Directed by Michael Zinberg
Written Alison Cross
A dead woman is found in an alley, having been beaten and raped postmortem. When detectives discover that the victim was homosexual, they fear that her sexuality led to her death and that they may have a hate crime on their hands even though Massachusetts recognizes gay marriage.
Tropes
- Even the Girls Want Her: Jane goes undercover at a lesbian bar to snuff out a killer. She gets hit on by no less than three women.
- Fanservice: Naturally, the episode oozes of this trope. You have Jane flirting with numerous suspects and being kissed on the neck by a murderer, Maura wearing a tight waitress dress that allows her to show off maximum cleavage and a baby bump, and Jane and Maura discussing lesbianism.
- Homophobic Hate Crime: The murder initially seems like it's one against the victim for being a lesbian, but that's just what the real killer wanted everyone to think.
- Patrick Stewart Speech: An odd one: Maura explains her love of luxury items by saying that she buys the finer things in life as a tribute to human ingenuity and artistry that goes into making things like her finely knit cable sweater and her couture high heels. Truth in Television, many high-end and bespoke items are made with great care and hours upon hours of effort poured into them.
