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* BasedOnATrueStory: The police-involved shooting Pembleton and Bayliss investigate is based on a similar shooting depicted in Creator/DavidSimon's book, though in that case, it was Donald Worden, the {{Expy}} of Bolander, who investigated it.
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Felton tries to stop his friend from killing his father (Creator/WilfordBrimley) in an assisted suicide. Pembleton investigates the police shooting of an unarmed suspect.
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Felton tries to stop his friend from killing his father (Creator/WilfordBrimley) in an assisted suicide. Pembleton investigates the possible police shooting of an unarmed suspect.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into [[MercyKill mercy killing]] him. Eventually, he succeeds.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lewis manhandles Felton for coaching Chuckie and threatens to kick his teeth in over it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into [[MercyKill mercy killing]] him. Eventually, hesucceeds.succeeds.
* KarmaHoudini: Chuckie gets away with killing his father because Felton and Lewis cover for him, [[DownplayedTrope though he'll always be haunted by his guilt over it.]]
* MercyKill: Harry wants to end his suffering from terminal cancer, and forces his son Chuckie to shoot him.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lewis is clearly guilt-ridden after helping Chuckie get away with murder. The final shot of him shows him sadly staring at himself in a mirror.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: ''Giardello'' of all people turns into this over the police shooting. He refuses to grant Pembleton permission to investigate cops for the shooting and angrily screams at him when he questions Gee's decision. Pembleton is forced to go to Barnfather to properly pursue the investigation.
* SympatheticMurderer: Chuckie.
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: Bolander is convinced of this. [[FreudianExcuse It stems from him blaming a marriage counselor for his wife leaving him.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Chuckie spent his entire life trying to earn his father's respect. He eventually does, by helping in his assisted suicide, but at the cost of no longer being able to live with himself.
* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into [[MercyKill mercy killing]] him. Eventually, he
* KarmaHoudini: Chuckie gets away with killing his father because Felton and Lewis cover for him, [[DownplayedTrope though he'll always be haunted by his guilt over it.]]
* MercyKill: Harry wants to end his suffering from terminal cancer, and forces his son Chuckie to shoot him.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Lewis is clearly guilt-ridden after helping Chuckie get away with murder. The final shot of him shows him sadly staring at himself in a mirror.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: ''Giardello'' of all people turns into this over the police shooting. He refuses to grant Pembleton permission to investigate cops for the shooting and angrily screams at him when he questions Gee's decision. Pembleton is forced to go to Barnfather to properly pursue the investigation.
* SympatheticMurderer: Chuckie.
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: Bolander is convinced of this. [[FreudianExcuse It stems from him blaming a marriage counselor for his wife leaving him.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Chuckie spent his entire life trying to earn his father's respect. He eventually does, by helping in his assisted suicide, but at the cost of no longer being able to live with himself.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MercyKill{{ing}} him. Eventually, he succeeds.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MercyKill{{ing}} [[MercyKill mercy killing]] him. Eventually, he succeeds.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MerchKill{{ing}} him. Eventually, he succeeds.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MerchKill{{ing}} MercyKill{{ing}} him. Eventually, he succeeds.
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!!See No Evil
-> Written By: Paul Attanasio
-> Directed By: Chris Menaul
Felton tries to stop his friend from killing his father (Creator/WilfordBrimley) in an assisted suicide. Pembleton investigates the police shooting of an unarmed suspect.
!!Tropes applying to this episode:
* AbusiveParents: Chuckie mentions that Harry once nearly drowned him by throwing him into the ocean to force him to learn to swim, and he admits this only convinced the man that he was weak, and thus not worth his time. Harry also spends most of his screentime forcing Chuckie to kill him, even though he's blatantly uncomfortable with it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MerchKill{{ing}} him. Eventually, he succeeds.
-> Written By: Paul Attanasio
-> Directed By: Chris Menaul
Felton tries to stop his friend from killing his father (Creator/WilfordBrimley) in an assisted suicide. Pembleton investigates the police shooting of an unarmed suspect.
!!Tropes applying to this episode:
* AbusiveParents: Chuckie mentions that Harry once nearly drowned him by throwing him into the ocean to force him to learn to swim, and he admits this only convinced the man that he was weak, and thus not worth his time. Harry also spends most of his screentime forcing Chuckie to kill him, even though he's blatantly uncomfortable with it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Harry Prentice's terminal cancer has left him just wanting the suffering to ''end'', and he tries to talk his son Chuckie into MerchKill{{ing}} him. Eventually, he succeeds.
