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* BribeBackfire: Inverted when Theo Grant, the man who lent Allen the car, tries to solicit money from Allen in exchange for "remembering" that Allen really is who he is. Allen is having none of it, and walks out on Grant, saying "You're wasting my time!"

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* BribeBackfire: Inverted when Theo Grant, the man who lent Allen the car, tries to solicit money from Allen in exchange for "remembering" that Allen really is who he is. says he is. Allen is having none of it, and walks out on Grant, saying "You're wasting my time!" time!"
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* BribeBackfire: Inverted when Theo Grant, the man who lent Allen the car, tries to solicit money from Allen in exchange for "remembering" that Allen really is who he is. Allen is having none of it, and walks out on Grant, saying "You're wasting my time!"
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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him.

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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him. him.
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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him.
* IdentityAmnesia: Allen Devlin is in a car accident that leaves him an amnesiac and the other man who was in the car dead. As the only one of the men's identities is known, Allen takes on that one, and becomes a sweet guy who married his nurse, adopts her kids, and has a baby with her. Everything is going swimmingly until everyone, including Allen, suddenly realizes he's actually the other guy - a crazed serial killer.

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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him.
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* IdentityAmnesia: Allen Devlin is in a car an accident that leaves him one of the men in the car an amnesiac and the other man who was in the car one dead. As the only one of the men's identities is known, Allen the survivor takes on that one, and becomes a sweet guy who married marries his nurse, adopts her kids, and has a baby with her. Everything is going swimmingly until everyone, including Allen, suddenly realizes he's actually the other guy - a crazed serial killer.
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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him.

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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him. him.



* RedHerring: After Steiner finds a wall in Mike's house covered with pictures of Chris, revealing his obsession with her, he deduces that Mike sent him the newspaper article about Allen in an attempt to break up Chris's marriage so Mike can have another chance with her. Steiner goes on to accuse Mike of planting the leather mask in the Devlins' house; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Chris and Mike where she tells him she doesn't love him and never wants to see him again, and Mike hanging around the Devlins' house on the night of Paul's birthday. [[spoiler:It's all misdirection to give us another suspect and let us hope that maybe Allen isn't Ed Vincent, and isn't the mask-wearing perpetrator of the recent assaults.]]

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* RedHerring: After Steiner finds a wall in Mike's house covered with pictures of Chris, revealing his obsession with her, he deduces that Mike [[spoiler:Mike sent him the newspaper article about Allen in an attempt to break up Chris's marriage so Mike can have another chance with her. Steiner goes on to accuse Mike of making the threatening phone calls and planting the leather mask in the Devlins' house; home; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Chris and Mike where she tells him she doesn't love him and never wants to see him again, and Mike hanging around the Devlins' house home on the night of Paul's birthday. [[spoiler:It's It's all misdirection to give us another suspect and let us hope that maybe Allen isn't Ed Vincent, and isn't the mask-wearing perpetrator of the recent assaults.]]
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* DudeNotFunny: One of the other cops at the police gymnasium jokes that Steiner should send Ed Vincent over to his own house because his wife and kids are driving him crazy. Steiner blows up at him.
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At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who Allen was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

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At around the same time in California, a mystery man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who Allen was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.
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Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the prime suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who Allen was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives anonymously a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

The movie also stars Paul Drake (''Film/SuddenImpact'') Creator/DameonClarke, Martina Deignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Jerry Wasserman, Kenneth Kimmins, Jason Michas, and Don Hood.

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Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the prime suspect.

suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who Allen was before the accident. accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives anonymously a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

Vincent.

The movie also stars Paul Drake (''Film/SuddenImpact'') (''Film/SuddenImpact''), Gerald Hiken, Creator/DameonClarke, Martina Deignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Jerry Wasserman, Kenneth Kimmins, Jason Michas, and Don Hood.
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A 1985 American MadeForTVMovie Psychological thriller directed by Creator/DouglasHickox.

Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the main suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and is badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who he was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

The movie also stars Creator/DameonClarke, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.

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A 1985 American MadeForTVMovie Psychological psychological thriller directed by Creator/DouglasHickox.Douglas Hickox.

Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the main suspect.

prime suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and is badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who he Allen was before the accident. accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives anonymously a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

Vincent.

The movie also stars Paul Drake (''Film/SuddenImpact'') Creator/DameonClarke, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Martina Deignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, Jerry Wasserman, Kenneth Kimmins, Jason Michas, and Creator/DonHood.
Don Hood.
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Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the main suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and is badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who he was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

The movie also stars Creator/DameonClarke, Martina Deignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.

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Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the main suspect.

suspect.

At around the same time in California, a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and is badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a new life while searching for clues as to who he was before the accident. accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

Vincent.

The movie also stars Creator/DameonClarke, Martina Deignan, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.

