9.3/103 votes#1 - Take Your Best Shot
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2018
The Task Force tracks down a person of interest; after Poole gets put on a new case, Miller interviews Biggie's widow; Tupac faces legal trouble and goes to record at Quad Studios in New York.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Chris Downey
9.0/102 votes#2 - The Future Job
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2010
The team goes after a con man masquerading as a psychic medium in order to drain the life savings of his bereaved clients.
Director: Marc Roskin
Writer: Chris Downey
9.0/101 votes#3 - The Girls' Night Out Job
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/2011
When a James-Bond-like thief targets Parker's friend Peggy, Parker recruits Sophie and Tara to help her and, together, the women of Leverage follow the thief to the Venezuelan Consulate, where they discover an international conspiracy.
Director: Marc Roskin
Writer: Chris Downey
9.0/101 votes#4 - The Radio Job (1)
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/2012
When Latimer hires Nate’s father to pull off a heist in an ultra-secure government office, the Leverage team must stage a fake hostage stand-off when they’re trapped inside and the feds lay siege to the building.
Director: Dean Devlin
Writer: Chris Downey
9.0/101 votes#5 - The Rundown Job
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/2012
Eliot, Hardison and Parker join Colonel Vance in a race to stop a terrorist from launching a biological attack on Washington, D.C.
Director: Dean Devlin
Writer: Chris Downey
8.5/102 votes#6 - The Lost Heir Job
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/2009
The Leverage team targets a shady lawyer looking to usurp his client's estate, with Parker playing the client's long-lost daughter. With Sophie still out of the picture, the team works with an uptight lawyer as a chaperone, but there may be more to her than meets the eye. Summer season finale.
Director: Peter Winther
Writer: Chris Downey
8.5/102 votes#7 - Satellite of Love
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2020
As Ben readies the new Physician Response Team truck for the field, his suspicions about Sullivan and the missing Fentanyl continue to grow. Meanwhile, Jack and Rigo try to look past their differences when they are forced to work together and fight a mysterious gas station fire; Dean and JJ try to work through their differing parenting styles; and Travis meets someone new.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Chris Downey
8.2/109 votes#8 - Zzyzx
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2023
The Screen Cutter attempts to bargain with Bosch and Chandler, who go to extremes to locate Maddie before it’s too late.
Director: Sharat Raju
Writer: Chris Downey
8.0/101 votes#9 - The Van Gogh Job
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/17/2011
On the trail of a lost Van Gogh, the team learns the painting was the center of a World War II love story between a black soldier and the white heiress he was forced to leave behind.
Director: John Rogers
Writer: Chris Downey
8.0/101 votes#10 - The D. B. Cooper Job
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/26/2012
A dying FBI Agent's greatest failure – allowing skyjacker D.B. Cooper to escape justice –becomes Nate's obsession as he looks back to the '70s to solve one of America's great mysteries.
Director: Marc Roskin
Writer: Chris Downey
7.8/1018 votes#11 - Uninvited Guests
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/19/2015
Rachel and her mother, Laura Zane, plan for Rachel's dream wedding, but Rachel fears the event may reveal Mike's secret. Meanwhile Daniel Hardman and Jack Soloff make their move against Jessica and the partners, as Harvey and Mike tangle with Hardman's mysterious backer, and Louis tries to find Jack's Achilles heel.
Director: Silver Tree
Writer: Chris Downey
7.6/1019 votes#12 - No Refills
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2015
Harvey uses some star power in his conflict with Jack. Robert Zane to co-counsel is brought in by Mike.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Chris Downey
7.6/1014 votes#13 - The Uncanny Valley
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/13/2022
Determined to clear his name, Trevor pushes to take the stand, but the risky strategy leaves Mickey with more questions than answers.
Director: Alonso Alvarez
Writer: Chris Downey
7.5/102 votes#14 - The Long Goodbye Job
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/2012
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.
Director: Dean Devlin
Writer: Chris Downey
7.5/102 votes#15 - The Panamanian Monkey Job
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2021
With a new team member on board plus the arrival of Hardison’s genius foster sister, the team heads to Panama to pull an elaborate heist before an evil billionaire can get his money and flee to a non-extradition country.
Director: Dean Devlin
Writer: Chris Downey
7.5/1021 votes#16 - Two in the Knees
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2014
Pearson Specter’s client, Logan Sanders, pushes Harvey to prove his relationship with Mike won’t hinder him from doing what it takes to win their takeover battle. Meanwhile, Louis attempts to mend his relationship with new colleague Jeff Malone, but their ensuing bonding leads to some misunderstandings.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Chris Downey
7.3/103 votes#17 - The Order 23 Job
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2009
The team must commandeer a full hospital floor in order to quarantine a convicted felon and get him to reveal the location of the stolen money, or die.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Chris Downey
7.2/1013 votes#18 - Chaos Theory
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2022
After a close call at his office, Mickey hashes things out with Detective Griggs. A witness in Maggie's human trafficking case has second thoughts.
Director: Bill D'Elia
Writer: Chris Downey
7.0/102 votes#19 - The Scheherazade Job
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2010
To rob an African kleptocrat's Boston vault, the LEVERAGE team has to time their heist to a symphony concert nearby, where amateur violinist Hardison must play a solo for a sell-out crowd.
Director: Peter Winther
Writer: Chris Downey
7.0/102 votes#20 - The Morning After Job
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/2010
To get a violent hedge fund manager to reveal information that could lead to Damien Moreau, the Leverage team convinces the man that he has murdered Parker, not knowing that their con has made the rogue financier the target of assassins.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Chris Downey
7.0/102 votes#21 - The Big Bang Job (1)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/2010
The team infiltrates a government research lab to stop Damien Moreau from auctioning information to international terrorists.
Director: Marc Roskin
Writer: Chris Downey
7.0/101 votes#22 - The Deputy Mayor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2019
With Bobby out, the Deputy Mayor pushes his own agenda. Jessica digs into a murder from North Park.
Director: Alexis Ostrander
Writer: Chris Downey
7.0/101 votes#23 - The Rival
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2019
Angela leads a tent city outside City Hall; Keri thinks about her future, and McGann finds Nick.
Director: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Chris Downey
6.7/1015 votes#24 - Beholder
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/24/2014
When Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate the murder of a “chrome,” there are no signs of trauma, other than a very small pinprick on the back of his neck. As the investigation unfolds, it’s revealed that the murder suspect is tapping into the DNA of his victims in pursuit of perfection.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Chris Downey
6.7/1015 votes#25 - Exit Stage Death
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2023
Charlie's waitress job at a dinner theater is interrupted by a tragic death on stage during a performance by two washed-up television stars. When she starts to investigate, deadly motivations come to light.
Director: Ben Sinclair
Writer: Chris Downey
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"Take Your Best Shot" is the best rated episode written by Chris Downey. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Anthony Hemingway. It aired on 3/20/2018 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Future Job".