History Recap / PersonOfInterestS03E16

* ItsALongStory: Finch when asked how he recognises Reese on sight.

* {{Foil}}: Not only Reese and Dillinger, but compare the sadistic Stanton to the coldly efficient Shaw.

* WhiteSheetOfDeath: Shaw puts a bullethole through Dillinger's white shirt.

* VillainousDemotivator: Control and Greer threaten their subordinates with ImpliedDeathThreat if they screw up.

* RescueSex: Our first sign that Dillinger doesn't have Reese's moral standards is when he accepts this from a grateful DamselInDistress, much to Finch's disapproval.

* PunkInTheTrunk / MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Casey was knocked out, and woke up in the trunk of a car with a suicide note in his pocket. Only a fortunately car crash saved him.

* SpotTheImposter

* DoYouTrustMe: An important question Team Machine at this stage.

* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind

* PunkInTheTrunk / MakeItLookLikeAnAccident
* RescueSex: Our first sign that Dillinger doesn't have Reese's moral standards is when he accepts this.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Control orders this done to Reese and Stanton for not getting the laptop from Casey (hence the cruise missile in Ordos), despite that never being part of their official mission objectives. Greer tells one of his subordinates that he's one more screwup from getting this himself.

* FreezeFrameBonus[=/=]ShoutOut: The names of the horses on Strickland's racing form include "[[{{Exalted}} Power Chord]]", "[[{{Spartacus}} I Am Spartacus]]", and "[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Veruca's Golden Egg]]."

** The party responsible for slaughtering those in the facility at Ordos? [[spoiler: Decima. Greer authorizes an operation at the end for his employees to take possession of the laptop]]

* DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:Reese realizes that Casey isn't really a traitor, and helps him get away after faking his death. Finch saw him do this, which might have contributed to his decision to recruit him a year later.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Finch, when he realizes that [[spoiler: his refusal to share any information with Dillinger has [[FaceHeelTurn turned Dillinger against him]]]]. This is almost certainly why he [[spoiler: tells Reese about the Machine very early in their partnership]].

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: It turns out Finch had met Reese [[spoiler: and seen Shaw]] long before he received their numbers from the Machine. While he may not have known their name at the time, this is apparently his first brush with [[spoiler: Decima]] before the main timeline.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Dillinger. This plays a part in his decision to [[spoiler:betray Finch]]. This is why when Finch looked for a replacement, he sought out someone who had not only the skills to intervene, but had enough heart to bring himself to care about the consequences of not intervening.

** The stuff that happened in [[PersonOfInterestS01E20 Ordos]] in the first season? Decima was in the mix the whole time. Reese, Stanton, Shaw, Control and Special Counsel all played a role in how that laptop got to Ordos in the first place.

** When we are brought back to the present day at the end of the episode, Root has found the Number from the flashback. She informs him that he is to work with "[[PersonOfInterestS03E06 a man named Greenfield]]" and how to find him.

* StopHelpingMe: Dillinger's attitude to Finch. It doesn't end well.