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* TantrumThrowing: While [[OutDamnedSpot trying to scrub blood from the murder scene]] off his boots, Street finally snaps from anger that [[YouAreTooLate 20 Squad arrived too late to save the victims]] and his worries about Buck and angrily throws his boot at the lockers, narrowly missing Hondo.

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* TantrumThrowing: While [[OutDamnedSpot trying to scrub blood from the murder scene]] scene off his boots, Street finally snaps from anger that [[YouAreTooLate 20 Squad arrived too late to save the victims]] and his worries about Buck and angrily throws his boot at the lockers, narrowly missing Hondo.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Street outright calls Buck "the closest thing to a father I ever had" while talking him out of committing suicide.
* SadClown: Hicks mentions that his old partner from his patrol days was always laughing and joking around...so they were all taken completely by surprise when he committed suicide.


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* TantrumThrowing: While [[OutDamnedSpot trying to scrub blood from the murder scene]] off his boots, Street finally snaps from anger that [[YouAreTooLate 20 Squad arrived too late to save the victims]] and his worries about Buck and angrily throws his boot at the lockers, narrowly missing Hondo.
-->'''Hondo''': [[DeadpanSnarker You know soap works better than steel.]]
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** Also Hondo, Street and Deacon when they discover Buck has been making multiple phone call to a suicide helpline.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Having to retire from S.W.A.T. has clearly been

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* DespairEventHorizon: Having to retire from S.W.A.T. has clearly been one for Buck.
* DrivenToSuicide: The plot of the episode involves trying to stop Buck from doing this.
* ItsPersonal: 20 Squad are after blood when pursuing a drug addict who killed a mother and child while trying to steal enough money for his next fix.
-->'''Hondo''': ''(holding a gun to the suspect's head)'' Don't give me another reason to pull this trigger.



-->'''Hicks''': I've been to too many cops' funerals.

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-->'''Hicks''': I've been to too many cops' funerals.funerals.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: How Street, Hondo and Deacon talk Buck out of killing himself.
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When Buck disappears and the team find evidence he might be contemplating suicide, they race against time to find Buck before he hurts himself.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "Buck, are you thinking about killing yourself?"
* DespairEventHorizon: Having to retire from S.W.A.T. has clearly been
* MassOhCrap: 20 Squad upon finding a dead mother and [[DeathOfAChild daughter]] the methhead they're pursuing killed on impulse.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Hicks agrees to track Buck's credit cards to try and find the latter before he hurts himself.
-->'''Hicks''': I've been to too many cops' funerals.

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