

MentionedEdit

• The Smash and Grab

ArtifactsEdit

• The Dagger of Aqu'abi

MentionedEdit

• The Sapphire Monkey

NotesEdit

• This appears to be a "bottle episode", much like the episodes: "The Bank Shot Job" and "The Bottle Job".
• Eliot has appeared as Dr. Abernathy before, in "The Jailhouse Job". This episode gave us a scene where his alias was stolen from the real Dr. Wes Abernathy.
• The Sapphire Monkey was first mentioned in "The Two-Horse Job".
• Eliot's other identity, "Herb", was wearing a Unified Confidence logo on his uniform. This company first appeared in "The First David Job".
• Nate's section of the story is labeled as "Mastermind" and not "Brains".
• It is clear in this episode that Leverage Consulting & Associates run the operations (and the television) at John McRory's Place.
• This is the first episode since "The Scheherazade Job" that Damien Moreau is mentioned.
• Three actors play the role of Dr. Wes Abernathy
  • Riley Smith - in Sophie's version of the story
  • Eric Stevens - in the car during Eliot's version of the story
  • Christian Kane - as Eliot Spencer
• The museum shots were of the Portland Art Museum[1].
• Sophie Soong reprises her role as television reporter Janet Lin. She previously appeared in "The Inside Job".
• Hardison still lived with his Nana five years ago. According to the references in "The Scheherazade Job" and "The San Lorenzo Job", Hardison is about 19-years old during the events of the Rashomon Job.
• Nate was still married to Maggie Collins, and while it is not mentioned, Sam Ford is still alive.

TriviaEdit

• Eliot bested Sophie
• Hardison bested Eliot
• Parker bested Hardison
• Nate bested them all

Inside ReferencesEdit

• Guest Star John Billingsley was a regular cast member of Star Trek: Enterprise.
• Eliot has a nose for peppermint. It has a Distinctive smell.
• Everyone (except Nate) Portrayed Sophie's accent incorrectly with it getting worse with each story.