Ep 16. The San Lorenzo Job

In "The San Lorenzo Job," the six-person team of master criminals at the heart of the show must unite to save a former member and prevent a major international crisis. Nate Ford, the team leader, is a former insurance investigator who turned to a life of vigilantism after his son died due to corporate greed. He is joined by a team of experts: Sophie Devereaux, a grifter and actress; Parker, a skilled thief and hacker; Eliot Spencer, a tough guy with a talent for hand-to-hand combat; Alec Hardison, a computer hacker; and Tara Cole, a new member of the team brought on to provide additional support.

The episode begins with Nate receiving word that Victor Dubenich, the architect of their first con in the series opener, has been kidnapped by the dictator of San Lorenzo, a small island nation with a valuable oil supply. Dubenich, who had been conducting business with the San Lorenzo government, had information that could be used to destabilize the country. The team's mission is to rescue Dubenich and retrieve the information before it can be used to cause a global crisis.

To do so, the team must pose as a documentary film crew and infiltrate the San Lorenzo government's operations. Parker and Hardison work on creating a fake film production, complete with a fake movie poster and website. Spencer and Cole go undercover as a producer and director, respectively, while Sophie acts as the actress playing the lead role. Nate assumes the role of the financier, playing up his image as a rich megalomaniac to gain access to the dictator.

As they work their way deeper into San Lorenzo's operations, the team discovers that the country is in peril due to corruption and mismanagement. The oil reserves have been sold off to foreign interests, and the dictator is using the sale proceeds to fund his personal projects, including a massive vanity project in the form of a giant statue of himself.

The team's rescue plan is complicated by the fact that they are not the only ones after Dubenich. A rival team of criminals, hired by the same foreign interests, are also on the island and are ready to kill anyone in their way. The tension builds as the two teams cross paths and try to outmaneuver each other in their pursuit of Dubenich.

As the situation grows increasingly dangerous, the team must rely on their skills and ingenuity to outsmart their opponents and save Dubenich. Along the way, they also discover a new ally in the form of a San Lorenzo rebel group, who share their goal of overthrowing the dictator and making sure the country's resources are used for the greater good.

In the end, the team's primary mission is successful: they rescue Dubenich and prevent the release of the damaging information. However, the larger issue of San Lorenzo's corrupt government is left unresolved, leaving the team with a sense of unfinished business.

Overall, "The San Lorenzo Job" is a thrilling episode full of intrigue, action, and suspense. The team is at their best as they work together to outwit their rivals while saving an old friend and preventing a major crisis. Fans of the show will be on the edge of their seats as they watch the team navigate the dangerous waters of international espionage and corruption.