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** The episode is a ''Columbo''-like ReverseWhodunIt where we follow the perspective of the suspect: the police commisioner's wife who is serious alcholic and was driving home drunk when she caused the accident. Worst, she has a daughter the same age as the victim who is '''very''' much aware of her mother's problem and like in real life has little power to stop the woman.

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** The episode is begins as a ''Columbo''-like ReverseWhodunIt ReverseWhodunit where we follow the perspective of the suspect: the a police commisioner's commissioner's wife who is a serious alcholic alcoholic and was driving home drunk when she caused the accident. Worst, she has a daughter the same age as the victim who is '''very''' much aware of her mother's problem problem, and like in real life life, has little power to stop the woman.her mother.



* The episode where Provenza had to tell a little kid his whole family was dead. He comes out of the interview room and tells Brenda the kid's been crying all night, "and I'm not doing so well either."

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* The episode where In "Living Proof, Part 2," Provenza had to tell a little kid his whole family was dead.mother, aunt, and grandfather were all dead ''on Christmas morning''. He comes out of the interview room and tells Brenda the kid's been crying all night, "and I'm not doing so well either."



%%* The very shocking and heartbreaking last scene in "Last Rites" in Season 7. Poor, poor Brenda! %%%Administrivia/Needs context



-->'''Gabriel:''' We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''
* The son of a bigamist's tear-filled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family... one that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks into their home as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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-->'''Gabriel:''' We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''
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* The son of a bigamist's tear-filled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. L.A. suburb. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family...family in Los Angeles proper... one that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually One night he breaks into their home as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told tells his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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* Sanchez's reaction to his brother being shot and killed in the beginning of "Sudden Death".
** His breakdown at the end of the episode is arguably more heart-wrenching, as he blames himself for buying his brother the baseball cap that he got killed over.

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* Sanchez's reaction to his little brother being shot and killed in the beginning of "Sudden Death".
** His breakdown at
Death". He was mistaken for a gang member due to the hat he was wearing. At the end of the episode is arguably more heart-wrenching, as episode, Sanchez breaks down over his deceased brother's blood-stained hat, saying that he blames himself for buying had given his brother the baseball cap hat a month earlier for his birthday. Sanchez then goes on to sob his heart out while shouting, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" and proclaiming that he got killed over.his baby brother's death was all his fault.
** Made all the worse by the fact that his full-on sobbing breakdown happens in front of Lt. Provenza, the squad's crotchety old bastard, and when Sanchez starts choking out, "I'm sorry, sir," the look on Provenza's face is enough to break your heart. He awkwardly put his arms around Sanchez, and holds him.
* The episode where Provenza had to tell a little kid his whole family was dead. He comes out of the interview room and tells Brenda the kid's been crying all night, "and I'm not doing so well either."
* Any interaction between Brenda and Gabriel in "Ruby", after Gabriel beats the living tar out of a child murderer. Brenda's so angry at him and sympathetic at the same time, and Gabriel, her favorite, is so broken and desperate for her to tell him it's all gonna be okay.
* The last scene in "Red Tape" in Season 5, when Brenda makes a decision about putting Kitty to sleep.
%%* The very shocking and heartbreaking last scene in "Last Rites" in Season 7. Poor, poor Brenda! %%%Administrivia/Needs context



* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family... one that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks into their home as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled tear-filled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family... one that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks into their home as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.
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** The episode is a ''Columbo''-like ReverseWhodunIt where we follow the perspective of the suspect: the police commisioner's wife who is serious alcholic and was driving home drunk when she caused the accident. Worst, she has a daughter the same age as the victim who is '''very''' much aware of her mother's problem and like in real life has little power to stop the woman.

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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teenage boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. All throughout, the only requests he makes are an Ipod playlist and talking to his mother; a flight attendant currently overseas. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.

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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teenage boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. All throughout, the only requests he makes are an Ipod iPod playlist and talking to his mother; a flight attendant currently overseas. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; mother, a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.



** His breakdown at the end of the episode is arguably more heart-wrenching, as he blames himself for buying his brother the baseball cap that he got killed over.



* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One family... one that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in into their home as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.
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* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.stop.
* After months of worrying about her father's poor health, Brenda finds her beloved, full of life mother has passed away in her sleep. Her cries of agony over the body are heart-wrenching.

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* Sanchez's reaction to his brother being shot and killed in the beginning of "Sudden Death".



* Sanchez's reaction to his brother being shot.
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* Brenda hysterically pleading for [[spoiler: Sanchez]] to stay alive after he's shot.

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* Brenda hysterically pleading for [[spoiler: Sanchez]] to stay alive after he's shot.shot in "Time Bomb".

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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teenage boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.

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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teenage boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. All throughout, the only requests he makes are an Ipod playlist and talking to his mother; a flight attendant currently overseas. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.
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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teennaged boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.

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* In "Maternal Instincts", a teennaged teenage boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.
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* A teennaged boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.

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* A In "Maternal Instincts", a teennaged boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.
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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block." To make matters worse for him, she's around the same age as his daughter.

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* Flynn comforting an accident a hit-and-run victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block." To make matters worse for him, she's around the same age as his daughter.

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* A teennaged boy is shot in an altercation, and is severely wounded, so Brenda puts her niece, Charlene, up to the task of looking after him, where the two grow close. However, when he starts to succumb due to complications from his gunshot wounds, Brenda is forced to pretend to be the teen's mother; a ruse he buys due to his deliriousness. When Provenza arrives to brief her on the progress of the case, he tells her he could handle notifying the young teen's mother and hands Brenda a handkerchief.



* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession. Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.

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* The son of a bigamist's tear fueled confession.confession in "Home Wrecker". Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop.
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-->Gabriel: We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''
* The son of a Bigamist tear fueled confession. Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop. T

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-->Gabriel: -->'''Gabriel:''' We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''
* The son of a Bigamist bigamist's tear fueled confession. Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop. T
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-->Gabriel: We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''

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-->Gabriel: We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''''chief?''
* The son of a Bigamist tear fueled confession. Long story short, his family was rather poor growing up in a poor neighborhood of LA. Eventually he figured out his father had a second family. One that was incredibly rich because of the first wife's family money. Eventually he breaks in as the son from the first family snuck out to be with his boyfriend. Then when he confronts his father about everything, the father told his first wife that his own son was a felon that he works with and not to believe him. That was when the son lost it and murdered his father, the wife, and the daughter from the first family. He goes from sobbing, to breaking down when he mentions the daughter as he knew she was innocent but he was too caught up in his rage to stop. T

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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block."

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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block."" To make matters worse for him, she's around the same age as his daughter.


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* Sanchez's reaction to his brother being shot.
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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block."

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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block.""
* Brenda hysterically pleading for [[spoiler: Sanchez]] to stay alive after he's shot.
* Gabriel realizing that his girlfriend [[spoiler: is TheMole.]]
-->Gabriel: We met at ''church.'' How I am going to tell my mom? The ''chief?''
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* Flynn comforting an accident victim as she dies in front of him in "Road Block."

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