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* DeadPersonImpersonation: Carmen lived the rest of her life under Bettie's name. Though their initial plan was only to switch places, without anyone dying.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: After Bettie's lobotomy under Carmen's name, she was supposed to be sent to a private hospital that Carmen had paid for. However a snowstorm caused road closures, so Bettie was sent back to the asylum, where the head doctor discovered Anika and Anton's plan.

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* SpannerInTheWorks: After Bettie's lobotomy under Carmen's name, she was supposed to be sent to a private hospital that Carmen had paid for. However However, a snowstorm caused road closures, so Bettie was sent back to the asylum, where the head doctor discovered Anika and Anton's plan.
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* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous for the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal. By the time the truth is revealed, the head doctor has been dead for years, meaning he'll never suffer punishment for what he did.

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* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous Posthumously for the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal. By the time the truth is revealed, the head doctor has been dead for years, meaning he'll never suffer punishment for what he did.
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* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning he'll never suffer punishment for what he did.

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* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous for [[spoiler:the the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. scandal. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the the head doctor]] doctor has been dead for years, meaning he'll never suffer punishment for what he did.

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* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning they’ll never suffer punishment for what they did.

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* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: As the head doctor is long dead, Anika and Anton are arrested for carrying out his plan, despite their remorse.
* KarmaHoudini: Posthumous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning they’ll he'll never suffer punishment for what they he did.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Bettie was manic depressive, but this being the mid-1950’s, nobody would know very much about manic depression until later.



* KarmaHoudini: Post-humous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else’s lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning they’ll never suffer punishment for what they did.

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* KarmaHoudini: Post-humous Posthumous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else’s else's lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning they’ll never suffer punishment for what they did.did.
* MoodSwinger: Bettie was manic depressive, but this being the mid-1950s, nobody would know very much about manic depression until later.
* SpannerInTheWorks: After Bettie's lobotomy under Carmen's name, she was supposed to be sent to a private hospital that Carmen had paid for. However a snowstorm caused road closures, so Bettie was sent back to the asylum, where the head doctor discovered Anika and Anton's plan.
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* TheDeadGuyDidIt: The head doctor who convinced Anika and Anton to abandon Bettie outside where she froze to death has already died when the Cold Case team figure it out.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Bettie was manic depressive, but this being the mid-1950’s, nobody would know very much about manic depression until later.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Bettie was manic depressive, but this being the mid-1950’s, nobody would know very much about manic depression until later.later.
* KarmaHoudini: Post-humous for [[spoiler:the head doctor of the mental hospital. After he found out Bettie had undergone someone else’s lobotomy, he forced Nurse Anika and Anton to ditch her in the snowstorm and leave her for dead to cover up the scandal]]. By the time the truth is revealed, [[spoiler:the head doctor]] has been dead for years, meaning they’ll never suffer punishment for what they did.
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Written by Creator/LizWGarcia

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Bettie was manic depressive, but this being the mid-1950’s, nobody would know very much about manic depression until later.

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