The Fiddle Game is a con used in the episode The Studio Job. The fiddle game is a confidence trick, involving two players. The first player enters a restaurant, dressed poorly and carrying a violin, and asks to be seated. He eats his meal, then contrives a reason to leave. Typically he is short a little money, but this could be any of a variety of reasons, as long as it allows for a swift return for payment. No host would allow him to do so, but as insurance he offers his violin, praising its sentimental value and emphasizing its necessary return. An agreement is reached; the man leaves. His confederate then approaches the host, requesting to inspect the instrument. Doing so, he makes much ado about its hidden value, revealing it to be a lost masterpiece. He offers a large sum for it, but