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''Against The Wall'' is an American crime show that premiered on Lifetime in July 2011. It follows Det. Abby Kowalski (Rachel Carpani) as she breaks from her family policing tradition to join the Internal Affairs Division of the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Police Department, and the turmoil that brings to her life plays out alongside the her investigation of the MysteryOfTheWeek. Key characters include the heavily-pregnant Detective Lina Flores, her partner at IA, and the rest of the Kowalski family including father Don Kowalski and older brothers Richie, Steve and Donnie Kowalski (all beat cops).

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''Against The Wall'' is an American crime show that premiered on Lifetime Creator/{{Lifetime}} in July 2011. It follows Det. Abby Kowalski (Rachel Carpani) as she breaks from her family policing tradition to join the Internal Affairs Division of the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Police Department, and the turmoil that brings to her life plays out alongside the her investigation of the MysteryOfTheWeek. Key characters include the heavily-pregnant Detective Lina Flores, her partner at IA, and the rest of the Kowalski family including father Don Kowalski and older brothers Richie, Steve and Donnie Kowalski (all beat cops).
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* ReligiousBruiser: Don and Shelia are both portrayed as devout Catholics, but with Don being a cop, he isn't afraid to throw down against some of the bad guys. Shelia herself pulled a gun on a gangbanger who had come to harass her and her former gang-related employee, whom she hired as a favor to a Nun friend of theirs.
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* AlmightyMom: Sheila.



* CrimeTimeSoap

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* CrimeTimeSoapCrimeTimeSoap: Abby's family/personal life is just as prevalent, if not more so, the MysteryOfTheWeek.



* DaddysGirl: Abby and Don had this relationship, by the end of the series they've repaired it back to this.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: Abby and Lina are developing this vibe. Brody and Richie are this earlier in the season before Brody and Abby's RelationshipReveal. Added points for actually being cop partners too.

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* HelloAttorney: Danny.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Abby and Mackie. Abby and Lina are developing this vibe. Brody and Richie are this earlier in the season before Brody and Abby's RelationshipReveal. Added points for actually being cop partners too.


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* TheKlutz: Abby.


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* ShipTease: Donnie and Mackie.

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* [[AlwaysGetsHisMan Always Gets Her Man]]: Averted in the fifth episode.

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* [[AlwaysGetsHisMan Always Gets Her Man]]: AlwaysGetsHisMan: Averted in the fifth episode.



* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: Lampshaded in the first episode by Abby's mother, and a major part of Abby's angst regarding her taking the Internal Affairs job. Then later in another episode it's a case of WellDoneSonGuy as her older brother, Donnie, is portrayed as constantly seeking his father's approval and pride.

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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: WellDoneSonGuy: Lampshaded in the first episode by Abby's mother, and a major part of Abby's angst regarding her taking the Internal Affairs job. Then later in another episode it's a case of WellDoneSonGuy as her older brother, Donnie, is portrayed as constantly seeking his father's approval and pride.
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* GoodCopBadCop: Abby and Lina use and {{lampshade|Hanging}} this routine when they interrogate a summons office accused of stalking his therapist.

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* GoodCopBadCop: Abby and Lina use and {{lampshade|Hanging}} this routine when they interrogate a summons office officer accused of stalking his therapist.
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* ClickHello: Combined with DramaticGunCock [[spoiler: when Abby rescues Lina from the stalker summons officer.]]

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* ClickHello: Combined with DramaticGunCock [[spoiler: when Abby rescues Lina from the stalker summons officer.]]officer]].



* DamselInDistress: Lina when [[spoiler: the stalker summons officer ambushes her in the carpark. Cue Abby's BigDamnHeroes rescue]].



* DistressedDamsel: Lina when [[spoiler: the stalker summons officer ambushes her in the carpark. Cue Abby's BigDamnHeroes rescue.]]



* GoodCopBadCop: Abby and Lina use and [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this routine when they interrogate a summons office accused of stalking his therapist.

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* GoodCopBadCop: Abby and Lina use and [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] {{lampshade|Hanging}} this routine when they interrogate a summons office accused of stalking his therapist.



* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: Lampshaded in the first episode by Abby's mother, and a major part of Abby's angst regarding her taking the Internal Affairs job. Then later in another episode its a case of WellDoneSonGuy as her older brother, Donnie, is portrayed as constantly seeking his father's approval and pride.

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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: Lampshaded in the first episode by Abby's mother, and a major part of Abby's angst regarding her taking the Internal Affairs job. Then later in another episode its it's a case of WellDoneSonGuy as her older brother, Donnie, is portrayed as constantly seeking his father's approval and pride.
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* HotMom: Lina.
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Compare to ''BlueBloods'', a show with a similar concept set in New York.

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Compare to ''BlueBloods'', ''Series/BlueBloods'', a show with a similar concept set in New York.
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''Against The Wall'' is an American crime show that premiered on Lifetime in July 2011. It follows Det. Abby Kowalski (Rachel Carpani) as she breaks from her family policing tradition to join the Internal Affairs Division of the [[TheWindyCity Chicago]] Police Department, and the turmoil that brings to her life plays out alongside the her investigation of the MysteryOfTheWeek. Key characters include the heavily-pregnant Detective Lina Flores, her partner at IA, and the rest of the Kowalski family including father Don Kowalski and older brothers Richie, Steve and Donnie Kowalski (all beat cops).

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''Against The Wall'' is an American crime show that premiered on Lifetime in July 2011. It follows Det. Abby Kowalski (Rachel Carpani) as she breaks from her family policing tradition to join the Internal Affairs Division of the [[TheWindyCity Chicago]] UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Police Department, and the turmoil that brings to her life plays out alongside the her investigation of the MysteryOfTheWeek. Key characters include the heavily-pregnant Detective Lina Flores, her partner at IA, and the rest of the Kowalski family including father Don Kowalski and older brothers Richie, Steve and Donnie Kowalski (all beat cops).
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* MixedMarriage: Lina and Carlos.

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* GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant: An investigation of a brawl at a wedding turns into a [[spoiler: rape investigation]].


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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: An investigation of a brawl at a wedding turns into a [[spoiler: rape investigation]].

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Abby's claim that she and Brody are not in a relationship. No sir. Not at all.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Abby's claim that she and Brody are not in a relationship. No sir. Not at all. all.
* TheUnreveal: The first season CliffHanger ending, which is a shot of the love interest Abby chose looking at her at her apartment door.
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* HappilyMarried: Plenty of couples. Carlos and Lina, Richie and Lauren, Steve and his wife and of course the Abby's parents, Don and Sheila.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Both Danny and Brody call Abby out on the fact she's basically stringing them both along without making a choice.
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* RevengeByProxy: One villain targets the daughter of the man he really wanted vengeance on.
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* SpicyLatina: Lina.

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* SpicyLatina: Lina.Averted with Lina, who is generally very calm, cool and collected during her work.
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* PaedoHunt: Against a priest who turns out to have been wrongly accused.

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