Line #13 Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E04


1	'''Season 2, Episode 4''':
2	!Triggerman
3	-> '''Finch''': "He's a killer, Mr. Reese."
4	-> '''Reese''': [[NotSoDifferentRemark "So was I, Finch."]]
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6	The latest number is Riley Cavanaugh, a 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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9	!!Tropes in this episode:
10	* TheAtoner: Riley [[spoiler:for killing his lover's husband before they started dating]].
11	* 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. With a touch of irony, Finch can only agree.
12	* BulletProofVest: Saves Reese's life when Riley shoots him.
13	* 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.
14	* ContractOnTheHitman: The mob is on the hunt for Riley, one of their contract killers.
15	* DirtyOldMan: George Massey. Riley mentions that he has a "thing" for Annie, offering to "comfort her on cold nights".
16	* 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.
17	* ICanChangeMyBeloved
18	* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Riley shoots Eddie in the throat.
19	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[PreMortemOneLiner "I'm not here for the money."]]
20	* 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.
21	* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Implied; Elias is still running his empire from prison, and ordering the guards about like his own mooks.
22	* NothingPersonal:
23	** Reese's reaction to Riley shooting him. He takes a different response to the BountyHunter shooting Riley.
24	** 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.
25	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Reese strongly identifies with his ShadowArchetype Riley. Elias also all but explicitly says this about himself and Finch, given their mutual role as [[TheChessmaster chessmasters]] who operate from the shadows.
26	* OffhandBackhand: Reese does this to one of the mooks during the rooftop fight.
27	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Riley. There was only one train ticket.
28	* SmartPeoplePlayChess: The only thing Elias wants in exchange for his help is for [[WorthyOpponent Finch to play chess with him]].
29	* 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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