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At a prestigious drama school, a student named Priscilla Blaine collapses and dies from a drug overdose. Logan and Cerreta learn that Priscilla's mother pushed her into a stage career and then into working in porn - even signing Priscilla up to shoot as the lead in a hardcore movie she didn't want to do. Stone reluctantly agrees to bring charges of criminally negligent homicide against Mrs. Blaine, on the grounds that Priscilla wouldn't have killed herself if not for her mother forcing her into porn.
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At a prestigious drama school, a student named Priscilla Blaine collapses and dies from a drug overdose. Logan and Cerreta learn that Priscilla's mother pushed her into a stage career and then into working in porn - even signing Priscilla her up to shoot as the lead for a leading role in a hardcore movie she didn't want to do.against Priscilla's wishes. Stone reluctantly agrees to bring charges of criminally negligent homicide against Mrs. Blaine, on the grounds that Priscilla wouldn't have killed herself if not for her mother forcing her into porn.
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At a prestigious drama school, a student named Priscilla Blaine collapses and dies from a drug overdose. Logan and Cerreta learn that Priscilla's mother had pushed her daughters into a stage career, and the pressure on Priscilla increased when her more talented sister decided to quit. Furthermore, Priscilla had been working in porn at the behest of her mother. Another porn actress ultimately confesses to giving Priscilla the drugs that killed her. Priscilla had thus far been just stripping on camera and refused to have sex, but Mrs. Blaine pushed her into a starring role in a hardcore movie that was just about to start filming. Stone reluctantly agrees to bring charges of criminally negligent homicide against Mrs. Blaine, on the grounds that Priscilla wouldn't have killed herself if not for her mother forcing her into porn.
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At a prestigious drama school, a student named Priscilla Blaine collapses and dies from a drug overdose. Logan and Cerreta learn that Priscilla's mother had pushed her daughters into a stage career, and the pressure on Priscilla increased when her more talented sister decided to quit. Furthermore, Priscilla had been working in porn at the behest of her mother. Another porn actress ultimately confesses to giving Priscilla the drugs that killed her. Priscilla had thus far been just stripping on camera and refused to have sex, but Mrs. Blaine pushed her into a starring role stage career and then into working in porn - even signing Priscilla up to shoot as the lead in a hardcore movie that was just about she didn't want to start filming.do. Stone reluctantly agrees to bring charges of criminally negligent homicide against Mrs. Blaine, on the grounds that Priscilla wouldn't have killed herself if not for her mother forcing her into porn.
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: {{Invoked|Trope}}. [[{{InvokedTrope}} Invoked.]] Mrs. Blaine believed that the controversy from having starred in porn could help her daughter launch a mainstream acting career.
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* VicariouslyAmbitious: It is mentioned that Mrs. Blaine had wanted to be an actress, but had to give up her dream when she had children.
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* VicariouslyAmbitious: It is mentioned that Mrs. Blaine had wanted to be an actress, but had to give up her dream when she had children.children.
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* TechnicianVsPerformer: Priscilla and her sister apparently fitted this trope with regard to their stage careers.
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: The probate judge deciding Priscilla's estate says that he doesn't think either side has the moral high ground; but, given the murder charges against Mrs. Blaine, reluctantly grants the [=DA=]'s office their request.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: [[invoked]] Mrs. Blaine believed that the controversy from having starred in porn could help her daughter launch a mainstream acting career.
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: The probate judge deciding Priscilla's estate says that he doesn't think either side has the moral high ground; but, given the murder charges against Mrs. Blaine, reluctantly grants the [=DA=]'s office their request.
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* TheUnfavorite: Priscilla's older sister was this to their mother. Whereas she fussed over and obsessively doted on her, she was considered untalented and forgotten, to the point where she was kicked out of the house and had not spoken to either woman in years.
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* TheUnfavorite: Priscilla's older sister was became this to their mother. Whereas mother when she fussed over and obsessively doted on her, she was considered untalented and forgotten, quit acting, to the point where she was kicked out of the house and had not spoken to either woman her mother or sister (the latter likely at the mother's insistence) in years.
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Directed by Creator/DonScardino
Written by Creator/ChristineRoum & Creator/MichaelSChernuchin
Written by Creator/ChristineRoum & Creator/MichaelSChernuchin
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Mrs. Blaine appears to have some sort of mental disorder or deficiency, most likely sociopathy, but it's never definitively mentioned.
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* TheUnfavorite: Priscilla's older sister was this to their mother. Whereas she fussed over and obsessively doted on her, she was considered untalented and forgotten, to the point where she was kicked out of the house and had not spoken to either woman in years.
