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Season 2 Alice and Betty having breakfast at the Cooper house. The following morning, after Archie's father was shot, Betty is seen with her mother in the kitchen. As she makes breakfast for the two of them. Alice asks Betty what did her and her friends do after the 75th Anniversary Jubilee? As Betty responded to her mother that they went to Pop's. While later informing her mother, that she and Jughead went back to FP's trailer. As her mother was surprised to hear this from her, later asking Betty if the "beanie-wearing cad" defiled her?
She could at least tell her that she was safe. As Betty answers her mother as to what she was talking about, later telling her that she didn't "do it" with Jughead. While also adding, that they almost did it, but were then interrupted. As Alice was relieved to hear what Betty had to say to her, as she thanked God that they didn't. As Betty later informed her, that they were interrupted by the Southside Serpents. Alice then was shocked to hear what Betty later had to say to her, as she asked her that if they were interrupted by "those thugs".
Later telling Betty that she knew Jughead was going to follow in his fathers criminal footsteps. As Betty informs her that its Archie , while Alice later adds that Betty blocks him too. Betty later calls Veronica and Jughead immediately after, she got off the phone with Archie, informing them both that Archie had been in an accident with his father. As she later rushed to the hospital with both of her parents, later meeting up with Jughead, Veronica and her mother.
Where they reached up with Archie to comfort him in a time of need. As he later sits together with the gang , to inform them of what happened back at the diner. As Hermione later comes over and asks Archie if he's informed his mother as to what had happened to his father. While Alice and Hal accompany them. As Archie later leaves to go call his mother in private. Alice looks at Jughead with a look on her face as she sighs at him.
As Betty later asks her mother to not start with her business, as she immediately knew what her mother was going to say to Jughead. As Jughead later asked what she was going to start? While Alice later informs Jughead, that she "can't help but wonder if his Southside associates had anything to do with what happened. As Hal later asks Alice if she doesn't start with her accusations now. While Jughead later comments to Alice that her accusations were unbelievable, informing her, that it was a good thing that she couldn't accuse his father.
As he stated to her the fact he was still in jail for the matter. Later, back at the hospital lobby, Veronica and Betty are seen seated next to each other. As Veronica tells Betty a list of things that she's good at, such as "makeovers, party planning, dance-offs, dropping vintage bon bots as if they were bonbons. Which included "Grief, bedside vigils, and comforting boyfriends. Betty then informs her, that was the old Veronica who she was talking about. While Veronica added, that "old Veronica would've bolted by now, but new Veronica doesn't want to let Archie down.
Which Betty assures her that she won't, as she had confidence in Veronica, that she would know what to do to help Archie out in a time of need. As they later see Archie with Jughead entering the lobby again, after their discussion with Sheriff Keller. Steven Masters speaking to Archie informing him on his fathers medical status. As the girls later go to hear what was going on, after Dr.
Steven Masters arrived to informs Archie of his fathers medical status. In which Veronica later recommended to him, that while in the meantime he waits to see his father once they get him in a room. He could go back home to take a shower and change his clothes, as he was still covered in his father's blood. At first, Archie refuses to leave his father unattended. But Betty then informs Archie that Veronica was right.
As the nurse later comes out and hand Archie his fathers belonging, which was everything he had on him. As Betty later gives him another reason to go, as she tells him he could go get his father a fresh change of new clothes. As she then tells him that Veronica would accompany him.
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Which Alice assures Archie that the rest of them will stay back at the hospital in the meantime while he's gone. As Alice tells Archie, to try not to worry. As she informed Archie, that his father is strong stock, adding that he's a fighter. As she continues to tell him that "Fred Andrews isn't one to leave unfinished business behind.
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Andrews , who has been shot by an unknown assailant. Kevin reasons if they weren't so worried about Fred's well-being, he'd be concerned with another topic of interest. Betty astutely tells him that they didn't do it , if that was what he had implied. Kevin is disappointed with this revelation but she tells him that Jughead told her that he loved her. Kevin was happy to hear the news and was shocked; he couldn't believe Jughead, "Mr.
