History Recap / LukeCage2016S1E6SuckasNeedBodyguards

** The episode begins with a voice over of [[Series/JessicaJones2015 Trish Walker's radio show]].

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Luke approaches Mariah while she's preparing for an interview and calls her a criminal spinster. Her response: "Who are you calling a spinster? I'd wear your narrow ass out."

* {{Unperson}}: Apparently Misty's the only fellow cop who knows that Scarfe has a deceased son. When Lieutenant Perez finds a baby photo of Earl in Scarfe's apartment, he seems to think that it's Scarfe himself until Misty explains.

* ITakeOffenseToTheLastOne: Luke approaches Mariah while she's preparing for an interview and calls her a criminal spinster. Her response: "Who are you calling a spinster? I'd wear your narrow ass out."

** Mariah Dillard: first when the reporter brings controversial footage of her ties with the Stokes family plus the missing campaign money and when Cottonmouth is [[PerpWalk perp-walked.]]
* OutLivingOnesOffspring: Scarfe used to have a baby son named Earl, until one night when Scarfe accidentally forgot to lock up his off-duty weapon, and Earl subsequently managed to shoot himself with it.

* SpoiledByTheFormat: This episode could have been a pretty good conclusion for the season. Unfortunately for the good guys, it's the sixth episode of a 26-episode season.
* TooDumbToLive: Trying to put the squeeze on a crime lord with a hair trigger temper who is already upset and in danger of losing everything is a very bad idea, as Scarfe learns the hard way.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Cottomouth's been arrested, his cousin's under the magnifying glass, One corrupt cop's dead, another is under arrest, and Luke is starting to relax and grow into his role as a hero. But the police are afraid of police corruption backlash and Misty is the only who can tie Cottonmouth to the councilwoman.

Cottonmouth tries to regain his reputation. Unfortunately, he starts to spiral down the moment he shot Detective Rafe Scarfe.

* SpoiledByTheFormat: This episode could have been a pretty good conclusion for the season. Unfortunately for the good guys, it's the sixth episode of a 13-episode season.

* WeHaveToGetTheBulletOut: Claire has to cut into Scarfe's side to remove the bullet lodged there.

* {{Unperson}}: Apparently Misty's the only fellow cop who knows that Scarfe has a deceased son. When Lieutenant Perez finds a baby photo of Earl in Scarfe's apartment, he seems to think that it's Scarfe himself until Misty explains.

* TooDumbToLive: Trying to put the squeeze on a crime lord with a hair trigger temper who is already upset and in danger of losing everything is a very bad idea, as Scarfe learns the hard way.

** Mariah Dillard: first when the reporter brings controversial footage of her ties with the Stokes family plus the missing campaign money and when Cottonmouth is perp-walked.\

* OutLivingOnesOffspring: Scarfe used to have a baby son named Earl, until one night when Scarfe accidentally forgot to lock up his off-duty weapon, and Earl subsequently managed to shoot himself with it.

* OhCrap: Mariah Dillard: first when the reporter brings controversial footage of her ties with the Stokes family plus the missing campaign money and when Cottonmouth is perp-walked.\

* OutLivingOnesOffspring: Scarfe used to have a baby son named Earl, but his son accidentally shot himself with the police gun.

* OhCrap: Mariah Dillard: first when the reporter brings controversial footage of her ties with the Stokes family plus the missing campaign money and when Cottonmouth is perp-walked.

* ContinuitySnarl: Possibly. Obama is mentioned in the episode, despite the fact that in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Matthew Ellis is established as being the president of the United States, at least during the events of ''Film/IronMan3'' (Christmas 2012) and season 3 of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. However, Obama may have still been president at another point, or may not have been president at all but still a well-known political figure.

* ContinuityNod: Claire jogs Luke's memories by mentioning how his [[Series/JessicaJones2015 girlfriend]] brought him to the hospital.

* ContinuityNod: Claire jogged Luke's memories by mentioning how his [[Series/JessicaJones2015 girlfriend]] brought him to the hospital.

* HesDeadJim: Complaining about [[ImColdSoCold the cold]], and saying he needs to see a close relative we've seen established as already dead in close proximity to each other are the death knells for a certain character.

* OhCrap: Mariah Dillard had this expression on her face twice: both times when the reporter brought controversial footage of her ties with the Stokes family plus the missing campaign money and when her cousin Cottonmouth got arrested.

* TooDumbToLive: Trying to put the squeeze on a crime lord with a hair trigger temper who is already upset and in danger of losing everything is a very bad idea, as Detective Rafe Scarfe finds out the hard way.

* CaughtOnTape: Misty tricks Perez into admitting he works for Cottonmouth by faking a phone call from Scarfe and recording Perez's defensive and angry response.

* CaughtOnTape: Misty tricks [[spoiler:Perez into admitting he works for Cottonmouth by faking a phone call from Scarfe and recording Perez's]] defensive and angry response.

* TooDumbToLive: Trying to put the squeeze on a crime lord with a hair trigger temper who is already upset and in danger of losing everything is a very bad idea, as [[spoiler: Detective Rafe Scarfe]] finds out the hard way.

* CallBack: Claire jogged Luke's memories by mentioning how his [[Series/JessicaJones2015 girlfriend]] brought him to the hospital.

* InnerReveal: Scarfe confesses that he's the one that killed Chico to Luke.

Cottonmouth tries to regain his reputation.

* CaughtOnTape: Misty tricks Perez into admitting he works for Cottonmouth by faking a phone call from Scarfe and recording Perez's defensive and angry response.

* HesDeadJim: Complaining about the cold, and saying he needs to see a close relative we've seen established as already dead in close proximity to each other are the death knells for a certain character.