History Recap / ColdCaseS6E4RollerGirl

* ParentalAbandonment: Missy's father apparently completely cut her and her mother out of his life after he left them for California with another woman, as Simone gently makes it clear to Missy in a flashback that he isn't coming back. Notably, he wasn't even in the picture when his daughter was killed or her case reopened.

* ParentalAbandonment: Missy's father apparently completely cut her and her mother out of his life after he left them for California with another woman, as he wasn't even in the picture when his daughter was killed or her case reopened.

* CharacterDevelopment: The process isn't seen, but it's clear through the flashbacks that Julie has come a long way from the shallow, irresponsible party girl who [[ReallyGetsAround liked to get around]] when she was as a teenager, becoming a mom to two girls, whom she actually keeps away from girls who are like what she had been. This is highly implied to be due to her realizing that her lifestyle indirectly got Missy killed, as Julie had denied her friend shelter the night of her death because she "ruined [Julie's] chances of getting a boyfriend" by protecting her from a pervert.
* DisappearedDad: Missy's father moved to California with his dental hygienist after divorcing her mother.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Missy and Hugh share a moment straight out of a romantic comedy about two best friends falling for each other, recapturing their youth and skating around, just them at night, where she expresses gratitude for him always being there for her. Hugh does what all the {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s in those movies do and kisses her on an impulse…and she’s instantly disgusted and confused as to why he would do that out of the blue.

A convict looking for leniency tells the police that 15-year-old Missy Gallavan (died in 1978) might have been murdered by someone who picked her up from a roller skating rink the night of her death.

An convict looking for leniency tells the police that Missy Gallavan (died in 1978) might have been murdered by her mother's boyfriend.

* CharacterDevelopment: The process isn’t seen, but it’s clear through the flashbacks that Julie has come a long way from the shallow, irresponsible party girl who [[ReallyGetsAround liked to get around]] when she was as a teenager, becoming a mom to two girls, whom she actually keeps away from girls who are like she had been. This is highly implied to be due to her realizing that her life style indirectly got Missy killed, as she had denied her shelter the night of her death because she ‘ruined her chances of getting a boyfriend’ by protecting her from a pervert.

* CharacterDevelopment: The process isn’t seen, but it’s clear through the flashbacks that Julie has come a long way from the shallow, irresponsible party girl who [[ReallyGetsAround liked to get around]] when she was as a teenager, becoming a mom to two girls, whom she actually keeps away from girls who are like she had been.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: As a teen, Julie was the type of girl she keeps her daughters away from.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Missy and Julie respectively.

* CharacterDevelopment: The process isn’t seen, but it’s clear through the flashbacks that Julie has come a long way from the shallow, irresponsible party girl who [[ReallyGetsAround liked to get around]] that she was as a teenager, becoming a mom to two girls, whom she actually keeps away from girls who are like she had been.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Hugh Mastersen, Missy’s best guy friend

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Missy and Hugh share a moment straight out of a romantic comedy about two best friends falling for each other, recapturing their youth and skating around, just them at night, where she expresses gratitude for him always being there for her. Hugh does what all the {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s in those movies do and kisses her on an impulse…and she’s instantly disgusted and confused on why he would do that out of the blue.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Missy had to walk home in the dead of night because Julie wouldn’t let her sleep over at her place, where she would be safe.

* SurprsinglyRealisticOutcome: Missy and Hugh share a moment straight out of a romantic comedy about two best friends falling for each other, recapturing their youth and skating around, just them at night, where she expresses gratitude for him always being there for her. Hugh does what all the {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s in those movies do and kisses her on an impulse…and she’s instantly disgusted and confused on why he would do that out of the blue.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Missy saves her best friend Julie from being date-raped by a pervert. How does Julie thank her? By chewing her out for “ruining” her chance at getting the pervert to be her boyfriend, denying her safe shelter at night, and letting her walk into the clutches a killer.
* SurprsinglyRealisticOutcome: Missy and Hugh share a moment straight out of a romantic comedy about two best friends falling for each other, recapturing their youth and skating around, just them at night, where she expresses gratitude for him always being there for her. Hugh does what all the {{Dogged Nice Guy}}s in those movies do and kisses her on an impulse…and she’s instantly disgusted and confused on why he would do that out of the blue.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: as a teen Julie was the type of girl she keeps her daughters away from

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Missy and Julie respectively.