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Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Joseph Urla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), his wife, Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress, and Grenville Rawlins (Creator/TomAtkins), a former spy who served as a consultant to Everett. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
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Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Joseph Urla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), (Creator/PattiDArbanville), his wife, Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress, and Grenville Rawlins (Creator/TomAtkins), a former spy who served as a consultant to Everett. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
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* PullingTheThread: When Ballard and Gharty are looking in Everett's office again, Gharty realizes there's no chair, guesses there might be a bullet in there, and pulls the typewriter and cover off the desk to discover two bullet holes in the desk.
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* PullingTheThread: PullingTheThread:
** When Ballard and Gharty are looking in Everett's office again, Gharty realizes there's no chair, guesses there might be a bullet in there, and pulls the typewriter and cover off the desk to discover two bullet holes in the desk.
** When Ballard and Gharty are looking in Everett's office again, Gharty realizes there's no chair, guesses there might be a bullet in there, and pulls the typewriter and cover off the desk to discover two bullet holes in the desk.
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* ShoutOut: When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis responds, "[[Series/DifferentStrokes What you talkin' bout, Willis?]]"
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis responds, "[[Series/DifferentStrokes What you talkin' bout, Willis?]]"
** When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis responds, "[[Series/DifferentStrokes What you talkin' bout, Willis?]]"
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The burglar who broke into the elderly woman's house is a thief, but when he realized the woman had suffered a heart attack, he called 911 and did everything to make her comfortable. Munch decides to lie and tell the burglar the woman is fine, since he's already going to jail for burglary and it's not really a murder.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The burglar who broke into the elderly woman's house is a thief, but when he realized the woman had suffered a heart attack, he called 911 and did everything he could to make her comfortable. Munch decides to lie and tell the burglar the woman is fine, since he's already going to jail for burglary and it's not really a murder.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also did a mundane job (Everett sold appliances, while Clancy was in insurance) before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also did worked at a mundane job (Everett sold appliances, while Clancy was in insurance) before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Russom's entire defense when Benedek and Rawlins are charged with Everett's murder is to point to the door in the back of the courtroom and tell the jury Everett not only is alive, he could be walking in that door in the next ten seconds, which to him is enough reasonable doubt for the jury to acquit Benedek and Rawlins, since Danvers really has no direct evidence the two committed murder, and there's no body. However, it's this stunt that makes one of the jury members notice everyone else in the courtroom was looking at the back door ''except'' for Benedek and Rawlins. Once that jury member reveals that fact to the other jurors, it doesn't take them long to find Benedek and Rawlins guilty.
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Gharty is a big fan not only of L.P. Everett, but his wife Darlene, who appeared in a movie version of one of his novels. He even takes time to compliment Darlene on her performance.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Literature/TheSevenPercentSolution'' (also serves as a TerminologyTitle, since an agent normally get 20% of what their authors make).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also was in insurance before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Literature/TheSevenPercentSolution'' (also serves as a TerminologyTitle, since an agent normally get 20% of what their authors make).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also was in insurance before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Munch blames the dead elderly woman for ruining his planned weekend getaway with Billie Lou.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Gharty is a big fan not only of L.P. Everett, but his wife Darlene, who appeared in a movie version of one of his novels. He even takes time to compliment Darlene on herperformance.
performance [[SilentSnarker while Ballard rolls her eyes]].
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Literature/TheSevenPercentSolution'' (also serves as a TerminologyTitle, sincean agent normally get Benedek took 20% of what their authors make).
Everett made, when agents normally take 10%).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also did a mundane job (Everett sold appliances, while Clancy was ininsurance insurance) before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.novelist.
* ObligatoryJoke: When Falsone asks Ballard and Gharty if they've found the missing writer, and Ballard admits they haven't:
-->'''Falsone''': I guess the guy really knows how to write mysteries, huh?\\
'''Ballard''': [[SarcasmMode Oh! You're a laugh riot, Falsone.]]
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Gharty is a big fan not only of L.P. Everett, but his wife Darlene, who appeared in a movie version of one of his novels. He even takes time to compliment Darlene on her
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Literature/TheSevenPercentSolution'' (also serves as a TerminologyTitle, since
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also did a mundane job (Everett sold appliances, while Clancy was in
* ObligatoryJoke: When Falsone asks Ballard and Gharty if they've found the missing writer, and Ballard admits they haven't:
-->'''Falsone''': I guess the guy really knows how to write mysteries, huh?\\
'''Ballard''': [[SarcasmMode Oh! You're a laugh riot, Falsone.]]
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** After the jury finds Benedek and Rawlins guilty, Danvers and Russom (the defense attorney), clearly in disbelief, asks the jury forewoman how they could come to that verdict. The forewoman tells them one of the other jury members pointed out when Russom pointed to the door and claimed Everett would be walking through the door within the next ten seconds, everyone turned around to look ''except'' for Benedek and Rawlins, which meant they knew Everett was dead.
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* TitleDrop: In the tape Everett makes where he's accusing Benedek or murder, he says, "Call it the twenty-percent solution."
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* TitleDrop: In the tape Everett makes where he's accusing claims Benedek or would be responsible for his disappearance and/or murder, he says, "Call it the twenty-percent solution."
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Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Creator/JosephUrla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), his wife, and Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
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Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Creator/JosephUrla), (Joseph Urla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), his wife, and Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress.mistress, and Grenville Rawlins (Creator/TomAtkins), a former spy who served as a consultant to Everett. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
* CatFight: Darlene and Claudette nearly get into one of them when they see each other, until Gharty breaks it up.
