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-->'''Shaw:''' Maybe clean out your trunk next time, dumbass.
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** [[FireForgedFriends Carter and Reese]] both say they don't need help from the other, "But if I do, you'll be my first call."

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* ABNegative: Yogorov

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* ABNegative: YogorovShaw is AB Positive, making her a universal recipient. So she uses Yogorov as a blood bag.



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* MuggingTheMonster: Come on Laskey, did you seriously think you could intimidate a BadAss, highly experienced Cop who's survived working with a mysterious billionaire and a ex-CIA Assassin for the past two years? Guess again.

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* MuggingTheMonster: Come on Laskey, did you seriously think you could intimidate a BadAss, highly experienced Cop cop who's survived working with a mysterious billionaire and a ex-CIA Assassin assassin for the past two years? Guess again.



* OneHandedShotgunPump

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* OneHandedShotgunPumpOneHandedShotgunPump: Shaw does the Sarah Connor thing, thanks to her shoulder injury.
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* TokenEvilTeammate [[EvilDoesNotUnderstandGood Does Not Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.

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* TokenEvilTeammate [[EvilDoesNotUnderstandGood Does Not Understand [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.
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* TokenEvilTeammate [[EvilCannotUnderstandGood Cannot Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.

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* TokenEvilTeammate [[EvilCannotUnderstandGood Cannot [[EvilDoesNotUnderstandGood Does Not Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.
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* [[TokenEvilTeammate EvilCannotUnderstandGood Cannot Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.

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* [[TokenEvilTeammate EvilCannotUnderstandGood TokenEvilTeammate [[EvilCannotUnderstandGood Cannot Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.

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* ABNegative

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* ABNegativeABNegative: Yogorov
* AirVentEscape

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** YouDoNotWantToKnow: What happens after the gas knocks them out.

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** YouDoNotWantToKnow: -->'''Genrika:''' What's that?
-->'''Shaw:''' R-22. They must have punctured the pipes for the building's AC. We'll be dizzy in 10 seconds, unconscious in 40.
-->'''Genrika:'''
What happens after the gas knocks them out.that?
-->'''Shaw:''' [[YouDoNotWantToKnow You don't wanna know.]]
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** Finch does a voice comparison check on Simmons saying "Most accidents don't require a shovel."

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** Finch does a voice comparison check on Simmons saying "Most "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E15 Most accidents don't require a shovel.shovel]]."
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** Finch does a voice comparison check on Simmons saying "Most accidents don't require a shovel."


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* TheGlomp: D'awww Shaw...


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* RemovingTheEarpiece: Shaw steps on her mobile.

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* FirstNameBasis: Shaw to the POI.

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* FirstNameBasis: Shaw to the POI.re Genrika, when Finch uses her last name.



* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend
* HeyYouHaymaker: When Reese finds the trembling man, he walks up behind him, gets his attention, flashes a grin, and decks him.

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* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend
HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Shaw re Reese.
* HeyYouHaymaker: When Reese finds the trembling man, Trembling Man, he walks up behind him, gets his attention, flashes a grin, and decks him.



* InternalReveal: Averted -- Carter has known all along her partner was a HR mole.

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* InternalReveal: Averted -- Carter has known all along her partner was a HR mole. Reese and Finch know that Carter is on a private mission to take down HR.


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* ShutUpHannibal: Lanskey shows his contempt for having to be bossed around by Carter, who responds that he's always been afraid of her. Then she demonstrates why.

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* TheSociopath: The flashback scenes show Shaw as a young girl who just lost her father in a car crash. After the rescue workers get her out of the car and tell her that he's dead, her only reaction is to note that she's hungry and ask for a sandwich. The rescue workers are understandably disturbed by this.


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* TheSociopath: The flashback scenes show Shaw as a young girl who just lost her father in a car crash. After the rescue workers get her out of the car and tell her that he's dead, her only reaction is to note that she's hungry and ask for a sandwich. The rescue workers are understandably disturbed by this.


