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Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death, at least according to Holland's lawyer Jay John Reason Fowkkes, was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation after a night of drugs and sex at Holland's house, but Bosch and the prosecutor, DDA Anita Benitez (Paola Turbay), think otherwise. What they theorize really happened is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house during rough sex, and then drove her body back to her apartment, where he then staged the scene with the help of his fixer, ex-cop fixer Rudy Tafero (Creator/ArnoldVosloo), who an ex-cop with whom Bosch has personal beef with.
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Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death death, at least according to Holland's lawyer Jay Fowkkes, was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation after a night of drugs and sex at Holland's house, but Bosch and the prosecutor, DDA Anita Benitez (Paola Turbay), think otherwise. What they theorize really happened is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house during rough sex, and then drove her body back to her apartment, where he then staged the scene with the help of his fixer, ex-cop Rudy Tafero (Creator/ArnoldVosloo), who Bosch has personal beef with.
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Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, asphyxiation after a night of drugs and sex at Holland's house, but Bosch and the prosecution theory prosecutor, DDA Anita Benitez (Paola Turbay), think otherwise. What they theorize really happened is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house, house during rough sex, and then drove her body back to her apartment, where he and his fixer Rudy Tafero (Creator/ArnoldVosloo) then staged the scene.
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* KarmaHoudini: Veronica Allen, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie because everyone else involved was dead.)
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* KarmaHoudini: Veronica Allen, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie conspiracy because everyone else involved except for Maureen O'Grady was dead.)
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* KarmaHoudini: Veronica, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie because everyone else involved was dead.)
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Harry and Benitez are revisiting the Donatella Speer crime scene. Harry notes that if Andrew Holland didn't have the money to pay for top-notch attorneys like Ffolkes, he'd likely be locked up on a plea deal rather than on house arrest awaiting trial.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Harry and Benitez are revisiting the Donatella Speer crime scene. Harry notes that if Andrew Holland didn't have the money to pay for top-notch attorneys like Ffolkes, he'd likely be locked up on a plea deal rather than on house arrest awaiting trial.
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* KarmaHoudini: Veronica, Veronica Allen, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie because everyone else involved was dead.)
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Harry and Benitez are revisiting the Donatella Speer crimescene. Harry notes that if Andrew scene.
-->'''Bosch:''' If Hollanddidn't have the money to pay for top-notch attorneys like Ffolkes, were an ordinary mook with a public defender, he'd likely be locked up on begging to cop a plea deal rather than on house arrest awaiting trial.plea. But he's a semi-famous film director with a high price mouthpiece.
-->'''Benitez:''' Well, I still think he'll plead.
-->'''Bosch:''' This is L.A. I've got two words for you.
-->'''Benitez:''' Don't say "OJ".
-->'''Bosch:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Lee_Bakley#Death Robert Blake]].
-->'''Benitez:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lana_Clarkson Phil Spector]].
-->'''Bosch:''' The exception that proves the rule.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: {{Discussed|Trope}} when Harry and Benitez are revisiting the Donatella Speer crime
-->'''Bosch:''' If Holland
-->'''Benitez:''' Well, I still think he'll plead.
-->'''Bosch:''' This is L.A. I've got two words for you.
-->'''Benitez:''' Don't say "OJ".
-->'''Bosch:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Lee_Bakley#Death Robert Blake]].
-->'''Benitez:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lana_Clarkson Phil Spector]].
-->'''Bosch:''' The exception that proves the rule.
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Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house, and then drove her body back to her apartment to stage apartment, where he and his fixer Rudy Tafero (Creator/ArnoldVosloo) then staged the scene.
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It is 16 months since the end of Season 2. Harry Bosch has remained in a troubled frame of mind ever since finding out that his mother's murderer got away with it (he was dead by the time Harry had his name) and that the LAPD helped him do it (the killer was a CI who was protected by Narcotics). He is smoking again, and drinking too much, and prone to outbursts of rage. The fact that his daughter Maddie is living with him (Eleanor is in Hong Kong with her husband Reggie) only partly mitigates this.
Harry's quite busy. The season opens with Veronica Allen (Creator/JeriRyan) on trial for the murder of Father Tabakian. Her attorney Honey Chandler (Creator/MimiRogers) is going with self-defense, and with attacking the credibility of Harry Bosch. It works, as Veronica beats the rap when the trial ends in a hung jury. Harry only makes it worse for himself when he sees DA Rick O'Shea at a bar and angrily confronts him about O'Shea's refusal to go for a new trial. The video goes viral on the internet.
Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, one Billy Meadows, is killed in his dilapidated RV. It looks like a case of homeless people fighting over drugs, but what Bosch doesn't know is a young street hustler, Sharkey, saw the murder. Meadows, as it happens, is an Army Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was never the same since he came home.
