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Recap / Cold Case S 1 E 23 Lovers Lane

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Directed by Nelson Mc Cormick

Written by Meredith Stiehm

Tropes for the episode:

  • Extreme Doormat: Wayne regularly brings girls to his house, where his father Jim assaults them. Jim also forces his son to come along and kill Mark while he assaults Eve. Luckily Mark survived.
  • Fat Bastard: Jim. Aside from being a sexual predator, it's clear he's an abusive father as well.
  • Karma Houdini: Jim was a sexual predator for decades, but he was never caught or punished for his crimes until Eve Kendall's case was reopened. However...
  • Karma Houdini Warranty: Jim's getting away with being Eve's murderer and a sexual predator comes to an end, thanks to a DNA test using some liquor bottles he "slobbered" on.
  • Pride: A sympathetic take on this trope. In the present day, Carrie is questioned as to why she didn't come forward with how Jim attacked her. She could've turned him in any time. She points out that first, she would've faced repercussions from telling her parents she got into such trouble. Second, Jim made a scathing insult too harsh to repeat. At the time, she felt reporting him would've only served to add insult to injury.
  • Ripped from the Headlines: This is based on the actions of the Zodiac Killer as well as the Murder of Krystal Dawn Steadman.
  • Terror at Make-Out Point: Where the victims are attacked by Jim.

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