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-->''What you will be privileged to witness is not an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship. As silver-tongued and thieving as ever moved [[HonestJohnsDealership used cars]], Florida swamp land, or Bibles. But what I am selling is a long prison term to a client who has no genuine use for the product.
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-->''What you will be privileged to witness is not an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship. As silver-tongued and thieving as ever moved [[HonestJohnsDealership used cars]], Florida swamp land, or Bibles. But what I am selling is a long prison term to a client who has no genuine use for the product.''
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* InsistentTerminology: When Bayliss asks Pembleton if he can sit in on the interrogation he's about to do, Pembleton replies that what he is conducting is not an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship, except what he's selling is a long-term prison sentence that the suspect has no interest in getting.
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* InsistentTerminology: When Bayliss asks Pembleton if he can sit in on the interrogation he's about to do, this is how Pembleton replies that what he is conducting responds:
-->''What you will be privileged to witness is not an interrogation, but an act ofsalesmanship, except salesmanship. As silver-tongued and thieving as ever moved [[HonestJohnsDealership used cars]], Florida swamp land, or Bibles. But what he's I am selling is a long-term long prison sentence that the suspect term to a client who has no interest in getting.genuine use for the product.
-->''What you will be privileged to witness is not an interrogation, but an act of
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** Near the end of the episode, when Crosetti, Lewis and Munch are hanging out in front of the building, a would-be mugger approaches them, and Munch turns him away by saying, "We're murder police - go mug somebody else," which happened to Sergeant Terry [=McLarney=], the {{Expy}} of Crosetti.
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** The widow Crosetti and Lewis investigate for having her husbands murdered for the insurance money, is based on Geraldine Parrish.
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** The widow Crosetti and Lewis investigate for having her husbands murdered for the insurance money, is based on Geraldine Parrish. Also, when Crosetti and Lewis find out the grave of one of the widow's victims has the wrong person buried there is happened with one of Parrish's victims.
** Jenny Goode, the woman whose murder Bolander bugs Munch about throughout the episode, is based on Carol Wright, and her murder is solved in the same way Wright's was - when Munch looks at a photo and discovers a previously dismissed suspect had died their hair brown when they were blond in real life.
** Jenny Goode, the woman whose murder Bolander bugs Munch about throughout the episode, is based on Carol Wright, and her murder is solved in the same way Wright's was - when Munch looks at a photo and discovers a previously dismissed suspect had died their hair brown when they were blond in real life.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which he starts rambling about.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti Crosetti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which he starts rambling about.about.
* BasedOnATrueStory: Much of what's in this episode comes from Creator/DavidSimon's book:
** Adena Watson, the young girl found murdered and sexually assaulted at the end, is based on Latonya Ann Wallace, a young girl found murdered under similar circumstances.
** The widow Crosetti and Lewis investigate for having her husbands murdered for the insurance money, is based on Geraldine Parrish.
* BasedOnATrueStory: Much of what's in this episode comes from Creator/DavidSimon's book:
** Adena Watson, the young girl found murdered and sexually assaulted at the end, is based on Latonya Ann Wallace, a young girl found murdered under similar circumstances.
** The widow Crosetti and Lewis investigate for having her husbands murdered for the insurance money, is based on Geraldine Parrish.
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* InsistentTerminology: When Bayliss asks Pembleton if he can sit in on the interrogation he's about to do, Pembleton replies that what he is conducting is not an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship, except what he's selling is a long-term prison sentence that the suspect has no interest in getting.
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* JumpCut: Used when Munch and Bolander are driving to interview Jenny Goode's family, and then when Munch is with Crosetti and Lewis at the end.
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* StupidEvil: All of the suspects are total idiots. Jerry Jempson moronically walks straight into the station, Bernard's alibis are [[BlatantLies obviously false]], and Johnny is easily tricked by Frank into confessing to murder.
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* StupidEvil: All of the suspects are total idiots. Jerry Jempson moronically walks straight into the station, Bernard's alibis are [[BlatantLies obviously false]], and Johnny is easily tricked by Frank into confessing to murder.murder.
--> '''Pembleton:''' Crime makes you stupid.
--> '''Pembleton:''' Crime makes you stupid.
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* BlatantLies: A suspect comes up with an implausible alibi about how a Jamaican committed the murder he was arrested for, cut his hand, and then drive him to the hospital while sweating him to secrecy. Munch [[DoWrongRight demands the suspect lie to him more convincingly.]]