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* SpotTheImposter: Genrika says that Agent Cross is handling her case, but Shaw quickly realises she's being tested. "There is no Agent Cross."


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* [[TokenEvilTeammate EvilCannotUnderstandGood Cannot Understand Good]]: Shaw thinks Finch is sidelining her because she lost the POI, but Finch just wants her injuries treated. At the end of the episode she assumes she'll be kicked off Team Machine for disobeying Finch's orders.
-->'''Finch:''' On the contrary, Ms. Shaw. I think you finally got the job.

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** Simmons has HR snipers ready to kill the Man in the Suit during the HostageForMcGuffin exchange, only to find Reese has already taken them out.
** Shaw wakes up to find Root standing over her with a taser gun.



* OneHandedShotgunPump



* RightInFrontOfMe: Finch talks to Reese on a private channel to complain about Shaw, only to have Shaw chime in because she's bugged Finch's office.

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* RightInFrontOfMe: Finch talks switches to Reese on a private channel to complain about Shaw, only to have Shaw chime in because she's bugged Finch's office.


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* TwoShotsFromBehindTheBar


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* WeAreEverywhere: Simmons tells Reese there are thousands in HR.

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* BrickJoke: Finch still can't find the bug Shaw put in his office.



* CliffHanger: Root has captured Shaw again.



* GasMaskMooks



* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 2

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* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 22.
* KnockoutGas: A field improvised version.
** YouDoNotWantToKnow: What happens after the gas knocks them out.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Reese puts away his gun to engage in GoodOldFisticuffs with Simmons, who is not adverse to the idea.



* PerpSweating: Reese balances a cup on nitroglycerine on the Trembling Man's hand. It's actually corn syrup.
* PunkInTheTrunk: A mook throws Shaw in his trunk and gets a tire iron in the face when he opens it again.
* RightInFrontOfMe: Finch talks to Reese on a private channel to complain about Shaw, only to have Shaw chime in because she's bugged Finch's office.



* ShoutOut: At the end when Finch gets Gen into a nice private school, Shaw notes that not every kids "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} gets to be the ward of a reclusive billionaire.]]"

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* ShoutOut: At the end when Finch gets Gen into a nice private school, Shaw notes that not every kids "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} gets to be the ward of a reclusive billionaire.]]"]]" Also ''Harriet the Spy'', as mentioned in MeaningfulName.


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* ThinkNothingOfIt / BookEnds: Shaw has trouble accepting thanks from a paramedic she saves. At the end of the episode, she accepts Genrika's medal.

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* ABNegative



* ChekhovsGun: Laskey's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
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Laskey's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder.murder.
** The trembling man's symptoms tell Team Machine what HR are up to.



** Root appearing at Shaw's bedside at the very end of the episode

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** Root appearing at Shaw's bedside at the very end of the episodeepisode.
* DuctTapeForEverything: Shaw uses it to bind an injured shoulder.



* FirstNameBasis: Shaw to the POI.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Laskey's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HR

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Laskey's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HRHR.
* HostageForMcGuffin: Team Machine thinks they're going to have to swap the tapes for the child, but ultimately averted.
* InternalReveal: Averted -- Carter has known all along her partner was a HR mole.



* OrganTheft: In the BatmanColdOpen. Though in that case they're stealing it from a donor vehicle.



* SpotOfTea: Finch offers to discuss her issues over tea. Shaw isn't interested.



* WardrobeWound



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* CoolGun: Laskey's Sig-Sauer GSR, a expensive [=M1911A1=] clone and a suitable gun for a DirtyCop. Pity it's unregistered [[spoiler: and when Carter learns this she exploits it fully]]

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* CoolGun: Laskey's Sig-Sauer GSR, a expensive [=M1911A1=] clone and a suitable gun for a DirtyCop. Pity it's unregistered [[spoiler: and when Carter learns this she exploits it fully]] fully.



* ChekhovsGun: Laskey's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder]].

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* ChekhovsGun: Laskey's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder]].murder.



