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* DisabledLoveInterest: Grace to Jonathan. She didn't start out as disabled but suffered early on-set arthritis, which has steadily worsened over the years. She's now in her early sixties and can barely walk at all, relying on a wheelchair to get around and being mostly housebound as she finds it too difficult to go out. Jonathan still stands by his wife and does what he can to support her physically and emotionally; they clearly [[HappilyMarried love each other very much]]. It ends up being PlayedForDrama in the ending; [[spoiler:it's revealed that eleven years ago Jonathan had difficulty coming to terms with his wife's deteriorating health, compelling him to conduct an affair with Suzanne, whom he later killed. Part of the reason Jonathan is desperate to keep this from coming out is because he feels he must protect Grace, to the point he's willing to kill again]].
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* TragicallyDisabledLoveInterest: Grace to Jonathan. She didn't start out as disabled but suffered early on-set arthritis, which has steadily worsened over the years. She's now in her early sixties and can barely walk at all, relying on a wheelchair to get around and being mostly housebound as she finds it too difficult to go out. Jonathan still stands by his wife and does what he can to support her physically and emotionally; they clearly [[HappilyMarried love each other very much]]. It ends up being PlayedForDrama in the ending; [[spoiler:it's revealed that eleven years ago Jonathan had difficulty coming to terms with his wife's deteriorating health, compelling him to conduct an affair with Suzanne, whom he later killed. Part of the reason Jonathan is desperate to keep this from coming out is because he feels he must protect Grace, to the point he's willing to kill again]].
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* {{Socialite}}: Suzanne became a socialite after marrying her husband. She had a lucrative career as a FashionModel until she married wealthy architect and contractor Skip Reardon, who was initially happy to support her. Suzanne largely spent her days at a golf club, shopping for luxury items or at swanky parties in and around New York City [[spoiler:and conducting affairs with several members of New York's elite]].
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* {{Socialite}}: Suzanne became a socialite after marrying her husband. She had a lucrative career as a FashionModel model until she married wealthy architect and contractor Skip Reardon, who was initially happy to support her. Suzanne largely spent her days at a golf club, shopping for luxury items or at swanky parties in and around New York City [[spoiler:and conducting affairs with several members of New York's elite]].
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* SignatureItemClue: Suzanne owned several distinctive pieces of jewellery, some of which went missing the night she was killed; her husband insists that he didn't give Suzanne the missing pieces. It's theorized that if Suzanne wasn't killed by her husband, the real murderer may have taken the jewellery because it could be used to identify him. After being shown a picture of Suzanne wearing an antique diamond pin shaped like a rose - one of the pieces that was never found - Kerry finds it to be hauntingly familiar. [[spoiler:She later remembers that she's seen Grace wearing it, leading Kerry to realize Grace's husband Jonathan gave the pin to Suzanne during their affair and thus is her killer. It was also how Grace herself figured out they were having an affair]].
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* ADeadlyAffair: One theory about Suzanne's murder is that she was killed by her possible lover, or that her husband killed her out of jealousy she was seeing someone else. [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed her lover killed her for refusing to give back jewellery he'd given her, and for flaunting her new boyfriend]].
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* ADeadlyAffair: One theory about Suzanne's murder is that she was killed by her possible lover, or that her husband killed her out of jealousy she was seeing someone else. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed her lover killed her for refusing to give back jewellery he'd given her, and for flaunting her new boyfriend]].boyfriend]].
* DeathByWomanScorned: This trope comes up and is ultimately {{defied|trope}}. Namely, when [[spoiler:Charles Smith found Suzanne had been fatally strangled, he believed her husband killed her for having an affair. He believed that a jury would be more sympathetic towards her husband if they knew of her infidelity, so he [[HidingTheEvidence hid the evidence of her affair]] – including some jewellery her lover gave her and a note he'd sent her – then testified that as far as he knew Suzanne was a faithful wife who was afraid of her husband's jealous rages. Consequently, Skip received life in prison despite insisting that his father-in-law was lying]]. The irony is that [[spoiler:Skip ''didn't'' kill Suzanne and Smith's actions have enabled the real murderer to get away with it]].
* DeathByWomanScorned: This trope comes up and is ultimately {{defied|trope}}. Namely, when [[spoiler:Charles Smith found Suzanne had been fatally strangled, he believed her husband killed her for having an affair. He believed that a jury would be more sympathetic towards her husband if they knew of her infidelity, so he [[HidingTheEvidence hid the evidence of her affair]] – including some jewellery her lover gave her and a note he'd sent her – then testified that as far as he knew Suzanne was a faithful wife who was afraid of her husband's jealous rages. Consequently, Skip received life in prison despite insisting that his father-in-law was lying]]. The irony is that [[spoiler:Skip ''didn't'' kill Suzanne and Smith's actions have enabled the real murderer to get away with it]].