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* BlatantLies: A suspect Bernard comes up with an implausible alibi about how a Jamaican committed the murder he was arrested for, cut his hand, and then drive him to the hospital while sweating him to secrecy. Munch [[DoWrongRight demands the suspect lie to him more convincingly.]]]] He later claims that the killer was actually his girlfriend, at which point Munch snarks that he liked the first alibi better.
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* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton[[note]]who does hold racist views[[/note]] replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackass, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go upstairs.
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* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton[[note]]who does hold racist views[[/note]] Felton replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackass, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go upstairs.
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* ShoutOut: Munch says that a suspect's BlatantLies have "a real Creator/ElmoreLeonard quality".
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* ShoutOut: Munch says that a suspect's Bernard's BlatantLies have "a real Creator/ElmoreLeonard quality".quality".
* StupidEvil: All of the suspects are total idiots. Jerry Jempson moronically walks straight into the station, Bernard's alibis are [[BlatantLies obviously false]], and Johnny is easily tricked by Frank into confessing to murder.
* StupidEvil: All of the suspects are total idiots. Jerry Jempson moronically walks straight into the station, Bernard's alibis are [[BlatantLies obviously false]], and Johnny is easily tricked by Frank into confessing to murder.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Life's a mystery. Just accept it."'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Life's a mystery. Just accept it."'']]
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* MoralityPet: Bolander talks Munch into solving Jenny Goode's murder rather than letting her case turn cold.
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** Pembleton is first introduced complaining about getting a partner and pointing out that he's solved almost all of his cases without one. Then, after being partnered with Felton, he insists on checking the door locks of each of the Chevy Cavaliers in the parking garage because he forgot to write down where hd parked his car, and refuses Felton's suggestion to go upstairs and ask for a new one out of pride, even though it will take hours to search them all. It shows off that he's a hardworking, brilliant detective, but insanely arrogant.
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** Pembleton is first introduced initially only mentioned by the other detectives complaining about getting a partner and pointing out that he's solved almost all of his cases without one. Then, after being partnered with Felton, egotistical attitude, which is reinforced when he insists on checking the door locks of each of the Chevy Cavaliers wastes hours trying to find his car in the parking garage filled with identical Chevy Cavalier because he forgot to write down where hd parked his car, and refuses Felton's suggestion to go upstairs and ask for a new one out of pride, even though it will take hours to search them all. It shows off that he's too prideful to go back upstairs. Then he effortlessly tricks a hardworking, brilliant detective, but insanely arrogant.suspect into confessing, showing that he has the skill to back it up.
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* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackals, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go upstairs.
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* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton Felton[[note]]who does hold racist views[[/note]] replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackals, jackass, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go upstairs.
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** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
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** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ Bayliss]] is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
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* BlatantLies: A suspect comes up with an implausible alibi about how a Jamaican committed the murder he was arrested for, cut his hand, and then drive him to the hospital while sweating him to secrecy. Munch [[DoWrongRight demands the suspect lie to him more convincingly.]]
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Lewis and Crosetti investigate a widow murdering her husbands for insurance money. Munch and Bolander try to solve a months-old cold case. Felton passes off a difficult case to Howard. Giardello assigns Pembleton to work with rookie officer Bayliss.
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* ButtMonkey: The second he walks into Homicide, Bayliss starts getting hazed.
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* ButtMonkey: The second he walks into Homicide, Bayliss starts gettinghazed.mocked by his colleagues.
* ButtMonkey: The second he walks into Homicide, Bayliss starts getting
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Neither Bolander nor the suspect know who Montel Williams is, making Munch's whole rant fall flat.
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* ExperiencedProtagonist: Subverted. When Felton and Howard mock him for being a rookie, Bayliss tries to gain respect by pointing out he was part of a SWAT team for two years. Felton immediately points out that he's probably only done training exercises and asks him if he's even seen a dead body before, which Bayliss pointedly doesn't answer.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Neither Bolander nor the suspect know who Montel Williams is, making Munch's whole rant fallflat.flat.
* ShoutOut: Munch says that a suspect's BlatantLies have "a real Creator/ElmoreLeonard quality".
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Neither Bolander nor the suspect know who Montel Williams is, making Munch's whole rant fall
* ShoutOut: Munch says that a suspect's BlatantLies have "a real Creator/ElmoreLeonard quality".
