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* {{Catfishing}}: Paige, Andrea, Emily, and Brittany catfished Agnes [[TechnologyMarchesOn on an AIM chatroom]] by pretending to be a boy she liked to humiliate her.
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* AdultsAreUseless: You don't say. For the most part, all of the adults connected to Tanner Day do nothing to curtail or stop the bullying Agnes receive: the principal indirectly blames her for her own bullying due to not being popular, the restraining order taken against Emily did nothing and the parents of the mean girls refused to see anything wrong with their daughters' behavior.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: All of the mean girls have loving (albeit clueless) parents. Emily's own father is devastated to learn of her death.
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* IWantMyMommy: At the murder trial, Brittany on the stand [[LackOfEmpathy honeatly replies that she found Emily begging for her life and crying out for her mother as she was being killed to be funny.]]
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* VillainousBreakdown: Brittany, the ringleader, has one when she hears that her friends are selling her out in the interrogation room, pounding on the door and screaming at them to say it to her face despite Cragen's attempts to physically restrain her.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Brittany, the ringleader, has one when she hears that her friends are selling her out in the interrogation room, pounding on the door and screaming at them to say it to her face despite Cragen's attempts to physically restrain her.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Brittany, the ringleader, has one when she hears that her friends are selling her out in the interrogation room, pounding on the door and screaming at them to say it to her face despite Cragen's attempts to physically restrain her.
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-->'''Olivia:''' Well, that's definitely been my experience. The people that have made me feel the worst were always my best friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.
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-->'''Olivia:''' Well, that's definitely been my experience. The people that have made me feel the worst were always my best friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted with Troy Linsky, who hates the girls who bully his sister and at one point assaults one of them.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted with Troy Linsky, who hates the girls who bully his sister and at one point assaults one of them.them. (May or may not be an inversion, as it's never stated whether he or Agnes is older.)
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* SympatheticMurderer: Not for the main plot, but Agnes shooting another girl who picked on her, especially because what pushed her over the edge seems to be that she finally hoped things might get better, only to learn the hard way that even removing the ringleaders of the bullying hasn't taken the target off her back.
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* SympatheticMurderer: Not for the main plot, but Agnes shooting another girl who picked on her, her at the end, especially because what pushed her over the edge seems to be that she finally hoped things might get better, only to learn the hard way that even removing the ringleaders of the bullying hasn't taken the target off her back.
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* TeensAreMonsters: The only decent member of the entire school seems to be Agnes, and [[SanitySlippage even she succumbs to the bullying]] in the BittersweetEnding. Said as much by Casey
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* SympatheticMurderer: Not for the main plot, but Agnes shooting another girl who picked on her, especially because what pushed her over the edge seems to be that she finally hoped things might get better, only to learn the hard way that even removing the ringleaders of the bullying hasn't taken the target off her back.
* TeensAreMonsters:The Certainly Emily, Brittany, Andrea, and Paige, and judging by the BittersweetEnding, they weren't the only decent member of the entire school seems to be Agnes, and [[SanitySlippage even she succumbs to the bullying]] in the BittersweetEnding. Said ones. Casey says as much by Caseyregarding the three involved in Emily's death.
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** BetaBitch: Paige and Andrea, and presumably formerly Emily.Andrea. Emily was either this or a secondary AlphaBitch (it's hard to figure out the dynamic after the fact, but she was the one Brittany felt the most threatened by).
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* FatGirl: Agnes Linsky.
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** Downplayed with another girl, Terri. She and Emily didn't ''not'' get along, but they weren't especially close either since Emily started hanging with the popular crowd, when they had once been practically inseparable.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted with Troy Linsky, who hates the girls who bully his sister and at one point assaults one of them.
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* NoSocialSkills: Agnes
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* DownerEnding: The three popular girls responsible for the murder of another teenager are convicted, but the outcast overweight girl they had been trying to pin the murder on is bullied to the point where she commits a shooting at school immediately after the verdict is decided - because having the real murderers arrested [[StatusQuoIsGod didn't make a difference to the students that worshiped the popular girls and students continued to bully her that badly.]] In other words, the three popular blonde students were able to corrupt the student body that badly that it ended up inadvertently leading to another murder.
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Written By Creator/TaraButters and Creator/MicheleFazekas
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16-year-old Emily Sullivan's body is found in the trunk of her car, and now Benson and Stabler are investigating. It initially seems that the victim could have been killed by AgnesLinsky, Linsky (Creator/LindsayHollister), a girl she had bullied. Agnes failed to get a restraining order against Emily and is near-suicidal from the bullying, giving her a motive. But DNA evidence suggests Emily was killed by her friends Brittany O'Malley, O'Malley (Creator/KelliGarner), Andrea Kent, Kent (Creator/ArielleKebbel), and Page Summerby; Summerby (Creator/KimberlyMcConnell); Brittany was angry at what she saw as Emily "stealing" her boyfriend. The girls tied up Emily in the car, and then Brittany tortured her to death.
