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* When Flynn is in the hospital, facing a risky surgery, he asks Provenza to help him tell Sharon he loves her, in case he dies on the table. Provenza drops his grumpiness and shows complete understanding to his friend... [[moodWhiplash and then tells Flynn to write it down like a proper confession]] and maybe he'll get it back once he's out of surgery.

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* When Flynn is in the hospital, facing a risky surgery, he asks Provenza to help him tell Sharon he loves her, in case he dies on the table. Provenza drops his grumpiness and shows complete understanding to his friend... [[moodWhiplash [[MoodWhiplash and then tells Flynn to write it down like a proper confession]] and maybe he'll get it back once he's out of surgery.
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* A meta moment that's also a callback to ''Series/TheCloser'': a concerned fan tweeted James Duff (the showrunner) when Fritz took over the Special Operations Bureau, concerned that a storyline might develop with Ann [=McGinnis=] which threatened his relationship with Brenda. Duff's response? "Fritz and Brenda are married forever. It's not a relationship I want to end." Brenda really does seem to have gotten her happy ending, or at least the best part of it.

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* A meta moment that's also a callback to ''Series/TheCloser'': a concerned fan tweeted James Duff (the showrunner) when Fritz took over the Special Operations Bureau, concerned that a storyline might develop with Ann [=McGinnis=] which threatened his relationship with Brenda. Duff's response? "Fritz and Brenda are married forever. It's not a relationship I want to end." Brenda really does seem to have gotten her happy ending, or at least the best part of it.it.
* Throughout Season 4, Rusty is now calling Sharon "Mom" and referring to her as his mother.
* When Flynn is in the hospital, facing a risky surgery, he asks Provenza to help him tell Sharon he loves her, in case he dies on the table. Provenza drops his grumpiness and shows complete understanding to his friend... [[moodWhiplash and then tells Flynn to write it down like a proper confession]] and maybe he'll get it back once he's out of surgery.
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* A meta moment that's also a callback to ''Series/TheCloser'': a concerned fan tweeted James Duff (the showrunner) when Fritz took over the Special Operations Bureau, concerned that a storyline might develop with Ann [=McGinnis=] which threatened his relationship with Brenda. Duff's response? "Fritz and Brenda are married forever. It's not a relationship I want to end." Brenda may have said goodbye to the LAPD, but her marriage with Fritz is still clearly as strong as ever.

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* A meta moment that's also a callback to ''Series/TheCloser'': a concerned fan tweeted James Duff (the showrunner) when Fritz took over the Special Operations Bureau, concerned that a storyline might develop with Ann [=McGinnis=] which threatened his relationship with Brenda. Duff's response? "Fritz and Brenda are married forever. It's not a relationship I want to end." Brenda may really does seem to have said goodbye to gotten her happy ending, or at least the LAPD, but her marriage with Fritz is still clearly as strong as ever.best part of it.
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* Sharon officially adopting Rusty at the end of "Down the Drain", witnessed by all the Major Crimes detectives.

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* Sharon officially adopting Rusty at the end of "Down the Drain", witnessed by all the Major Crimes detectives.detectives.
* A meta moment that's also a callback to ''Series/TheCloser'': a concerned fan tweeted James Duff (the showrunner) when Fritz took over the Special Operations Bureau, concerned that a storyline might develop with Ann [=McGinnis=] which threatened his relationship with Brenda. Duff's response? "Fritz and Brenda are married forever. It's not a relationship I want to end." Brenda may have said goodbye to the LAPD, but her marriage with Fritz is still clearly as strong as ever.
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-->'''Flynn:''' I understand. I'll wait for you. If you need me.

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-->'''Flynn:''' I understand. I'll wait for you. If wait. In case you need me.
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** This continues (subtly) into following episodes. Look closely whenever the camera pans over the whiteboard--they still have Alice's picture up.

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** This continues (subtly) into the following episodes. Look closely whenever the camera pans over the whiteboard--they still have Alice's picture up.
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**This continues (subtly) into following episodes. Look closely whenever the camera pans over the whiteboard--they still have Alice's picture up.
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-->'''Sharon:''' Oh, I would look for you. And I'd find you.

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-->'''Sharon:''' Oh, I would look for you. And I'd find you.you.
* Sharon officially adopting Rusty at the end of "Down the Drain", witnessed by all the Major Crimes detectives.
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** Though this is almost negated by the fact he is still seeing his mother behind Sharon's back.
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** Though this is almost negated by the fact he is still seeing his mother behind Sharon's back.
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** And then, at the funeral, Raydor and Flynn are standing side by side. And then slowly, deliberately, Sharon steps closer to Andy and bumps shoulders. And he looks at her and they share a small, grateful smile.

