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* SheKnowsTooMuch: Nancy Hartwig was murdered in order that she not be able to tell anyone that she lent the car to a person who used it for other criminal activity.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: Cutter invokes this as part of his BatmanGambit against Judge Reynolds and Carly; he deliberately makes an objection in court that has no legal basis whatsoever[[note]]The specific objection Cutter raises, lack of foundation, alleges that sufficient proof of the witness's qualifications to answer the question hasn't been offered, but in this case Cutter himself was the one to establish Carly's qualifications in open court; in essence, he's objecting to his own actions.[[/note]] and then asks the judge to rule on it, but with Carly on the witness stand and thus unable to tell him what to do, the judge can't answer.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: Cutter invokes this as part of his BatmanGambit against Judge Reynolds and Carly; he deliberately makes an objection in court that has makes no legal basis whatsoever[[note]]The sense[[note]]The specific objection Cutter raises, lack of foundation, alleges that sufficient proof of the witness's qualifications to answer the question hasn't been offered, but in offered. In this case Cutter himself was the one to establish Carly's qualifications in open court; in essence, he's objecting to his own actions.[[/note]] and then asks the judge to rule on it, but with Carly on the witness stand and thus unable to tell him what to do, the judge can't answer.
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* AndThenWhat: Estelle Adams points out to Cutter that letting the case play out is likely in her client's best interests; the judge's antics give her grounds for appeal should her client be convicted. Cutter counters that she'd be making that appeal to judges who have already denied his own request to have Judge Reynolds removed from the case, one of whom was willing to ''blackmail Cutter in open court'' to force him to drop the matter. Adams concedes the point.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: Cutter invokes this as part of his BatmanGambit against Judge Reynolds and Carly; he deliberately makes an objection in court that has no legal basis whatsoever and then asks the judge to rule on it, but with Carly on the witness stand and thus unable to tell him what to do, the judge can't answer.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: Cutter invokes this as part of his BatmanGambit against Judge Reynolds and Carly; he deliberately makes an objection in court that has no legal basis whatsoever whatsoever[[note]]The specific objection Cutter raises, lack of foundation, alleges that sufficient proof of the witness's qualifications to answer the question hasn't been offered, but in this case Cutter himself was the one to establish Carly's qualifications in open court; in essence, he's objecting to his own actions.[[/note]] and then asks the judge to rule on it, but with Carly on the witness stand and thus unable to tell him what to do, the judge can't answer.
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* ThatWasObjectionable: Cutter invokes this as part of his BatmanGambit against Judge Reynolds and Carly; he deliberately makes an objection in court that has no legal basis whatsoever and then asks the judge to rule on it, but with Carly on the witness stand and thus unable to tell him what to do, the judge can't answer.
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Cutter tells [=McCoy=] in a dim room that Reynolds couldn't remember his name, Mason's, or what Mason was charged with. Reynolds is suffering from senile dementia. [=McCoy=] points out that Reynolds is over 70 and thus has to apply for recertification every few years, but Cutter says that this is a rubber stamp. [=McCoy=] says that Reynolds used to be an amazing defense lawyer.
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Cutter tells [=McCoy=] in a dim room that Reynolds couldn't remember his name, Mason's, or what Mason was charged with. Reynolds is suffering from senile dementia. [=McCoy=] points out that Reynolds is over 70 and thus has to apply for recertification every few years, year, but Cutter says that this is a rubber stamp. [=McCoy=] says that Reynolds used to be an amazing defense lawyer.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Cutter refuses to stand for the idea of a biased judge, even one biased in his own favor; as soon as he realizes what's going on with Judge Reynolds, he immediately begins taking steps to have him removed from the case.
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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Judge Reynold's faculties are declining. His clerk does everything possible to cover up for him, pretty much dictating what he needs to say via his computer.
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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Judge Reynold's Reynolds' faculties are declining. His clerk does everything possible to cover up for him, pretty much dictating what he needs to say via his computer.computer.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Cutter first starts to realize that something is going on with Judge Reynolds and Carly, it's pointed out to him that the judge is continually ruling in favor of the prosecution and all of the decisions thus far have been legally valid, meaning it's probably to Cutter's benefit to just keep his mouth shut. He refuses, and immediately begins working to expose the judge even at the cost of his own case against a defendant he knows is guilty.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When Cutter first starts to realize that something is going on with Judge Reynolds and Carly, it's pointed out to him that the judge is continually ruling in favor of the prosecution and all of the decisions thus far have been legally valid, meaning it's probably to Cutter's benefit to just keep his mouth shut. He refuses, and immediately begins working to expose the judge even at the cost of his own case against a defendant he knows is guilty.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The first time Judge Reynolds appears in the episode, his law clerk Carly is not only right next to him but actively involved in and commenting on the motions he's ruling on. Shortly afterwards, she appears without the judge, directly approaching Cutter to talk about "scheduling issues" with the case and not sending a memo or email about the issue as one might expect. The third time she appears on screen, in which she openly influences the judge to rule for Cutter, is enough to make Rubirosa take notice, and sure enough, Carly turns out to be involved in the coverup surrounding Judge Reynolds.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half of the episode involves the murder of Nancy Hartwig; the second half focuses on the judge presiding over the case and the coverup he's involved in alongside his law clerk. Nancy Hartwig's murder does get another mention at the end of the episode, when the aforementioned coverup is exposed and it's brought up that her killer will get a new trial as a result.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The first half of the episode involves the murder of Nancy Hartwig; the second half focuses on the judge presiding over the case and the coverup he's involved in alongside his law clerk. Nancy Hartwig's murder does get another mention at the end of the episode, when the aforementioned coverup is exposed and it's brought up that her killer will get a new trial as a result.
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He can't remember Jack's name. After [=McCoy=] tells him, Reynolds winks, wishes him good luck, and slowly walks out. [=McCoy=] remains standing, watching him go.
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He can't remember Jack's name. After [=McCoy=] tells him, Reynolds winks, wishes him good luck, and slowly walks out. [=McCoy=] remains standing, watching him go.go.
!!Tropes in this episode
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Judge Reynold's faculties are declining. His clerk does everything possible to cover up for him, pretty much dictating what he needs to say via his computer.
!!Tropes in this episode
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Judge Reynold's faculties are declining. His clerk does everything possible to cover up for him, pretty much dictating what he needs to say via his computer.
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Directed by Creator/MarisolAdler
Written by Creator/EdZuckerman & Creator/LukeSchelhaas
Written by Creator/EdZuckerman & Creator/LukeSchelhaas
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He can't remember Jack's name. After [=McCoy=] tells him, Reynolds winks, wishes him good luck, and slowly walks out. [=McCoy=] remains standing, watching him go.
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He can't remember Jack's name. After [=McCoy=] tells him, Reynolds winks, wishes him good luck, and slowly walks out. [=McCoy=] remains standing, watching him go.