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A 1985 American MadeForTVMovie Psychological thriller directed by Creator/DouglasHickox that has a man (Creator/KeithCarradine) being suspected of murder after getting into a car accident.

The movie also stars Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/KathleenQuinlan, Creator/MichaelBeck, Creator/DameonClarke, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.

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A 1985 American MadeForTVMovie Psychological thriller directed by Creator/DouglasHickox that has Creator/DouglasHickox.

Ohio homicide detective Joe Steiner (Creator/RichardWidmark) is assigned the case of Lucy Vincent and her three children, brutally murdered on the night of the youngest’s birthday. Her husband Ed is missing and therefore the main suspect.

At around the same time in California,
a man named Allen Devlin borrows a rental car from a traveling salesman, picks up a hitchhiker and then gets into a fiery accident. One of the men dies in the car and is burned beyond recognition; the other is thrown clear and is badly injured, his face ruined by the accident, and stricken with amnesia. In the hospital, the survivor (Creator/KeithCarradine) being suspected of murder undergoes reconstructive surgery and takes the name Allen Devlin. His nurse Chris (Creator/KathleenQuinlan), who’s having an affair with police chief Michael Patterson (Creator/MichaelBeck) after getting into her divorce, falls in love with him as he’s rehabilitating himself and starting a car accident.

new life while searching for clues as to who he was before the accident. They marry, Allen adopts her kids and they have another.

Six years later, Steiner, now retired, sends out a request for information on the Vincent homicides. In return, he receives a newspaper article on Allen Devlin. Steiner heads to California to find out if Allen is, in fact, the missing Ed Vincent.

The movie also stars Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/KathleenQuinlan, Creator/MichaelBeck, Creator/DameonClarke, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Martina Deignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.
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* RedHerring: After Steiner finds a wall in Mike's house covered with pictures of Chris, revealing his obsession with her, he deduces that Mike sent him the newspaper article about Allen in an attempt to break up Allen and Chris's marriage so Mike can have another chance with her. Steiner goes on to accuse Mike of planting the leather mask in their house. [[spoiler:This whole subplot is misdirection to give us hope that maybe Allen isn't Ed Vincent, and isn't the mask-wearing perpetrator of the recent assaults; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Mike and CMike hanging around the Devlin family's house on the night of

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* RedHerring: After Steiner finds a wall in Mike's house covered with pictures of Chris, revealing his obsession with her, he deduces that Mike sent him the newspaper article about Allen in an attempt to break up Allen and Chris's marriage so Mike can have another chance with her. Steiner goes on to accuse Mike of planting the leather mask in their house. [[spoiler:This whole subplot is the Devlins' house; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Chris and Mike where she tells him she doesn't love him and never wants to see him again, and Mike hanging around the Devlins' house on the night of Paul's birthday. [[spoiler:It's all misdirection to give us another suspect and let us hope that maybe Allen isn't Ed Vincent, and isn't the mask-wearing perpetrator of the recent assaults; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Mike and CMike hanging around the Devlin family's house on the night ofassaults.]]
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* OneWordTitle: '''Blackout'''.

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* OneWordTitle: '''Blackout'''.'''Blackout'''.
* RedHerring: After Steiner finds a wall in Mike's house covered with pictures of Chris, revealing his obsession with her, he deduces that Mike sent him the newspaper article about Allen in an attempt to break up Allen and Chris's marriage so Mike can have another chance with her. Steiner goes on to accuse Mike of planting the leather mask in their house. [[spoiler:This whole subplot is misdirection to give us hope that maybe Allen isn't Ed Vincent, and isn't the mask-wearing perpetrator of the recent assaults; the film also also shows us a dramatic confrontation between Mike and CMike hanging around the Devlin family's house on the night of
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A 1985 American MadeForTVMovie Psychological thriller directed by Creator/DouglasHickox that has a man (Creator/KeithCarradine) being suspected of murder after getting into a car accident.

The movie also stars Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/KathleenQuinlan, Creator/MichaelBeck, Creator/DameonClarke, Creator/MartinaDeignan, Creator/GabrielleRose, Creator/JerryWasserman, Creator/KennethKimmins, Creator/JasonMichas, and Creator/DonHood.

It aired on July 28, 1985 on Creator/{{HBO}}.

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!Tropes for the film:
* CorpseTemperatureTampering: The crime scene of a quadruple murder is manipulated by the air conditioner being set at the lowest temperature.
* IdentityAmnesia: Allen Devlin is in a car accident that leaves him an amnesiac and the other man who was in the car dead. As the only one of the men's identities is known, Allen takes on that one, and becomes a sweet guy who married his nurse, adopts her kids, and has a baby with her. Everything is going swimmingly until everyone, including Allen, suddenly realizes he's actually the other guy - a crazed serial killer.
* OneWordTitle: '''Blackout'''.

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