History Recap / ColdCaseS7E9Forensics

* AmoralAttorney: Alyssa's former partner Oliver has become a lawyer for some pretty shady people in the present day.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Darren shot Luke then made it look like a suicide. Luke became infamous at Maynard as the undefeated debate champion who killed himself after finally losing.]]
* NeverMyFault: Darren is the reason his team lost in 1987 but he blames his partner.

-->[[spoiler:'''Darren Munsk''': Do you think I can't tell a bluff? I went to national finals!\\]]

** Coach Darren decides it's better to [[ResignationsNotAccepted kill Luke]] than lose his golden ticket to glory.

-->'''Darren Munsk''': Do you think I can't tell a bluff? I went to national finals!\\
'''Scotty Valens''': 1987. Yeah, we looked into it, although it was ''you'' that cost the round, not your partner.

* SeriousBusiness: Alyssa and even Oliver went on to better things after letting go of debate. [[spoiler:Their coach Darren never did and this turned him into a killer.]]

%%* AcademicAlphaBitch: Alyssa was extremely competitive, the reason why she wrote the death threat to Luke, but it never crossed her mind to kill him.

%%* MotorMouth: Alyssa. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment The first lines of the episode]]:
%%-->'''Alyssa:''' ''(in the span of ten seconds).....they have nothing to answer it. Jefferson's trying to skate by on nice ideas without a lot of facts to back them up. Sorry, guys, but if you want to take a trophy, you got to do the work. Extend across our unanswered DA harms and we win this round cold.
%%-->'''Luke:''' Oh...Alyssa, you sure talk fast.
%%-->'''Alyssa:''' You know what they say, speed kills.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Luke suddenly gets accepted into Maynard on a scholarship. He joins debate right away. Gets put onto the A-Team (the main debaters) right away...and he ends up a total mess due to the pressure to get good grades and win.

Lilly is asked by a student to investigate the suicide of Luke Cronin, a high school debate champion, after he found a threatening note.

* IvyLeagueForEveryone: In the 1999 scenes, Alyssa and Oliver see the debate team as a means for them to get into Dartmouth and Brown, respectively. Oliver is less idealistic about it than Alyssa, but is also less upset about setbacks. In the present day, Oliver is a Brown alumni, while Alyssa never got into Dartmouth, but has made peace with this and decided to make a difference in the world by doing volunteer work.

* RedHerring: The author of the death threat, Alyssa, did not murder Luke; it was just a meaningless note she wrote the moment she was upset with him. Still, without that note Luke's case would never have been reopened.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Luke suddenly joins Maynard on a scholarship. He joins debate right away. Gets put onto the A-Team (the main debaters) right away...and he ends up a total mess due to the pressure to get good grades and win.

-->'''Darren Munsk''': Do you think I can't tell a bluff? I went to national finals!
-->'''Scotty Valens''': 1987. Yeah, we looked into it, although it was ''you'' that cost the round, not your partner.

Lilly is asked by a student to investigate of Luke Cronin, a high school debate champion, after he found a threatening note.

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** [[spoiler:Coach Darren decides it's better to [[ResignationsNotAccepted kill Luke]] than lose his golden ticket to glory]].

* ArcWords: '''The only one that can judge you is you''' and '''I am my own evidence'''.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Upset over his outburst at a debate, Alyssa writes Luke a death threat.

-->'''Alyssa:''' ''(in the span of ten seconds).....they have nothing to answer it. Jefferson's trying to skate by on nice ideas without a lot of facts to back them up. Sorry, guys, but if you want to take a trophy, you got to do the work. Extend across our unanswered DA harms and we win this round cold.
-->'''Luke:''' Oh...Alyssa, you sure talk fast.
-->'''Alyssa:''' You know what they say, speed kills.

* RedHerring: The author of the death threat, Alyssa Lane, did not murder Luke; it was just a meaningless note she wrote the moment she was upset with him. Still, without that note Luke's case would never have been reopened.

%%* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Alyssa’s outburst after losing the debate made Luke realize that he wasn’t happy doing debate at Maynard and decide to quit. But when he tried to tell the coach he was done, things got too hot between them and he ended up getting shot.

* AcademicAlphaBitch: Alyssa was extremely competitive, the reason why she wrote the death threat to Luke, but it never crossed her mind to kill him.

* MotorMouth: Alyssa. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment The first lines of the episode]]:

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Alyssa’s outburst after losing the debate made Luke realize that he wasn’t happy doing debate at Maynard and decide to quit. But when he tried to tell the coach he was done, things got too hot between them and he ended up getting shot.

The team searches for the killer of Luke Cronin, an eighteen year old champion debater from humble means who was wrongly believed to have committed suicide in 1999 after losing his first debate three months into his scholarship-funded schooling at a competitive top private high school. Suspects include his coach, his best friend and his debating partner.

The team searches for the killer of Luke Cronin, a eighteen year old champion debater from humble means who was wrongly believed to have committed suicide in 1999 after losing his first debate three months into his scholarship-funded schooling at a competitive top private high school. Suspects include his coach, his best friend and his debating partner.

* AcademicAlphaBitch: Alyssa showed to be extremely competitive, the reason why she wrote the death threat to Luke, but never crossed in her mind to kill him.
* ArcWords: '''Only one that can judge you is you''' and '''I am my own evidence'''.

-->'''Alyssa:''' ''(in the span of ten seconds).....they have nothing to answer it. Jefferson's trying to skate by on nice ideas without a lot of facts to back them up. Sorry, guys,but if you want to take a trophy, you got to do the work. Extend across our unanswered DA harms and we win this round cold.

* RedHerring: The author of the death threat, Alyssa Lane did not murder Luke, it was just a meaningless note she wrote the moment she was upset with him. Still, without that note Luke's case would have never been reopened.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Luke suddenly joins Maynerd on a scholarship. He joins debate right away. Gets put onto the A-Team (The main debaters) right away...And he ends up a total mess due to the pressure to get good grades and winning.
* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Luke to his dad.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Alyssa’s outburst after losing the debate made Luke realize that he wasn’t happy doing debate at Maynerd and decide to quit. But when he tried to tell the coach the was done, things got too hot between them and he ended up shot.

-->'''Scotty Valens''': 1987. Yeah, we looked into it, although it was ''you'' that cost the round, not your partner.