History Recap / TheHandmaidsTaleS5E1Morning

* {{Bathos}}: The emotionally laden scene of June confessing to murdering Commander Waterford to Canadian police ends with a whimper when she is instead only charged with transporting Commander Waterford's severed finger by mail[[note]]this being the only crime she ''actually'' committed on Canadian soil[[/note]] and fined CA$ 80 (and then released).

* ShownTheirWork: Technically, Canadian authorities would have the possibility of charging a person with a crime ''regardless'' of where said crime happened, citing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_jurisdiction universal jurisdiction]]. However, there [[https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2012/01/eisenbrandt-gallagher-bush/ are precedents of Canada refusing to invoke universal jurisdiction]].
* TelevisionGeography: The attorney who releases June after the latter's confession informs her that because the incident occurred in a disputed area between Gilead and Canada, it is technically international land and therefore not a crime that is prosecutable on Canadian soil. Except that the crime actually occurred on ''American'' soil as evidenced by Fred being dragged there shortly before his particicution.

* {{Bathos}}: The emotionally laden scene of June confessing to murdering Commander Waterford to Canadian police ends with a whimper when she is instead only charged with transporting Commander Waterford's severed finger by mail[[note]]this being the only crime she ''actually'' committed on Canadian soil]] and fined CA$ 80 (and then released).

* {{Bathos}}: The emotionally laden scene of June confessing to murdering Commander Waterford to Canadian police ends with a whimper when she is instead only charged with mailing Commander Waterford's severed finger and fined CA$ 80 (and then released).

Fred's death at the hands of June and the other former Handmaids has consequences. Serena is moved to a more secure location and told by Mark Tuello that her husband was handed over to Gilead in exchange for 22 political prisoners. She immediately blames June. As for June, she goes to Emily's home and learns from Sylvia (Emily's wife) that Emily called to say goodbye and has gone back to Gilead to find Aunt Lydia. Later she tries to confess her role in Fred's death, only to find out that due to a legal technicality, June will face no charges.

* OffOnATechnicality: June turns herself in to the police and confesses that she killed Fred Waterford (making sure she only implicates herself and none of the other Handmaids). However, the prosecutor tells her that the Crown does not have the authority to prosecute her, as the incident occurred outside Canadian Soil. June does get a citation and a small fine for sending unauthorized biological material (Fred's severed finger) by mail.

* TelevisionGeography: The detective who releases June after the latter's confession informs her that because the incident occurred in a disputed area between Gilead and Canada, it is technically international land and therefore not a crime that is prosecutable on Canadian soil. Except that the crime actually occurred on ''American'' soil as evidenced by Fred being dragged there shortly before his particicution.

* OffOnATechnicality: June turns herself in to the police and confesses that she killed Fred Waterford (making sure she only implicates herself and none of the other Handmaids). However, the prosecutor tells her that the Crown does not have the authority to prosecute her. June does get a citation and a small fine for sending unauthorized biological material (Fred's severed finger) by mail.

* DeadGuyOnDisplay: Of a sort. Serena furiously whips off the sheet over Fred's body as a way to display June's barbarity as Fred's corpse is seen badly mangled.

Fred's death at the hands of June and the other former Handmaids has consequences. Serena is moved to a more secure location and told by Mark Tuello that her husband was handed over to Gilead in exchange for 22 political prisoners. She immediately blames June. As for June, she goes to Emily's home and learns from Sylvia (Emily's wife) that Emily called to say goodbye and has gone back to Gilead to find Aunt Lydia.

* ConfessToALesserCrime: Inverted. June confesses to murdering Fred but the act occurred in disputed territory, so she cannot be prosecuted. She ends up getting a citation for the much lesser crime of [[FingerInTheMail mailing unsecured biological material e.g. Fred's finger]].
* DueToTheDead: After being shown the picture of [[DeadGuyOnDisplay Fred's body hanging on the wall]], "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" spray-painted underneath, Serena insists on returning to Gilead with her husband's remains so he can have a proper burial befitting one of the nation's founders.

* LetOffByTheDetective: June turns herself in to the police and confesses that she killed Fred Waterford (making sure she only implicates herself and none of the other Handmaids). However, the prosecutor tells her that the Crown does not have the authority to prosecute her. June does get a citation and a small fine for sending unauthorized biological material (Fred's severed finger) by mail.

* DueToTheDead: After being shown the picture of [[DeadGuyOnDisplay Fred's body hanging in the wall]], "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" spray-painted underneath, Serena insists in returning to Gilead with her husband's remains so he can have a proper burial befitting one of the nation's founders.

* ConfessToALesserCrime: Inverted. June confesses to murdering Fred but the act occurred in disputed territory, so she cannot be prosecuted. She ends up getting a citation for the much lesser crime of mailing unsecured biological material e.g. Fred's finger.

* ItsAllMyFault: June blames herself for Emily's decision to leave her family and go back to Gilead. Sylvia questions the point. "So I can blame the right person?"