History Series / DayBreak2006

* ShowerOfLove: Happens in the pilot between Hopper and Rita but is defied by Hopper in later loops because he [[IgnoreTheFanservice can't be wasting time in the morning]].

* MurderByProxy: In one of the later loops, the conspirators conclude that [[DirtyCop Chad Shelton]] has to be eliminated because the dirt they have on him may no longer be useful. Since they're also blackmailing Hopper's sister, they decide to kill two birds with one stone by forcing her to shoot Chad.

* HurtingHero: Several scenes let Taye Diggs show his skills showing just how devastating it is to watch the murders of everyone from innocent bystanders to associates to family members play out in different ways day after day, some of which are [[ArcWords consequences of his own decisions]].

* ImplausibleCorneredEscape: Hopper is in the back of a van and watches a weapon deal going down outside. Then the villain approaches the van ... he opens the back door ... Hopper is gone. Apparently, he sneaked out to the front.

* AngelUnaware: One possible interpretation of [[spoiler:Jared Pryor]]. The end of the series confirms that at the very least he was also a part of the loop, but it's also hinted that he was really behind it despite appearing to be [[spoiler:a paranoid schizophrenic]] earlier on.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Hopper declines to kill [[spoiler:Uncle Nick, who killed his father.]] Somewhat [[MoralDissonance undermined]] by [[DoWithHimAsYouWill letting Damien do it]] instead.

* MoralDissonance: Hopper is a police officer, and specifically tells [[spoiler:Uncle Nick, his father's killer]] that "there's always a choice" while declining to shoot him...then chooses to [[DoWithHimAsYouWill let a criminal murder him]] moments later.

* ShrineToTheFallen: The mother of Jane Doe [[spoiler:aka Isabelle Contrares]] kept her daughter's room the same way for all those 15 years since the murder. Plot point as it helps Hopper to find leads to who her murderer was.

* BanteringBaddieBuddies: Fencik and Buchalter. Ex-policemen who stopped caring long ago. In the original version of the GroundhogDayLoop they install hidden microphones and cameras (killing an accidental witness), tail Hopper, filming his every step, deliver threats to a corrupt policeman, who wasn't helping the conspiracy diligently enough, and stand guard while Hopper is being beaten. In the subsequent iterations they prove to be the smartest and toughest agents of the conspiracy Hopper has to face again and again. By the way, they are neo-Nazi.

* BanteringBaddieBuddies: Fencik and Buchalter. Ex-policemen who stopped caring long ago.

-->'''Buchalter''': ''(into the phone)'' We're way past framing him now, sir.

* BuriedAlive: Detweiler, by his own gang at the rock quarry.

** Damien is a gangster, but since he values loyalty he despises Torrez for selling out most of the Latin Disciples. He also shows disgust when he learns that [[spoiler:Nick killed his former partner, even offering Hopper the option of killing him in Damien's place.]]

* TheMole: Booth has somebody working for him within the police department who will tamper with some of the evidence for the Garza murder in order to frame Hopper. [[spoiler:Hopper at first suspects it to be Spivak, since he's leading the investigation, has been incredibly hostile to Hopper in particular, and is under investigation by the Grand Jury. However, on the final day, he finds out that it was Chad all along, despite Chad seeming to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold beforehand.]]

* TheMole: Booth has somebody working for him within the police department who will tamper with some of the evidence in order to frame Hopper. [[spoiler:Hopper at first suspects it to be Spivak, since he's leading the investigation, has been incredibly hostile to Hopper in particular, and is under investigation by the Grand Jury. However, on the final day, he finds out that it was Chad all along, despite Chad seeming to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold beforehand.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: Detective Andrea Battle, Hopper's partner, will always believe his innocence, even when all the evidence points to Hopper being Garza's killer, and performs a HeroicSacrifice in episode 2.

* DetectiveDrama

** When Hopper investigates the Santayana Club, he walks into a room of policemen who are looking for him and Mrs. Garza, who immediately identifies him. He barely escapes.