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* NeverTheObviousSuspect: [[spoiler: The killer is revealed to be Jonathan Hoover, Kerry's close friend and father figure who has had a major role throughout the story, but was never regarded as a suspect until the end]].
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* MotiveRant: [[spoiler:Jonathan gives one to Kerry regarding the murders he committed when they both realize Kerry knows the truth; most of it comes off as him trying to [[IDidWhatIHaveToDo justify]] or [[NeverMyFault rationalize]] it all to both her and himself. This includes his intention to kill her and her daughter, with Kerry trying to keep him talking to buy time]].
* NeverTheObviousSuspect:[[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The killer is revealed to be Jonathan Hoover, Kerry's close friend and father figure who has had a major role throughout the story, but was never regarded as a suspect until the end]].
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* AttentionWhore: Suzanne. As she often felt overlooked in her childhood and inferior to her stepsisters, she made up for it later in life by always making herself the centre of attention. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this also extended to cheating on her husband, which led to disaster]].
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* AttentionWhore: Suzanne. As she often felt overlooked in her childhood and inferior to her stepsisters, she made up for it later in life by always making herself the centre of attention. attention, including wearing the most expensive clothes and jewellery, attending swanky parties and dinners, and flirting with almost every man she encountered. She didn't have too many women friends, both because they didn't like her flirting with their partners and because she saw them more as potential rivals. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this attention-seeking behavior also extended to cheating on her husband, which led to disaster]].
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* DreamingTheTruth: On two separate occasions, Kerry has nightmares about the women she saw in Dr Smith's clinic whose features are hauntingly familiar; in her nightmare the woman is lying on the floor with a knotted cord around her neck. After the second nightmare, Kerry finally realizes where she's seen their faces before; they're both look nearly identical to infamous murder victim Suzanne Reardon; her boss was the lead prosecutor on the case when she first starting working for him.
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* DreamingTheTruth: On two separate occasions, Kerry has nightmares about the women she saw in Dr Smith's clinic whose features are hauntingly familiar; in her nightmare the woman is lying on the floor with a knotted cord around her neck. After the second nightmare, Kerry finally realizes where she's seen their faces before; they're they both look nearly identical to infamous murder victim Suzanne Reardon; her Reardon. Kerry's boss was the lead prosecutor on the case when she first starting working for him.
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* TilMurderDoUsPart: Skip was convicted of murdering his wife, Suzanne, in a jealous rage. [[spoiler: It turns out he didn't]].
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* TemptingFate: A security camera managed to take a picture of Jason Arnott on one of his most recent burglaries and is circulated by the FBI, though Arnott isn't too concerned anyone will recognize him because it's not a terribly clear picture, especially as it's been taken from a low angle. [[spoiler:Then he meets Grace, who is used to looking up at people because she uses a wheelchair and justifiably boasts she never forgets a face...]]
* TilMurderDoUsPart: Skip was convicted of murdering his wife, Suzanne, in a jealous rage. [[spoiler: It turns out [[SubvertedTrope hedidn't]].didn't]]]].
* TilMurderDoUsPart: Skip was convicted of murdering his wife, Suzanne, in a jealous rage. [[spoiler: It turns out [[SubvertedTrope he
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* WillTalkForAPrice: [[spoiler:Upon being captured by the FBI for his thefts and questioned about his involvement in the deaths of Congressman Peale's mother and Suzanne Reardon, Arnott says he knows who really killed Suzanne and will tell Geoff and the feds...''if'' Geoff will represent him in his trial for Mrs Peale's death (Arnott insists it was an accident and wants to ensure he isn't convicted of murder). Geoff says he can't represent him due to the conflict of interest (he's already representing the man he believes was wrongfully convicted of Suzanne's killing) and adds that even if he could legally represent Arnott, he wouldn't because he thinks Arnott is a scumbag. However, in order to help his client Geoff arranges for a top lawyer friend to represent Arnott, who then happily reveals the true killer's identity]].
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:When Jason Arnott realizes the FBI are coming for him, he knows it’s too late to flee the country. Instead, he goes his house in the Catskills where he keeps his favorite stolen artefacts and admires them one last time, before preparing himself a nice dinner and a glass of wine. When the feds arrive to arrest him, he just raises his glass to them through the window before inviting them in, politely asking them not to damage any of the priceless artworks and furnishings]].
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* TheCavalryArrivesLate: [[spoiler:Upon learning who the killer is, Geoff and the police race over to his address, knowing that Kerry and her daughter are there alone with him. By the time they come screeching up the driveway though, Grace has already killed Jonathan]].
