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When Henry isn't invited to a birthday party due to a prior incident, he and Ray must clear his name.

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  • 13 Is Unlucky: Debbie is knocked off the roof on her 13th birthday, and Henry is blamed for it.
  • Chekhov's Gun: The pictures taken at Debbie's party the year before are what prove Henry's innocence, as they caught footage of Piper throwing her broken phone and unintentionally hitting the 11 button.
  • Clear My Name: Basically the whole plot of the episode, Henry gets accused of throwing Debbie Putch off the roof.
  • "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Implied on the "avoided" part, as Henry could have easily averted his predicament by going to Debbie's party as Kid Danger, though the whole trope may be an aversion because Debbie's parents did not invite Kid Danger.
  • Ironic Echo: Henry keeps insisting that he didn't throw Debbie off the roof. However at the end of the episode, this time he actually does it.
  • Karma Houdini: Henry does not get any punishment at the very end of the episode for knocking Debbie off the roof by bouncing on the trampoline at the same time as her.
  • Once an Episode: Henry does not transform into Kid Danger for the third time in a row.
  • Here We Go Again!: In the end, Henry ends up throwing Debbie off the roof for real thanks to bouncing on the trampoline at the same time as her. However, he quickly makes a run for it to avoid getting in trouble again, with no comeuppance whatsoever.
  • Meaningful Name: The student who shows up at the beginning, Flashback, provides the flashback to Debbie's birthday incident the year before.
  • The Reveal: Piper was the one who knocked Debbie off the roof.

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