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* OhCrap: The cop threatening Jess with a gun, telling her to stop digging for Nathan's body has a big one when Jess unearths ''Nathan's body in his own back yard''. Even worse, because Nathan's own parents are there for it and she was giving Jess shit as a super.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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The cop threatening Jess with a gun, telling her to stop digging for Nathan's body has a big one when Jess unearths ''Nathan's body in his own back yard''. Even worse, because Nathan's own parents are there for it and she was giving Jess shit as a super.super.
** Zaya gets a big one when, reviewing security footage, she sees Malcom first fighting then having a friendly chat with the vigilante that broke into their law firm and stole information that let said vigilante assault their clients.
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* OhCrap: The cop threatening Jess with a gun, telling her to stop digging for Nathan's body has a big one when Jess unearths ''Nathan's body in his own back yard''. Even worse, because Nathan's own parents are there for it and she was giving Jess shit as a super.
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* SceneryPorn: The trip Trish and Jess take upstate is basically New England porn.
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* ChekhovsGun: The wrestling trophies shown earlier come back big time, as it turns out Sallinger resented his "best friend" for being "gifted" at wrestling, and murdered him for it.
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-->'''Sallinger:''' I take issue with undue arrogance. You need me more than I need you. Earn your reputation.

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-->'''Sallinger:''' I take issue with undue arrogance.unfounded arrogance. So start proving you're as good as you say you are. You need me more than I need you. Earn your reputation.
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* VillainBall: Sallinger's arrogant insistence that he's better than everyone drives him to antagonize his own attorney, a top-notch lawyer with a massive and well-earned reputation.
-->'''Sallinger:''' I take issue with undue arrogance. You need me more than I need you. Earn your reputation.

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* RealityEnsues:
** Without hard evidence, Sallinger is free to walk after spending one night in prison.
** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files. Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.
** Sallinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Without hard evidence, Sallinger is free to walk after spending one night in prison.
** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files. Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.
** Sallinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid. He is also a very popular Wrestling Coach. That attitude quickly changes when the discovery of the body of his first victim is found.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid. He is also a very popular Wrestling Coach.wrestling coach. That attitude quickly changes when the discovery of the body of his first victim is found.
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* WeNeedADistraction: Jessica has Trish have an artistic meltdown in front of the police station so she can rummage through their files.

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* WeNeedADistraction: Jessica has Trish have an artistic stage a meltdown in front of the police station so she can rummage through their files.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Downplayed but clearly Ronnie's reaction when Jessica's discovery that Salinger had the body of his first victim buried all these years in the backyard of the boy's parents makes her realize she's been defending a psychopath.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid. He is also a very popular Wrestling Coach.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid. He is also a very popular Wrestling Coach. That attitude quickly changes when the discovery of the body of his first victim is found.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Both Malcolm and Jessica are very unhappy about Hogarth defending Sallinger.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Both Malcolm and Jessica are very unhappy about Hogarth defending Sallinger.Sallinger.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Salinger drops his cool when Jessica asks him if he used the same move to kill Nathan. Doubles as BerserkButton.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Salinger Sallinger drops his cool when Jessica asks him if he used the same move to kill Nathan. Doubles as BerserkButton.



* NobleBigotWithABadge: Chief Ronnie Velasco is pretty bigotted against Jessica (or powered people in general) and threatens to shoot her, but ultimately thanks her for her help.

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* NobleBigotWithABadge: Chief Ronnie Velasco is pretty bigotted bigoted against Jessica (or powered people in general) and threatens to shoot her, but ultimately thanks her for her help.



** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.

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** Salinger Sallinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.
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* BadBadActing: Trish throws a tantrum as a distraction for Jessica to rob Sallingers file, by turning on her car alarm and pretending to having lost her keys, then feigning a breakdown. It's extremely over-the-top, but works.

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* BadBadActing: Trish throws a tantrum as a distraction for Jessica to rob Sallingers Sallinger's file, by turning on her car alarm and pretending to having lost her keys, then feigning a breakdown. It's extremely over-the-top, but works.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Salinger drops his cool when Jessica asks him if he used the same move to kill Jessica. Doubles as BerserkButton.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Salinger drops his cool when Jessica asks him if he used the same move to kill Jessica.Nathan. Doubles as BerserkButton.
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*ArmorPiercingQuestion: Salinger drops his cool when Jessica asks him if he used the same move to kill Jessica. Doubles as BerserkButton.
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* AtrociousAlias: Trish is not a fan of "beanie girl" as her code name and instructs Jessica never to say it again. Jessica refuses to agree to that.



* MythologyGag: Dorothy suggests that Trish's costume should be cat-themed, referencing her comic identity, Hellcat.

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* AtrociousAlias: Trish is not a fan of "beanie girl" as her code name and instructs Jessica never to say it again. Jessica refuses to agree to that.



