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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