History Characters / LANOIRE

* AllForNothing: After things go south for him [[spoiler: while trying to exit the drug dealing business and dumping the stolen morphine]], Courtney Sheldon turns to Harlan Fontaine for help. Fontaine offers to [[spoiler: take on the remaining morphine supply, claiming it would be used to help patients and GIs]]. Taking this offer apparently assuaged Courtney's conscience, whose reason to [[spoiler: exit the drug business was the growing number of overdoses from the stolen morphine.]] Over the course of the Vice desk, anecdotal evidence suggests [[spoiler: morphine was still showing up and being sold on the streets]], despite "The Black Caesar" ending with most of [[spoiler: Mickey Cohen's supply being seized by the police]], implying [[spoiler: Fontaine was selling on the street]]. A certain file you can read in "A Polite Invitation" not only confirms this, but indicates [[spoiler: Fontaine became involved with Mickey Cohen in selling the morphine]], rendering Sheldon's efforts to wash his hands of the ordeal pointless.

** For that matter, in the flashbacks he's described as charging through oncoming artillery fire to reach injured soldiers as a field medic... [[spoiler: so he can take them out of their misery.]]

* GoodIsDumb: Sheldon is extremely brave, and wants a fair break for his fellow veterans. [[spoiler: He also completely lacks common sense. Among his more suicidal actions are mouthing off to a dangerous mob boss, selling easily traceable morphine, and trusting the ObviouslyEvil Harlan Fontaine.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Dr. Fontaine kills him with his own stolen morphine.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: Trusts Fontaine all the way... and then Fontaine kills him.]]

* ThePawn: [[spoiler: Gets completely played by Fontaine without even realizing it.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: For [[spoiler: the Suburban Redevelopment Fund, albeit unwittingly.]]

* CoolGuns: Edgar was the owner of an FN Model 1922. Because these pistols were rare in America at the time, it was easy to trace it back to him. Ironically, his pistol was issued to the Nazis, as [=1922s=] that were manufactured in occupied Belgium were fitted with checkered wood grips.

* TheLastStraw: After what's implied to be yeras of Gage constantly tormenting him due to his anti-Semitism, what finally set Kalou off was Gage walking into his store and trying to talk someone (one of Gage's employees) out of making a purchase. Gage ''actively trying to ruin his business'' caused Kalou to snap and shoot him dead.

* HeroesWantRedheads: In a conversation during "A Slip of the Tongue" he states a preference for redheads. And [[EveryoneLovesBlondes blondes]]. And brunettes.

* BrilliantButLazy: Of all the partners he has the best deduction skills and could be really good at his job. His real job however is being on the take and has little desire to put overtime for anything. When Cole and Roy finds the morphine stash cole is puzzled about Finklestein being the one behind the heist but Roy immediately guess Finklestein just made a deal with the original robber for distribution.

* GutturalGrowler: We already said "Actor: Creator/KeithSzarabajka", right?

* [[GeneralFailure Lieutenant Failure]]: [[spoiler:Most of his men seemed to wish they weren't serving under him in the war.]] He is perceived as a BadLuckCharm and overly sympathetic to the enemy. As an officer, Cole is certainly cautious and has a stick up his ass. Unfortunately, Okinawa was the kind of battle in which mediocre leaders got just as many men killed as bad ones.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler: However, his forgiveness happens after he died.]]