Leverage follows a five-person team:
Nathan "Nate" Ford ("The Mastermind"): A former insurance fraud investigator for IYS Insurance and the team's mastermind. The son of South Boston numbers runner Jimmy Ford,Nate originally intended to become a Catholic priest, prior to becoming an insurance investigator;
Sophie Devereaux ("The Grifter"):She has a long history with Nate, dating back at least ten years to when he pursued her with IYS as an art thief;
Alec Hardison ("The Hacker"):The team's computer specialist and hacker. Hardison is a self-proclaimed geek and science fiction fan, with an easy going manner and dry, unusual wit;
Eliot Spencer ("The Hitter"):The team's highly skilled martial artist, weapons expert and self-described "retrieval specialist". His role in cons is often to play small roles while protecting the team, often leading him into hand-to-hand combat that draws on his martial arts skills;
Parker ("The Thief"):An expert thief, cat-burglar, pickpocket and safe-cracker. The product of an abusive childhood spent in several foster homes, Parker is socially awkward and relates poorly to most people.
They use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
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