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* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough[=/=]GoodCopBadCop[=/=]OddCouple: Chamberlain and Agnew are a study in contrasts.
** Chamberlain had a cushy upbringing, wears expensive and custom clothing, and prefers to appeal to people's emotions when pursuing investigations.
--->'''Chamberlain''': "In my experience, if you trust people they trust you."
** Agnew is implied to have had a working class childhood (whose con artist mother frequently used him to trick people), wears shabby, ill-fitting suits, and uses threats of violence to convince people to cooperate.
--->'''Agnew''': "Have you actually ''met'' people?"
** Chamberlain had a cushy upbringing, wears expensive and custom clothing, and prefers to appeal to people's emotions when pursuing investigations.
--->'''Chamberlain''': "In my experience, if you trust people they trust you."
** Agnew is implied to have had a working class childhood (whose con artist mother frequently used him to trick people), wears shabby, ill-fitting suits, and uses threats of violence to convince people to cooperate.
--->'''Agnew''': "Have you actually ''met'' people?"
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* DaChief: Commander Guziewicz ably leads Battle Creek's detectives.
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* InheritanceMurder: It features. The detectives are investigating a woman's murder when they discover that she has been spending a lot of time with an older wealthy man who died a few days before her. They suspect that the deaths are related and that the man's children might have killed him for his money. However, this theory is subverted when it is revealed that the man died of natural causes. [[spoiler: The dead woman was the man's illegitimate daughter and was killed by her half-siblings so they would not have to share their inheritance with her. After they are arrested, the dead woman's son inherits everything.]]
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* InheritanceMurder: It features. The detectives are investigating a woman's murder when they discover that she has been spending a lot of time with an older wealthy man who died a few days before her. They suspect that the deaths are related and that the man's children might have killed him for his money. However, this theory is subverted when it is revealed that the man died of natural causes. [[spoiler: The dead woman was the man's illegitimate daughter and was killed by her half-siblings so they would not have to share their inheritance with her. After they are arrested, the dead woman's son inherits everything.]]
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* KansasCityShuffle: A few cases.
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* KansasCityShuffle: A few cases.KansasCityShuffle:
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Michael Rossi has been in jail for about a decade, while his old girlfriend has a year-old baby. After he's released and becomes a suspect in several crimes, she claims that he was happy for her. The cops are skeptical about this and request the name of the baby's father, arriving at his house just in time to keep him from burnin to death in a fire.
* MayorPain: The local mayor is an immature user of recreational drugs who happily thanks Milt for keeping him from having to spend more money on the police department as Agnew seethe nearby.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Vito in ''Old Flames'' is seen putting bars on his window after learning his cousin (who he testified against for arson and murder) his getting out of prison, and also bargains for FBI protection. Later in the episode, his cousin does make a failed attempt to kill him, despite that FBI bodyguard.
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* NotMeThisTime: in spoiler: ''Old Flames'' there are three arsons which could have killed someone connected with Michael Rossi within days of his release from prison, including Guziewicz's house. When Rossi is finally captured (at the scene of the third arson). He claims that he didn't set the fire at Guziewicz's house [[ContrivedCoincidence even though he was trying to kill other people he had grudges against with fires in that same timeframe]] and that [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he doesn't pay as much attention to the cops arresting him as he does to people he has more personal beefs with]]. Agnew, Guziewicz and the others ultimately conclude that he's [[spoiler: telling the truth, because he didn't even remember that Guziewicz was a woman]].
* ProperlyParanoid: Vito in ''Old Flames'' is seen putting bars on his window after learning his cousin (who he testified against for arson and murder)his getting just got out of prison, and also bargains for FBI protection. Later in the episode, his cousin does make a failed attempt to kill him, despite that FBI bodyguard.
* ProperlyParanoid: Vito in ''Old Flames'' is seen putting bars on his window after learning his cousin (who he testified against for arson and murder)
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* AffablyEvil: Roderigo Aveceda from the finale, who was initially reluctant to involve his son in his drug-dealing and knows to surrender without a fight, but demonstrates the evil when he lets greed overcome caution for his sons future, and [[spoiler: was willing to have a sixteen year-old killed to avenge his son]].