I'm-Weird-I'm-a-weirdo", told her that he loved her. Betty goes on to tell him that she said it back but after that, things got weird. She confides in him that with the arrival of the Southside Serpents ; she believes that Jughead may be joining them. Kevin immediately disapproves, relating to his own relationship with Joaquin , asking her if she'd learn nothing from him. Betty attempts to relieve the tension, telling him that Joaquin was nice, but Kevin retorts "when he wasn't dumping bodies in Sweetwater River or mopping up buckets of blood.
They ask what had happened and Cheryl reveals to them that there was a fire at Thornhill. Cheryl elaborates; when the fire started, she was still asleep and her mother risked her life to save her own, suffering burns and smoke inhalation in the process. Cheryl proceeds to ask why they too were at the hospital too. Meanwhile, back at the hospital , Veronica arrives and speaks to Jughead and Betty, where she informs them both, that Archie was back at the police station, attempting to identify the shooter during a lineup.
Betty then tells them that they all should go and be there with him, as it would be traumatizing for Archie to be there alone. Veronica interrupts Betty, asking her if they could do her a favor instead. As she informs both Jughead and Betty, that Fred's wallet was missing and that she and Archie were thinking that it might still be back at Pop's. She also notes that his wallet was either there, or the guy who shot Fred could possibly also have it. Betty suggests that the gunman probably took his wallet for the cash.
Jughead offers a more distressing theory; what if it wasn't just a robbery and was a hit instead. This coming from the fact that Riverdale is also the place where father's kill their own sons, in reference to Clifford and Jason Blossom. Adding that people have grudges, he believes it was possible that it was a hit.
Betty reassures Veronica that the wallet could still be at Pop's and tells her that they'll go check it out. Later outside of the hospital, Betty discovers that Jughead now rides a motorcycle, as she leaves with him for Pop's. In the search for Mr. They have a brief conversation with him as to what happened back at the diner, while the shooter was still there after he shot Archie's father.
Pop tells them his version of what happened and about the mysterious man under the mask. With the story complete, he asks them if they were hungry and would like something to eat; he could use the company while he was still shaken up from the incident. Later, Jughead and Betty, seated together at the counter, are given plates of food. Jughead was hungry and was eating a burger and fries while Betty didn't touch her food. He tries to make a joke to brighten up the mood, but it falls flat; he reveals that he hasn't eaten since last night.
She brings up a conversation with Jughead to break the silence. She tells him that she didn't want to think about it while Archie was going through a tough time with his father, but she admits that it couldn't wait. She talks about the moment they had last night together bothered her, explaining that after they were interrupted by the Serpents and he tried on the leather jacket, it meant something. Jughead tells her it meant that there were ten biker dudes in front of him, where he thought he couldn't say no to their offer.
Betty disagrees; she tells him that the Jacket fits like a glove, "like a second skin. As she pointed out after that day, she started to see him riding a motorcycle, pointing out that he's never done before. Jughead then informs her, as he assures her, that he's not a serpent. He told her that it may have been his father's life, but it wasn't his.
Changing the conversation, Betty brings up his foster family, pointing out that they were also from the southside, while questioning if they also had ties to the Serpents. Jughead added to her conversation, if she thought that they were going to indoctrinate him. He reassures Betty that she doesn't have to worry, that he worked out a plan with his foster family where he could still live in his father's trailer home, while they covered for him with his social worker.
He admits that it was more comfortable staying at his own place. He explains to Betty that ever since he saw Archie almost lose his father, while pointing out that he's faced the fact that his father was going to be going away for a long time, that wearing the Serpent jacket, riding his dad's old motorcycle, and living in his trailer, it meant something to him.
He continues to confide in her, that he was kind of hoping that it meant that he would always be closer to his father, no matter what. Betty understands but tells him that she didn't want to see him get hurt, or end up hurting someone else as it was the Serpents' nature in doing so and carried themselves on how they lived. Back at the hospital, Betty and Jughead arrived along with Pop Tate , bringing food from the Diner for everyone.
The gang was later seen sitting next to each other in private. As Betty smiled at Archie, telling him that his father would be so proud of him. As Jughead later adds, as he agrees with Betty, telling him that he has been a "rock-star god" through all of what was going on with his father.
