History Series / DeathAndOtherDetails

* ChekhovsGunman: Toby's son Derek seems rather superfluous for most of the series until [[spoiler:Episode 9, when his TikTok account provides footage that reveals the true identity of Viktor Sams]].

** In a meta-sense, [[spoiler: it turns out there's a reason that Kira and Agent Eriksen are played by the same actress. They're actually the same person.]]

[[spoiler: Even Imogene's memory of Kira's death isn't a completely accurate recollection of what happened. Imogene convinced herself that she saw Kira in the car when she really didn't.]]

* CentralTheme: The faulty nature of human memory, to such an extent that [[spoiler: even Imogene's memory of Kira's death isn't a completely accurate recollection of what happened. Imogene convinced herself that she saw Kira in the car when she really didn't.]]

* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Danny's]] memory for faces. [[spoiler: Once it's revealed that he was Cotesworth's assistant, this is brought up multiple times, and it's said skill that ends up getting him killed, as he recognized Kira Scott while she was undercover.]]

* ChekhovsAbility: [[spoiler: Danny's]] memory for faces. [[spoiler: Once it's revealed that he was Cotesworth's assistant, this is brought up multiple times, and it's said skill that ends up getting him killed, as he recognized Kira Scott while she was undercover.]]

''Death and Other Details'' is a murder mystery series that streams on Creator/{{Hulu}}. Set aboard a luxury cruise liner, the series features an ensemble cast of characters that all have a role to play in an unfolding mystery. When a man is found murdered in his cabin, it appears as if Imogene Scott (Creator/ViolettBeane) is the culprit since she was the last person to leave his room. However, it turns out that she is the only one on board who could not have done it. It is up to Imogene and renowned detective Rufus Cotesworth (Creator/MandyPatinkin) to find the murderer before Interpol does.

* FakeUltimateHero: [[spoiler: Rufus]] turns out to be this. It's revealed that [[spoiler: the big case he solved that no one could of a missing necklace that he figured out by a minor detail? It turns out he ''won'' it from the real thief in a poker game. From there, Rufus basically bluffed his way through every case, solving them by sheer luck rather than skill. The death of Imogene's mom finally stumped him and why he pulled back from other cases.]]

** Invoked by [[spoiler: Imogene realizing "Erikson" was behind everything.]]

* LockedRoomMystery: It is established that no one entered Keith Trubitsky's cabin between the time Imogene left and when housekeeping arrived the following morning, making his murder seem impossible. However, Imogene and Cotesworth theorize that someone was hiding in a bar cart that was in the room.
* MissingMom: Imogene's mother was killed by a car bomb.

* TimeSkip: The first episode opens with Cotesworth meeting Imogene when he is brought in to solve her mother's murder before jumping ahead 18 years to the present day.

* WhamShot: [[spoiler:The first episode ends with a flashback in which Imogene realizes that she has seen Keith Trubitsky before and that he was actually Cotesworth's assistant.]]

** Who is Viktor Sams and why did he kill Imogene's mother?[[labelnote: Answer]] He didn't. Imgoene's mother [[FakingTheDead faked her death]] to escape Lawrence Collier's attempt to assassinate her, then reinvented herself as "Viktor Sams", an anonymous blackmailer. She's been on the ship the whole time, in the guise of Interpol agent Eriksen.[[/labelnote.]]

** Who is Viktor Sams and why did he kill Imogene's mother?

* ForeShadowing:

* InformedAbility: Rufus Cotesworth is supposedly the best detective there is but he could not solve the murder of Imogene's mom and it is not stated how many cases he has been able to solve. [[spoiler:It's revealed partway through that he isn't the world's greatest detective and his reputation is largely built on lies.]]

** It's been noted the Colliers and Celine have been business rivals for years. In a big showdown, it turns out [[spoiler: Celine worked at a Collier plant 50 years earlier, only for her husband and several family members and friends to die because of the toxins there. Changing her name, Celine built herself into a billionaire, all with the ultimate goal of taking the Colliers down.]]

* ItsPersonal: It's been noted the Colliers and Celine have been business rivals for years. In a big showdown, it turns out [[spoiler: Celine worked at a Collier plant 50 years earlier, only for her husband and several family members and friends to die because of the toxins there. Changing her name, Celine built herself into a billionaire, all with the ultimate goal of taking the Colliers down.]]