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Corrupt Hick has been cut per this TRS tread:[1]
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The lawyer investigates the case. She finds out that the CorruptHick sheriff was responsible, the confession was obtained under duress and the blood was from him cradling his dying daughter.
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The lawyer investigates the case. She finds out that the CorruptHick corrupt sheriff was responsible, the confession was obtained under duress and the blood was from him cradling his dying daughter.
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To put it simply, an "open-and-shut case" describes a case so devoid of ambiguity that solving it is an absolute given; the case is opened, then just as quickly, it's shut. The banality of such cases don't make for great entertainment, which is why it sees more action as part of an ironic OneLiner.
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! Please do not add examples to work pages; this merely [[Administrivia/DefinitionOnlyPages defines the term]].
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There's many variations of this ubiquitous [[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime And Punishment]] trope, so we'll just give one:
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There's many variations of this ubiquitous [[CrimeAndPunishmentTropes Crime And Punishment]] {{Crime and Punishment|Tropes}} trope, so we'll just give one:
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We've got a defense lawyer with blonde highlights. She's a hot, young version of PerryMason. One day, she gets a call from her friends in the DeepSouth. A black guy is only a few weeks away from the ultimate vaccination, which will stop him from getting any illnesses ever again by virtue of being dead. It seemed like (here's those dreaded words again) an "open-and-shut case":
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We've got a defense lawyer with blonde highlights. She's a hot, young version of PerryMason.Franchise/PerryMason. One day, she gets a call from her friends in the DeepSouth. A black guy is only a few weeks away from the ultimate vaccination, which will stop him from getting any illnesses ever again by virtue of being dead. It seemed like (here's those dreaded words again) an "open-and-shut case":