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her and then took her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Ramos, who won reelection against Rick O'Shea with ease thanks to Irving leaking the Waits video to the press to damage O'Shea's chances, wants him to take the job permanently, as does Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
Harry's quite busy. The season opens with Veronica Allen (Creator/JeriRyan) on trial for the murder of Father Tabakian. Her attorney Honey Chandler (Creator/MimiRogers) is going with self-defense, and with attacking the credibility of Harry Bosch. It works, as Veronica beats the rap when the trial ends in a hung jury. Harry only makes it worse for himself when he sees DA Rick O'Shea at a bar and angrily confronts him about O'Shea's refusal to go for a new trial. The video goes viral on the internet.
Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, one Billy Meadows, is killed in his dilapidated RV. It looks like a case of homeless people fighting over drugs, but what Bosch doesn't know is a young street hustler, Sharkey, saw the murder. Meadows, as it happens, is an Army Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was never the same since he came home.
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her and then took her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Ramos, who won reelection against Rick O'Shea with ease thanks to Irving leaking the Waits video to the press to damage O'Shea's chances, wants him to take the job permanently, as does Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
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It is November 2016, 16 months since the end of Season 2. Harry Bosch has remained in a troubled frame of mind ever since finding out that his mother's murderer got away with it (he was dead by the time Harry had his name) and that the LAPD helped him do it (the killer was a CI who was protected by Narcotics). He is smoking again, and drinking too much, and prone to outbursts of rage. The fact that his daughter Maddie is now living with him (Eleanor is in Hong Kong with her husband Reggie) only partly mitigates this.
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Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, oneBilly William Meadows, is shot and killed in his dilapidated RV. It looks like a case of homeless people fighting over drugs, but what Bosch doesn't know is a young street hustler, Sharkey, saw Thomas "Sharkey" Niese, witnessed the murder. Meadows, as it happens, is an Army Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was never the same since he came home.
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house, and thentook drove her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward James Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Hector Ramos, who won reelection againstRick O'Shea with ease thanks to after Irving leaking leaked the Waits video to the press to damage O'Shea's chances, wants him to take the job permanently, as does the Police Commission president, Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
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Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, one
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her at his house, and then
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward James Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Hector Ramos, who won reelection against
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* ContinuityNod: When Bosch arrives at the scene of the Meadows murder he taunts Officer Powers with "Did you glove up?" Back in Season 2 Harry reamed Powers for not putting gloves on before opening the trunk of the car that contained Tony Aliso's corpse.
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Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial. A young woman trial for the murder of Donatella Speer. Speer was found dead in her apartment. Her death looks like was presumed to be from auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her and then took her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
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Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Ramos, who won reelection against Rick O'Shea with ease, ease thanks to Irving leaking the Waits video to the press to damage O'Shea's chances, wants him to take the job permanently, as does Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
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* {{Streetwalker}}: Averted. Sharkey the graffiti artist pretends to be a gay streetwalker who looks for men to pick him up, but it's really a scam in which his two buddies follow the car, beat up the unfortunate victim, and rob him.
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* ComfortingComforter: For all his faults Harry Bosch is an attentive father, as is shown when he tucks Maddie in.
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Episode: Season 3, Episode 1\\
Title: "The Smog Hunter"\\
Directed by: Adam Davidson\\
Written by: Eric Overmyer\\
Air Date: March 11, 2016\\
Previous: Everybody Counts\\
Next: The Four Last Things\\
Guest Starring: Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/StevenCulp, Creator/ArnoldVosloo]
"The Smog Cutter" is the first episode of the third season of ''Series/{{Bosch}}''. It adapts plot threads from Creator/MichaelConnelly novels ''Literature/TheBlackEcho'' and ''Literature/ADarknessMoreThanNight''.
It is 16 months since the end of Season 2. Harry Bosch has remained in a troubled frame of mind ever since finding out that his mother's murderer got away with it (he was dead by the time Harry had his name) and that the LAPD helped him do it (the killer was a CI who was protected by Narcotics). He is smoking again, and drinking too much, and prone to outbursts of rage. The fact that his daughter Maddie is living with him (Eleanor is in Hong Kong with her husband Reggie) only partly mitigates this.
Harry's quite busy. The season opens with Veronica Allen (Creator/JeriRyan) on trial for the murder of Father Tabakian. Her attorney Honey Chandler (Creator/MimiRogers) is going with self-defense, and with attacking the credibility of Harry Bosch. It works, as Veronica beats the rap when the trial ends in a hung jury. Harry only makes it worse for himself when he sees DA Rick O'Shea at a bar and angrily confronts him about O'Shea's refusal to go for a new trial. The video goes viral on the internet.
Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, one Harold Meadows, is killed in his dilapidated RV. It looks like a case of homeless people fighting over drugs, but what Bosch doesn't know is a young street hustler saw the murder. Meadows, as it happens, is an Army Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was never the same since he came home.
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial. A young woman was found dead in her apartment. Her death looks like auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her and then took her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Ramos, who won reelection against Rick O'Shea with ease, wants him to take the job permanently, as does Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
And if ''that'' isn't enough plot threads, a man on a bicycle assaults a woman in Koreatown and steals her phone.
