Ep 10. The Underground Job

In Leverage season 3 episode 10, titled The Underground Job, the team takes on a group of crooked construction workers who are forcing the owners of small businesses out of their properties in order to build a high-rise development. The team learns that the construction workers are also involved in a profitable underground fighting ring, which they use as leverage to control the people they are trying to force out of their properties.

The episode begins with the team meeting with a cab driver who is being forced out of his garage by the construction workers. The team, led by Nathan Ford (played by Timothy Hutton), decides to help him and soon learns that his situation is not unique. The construction workers are using their connections with the city government to obtain permits for the development and are driving out small business owners by any means necessary.

The team decides to take on the construction workers by posing as a fight team that wants to participate in their underground fighting ring. They manage to infiltrate the ring and meet the leader of the construction workers, a tough guy named Big Willie. They also discover that Big Willie has been blackmailing the fight ring organizer by threatening to expose his illegal gambling operation to the police.

The team devises a plan to bring down Big Willie and the construction workers by convincing the fight ring organizer to turn against them. They also set up a fake construction company and use it to obtain the necessary permits to stop the development. The team then uses their skills to create a fake news story that portrays Big Willie as a crook, which leads to his arrest and the end of the construction workers' scheme.

The Underground Job is a fast-paced and action-packed episode that showcases the team's ingenuity and resourcefulness. The episode also includes some moments of humor and heart, such as when Parker (played by Beth Riesgraf) pretends to be a wrestler and demonstrates her impressive strength. The episode's themes of corruption and greed make it relevant and engaging, especially in today's world where these issues continue to be relevant. Overall, The Underground Job is a highly entertaining episode that will leave viewers satisfied and wanting more.