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* AteHisGun: After setting up Andre, Joey Norman ended up being guilt-ridden and committed suicide this way. After finding out how he tampered with evidence, Jeffries comments that if he hadn't done this, he would've ''fed the gun'' to him.

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* AteHisGun: After setting up Andre, Joey Norman ended up being guilt-ridden and committed suicide this way. After finding out how he tampered with evidence, Jeffries comments that if he Norman hadn't done this, he would've ''fed the gun'' to him.

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* CareerEndingInjury: Andre injured his leg playing basketball in the 9th grade, ending his chance at playing college basketball. Jeffries mentions tearing up his knee as a linebacker.

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* CareerEndingInjury: CareerEndingInjury:
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Andre injured his leg playing basketball in the 9th grade, ending his chance at playing college basketball. basketball.
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Jeffries mentions tearing up his knee as a linebacker.



* DisappointedInYou: Both the spirits of Kate and Andre give Lilly and Jefferies, respectively, a nonverbal version of this at the end of the episode for their earlier refusal to believe Andre and only taking his claims seriously when it was far too late.
* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested and Danner is fired for withholding evidence (and will likely be disbarred), Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly somberly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre's spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.

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* DisappointedInYou: Both the spirits of Kate and Andre give Lilly and Jefferies, Jeffries, respectively, a nonverbal version of this at the end of the episode for their earlier refusal to believe Andre and only taking his claims seriously when it was far too late.
* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested and Danner is fired for withholding evidence (and will likely be disbarred), Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly somberly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre's spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.



* LastWords: Kate's last word to Andre before dying was "faith". Andre thought Kate meant that she found faith at the last moment. She actually meant Wayne's daughter Faith, who he thought Kate was as he sexually assaulted her.

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* LastWords: Kate's last word to Andre before dying was "faith". Andre thought Kate meant that she found faith at the in her last moment. She actually meant Wayne's daughter Faith, who he thought Kate was as he sexually assaulted her.her.
* ParentalIncest: Wayne molested his daughter until she left home after graduating high school.



* WorthIt: Due to punching Danner, Jeffries is seen getting lectured at the end. The grin on his face shows that he feels this.

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* WorthIt: Due to punching Danner, Jeffries is seen getting lectured at the end. The grin on his face shows that he feels this.this.
* YouRemindMeOfX: PlayedForHorror. Wayne raped Kate because she reminded him of his daughter Faith, his previous victim.
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* DisappointedInYou: Both the spirits of Kate and Andre give Lilly and Jefferies a nonverbal version of this at the end of the episode for their earlier refusal to believe Andre and only taking his claims seriously when it was far too late.
* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested, and Danner is fired for withholding evidence (and will likely be disbarred), Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre’s spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.
* FallGuy: Wayne Nelson was the person who raped and murdered Kate. Andre's past as an ex-con and the fact he's blown up at Mike Lange that day combined with Joey Norman convincing Mike to give a false testimony and Danner hiding the key piece of evidence that could have proved Andre's innocence resulted in him taking the fall for the crime.

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* DisappointedInYou: Both the spirits of Kate and Andre give Lilly and Jefferies Jefferies, respectively, a nonverbal version of this at the end of the episode for their earlier refusal to believe Andre and only taking his claims seriously when it was far too late.
* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested, arrested and Danner is fired for withholding evidence (and will likely be disbarred), Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly somberly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre’s spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.
* FallGuy: Wayne Nelson was the person who raped and murdered Kate. However, Andre's past as an ex-con and the fact he's he'd blown up at Kate's father Mike Lange that day day, combined with Joey Norman convincing Mike to give a false testimony and Danner hiding the key piece of evidence that could have proved Andre's innocence innocence, resulted in him taking the fall for the crime.



* LastWords: Kate's last words to Andre before dying, was "faith". Andre thought Kate meant that she found faith at the last moment. She actually meant Wayne's daughter Faith, who he thought Kate was as he sexually assaulted her.

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* LastWords: Kate's last words word to Andre before dying, dying was "faith". Andre thought Kate meant that she found faith at the last moment. She actually meant Wayne's daughter Faith, who he thought Kate was as he sexually assaulted her.



* TranquilFury: Will discovers that Danner knew about Andre's letter he wrote to Mike all along, after he refused to give them a search warrant the day after Andre was executed.
--> '''Danner:''' The Lange Case is closed. Do..I..Need..to..say..it any slower?\\
'''Jeffries:''' No. [punches Danner in the face]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kate's promiscuous friend Barbie flirted with Andre and got his pager number, daring Kate to call him. Kate eventually did, but unfortunately, Andre left his pager behind and the call was answered by his boss Wayne instead. Wayne, whose daughter recently fled after repeated sexual abuse, took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Andre, raped and murdered Katie, and caused Andre to be convicted and ultimately put to death for the crime.

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* TranquilFury: Will when he discovers that Danner knew about Andre's letter he wrote to Mike all along, after he refused to give them a search warrant the day after Andre was executed.
--> '''Danner:''' The Lange Case is closed. Do..I..Need..to..say..Do... I... need... to... say... it any slower?\\
'''Jeffries:''' No. [punches ''[punches Danner in the face]
face]''
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kate's promiscuous friend Barbie flirted with Andre and got his pager number, daring Kate to call him. Kate eventually did, but unfortunately, Andre left his pager behind and the call was answered by his boss Wayne instead. Wayne, whose daughter recently fled after repeated sexual abuse, took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Andre, raped and murdered Katie, Kate, and caused Andre to be convicted and ultimately put to death for the crime.
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* RuleOfThree: Andre once did 3 years in prison for assault.
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* FatalFamilyPhoto: The camera pans away from where Wayne has pushed Kate to the floor to focus on a picture of her and her parents taped to the refrigerator, driving home not just the tragedy of her murder, but that her father will have to deal with the loss of his wife and daughter within only one year.


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* RapeDiscretionShot: The camera mercifully pans away as Wayne pushes Kate to the floor.
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* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested, and Danner is fired for withholding evidence, Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre’s spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.

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* DownerEnding: Even though Kate's real killer is arrested, and Danner is fired for withholding evidence, evidence (and will likely be disbarred), Andre is executed the day before, leaving the detectives with the knowledge that they had failed him and that if they had taken him more seriously, he would still be alive. The episode ends with Lilly putting Kate's case away and Stillman, Kat and Jeffries attending Andre's funeral, with Kate and Andre’s spirits looking at them with disappointed expressions before they fade away.
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* PoliceBrutality: Jeffries punches Danner in the face and is later seen getting rough with Kate's killer while arresting him, though both of them had it coming.
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* IronicEcho: Stilman threatening to dropkick Danner out of his office after he and Will were given the same treatment by Danner earlier in the episode.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kate's promiscuous friend Barbie flirted with Andre and got his pager number, daring Kate to call him. Kate eventually did, but unfortunately, Andre left his pager behind and the call was answered by his boss Wayne instead. Wayne, whose daughter recently fled after repeated sexual abuse, took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Andre.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kate's promiscuous friend Barbie flirted with Andre and got his pager number, daring Kate to call him. Kate eventually did, but unfortunately, Andre left his pager behind and the call was answered by his boss Wayne instead. Wayne, whose daughter recently fled after repeated sexual abuse, took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Andre.Andre, raped and murdered Katie, and caused Andre to be convicted and ultimately put to death for the crime.
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* DisappointedInYou: Both the spirits of Kate and Andre give Lilly and Jefferies a nonverbal version of this at the end of the episode for their earlier refusal to believe Andre and only taking his claims seriously when it was far too late.

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