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A man whose husband is divorcing him kills men who hit on his husband and dumps their torsoes in the trash.

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A man whose husband is divorcing him kills men who hit on his husband and dumps their torsoes torsos in the trash.





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* StraightGay: A majority of the gay men in the LGBT community in Palm Springs, California.
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* ArtisticLicenceLaw:
** Mark tells Brent that because of spousal privilege, he can't testify against him, but in real life that privilege belongs to the spouse who testifies, not to the one being prosecuted.
** Reid treats Mark's statement as true, but explains to Brent that it only applies to anything Mark ''said'', and that he can describe anything he ''saw'' Mark do. This is not spousal privilege, but the hearsay rule.


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* ShoutOut: The episode shares its title with a play by Creator/OscarWilde.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: As though he's aware viewers might take the episode the wrong way, Rossi adds to the profile:
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* AnArmAndALeg: The unsub dismembers his victims, leaving only their torso.
* ControlFreak: How the unsub's psychopathy first manifested, by being controlling to his husband. His later murders become another means of manipulating said husband.
* DepravedHomosexual: Though it's important to note that the unsub's homosexuality has nothing to do with his depravity, as Rossi points out when they deliver the profile.

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* AnArmAndALeg: The unsub [=UnSub=] dismembers his victims, leaving only their torso.
* ControlFreak: How the unsub's [=UnSub=]'s psychopathy first manifested, by being controlling to his husband. His later murders become another means of manipulating said husband.
* DepravedHomosexual: Though it's important to note that the unsub's [=UnSub=]'s homosexuality has nothing to do with his depravity, as Rossi points out when they deliver the profile.



* SlippingAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.

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* SlippingAMickey: How the unsub [=UnSub=] subdues his victims.

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The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them. Meanwhile, Reid juggles caring for his mother and catching the unsub before he strikes again.

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The BAU team !!A Good Husband
A man whose husband
is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them. Meanwhile, Reid juggles caring for divorcing him kills men who hit on his mother husband and catching dumps their torsoes in the unsub before he strikes again.trash.

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* DepravedHomosexual: Though it's important to note that the unsub's homosexuality has nothing to do with his depravity.

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* DepravedHomosexual: Though it's important to note that the unsub's homosexuality has nothing to do with his depravity.depravity, as Rossi points out when they deliver the profile.
-->'''Rossi:''' Killers come in all shapes and sizes. This one happens to be gay.
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* SlippingAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.

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* SlippingAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.victims.
* {{Squick}}: Reid takes on the job of distracting a young girl from learning that her father is dead by asking her if she's tried a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich. Her face gives away that she finds it this trope.
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* AnArmedAndALeg: The unsub dismembers his victims, leaving only their torso.

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* AnArmedAndALeg: AnArmAndALeg: The unsub dismembers his victims, leaving only their torso.



* SlippedAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.

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* SlippedAMickey: SlippingAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.
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The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them. Meanwhile, Reid juggles caring for his mother and catching the unsub before he strikes again.

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The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them. Meanwhile, Reid juggles caring for his mother and catching the unsub before he strikes again.again.
!This episode provides examples of the following tropes

* AnArmedAndALeg: The unsub dismembers his victims, leaving only their torso.
* ControlFreak: How the unsub's psychopathy first manifested, by being controlling to his husband. His later murders become another means of manipulating said husband.
* DepravedHomosexual: Though it's important to note that the unsub's homosexuality has nothing to do with his depravity.
* SlippedAMickey: How the unsub subdues his victims.
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The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them. Meanwhile, Reid juggles caring for his mother and catching the unsub before he strikes again.

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