History Recap / EndeavourS6E04Deguello

* TheReveal: The gun that killed George Fancy in "[[Recap/EndeavourS5E06Icarus Icarus]]" was stolen from police evidence by Alan Jago, who then used it to murder Fancy in order to facilitate his takeover of the Oxford heroin trade following the Nero-Ames MutualKill in that episode.

* * ContinuityNod: Thursday speaks to Morse of his concern about the investigation leading to "another [[Recap/EndeavourS2E04Neverland Blenheim Vale]]".

* BigDamnHeroes: At the climax, Morse is standing alone in a deserted quarry, facing off against Box, Jago, Burkett and [=McGyffin=]. As Jago tells Morse that he's going to die alone, a police car rolls into the quarry and out step Thursday, Bright and Strange and take their place behind Morse, saying they don't abandon their own. Even as Jago boasts that he can kill all of them and get away with it, there is the wail of police sirens approaching. Bright calmly announces that while Jago might have some influence over uniform and CID, his reach does not extend into the Traffic Division.

* FaceHeelTurn: Fred Thursday gives Ronnie Box his bribe money back. Later on, Box himself does one of these, shooting and killing Jago when the latter threatens Thursday -- although he himself takes a bullet.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The collapse of Cranmer House is clearly based on that of Ronan Point, a tower-block in East London. It partially collapsed in May 1968, about 18 months before the events in this "Endeavour" story take place. Four people died and another 17 were injured in the collapse. As with Cranmer House, the Ronan Point collapse was initially ascribed to a gas explosion, but its chief cause was later found to be alarming structural deficiencies. As a result of the Ronan Point tragedy, building laws were changed and made more stringent.
* * ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Burkett offers to get Bright's terminally ill wife on test program for an experimental cancer drug in exchange for burying an investigation. Bright coldly turns him down.

** When interviewing Nicholson, who's writing a paper on Edwardian erotica, Thursday replies that he's "more of a Holly Martins fan". Holly Martins is an author of Western fiction who is the protagonist of ''Film/TheThirdMan''.

* CallBack: Thursday speaks to Morse of his concern about the investigation leading to "another [[Recap/EndeavourS2E04Neverland Blenheim Vale]]".

* CorruptPolitician: Clive Burkett, a city councillor who was elected on a promise to provide more housing in the form of tower blocks, but was happy for a few shortcuts to be taken in their construction.
* CrookedContractor: George [=McGyffin=], who cut corners when building Cranmer House.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Bodleian staff seem more concerned by the fact that a colleague of theirs has been killed in the stacks ''by a man with muddy boots'' than the fact that, well, a colleague of theirs has been killed in the stacks.

** Councillor Burkett's secretary is a Miss [[Creator/AngelaLansbury Lansbury]].

* ChekhovsGun: Bright's road safety broadcast with the pelican turns out to be one of these. Just as the bad guys are closing in on him, a group of schoolkids spot "Pelican Man" and mob him for autographs. Not wishing to deal with Bright in front of multiple witnesses, the bad guys back off.

* FaceHeelTurn: Fred Thursday gives Ronnie Box his dirty money back. Later on, Box himself does one of these, shooting and killing Jago when the latter threatens Thursday -- although he himself takes a bullet.

* FaceHeelTurn: Fred Thursday gives Ronnie Box his dirty money back. Later on, Box himself does one of these, shooting and killing Jago when the latter threatens Thursday -- although he himself takes a bullet for his trouble.

* CharacterisationMarchesOn: This series has seen Jim Strange becoming a rather more mature officer than previously, thanks to his desire to get justice for the late George Fancy; the deviousness and subtlety displayed by Strange in this context hints at his future senior position. Even the cleverer Morse has still not realised that it was Strange's cunning manipulations which led to his being transferred from rural uniform duties to Castle Gate CID.

** Councillor Burketts's secretary is a Miss [[Creator/AngelaLansbury Lansbury]].

* TheReveal: The gun that killed George Fancy in "[[Recap/EndeavourS5E06Icarus Icarus]]" was stolen from police evidence by Alan Jago, who then used it to murder Fancy in order to take over the Oxford heroin trade following the Nero-Ames MutualKill.

* FirstNameBasis: This episode is the first time that the audience learns that Max De Bryn is on first name terms with Morse, as Max introduces himself on the phone by his first name (in [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series, Morse always addressed him as "Max", but in ''Endeavour'' he has hitherto addressed him as "Dr De Bryn"). However, it's not clear if Morse has reciprocated this.

* CallBack: Thursday speaks to Morse of his concern about the investigation leading to "another [Recap/EndeavourS2E04Neverland Blenheim Vale]]".

* BigDamnHeroes: At the climax, Morse is standing alone in a deserted quarry, facing off against Box, Jago and Burkett. As Jago tells Morse that he's going to die alone, a police car rolls into the quarry and out step Thursday, Bright and Strange and take their place behind Morse, saying they don't abandon their own. Even as Jago boasts that he can kill all of them and get away with it, there is the wail of police sirens approaching. Bright calmly announces that while Jago might have some influence over uniform and CID, his reach does not extend into the Traffic Division.

** When an Oxford don mentions that he's writing a paper on Edwardian erotica, Thursday replies that he's "more of a [[Film/TheThirdMan Holly Martins]] fan".

** The glasses-case found on the body from Cranmer House is from Dinkley Opticians. Dinkley is [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]]'s surname.

* CrookedContractor: George [=McGyffin=], who cut corners when building Cranmer House, and

* CallForward: A big one, as the house where Morse goes to investigate the death of the latest junkie turns out to be ''his'' house in [[Series/InspectorMorse the original series]]. By the end of the episode, he's bought it and is moving in.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The collapse of Cranmer House is clearly based on that of Ronan Point, a tower-block in East London. It partially collapsed in May 1968, about 18 months before the events in this "Endeavour" story take place. Four people died and another 17 were injured in the collapse. As with Cranmer House, the Ronan Point collapse was initially ascribed to a gas explosion, but its chief cause was later found to be alarming structural deficiencies. As a result of the Ronan Point tragedy, building laws were changed and made more stringent.