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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/honour_amongst_thieves.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Max and Miranda go undercover to infiltrate a criminal gang]]
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4	-> '''Max Winter''': Goodbye, partner. I had fun.
5	-> '''Miranda Blake''': Did you?
6	-> '''Max Winter''': Of course. I mean, three people had to die, but apart from that... Well, what the hell, they were bad people. You'll be OK?
7	-> '''Miranda Blake''': I'm always OK.
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9	Miranda is sent to escort a criminal-turned-witness back to the UK from Mallorca, but it all goes wrong at Palma airport when the witness is shot. Miranda is ordered to return to London, but takes some annual leave to remain and fools local police chief Inés Villegas into allowing her to investigate the situation. She is reluctantly partnered with Max and together they question the man's gang members and family, leading to a dramatic clifftop confrontation.
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11	!! Tropes
12	* ByTheBookCop: Miranda admonishes Max for stealing a suspect's phone and for making up a not very convincing backstory when they go undercover.
13	* DaChief: Inés is openly hostile towards Miranda for encroaching on her territory and threatens to send her to jail.
14	* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: Retired armed robber Niall Taylor lived a life of luxury in a clifftop villa, until he put in place his scheme for himself and his glamorous daughter to make off with his entire gang's ill-gotten gains.
15	* DirtyCop: Niall Taylor has bought 'an officer or three'.
16	* FalselyReformedVillain: Niall Taylor claims he’s one of the good guys now he’s agreed to testify against the rest of his gang, but the truth is rather different.
17	* FanService: Max is seen topless in bed. Both he and Miranda wear smart attire to infiltrate the fake wake.
18	* GolfClubbing: One of the criminal gang is killed with his own club.
19	* IceQueen: Miranda can be very frosty in this episode, and is quite rude to Federico.
20	* ImprovisedWeapon: One of the criminal gang is killed with his own golf club while playing a round.
21	* IWorkAlone: Despite saying this, Miranda gets paired with Max, who speaks the local languages.
22	* KarmaHoudini: Niall Taylor gets away with multiple crimes.
23	* LiteralCliffhanger: Max dangles off a cliff.
24	* NoHonorAmongThieves: One of the criminal gang picks the others off.
25	* RuleOfPool: One of the mourners at the wake ends up dead in the pool.
26	* TakeMyHand: Miranda pulls Max back from the cliff edge.
27	* UnconventionalVehicleChase: Max and Miranda chase a suspect in a golf cart.
28	* UndercoverAsLovers: Max and Miranda pose as husband and wife.

Context Recap / TheMallorcaFilesS01E01HonourAmongstThieves