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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Pomegranates for Luke.

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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Pomegranates for Luke. Finding a hotel that serves them is a running theme after ''Framed!''.
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* ReverseWhodunnit: ''Framed!'', ''Roll Call'' and ''Final Lap'' all have very small clues that should help to make the discovery of who the murderer is possible before Luke makes it. ~~~~
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in]] ''Final Lap''. The [[spoiler: javelin]] in ''Framed!''.

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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in]] collected]] in ''Final Lap''. The [[spoiler: javelin]] in ''Framed!''.
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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']]. The [[spoiler: javelin]] in ''Framed!''.

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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in in]] ''Final Lap'']].Lap''. The [[spoiler: javelin]] in ''Framed!''.
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* CorruptBureaucrat: [[spoiler Nicoletta Boniwell]] is in fact NOT one.

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* CorruptBureaucrat: [[spoiler [[spoiler: Nicoletta Boniwell]] is in fact NOT one.

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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']].

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* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']]. The [[spoiler: javelin]] in ''Framed!''.
* ChekhovsNews: The [[spoiler:tsunami]] in ''Roll Call''.
* CoolTeacher: Instructor Cadman.
* CorruptBureaucrat: [[spoiler Nicoletta Boniwell]] is in fact NOT one.



* FiredTeacher: Rick Glenfield.



* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Luke and Jade.

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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Luke and Jade. Jade.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: [[spoiler: The Authorities, at times]].
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* PersecutionFlip: While discrimination is not a major theme to te series, it's white peole who are the discriminated-against minority.
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* HolyIsNotSafe: The [[spoiler: snake]] in ''Lost Bullet''.
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* PreacherMan: Ethan Loach.
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* TheStoic: Malc.
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* TalkerAndDoer
* TalkingApplianceSidekick: Malc.
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* SnarkyNonhumanSidekick: Played with with Malc.
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* Foil: Luke and Malc for one another.

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* Foil: {{Foil}}: Luke and Malc for one another.
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* ChekovsGun: [[spoiler: The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']].

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* ChekovsGun: [[spoiler: The ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']].
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* Foil: Luke and Malc for one another.
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* EurekaMoment: Luke's discovery of the connection between the murder weaposns in ''Framed!''.

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* EurekaMoment: Luke's discovery of the connection between the murder weaposns weapons in ''Framed!''.
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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Despite Malc and the Authorities telling him several times to leave London while he still can, [[spoiler: before the tsunami hits]], Luke ignores them in order to [[spoiler: first ensure Owen Goode and his band of scraps gets to safety]], and then, after another warning to leave, [[spoiler: ascends a crane in an incredibly risky (though ultimately successful) attempt to save [=EW4=], who he didnt have time to carry to high ground conventionally]].

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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Despite Malc and the Authorities telling him several times to leave London while he still can, [[spoiler: before the tsunami hits]], Luke ignores them in order to [[spoiler: first ensure Owen Goode and his band of scraps gets to safety]], and then, after another warning to leave, [[spoiler: ascends a crane in an incredibly risky (though ultimately successful) attempt to save [=EW4=], who he didnt didn't have time to carry to high ground conventionally]].
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* AndroidsAndDetectives
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* ParentalAbandonment: After children are sent to school they aren't allowed to see their parents again. Subverted in ''Blood Brother'' where Luke's parents appear, and also in ''Roll Call' where Earl Dimmock mentions visiting his.

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* ParentalAbandonment: After children are sent to school they aren't allowed supposed to see their parents again. Subverted in ''Blood Brother'' where Luke's parents appear, and also in ''Roll Call' where Earl Dimmock mentions visiting his.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Luke had made a fool of [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, by tampering with his javelin]], so his reaction was, naturally, to [[spoiler: kill three people, or '{{Mook pawns}}', as he called them, in an attempt to destroy Luke's life]].

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Luke had made a fool of [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, by tampering with his javelin]], so his reaction was, naturally, to [[spoiler: kill three people, or '{{Mook pawns}}', or pawns, as he called them, in an attempt to destroy Luke's life]].
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Luke had made a fool of [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, by tampering with his javelin]], so his reaction was, naturally, to [[spoiler: kill three people, or '[[Mook pawns]]' as he called them, in an attempt to destroy Luke's life].]

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Luke had made a fool of [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, by tampering with his javelin]], so his reaction was, naturally, to [[spoiler: kill three people, or '[[Mook pawns]]' '{{Mook pawns}}', as he called them, in an attempt to destroy Luke's life].]life]].
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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Ian Pritchard]].

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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Ian Pritchard]].Pritchard]], AND [[spoiler: Mr Morgan, the blinking HOTEL RECPTIONIST]]. And the identity of Q, also.
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* [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse Death of one of the Hypotenuses]]: Vince Wainright's death is this.

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* [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse Death of one One of the Hypotenuses]]: Vince Wainright's death is this.



** In ''Roll Call'' Q, when they are discovered, says that [=EW4=] is a 'girl' when Luke had not said how old she was.
** In ''Double Check'', [[spoiler: Camilla almost lets slip that she knew Lee MacArthur had died, yet there was supposed to be no contact between the two after he had given her a new identity]].

