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* CardboardPrison: Implied; Elias is still running his empire from prison, and ordering the guards about like his own mooks.



* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Implied; Elias is still running his empire from prison, and ordering the guards about like his own mooks.



* NotSoDifferentRemark: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Also Elias and Finch, given their mutual role as TheChessmaster.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Also Elias also all but explicitly says this about himself and Finch, given their mutual role as TheChessmaster.[[TheChessmaster chessmasters]] who operate from the shadows.
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-> '''Reese''': [[NotSoDifferent "So was I, Finch."]]

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-> '''Reese''': [[NotSoDifferent [[NotSoDifferentRemark "So was I, Finch."]]



* BewareTheQuietOnes: Elias says that bosses like Massey are a thing of the past. It's the hidden boss who acts behind the scenes that you need to watch out for. [[NotSoDifferent With a touch of irony]], Finch can only agree.

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* BewareTheQuietOnes: Elias says that bosses like Massey are a thing of the past. It's the hidden boss who acts behind the scenes that you need to watch out for. [[NotSoDifferent With a touch of irony]], irony, Finch can only agree.

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* DirtyOldMan: George Massey. Riley mentions that he has a "thing" for Annie, offering to "comfort her on cold nights".



* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Riley shoots Eddie in the throat.



* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Also Elias and Finch, given their mutual role as TheChessmaster.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Also Elias and Finch, given their mutual role as TheChessmaster.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Riley]]. There was only one train ticket.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Riley]].Riley. There was only one train ticket.


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* SteelEardrums: Riley seems to have no problem hearing even though he fired two gunshots in a car at point-blank range.

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* NothingPersonal: Reese's reaction to Riley shooting him. He takes a different response to the BountyHunter shooting Riley.

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* NothingPersonal: NothingPersonal:
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Reese's reaction to Riley shooting him. He takes a different response to the BountyHunter shooting Riley.Riley.
** Elias notes that as well as saving his life, Finch would also be the one responsible for putting him in prison. AffablyEvil that he is, Elias appears to hold no grudge over the matter.

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* BewareTheQuietOnes: Elias says that bosses like Massey are a thing of the past. It's the hidden boss who acts behind the scenes that you need to watch out for. [[NotSoDifferent With a touch of irony]], Finch can only agree.



* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley.

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* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Also Elias and Finch, given their mutual role as TheChessmaster.

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* BulletProofVest: Saves Reese's life when [[spoiler:Riley]] shoots him.

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* BulletProofVest: Saves Reese's life when [[spoiler:Riley]] Riley shoots him.him.
* CardboardPrison: Implied; Elias is still running his empire from prison, and ordering the guards about like his own mooks.



* ICanChangeMyBeloved



* MeaningfulEcho: Finch says that Riley is "bad code". Realising he's just used the same term as Root clearly upsets Finch, and he later rejects the analogy, because Riley has changed while software cannot.
* NothingPersonal: Reese's reaction to Riley shooting him. He takes a different response to the BountyHunter shooting Riley.



* TrojanPrisoner: Reese and Riley pull one of these off to save Annie.

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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: The only thing Elias wants in exchange for his help is for [[WorthyOpponent Finch to play chess with him]].
* TrojanPrisoner: Reese and Riley pull one of these off to save Annie.

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Annie.
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* ContractOnTheHitman: The mob is on the hunt for Riley, one of their contract killers.
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* TrojanPrisoner: Reese and Riley pull this off.

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* TrojanPrisoner: Reese and Riley pull this off.
one of these off to save Annie.
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* TrojanPrisoner: Reese and Riley pull this off.

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* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley

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* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype RileyRiley.
* OffhandBackhand: Reese does this to one of the mooks during the rooftop fight.
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The latest number is Riley Cavanaugh, a young hitman for the Irish Mob who becomes a target himself when it's discovered that he's courting a woman his boss wants to seduce. Reese must do what he can to save both of them after Riley kills his former employer's son in self-defense, and the young lovers find themselves on the run from the mob and the police.

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The latest number is Riley Cavanaugh, a young hitman for the Irish Mob who becomes a target himself when it's discovered that he's courting a woman his boss wants to seduce. Reese must do what he can to save both of them after Riley kills his former employer's son in self-defense, and the young lovers find themselves on the run from the mob and the police.
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The latest number is Riley Cavanaugh, a young hitman for the Irish Mob whose finds himself targeted by his former employer when it's discovered that he's courting a woman his boss wants to seduce.

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The latest number is Riley Cavanaugh, a young hitman for the Irish Mob whose finds who becomes a target himself targeted by his former employer when it's discovered that he's courting a woman his boss wants to seduce.
seduce. Reese must do what he can to save both of them after Riley kills his former employer's son in self-defense, and the young lovers find themselves on the run from the mob and the police.

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The latest number is a man named Riley Cavanaugh, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employer and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.

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The latest number is a man named Riley Cavanaugh, a young hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves Mob whose finds himself targeted by his former employer and Reese must do what he can when it's discovered that he's courting a woman his boss wants to save both of them.
seduce.


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* BulletProofVest: Saves Reese's life when [[spoiler:Riley]] shoots him.

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The latest number is a man named Riley, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employers and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.

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\n-> '''Finch''': "He's a killer, Mr. Reese."
-> '''Reese''': [[NotSoDifferent "So was I, Finch."]]

The latest number is a man named Riley, Riley Cavanaugh, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employers employer and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.



* LaserGuidedKarma: "I'm not here for the money."

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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[PreMortemOneLiner "I'm not here for the money.""]]
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Gokarting with Bowser

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* GoKartingWithBowser: In exchange for his help on getting the hit on Riley cancelled, Elias asks Finch to... drop by on occasion and play chess with him.
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* CharacterDevelopment: "I haven't eaten there since they remodeled, but they used to have a rib-eye to die for." Compare that statement, which Finch offered to Reese without hesitation, to the discussion about the breakfast menu in a diner at the beginning of "Judgement" in the previous season.
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* RedemptionEqualDeath: [[spoiler: Riley]]. There was only one train ticket.

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* RedemptionEqualDeath: RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Riley]]. There was only one train ticket.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: "I'm not here for the money."
* NotSoDifferent: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley
* RedemptionEqualDeath: [[spoiler: Riley]]. There was only one train ticket.
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'''Season 2, Episode 1''':

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'''Season 2, Episode 1''':4''':
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* TheAtoner: Riley [[spoiler:for killing his lover's husband before they started dating]].

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The latest number is a man named Riley, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employers and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.

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The latest number is a man named Riley, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employers and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.them.

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'''Season 2, Episode 1''':
!Triggerman
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The latest number is a man named Riley, a hitman for the Irish Mob. When he starts courting the widow of a deceased member of his organization that his boss wanted to seduce, the young lovers find themselves targeted by his former employers and Reese must do what he can to save both of them.

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