Directed By Creator/ConstantineMakris
16-year-old Emily Sullivan's body is found in the trunk of her car, and now Benson and Stabler are investigating. It initially seems that the victim could have been killed by Agnes
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* SpottingTheThread: When Andrea mentions that she was chosen to lure the victim out of her house the night she died because it was her (Andrea's) birthday, Casey realizes Andrea's class ring doesn't match her birth month -- but it ''does'' match Emily's.
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* SpottingTheThread: When Andrea mentions that she was chosen to lure the victim lured Emily out of her the house the night she died because it was her (Andrea's) by claiming they were going out to celebrate Andrea's birthday, Casey realizes Andrea's class ring doesn't match her birth month -- but it ''does'' match Emily's.
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* SpottingTheThread: When Andrea mentions that she was chosen to lure the victim out of her house the night she died because it was her (Andrea's) birthday, Casey realizes Andrea's class ring doesn't match her birth month -- but it ''does'' match Emily's.
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* EvilFormerFriend: Agnes tells Olivia that all of them used to be friends when they were little kids, but as they got older, Emily started bullying Agnes.
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* AssholeVictim: Emily Sullivan may have only been killed out of pure jealousy, but considering her constant bullying towards Agnes, nobody will ever mourn her.
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* EvilFormerFriend: Agnes tells Olivia that all of them used to be friends when they were little kids, but as they got older, Emily started bullying Agnes.
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** BetaBitch: Paige and Andrea, and presumably formerly Emily.
* AxeCrazy: Brittany is the most notable one, but Andrea and Paige too.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Brittany's lawyer comments that she's "off her nut".
* FriendshipMoment: Elliot and Olivia are visibly impressed by how quickly the jury handed out guilty verdicts, and compliment Casey on it.
-->'''Elliot:''' That's very impressive counselor.
-->'''Olivia:''' Remind me to give you the names of all the girls I hated in high school.
-->'''Elliot:''' That's very impressive counselor.
-->'''Olivia:''' Remind me to give you the names of all the girls I hated in high school.
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* HighSchoolIsHell: People will bully you nonstop, teachers and authorities either won't stop it, will join in, or will try to help and fail, and the only way out is to kill someone.
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* HighSchoolIsHell: People will bully you nonstop, teachers and authorities either won't stop it, will join in, or will try to help and fail, and the only way out is to kill someone. Olivia and Casey talk about how much they hated their time in high school.
* RobbingTheDead: Paige and Andrea play the role of a GuiltRiddenAccomplice and claim that they had no choice but to follow Brittany. This ''might'' have worked...until Casey points out that Andrea (on the stand no less) is wearing Emily's ring.
-->'''Casey:''' If you felt so bad then why are you wearing a dead girl's ring?
-->'''Casey:''' If you felt so bad then why are you wearing a dead girl's ring?
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* TeensAreMonsters: The only decent member of the entire school seems to be Agnes, and [[SanitySlippage even she succumbs to the bullying]] in the BittersweetEnding.
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* TeensAreMonsters: The only decent member of the entire school seems to be Agnes, and [[SanitySlippage even she succumbs to the bullying]] in the BittersweetEnding. Said as much by Casey
-->'''Casey:''' They're monsters. They're mean, vicious little girls who think that they can do whatever they want, and up until now they've gotten away with it. But not anymore.
-->'''Casey:''' They're monsters. They're mean, vicious little girls who think that they can do whatever they want, and up until now they've gotten away with it. But not anymore.
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** Discussed by Huang, who notes that girls tend to attack their own friends.
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-->'''Olivia:''' Well, that's definitely been my experience. The people that have made me feel the worst were always my best friends.
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* HighSchoolHell: People will bully you nonstop, teachers and authorities either won't stop it, will join in, or will try to help and fail, and the only way out is to kill someone.
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* BittersweetEnding: Emily Sullivan is dead (and no longer a threat to Agnes), and her killers are in prison, but Agnes has shot another bully to death, knowing that the bullying won't stop.
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* BittersweetEnding: Emily Sullivan is dead (and no longer a threat to Agnes), DisproportionateRetribution: Brittany and her killers are in prison, but Agnes has shot another bully to death, knowing that the bullying won't stop.friends abducted, tortured, and ultimately murdered Emily for "cheating" with Brittany's boyfriend.
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* SuddenDownerEnding: Emily Sullivan is dead (and no longer a threat to Agnes), and her killers are in prison, so it's ultimately a good ending for Agnes, right? No. She has shot another bully to death, knowing that the bullying won't stop.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Emily - herself a horrible former friend of Agnes' - was murdered by three psychopathic teenage girls and her old best friends for "stealing" Brittany's boyfriend.
