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* YouOweMe: When Giardello originally refuses to let Crosetti be involved in the investigation of Thormann's shooting (because he can tell ItsPersonal for Crosetti and he knows that would mess up the case), Crosetti reminds him of how he was shot in the line of duty, and while he never actually says the words, "You owe me" to Giardello, it's pretty much implied.
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* YouOweMe: When Giardello originally refuses to let Crosetti be involved in the investigation of Thormann's shooting (because he can tell ItsPersonal for Crosetti and he knows that would mess up the case), Crosetti reminds him of how he was shot in the line of duty, duty[[note]]which is based on what happened to Terry [=McLarney=], who Crosetti is an {{Expy}} of, as David Simon reported in his book.[[/note]], and while he never actually says the words, "You owe me" to Giardello, it's pretty much implied.
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* BasedOnATrueStory: The shooting of Chris Thormann is based on the shooting of Officer Gene Cassidy.
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* MirrorCharacter: Bolander quickly finds he and Lorenzo have a lot of similarities. They're both lonely divorcees who were destroyed emotionally by the divorce, and they share a lot of the same interests and hobbies. Lorenzo's suicide serves as something of a wake-up call to Bolander.
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* MirrorCharacter: Bolander quickly finds he and Lorenzo have a lot of similarities. They're both lonely divorcees who were destroyed emotionally by the divorce, and they share a lot of the same interests and hobbies. Lorenzo's suicide serves as something of a wake-up call to Bolander.Bolander.
* YouOweMe: When Giardello originally refuses to let Crosetti be involved in the investigation of Thormann's shooting (because he can tell ItsPersonal for Crosetti and he knows that would mess up the case), Crosetti reminds him of how he was shot in the line of duty, and while he never actually says the words, "You owe me" to Giardello, it's pretty much implied.
* YouOweMe: When Giardello originally refuses to let Crosetti be involved in the investigation of Thormann's shooting (because he can tell ItsPersonal for Crosetti and he knows that would mess up the case), Crosetti reminds him of how he was shot in the line of duty, and while he never actually says the words, "You owe me" to Giardello, it's pretty much implied.
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!!Son of a Gun
-> Directed By: Nick Gomez
-> Story By: Creator/TomFontana
-> Teleplay By: James Yoshimura
Thormann is shot and sent into a coma, and Crosetti goes on the warpath to find the shooter. Bolander bonds with his neighbor, an eccentric and lonely cabinetmaker (Creator/LuisGuzman). Howard and Felton discover crucial evidence against Calpurnia Church.
!!List of tropes applying to this episode:
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Played for BlackComedy. Calpurnia unsubtly tries to talk Lewis into letting her overdose on her medication, but he isn't having it.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Lorenzo Molera, Bolander's neighbor. He's friendly, but seems unaware of social cues and happily nabs beer from Bolander, then offers to share the same beer with him.
* DrivenToSuicide: Lorenzo, who commits suicide because he was unable to cope with his divorce.
* MirrorCharacter: Bolander quickly finds he and Lorenzo have a lot of similarities. They're both lonely divorcees who were destroyed emotionally by the divorce, and they share a lot of the same interests and hobbies. Lorenzo's suicide serves as something of a wake-up call to Bolander.
-> Directed By: Nick Gomez
-> Story By: Creator/TomFontana
-> Teleplay By: James Yoshimura
Thormann is shot and sent into a coma, and Crosetti goes on the warpath to find the shooter. Bolander bonds with his neighbor, an eccentric and lonely cabinetmaker (Creator/LuisGuzman). Howard and Felton discover crucial evidence against Calpurnia Church.
!!List of tropes applying to this episode:
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Played for BlackComedy. Calpurnia unsubtly tries to talk Lewis into letting her overdose on her medication, but he isn't having it.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Lorenzo Molera, Bolander's neighbor. He's friendly, but seems unaware of social cues and happily nabs beer from Bolander, then offers to share the same beer with him.
* DrivenToSuicide: Lorenzo, who commits suicide because he was unable to cope with his divorce.
* MirrorCharacter: Bolander quickly finds he and Lorenzo have a lot of similarities. They're both lonely divorcees who were destroyed emotionally by the divorce, and they share a lot of the same interests and hobbies. Lorenzo's suicide serves as something of a wake-up call to Bolander.
