History Recap / ColdCaseS2E5WhosYourDaddy

* KnightInSourArmor: While Booker is a little gruff and has his dark past, he wholeheartedly believes in being an upstanding father figure to Kara.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Sen and Channary stole the real Dietts' identities, likely dooming them to death back in Cambodia.

* BrokenAce: On the surface, Channary comes across as [[TheAce the kind of person]] Kara remembers: the cool mom who was graceful, beautiful, confident and wise. But Daryl knows the ''real'' Channary: a [[HeroicBSOD broken]] opium addict who struggled with the trauma of leaving her home and losing her royal status.

* BrokenAce: On the surface, Channary comes across as [[TheAce the kind of person]] Kara remembers: the cool mom who was graceful, beautiful and wise. But Daryl knows the ''real'' Channary: a [[HeroicBSOD broken]] opium addict who struggled with the trauma of leaving her home and losing her royal status.

* RedHerring: Kara asks the team to reopen her parents’ case when she finds her mom’s bracelet being sold online. As fate would have it, the theft and the murder are unrelated.

* IfICantHaveYou: Rush accuses Booker of having killed Channary because of this. In reality, Atwa

* IfICantHaveYou: Rush accuses Booker of having killed Channary because of this.

* FreudianExcuse: Kara's aunt has hated Channary, but not because of Channary's troublesome pride or her husband taking the real Dietts' green cards[[note]] essentially sending them to their deaths[[/note]]. She hates her because of her being indirectly at fault for Atwater making the aunt orally service him in Channary's place.

* FamilyOfChoice: Although Kara was taken in by her Aunt and Uncle when her parents died, they normally didn't have time for her. Booker was the closest thing to family (and a father) she ever had since her parents' deaths. In the epilogue, she embraces Booker when she's elated to have her bracelet back.

* FreudianExcuse: Kara's Aunt has hated Channary, but not because of Channary's troublesome pride or her husband taking the real Dietts green cards[[note]] essentially sending them to their deaths[[/note]]. She hates her because of her being indirectly at fault for Atwater making the Aunt orally service him in Channary's place.

* JunkieParent: A flashback reveals that Channary was a heroin addict. Booker's alibi for her's and Sen's murder turns out to be that he was buying drugs for her. [[HonorBeforeReason He's refused to tell the cops this for years, even though it's caused him to remain under suspicion because he doesn't want to upset Kara with this information]].

* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Booker convinces Lily not to mention to Kara that he knew Channary because that would mean bringing up some ugly history that Channary was an opium addict.
* MistakenForRomance: Lily is clearly skeptical that Kara and Booker's relationship isn't sexual, but it's not.

** Booker mentions to Rush that Kara needs a father figure in her life, justifying why he watches over her. Later, Lily uses these same words to talk down Booker and keep him from shooting Atwater.

* PapaWolf: Booker sees Kara as a daughter and will protect her as best as he can. Whenever Lily brings up something that troubles Kara, he makes it his business to call her out on needlessly upsetting the young lady.

* SourOutsideSadInside: Kara's Aunt may seem cold on the outside (to the point that even Kara thought she was uncaring). But in reality, she carries the secret that Atwater made her orally service her in order to protect Sen and Channary.

* FallenPrincess: Channary, literally. Once a member of the royal family, now reduced to working as a seamstress with only one nice dress that she hangs onto as a reminder of her past.

* ItsAllMyFault: Kara thinks her bringing the bracelet to show-and-tell as a child was what lead to her parents death, as it could've been the robber who murdered them.
* JunkieParent: A flashback reveals that Channary was a heroin addict. Booker's alibi for her's and Sen's murder turns out to be that he was buying drugs for her. [[HonorBeforeReason He's refused to tell the cops this for years, even though it's caused him to remain under suspicion, because he doesn't want to upset Kara with this information]].

* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: Booker convinces Lily not to mention to Kara that he knew Channary, because that would mean bringing up some ugly history that Channary was an opium addict.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The dirt on the corner of Channary's mouth seemed suspicious to Booker at the time. Turns out, she got that dirt on her mouth from licking Atwater's boots.
** Upon learning that Kara's Aunt Mei was forced by Atwater to orally service him, a livid Kara claims he should be shot for his vile actions. Not five minutes later, Booker has Atwater at gunpoint.

** Upon learning that Kara's Aunt was forced by Atwater to orally service him, a livid Kara claims he should be shot for his vile actions. Not five minutes later, Booker has Atwater at gunpoint.

* FatalFlaw: In life, Channary refused to think of herself as anything other than royalty, always holding herself up high despite that it would give the wrong impression that she was rich. It also attracted cat-callers (Atwater included) whenever she visited the construction site to drop off lunch for her husband.

* IfICantHaveYou: Rush accuses Booker killed Channary because of this.

* PapaWolf: Booker sees Kara as a daughter and will protect her as best as he can. Whenever Lily brings up something that troubles Kara, he makes it his business to call her out on upsetting the young lady.

* FatalFlaw: In life, Channary refused to think of herself as anything other than royalty, always holding herself up high despite that it would give the wrong impression that she was rich. It also attracted cat-callers (Atwater included) whenever she visited the construction site to

* Foreshadowing: The dirt on the corner of Channary's mouth seemed suspicious to Booker at the time. Turns out, she got that dirt on her mouth from licking Atwater's boots.

* NeverMyFault: During the murder scene, Atwater blames Channary for 'making him' kill Sen, despite that he wouldn't be dead in the first place if he hadn't brought that gone to threaten them.

* FamilyOfChoice

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* AllMyFault:

* Foreshadowing

* FreudianExcuse
* FromRichesToRags (regime change)

* KnightInSourArmor
* LyingToProtectYourFeelings
* MeaningfulEcho
* PapaWolf
* ParentalSubstitute
* PleaseWakeUp
* SourOutsideSadInside:
* TragicKeepsake