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Directed by Creator/EagleEgilsson

Written by Creator/BenEdlund

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Gordon gets 24 hours, and the Commissioner is feeling ''pretty'' generous.



* YouHave48Hours: Actually Gordon gets 24, and the Commissioner is feeling ''pretty'' generous.
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Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.


* GenreSavvy: Maroni knows full well that Gordon's offer to place him in protective custody is to act as bait.

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* BullyingTheDragon: Fish Mooney's grand scheme ends up as this. She thinks that she played a perfect BatmanGambit on Falcone but all she did was get him really pissed off and make their fight personal. When she loses her leverage, Falcone's wrath is brutal and swift. There isn't even a MobWar as he simply has her crew eliminated offscreen.

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* BullyingTheDragon: BullyingADragon: Fish Mooney's grand scheme ends up as this. She thinks that she played a perfect BatmanGambit on Falcone Falcone, but all she did was get him really pissed off and make their fight personal. When she loses her leverage, Falcone's wrath is brutal and swift. There isn't even a MobWar as he simply has her crew eliminated offscreen.



* ItsPersonal: Falcone was willing to tolerate Mooney and her scheming because it would have been bad business to have her killed. However, when she used the memory of Falcone's mother against him, she pressed the one BerserkButton that was guaranteed to make it personal and bring his wrath on her when her scheme failed.

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* ItsPersonal: Falcone was willing to tolerate Mooney and her scheming because it would have been bad business to have her killed. However, when she used uses the memory of Falcone's mother against him, she pressed she's pressing the one BerserkButton that was is guaranteed to make it personal and bring his wrath on her when her scheme failed.fails.



* OhCrap: When Gruber walks into the shop at the beginning... he was right to be afraid of Gruber.

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* OhCrap: When Gruber walks into the shop at the beginning... he was is right to be afraid of Gruber.



* SpannerInTheWorks : Fish's plan to force Falcone's retirement would have worked except for Penguin letting Falcone know about her mole, Liza.

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* SpannerInTheWorks : SpannerInTheWorks:
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Fish's plan to force Falcone's retirement would have worked except for Penguin letting Falcone know about her mole, Liza.



* YouHave48Hours: Actually Gordon got 24, and the Commissioner was feeling ''pretty'' generous.

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* YouHave48Hours: Actually Gordon got gets 24, and the Commissioner was is feeling ''pretty'' generous.generous.
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oh for fucks sake


* YouHaveFourtyEightHours: Actually Gordon got 24, and the Commissioner was feeling ''pretty'' generous.

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* YouHaveFourtyEightHours: YouHave48Hours: Actually Gordon got 24, and the Commissioner was feeling ''pretty'' generous.
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* TranquilFury: Falcone never so much as raises his voice or looks angry as he chokes Liza to death.

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* TranquilFury: Falcone never so much as raises his voice or looks angry as he chokes Liza to death.death.
* YouHaveFourtyEightHours: Actually Gordon got 24, and the Commissioner was feeling ''pretty'' generous.
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* BoringButPractical: Standard police issue galoshes. They're not pretty, but they come in pretty handy for Jim in this episode.
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She\'s alive in the preview.


* MomentKiller: An officer interrupts Gordon's and Thompkins's BDK with news of Mooney's death.

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* MomentKiller: An officer interrupts Gordon's and Thompkins's BDK kiss with news of a shootout at Fish Mooney's death.place.
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* BigDamnKiss: Between Gordon and Thompkins at the end of the episode.


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* MomentKiller: An officer interrupts Gordon's and Thompkins's BDK with news of Mooney's death.
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* OhCrap: When Gruber walks into the shop at the beginning... he was right to be afraid of Gruber.
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* MythologyGag: "The Commissioner is gravely concerned and is on his way here right now..." as Gordon walks into the room.
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* ItPersonal: Falcone was willing to tolerate Mooney and her scheming because it would have been bad business to have her killed. However, when she used the memory of Falcone's mother against him, she pressed the one BerserkButton that was guaranteed to make it personal and bring his wrath on her when her scheme failed.

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* ItPersonal: ItsPersonal: Falcone was willing to tolerate Mooney and her scheming because it would have been bad business to have her killed. However, when she used the memory of Falcone's mother against him, she pressed the one BerserkButton that was guaranteed to make it personal and bring his wrath on her when her scheme failed.

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* BullyingTheDragon: Fish Mooney's grand scheme ends up as this. She thinks that she played a perfect BatmanGambit on Falcone but all she did was get him really pissed off and make their fight personal. When she loses her leverage, Falcone's wrath is brutal and swift. There isn't even a MobWar as he simply has her crew eliminated offscreen.


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* ItPersonal: Falcone was willing to tolerate Mooney and her scheming because it would have been bad business to have her killed. However, when she used the memory of Falcone's mother against him, she pressed the one BerserkButton that was guaranteed to make it personal and bring his wrath on her when her scheme failed.
* RefugeInAudacity: Gordon gets his detective job back by walking into the police station uninvited, insulting the police commissioner and then exhorting the same commissioner by claiming that he has information that will help catch the Electrocutioner but will only reveal it if he is made the lead detective on the case. It is a pure bluff but it gets him the time and resources to figure out what the villain is after.
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** And Penguin himself has his plan ''almost'' derailed by Buchinsky, but still manages to get to Falcone in time.
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Gordon bargains for the return of his detective's shield in exchange for capturing the Electrocutioner, and Fish makes her move to force Falcone out.

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* GenreSavvy: Maroni knows full well that Gordon's offer to place him in protective custody is to act as bait.
* HesBack: Villainous example. After doubting whether he even wants to fight Mooney's takeover instead of simply getting out of the mob business, the revelation that she used her knowledge of his beloved mother to have Liza get close to him makes Falcone furious and reminds him of the mob boss he had been, ordering Mooney taken away so he can deal with her and choking Liza to death with his bare hands.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Buchinsky plans to take revenge on his partners who betrayed him and left him in prison.
* SpannerInTheWorks : Fish's plan to force Falcone's retirement would have worked except for Penguin letting Falcone know about her mole, Liza.
* TranquilFury: Falcone never so much as raises his voice or looks angry as he chokes Liza to death.

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