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* TechnicianVsPerformer: Priscilla and her sister apparently fitted this trope with regard to their stage careers.
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* TechnicianVsPerformer: Priscilla and her sister apparently fitted this trope with regard to their stage careers.careers.
* VicariouslyAmbitious: It is mentioned that Mrs. Blaine had wanted to be an actress, but had to give up her dream when she had children.
* VicariouslyAmbitious: It is mentioned that Mrs. Blaine had wanted to be an actress, but had to give up her dream when she had children.
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At a prestigious drama school, a student named Priscilla Blaine collapses and dies from a drug overdose. Logan and Cerreta learn that Priscilla's mother had pushed her daughters into a stage career, and the pressure on Priscilla increased when her more talented sister decided to quit. Furthermore, Priscilla had been working in porn at the behest of her mother. Another porn actress ultimately confesses to giving Priscilla the drugs that killed her. Priscilla had thus far been just stripping on camera and refused to have sex, but Mrs. Blaine pushed her into a starring role in a hardcore movie that was just about to start filming. Stone reluctantly agrees to bring charges of criminally negligent homicide against Mrs. Blaine, on the grounds that Priscilla wouldn't have killed herself if not for her mother forcing her into porn.
The [=DA=]'s office must now prove that Mrs. Blaine knew her actions were making Priscilla suicidal. In order to get vital testimony from Priscilla's psychiatrist, they successfully petition a probate judge to appoint Priscilla's sister as executor of her estate in place of Mrs. Blaine. At trial, Stone produces a tape that Priscilla recorded before her death, in which she performed a dramatic monologue where her character tells her mother of her intention to commit suicide. Mrs. Blaine had seen the tape a week before Priscilla's death, evidence she knew her daughter was suicidal. Robinette recalls that at the probate hearing, Mrs. Blaine stated that she had encouraged Priscilla to ask her co-worker for drugs in order to relax her enough to have sex on camera. The judge admits Mrs. Blaine's testimony from the hearing as evidence, and her lawyer agrees to a plea deal for manslaughter. Later, Stone and Robinette reflect that Mrs. Blaine did love Priscilla but will probably never realize why she was wrong.
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* BlackBestFriend: Priscilla had one.
* IHaveThisFriend: Since Priscilla's psychiatrist refuses to break with patient confidentiality (and her mother, who would need to give consent for a warrant, refuses to do so), Robinette uses this trope to encourage him to speak about a "hypothetical" patient.
* ImportantHaircut: Priscilla did this as a way of rebelling against her mother.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: The probate judge deciding Priscilla's estate says that he doesn't think either side has the moral high ground; but, given the murder charges against Mrs. Blaine, reluctantly grants the [=DA=]'s office their request.
* StageMom: Mrs. Blaine was a very dedicated example.
* TechnicianVsPerformer: Priscilla and her sister apparently fitted this trope with regard to their stage careers.
The [=DA=]'s office must now prove that Mrs. Blaine knew her actions were making Priscilla suicidal. In order to get vital testimony from Priscilla's psychiatrist, they successfully petition a probate judge to appoint Priscilla's sister as executor of her estate in place of Mrs. Blaine. At trial, Stone produces a tape that Priscilla recorded before her death, in which she performed a dramatic monologue where her character tells her mother of her intention to commit suicide. Mrs. Blaine had seen the tape a week before Priscilla's death, evidence she knew her daughter was suicidal. Robinette recalls that at the probate hearing, Mrs. Blaine stated that she had encouraged Priscilla to ask her co-worker for drugs in order to relax her enough to have sex on camera. The judge admits Mrs. Blaine's testimony from the hearing as evidence, and her lawyer agrees to a plea deal for manslaughter. Later, Stone and Robinette reflect that Mrs. Blaine did love Priscilla but will probably never realize why she was wrong.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* BlackBestFriend: Priscilla had one.
* IHaveThisFriend: Since Priscilla's psychiatrist refuses to break with patient confidentiality (and her mother, who would need to give consent for a warrant, refuses to do so), Robinette uses this trope to encourage him to speak about a "hypothetical" patient.
* ImportantHaircut: Priscilla did this as a way of rebelling against her mother.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: The probate judge deciding Priscilla's estate says that he doesn't think either side has the moral high ground; but, given the murder charges against Mrs. Blaine, reluctantly grants the [=DA=]'s office their request.
* StageMom: Mrs. Blaine was a very dedicated example.
* TechnicianVsPerformer: Priscilla and her sister apparently fitted this trope with regard to their stage careers.
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