History Recap / ColdCaseS4E17ShuffleBallChange

* DownerEnding: The case is solved but Maurice and Grant's father realizes that his ParentalFavoritism has caused one of his sons to kill his brother. Lilly imagines seeing Maurice dancing, knowing that his talent is forever lost.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Pat is devastated over how he failed his sons, Grant by pushing him over the edge and putting so much pressure on him, and Maurice by pushing him away and favoring Grant over him.

* BigBrotherBully: Grant is a notorious example: he not only bullies Maurice, but he also has beaten him up on occasion (only to force him into silence with the threat of even ''more'' violence) and, jealous of his talent and winning their father's love, kills him.

* ShutUpHannibal: Maurice manages to put the arrogant and abrasive dance teacher in his place by pointing out his failed career and how he has to teach high schoolers just to make ends meet. This both shocks his classmates and knocks the man down quite a few pegs and his only response is to call him [[PennyAmongDiamonds poor White trash]] [[GetOut and order him out of his classroom.]] That being said, the dance teacher gives Maurice private dance lessons later on.

After the remains of a teenage boy are discovered and it appears that he was murdered, detectives look back at the circumstances surrounding his 1984 disappearance.

* HeelRealization: Pat is devastated over how he failed his sons, Grant by pushing him over the edge and putting so much pressure on him, and Maurice by pushing him away and favoring Grant over him.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Grant pretended to ruin his knee in his tussle with Maurice because he was intimidated by the skill of the other wrestlers in the junior program. Maurice tried to convince him not to give up, telling us he felt the same way about dancing, but Grant wouldn’t believe him.
* BigBrotherBully: Grant is a notorious example: he not only bullies Maurice, but he also have beaten him up on occasion (only to force him into silence with the threat of even ''more'' violence) and, jealous of his talent and winning their father's love, kills him.

* RewatchBonus: Grant clearly freaking out over the news that Maurice's remains have been discovered seem like a perfectly normal reaction. Until we learn that ''he's'' the killer and he's actually freaking out over his horrific deed being uncovered and knowing that it's only a matter of time before he's caught. He also gets very defensive when Scotty insinuates that he failed to protect his brother. . . because he knows that's what happened.

* TheUnfavorite: Both boys to different parents. Grant was praised and pushed by their dad to be the best at sports, often overlooking Maurice for seemingly have no direction or common interests with him and his brother. On the other hand, Maurice’s love for dance began with his mother, who would dance with him around the room before she died. Because Maurice was his mom’s “baby”, Grant was even more pressured to hold on to his father’s approval, as without it, he felt he had nothing.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Both Grant and Maurice strive for their widowed father's love and approval. While Grant is a talented school wrestler constantly pushed by him, Maurice has a love for dance that gains his indifference/dismay and his brother's contempt.

* ShutUpHannibal: Maurice manages to put the arrogant and abrasive dance teacher in his place by pointing out his failed career and how he has to teach high schoolers just to make ends meet. This both shocks his classmates and knocks the man down quite a few pegs and his only response is to call him [[PennyAmongDiamonds poor White trash]] [[GetOut and ordering him out of his classroom.]] That being said, the dance teacher gives Maurice private dance lessons later on.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Both Grant and Maurice strive for their widowed father's love and approval. While Grant is a talented school wrestler constantly pushed by him, Maurice has a love for dance that gains his indifference/dismay and his brother's contempt.

* AlwaysSomeBetter: Grant pretended to ruin his knee in his tussle with Maurice because he was intimidated by the skill of the other wrestlers in the junior program. Maurice tried to convince him not to give up, telling us he felt the same way about dancing, but Grant wouldn’t believe him.

* SoProudOfYou: Pat was dismissive of Maurice becoming a dancer until he actually saw him in action at the audition, and was blown away by his talent and dedication, knowing that he must have worked hard to be that good in such a short time.

After the remains of a teenaged boy are discovered and it appears that he was murdered, detectives look back at the circumstances surrounding his 1984 disappearance.

* BigBrotherBully: Grant is a notorious example: he not only bullies Maurice, but he also have beaten him up on occasion (only to force him into silence with the threat of even ''more'' violence) and jealous of his talent and winning their father's love, kills him.

* ShutUpHannibal: Maurice manages to put the arrogant and abrasive dance teacher in his place by pointing out his failed career and how he has to teach high schoolers just to make ends meet. This both shocks his classmates and knocks the man down quite a few pegs and his only response is to call him [[PennyAmongDiamonds poor White trash]] [[GetOut and ordering him out of his classroom.]]

!Tropes:

* MistakenForGay: Maurice, after Grant sees him dancing. Grant implies that he thought he was gay even before this.

* CainAndAbel: Grant was the Cain to Maurice’s Abel.