Tropes:
- Batman Gambit: James Gillies' entire plan is this.
- Literary Allusion Title: To Dostoevsky's classic Crime and Punishment.
- Orgy of Evidence: A blood-splattered dress, the gun hidden on her street, an eyewitness, and a crumbling alibi all point to Julia being the killer.
- Sarcastic Clapping: How James Gillies reveals himself to Murdoch in the courtroom.