Also, I thought this answers P-Cs question, I think.

@Matt: Did you really need to beat us over the head with the briefcase thing at the end, though?

You know, we're never sure. Testing indicates -- and I'm not kidding -- that about 30% of our audience never understands the con at all. Doesn't stop them from enjoying the show, but particularly for a "second pilot", better safe than sorry.

Okay, good. But does that mean they went back, then? Or is it unclear?

Nah, it's clear that they didn't go back -- it's all the same trip. They're nunned up, and the cleaning out of safety deposit boxes starts with the same line the previous fake-nun scene ended with, about "we could clean out every box here with that key".

(FTR, I am *highly* amused that everyone in the show but Eliot has played fake clergy. I fully expect him to be dressed as the pope when he finally takes the plunge.)

OOH! The priest outfit is no longer a spoiler, which means ita can post the Hardison as a priest picture on one of her sites, and I can turn it into an icon.

(Okay, so maybe I already have the icon, but now I can use it.)

otherwise Parker (and Hardison, yes, but Parker's the one breathing the money fumes) just stole the money with no use for it at the time.

Right. I can absolutely see her doing it just because she has the opportunity, but Hardison looked like he was about to talk her down when we left them the first time. I guess he decided it might come in handy? There wasn't much of a plan at that point, right?

I guess he decided it might come in handy?

I think they just stole it because they're thieves. They used it in the con because it has been pretty much established that $250,000 is chump change because they are all that good, (and from that very first con, where they got their "retirement" payout) and the fun & the reward is the con itself.

Also, I thought this answers P-Cs question, I think.

That's why I asked my question. Because I didn't know there was a "briefcase thing." I wasn't sure what part of it they were explaining.

I didn't realize they stole the money for kicks at the time. Huh. That's mean!

OOH! The priest outfit is no longer a spoiler, which means ita can post the Hardison as a priest picture on one of her sites, and I can turn it into an icon.

Heh. Why do I suspect that ita's biggest disappointment with this episode was that they didn't leave Hardison in the priest outfit long enough to suit her?

That's mean!

Dude, always remember that they are not good people. They are awesome and fun people, but...

That's mean!

They're thieves! I've never gotten the impression that they've all given up their solo careers to do the group-good-guy jobs.