As he was referring to Archie, as he was being strong for his father. Veronica then asks Archie what was wrong, as he was sitting there quietly. As she asked him to talk to them. Stating that maybe they can help. He then sighs, as he tells them that there's something he hasn't told them. As he admitted that he was so ashamed to tell anyone. Telling that, after the guy fired at his father, he should've rushed over to him straight away.
Adding that he should've tackled the guy, but instead stood there paralyzed. As he explained he just stood there looking at his father after he was shot, as if he was frozen, long enough for the shooter to get closer to him with his gun. Explaining that during that time he could've tackled the shooter, but didn't.
As he told them he didn't move, not even after the guy walked up closer toward him. While he held his gun to his head, as he explained that he just closed his guys. Adding that he didn't know how long he did, but it was long enough for the guy to escape and possibly take his father's wallet. As he was unsure if his father wallet was taken by the killer.
As he was telling his story with his eyes closed, unable to look at them. Betty is seen to be looking at him, while he is telling his story, as tears fall from her eyes to hear his pain. As Archie tells them he didn't open his eyes until he heard the bell of Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe ring. Which meant that he was gone.
As Betty later tells him that there was nothing he could've done. Which Archie tells he it isn't that he could've done anything, to comfort his father, to get the gun away from the guy. As he admitted in shame that he was a coward. As he told them that now him and his father, are now witnesses, as well as Pop Tate, too. As he continued that the killer may have his fathers wallet. All of his information.
Telling them fearfully, what if he comes back? As the gang at there in silence after. Afterwards, Betty and Jughead are at the back of the hospital building, where it was raining outside. Jughead offers if she was sure that she didn't want him to give her a ride back home. Betty jokes that if her mom ever saw her getting off the back of his motorcycle, she'd probably come out with a shotgun.
Mused, Jughead agrees with her and they both laugh at the thought. Before Jughead leaves for his bike, Betty stops him. She tells him what he told her back at Pop's. She was listening to him and told him that she understood his situation and how he was feeling. She also told him that whatever it was that he needed to do or explore, she would support him. Jughead leans and they embrace in a kiss before he leaves. Betty met up with Archie and Veronica At school that morning, where the three of them learned from Jughead that Pop Tate 's entire staff quit on him.
To make matters worse, he wasn't sure how much longer he'd be able to keep the diner doors open. Archie then pointed out that the diner's closing was a result of his father 's shooting. People were scared, not that he blamed them as he too was actively avoiding the diner. Betty couldn't believe what she was hearing; her friends accepting the fact that Pop's was closing.
She wasn't going to allow one psychopath with a gun dictate what happens to their favorite hangout place. She reminded Jughead of his crusade to save the Twilight Drive-In when it was closing, though with his father 's hearing approaching, he didn't have it in him to take on any further social issue, which is why Betty, with Veronica's help, volunteered to take point on helping Pop Tate. After a night of tossing and turning, Betty called Jughead with a plan that could potentially save the diner as well as help FP with his legal troubles.
However, after looking over to Archie's room, and noticing that it has gone unslept in for another night, Betty told Jughead to meet her at the Mayor's office before calling Veronica to inform her that that Archie hasn't slept in his room since he and his father returned from the hospital.
Betty and Jughead headed down to the Mayor's office, where they asked Mayor McCoy for her assistance in saving Pop's shoppe. With the diner on the verge of closing, Betty wanted Pop Tate to know that the entire town was rallying behind him. They were hoping that the Mayor could make the diner a landmark or declare a day for Pop Tate in support. However, Mayor McCoy couldn't risk endorsing Pop's, only for another shooting to occur. Her priority was keeping the town safe. If they had to close Pop's in order for that to happen, then she was all for it.
Jughead then asked if she was also all for sending his father off to state prison for a murder he didn't commit while Betty, who was right there at his side, tried to stop him from voicing his thoughts. At the Blue and Gold offices, Betty refused to give up on Pop's without a fight. So, she suggested that they host an event at the diner that'll remind the town of simpler times, such as a throwback to when it first opened its doors.
