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* NearVillainVictory: A few minutes before the end of the episode, it looks like an other case of BadGuyWins: the person who the audience knows (correctly) is the murderer has succeeded in shutting up anyone who could testify against him and have the incriminating images deleted. Then [=McCoy=] tries one last trick, making it look like he suspects the erased images are of a terrorist, and finally gets the evidence he needs.
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* NearVillainVictory: A few minutes before the end of the episode, it looks like an other case of BadGuyWins: TheBadGuyWins: the person who the audience knows (correctly) is the murderer has succeeded in shutting up anyone who could testify against him and have the incriminating images deleted. Then [=McCoy=] tries one last trick, making it look like he suspects the erased images are of a terrorist, and finally gets the evidence he needs.
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* NearVillainVictory: A few minutes before the end of the episode, it looks like an other case of BadGuyWins: the person who the audience knows (correctly) is the murderer has succeeded in shutting up anyone who could testify against him and have the incriminating images deleted. Then [=McCoy=] tries one last trick, making it look like he suspects the erased images are of a terrorist, and finally gets the evidence he needs.
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* DirtyCop: Sheriff Burkhart allowed his informant on drug charges to get away with rape, and eventually murdered this informant when it appeared he was going to give all this away.
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* HatesBeingTouched: Three years after being raped, Dianne goes berserk and uses martial arts moves when anyone so much as lightly brushes against her arm. The detectives deliberately exploit this so she'll attack them and give them an excuse to arrest her for questioning.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on a then-recent exposé in the ''New York Times'' about abuses of judicial power.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on a then-recent exposé in the ''New York Times'' about abuses of judicial power.power.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The most generous view of Sheriff Burkhart. He let Dianne's rapist walk free (subjecting her to a lot of additional trauma) in exchange for the rapist ratting out hundreds of meth dealers (who did have a very big and dangerous presence in his county before the episode). Years later, he's also willing to murder his informant and frame Dianne in order to avoid this coming to light (which could put him in jail, risk jeopardizing the past convictions, or both), while bullying the New York cops and driving his deputy to suicide. During his interrogation, he says he tried to be a good sheriff. However, his actions paint him as this trope or worse, depending on if his actions during the episode are to avoid risking the convictions he secured through the rapist being overturned or just to save his own career and freedom.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The most generous view of Sheriff Burkhart. He let Dianne's rapist walk free (subjecting her to a lot of additional trauma) in exchange for the rapist ratting out hundreds of meth dealers (who did have a very big and dangerous presence in his county before the episode). Years later, he's also willing to murder his informant and frame Dianne in order to avoid this coming to light (which could put him in jail, risk jeopardizing the past convictions, or both), while bullying the New York cops and driving his deputy to suicide. During his interrogation, he says he tried to be a good sheriff. However, his actions paint him as this trope or worse, depending on if his actions during the episode are to avoid risking the convictions he secured through the rapist being overturned or just to save his own career and freedom.
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. One of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy; if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons. His wife mentions a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death, and Cutter concludes Burkhart told Linz to take the blame.
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. One of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd who previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Burkhart's anti-drugs scheme. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of that Governor Shalvoy; Shalvoy ordered the footage to be erased; if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons. His wife mentions a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death, and Cutter concludes Burkhart told Linz to take the blame.
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons. His wife reveals a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death, and Cutter concludes Burkhart told him to take the blame.
Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is anonymously sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is anonymously sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one One of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: Shalvoy; if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons. His wife reveals mentions a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death, and Cutter concludes Burkhart told him Linz to take the blame.
Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of thefootage footage, and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is anonymously sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
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Cutter and Rubirosa investigate Dargerville Sheriff John Burkhart, whose handling of the town's meth crisis has won him awards and attracted a lot of funding. They work out that Timmons was an informant for him and so Burkhart ensured Timmons wouldn't be charged with rape. After recently getting sober, Timmons planned to report Burkhart and tell Dianne what really happened with the rape case. So Cutter and Lupo persuade the town judge to approve a warrant for Linz's files. They then look through duty records and find that on the day of Timmons' murder, Burkhart mysteriously "disappeared" all day with an unmarked vehicle the police department uses.
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Cutter and Rubirosa investigate Dargerville Sheriff John Burkhart, whose who has won awards for his handling of the town's meth crisis has won him awards and attracted a lot of funding. crisis. They work out that Timmons Timmons, a former meth addict, was an informant for him and Burkhart - so Burkhart ensured Timmons wouldn't be charged with rape. After recently getting sober, quitting drugs, Timmons planned to report Burkhart and tell Dianne what really happened with the rape case. So Cutter and Lupo persuade the town judge to approve a warrant for Linz's files. They then look through duty records and find that on the day of Timmons' murder, Burkhart mysteriously "disappeared" all day with an unmarked vehicle the police department uses.