** [[spoiler: Root appearing at Shaw's bedside at the very end of the episode]]

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** [[spoiler: Root appearing at Shaw's bedside at the very end of the episode]]episode



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Given the events of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E16 RAM]], Finch naturally would be uncomfortable having someone who doesn't truly care about their mission.



* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. [[spoiler: But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 2]]

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* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. [[spoiler: But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 2]]2
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: While Shaw stealing Yogorov's blood is incredibly badass, it wouldn't work as well in real life - Shaw was positioned higher than Yogorov, meaning that his blood wouldn't actually flow up against gravity. Not to mention that it'd be a good way to get an air embolism.
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* MeaningfulTitle[=/=]BilingualBonus: The title is the Russian word for "conversation." Gen's number comes up because she's been listening in on other people's conversations. Carter's [[StoryArc plot line]] climaxes in a conversation where she turns the tables on Laskey.

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* MeaningfulTitle[=/=]BilingualBonus: MeaningfulTitles[=/=]BilingualBonus: The title is the Russian word for "conversation." Gen's number comes up because she's been listening in on other people's conversations. Carter's [[StoryArc plot line]] climaxes in a conversation where she turns the tables on Laskey.

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** As he's about to fire up the Jaws of Life, the EMT asks young Shaw, "Ready to get out of here?" Shaw asks Gen the same question.

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** As he's about to fire up the Jaws of Life, the EMT asks young Shaw, "Ready to get out of here?" After blasting her way into the drug lab, Shaw asks Gen the same question.


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* MeaningfulTitle[=/=]BilingualBonus: The title is the Russian word for "conversation." Gen's number comes up because she's been listening in on other people's conversations. Carter's [[StoryArc plot line]] climaxes in a conversation where she turns the tables on Laskey.
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* HeyYouHaymaker: When Reese finds the trembling man, he walks up behind him, gets his attention, flashes a grin, and decks him.
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* CoolGun: Lansky's Sig-Sauer GSR, a expensive [=M1911A1=] clone and a suitable gun for a DirtyCop. Pity it's unregistered [[spoiler: and when Carter learns this she exploits it fully]]

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* CoolGun: Lansky's Laskey's Sig-Sauer GSR, a expensive [=M1911A1=] clone and a suitable gun for a DirtyCop. Pity it's unregistered [[spoiler: and when Carter learns this she exploits it fully]]



* ChekhovsGun: Lansky's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder]].

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* ChekhovsGun: Lansky's Laskey's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads to his undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her, and then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder]].



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Lansky's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HR

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Lansky's Laskey's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HR



* MuggingTheMonster: Come on Lansky, did you seriously think you could intimidate a BadAss, highly experienced Cop who's survived working with a mysterious billionaire and a ex-CIA Assassin for the past two years? Guess again.

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* MuggingTheMonster: Come on Lansky, Laskey, did you seriously think you could intimidate a BadAss, highly experienced Cop who's survived working with a mysterious billionaire and a ex-CIA Assassin for the past two years? Guess again.



** When Lansky realises Carter has utterly turned the tables on him.

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** When Lansky Laskey realises Carter has utterly turned the tables on him.

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* MeaningfulEcho: In the flashback, the EMT tells young Shaw, "hang on, kiddo. I'm coming to you, okay?" When Shaw calls HR on Yogorov's phone, she tells Gen, "Hang on, kiddo. I'm coming for you."

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* MeaningfulEcho: MeaningfulEcho:
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In the flashback, the EMT tells young Shaw, "hang on, kiddo. I'm coming to you, okay?" When Shaw calls HR on Yogorov's phone, she tells Gen, "Hang on, kiddo. I'm coming for you.""
** As he's about to fire up the Jaws of Life, the EMT asks young Shaw, "Ready to get out of here?" Shaw asks Gen the same question.
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* MoeCouplet: Gen acts as this for Shaw, bringing out her more caring and friendly side.


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* ShoutOut: At the end when Finch gets Gen into a nice private school, Shaw notes that not every kids "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} gets to be the ward of a reclusive billionaire.]]"