* MythologyGag: Dorothy suggests that Trish's costume should be cat-themed, referencing her comic identity, Hellcat.



** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl. Her SuperStrength allows her to easily kick his ass.

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** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl. Her SuperStrength allows her to easily kick his ass.
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** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.

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** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl. Her SuperStrength allows her to easily kick his ass.

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** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files.
Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.

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** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files. \n Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.

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** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files. Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.

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** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files.
Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.approval.
** Salinger may have been able to seriously injure Jessica when he got the drop on her, but he proves to be no match for her in a one-on-one brawl.

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* RealityEnsues: Without hard evidence, Sallinger is free to walk after spending one night in prison.

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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
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Without hard evidence, Sallinger is free to walk after spending one night in prison.prison.
** Malcolm, having decided to help Jessica and Trish, barges into Alias Investigations to see Jessica's files. Naturally, his successor is unwilling to just hand them over without Jessica's approval.
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* AesopAmnesia: Jeri once again betrays Jessica by trying to use a murderous psychopath she was trying to get in jail to her own ends- apparently forgetting how that went when she tried the same thing with Kilgrave.

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* AesopAmnesia: Jeri once again betrays Jessica by trying to use a murderous psychopath she was trying to get in jail to her own ends- apparently forgetting [[EvilIsNotAToy how that went went]] when she tried the same thing with Kilgrave.
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* AesopAmnesia: Jeri once again betrays Jessica by trying to use a murderous psychopath she was trying to get in jail to her own ends- apparently forgetting how that went when she tried the same thing with Kilgrave.
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* PutOnABus: Erik is mentioned to having left town with Berry to lay low for a while.

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* PutOnABus: Erik is mentioned to having have left town with Berry to lay low for a while.
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* BadBadActing: Trish throws a tanthrum as a distraction for Jessica to rob Sallingers file, by turning on her car alarm and pretending to having lost her keys, then feigning a breakdown. It's extremely over-the-top, but works.

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* BadBadActing: Trish throws a tanthrum tantrum as a distraction for Jessica to rob Sallingers file, by turning on her car alarm and pretending to having lost her keys, then feigning a breakdown. It's extremely over-the-top, but works.

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* BadBadActing: Trish throws a tanthrum as a distraction for Jessica to rob Sallingers file, by turning on her car alarm and pretending to having lost her keys, then feigning a breakdown. It's extremely over-the-top, but works.



* CurbStompBattle: After an initial surprise attack, Jessica completely flattens Sallinger in front of his class. To add insult to injury, the kids all cheer on her instead of seeing her as a "cheater", as Sallinger hoped.
* FantasticRacism: Apparently, not only Sallinger hates powered people in his hometown.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Jessica, after Sallinger slanders her.
* InternalReveal: Zaya finds out that Malcolm knows the masked vigilante and let her get away with confidential data.



* NobleBigotWithABadge: Chief Ronnie Velasco is pretty bigotted against Jessica (or powered people in general) and threatens to shoot her, but ultimately thanks her for her help.
* PutOnABus: Erik is mentioned to having left town with Berry to lay low for a while.
* RealityEnsues: Without hard evidence, Sallinger is free to walk after spending one night in prison.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Malcolm decides to help Jessica and Trish, not being able to accept that Hogarth is defending a serial killer.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid.
* WeNeedADistraction: Jessica has Trish have an artistic meltdown in front of the police station so she can rummage through their files.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid.
kid. He is also a very popular Wrestling Coach.
* WeNeedADistraction: Jessica has Trish have an artistic meltdown in front of the police station so she can rummage through their files.files.
* WhatTheHellHero: Both Malcolm and Jessica are very unhappy about Hogarth defending Sallinger.
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!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:tropes:
* AttentionWhore: Trish struggles throughout the episode with her contributions having to remain secret, only to finally decide that she can't take it and arranging for her superhero persona to be caught on camera.
* BecomingTheMask: Trish notes the existence of this trope, and finds it particularly disturbing since her own mask is that of a DumbBlonde dysfunctional diva.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Subverted. Jessica and Trish go to Sallinger's home town to prove that he staged the accident his brother died in, but the more they look the less likely it seems. On the other hand, they do find evidence that he was guilty of another murder.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Nathan's body was never found, and his father seems not to have entirely given up hope. It turns out that it was never found because Sallinger buried it under the family's gazebo.
* StrawFeminist: Sallinger tries to make Jessica out to be one, implying that she's just going around beating up single white men now.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Sallinger has not only kept his legal record spotless, but people in the town he grew up in remember him as a sweet kid.
* WeNeedADistraction: Jessica has Trish have an artistic meltdown in front of the police station so she can rummage through their files.
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Jessica and Trish go on a road trip to dig into Sallinger's past and unearth a horrifying discovery.
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