While Veronica wholeheartedly supported Betty's cause, she couldn't help but wonder why Betty chose this hill to die on. Betty explained that the diner had a very special place in her heart; orange freezes with her mom and Polly after ballet. Chicken noodle soup with her dad after ice-skating. Grilled cheeses with Archie on the last day of summer vacation. Pop's is where she met many of her closest friends, including Jughead, who may lose his dad. With that in mind, Betty was hoping that she could save the diner for all of them. Betty and Veronica entered the gymnasium for River Vixens practice, where they were greeted by Cheryl and the newest recruit, Josie.
Betty then asked Cheryl if it was possible that she would allow the Vixens to help at an event in support of Pop Tate. Unfortunately, Cheryl declined her request before rudely dismissing both Betty and Veronica. Under the suspicion that Mr. Andrews' shooter and Ms. Grundy 's killer was one and the same, Betty and Archie went to her mother in search of assistance in uncovering the truth.
Since her mother was the first to gain exclusive details to Jason Blossom 's autopsy, they were wondering if she could get details in regards to Ms. Grundy's death to see if they line up with the attack on Mr. Betty's mother agreed to reach out to her friend in the autopsy lab in order to put Archie's mind at ease, though not without commenting on how thin Betty was spreading herself out as the patron saint of lost causes. She was then told by her mother that she can cross saving the diner off her list of crusades because it was being purchased by an anonymous buyer, which was the precise term given when Veronica's father was secretly purchasing the Drive-In.
After Jughead consulted with a lawyer for the Southside Serpents , he and Betty headed to Thistlehouse , the current residence of Cheryl and her mother. First thanking them for sitting down with her and Jughead, Betty then explained the reason for them being there is due to being advised by FP's lawyer to seek mercy from the victim's family; an appeal for leniency to reduce FP's sentence.
However, the Blossoms were unwilling to forgive. Where was FP's mercy was when she was walking the halls of Thornhill in agony, obsessing over what was happening to Jason, Cheryl asked. Although, Betty did make a point to remind Cheryl that it wasn't FP who killed Jason; that was her very own father. With neither Cheryl nor her mother willing to forgive FP, Betty wondered what their next move should be as she and Jughead left the home. If they weren't an orphan and a widow, Jughead would've suggested blackmail and extortion.
The following day, Betty and Jughead stopped by the diner to ask Pop Tate why he was selling the shoppe and who he was selling it to. As much as it shamed him to admit, he was selling it to ChugMo, the liquor store chain. With the diner nearing closing, Jughead made a last supper request for his father, who was facing twenty years of having to eat the weird meat loaf that they serve prisoners. Barring an eleventh-hour miracle, Jughead was hoping that Pop could make FP's favorites, as his last meal in Riverdale; fried chicken, cornbread, onion rings and an orange freeze.
Pop's had great memory of his customers' orders, a skill he acquired over time while running the diner, which he thought he would be doing until the day he died. This is unacceptable, Betty stated. Despite their willingness to accept what they perceive to be the inevitable, Betty refused to give up, telling them both to stay strong and that she can fix everything. After leaving Pop's, Betty returned to the school, where she blackmailed and extorted Cheryl into testifying at FP's upcoming hearing. She threatened to wide release the video of Jason's death should Cheryl fail to comply.
Just like that, the darkest chapter of Cheryl's family 's twisted psychodrama becomes a viral sensation. Cheryl was being presented with the opportunity to save a man's life. A nice ending to an otherwise sad story. If she testified, Cheryl wanted the footage of Jason's death and a guarantee that any and all other copies in Betty possession be erased.
Betty agreed to the terms, then telling Cheryl that she'll also need the Vixens for Retro Night. Betty and Jughead attended court the day after she blackmailed Cheryl in the ladies locker room into testifying at FP's hearing. With Betty in possession of the video surveillance footage of Jason's murder, Cheryl took the stand and forgave FP in front of the judge for his role in covering up her brother's death, and then humbly asked the court for leniency. As much as the judge sympathized, he couldn't ignore the quality of FP's crimes.
