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* ContinuityNod: When they are reviewing Grant's case box in the archives, [[Recap/ColdCaseS2E13TimeToCrime Kayla Odoms]]'s case box can be seen just behind Stillman.
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* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it]], despite [[TooSoon (or possibly because of)]] the fact that it had focused on this very circumstance two episodes earlier.

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* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it]], despite [[TooSoon (or possibly because of)]] of) the fact that it had focused on this very circumstance two episodes earlier.

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* MercyKill: Although Grant wasn't suffering from any terminal illness, but to collect life insurance to support his family.



* SuicideByCop: In this case, the "cop" is a civilian.
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* BrokenPedestal: Jason Bowen idolized his surgeon father and aspired to follow in his footsteps. But then Grant became a gambling addict and blew away his son’s college money for Columbia University, and Jason had to go to community college instead. The pedestal is reassembled after Grant’s murder is solved, and Jason finds out that his father had a friend shoot him dead so that he and his mom could collect the life insurance and be taken care of.

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* BrokenPedestal: Jason Bowen idolized his surgeon father and aspired to follow in his footsteps. But then Grant became a gambling addict and blew away his son’s college money for Columbia Cornell University, and Jason had to go to community college instead.instead, only gaining entrance to Cornell after his father's death. The pedestal is reassembled after Grant’s murder is solved, and Jason finds out that his father had a friend shoot him dead so that he and his mom could collect the life insurance and be taken care of.
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* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it.]]

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* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it.]]it]], despite [[TooSoon (or possibly because of)]] the fact that it had focused on this very circumstance two episodes earlier.
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* YourCheatingHeart: A flashback reveals that Dr. Bowen's best friend had a crush on his wife, but it never went beyond that--she didn't reciprocate.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Dr. Bowen commits suicide by having Cy shoot him so that it looks like he was the victim of a random street crime, thus enabling his family to collect his insurance money (although if enough time has passed between purchasing the policy and the person's death, many insurance companies actually ''will'' pay even if the person killed themselves)


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* RedHerring: After a flashback reveals that Dr. Bowen's best friend had a crush on his wife, the detectives and the viewer are left to speculate if one or both of them is his killer. It turns out she rebuffed him because she didn't reciprocate and they're both innocent regarding his murder.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: After ruining his family's finances, costing his son a chance to go to an Ivy League college --and likely medical school--and destroying his wife and son's respect for him, Dr. Bowen commits suicide in a manner that looks like a random street crime, thus allowing them to collect on his hefty insurance policy and be solvent again.


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* YourCheatingHeart: A flashback reveals that Dr. Bowen's best friend had a crush on his wife, but it never went beyond that--she didn't reciprocate.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult, just as his father was.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Both a negative and positive example.
** Grant's father was an alcoholic, Grant became addicted to gambling.
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Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult, just as his father was.was.

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* BrokenPedestal: Jason Bowen idolized his surgeon father and aspired to follow in his footsteps. But then Grant became TheGamblingAddict and blew away his son’s college money for Columbia University, and Jason had to go to community college instead. The pedestal is resembled after Grant’s murder is solved, and Jason finds out that his father had a friend shoot him dead so that he and his mom could collect the life insurance and be taken care of.

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* BrokenPedestal: Jason Bowen idolized his surgeon father and aspired to follow in his footsteps. But then Grant became TheGamblingAddict a gambling addict and blew away his son’s college money for Columbia University, and Jason had to go to community college instead. The pedestal is resembled reassembled after Grant’s murder is solved, and Jason finds out that his father had a friend shoot him dead so that he and his mom could collect the life insurance and be taken care of.



* CurbStompBattle: Scotty beats the ever loving crap out of a supposed pedophile at a playground in the final scenes of the episode.
* HeroicSacrifice: Grant’s murder could be seen as this, as he thought himself too fargone for getting back on track for his gambling addiction, and demanded his best friend to shoot him dead so that his wife and son could collect the life insurance, thinking himself more useful to them dead than alive.

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* CurbStompBattle: Scotty beats the ever loving ever-loving crap out of a supposed pedophile at a playground in the final scenes of the episode.
* HeroicSacrifice: Grant’s murder could be seen as this, as he thought himself too fargone far gone for getting back on track for from his gambling addiction, and demanded his best friend to shoot him dead so that his wife and son could collect the life insurance, thinking himself more useful to them dead than alive.



* SuicideByCop: In this case, the "cop" is a civilian.

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* SuicideByCop: In this case, the "cop" is a civilian.civilian.
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* ChekovsGun: Cy’s good luck charm, a Chinese jade trinket.

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: Cy’s good luck charm, a Chinese jade trinket.
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* BrokenPedestal: Jason Bowen idolized his surgeon father and aspired to follow in his footsteps. But then Grant became TheGamblingAddict and blew away his son’s college money for Columbia University, and Jason had to go to community college instead. The pedestal is resembled after Grant’s murder is solved, and Jason finds out that his father had a friend shoot him dead so that he and his mom could collect the life insurance and be taken care of.
* ChekovsGun: Cy’s good luck charm, a Chinese jade trinket.


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* HeroicSacrifice: Grant’s murder could be seen as this, as he thought himself too fargone for getting back on track for his gambling addiction, and demanded his best friend to shoot him dead so that his wife and son could collect the life insurance, thinking himself more useful to them dead than alive.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult.
* TheGamblingAddict: Cy was this to the point where his wife and kids left him.
* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it.]]

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult.
adult, just as his father was.
* TheGamblingAddict: TheGamblingAddict:
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Cy was this to the point where his wife and kids left him.
** Grant nearly drove his family into financial ruin despite being himself a well-paid surgeon simply due to this.
* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it.]]]]
* SuicideByCop: In this case, the "cop" is a civilian.

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* CurbStompBattle: Scotty beats the ever loving crap out of a supposed pedophile at a playground in the final scenes of the episode
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult
* TheGamblingAddict: Cy was this to the point where his wife and kids left him.

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* CurbStompBattle: Scotty beats the ever loving crap out of a supposed pedophile at a playground in the final scenes of the episode
episode.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult
adult.
* TheGamblingAddict: Cy was this to the point where his wife and kids left him.him.
* NominalImportance: The man falsely accused of Dr. Bowen's murder died shortly after his imprisonment, yet the show uncharacteristically never reveals his name, his face or his own story as to why he was blamed other than to briefly mention that [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a Black guy did it.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: Scotty beats the ever loving crap out of a supposed pedophile at a playground in the final scenes of the episode
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Jason Bowen is a surgeon as an adult
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Directed by Creator/CraigRossJr

Written by Creator/TylerBensinger

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* TheGamblingAddict: Cy was this to the point where his wife and kids left him.

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