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* ItsPersonal: The killer, and Morse.
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** The List Song from Theatre/TheMikado becomes something of a theme after the score of this is found on Nimmo’s body.
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* BuriedAlive: One of the victims undergoes this, in order to match the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''
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* BuriedAlive: One of the victims undergoes this, in order to match the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''Aida]]''.
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** Benjamin Nimmo is BuriedAlive, matching the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''
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** Benjamin Nimmo is BuriedAlive, matching the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''Aida]]''.
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** Benjamin Nimmo is BuriedAlive, matching the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: An interesting variant — Mason Gull (the murderer) intends to kill his psychiatrist, Dr Cronin, but steals his identity ''before he has actually killed him''. Posing as Dr Cronin, he gets himself involved in the investigation.
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* RedHerring: Evelyn Balfour's husband naturally comes under suspicion after her body is found. As does Roy Adamson, her lover.
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* RedHerring: Evelyn Balfour's husband naturally comes under suspicion after her body is found. As does Roy Adamson, her lover. When the opera theme starts to get taken seriously, the odd behaviour of Philip Maddison, a talented classical musician, brings him into the realms of this trope.
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* CallForward: A couple to [[Series/InspectorMorse]] the original series.
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* CallForward: A couple to [[Series/InspectorMorse]] [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series.series]].
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* CallForward: Nimmo’s neighbour complains about him playing classical music very loudly. In [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series]], Morse’s neighbours sometimes have cause to complain about him doing the same thing.
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* CallForward: A couple to [[Series/InspectorMorse]] the original series.
** Nimmo’s neighbour complains about him playing classical music veryloudly. In [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series]], loudly — something that Morse’s neighbours sometimes will occasionally have cause to complain about him doing about.
** We also see Morse not buying thesame thing.drinks when it’s his round, to Strange’s disappointment; he does this to Lewis [[RunningGag a lot]] in the original series.
** Nimmo’s neighbour complains about him playing classical music very
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* RunningGag: This time, it’s luncheon meat in Thursday’s sandwich. We also see Morse not buying the drinks when it’s his round, to Strange’s disappointment; he does this to Lewis a lot in the original series.
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* RunningGag: This time, it’s luncheon meat in Thursday’s sandwich. We also see Morse not buying the drinks when it’s his round, to Strange’s disappointment; he does this to Lewis a lot in the original series.
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* DirtyCop: implied, and a minor example by the standards of this show; Strange wonders if Jakes, a man who never seems to be short of cash, is getting kickbacks from the press in exchange for leaking information about cases.
* TheGhost: Benjamin Nimmo was this to his neighbour, who didn’t see him once in the three years they lived across the corridor from each other.
* TheGhost: Benjamin Nimmo was this to his neighbour, who didn’t see him once in the three years they lived across the corridor from each other.
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* RunningGag: This time, it’s luncheon meat in Thursday’s sandwich.
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* RunningGag: This time, it’s luncheon meat in Thursday’s sandwich. We also see Morse not buying the drinks when it’s his round, to Strange’s disappointment; he does this to Lewis a lot in the original series.
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** Grace Maddison is killed by poison in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''.
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** Grace Maddison is killed by poison (specifically, the leaves of the detura plant) in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''.''Lakmé''; as with the Balfour death, a line from that opera is found not far from where Mrs Maddison was killed.
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* RunningGag: This time, it’s luncheon meat in Thursday’s sandwich.
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* RedHerring: Evelyn Balfour's husband naturally comes under suspicion after her body is found.
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** Grace Maddison is killed in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''.
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* CallForward: Nimmo’s neighbour complains about him playing classical music very loudly. In [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series]], Morse’s neighbours sometimes have cause to complain about him doing the same thing.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: While looking for Benjamin Nimmo, Morse encounters a heavily pregnant woman who smokes.
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* AlwaysMurder: The work of a serial killer, this time.
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* AlwaysMurder: The work of a serial killer, this time. The fact that it invariably is always murder on this show is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]:
-->'''Thursday''': One day, I’ll send you out on a routine enquiry and it’ll turn out to be just that. But I won’t hold my breath.
-->'''Thursday''': One day, I’ll send you out on a routine enquiry and it’ll turn out to be just that. But I won’t hold my breath.
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** Grace Maddison is killed in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''.
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* MundaneSolution: Full-on defied. Jakes may give Morse’s arcane opera theory short shrift, but the younger man is right.
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* CunningLinguist: Thursday understands Italian, {{Foreshadowing}} the revelations about his [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII war service]] that come out in future episodes.
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** Evelyn Balfour had a handkerchief embroidered with the letter D placed in her mouth after she was strangled to death. The fact that the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") are written on the back of the door of the disused train carriage in which her body is found leads Morse to make Morse to make a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''.
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** Evelyn Balfour had a handkerchief embroidered with the letter D placed in her mouth after she was strangled to death. The That, and the fact that the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") are written on the back of the door of the disused train carriage in which her body is found found, leads Morse to make Morse to make a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Jakes.
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** Evelyn Balfour had a handkerchief embroidered with the letter D placed in her mouth after she was strangled to death. The fact that the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") are written on the back of the door of the disused train carriage in which her body is found leads Morse to make Morse to make a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''.
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* ShoutOut: When Dr Cronyn [[spoiler: (or rather, the psychopathic murderer who's posing as Dr Cronyn)]] talks of other serial killers and cases, he refers to "the bodies in the swamp at Fairvale", suggesting that the events of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' actually happened in the Morseverse.