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** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
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** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
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** After a suspect [[BlatantlyLies gives him a blatantly false alibi]], Munch goes into a rant [[DoWrongRight about how he deserved to be lied to with respect]] and [[ItMakesSenseInContext analogizing the situation to Montel Williams and Larry King.]]
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** After a suspect [[BlatantlyLies [[BlatantLies gives him a blatantly false alibi]], Munch goes into a rant [[DoWrongRight about how he deserved to be lied to with respect]] and [[ItMakesSenseInContext analogizing the situation to Montel Williams and Larry King.]]
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* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which he gives a rambling speech about his conspiracy theories about it.
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* ActuallyIAmHim: Bayliss initially mistakes Crosseti for Giardello while he's talking to the real deal.
--> '''Giardello:''' ''I'm'' Giardello.\\
'''Bayliss:''' [[OhCrap …Oh.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which hegives a starts rambling speech about his conspiracy theories about it.about.
--> '''Giardello:''' ''I'm'' Giardello.\\
'''Bayliss:''' [[OhCrap …Oh.]]
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* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackals, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go upstairs and ask where he parked it.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Crosetti rambling pseudo-philosophically about life while Lewis bickers with him about it and calls him a moron, all while they investigate a crime scene.
** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
** Giardello eating lunch with his subordinates and joking around with them immediately established him as AFatherToHisMen.
** Pembleton is first introduced complaining about getting a partner and pointing out that he's solved almost all of his cases without one. Then, after being partnered with Felton, he insists on checking the door locks of each of the Chevy Cavaliers in the parking garage because he forgot to write down where hd parked his car, and refuses Felton's suggestion to go upstairs and ask for a new one out of pride, even though it will take hours to search them all. It shows off that he's a hardworking, brilliant detective, but insanely arrogant.
** After a suspect [[BlatantlyLies gives him a blatantly false alibi]], Munch goes into a rant [[DoWrongRight about how he deserved to be lied to with respect]] and [[ItMakesSenseInContext analogizing the situation to Montel Williams and Larry King.]]
* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackals, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to goupstairs and ask where he parked it.upstairs.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Neither Bolander nor the suspect know who Montel Williams is, making Munch's whole rant fall flat.
** Crosetti rambling pseudo-philosophically about life while Lewis bickers with him about it and calls him a moron, all while they investigate a crime scene.
** [[NaiveNewcomer Bayliss]{ is initially unable to find Giardello, and then admits to him that he's always wanted to work in Homicide, because it has "thinking cops". It immediately sets him up as idealistic and naïve, as well as being rather inexperienced when it comes to police work.
** Giardello eating lunch with his subordinates and joking around with them immediately established him as AFatherToHisMen.
** Pembleton is first introduced complaining about getting a partner and pointing out that he's solved almost all of his cases without one. Then, after being partnered with Felton, he insists on checking the door locks of each of the Chevy Cavaliers in the parking garage because he forgot to write down where hd parked his car, and refuses Felton's suggestion to go upstairs and ask for a new one out of pride, even though it will take hours to search them all. It shows off that he's a hardworking, brilliant detective, but insanely arrogant.
** After a suspect [[BlatantlyLies gives him a blatantly false alibi]], Munch goes into a rant [[DoWrongRight about how he deserved to be lied to with respect]] and [[ItMakesSenseInContext analogizing the situation to Montel Williams and Larry King.]]
* EverythingIsRacist: Pembleton accuses Felton of resenting him because he's black. Felton replies that he resents Pembleton because he's an arrogant jackals, and because they've spent an hour in the hot garage looking for his car because he's too prideful to go
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Neither Bolander nor the suspect know who Montel Williams is, making Munch's whole rant fall flat.
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!Gone for Goode
-> Directed By: Creator/BarryLevinson
-> Written By: Paul Attanasio
* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which he gives a rambling speech about his conspiracy theories about it.
* ButtMonkey: The second he walks into Homicide, Bayliss starts getting hazed.
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-> Directed By: Creator/BarryLevinson
-> Written By: Paul Attanasio
* BaitAndSwitch: The day after seeing a murder, Crosseti admits it gives him nightmares… the other in question being the Lincoln assassination, which he gives a rambling speech about his conspiracy theories about it.
* ButtMonkey: The second he walks into Homicide, Bayliss starts getting hazed.
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