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* DirtyCoward: Zigzagged with Donny Patton in ''Stockholm'', as flashbacks show that he did take the bank robbery money and run out on his partners, one of whom was dying after the car crash, but he did linger until they told him it was ok to go, wished them good luck, and justifiably pointed out that the injured robber was too hurt to move and would get medical attention from the first responders just as fast whether they stayed with him or not.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Vito in ''Old Flames'' is seen putting bars on his window after learning his cousin (who he testified against for arson and murder) his getting out of prison, and also bargains for FBI protection. Later in the episode, his cousin does make a failed attempt to kill him, despite that FBI bodyguard.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Font is upset when a pharmacy sells him fake medical marijuana. He brings Milt with him to threaten the owner who smugly says he knows Milt won't be the guy to try and bust the owner and set off a huge legal row over legalizing pot. However, Font sees how the owner is playing a movie on video and rewinds it to the "FBI Warning" of showing such films in public. Milt smirks that the owner can refund Font or be busted for breaking a federal law.
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* LoopholeAbuse: LoopholeAbuse:
** Russ is suspended for talking to a suspect without his lawyer present. He brings Milt some evidence on who's the guilty party so Milt can make the arrest. Knowing it's not right to take this from Russ, Milt "hires" him (for a single dollar) as an FBI consultant for the case.
** Font is upset when a pharmacy sells him fake medical marijuana. He brings Milt with him to threaten the owner who smugly says he knows Milt won't be the guy to try and bust the owner and set off a huge legal row over legalizing pot. However, Font sees how the owner is playing a movie on video and rewinds it to the "FBI Warning" of showing such films in public. Milt smirks that the owner can refund Font or be busted for breakinga federal law.
** Russ is suspended for talking to a suspect without his lawyer present. He brings Milt some evidence on who's the guilty party so Milt can make the arrest. Knowing it's not right to take this from Russ, Milt "hires" him (for a single dollar) as an FBI consultant for the case.
** Font is upset when a pharmacy sells him fake medical marijuana. He brings Milt with him to threaten the owner who smugly says he knows Milt won't be the guy to try and bust the owner and set off a huge legal row over legalizing pot. However, Font sees how the owner is playing a movie on video and rewinds it to the "FBI Warning" of showing such films in public. Milt smirks that the owner can refund Font or be busted for breaking
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* TheEndingChangesEverything: The series finale shows flashbacks to Milt that shift absolutely everything viewers (and Russ) thought they knew about him: [[spoiler: It turns out this rule-abiding nice guy had once been a CowboyCop who had no problem threatening an innocent kid or putting him in danger to get an arrest. (Russ: "Why couldn't I have been partners with ''that'' Milt?") When his actions led to the kid being killed, a guilt-stricken Milt transformed into the guy we know today but carries that weight.]]
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* KansasCityShuffle: A few cases.
** The cops make it clear they know a pair of rich kids murdered a woman who could have ruined their inheritance but have no evidence. Later, they find the duo burning the clothes they'd been wearing committing the murder and gloating on how any evidence is gone. Smirking, Milt and Russ dryly point out how they were hoping the two would do that as it'll be hard for a jury to buy ''any'' other reason they would be burning their clothes.
** Guz tells a cop they know he stole a kilo of heroin and offers him a chance to turn evidence. The cop carefully says he's sure Guz is wearing a wire and refuses to confirm the story. He then goes to see his niece (who had stolen the heroin) to press her to be quiet, unaware ''she's'' wearing a wire.
** When Russ's con artist mother becomes part of a case, it's nearly impossible to count the shuffles the two run on each other.
** The cops make it clear they know a pair of rich kids murdered a woman who could have ruined their inheritance but have no evidence. Later, they find the duo burning the clothes they'd been wearing committing the murder and gloating on how any evidence is gone. Smirking, Milt and Russ dryly point out how they were hoping the two would do that as it'll be hard for a jury to buy ''any'' other reason they would be burning their clothes.
** Guz tells a cop they know he stole a kilo of heroin and offers him a chance to turn evidence. The cop carefully says he's sure Guz is wearing a wire and refuses to confirm the story. He then goes to see his niece (who had stolen the heroin) to press her to be quiet, unaware ''she's'' wearing a wire.
** When Russ's con artist mother becomes part of a case, it's nearly impossible to count the shuffles the two run on each other.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Font is upset when a pharmacy sells him fake medical marijuana. He brings Milt with him to threaten the owner who smugly says he knows Milt won't be the guy to try and bust the owner and set off a huge legal row over legalizing pot. However, Font sees how the owner is playing a movie on video and rewinds it to the "FBI Warning" of showing such films in public. Milt smirks that the owner can refund Font or be busted for breaking a federal law.
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'''''Battle Creek''''' is a PoliceProcedural, created by Creator/VinceGilligan, that debuted on Creator/{{CBS}} in the 2015 mid-season.
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* AssholeVictim: When the detectives investigate a rich man's suspicious death the discover that the man was NoHeroToHisValet and that his household staff all despised him. This makes for a rather large pool of suspects with motive, means and opportunity. [[spoiler: The man dies of natural causes.]]