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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: See TheSociopath. Also all the spy work Gen engages in.

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* ChekhovsGun: Lansky's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads to his undoing when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her and threaten Lansky with being framed for the murder]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Lansky's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler:leads to his undoing undoing, when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her her, and threaten Lansky then threatens Laskey with being framed for the murder]] murder]].



* EvenEvilHasStandards: HR is willing to kill kids something the Russian Mob leader says is low.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: HR is willing to kill kids kids; something even the Russian Mob mob leader says is low.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Given the events of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E16 RAM]], Finch naturally would be uncomfortable having someone who doesn't truly care about their mission.



** "Did anyone ever tell you it’s not polite to spy on people little girl."
* [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Post-Ass Kicking One Liner]]: "Armies fall...one soldier at a time"

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** "Did anyone ever tell you it’s not polite to spy on people people, little girl."
* [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Post-Ass Kicking Post Ass-Kicking One Liner]]: "Armies fall...one soldier at a time"time."
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* StuffBlowingUp: After rescuing the [=PoI=] from a drug lab, Shaw asks Finch how much he knows about chemistry. A one-word answer--"Enough."--and a PsychoticSmirk from Finch, and a few minutes later the entire lab explodes.

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* StuffBlowingUp: After rescuing the [=PoI=] from a drug lab, Shaw asks Finch how much he knows about chemistry. A one-word answer--"Enough."--and a PsychoticSmirk from Finch, and a few minutes later in the next scene the entire lab explodes.

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* CharacterBlog: The [=PoI=] for this episode has her own Twitter feed, [[https://twitter.com/PA37ABOP @PA37ABOP]], where she has been tweeting since the end of July.

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* CharacterBlog: The [=PoI=] for this episode has had her own Twitter feed, [[https://twitter.com/PA37ABOP @PA37ABOP]], where she has been was tweeting since cryptic comments from the end of July.July to the episode's airdate.



* OhCrap: When Lansky realises Carter has utterly turned the tables on him.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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When Lansky realises Carter has utterly turned the tables on him.



* [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Post-Ass Kicking One Liner]]: "Armies Fall...One soldier at a time"

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* [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Post-Ass Kicking One Liner]]: "Armies Fall...One fall...one soldier at a time"
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* ChekovsGun: Lansky's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler: leads to his undoing when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her and threaten Lansky with being framed for the murder]]

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: Lansky's unregistered Sig-Sauer GSR [[spoiler: leads [[spoiler:leads to his undoing when Carter uses it to kill his buddy who was trying to shoot her and threaten Lansky with being framed for the murder]]
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* MeaningfulEcho: In the flashback, the EMT tells young Shaw, "hang on, kiddo. I'm coming to you, okay?" When Shaw calls HR on Yogarov's phone, she tells Gen, "Hang on, kiddo. I'm coming for you."

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* MeaningfulEcho: In the flashback, the EMT tells young Shaw, "hang on, kiddo. I'm coming to you, okay?" When Shaw calls HR on Yogarov's Yogorov's phone, she tells Gen, "Hang on, kiddo. I'm coming for you."
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* PostAssKickingOneLiner: "Armies Fall...One soldier at a time"

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* PostAssKickingOneLiner: [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Post-Ass Kicking One Liner]]: "Armies Fall...One soldier at a time"

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Lansky's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HR
* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. [[spoiler: But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 2]]
* MeaningfulEcho: In the flashback, the EMT tells young Shaw, "hang on, kiddo. I'm coming to you, okay?" When Shaw calls HR on Yogarov's phone, she tells Gen, "Hang on, kiddo. I'm coming for you."



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Carter obtained Lansky's unregistered CoolGun and used it to kill his associate and blackmail him to become her mole in HR
* JumpScare: Shaw's had a rough day and is trying to get some sleep. [[spoiler: But Root pops up with a taser in hand, looming over Shaw and clearly remembers they had some unfinished business back in Season 2]]

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