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* Scotty pulling an in-universe version of ShownTheirWork to make a connection with the previously-unreachable Brent Harris and solve his parents' murder.

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* Scotty pulling an in-universe version of ShownTheirWork in ''Saving Sammy'' to make a connection with the previously-unreachable Brent Harris and solve his parents' murder.
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* Scotty pulling an in-universe version of ShownTheirWork to make a connection with the previously-unreachable Brent Harris and solve his parents' murder.
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* The victims in "Witness Protection," "Cargo," and "Chinatown" all get posthumous [=CMOAs=] for essentially the same reason, in that although they're killed in the process they manage to leave behind clues that ultimately lead to the arrests of [[TheDon seemingly-untouchable crime kingpins]].
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* Scotty and Vera give the murderer in Slipping (a vile piece of work who not only tried to drive his wife to madness to steal her work (recruiting the gullible and lovelorn housekeeper into helping him) and murdered her when she confronted him, but also allowed her daughter to spend 45 years thinking that she had driven her Mom over the edge and that she might go crazy too before wrongfully claiming the noble laurate that her work earned) a Massive ReasonYouSuckSpeech outlining just how much of pathetic bag of garbage he really is before arresting the bastard in front of a crowd of people.

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* Scotty and Vera give the murderer in Slipping (a "Slipping" - a vile piece of work who not only tried to drive his wife to madness to steal her work (recruiting the gullible and lovelorn housekeeper into helping him) and murdered her when she confronted him, but also allowed her daughter to spend 45 years thinking that she had driven her Mom over the edge and that she might go crazy too before wrongfully claiming the noble Nobel laurate that her work earned) earned - a Massive ReasonYouSuckSpeech outlining just how much of pathetic bag of garbage he really is before arresting the bastard in front of a crowd of people.
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* The end of "Sandhogs." They track down the killer, a bitter old man, in his favorite bar, where he spends his days drinking, smoking, and pining away for his youth in the '40s. The detectives strike up a friendly conversation with him about said glory days, and then Lilly drops ''this'' on him; cue OhCrap:
--> "Well, nothing lasts forever... except the statute of limitations on murder."
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* Pretty much everything about [[LittleMissBadass the victim]] in "Fireflies," especially the fact that [[spoiler:she's one of the only two main victims to survive the attempt on her life, and the ''only'' one of the two to do so under her own power]].

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* Pretty much everything about [[LittleMissBadass the victim]] in "Fireflies," especially the fact that [[spoiler:she's one of the only two main victims to survive the attempt on her life, and the ''only'' one of the two to do so under her own power]].power. Also, she's in grade school.]].
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* Scotty and Vera give the murderer in Slipping (a vile piece of work who not only tried to drive his wife to madness to steal her work (recruiting the gullible and lovelorn housekeeper into helping him) and murdered her when she confronted him, but also allowed her daughter to spend 45 years thinking that she had driven her Mom over the edge and that she might go crazy too before wrongfully claiming the noble laurate that her work earned) a Massive ReasonYouSuckSpeech outlining just how much of pathetic bag of garbage he really is before arresting the bastard in front of a crowd of people.

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* Scotty and Vera give the murderer in Slipping (a vile piece of work who not only tried to drive his wife to madness to steal her work (recruiting the gullible and lovelorn housekeeper into helping him) and murdered her when she confronted him, but also allowed her daughter to spend 45 years thinking that she had driven her Mom over the edge and that she might go crazy too before wrongfully claiming the noble laurate that her work earned) a Massive ReasonYouSuckSpeech outlining just how much of pathetic bag of garbage he really is before arresting the bastard in front of a crowd of people.people.
* The victim of the week often gets one of these in the trailer, or at some point in the episode, just before they turn up dead. Sadly, this is sometimes the very reason they end up dead. (ex: the victim in "Blood On The Tracks" who wanted to confess to a crime committed years ago, but was murdered to ensure his silence, the reporter in "Breaking News" who was about to blow the lid off a scandal, etc.)
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* The scene in The Woods, where Lilly rips apart George's god complex and tells him that for all his bravado and posturing that he's god, he's still just the same frightened little boy who'se mommy abandoned him to be raped by a pedophile and never loved him. While George was angry once before, this is the only time where his mask completely cracks, reducing him to a screaming lunatic begging her to shut up.