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* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: When the detectives investigate a rich man's suspicious death the discover that the man was NoHeroToHisValet and that his household staff all despised him. This makes for a rather large pool of suspects with motive, means and opportunity. [[spoiler:The man dies of natural causes.]]
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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: While arresting a Dominican drug kingpin, Funk attempts to duplicate Milt speaking Spanish earlier.
-->'''Funk:''' ''(in subtitled Spanish)'' Very cold! I arrest myself!\\
'''Drug Lord:''' ''(in English)'' What?\\
'''Funk:''' I said, "You're under arrest!"
-->'''Funk:''' ''(in subtitled Spanish)'' Very cold! I arrest myself!\\
'''Drug Lord:''' ''(in English)'' What?\\
'''Funk:''' I said, "You're under arrest!"
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: {{Deconstructed}}. In the pilot, Russ and Milton try coach their witness into fingering a local drug dealer for the murder of the week. Unfortunately for them, the dealer refuses to play ball because he's completely innocent, and Agnew only avoids a suspension because Milton tells Commander Guziewicz it was ''his'' idea (it was Russ's). [[spoiler:Ironically the witness himself was the actual killer.]]
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: {{Deconstructed}}.{{Subverted}}. In the pilot, Russ and Milton try coach their witness into fingering a local drug dealer for the murder of the week. Unfortunately for them, the dealer refuses to play ball because he's completely innocent, and Agnew only avoids a suspension because Milton tells Commander Guziewicz it was ''his'' idea (it was Russ's). [[spoiler:Ironically the witness himself was the actual killer.]]
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: {{Deconstructed}}. In the pilot, Russ and Milton try coach their witness into fingering a local drug dealer for the murder of the week. Unfortunately for them, the dealer refuses to play ball because he's completely innocent, and Agnew only avoids a suspension because Milton tells Commander Guziewicz it was ''his'' idea (it was Russ's). [[spoiler:Ironically the witness himself was the actual killer.]]
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[[ShortRunners The series was not renewed for a second season.]]
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Set in a fictionalized version of the city of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Battle Creek, Michigan]], the show focuses on the efforts of Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) as he tries to keep his home safe while dealing with tight city budgets, failing equipment, and insufficient training. The [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]] sends Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel) to provide assistance, but Agnew takes an immediate disliking to the newcomer. Unfortunately, the two are stuck together and have to try and cooperate to make Battle Creek a better place.
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Set in a fictionalized version of the city of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Battle Creek, Michigan]], the show focuses on the efforts of Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) (Creator/DeanWinters) as he tries to keep his home safe while dealing with tight city budgets, failing equipment, and insufficient training. The [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]] sends Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel) (Creator/JoshDuhamel) to provide assistance, but Agnew takes an immediate disliking to the newcomer. Unfortunately, the two are stuck together and have to try and cooperate to make Battle Creek a better place.
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* DidYouJustHaveSex: Erin and Milt to [[spoiler:Holly and Russ]], respectively. [[spoiler:Russ]] keeps denying it. Strangely, the two were the only ones who picked up on it, despite [[spoiler:Russ]] acting ''extremely'' unlike himself in the morning.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Neither Agnew nor Holly can admit their feelings for one another. Agnew is afraid of letting his guard down, while Holly keeps waiting for him to make the first move. [[spoiler:She finally decides she's waited enough and practically jumps Agnew in the evidence room, resolving the [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]]]].
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* TruthInTelevision: Due to the amount of time and labour, not to mention the cost, required to produce pure maple syrup, competition in the real world is steep and it's not unheard of for rivals to poison each other's trees or use tactics like force and theft to try and get ahead in the business. Though it's not quite as dramatic as depicted on the show.
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* TruthInTelevision: Due to the amount of time and labour, not to mention the cost, required to produce pure maple syrup, competition in the real world is steep and it's not unheard of for rivals to poison each other's trees or use tactics like force and theft to try and get ahead in the business. Though it's not quite as dramatic as depicted on the show.
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** Agnew is implied to have had a working class childhood, wears shabby, ill-fitting suits, and uses threats of violence to convince people to cooperate.
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* TheDanza: Meredith Eaton as Meredith the medical examiner.
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* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: One episode revolves around the import and selling of counterfeit goods.
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** In "Old Flames" Chamberlain and Agnew rush into a burning building. While Agnew actually deals with the fire Chamberlain carries a victim to safety, where neighbors promptly pull out their phones to take photos and videos of the heroic FBI agent. Agnew can only look on from inside the house.