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** In ''Roll Call'' Call'', Q, when they are discovered, says that [=EW4=] is a 'girl' when Luke had not said how old she was.
** In ''Double Check'', [[spoiler: Camilla almost lets slip that she knew Lee MacArthur [=MacArthur=] had died, yet there was supposed to be no contact between the two after he had given her a new identity]].
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* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Ms. Thacket
* BluffingTheMurderer: Luke does this to force a confession out of [[spoiler: Ed]] in ''Framed!''.


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* ChekhovsBoomerang: The plane crash mentioned at the start of ''Double Check''.
* ChekovsGun: [[spoiler: The bags of rats that Ian Pritchard collected in ''Final Lap'']].
* DeadPersonImpersonation: In ''Double Check'', [[spoiler: Camilla]] briefly assumes the identity of [[spoiler: Farrah Bruce]] after she [[spoiler: kills her]].
* [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse Death of one of the Hypotenuses]]: Vince Wainright's death is this.
* DetectiveMole: Subverted in ''Framed!'', though, as the blurb says, 'all the evidence points to Luke himself'.
* DisposingOfABody: [[spoiler: Ian Pritchard]]'s victims are disposed of particularly unpleasantly.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Luke had made a fool of [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, by tampering with his javelin]], so his reaction was, naturally, to [[spoiler: kill three people, or '[[Mook pawns]]' as he called them, in an attempt to destroy Luke's life].]


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* EurekaMoment: Luke's discovery of the connection between the murder weaposns in ''Framed!''.


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* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Jade, briefly. It's noted that she could get into trouble for doing so.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison:
** In ''Framed!'', Luke never says the third murder weapon is a glass cutter. [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman]], on the other hand, does seem to know. Make of that what you will.
** In ''Roll Call'' Q, when they are discovered, says that [=EW4=] is a 'girl' when Luke had not said how old she was.
** In ''Double Check'', [[spoiler: Camilla almost lets slip that she knew Lee MacArthur had died, yet there was supposed to be no contact between the two after he had given her a new identity]].


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* LetOffByTheDetective: Holly Queenan.


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* MurderByCremation: [[spoiler: The fate of Libby Byrne]].


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* NeverOneMurder


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* OmniscientDatabase: Malc has these for training excersies. Unhelpfully, he doesn't for the real world.


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* TakingYouWithMe: When Luke confronts [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman]] in ''Framed!'', he is told that since he had [[spoiler: Ed]] for triple murder anyway, killing Luke as well wouldn't change anything.


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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Ian Pritchard]].
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* HerosFirstRescue: [[spoiler: Luke's rescue of EW4 in ''Roll Call'']].

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* HerosFirstRescue: [[spoiler: Luke's rescue of EW4 [=EW4=] in ''Roll Call'']].



* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Despite Malc and the Authorities telling him several times to leave London while he still can, [[spoiler: before the tsunami hits]], Luke ignores them in order to [[spoiler: first ensure Owen Goode and his band of scraps gets to safety]], and then, after another warning to leave, [[spoiler: ascends a crane in an incredibly risky (though ultimately successful) attempt to save EW4, who he didnt have time to carry to high ground conventionally]].

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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Despite Malc and the Authorities telling him several times to leave London while he still can, [[spoiler: before the tsunami hits]], Luke ignores them in order to [[spoiler: first ensure Owen Goode and his band of scraps gets to safety]], and then, after another warning to leave, [[spoiler: ascends a crane in an incredibly risky (though ultimately successful) attempt to save EW4, [=EW4=], who he didnt have time to carry to high ground conventionally]].
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* HerosFirstRescue: [[spoiler: Luke's rescue of EW4 in ''Roll Call'']].


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* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler: Jade after Luke's disappearence at the end of ''Final Lap'']]


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* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler: Bob Beckham]]

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* Last Minute Reprieve: For [[spoiler: Everton Kohter]].



* ParentalAbandonment: After children are sent to school they aren't allowed to see their parents again. [[spoiler: Subverted in Blood Brother where Luke's father appears.]]

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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Despite Malc and the Authorities telling him several times to leave London while he still can, [[spoiler: before the tsunami hits]], Luke ignores them in order to [[spoiler: first ensure Owen Goode and his band of scraps gets to safety]], and then, after another warning to leave, [[spoiler: ascends a crane in an incredibly risky (though ultimately successful) attempt to save EW4, who he didnt have time to carry to high ground conventionally]].
* ParentalAbandonment: After children are sent to school they aren't allowed to see their parents again. [[spoiler: Subverted in Blood Brother ''Blood Brother'' where Luke's father appears.]]parents appear, and also in ''Roll Call' where Earl Dimmock mentions visiting his.
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* LocardsTheory: Seen several times. Most pertinent in ''Framed!'', where [[spoiler: a slight contact from Ed Hoffman when he was poisoning Ms. Kee left her with a flake of white paint, two blue denim fibres, six fine particles of magnesite, a smear of wax and a deposit of sawdust on her right side]].


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* ThemeSerialKiller: [[spoiler: Ed Hoffman, Emily Wonder, and perhaps Bob Beckham if one can call him a [[SerialKiller serial killer]]]].
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* IdentificationByDentalRecords: Luke uses this technique to narrow down the options in his final exams in ''Framed!''.


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* WritingIndentationClue: Used by Luke in ''Double Check'' to work out [[spoiler: Camilla Bunker's new identity]].
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** BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage.

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