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* The scene in The Woods, where Lilly rips apart George's god complex and tells him that for all his bravado and posturing that he's god, he's still just the same frightened little boy who'se mommy abandoned him to be raped by a pedophile and never loved him. While George was angry once before, this is the only time where his mask completely cracks, reducing him to a screaming lunatic begging her to shut up.up.
* Scotty and Vera give the murderer in Slipping (a vile piece of work who not only tried to drive his wife to madness to steal her work (recruiting the gullible and lovelorn housekeeper into helping him) and murdered her when she confronted him, but also allowed her daughter to spend 45 years thinking that she had driven her Mom over the edge and that she might go crazy too before wrongfully claiming the noble laurate that her work earned) a Massive ReasonYouSuckSpeech outlining just how much of pathetic bag of garbage he really is before arresting the bastard in front of a crowd of people.
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film/{{Footloose}} Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film/{{Footloose}} "[[Film/{{Footloose}} Heaven Helps the Man]] Man]]" makes it all the more amazing.
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film:Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film:Footloose [[Film/{{Footloose}} Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.
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* Several victims get pretty awesome {{Final Stand}}s against their killers. Examples include "Family 8108," "Devil Music," and "Strange Fruit."

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* Several victims get pretty awesome {{Final Stand}}s against their killers. Examples include "Family 8108," "Devil Music," and "Strange Fruit.""
* The scene in The Woods, where Lilly rips apart George's god complex and tells him that for all his bravado and posturing that he's god, he's still just the same frightened little boy who'se mommy abandoned him to be raped by a pedophile and never loved him. While George was angry once before, this is the only time where his mask completely cracks, reducing him to a screaming lunatic begging her to shut up.
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film:Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Film:Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.amazing.
* Several victims get pretty awesome {{Final Stand}}s against their killers. Examples include "Family 8108," "Devil Music," and "Strange Fruit."
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[MovieFootloose(1984) Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[MovieFootloose(1984) [[Film:Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Footloose(1984) Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Footloose(1984) [[MovieFootloose(1984) Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.
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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.

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* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Footloose [[Footloose(1984) Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.
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* Maybe it was the wrong thing to do and it was probably traumatizing for him but I can't be the only one who broke into a smile in "Justice" when the young boy shot and killed the bastard who raped his sister (and several others).

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* Maybe it was the wrong thing to do and it was probably traumatizing for him but I can't be the only one who broke into a smile in "Justice" when the young boy shot and killed the bastard who raped his sister (and several others).others).
* The ballet dancing TrainingMontage in ''Shuffle, Ball Change''. The fact that it's done to [[Footloose Heaven Helps the Man]] makes it all the more amazing.
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* Maybe it was the wrong thing to do and it was probably traumatizing for him but I can't be the only one who broke into a smile in "Justice" when the young boy shot and killed the bastard who raped his sisters (and several others).

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* Maybe it was the wrong thing to do and it was probably traumatizing for him but I can't be the only one who broke into a smile in "Justice" when the young boy shot and killed the bastard who raped his sisters sister (and several others).
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* Pretty much everything about [[LittleMissBadass the victim]] in "Fireflies," especially the fact that [[spoiler:she's one of the only two main victims to survive the attempt on her life, and the ''only'' one of the two to do so under her own power]].

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* Pretty much everything about [[LittleMissBadass the victim]] in "Fireflies," especially the fact that [[spoiler:she's one of the only two main victims to survive the attempt on her life, and the ''only'' one of the two to do so under her own power]].power]].
* Maybe it was the wrong thing to do and it was probably traumatizing for him but I can't be the only one who broke into a smile in "Justice" when the young boy shot and killed the bastard who raped his sisters (and several others).

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* Nadia Kosolov is standing on a street corner singing Tom Petty's "Free Falling" when her father shows up. When she sees him she transitions flawlessly into "Va Pensiero" from Verdi's ''Nabucco'', a song about freedom and homesickness, then switches back to "Free Falling". Doubles as a CrowningMusicOfAwesome.

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* Nadia Kosolov Kosolov, the victim in "Triple Threat," is standing on a street corner singing Tom Petty's "Free Falling" when her father shows up. When she sees him she transitions flawlessly into "Va Pensiero" from Verdi's ''Nabucco'', a song about freedom and homesickness, then switches back to "Free Falling". Doubles as a CrowningMusicOfAwesome.


