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* DeadAllAlong: The killer has been seeing, hearing and even hugging his wife ever since "[[Recap/CSINYS06E03 Lat/Long]]." It is revealed here that she was killed a couple of years earlier and that this episode takes place on the anniversary of her death.

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* TitleDrop: The team discuss the origin of the term, which refers to the phenomena of sunrises and sunsets aligning with Manhattan's street grid twice a year.

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* TitleDrop: The team discuss the origin of the term, which refers to the phenomena of TerminologyTitle: Coined by astrophysicist UsefulNotes/NeilDegrasseTyson for sunrises and sunsets aligning with Manhattan's street grid twice a year.year.
* TitleDrop: The team discuss the origin of the term due to the events of the episode happen on the phenomena's winter occurrence.
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* SundialWaypoint: The team realize the significance of the date and time to the killer. Sheldon figures out where the sunlight will hit, revealing his location.

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* SundialWaypoint: The team realize the significance of the date and time to the killer. Guided by the suspect's obsession with angles of sunlight over the city, Sheldon figures out where the sunlight sunrise will hit, revealing his location.location. Subverted in that he calculates it in advance, rather than waiting to observe it.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The team trek through one searching for the killer.

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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The Twice while searching for the killer, members of the team trek through one searching for the killer.a sewer large enough to stand up in and comfortably walk two abreast.



* UglyGuyHotWife: The killer and his wife, due to an incident a couple years earlier in which the man's face was disfigured.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: The killer and his wife, due to an incident a couple years earlier in which one side of the man's face was disfigured.disfigured. She is a pretty redhead.
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* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.

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* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day. He wanted the people he felt responsible for her death to pay for their mistakes, but his mental condition causes him to go after people who look like his imagined pictures of them instead.
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* AbandonedArea: The killer is discovered to be living in the forgotten "Underground Home" exhibit from the 1964 World's Fair.
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* DeadPersonConversation: The killer talks to [[spoiler: his dead wife]]. Mac realizes this and uses it to his advantage in apprehending the man.

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* DeadPersonConversation: The killer talks to [[spoiler: his dead wife]].wife. Mac realizes this and uses it to his advantage in apprehending the man.



* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that [[spoiler: his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.]]

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* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that [[spoiler: his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.]]
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/ForrestGump''. Danny tells Mac, "I got my sea legs."

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* ShoutOut: To ShoutOut: A minor one to ''Film/ForrestGump''. Danny tells Mac, "I got my sea legs."
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* BrokenRecord: Music/BillWithers' "Ain't No Sunshine" -- the "I know, I know, I know..." part plays at least twice.

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!Recognizable Guest Star:
* Creator/SkeetUlrich's last appearance as Hollis Eckhart.
!Trivia for the episode:
* The term "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in 2002.

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!Recognizable Guest Star:
* Creator/SkeetUlrich's last appearance as Hollis Eckhart.
!Trivia for the episode:
* The term "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in 2002.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: The killer and his wife, due to an incident a couple years earlier in which the man's face was burned.

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* TitleDrop: The team discuss the origin of the term, which refers to the phenomena of sunrises and sunsets aligning with Manhattan's street grid twice a year.
* UglyGuyHotWife: The killer and his wife, due to an incident a couple years earlier in which the man's face was burned.disfigured.



* The term "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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* The term "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.Tyson in 2002.

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The team race to stop the Compass Killer from claiming a fourth victim.


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The team race to stop the Compass Killer from claiming a fourth victim.

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"'''Manhattanhenge'''" is the 9th episode of Season 6 and the 126th overall. It originally aired November 25, 2009.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/ForrestGump''. Danny tells Mac, "I got my sea legs."



* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that [[spoiler: his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.]]

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* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that [[spoiler: his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.]]]]
!Recognizable Guest Star:
* Creator/SkeetUlrich's last appearance as Hollis Eckhart.
!Trivia for the episode:
* The term "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Directed by Creator/MattEarlBeesley

Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn & Creator/TreyCalloway

The team race to stop the Compass Killer from claiming a fourth victim.

!Tropes for the episode:
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The team trek through one searching for the killer.
* BeneathTheEarth: Mac and Don discover and search the killer's underground lair.
* DeadPersonConversation: The killer talks to [[spoiler: his dead wife]]. Mac realizes this and uses it to his advantage in apprehending the man.
* SundialWaypoint: The team realize the significance of the date and time to the killer. Sheldon figures out where the sunlight will hit, revealing his location.
* UglyGuyHotWife: The killer and his wife, due to an incident a couple years earlier in which the man's face was burned.
* VillainByProxyFallacy: The killer's motivation, stemming from the fact that [[spoiler: his wife had been killed in the incident because he had asked her to stop by his office instead of their original meeting place that day.]]

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