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** And then, at the funeral, Raydor and Flynn are standing side by side. And then slowly, deliberately, Sharon steps closer to Andy and bumps shoulders. And he looks at her and they share a small, grateful smile.smile.
* At the end of "Two Options", Rusty agrees to let Sharon adopt him.
-->'''Rusty''' If I ever end up in a box like this, I'd like to know there's at least one person out there who'd go look for me.
-->'''Sharon:''' Oh, I would look for you. And I'd find you.

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-->'''Buzz:''' We did not know that.
** Although it weirds him out, Provenza assures Rusty that nothing has changed between them.

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-->'''Buzz:''' We did not know that.
** Although it weirds him out, Provenza assures Rusty that nothing has changed between them.



-->''Honey, I am always here for you.''

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-->''Honey, I am always here for you.''''
* At the close of "Jane Doe #38", Major Crimes still hasn't learned who Alice Herrera really is, and Flynn goes to attend the funeral service before her body's placed in storage. Every single member of the Major Crimes team, including Doctor Morales, is wearing funeral attire and going to the service.
-->'''Flynn:''' Listen, you guys don't need to come along. I'm only going because I hate the thought of locking her up in the burrito room without anyone being there to say goodbye.
-->'''Provenza:''' We ''all'' hate it, Flynn. That's why we're going.
** And then, at the funeral, Raydor and Flynn are standing side by side. And then slowly, deliberately, Sharon steps closer to Andy and bumps shoulders. And he looks at her and they share a small, grateful smile.

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* Rusty coming out to the Major Crimes team about being gay, and their acceptance of him.
** Although it weirds him out, Provenza assures Rusty that nothing has changed between them.

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* Rusty coming out to the Major Crimes team about being gay, and their acceptance of him.
him. (Note that ''everyone'' knows Rusty is gay, they're just waiting for him to come out.) Provenza says it best:
-->'''Rusty:''' Would it bother any of you, w-would any of you think differently if I said I was gay?
-->'''Provenza:''' The answer is, if you told us you were gay, we would trust you more, and we would think that you trusted us more.
-->'''Buzz:''' We did not know that.
** Although it weirds him out, Provenza assures Rusty that nothing has changed between them.them.
* After "Letting It Go", the following was on [[CharacterBlog Rusty's twitter]]:
-->''There's only room for one Sharon in my life, and that's @Sharon Raydor.''
** And then there was Sharon's reply:
-->''Honey, I am always here for you.''
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-->'''Sharon:''' *a soft, sad and grateful smile*

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-->'''Sharon:''' *a soft, sad and grateful smile*smile*
* Rusty coming out to the Major Crimes team about being gay, and their acceptance of him.
** Although it weirds him out, Provenza assures Rusty that nothing has changed between them.
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-->'''Sharon:''' *smiles at him like he's the light of her life* There is.

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-->'''Sharon:''' *smiles at him like he's the light of her life* There is.is.
* In "Flight Risk", Sharon is going to make the death notification to the mother of two young children who were killed. She's known this for about a day, but held off because she believed the woman to be a suspect. And now she goes to tell her the bad news... except that Flynn tries to do it for her.
-->'''Flynn:''' Sharon, listen. You've been a good friend to me over the last year, what with my daughter's wedding and everything. You don't have to do this. Let me do it.
-->'''Sharon:''' She deserves to hear it from me, mother to mother.
-->'''Flynn:''' I understand. I'll wait for you. If you need me.
-->'''Sharon:''' *a soft, sad and grateful smile*
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-->[[spoiler: '''Sharon:''' Rusty, what you are is who I love, and all of you is coming home.]]

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-->[[spoiler: '''Sharon:''' Rusty, what you are is who I love, and all of you is coming home.]]]]
*The moment in "Personal Day" when Sharon offers to go with Rusty to [[spoiler: visit his mother in rehab]] to make things easier for him. He thanks her the offer and then says that he's put her through enough trouble over the last two years and he already doesn't know how he's going to pay her back.
-->'''Sharon:''' Rusty, I've told you a hundred times.
-->'''Rusty:''' I know, I know, graduate and go to college. But Sharon, there's got to be something in all this for you too.
-->'''Sharon:''' *smiles at him like he's the light of her life* There is.
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* "Return to Sender, Part 2." Provenza is helping Rusty with his necktie, gives him some last-minute advice and reassurance, and tops it off by saying: "As you walk through that door, remember: I am SoProudOfYou right now."
** Also, Taylor sitting in on the trial, to keep an eye on Rusty for Raydor.
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-->[[spoiler: '''Rusty:''' I can't fix it, Sharon. I can't fix it.]]

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-->[[spoiler: '''Rusty:''' I can't fix it, Sharon. I can't fix it. I'm just like them.]]
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* After a terrifying brush with [[spoiler: his stalker]], Rusty fervently apologizes to Sharon and promises to listen to her in the future. Then they hug and whisper "I love you" to each other.