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!!Tropes:
* CallBack: After walking out of court free, a triumphant Veronica Allen says she still owes Bosch a drink. (She offered him a drink in a Season 2 episode where he came over to her house.)
* CelebrityParadox: As has been explained more than once, Harry can afford his fabulous house because one of his cases was the inspiration for a movie called ''The Black Echo''. But this season uses a plot thread from Connelly novel ''Literature/TheBlackEcho'' (the murder of Army vet Harold Meadows). So InUniverse, just what was the movie ''The Black Echo'' about?
* EroticAsphyxiation: How Donatella Spear supposedly died. Bosch doesn't buy it, citing that almost all cases of auto-erotic asphyxiation are men. (Other points against Holland are why it took so long for him to make what is a pretty short drive from his mansion to Spear's apartment.
* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough: A very drunk Edward Gunn says this word for word in a bar when the bartender tries to cut him off.
* KarmaHoudini: Veronica, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie because everyone else involved was dead.)
* VisualTitleDrop: "The Smog Cutter" is the name of the bar where Edward Gunn goes to get blind drunk.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 1\\
Title: "The Smog Hunter"\\
Directed by: Adam Davidson\\
Written by: Eric Overmyer\\
Air Date: March 11, 2016\\
Previous: Everybody Counts\\
Next: The Four Last Things\\
Guest Starring: Creator/MimiRogers, Creator/StevenCulp, Creator/ArnoldVosloo]
"The Smog Cutter" is the first episode of the third season of ''Series/{{Bosch}}''. It adapts plot threads from Creator/MichaelConnelly novels ''Literature/TheBlackEcho'' and ''Literature/ADarknessMoreThanNight''.
It is 16 months since the end of Season 2. Harry Bosch has remained in a troubled frame of mind ever since finding out that his mother's murderer got away with it (he was dead by the time Harry had his name) and that the LAPD helped him do it (the killer was a CI who was protected by Narcotics). He is smoking again, and drinking too much, and prone to outbursts of rage. The fact that his daughter Maddie is living with him (Eleanor is in Hong Kong with her husband Reggie) only partly mitigates this.
Harry's quite busy. The season opens with Veronica Allen (Creator/JeriRyan) on trial for the murder of Father Tabakian. Her attorney Honey Chandler (Creator/MimiRogers) is going with self-defense, and with attacking the credibility of Harry Bosch. It works, as Veronica beats the rap when the trial ends in a hung jury. Harry only makes it worse for himself when he sees DA Rick O'Shea at a bar and angrily confronts him about O'Shea's refusal to go for a new trial. The video goes viral on the internet.
Meanwhile, Bosch and Edgar have cases. A homeless drug addict, one Harold Meadows, is killed in his dilapidated RV. It looks like a case of homeless people fighting over drugs, but what Bosch doesn't know is a young street hustler saw the murder. Meadows, as it happens, is an Army Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was never the same since he came home.
Another case, that of movie director Andrew Holland, is about to go to trial. A young woman was found dead in her apartment. Her death looks like auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the prosecution theory is that Holland, her date that night, killed her and then took her back to her apartment to stage the scene.
In his free time, Bosch is pursuing still another case. Edward Gunn is a sad alcoholic bum whom Bosch strongly suspects of being a serial killer. The only problem is Bosch didn't have any proof. He has set up some very illegal hidden cameras both outside and inside Gunn's sad little apartment, in the hopes of catching something incriminating. Bosch is puzzled when his cameras show a mysterious woman helping an extremely drunk Gunn into his apartment.
Irvin Irving is still interim chief of police. Mayor Ramos, who won reelection against Rick O'Shea with ease, wants him to take the job permanently, as does Bradley Walker (John Getz) of the police commission.
And if ''that'' isn't enough plot threads, a man on a bicycle assaults a woman in Koreatown and steals her phone.
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!!Tropes:
* CallBack: After walking out of court free, a triumphant Veronica Allen says she still owes Bosch a drink. (She offered him a drink in a Season 2 episode where he came over to her house.)
* CelebrityParadox: As has been explained more than once, Harry can afford his fabulous house because one of his cases was the inspiration for a movie called ''The Black Echo''. But this season uses a plot thread from Connelly novel ''Literature/TheBlackEcho'' (the murder of Army vet Harold Meadows). So InUniverse, just what was the movie ''The Black Echo'' about?
* EroticAsphyxiation: How Donatella Spear supposedly died. Bosch doesn't buy it, citing that almost all cases of auto-erotic asphyxiation are men. (Other points against Holland are why it took so long for him to make what is a pretty short drive from his mansion to Spear's apartment.
* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough: A very drunk Edward Gunn says this word for word in a bar when the bartender tries to cut him off.
* KarmaHoudini: Veronica, who killed one person and conspired to murder another (her husband) gets away free. (No charges were brought in the Tony Allen movie because everyone else involved was dead.)
* VisualTitleDrop: "The Smog Cutter" is the name of the bar where Edward Gunn goes to get blind drunk.
