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Barry trusts his instincts during a murder investigation, believing the suspect, despite the overwhelming evidence against him. Meanwhile, Iris gives Allegra an opportunity to be a mentor.
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Nice thought, though.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent! Though it might also be a case of CharacterDevelopment.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent! Though it might also be a case of Given that she goes back to using her powers on Chester the following episode, it's probably not CharacterDevelopment.
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* TheLavaCavesOfNewYork: In real life Missouri (where Central City is stated to be located) is not located on a fault line nor does it have any goethermal activity beneath it; though, this is at least somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] here due to the unique aspects of Jaco's powers that even ''he'' was [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength unaware of]].
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* TheLavaCavesOfNewYork: In real life Missouri (where Central City is stated to be located) is not located on a fault line nor does it have any goethermal geothermal activity beneath it; though, this is at least somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] here due to the unique aspects of Jaco's powers that even ''he'' was [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength unaware of]].
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* LethalLavaLand: What Central City nearly becomes by the episode's end as a strange result of Jaco's powers flaring up.
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* TheAtoner: Jaco genuinely wants to make up for his mistakes and give his son a good life.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The hierarchy at the Citizen leads to conflict once more, with Taylor going to Iris when Allegra shuts down her story about Rosie Levin, who approves it. Then Allegra abandons her during the interview to do her own story about Lydia.
* ContinuityNod: Flash reminds Frost of herself being framed by Chillblaine.
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she wasinnocent!innocent! Though it might also be a case of CharacterDevelopment.
* ContinuityNod: Flash reminds Frost of herself being framed by Chillblaine.
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was
* FrameUp: Some yet unknown meta framed Jaco for the murders of Stan and Donna. At the end of the episode, he is still at large.
* GoodFeelsGood: Jaco, after saving the city.
* GoodFeelsGood: Jaco, after saving the city.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Jaco's extremely impulsive behaviour doesn't win him any favours, particularly him breaking out of a prison transport, trying to intimidate Donna (who ends up dead shortly after) and trying to take his son by force.
* OldFriend: Allegra meets Lydia Sanchez, an old acquaintance from her days in prison, who is trying to get by. She later writes an article about her struggles.
* ParentalAbandonment: Harold's mom has been in and out of his life since his birth.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Jaco inadvertently almost causes a volcano eruption under Central City.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Jaco inadvertently almost causes a volcano eruption under Central City.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Jaco's past and anger issues are used against him when he is suspected of killing two people.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: {{Revenge}}: Taylor promises to destroy Allegra for stealing her story.
* ShoutOut: Chester says that Jaco is about to turn Central City into [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Mount Doom]].
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** Jaco's past and anger issues are used against him when he is suspected of killing two people.
* ShoutOut: Chester says that Jaco is about to turn Central City into [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Mount Doom]].
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Jaco almost does so, preparing to incinerate Korber. Thankfully, Barry talks him down just in time.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Initially this seems like a standard episode of this format, where some HiddenVillain is trying to frame Jaco and this villain will be taken down in the climax. While Jaco ''is'' proven innocent by the episode's end and his arc is likely complete, the real villain behind this is still unknown by the episode's end, leading into a full-blownStoryArc.StoryArc.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Jaco's reaction to being arrested, with only Flash doing so initially.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Initially this seems like a standard episode of this format, where some HiddenVillain is trying to frame Jaco and this villain will be taken down in the climax. While Jaco ''is'' proven innocent by the episode's end and his arc is likely complete, the real villain behind this is still unknown by the episode's end, leading into a full-blown
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Jaco's reaction to being arrested, with only Flash doing so initially.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Allegra, letting her bias get in the way, ditches an interview with an influencer in favor of writing a story about a former ex-con she was friends in prison. While it turns out to be well-written, Iris reams her out for leaving a reporter she was supposed to be supervising in the lurch. Not only that, that reporter now wants revenge for both abandoning her and stealing her front page.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Allegra, letting her bias get in the way, ditches an interview with an influencer in favor of writing a story about a former an ex-con she was friends with in prison. While it turns out to be well-written, Iris reams her out for leaving a reporter she was supposed to be supervising in the lurch. Not only that, that reporter now wants revenge for both abandoning her and stealing her front page.
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** Allegra using her managerial authority and personal relationship with Iris to get her article published before Taylor's understandably does not go down well with the latter, and a simple apology from Allegra doesn't resolve the situation.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent!
