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Recap / Rizzoli And Isles 3 E 09 Home Town Glory

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Directed by Milan Cheylov

Written by Janet Tamaro, Sal Calleros, & Ted Sullivan

While Maura and Angela plan Lydia's baby shower (Angela still unaware of who exactly Lydia is), Jane investigates the shooting of an old friend.

Tropes in the Episode

  • Abusive Parents: The detectives suspect the victim's father because he was physically abusive to his children for years.
  • Boy Band: The victim is "The Cute One" in a teen idol group called "The Channel Street Boys," with his brothers.
  • Driven to Suicide: Once it's revealed how Shane dies Gia, his girlfriend commits suicide in grief.
  • Enhance Button: Played straight, when Frost manages to take video concert footage freeze-frame and enhance the image to see the screen of the victim's phone and his last text message.
  • Sibling Murder: The detectives think the killer is the victim's manager and then his father. Turns out it's his two brothers.
  • Teen Pop: "The Channel Street Boys'" music is this genre, Maura is seen listening to it and watching their old music videos.

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