* DamnedByFaintPraise: When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis ask Stivers to back him up and say he is hip. Stivers responds, "You have your moments."
* DamnedByFaintPraise: When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis ask Stivers to back him up and say he is hip. Stivers responds, "You have your moments."
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The burglar who broke into the elderly woman's house is a thief, but when he realized the woman had suffered a heart attack, he called 911 and did everything to make her comfortable. Munch decides to lie and tell the burglar the woman is fine, since he's already going to jail for burglary and it's not really a murder.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: To ''Literature/TheSevenPercentSolution'' (also serves as a TerminologyTitle, since an agent normally get 20% of what their authors make).
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ed Danvers, who usually is cautious about bringing any case to trial, wants to bring Everett's (alleged) murderers (Benedek and Rawlins) to trial, even with the lack of evidence - Giardello even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this. Also, Danvers is so nervous about the verdict he smokes a cigarette for the first time.
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* SeinfeldianConversation: At the beginning of the episode, the squad debates over who's hip, including Creator/TheMarxBrothers (yes), Creator/LennyBruce (yes).
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** After the jury finds Benedek and Rawlins guilty,
* SeinfeldianConversation: At the beginning of the episode, the squad debatesover a list of who's both Jewish and hip, including Creator/TheMarxBrothers (yes), Creator/LennyBruce (yes).(yes), UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud (used to be, but not anymore), Creator/WoodyAllen (no), and Creator/SammyDavisJr (yes).
* ShoutOut: When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis responds, "[[Series/DifferentStrokes What you talkin' bout, Willis?]]"
** Rawlins claims he had material for Everett that would make Creator/JohnLeCarre stand up and salute.
* TitleDrop: In the tape Everett makes where he's accusing Benedek or murder, he says, "Call it the twenty-percent solution."
* UglyGuyHotWife: Gharty thinks this about Everett and Darlene (not to mention Claudette). He even (awkwardly) tries to ask Darlene and Claudette about this, but they blow him off.
* SeinfeldianConversation: At the beginning of the episode, the squad debates
* ShoutOut: When Falsone claims Lewis isn't hip, Lewis responds, "[[Series/DifferentStrokes What you talkin' bout, Willis?]]"
** Rawlins claims he had material for Everett that would make Creator/JohnLeCarre stand up and salute.
* TitleDrop: In the tape Everett makes where he's accusing Benedek or murder, he says, "Call it the twenty-percent solution."
* UglyGuyHotWife: Gharty thinks this about Everett and Darlene (not to mention Claudette). He even (awkwardly) tries to ask Darlene and Claudette about this, but they blow him off.
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! The Twenty-Percent Solution
->Directed By: Creator/ClarkJohnson
->Written By: Creator/DavidSimon
Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Creator/JosephUrla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), his wife, and Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Barnfather tells Ballard and Gharty, "The press will want to know we're doing everything possible, so do everything possible."
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Gharty is a big fan not only of L.P. Everett, but his wife Darlene, who appeared in a movie version of one of his novels. He even takes time to compliment Darlene on her performance.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also was in insurance before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Darlene Everett first walks into the Homicide Unit, and Falsone asks who she is, Munch, [[BriefAccentImitation imitating]] Creator/HumphreyBogart, jokes she's [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon1941 Brigid O'Shaughnessy]]. Falsone thinks Munch is referring to an old case.
* PullingTheThread: When Ballard and Gharty are looking in Everett's office again, Gharty realizes there's no chair, guesses there might be a bullet in there, and pulls the typewriter and cover off the desk to discover two bullet holes in the desk.
* SeinfeldianConversation: At the beginning of the episode, the squad debates over who's hip, including Creator/TheMarxBrothers (yes), Creator/LennyBruce (yes).
->Directed By: Creator/ClarkJohnson
->Written By: Creator/DavidSimon
Ballard and Gharty investigate the disappearance of L.P. Everett, a best-selling spy novelist, with the suspects including Jake Benedek (Creator/JosephUrla), his agent, Darlene Everett (Patti D'Arbanville), his wife, and Claudette Pinchot (Carla Bianchi), his mistress. Bayliss and Munch get into a disagreement over whether an elderly woman's death during a burglary attempt is a murder or not, even though there was no signs of trauma.
!!This episode contains examples of:
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Barnfather tells Ballard and Gharty, "The press will want to know we're doing everything possible, so do everything possible."
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Gharty is a big fan not only of L.P. Everett, but his wife Darlene, who appeared in a movie version of one of his novels. He even takes time to compliment Darlene on her performance.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: L.P. Everett is based on Creator/TomClancy, who also was in insurance before becoming a best-selling spy novelist.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Darlene Everett first walks into the Homicide Unit, and Falsone asks who she is, Munch, [[BriefAccentImitation imitating]] Creator/HumphreyBogart, jokes she's [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon1941 Brigid O'Shaughnessy]]. Falsone thinks Munch is referring to an old case.
* PullingTheThread: When Ballard and Gharty are looking in Everett's office again, Gharty realizes there's no chair, guesses there might be a bullet in there, and pulls the typewriter and cover off the desk to discover two bullet holes in the desk.
* SeinfeldianConversation: At the beginning of the episode, the squad debates over who's hip, including Creator/TheMarxBrothers (yes), Creator/LennyBruce (yes).