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* After a terrifying brush with [[spoiler: his stalker]], Rusty fervently apologizes to Sharon and promises to listen to her in the future. Then they hug and whisper "I love you" to each other.other.
* The final scene of season two, where Rusty [[spoiler: tells Sharon he can't live with her anymore because he doesn't think she'll want him. When she asks why on Earth not, he breaks down in tears and comes out to her, saying that he's just like the men who came to him on the streets. He's terrified of rejection, and she hugs him.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Rusty:''' I can't fix it, Sharon. I can't fix it.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Sharon:''' Rusty, what you are is who I love, and all of you is coming home.]]
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* "If Pick Your Poison" wasn't clear enough, here's what she has to say to Emma Rios in "All In": [[spoiler: "I do not need your permission to seek medical attention for ''my son''."]]

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* "If Pick Your Poison" wasn't clear enough, here's what she has to say to Emma Rios in "All In": [[spoiler: "I do not need your permission to seek medical attention for ''my son''."]]"]]
* After a terrifying brush with [[spoiler: his stalker]], Rusty fervently apologizes to Sharon and promises to listen to her in the future. Then they hug and whisper "I love you" to each other.
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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know ''I love you.''

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--> Sharon: -->'''Sharon''': Whatever happens next . . .next... know ''I love you.''
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--> [[spoiler: Sharon: I do.]]

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--> [[spoiler: Sharon: I do.]]]]
* "If Pick Your Poison" wasn't clear enough, here's what she has to say to Emma Rios in "All In": [[spoiler: "I do not need your permission to seek medical attention for ''my son''."]]
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* At the end of "Pick Your Poison," Sharon relents and tells Rusty that he can help them try to [[spoiler: find the letter writer, but first he has to see a therapist like she's been wanting him to do for months. He reluctantly agrees.]]

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* ** At the end of "Pick Your Poison," Sharon the episode, she relents and tells Rusty that he can help them try to on the condition that he [[spoiler: find the letter writer, but first he has to see a therapist like she's been wanting him to do for months. He reluctantly agrees.]]
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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know ''I love you.''

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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know ''I love you.''''
* In "Pick Your Poison," Taylor and Provenza try to convince Sharon to [[spoiler: allow Rusty to let himself be used as bait to catch the person behind the threatening letters they've been receiving. She initially refuses, stating that her job as his ''mother'' is to keep him safe.]] The best part is that ''they don't correct her.''
* At the end of "Pick Your Poison," Sharon relents and tells Rusty that he can help them try to [[spoiler: find the letter writer, but first he has to see a therapist like she's been wanting him to do for months. He reluctantly agrees.]]
--> [[spoiler: Rusty: I'm only agreeing to do this because I love you. You know that, right?]]
--> [[spoiler: Sharon: I do.]]
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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know that ''I love you.''

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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know that ''I love you.''
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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know that I ''love you.''

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--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know that I ''love ''I love you.''
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* Everything Sharon does regarding Rusty in "Final Cut".

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* Everything Sharon does regarding Rusty in "Final Cut".Cut".
* Sharon finds out about the threatening letters to Rusty. Rusty braces himself for anger.
--> Sharon: Whatever happens next . . . know that I ''love you.''
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* Sharon telling Provenza that "Rusty is home" [[spoiler: after thinking he had run away, only to find him hiding out in her apartment.]]

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* Sharon telling Provenza that "Rusty is home" [[spoiler: after thinking he had run away, only to find him hiding out in her apartment.]]]]
* Sharon and Rusty's hug in "Cheaters Never Prosper".
* Everything Sharon does regarding Rusty in "Final Cut".

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* Sharon is speaking with [[spoiler: Rusty's father]] about what happened at dinner. When [[spoiler: he]] goes to leave [[spoiler: he]] sees every single person (I.E. cop) in the room looking at him. [[spoiler: He got the message.]] Remember, most of the team started off [[spoiler: hating Rusty.]]

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* Sharon is speaking with [[spoiler: Rusty's father]] about what happened at dinner. When [[spoiler: he]] goes to leave [[spoiler: he]] he leaves he sees every single person (I.E. cop) cop in the room looking glaring at him. [[spoiler: He got the message.]] message. Remember, most of the team started off hating Rusty [[spoiler: hating Rusty.and now they're all protecting him.]]
* Sharon telling Provenza that "Rusty is home" [[spoiler: after thinking he had run away, only to find him hiding out in her apartment.
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* Sharon is speaking with [[spoiler: Rusty's father]] about what happened at dinner. When [[spoiler: he]] goes to leave [[spoiler: he]] sees every single person (I.E. cop) in the room looking at him. [[spoiler: He got the message.]] Remember, most of the team started off [[spoiler: hating Rusty.]]

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