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* KarmaHoudini: Allie Lawrence gets away with the shooting.

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* KarmaHoudini: Allie Lawrence gets away with the shooting. Darryl Collins gets away with covering for Allie.
-->'''Jack''': Apparently two careers are worth more than a person's life.
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* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records. Once the public realizes he didn't shoot anyone, his record falls down the charts.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Cabey had a two-way pager. A text message on it is used to lure two people to his apartment so Briscoe and Green can question them.

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* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records. Once the public realizes he didn't shoot anyone, his record falls down the charts.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Cabey had a two-way pager. A text message on it is used to lure two people to his apartment so Briscoe and Green can question them.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/IdrisElba appears as a nightclub owner, a year before his breakout role as Stringer Bell on Series/TheWire. This episode was also an early acting role for Creator/KerryWashington.
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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy [=McCoy=] and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.
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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, [[McCoy]] and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, [[McCoy]] McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, ''McCoy'' and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, ''McCoy'' [[McCoy]] and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.



* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records. Once the public realizes he didn't shoot anyone, his record falls down the charts.

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* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records. Once the public realizes he didn't shoot anyone, his record falls down the charts.charts.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Cabey had a two-way pager. A text message on it is used to lure two people to his apartment so Briscoe and Green can question them.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Darryl Collins speculates on this after we learn he is covering for Allie.
-->'''Collins''': Yeah, well, they tell me I have to be hard to sell records. If I hadn't listened to that, maybe none of this would've happened."
* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Darryl Collins sadly speculates on this after we learn he is covering for Allie.
-->'''Collins''': Yeah, well, they tell me I have to be hard to sell records. If I hadn't listened to that, that... maybe none of this would've happened."
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* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. Jack says he is impressed by Collins' chivalry at protecting Allie. In this case, some cases, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.reason.



* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: At the end, Jack jokes how the DA's office got "dissed."



* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records. Once the public realizes he didn't shoot anyone, his record falls down the charts.

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* AssholeVictim: Jerome Cabey was a cocaine dealer to support making his music, which wasn't very good. After his attempt to get a DJ job at the club failed, he threw money at Darryl Collins and called him a sell-out. Cabey also groped Allie Lawrence. Which lead to her shooting him.

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* AssholeVictim: Jerome Cabey was a cocaine dealer to support making his music, which wasn't very good. After his attempt to get a DJ job at the club failed, he threw money at Darryl Collins and called him a sell-out. Cabey also then groped Allie Lawrence. Which lead to her shooting him.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Darryl Collins speculates on this after we learn he is covering for Allie.
-->'''Collins''': Yeah, well, they tell me I have to be hard to sell records. If I hadn't listened to that, maybe none of this would've happened."



* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/IdrisElba appears as a nightclub owner, a year before his breakout role as Stringer Bell on TheWire. This episode was also an early acting role for Creator/KerryWashington.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999. In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.
* WeCouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot:

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/IdrisElba appears as a nightclub owner, a year before his breakout role as Stringer Bell on TheWire.Series/TheWire. This episode was also an early acting role for Creator/KerryWashington.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs Music/SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999. In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.
* WeCouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot:
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* AssholeVictim: Jerome Cabey was a cocaine dealer to support making his music, which wasn't very good. After his attempt to get a DJ job at the club failed, he threw money at Darryl Collins and called him a sell-out. Cabey also groped Allie Lawrence. Which lead to her shooting him.



-->''Green'': G-Train? The G-Train?
-->''Briscoe'': Even *I* know who G-Train is.

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-->''Green'': -->'''Green''': G-Train? The ''The'' G-Train?
-->''Briscoe'': -->'''Briscoe''': Even *I* ''I'' know who G-Train is.is.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/IdrisElba appears as a nightclub owner, a year before his breakout role as Stringer Bell on TheWire. This episode was also an early acting role for Creator/KerryWashington.



* SlaveToPR: G-Train says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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* SlaveToPR: G-Train Darryl Collins says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.records.
* WeCouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot:
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.

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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.

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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.
PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.

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Written By Aaron Zelman

Directed By Steve Wertimer

When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy ''McCoy'' and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.
* KarmaHoudini: Allie Lawrence gets away with the shooting.
* NotOnTheList: Done by the bouncer during the ColdOpen.
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PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.



RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999. In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
SlaveToPR: G-Train sounds downright annoyed he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999. In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: G-Train sounds downright annoyed says he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.



* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999.
In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: G-Train sounds downright annoyed he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999.
1999. In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: G-Train sounds downright annoyed he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.
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When a hip-hop celebrity is implicated in a nightclub murder, McCoy and Southerlyn battle the flaks who attempt to insulate their client from any involvement or interrogation.

* HonorBeforeReason: Very few people want to say what happened during the shooting. In this case, it seems to be "street cred" before reason.
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Amusingly averted with Lenny.
-->''Green'': G-Train? The G-Train?
-->''Briscoe'': Even *I* know who G-Train is.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: This episode is loosely based on SeanCombs and the shooting at Club New York in 1999.
In real life, rapper Shyne served 10 years in jail for the shooting.
* SlaveToPR: G-Train sounds downright annoyed he had to "play hard" in order to sell records.

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