History Recap / InsideNo9S3E2TheBill

* UncertainDoom: Subverted. It looks like this is going to be the case in the end, focusing upon Craig as the realisation hits him that he's trapped with a bunch of criminals who aren't going to let him just walk away, with them smiling malevolently at him right before the scene cuts. However, the final reveals the four of them managed to come to an arrangement, with Craig now the new fifth man in their next con.

* AssholeVictim: Downplayed. Craig is boorish, sexist, and rather condescending towards the others, and it's implied that the way he made his money wasn’t completely legal. Although none of this still justifies the other's attempts to swindle him out of a fortune.

* UncertainDoom: Subverted. It looks like this is going to be the case in the end, focusing upon Craig as the realisation hits him that he’s trapped with a bunch of criminals who aren’t going to let him just walk away, with them smiling malevolently at him right before the scene cuts. However, the final reveals the four of them managed to come to an arrangement, with Craig now the new fifth man in their next con.

* AssholeVictim: Craig.

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Played with regarding Kevin. While everybody except Craig was part of the initial con, Kevin appeared to be the nebbish ButtMonkey of the group and weaker than his more assertive friends, but when the act is dropped he becomes far more confident and commanding and the others defer to him, strongly hinting that he's actually the leader who organised the whole thing.

* AdjustingYourGlasses: Kevin does this towards the end as an intimidating gesture towards Craig.

* TheMark: Craig, and later another victim.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Craig]].
* {{Bookends}}: The episode begins and ends with the same scene, of [[spoiler:the men in the restaurant with their latest victim, preparing to pull the con.]]

* ConMan: [[spoiler:Archie, Malcolm, Kevin, ''and'' Anya/Karen all fit this trope. By the end of the episode Craig has joined them.]]

* EthnicMenialLabor: Subverted with [[spoiler:Anya, who isn't really a waitress on minimum wage]]. Played straight with Craig's Eastern European au pair.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: Played with regarding [[spoiler:Kevin. While everybody except Craig was part of the initial con, Kevin appeared to be the nebbish ButtMonkey of the group and weaker than his more assertive friends, but when the act is dropped he becomes far more confident and commanding and the others defer to him, strongly hinting that he's actually the leader who organised the whole thing.]]
* {{Fauxreigner}}: [[spoiler:"Anya" turns out to be very English.]]

* GambitRoulette: Archie even [[LampshadeHanging admits the con is "too elaborate"]], after it falls apart. How did they know Craig would [[spoiler:grab the knife, or where to put the squibs so Anya could be believably injured, or that Craig wouldn't check her vitals himself, or call emergency services?]]

* HypocriticalHumour: [[spoiler:When Karen says that the restaurant manager is charging them more money to use the restaurant for the con, Malcolm says "Some people are such greedy bastards."]]
* TheMark: [[spoiler: Craig, and later another victim.]]
* NoNameGiven: It appears Anya's real name is [[spoiler:Karen]] and Malcolm's is [[spoiler:Jerry]], but we never find out the real names of Kevin and Archie. It's implied that Suzie is Archie's wife's real name and was let slip by accident.

* YouNoTakeCandle: [[spoiler:Karen speaks this way in order to pass herself off as a foreigner.]]

* ShortCon: [[spoiler: What the whole evening turns out to be.]]

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:It's unclear whether Craig voluntarily joined the others in the con, or was forced into it, or even whether it's an alternate scenario.]]

* NoNameGiven: It appears Anya's real name is [[spoiler:Karen]] and Malcolm's is [[spoiler:Jerry]], but we never find out the real names of Kevin and Archive. It's implied that Suzie is Archie's wife's real name and was let slip by accident.

* NoNameGiven: It appears Anya's real name is [[spoiler:Karen]] and Malcolm's is [[spoiler:Jerry]], but we never find out the real names of Kevin and Archie.

!!!This episode contains examples of:

* TheMark: [[spoiler: Craig, and later another victim.]]
* YouNoTakeCandle: [[spoiler:Karen speaks this way in order to pass herself off as a foreigner.]]

* CrypticBackgroundReference: Craig's left hand wardrobe, which he ''really'' doesn't want his au pair to open.

When Craig accidentally steps on Anya's corpse, she screams and he realizes she is still alive. He quickly works out that the entire evening is a scam set up to con him out of £200,000. Kevin demands Craig's phone so he can't call the police. Craig refuses, but realizes he is locked in, and the others smile at him malevolently. Some time later, the men repeat the same scheme at the same restaurant with a new mark; Craig has taken Anya's place as the "waiter."

However, when Craig accidentally steps on Anya's corpse, she screams and he realizes she is still alive. He quickly works out that the entire evening is a scam set up to con him out of £200,000. Kevin demands Craig's phone so he can't call the police. Craig refuses, but realizes he is locked in, and the others smile at him malevolently. Some time later, the men repeat the same scheme at the same restaurant with a new mark; Craig has taken Anya's place as the "waiter."

However, when Craig accidentally steps on Anya's corpse, she screams and he realizes she is still alive. He quickly works out that the entire evening is a scam set up to con him out of £200,000. Kevin demands Craig's phone so he can't call the police. Craig refuses; but realizes he is locked in, and the others smile at him malevolently. Some time later, the men repeat the same scheme at the same restaurant with a new mark; Craig has taken Anya's place as the "waiter."