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* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent!EveryoneHasStandards: Jaco may have violent anger issues, but he claims he'd never actually ''kill'' someone.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Jaco's past and anger issues are used against him when he is suspected of killing two people.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Allegra, letting her bias get in the way, ditches an interview with an influencer in favor of writing a story about a former ex-con she was friends in prison. While it turns out to be well-written, Iris reams her out for leaving a reporter she was supposed to be supervising in the lurch. Not only that, that reporter now wants revenge for both abandoning her and stealing her front page.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Allegra gets one from Taylor over her abandoning her.
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* NotMeThisTime: Jaco is a criminal who fought Team Flash before, but insists he's not guilty of murder.
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* TheBusCameBack: Creator/MaxAdler returns as Jaco Burch.
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* TheBusCameBack: Creator/MaxAdler returns as Jaco Burch.Birch.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Harold does this to his father Jaco, indicating a coldness towards his father. This is one-sided, as Jaco desperately seeks to connect with his son, which he ultimately does by the episode's end.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Harold does this to his father Jaco, indicating a coldness towards his father. This is one-sided, as Jaco desperately seeks to connect with his son, which he ultimately does by the episode's end.end, at which point Harold calls him "Dad".
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* PapaWolf: Jaco is ''incredibly'' protective of his son.
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* PapaWolf: Jaco is ''incredibly'' protective of his son.son.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Initially this seems like a standard episode of this format, where some HiddenVillain is trying to frame Jaco and this villain will be taken down in the climax. While Jaco ''is'' proven innocent by the episode's end and his arc is likely complete, the real villain behind this is still unknown by the episode's end, leading into a full-blown StoryArc.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Initially this seems like a standard episode of this format, where some HiddenVillain is trying to frame Jaco and this villain will be taken down in the climax. While Jaco ''is'' proven innocent by the episode's end and his arc is likely complete, the real villain behind this is still unknown by the episode's end, leading into a full-blown StoryArc.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Harold does this to his father Jaco, indicating a coldness towards his father. This is one-sided, as Jaco desperately seeks to connect with his son, which he ultimately does by the episode's end.
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* NiceGuy: Although we already knew Henry was one, this episode adds more proof: Joe recounts how Henry once skipped his own birthday party to take care of a patient.
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* NiceGuy: Although we already knew Henry was one, this episode adds more proof: Joe recounts how Henry once skipped his own birthday party to take care of a patient.patient.
* PapaWolf: Jaco is ''incredibly'' protective of his son.
* PapaWolf: Jaco is ''incredibly'' protective of his son.
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* TheBusCameBack: Creator/MaxAdler returns as Jaco Burch.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Team Flash, for whom believing in the impossible and giving people second chances is a regular Tuesday, suddenly refuse to do it for Birch. Chester and Frost do come around, though.
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* CallBack: We see flashbacks to Henry being imprisoned for Nora's murder.murder, and later him being released. It's outright stated that memories of this are what's fueling Barry's determination to prove Birch's innocence.
* DueToTheDead: Barry, Iris, Joe, and Cecile gather to remember Henry and his life at the end of the episode.
* DueToTheDead: Barry, Iris, Joe, and Cecile gather to remember Henry and his life at the end of the episode.
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* InstantWardrobeChange: InstantCostumeChange: In between Barry grabbing Frost and them arriving at the scene, she's changed from civvies to her usual combat attire. Maybe they stopped off on the way to change?
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Team Flash, for whom believing in the impossible and giving people second chances is a regular Tuesday, suddenly refuse to do it for Birch. Chester and Frost do come around, though.
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* CallBack: We see flashbacks to Henry being imprisoned for Nora's murder. It's outright stated that memories of this are what's fueling Barry's determination to prove Birch's innocence.
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she wasinnocent!innocent!
* InstantWardrobeChange: In between Barry grabbing Frost and them arriving at the scene, she's changed from civvies to her usual combat attire. Maybe they stopped off on the way to change?
* NiceGuy: Although we already knew Henry was one, this episode adds more proof: Joe recounts how Henry once skipped his own birthday party to take care of a patient.
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was
* InstantWardrobeChange: In between Barry grabbing Frost and them arriving at the scene, she's changed from civvies to her usual combat attire. Maybe they stopped off on the way to change?
* NiceGuy: Although we already knew Henry was one, this episode adds more proof: Joe recounts how Henry once skipped his own birthday party to take care of a patient.
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* BirthdayEpisode: This episode takes place on what would been Henry's birthday.birthday.
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent!
* ContinuitySnarl: Cecile tells Barry she's unwilling to use her empathic powers on a client. This after the last few seasons, in which she used them on all and sundry, often without people's consent. In fact, the only reason Allegra isn't in Iron Heights is that Cecile used her powers on Allegra without permission to sense she was innocent!
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*BirthdayEpisode: This episode takes place on what would been Henry's birthday.
*BirthdayEpisode: This episode takes place on what would been Henry's birthday.
