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* ShapedLikeItself: When Fin tears into [=DuShawn=]'s "HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday" argument with just one simple statement.
-->'''[=DuShawn=]:''' I am not gay! I have relationships with women... and sex with men.\\
'''Fin:''' And I got news for you: That means you're gay.
-->'''[=DuShawn=]:''' I am not gay! I have relationships with women... and sex with men.\\
'''Fin:''' And I got news for you: That means you're gay.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of their suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image, while vehemently denying that he's gay [[InternalizedCategorism in a homophobic manner]].
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of their suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and and, sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image, image while vehemently denying that he's gay [[InternalizedCategorism in a homophobic manner]].
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're all ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, surprising since they're all ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Casey tells Mary-Ellen that Jeff was HIV-positive, and Andy might be too, so she might want to get tested. Huang told her from the start "absolutely not". The Manhattan DA also calls her out, and so does Abbott's attorney.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Casey tells Mary-Ellen that Jeff was HIV-positive, HIV-positive and Andy might be too, so she might want to get tested. Huang told her from the start "absolutely not". The Manhattan DA also calls her out, out and so does Abbott's attorney.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Abbott's defense attorney threatens to have Casey face a disciplinary committee for disclosing the HIV status. He drops the threat of the committee after Casey offers a deal.
-->'''Casey''': Man one, seven-and-a-half to fifteen. He allocutes, and only the plea and the sentence go on the record.
-->'''Casey''': Man one, seven-and-a-half to fifteen. He allocutes, and only the plea and the sentence go on the record.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're all ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* RuleOfThree: Regarding a Bronx case, a small-time dealer got away with murder the first two times. Abbott even says "third time's the charm".
* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're all ''really'' deep in thecloset.closet.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: More than two, but the detectives ask different people about the connection between [=McGovern=] and Abbott.
* WhatTheHellHero: Casey tells Mary-Ellen that Jeff was HIV-positive, and Andy might be too, so she might want to get tested. Huang told her from the start "absolutely not". The Manhattan DA also calls her out, and so does Abbott's attorney.
* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're all ''really'' deep in the
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: More than two, but the detectives ask different people about the connection between [=McGovern=] and Abbott.
* WhatTheHellHero: Casey tells Mary-Ellen that Jeff was HIV-positive, and Andy might be too, so she might want to get tested. Huang told her from the start "absolutely not". The Manhattan DA also calls her out, and so does Abbott's attorney.
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A prosecutor (Creator/DeanStrange) is found dead with HIV in his system. Suspicion points to another attorney (Creator/MichaelBeach) who was secretly in a sexual relationship with his co-worker. Casey Novak puts her job on the line and involves the suspect's wife (Creator/BethanyButler) to get a confession.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're are all ''really'' deep in the closet.
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-->" It's different for black men. They go out, have sex with other men, then come home, have sex with their woman, and pretend they're straight. ''(Benson, Cragen, and Stabler look at him)'' Don't look at me, I just know stuff.
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-->" It's different for black men. They go out, have sex with other men, then come home, have sex with their woman, and pretend they're straight. ''(Benson, ''(awkward stares from Benson, Cragen, and Stabler look at him)'' Stabler)'' Don't look at me, I just know stuff.
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* OrSoIHeard: Fin, casually explaining what being "on the down low" means:
-->" It's different for black men. They go out, have sex with other men, then come home, have sex with their woman, and pretend they're straight. ''(Benson, Cragen, and Stabler look at him)'' Don't look at me, I just know stuff.
-->" It's different for black men. They go out, have sex with other men, then come home, have sex with their woman, and pretend they're straight. ''(Benson, Cragen, and Stabler look at him)'' Don't look at me, I just know stuff.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheating
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheating
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight guys. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheatingcloset.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheating
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays.guys. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* InternalizedCategorism: The focus of the episode is on very closeted gay black men. It's {{discussed}} between Fin and the other detectives. He explains that African-American culture strongly rejects being gay, hence they get married and pretend to be straight like other men. Most refuse to admit they're gay (even when admitting they have sex with men), and thus display internalized homophobia to varying degrees (in most cases passive, with one vehement, even voicing homophobic slurs).
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* InternalizedCategorism: The focus of the episode is on very closeted gay black men. It's {{discussed}} between Fin and the other detectives. He explains that African-American culture strongly rejects being gay, hence they get married and pretend to be straight like other men. Most refuse to admit they're gay (even when admitting they have sex with men), and thus display internalized homophobia to varying degrees (in most cases passive, with one vehement, even while voicing homophobic slurs).
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* InternalizedCategorism: The focus of the episode is on very closeted gay black men. It's {{discussed}} between Fin and the other detectives. He explains that African-American culture strongly rejects being gay, hence they get married and pretend to be straight like other men. Most refuse to admit they're gay (even when admitting they have sex with men), and thus display internalized homophobia to varying degrees (in most cases passive, with one vehement, even voicing homophobic slurs).
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
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* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.closet.
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheating
* YourCheatingHeart: Most of the gay guys in the episode are married to women, and secretly have sex together under cover of a "poker club". In the worst case, Andy gave his wife HIV as a result of cheating
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image, while vehemently denying that he's gay [[InternalizedCategorism in a homophobic manner]].
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of their suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image, while vehemently denying that he's gay [[InternalizedCategorism in a homophobic manner]].
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is found murdered in his car. They exhaust the list of suspects until they land on his black male coworker. Fin then explains the phenomenon of being on the "down-low" in the African-American community. They investigate the coworker's poker group, and sure enough, they are all "on the down-low" and have sex with each other when they are supposedly playing poker. One of the friends, a former football player, actually refuses to testify after revealing this because he does not want to tarnish his image.image, while vehemently denying that he's gay [[InternalizedCategorism in a homophobic manner]].
* NoBisexuals: The episode is all about a group of black men who have sex with each other on the side behind their wives' back. Despite that premise, not ''once'' is the idea of bisexuality brought up, even in passing, and any mention of the possibility of sex with men leads to the cast (particularly Elliot) to downright state that only gays are capable of it. This episode was based on the real life phenomenon of being "on the down low" in the African-American community, and people on the down-low likewise rarely admit to being anything but 100% straight.
* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
* NoBisexuals: The episode is all about a group of black men who have sex with each other on the side behind their wives' back. Despite that premise, not ''once'' is the idea of bisexuality brought up, even in passing, and any mention of the possibility of sex with men leads to the cast (particularly Elliot) to downright state that only gays are capable of it. This episode was based on the real life phenomenon of being "on the down low" in the African-American community, and people on the down-low likewise rarely admit to being anything but 100% straight.
* StraightGay: All of the gay characters act the same as straight gays. This is not surprising, since they're are ''really'' deep in the closet.
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When a District Attorney is found dead, the detectives suspect a prostitute is the killer, but new evidence reveals it is someone closer to home.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: Closeted gay Bronx D.A. Jeff York is
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Written By Creator/RobertNathan
Directed By Creator/JudTaylor
Directed By Creator/JudTaylor
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When a District Attorney is found dead, the detectives suspect a prostitute is the killer, but new evidence reveals it is someone closer to home.
