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1	!The Past
2	Young Emerson gets his start as a private investigator thanks to his mother, private investigator Callista Cod. Mother and son worked together as detectives throughout Emerson's childhood, and vowed to never let lies come between them.
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4	!The Present
5	Emerson is trying to get his pop-up book, ''L'il Gumshoe'' published, in the hopes that it will bring his daughter back to him. But his investigation is derailed when his own mother pays a visit; despite his promise to never lie to his mother, he never told her that he had had a child.
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7	The Pie Hole crew--plus Callista--gets involved in the death of Joe, who says his "best friend" did it. But Joe was a "frescort", a friend-for-hire, in the employ of "My Best Friend, Inc.", and had ''several'' best friends.
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9	He also had a roommate: amateur taxidermist Randy Mann. Ned recognizes a kindred spirit.
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11	!Tropes
12	* BornDetective: Emerson started so early his mother was using him as part of her stings when he was still an infant.
13	* [[DisposableSexWorker Disposable Frescort]]: Joe, whose death they are investigating in this episode.
14	* MeaningfulName: Buddy Amicus, who works as a Frescort.
15	* PaidForFamily: The Frescorts business provides companionship for people who struggle to make friends.
16	* SimilarSquad: Randy Mann is Ned without the supernatural ability.
17	* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Veronica Villanueva used the Frescort service because her good looks made it nearly impossible for her to make friends the traditional way. Men just saw her as a potential conquest and women would get jealous of her looks/the attention she'd get.

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