Parker quotes from Leverage

We're going to use the money that we have in here.

It is not enough. We're still short thirty grand.

No, Michael, no, not that money. We have an alternate revenue source.

Is he suggesting what I think he's suggesting?

Parker

Are you suggesting what we think you're suggesting? You want to give our bad guy's money to some other bad guys?

Yes, exactly what I'm suggesting we do. But we're going to do it without blowing our covers, gang.

Who are you talking to?

Parker, have you ever robbed a bank that's being robbed?

Parker

[smiling gleefully] There's a first time for everything. The bank was built before 1980, before computers. Means it's got a larger than normal night deposit chute.

'Cause business had to drop off ledgers with their daily hauls. What, you thought my genius was only limited to ones and zeroes?

[hands the briefcase with the money to Parker] There's a lot of money in there.

Parker

Yeah, I know.

My wife's life depends on that money getting where it needs to go.

Parker

I understand. Sometimes bad guys are the only good guys you get.

Sophie

Hey, thanks, Parker.

Parker

Whatever.

Sophie

No. It was an excellent performance.

Parker

Yeah, I think I can act okay when I'm yelling at people and bossing them around.

Sophie

Well, it's a good start.

Eliot

How do we even know this kid is an orphan?

Parker

See him pocketing those cookies? He’s hoarding food. That bag on the table--he keeps his essentials light and portable. He knows he's gonna be taken away at any moment. And there, when she goes to touch him, he flinches. He’s expecting...for her to...Trust me. He’s an orphan.

Parker

This is what he expects me to do, fetch scripts and water?

No, it's a trust thing. He just needs to know that you’re gonna go along with the game plan.

Parker

Yeah, yeah. I get it. We're a team.

A little more than a team. I’m just saying.

Parker

I can't believe they sent you to babysit me.

I’m here on my own.

Parker

We have to bail.

No. no, no, no. What about Luka and the others? We can't leave them like that.

Parker

Why not?

You don't mean that.

Parker

You think this is the only crappy orphanage in this place? This is a country full of orphans, okay? We can't save them all.

No, but we can save this one. Parker, we can--we can save this one. Look, I know growing up was tough. I-I know that you--you grew up in the system. It was--it was bad. I know. It was, it was worse than bad, but that doesn't mean that all foster parents are monsters. Mine wasn't.

Parker

You grew up with your grandmother.

We called her "Nana," but she was our foster mom. She, uh...she--she would cuss like a sailor. The old girl would tan your ass just as soon as look at you. But--but she fed us, she bathed us, she put a roof over our head. And, oh, she would raise hell if you so much as looked at us crooked.

Parker

Yeah?

Yeah.

Parker

Well, you were lucky. No. We’ll put these kids in the system, and odds are, they're gonna--they're gonna... (trying not to cry) they're gonna turn out like me.

I like how you turned out.

Parker

Okay. [in Serbian] Don’t be afraid [refers to translation book] I will make your tomato shiny. [children laugh, and Parker moves toward door] Please come with— [Parker exits the room, but the children do not follow. She reenters and checks the book again] Okay, um... [in Serbian] Men will sadden you. [children laugh, Parker motions toward door] Come on.[the children don’t move] Okay, um... Haagen-Daz?

Haagen-Daz!

Parker

Hey, how did you know I’d be at the orphanage?

Thank Hardison for that.

You know you could have gotten killed. Did you even have an exit strategy?

Parker

[Apologetically] I didn't really think that far ahead.

You don't work alone anymore, you know that?

Parker

I know.

We're a team.

Parker

We're a little more than a team.

Parker

Hey, Nate, I have to tell you something.

What? What is it?

Parker

[Whispering] We have to stop at Haagen-Daz.

Haagen-Daz!!

Where did my daughter go?

I think she was with Parker.

Parker

Go!

Parker

Six seconds! Give it up! [they high-five] Good job.

Just take the mob out of it.

What? Take the mob out of it?

Hear me out. Isn't this just a breach of contract?

Eliot

These guys had a deal, right? And your boy, Ray, he lived up to his end, but Moscone didn't. And for that, there's not a court of law in this world this lady can go to.

Parker

Which is exactly the kind of case we take.

Oh, come on. I don't--why Teresa?

Sophie

I don't know. Well, her man's gone to jail for fifteen years, and she's waiting for him. For fifteen years. Do you have any idea how hard it is, to wait for someone?

Yeah, okay. Yeah, okay, let’s go rob Nicky Moscone, a guy who kills people and lives in our city. Yeah, let's do that.

…Oh, and then there's the FBI parked around the corner.

Parker

FBI? Where?

See that crappy van? Says "Plumber"?

Parker

Mm-hm.

Sophie

Did you say "plumber"? That's their cover? Aw, aw, that is so cute. It's like it's 1978 all over again.

Parker

I saw some rubber gloves. What do you do with those?

Oh, actually, we've just been kind of blowing them up and playing volleyball. But, uh, yeah, if we need to do any kind of investigation…