History Recap / InsideNo9S4E3OnceRemoved

** Also the screwdriver May uses to kill Victor with.

* Also the screwdriver May uses to kill Victor with.

* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: When Victor reveals himself to May:

* ForWantOfANail: The loss of a small screw unleashes a chain of disaster including the deaths of at least three people.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Hugo unsuccessfully attempts to smother Viktor with the bubble wrap Natasha was using for the house move.

* {{Oktoberfest}}: May complains about her husband not bringing any bratwurst from his trips to Düsseldorf.

-->'''Viktor''': I'll take care of everything. [[FalseReassurance There won't be any loose ends.]]

* ProfessionalKiller: Viktor
* PunchClockVillain: Some of Viktor's lines imply that he does't particularly ''like'' his job; and appears a little reluctant to bump off people who aren't his targets such as [[InnocentBystander Percy and Hugo.]]

* StallingTheSip: When Viktor hands Percy the poisoned drink, the latter complaints about it being too hot and lowers the cup. Then after a minute of rambling, Percy raises the cup to his lips and again is interrupted. Only on the third attempt does he take a sip. Minutes later he is dead.

* PunchClockVillain: Some of Viktor’s lines imply that he does’t particularly ''like'' his job; and appears a little reluctant to bump off people who aren’t his targets such as [[InnocentBystander Percy and Hugo.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Charles and Natasha have been having an affair for some time.

%%* {{Farce}}: ZCE

* KarmaHoudini: Charles, who hired Viktor in the first place still seems to be heading for a comfortable new life in Portugal. The only downside is that Natasha won't be joining him.

* RewatchBonus: Many things only make sense after a second watch, such as Monica Dolan's character not knowing the name of Natasha's removal company and seeming very nervous when her husband appears [[spoiler:because she isn't Natasha, and he isn't her husband.]] May also mistakes the hitman for Natasha's boyfriend, when in fact [[spoiler:he isn't. May's real ''husband'' is.]]

* CollectiveIdentity: keeps happening as a result of multiple instances of MistakenIdentity. May mistakes Viktor for Natasha's boyfriend, but [[spoiler:her husband is.]] Natasha mistakes Viktor for Spike, who we see later.

* RewatchBonus: many things only make sense after a second watch, such as Monica Dolan's character not knowing the name of Natasha's removal company and seeming very nervous when her husband appears [[spoiler:because she isn't Natasha, and he isn't her husband.]] May also mistakes the hitman for Natasha's boyfriend, when in fact [[spoiler:he isn't. May's real ''husband'' is.]]

* BloodFromTheMouth: Grandpa spills blood due to the rat poison ingested.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: When May assures the mover that they are just a normal family moving house, the half-naked grandpa comes down the stairs, spouting hammy lines.

* LargeHam: Grandpa.

* StallingTheSip: When Viktor hands grandpa the poisoned drink, the latter complaints about it being too hot and lowers the cup. Then after a minute of rambling, grandpa raises the cup to his lips and again is interrupted. Only on the third attempt does he take a sip. Minutes later he is dead.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Viktor kills grandpa with rat poison in his cocoa.

* CrimeAfterCrime: Viktor was tasked with killing one person; May. But thanks to May switching the number on Natasha's house, he ends up killing Natasha, her father upstairs, and her real estate agent to leave no witnesses. He looked like he was about to kill the removal man as well, when May and her screwdriver intervened.

* CrimeAfterCrime: Viktor [[spoiler:was tasked with killing one person; May. But thanks to May switching the number on Natasha's house, he ends up killing Natasha, her father upstairs, and her real estate agent to leave no witnesses. He looked like he was about to kill the removal man as well, when May and her screwdriver intervened.]]

* ForWantOfANail: [[spoiler:The loss of a small screw unleashes a chain of disaster including the deaths of at least three people.]]

* KarmaHoudini: Charles, [[spoiler:who hired Viktor in the first place still seems to be heading for a comfortable new life in Portugal. The only downside is that Natasha won't be joining him.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:While Natasha didn't hire Viktor herself, it's pretty clear that she knew about it, so it's fitting that she ended up taking the bullet instead. Likewise, ruthless hitman Viktor himself thoroughly deserves a screwdriver in his neck, especially from the woman he was supposed to kill.]]

* MeaningfulTitles: Once removed, [[spoiler: a simple screw changes everything...]]
** This is also one of the few stories in the series [[spoiler:where the number 9 itself actually plays a part in the plot.]]

* MurderTheHypotenuse: This is Charles's plan to get rid of May. [[spoiler:Then she turns the tables, deciding that ''Natasha'' is the hypotenuse ...]]

* OfCorpseHesAlive: Played with - Viktor doesn't try to make anyone think Hugo and Natasha are still alive, but the bodies are used for plenty of comic effect.