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* Pretty much everything about [[LittleMissBadass the victim]] in "Fireflies," especially the fact that [[spoiler:she's one of the only two main victims to survive the attempt on her life, and the ''only'' one of the two to do so under her own power]].
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** What sells it is her cool-as-a-cucumber declaration that he is no family of hers and her direction to her girlfriend to get into the truck so they can leave. It's an especially awesome moment when you consider that Rose is a) afraid of her controlling brother and b) by far the softer and more feminine of the two women.
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* Vera and Miller's tag team operation to sneak the deputy commissioner's gun out of his desk in "Shattered".
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* In "Into The Blue," Lilly [[spoiler:figures out the case ''in a hallucination'']]. MindScrew it may be, but it's also a serious testament to her deductive skill.
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* The female victim's FamousLastWords in "Who's Your Daddy?" to the creepy construction foreman who had just shot her husband and tried to force her to orally service him: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Do not. Exist]]."

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* The female victim's FamousLastWords in "Who's Your Daddy?" to the creepy construction foreman who had just shot her husband and tried to force her to orally service him: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Do not. Exist]]."" Keep in mind she was kind of a bitch who [[spoiler:indirectly got two other people killed to save her and her husband's skins]].
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* In "Revenge," one of the two cases closed in the episode is that of a pedophile who had raped both his own son and the episode's other victim. As Vera files away his box, he smacks it.
* Rose's ClickHello to her psychotic brother (at the moment trying to strangle her girlfriend) in "Best Friends."
* The female victim's FamousLastWords in "Who's Your Daddy?" to the creepy construction foreman who had just shot her husband and tried to force her to orally service him: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis You. Do not. Exist]]."
* At the end of "The Sleepover," a SympatheticMurderer, with Scotty's supervision, has a tearful reunion with his sister in the mental hospital to which he has been committed. When their AbusiveParents (who had, among other things, forced the brother to ''waterboard'' the sister when she disobeyed them) show up, Scotty slams the door to the brother's room in their faces.
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** Also, how they arrest the AlphaBitch who had a bunch of {{Jerk Jock}}s rape the WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds killer: they grab her right out of her ten-year high school reunion.
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* Nadia Kosolov launching from Tom Petty's "Free Falling" into "Va Pensiero" from ''Nabucco'' then going back to "Free Falling" all without missing a beat. Doubles as a CrowningMusicOfAwesome.

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* Nadia Kosolov launching from is standing on a street corner singing Tom Petty's "Free Falling" when her father shows up. When she sees him she transitions flawlessly into "Va Pensiero" from ''Nabucco'' Verdi's ''Nabucco'', a song about freedom and homesickness, then going switches back to "Free Falling" all without missing a beat.Falling". Doubles as a CrowningMusicOfAwesome.
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* Miller has Scotty to talk to a guy who has been hanging around a local playground. Scotty talks to the guy and realizes he's a pedophile. After warning him never to come back to the playground, Scott returns to find out that not only has the man returned to the playground, he's now talking to one of the kids he noticed him eyeballing earlier. Without saying a word, Scotty merely gestures to the kid, who instantly knows to get out of there. The next thing we see is Scotty beating the crap out of the guy.

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* Miller has Scotty to talk to a guy who has been hanging around a local playground. Scotty talks to the guy and realizes he's a pedophile. After warning him never to come back to the playground, Scott returns to find out that not only has the man returned to the playground, he's now talking to one of the kids he noticed him eyeballing earlier. Without saying a word, Scotty merely gestures to the kid, who instantly knows to get out of there. The next thing we see is Scotty beating the crap out of the guy.guy.
* Nadia Kosolov launching from Tom Petty's "Free Falling" into "Va Pensiero" from ''Nabucco'' then going back to "Free Falling" all without missing a beat. Doubles as a CrowningMusicOfAwesome.
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* Scotty taking down the BigBad in "Stalker".

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* Scotty taking down the BigBad in "Stalker"."Stalker".
* Miller has Scotty to talk to a guy who has been hanging around a local playground. Scotty talks to the guy and realizes he's a pedophile. After warning him never to come back to the playground, Scott returns to find out that not only has the man returned to the playground, he's now talking to one of the kids he noticed him eyeballing earlier. Without saying a word, Scotty merely gestures to the kid, who instantly knows to get out of there. The next thing we see is Scotty beating the crap out of the guy.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
-->'''Lily:''' [[IronicEcho Don't move a muscle,]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
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-->'''Lily:''' [[IronicEcho Don't move a muscle,]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]]]
* Scotty taking down the BigBad in "Stalker".

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