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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The plot of the killers involved staging a car accident to mask the fact that Audrey was killed before the race began. What they didn't count on was someone else tampering with her car in their ''own'' attempt to cause the her to get into a fatal accident.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The plot of the killers involved [[ThePerfectCrime staging a car accident to mask the fact that Audrey was killed before the race began.began]]. What they didn't count on was someone else tampering with her car in their ''own'' attempt to cause the her to get into a fatal accident.
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* BeautifulAllAlong: Phyllis's bookish look transforms when she does the classic TheGlassesGottaGo and LettingHerHairDown to become a sultry sex kitten for Walter.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Audrey (December) and Walter (May) [=MacMurray=]. Even Lady Felicia congratulates Audrey on being able to snag such a looker.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Audrey (December) and Walter (May) [=MacMurray=]. Even Lady Felicia congratulates Audrey on being able to snag such a looker. Meanwhile, Mrs [=McCarthy=] remarks that she's old enough to be his mother.
** MrsRobinson: Her love of young men doesn't stop there -- she's also having an affair with Gary, and even seduces Sid while he's in the men's room.
** MrsRobinson: Her love of young men doesn't stop there -- she's also having an affair with Gary, and even seduces Sid while he's in the men's room.
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* TrophyWife: A gender flipped variant. It's clear to everyone ''but'' Walter [=MacMurray=] that his wife Audrey only married him to have a pretty young thing to show off to her peers.
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* TrophyWife: A gender flipped variant. [[TrophyWife Trophy Husband]]: It's clear to everyone ''but'' Walter [=MacMurray=] that his wife Audrey only married him to have a pretty young thing to show off to her peers.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/Double Indemnity,'' in that the killers successfully conspire to murder one conspirator's spouse.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/Double Indemnity,'' ''{{Film/Double Indemnity}},'' in that the killers successfully conspire to murder one conspirator's spouse.
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'''The Laws of Motion''' is the tenth and final episode of the second season of ''Series/FatherBrown.''
A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown won't stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good.
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!!Tropes:
* AssholeVictim: Audrey [=MacMurray=], who antagonises enough people in her final few hours that no less than three separate people make an attempt on her life -- [[LotsaPeopleTryToDunIt one planned, two completely spur of the moment.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: Walter [=MacMurray=]'s football career ended prematurely after he suffered from a knee injury, making him very amenable to marrying the very wealthy Audrey.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The plot of the killers involved staging a car accident to mask the fact that Audrey was killed before the race began. What they didn't count on was someone else tampering with her car in their ''own'' attempt to cause the her to get into a fatal accident.
* MayDecemberRomance: Audrey (December) and Walter (May) [=MacMurray=]. Even Lady Felicia congratulates Audrey on being able to snag such a looker.
* ShoutOut: To ''Film/Double Indemnity,'' in that the killers successfully conspire to murder one conspirator's spouse.
* TrophyWife: A gender flipped variant. It's clear to everyone ''but'' Walter [=MacMurray=] that his wife Audrey only married him to have a pretty young thing to show off to her peers.
* VehicularSabotage: Audrey has the brake lines of her car cut while she is participating in a hill climb.
* WrenchWhack: [[VictimOfTheWeek Audrey]] is done in with a blow to the head from a lug wrench. The killers then plan to make it look like she died in a car accident.
A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown won't stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good.
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!!Tropes:
* AssholeVictim: Audrey [=MacMurray=], who antagonises enough people in her final few hours that no less than three separate people make an attempt on her life -- [[LotsaPeopleTryToDunIt one planned, two completely spur of the moment.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: Walter [=MacMurray=]'s football career ended prematurely after he suffered from a knee injury, making him very amenable to marrying the very wealthy Audrey.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The plot of the killers involved staging a car accident to mask the fact that Audrey was killed before the race began. What they didn't count on was someone else tampering with her car in their ''own'' attempt to cause the her to get into a fatal accident.
* MayDecemberRomance: Audrey (December) and Walter (May) [=MacMurray=]. Even Lady Felicia congratulates Audrey on being able to snag such a looker.
* ShoutOut: To ''Film/Double Indemnity,'' in that the killers successfully conspire to murder one conspirator's spouse.
* TrophyWife: A gender flipped variant. It's clear to everyone ''but'' Walter [=MacMurray=] that his wife Audrey only married him to have a pretty young thing to show off to her peers.
* VehicularSabotage: Audrey has the brake lines of her car cut while she is participating in a hill climb.
* WrenchWhack: [[VictimOfTheWeek Audrey]] is done in with a blow to the head from a lug wrench. The killers then plan to make it look like she died in a car accident.