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* ShoutOut: When Dr Cronyn [[spoiler: (or rather, the psychopathic murderer who's posing as Dr Cronyn)]] Cronyn) talks of other serial killers and cases, he refers to "the bodies in the swamp at Fairvale", suggesting that the events of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' actually happened in the Morseverse.
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* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]] is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
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* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]] Gull is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], victims), he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
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Evelyn Balfour is found murdered inside a disused railway wagon with the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") written on the back of the door. Morse thinks there is a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''. Shortly afterwards, second body shows up; this time, the victim appears to have been killed in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''. A young girl is kidnapped, and the police only have a few hours to find her before she dies.
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July 1965. Evelyn Balfour is found murdered inside a disused railway wagon with the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") written on the back of the door. Morse thinks there is a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''. Shortly afterwards, second body shows up; this time, the victim appears to have been killed in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''. A young girl is kidnapped, and the police only have a few hours to find her before she dies.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Thursday to Bright, when he asks for Morse to be taken off general duties to help with the case.
-->'''Thursday''': If you've no objection, I'd like to second Morse from general duties for the duration.
-->'''Bright''': Is that necessary?
-->'''Thursday''': Specialist knowledge, sir. It comes with this sort of thing.
-->'''Bright''': Very well. But for the duration of the inquiry only. I don't want him getting ideas.
-->'''Thursday''': That's kind of what I'm counting on.
-->'''Thursday''': If you've no objection, I'd like to second Morse from general duties for the duration.
-->'''Bright''': Is that necessary?
-->'''Thursday''': Specialist knowledge, sir. It comes with this sort of thing.
-->'''Bright''': Very well. But for the duration of the inquiry only. I don't want him getting ideas.
-->'''Thursday''': That's kind of what I'm counting on.
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-> ''You think you're going to appeal to his nobler instincts, his better angels? He doesn't have any. The only thing I can tell you with absolute certainty is he will kill again.''
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* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]], is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
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* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]], Gull]] is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
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Evelyn Balfour is found murdered inside a disused railway wagon with the words ''un bacio ancora'' ("one kiss more") written on the back of the door. Morse thinks there is a connection to the [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Verdi]] opera ''Theatre/{{Otello}}''. Shortly afterwards, second body shows up; this time, the victim appears to have been killed in a manner reminiscent of another opera, Delibes' ''Lakmé''. A young girl is kidnapped, and the police only have a few hours to find her before she dies.
The Oxford City Police are up against a murderer who is as clever as Morse but far more ruthless. Thursday asks Bright to allow Morse to be taken off of general duties in order to help investigate the case. It's not long before Morse finds that he himself appears to be a target and will be forced to re-enact the final scene from [[Music/GiacomoPuccini Puccini's]] ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'' by being thrown off a roof.
!!This episodes contains examples of:
* AloneWithThePsycho: Thursday ends up trapped on a rooftop with the killer. Luckily, Morse isn't far behind.
* BuriedAlive: One of the victims undergoes this, in order to match the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''
* CreatorCameo: During Phillip Madison's piano recital, Creator/ColinDexter can be seen in the audience.
* CriminalMindGames: So ''very'' much -- the killer leaves plenty of clues to taunt the police in general and Morse in particular.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: The murderer claims that he and Morse are the same and share the burden of being intelligent.
* ShoutOut: When Dr Cronyn [[spoiler: (or rather, the psychopathic murderer who's posing as Dr Cronyn)]] talks of other serial killers and cases, he refers to "the bodies in the swamp at Fairvale", suggesting that the events of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' actually happened in the Morseverse.
* ThemeSerialKiller: The murderer uses the deaths of characters in various operas as inspiration for his murders.
* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]], is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
The Oxford City Police are up against a murderer who is as clever as Morse but far more ruthless. Thursday asks Bright to allow Morse to be taken off of general duties in order to help investigate the case. It's not long before Morse finds that he himself appears to be a target and will be forced to re-enact the final scene from [[Music/GiacomoPuccini Puccini's]] ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'' by being thrown off a roof.
!!This episodes contains examples of:
* AloneWithThePsycho: Thursday ends up trapped on a rooftop with the killer. Luckily, Morse isn't far behind.
* BuriedAlive: One of the victims undergoes this, in order to match the heroine's death in Verdi's ''[[Theatre/AidaVerdi Aida]]''
* CreatorCameo: During Phillip Madison's piano recital, Creator/ColinDexter can be seen in the audience.
* CriminalMindGames: So ''very'' much -- the killer leaves plenty of clues to taunt the police in general and Morse in particular.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: The murderer claims that he and Morse are the same and share the burden of being intelligent.
* ShoutOut: When Dr Cronyn [[spoiler: (or rather, the psychopathic murderer who's posing as Dr Cronyn)]] talks of other serial killers and cases, he refers to "the bodies in the swamp at Fairvale", suggesting that the events of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' actually happened in the Morseverse.
* ThemeSerialKiller: The murderer uses the deaths of characters in various operas as inspiration for his murders.
* WickedCultured: [[spoiler: Mason Gull]], is a musical prodigy who was institutionalised for killing his own mother. Getting released by faking being cured [[spoiler: (and stealing the identity of his former therapist, who he intends to be one of his victims)]], he embarks on a twisted killing spree, basing his murders on deaths from famous operas to create his own treble clef, EGBDF -- this being the first names of his victims in the order in which they're killed.
