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* SerialKiller: Emma kills old ladies as replacements for her mother.

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* SerialKiller: Emma kills old ladies as replacements for her mother. Besides murdering her own mother, Emma confesses to Olivia that she has killed dozens of elderly women while she was in nursing school.
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* AssholeVictim: Matt Spevak

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* AssholeVictim: Matt SpevakSpevak defrauded at least three deceased elderly women of their inheritance and used their money pay off his gambling debts.
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* AssholeVictim: Matt Spevak



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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: Subverted because the twins are played by Creator/JaneKrakowski and Creator/AnthonyRapp. Krakowski's character is the killer.

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: Subverted because the twins are played by Creator/JaneKrakowski and Creator/AnthonyRapp. Krakowski's character is the killer.

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: Subverted because the twins are played by Creator/JaneKrakowski and Creator/AnthonyRapp. [[spoiler:Krakowski's character is the killer.]]

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: Subverted because the twins are played by Creator/JaneKrakowski and Creator/AnthonyRapp. [[spoiler:Krakowski's Krakowski's character is the killer.]] killer.
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* CainAndAbel: Emma feels underappreciated in comparison to Matt and grows resentful of him, eventually killing him.
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[This description was copied in violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]

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[This description was copied in violation When an elderly woman is strangled to death, the detectives follow the clues to a series of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]murders that involve the same home-nursing company and to the nursing home's owner and his sister, both of whom have the necessary medical degrees to commit the murders.



* SnarkToSnarkCombat: The judges have some fun when Novak interrupts their poker game for an exhumation warrent.

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: The judges have some fun when Novak interrupts their poker game for an exhumation warrent.warrant.
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The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigations that uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.

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The death [This description was copied in violation of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigations that uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.
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* HeirClubForMen: Matt and Emma's mother seems to have been a huge believer in this, given that she lavished Matt with attention and [[ParentalNeglect severely neglected]] Emma.


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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: Subverted because the twins are played by Creator/JaneKrakowski and Creator/AnthonyRapp. [[spoiler:Krakowski's character is the killer.]]
* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: Matt is the obvious villain, as a gambler and fraudster who defrauded old women to feed his gambling addiction. Emma is the secret villain.


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* SerialKiller: Emma kills old ladies as replacements for her mother.

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* OhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Casey is clearly nervous when she realizes that she's interrupted a poker game held back several of the recurring judges.
-->'''Casey:''' I've had this nightmare before, only I was naked.

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* OhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Casey is clearly nervous when she realizes that she's interrupted a poker game held back attended by several of the recurring judges.
-->'''Casey:''' [[NotWearingPantsDream I've had this nightmare before, only I was naked.naked]].
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: The judges have some fun when Novak interrupts their poker game for an exhumation warrent.
-->Better sign it. Corpse might be a flight risk.
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* OhCrap: PlayedForLaughs. Casey is clearly nervous when she realizes that she's interrupted a poker game held back several of the recurring judges.
-->'''Casey:''' I've had this nightmare before, only I was naked.
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* ItsPersonal: The arraignment judge is not particularly sympathetic towards Matt when the latter's lawyer tries to butter him up, since ''he'' has an elderly mother.
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Written By Creator/BarbieKligman

Directed By Creator/ConstantineMakris

The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigations that uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.

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* FreudianExcuse: Emma kills several old women because her mother always treated her brother better than her.
* JerkassFacade: Elliot pretends to be a sexist, misogynistic bastard around Olivia and Emma to get her to open up about her crimes.
* TheUnfavorite: Emma was this to her mother first with the home movie showing her getting no attention compared to her brother and even when she was her caregiver she gave all her money to Matt to put him through med school.

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