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* PapaWolf: Agnes' father is this, trying desperately for over a year to get a restraining order against Emily Sullivan.
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* PapaWolf: Agnes' father is this, trying desperately for over a year to get a restraining order against Emily Sullivan. And like his daughter, he's happy Emily is dead.
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* DownerEndingBittersweetEnding: Emily Sullivan is dead (and no longer a threat to Agnes), and her killers are in prison, but Agnes has shot another bully to death, knowing that the bullying won't stop.
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* TeensAreMonsters: The only decent member of the entire school seems to be Agnes, and [[SanitySlippage even she succumbs to the bullying]] in the DownerEnding.BittersweetEnding.
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In exchange for a plea deal, Andrea agrees to testify against the other girls. On the stand, it becomes obvious she's lying and had even stolen Emily's clothes and jewelry from her body. Novak rescinds the deal, and all three girls are convicted. Benson and Stabler are soon called back to the same high school, where Agnes has killed ''another'' classmate who had threatened her. Agnes tearfully says that she couldn't see a way out - even with Emily dead and the other girls in jail, the bullying just wouldn't stop.
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In exchange for a plea deal, Andrea Brittany agrees to testify against the other girls. On the stand, it becomes obvious she's lying Andrea and had even stolen Paige try an InsanityDefense that seems to be working until Novak realizes Andrea is wearing a ring that was taken from Emily's clothes body, which seems to disprove her assertions about being horrified and jewelry from her body. Novak rescinds in shock over the deal, murder. She and all three girls Paige turn on each other in open court, and both are convicted. But Benson and Stabler are soon called back to the same high school, where Agnes has killed ''another'' classmate who had threatened her. Agnes tearfully says that she couldn't see a way out - even with Emily dead and the other girls in jail, the bullying just wouldn't stop.
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* AssholeVictim: Emily Sullivan may have only been killed out of pure jealousy, but considering her constant bullying towards Agnes, nobody feels sorry for her.
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* AssholeVictim: Emily Sullivan may have only been killed out of pure jealousy, but considering her constant bullying towards Agnes, nobody feels sorry for will ever mourn her.
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16-year-old Emily Sullivan's body is found in the trunk of her car, and now Benson and Stabler are investigating. It initially seems that the victim could have been killed by Agnes Linsky, a girl she had bullied. Agnes failed to get a restraining order against Emily and is near-suicidal from the bullying, giving her a motive. But DNA evidence suggests Emily was killed by her friends Brittany O'Malley, Andrea Kent, and Page Summerby; Brittany was angry at what she saw as Emily "stealing" her boyfriend. The girls tied up Emily in the car, and then Brittany tortured her to death.
In exchange for a plea deal, Andrea agrees to testify against the other girls. On the stand, it becomes obvious she's lying and had even stolen Emily's clothes and jewelry from her body. All three girls are convicted. Benson and Stabler are soon called back to the same high school, where Agnes has killed ''another'' classmate who had threatened her. Agnes tearfully says that she couldn't see a way out - even with Emily dead and the other girls in jail, the bullying just wouldn't stop.
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* AlphaBitch: Brittany
* AssholeVictim
* DownerEnding
* FatGirl: Agnes Linsky
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Agnes used to be friends with Emily, until Emily got popular and ditched her.
* GirlPosse: Emily, Paige, and Andrea were Brittany's.
* KidsAreCruel
* MurderTheHypotenuse: What Brittany thought she was doing.
* NoSocialSkills: Agnes
* PapaWolf: Agnes' father is this.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Loosely based on the murder of Shanda Sharer.
* StarvingArtist: Lukas is an out of work actor reduced to dressing as a bunch of grapes for a children's TV show.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.
In exchange for a plea deal, Andrea agrees to testify against the other girls. On the stand, it becomes obvious she's lying and had even stolen Emily's clothes and jewelry from her body. All three girls are convicted. Benson and Stabler are soon called back to the same high school, where Agnes has killed ''another'' classmate who had threatened her. Agnes tearfully says that she couldn't see a way out - even with Emily dead and the other girls in jail, the bullying just wouldn't stop.
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* AlphaBitch: Brittany
* AssholeVictim
* DownerEnding
* FatGirl: Agnes Linsky
* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Agnes used to be friends with Emily, until Emily got popular and ditched her.
* GirlPosse: Emily, Paige, and Andrea were Brittany's.
* KidsAreCruel
* MurderTheHypotenuse: What Brittany thought she was doing.
* NoSocialSkills: Agnes
* PapaWolf: Agnes' father is this.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Loosely based on the murder of Shanda Sharer.
* StarvingArtist: Lukas is an out of work actor reduced to dressing as a bunch of grapes for a children's TV show.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brittany thinks Emily "stole" her boyfriend, although in reality, Brittany told Lukas to ask her out as a "test" of Emily's loyalty.
