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* BusinessTripAdultery: Implied; when Dusany tells Lawrence to stay away from his wife, Lawrence mentions all the time he's spent working on his vineyard business and the rumors that it isn't just grapes he's been pressing.
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* ContinuityNod: In the opening scene, a fan mentions Jessica's frequently mentioned (and very first in-universe) novel, "the Corpse Danced at Midnight", which [[Recap/MurderSheWroteS1E0TheMurderOfSherlockHolmes began her whole writing]] (and [[LittleOldLadyInvestigates amateur sleuthing]]) career.
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* ContinuityNod: In the opening scene, a fan mentions Jessica's frequently mentioned (and very first in-universe) novel, "the ''The Corpse Danced at Midnight", Midnight'', which [[Recap/MurderSheWroteS1E0TheMurderOfSherlockHolmes began her whole writing]] (and [[LittleOldLadyInvestigates amateur sleuthing]]) career.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the excerpt Jessica reads, a man poisons a woman with something in her wine and then confuses her glass with his own. He consumes enough poison to kill himself.
* InsistentTerminology: When Jessica mentions the committee voting to punish Lawrence, one of the members immediately corrects her that they voted to "sanction" him.
* InsistentTerminology: When Jessica mentions the committee voting to punish Lawrence, one of the members immediately corrects her that they voted to "sanction" him.
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* MarriedToTheJob: Lawrence smugly justifies flirting with Edward's wife by saying he spends too much time neglecting her for his business.
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
** Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little too much.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the Police Commissioner.
* ShoutOut: Several
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
** Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little too much.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the Police Commissioner.
* ShoutOut: Several
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* MarriedToTheJob: Lawrence smugly justifies flirting with Edward's wife NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: After the murder, Harcourt Fenton stopps by saying he spends too much time neglecting her for his business.
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just asTheodore Cayle comes in Cayle's house to talk console him about his brother Lawrence's death, bringing his white marble to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates prove he voted innocent. Theodore for kills him to prevent anyone from realizing that the effort though]].
**vote had been rigged.
* ProperlyParanoid: Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little toomuch.
much and the committee's way of operating gave him too much freedom.
* TheResenter: Theo, Lawrence's brother, turns out to be the killer. He hated being in the background and being forced to smooth over the ruffled feathers Lawrence left everywhere.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the PoliceCommissioner.
Commissioner. It convinces the lieutenant not to arrest the entire committee on the spot, but he keeps investigating along with Jessica.
* ShoutOut:Several
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as
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* ProperlyParanoid: Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little too
* TheResenter: Theo, Lawrence's brother, turns out to be the killer. He hated being in the background and being forced to smooth over the ruffled feathers Lawrence left everywhere.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the Police
* ShoutOut:
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** The name of Harcourt Fenton derives from the character Harcourt Fenton Mudd from [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]].
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** The name of Harcourt Fenton derives from the character Harcourt Fenton Mudd from [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]].''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
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* UnwittingPawn: The murderer bribes [[spoiler: Lisa the secretary to rig the drawing to see who would punish Lawrence]] while lying about the reason behind this. [[spoiler: Already frightened and concerned about what happened, she's quick to confess in the climax, with a MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction to finding out Theo murdered Harcourt too.]]
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crash when the brake lines to Fenton's car were cut.
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crash when the brake lines to Fenton's car were cut.
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* UnwittingPawn: The murderer bribes [[spoiler: Lisa the secretary to rig the drawing to see who would punish Lawrence]] while lying about the reason behind this.that it was a prank. [[spoiler: Already frightened and concerned about what happened, she's quick to confess in the climax, with a MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction to finding out Theo murdered Harcourt too.]]
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crashwhen after the brake lines to Fenton's car were cut.cut. Winston survives; Harcourt doesn't.
* WeNeedADistraction: At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crash
* WeNeedADistraction: At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
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* LostInACrowd: After the victim was shot at a posh country club, the detective suggests testing everyone for gun residue. However, the club is in the middle of a skeet-shooting competition, so almost everyone there had fired a gun in the last 24 hours.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Phillip Arkham is a genial conversationalist who knew Ernest Hemingway and is trying to integrate the club. He's also a major proponent of the committee and not afraid to call in favors to make the police back off.
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* ProperlyParanoid: At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
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* ProperlyParanoid: KangarooCourt: The Committee's meeting about whether or not to sanction Lawrence has shades of this. Two of the people voting on whether or not to take action against Lawrence are the very people that Lawrence wronged.
* MarriedToTheJob: Lawrence smugly justifies flirting with Edward's wife by saying he spends too much time neglecting her for his business.
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effortthough]].though]].
** Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little too much.
* MarriedToTheJob: Lawrence smugly justifies flirting with Edward's wife by saying he spends too much time neglecting her for his business.
* ProperlyParanoid:
** At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort
** Fenton is constantly upset about the committee's power and purpose, refusing to have anything to do with their vote and showing concern for Lawrence. The murder proved him right to be concerned that someone hated Lawrence a little too much.
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* UnwittingPawn: The murderer bribes [[spoiler: Lisa the secretary to rig the drawing to see who would punish Lawrence]] while lying about the reason behind this. [[spoiler: Already frightened and concerned about what happened, she's quick to confess in the climax, with a MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction to finding out Theo murdered Harcourt too.]]