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Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is "mysteriously" sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
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Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is "mysteriously" anonymously sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons and his wife reveals a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death.
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The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons and his Timmons. His wife reveals a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death.death, and Cutter concludes Burkhart told him to take the blame.
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Will Timmons is shot and killed while on a bus tour around Manhattan. Lupo and Bernard find that the victim had an altercation with Dianne Cary, who works in a store in the Flower District. She and Timmons were both from Dargerville, a small town several hours outside New York. Dianne was raped a couple of years previously and Timmons was suspected but never prosecuted. The detectives go to Dargerville and learn that Robbie Linz, the town deputy, had taught Dianne to shoot so she could defend herself. Ballistics match bullets from her shooting practice to Timmons' body, and she is arrested. Dianne insists they came from Linz's gun, and hers is the wrong caliber for the murder weapon. Rubirosa and Lupo go to Dargerville with a Material Witness Order for Linz' testimony. But the local law enforcement arrest Lupo and get the warrant suppressed.
Cutter and Rubirosa investigate Dargerville Sheriff John Burkhart, whose handling of the town's meth crisis has won him awards and attracted a lot of funding. They work out that Timmons was an informant for him and so Burkhart ensured Timmons wouldn't be charged with rape. After recently getting sober, Timmons planned to report Burkhart and tell Dianne what really happened with the rape case. So Cutter and Lupo persuade the town judge to approve a warrant for Linz's files. They then look through duty records and find that on the day of Timmons' murder, Burkhart mysteriously "disappeared" all day with an unmarked vehicle the police department uses.
The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons and his wife reveals a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death.
Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is "mysteriously" sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* AteHisGun: Linz does this at the end of the episode.
* BigEater: Lupo can put away numerous bowls of the chili served at the Dargerville diner.
* BrokenBird: Dianne Cary is this trope as a result of her rape several years ago.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Refers to Timmons being "knocked off" (killed) and the "knock off" counterfeit goods that the patrons on the bus tour bought in NYC.
* ExactWords: Cutter tells the Dargerville judge that Burkhart raised no objection to the warrant for Linz' records. This is entirely true - because Burkhart doesn't know about the warrant.
* RapeAsBackstory: Dianne's past rape is part of the episode's backstory.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on a then-recent exposé in the ''New York Times'' about abuses of judicial power.
Cutter and Rubirosa investigate Dargerville Sheriff John Burkhart, whose handling of the town's meth crisis has won him awards and attracted a lot of funding. They work out that Timmons was an informant for him and so Burkhart ensured Timmons wouldn't be charged with rape. After recently getting sober, Timmons planned to report Burkhart and tell Dianne what really happened with the rape case. So Cutter and Lupo persuade the town judge to approve a warrant for Linz's files. They then look through duty records and find that on the day of Timmons' murder, Burkhart mysteriously "disappeared" all day with an unmarked vehicle the police department uses.
The case becomes more complicated when Cutter and Lupo find that someone at the state level erased toll footage so that Burkhart couldn't be traced. Rubirosa discovers that one of the people with access to the footage was State Trooper Thomas Volchek, who'd previously worked with Burkhart on a drug prevention program in Dargerville. Cutter is convinced Volchek is working on the orders of Governor Shalvoy: if anyone found out that Burkhart covered for Timmons, over 100 convictions that Timmons secured as an informant would be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Linz is found to have committed suicide with the same gun that killed Timmons and his wife reveals a mysterious visit from Burkhart just before his death.
Without Volchek's testimony there is nothing the [=DA=]'s office can do. So [=McCoy=] announces to Shalvoy that he'll empanel a Grand Jury to investigate the erasure of the footage and call Volchek as an expert witness. Since it's a matter of national security (the suspect could have been a terrorist), Shalvoy won't dare interfere. Sure enough, the missing toll footage is "mysteriously" sent to [=McCoy=] the next day. When confronted with the footage, Burkhart takes a plea for Timmons' murder. Shalvoy announces that he'll review the drug convictions; and appoints [=McCoy's=] rival Joe Chappell as head of the investigation. [=McCoy=] gets the message and asks that Cutter and Rubirosa support his bid for re-election as [=DA=].
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* AteHisGun: Linz does this at the end of the episode.
* BigEater: Lupo can put away numerous bowls of the chili served at the Dargerville diner.
* BrokenBird: Dianne Cary is this trope as a result of her rape several years ago.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Refers to Timmons being "knocked off" (killed) and the "knock off" counterfeit goods that the patrons on the bus tour bought in NYC.
* ExactWords: Cutter tells the Dargerville judge that Burkhart raised no objection to the warrant for Linz' records. This is entirely true - because Burkhart doesn't know about the warrant.
* RapeAsBackstory: Dianne's past rape is part of the episode's backstory.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on a then-recent exposé in the ''New York Times'' about abuses of judicial power.