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Written by: Creator/JMichaelStraczynski\\
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Jessica is the first woman to speak at a function in an all-male club...then a member is murdered.
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!!Tropes:
* ActorAllusion: The [[HeyItsThatPlace open garden auditorium]] where Jessica did an afternoon reading to a roomful of attendees is a RecycledSet used in the Literature/TheManchurianCandidate film which also starred Creator/AngelaLansbury.
* ChekhovsGun: When [[spoiler: Lisa Sutton]] is introduced to Jessica, she nearly trips because of a broken heel and because it's wet from the rain outside. This becomes a clue later on.
** When [[spoiler: Theodore]] offers to drive Jessica, Jessica notes that he adjusts his car seat (even though it's his own car), suggesting that someone else had recently drove it.
* ContinuityNod: In the opening scene, a fan mentions Jessica's frequently mentioned (and very first in-universe) novel, "the Corpse Danced at Midnight", which [[Recap/MurderSheWroteS1E0TheMurderOfSherlockHolmes began her whole writing]] (and [[LittleOldLadyInvestigates amateur sleuthing]]) career.
* TheFaceless: Lawrence Cayle's killer is seen, but his face and attire is bathed in shadow. Lawrence appears to know him, however.
* ProperlyParanoid: At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the Police Commissioner.
* ShoutOut: Several
** The last names of characters Edward Dunsany, Gerald Innsmouth and Philip Arkham all refer to works by Creator/HPLovecraft
** The name of Harcourt Fenton derives from the character Harcourt Fenton Mudd from [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]].
** The names of Lieutenant Tartarus and the Avernus Club both refer to mythological [[{{Hell}} hells]].
** Jessica compares the Avernus Club to a "Bohemian Club out west, a gentleman's club", which is a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove Bohemian Grove]], a real-life conclave where some of the world's most powerful men meet for two weeks a year, supposedly conducting [[AncientConspiracy secret planning meetings and perform pagan rituals, including mock sacrifices to Moloch]], as well as recreational events.
* SmokyGentlemensClub: The setting of this episode's murder is the fictional Avernus Club, comprised of [[SharpDressedMan sharply dressed]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste rich]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan powerful men]].
* TooDumbToLive: Lawrence Cayle was an all-around [[AssholeVictim asshole]] to nearly everyone. It's no surprise, then, that he gets murdered. He [[BullyingADragon even taunts]] his killer, with predictable results.
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crash when the brake lines to Fenton's car were cut.
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Jessica is the first woman to speak at a function in an all-male club...then a member is murdered.
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!!Tropes:
* ActorAllusion: The [[HeyItsThatPlace open garden auditorium]] where Jessica did an afternoon reading to a roomful of attendees is a RecycledSet used in the Literature/TheManchurianCandidate film which also starred Creator/AngelaLansbury.
* ChekhovsGun: When [[spoiler: Lisa Sutton]] is introduced to Jessica, she nearly trips because of a broken heel and because it's wet from the rain outside. This becomes a clue later on.
** When [[spoiler: Theodore]] offers to drive Jessica, Jessica notes that he adjusts his car seat (even though it's his own car), suggesting that someone else had recently drove it.
* ContinuityNod: In the opening scene, a fan mentions Jessica's frequently mentioned (and very first in-universe) novel, "the Corpse Danced at Midnight", which [[Recap/MurderSheWroteS1E0TheMurderOfSherlockHolmes began her whole writing]] (and [[LittleOldLadyInvestigates amateur sleuthing]]) career.
* TheFaceless: Lawrence Cayle's killer is seen, but his face and attire is bathed in shadow. Lawrence appears to know him, however.
* ProperlyParanoid: At a party, Winston excuses himself from Jessica just as Theodore Cayle comes in to talk to her. Jessica then notices Lawrence, Theodore's brother, talking to Winston. Jessica points out the timing (and Theodore's initial denial of knowing Winston) of Theodore's arrival as a means of distracting her. Jessica [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow congratulates Theodore for the effort though]].
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: When Lt. Howard Tartarus goes to question Philip Arkham, Arkham tries to invoke this by calling the Police Commissioner.
* ShoutOut: Several
** The last names of characters Edward Dunsany, Gerald Innsmouth and Philip Arkham all refer to works by Creator/HPLovecraft
** The name of Harcourt Fenton derives from the character Harcourt Fenton Mudd from [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]].
** The names of Lieutenant Tartarus and the Avernus Club both refer to mythological [[{{Hell}} hells]].
** Jessica compares the Avernus Club to a "Bohemian Club out west, a gentleman's club", which is a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove Bohemian Grove]], a real-life conclave where some of the world's most powerful men meet for two weeks a year, supposedly conducting [[AncientConspiracy secret planning meetings and perform pagan rituals, including mock sacrifices to Moloch]], as well as recreational events.
* SmokyGentlemensClub: The setting of this episode's murder is the fictional Avernus Club, comprised of [[SharpDressedMan sharply dressed]], [[ManOfWealthAndTaste rich]] and [[TheManBehindTheMan powerful men]].
* TooDumbToLive: Lawrence Cayle was an all-around [[AssholeVictim asshole]] to nearly everyone. It's no surprise, then, that he gets murdered. He [[BullyingADragon even taunts]] his killer, with predictable results.
* VehicularSabotage: Winston Devermore and Harcourt Fenton suffer a car crash when the brake lines to Fenton's car were cut.