There were no extenuating circumstances. After exchanging looks with Betty, Cheryl lie under oath, claiming to have overheard her father threaten to hurt Jughead if FP didn't comply with his demands. In light of these revelations, the judge decided to delay sentencing. Betty smiled as Jughead and FP happily embraced one another after earning their first win in a series of loses. That night at the diner, Retro Night was off to an incredibly slow start, so much so that Betty feared that no one was coming at all.
It was then that she received an unwelcomed, surprise visit from her mother, who came to write her next story over one last root beer float; an article entitled "Requiem for Pop's". Her mother then asked for a quote, to which Betty replied with by calling her a fiend and telling her that the diner is one obituary that she's not going to write. Later that night, as things finally began to pick up, Betty was approached by Josie , who was upset at her for posting all over social media that the Pussycats would be performing a free concert at the diner.
Betty explained that she knew if she had asked Josie to perform, she would have said no. However, like so many others, Josie cared about the diner, and Betty was sure of it. Unfortunately, even if Josie wanted to help, they were one Pussycat down due to Valerie 's norovirus. Thankfully, Cheryl was willing to step in. Afterward, Betty and Jughead stood behind the counter as three members of the Southside Serpents unexpectedly entered the diner.
Jughead instructed her to relax, he was sure that they were simply there to enjoy Pop's world-class burgers and service.
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Betty and Jughead then began to kiss before being interrupted by Cheryl, who compared the couple to chimps in captivity, grooming and picking lice off each other. Mark this day in your diary, Cheryl said. She lied under oath for them. Luckily, she was quick on her feet. Jughead thanked Cheryl for her help before handing over the USB flash drive containing video surveillance of her brother's murder, though Betty honoring her end of their deal was all the thanks Cheryl required.
As the night came to a close, Pop Tate formally thanked Betty for her hand in saving the diner. After sharing a hug with Pop, Betty joined Jughead, Archie, and Veronica in a booth, where they relished in their victory; a rare win for the good guys. With her friends having already gone home, Betty stayed behind to clean up the diner, during which time she was informed by her mother that several drug deals had gone down right under her nose.
And if she thought that Hiram Lodge, Riverdale's answer to Scarface, helped Pop Tate for altruistic reasons, her mother remarked that she had a bridge to sell her. Furthermore, the Serpents have now officially crossed the tracks and have a toehold on the north side. With that being said, Alice sarcastically congratulated Betty for almost single-handedly being responsible for giving crime a haven in Riverdale.
After learning that Moose and Midge were attacked at Lover's Lane by an black hood wearing assailant , Betty arrived at school , where she met with her friends to discuss the recent shooting. With Kevin being the person responsible for finding Moose and Midge, some wondered what he was doing in the woods, to begin with.
Kevin claimed that he was night jogging, but Betty appeared unconvinced. Now that another shooting has taken place, Archie hoped that they all could finally agree that there was a killer in Riverdale. However, with so much uncertainty surrounding recent events, Betty wasn't convinced that the latest shooting was in any way tied to Ms. Veronica then interrupted to invite them all over to her place to officially meet her father.
As Jughead headed out the door to meet his peer mentor at Southside High , Betty while already knowing the answer to her question, asked Jughead if there was any chance he could remain at Riverdale. He told Betty that he would be fine, then giving her a goodbye kiss. Betty confronted Kevin in the hall about his unconvincing night jogging story.
He claimed that he was trying to get in shape for wrestling, though with Betty knowing him better than most, she could see straight through his lie, forcing Kevin to confess that he went cruising in Fox Forest. However, his claim to join the wrestling team still held true. In order to get out the house , Kevin told his father that he was jogging, which left Betty questioning how the Sheriff could fall for such a thinly veiled lie. Betty understood that he was lonely ever since Joaquin left town , but she hated cruising.
Why couldn't he just use Grind'em, Betty asked, to which Kevin replied that no one is ever who they say they are online. Betty reminded him that Moose and Midge were shot three hundred yards from Fox Forest, and the person who did it was still out there. She insisted that he refrain from going out there again, at least until the shooter is caught. Betty, Jughead, and Archie gathered at the Pembrooke that evening to watch the Matchlerette and officially meet Veronica's father.
However, Archie was distracted by the recent shooting. He expressed his frustration with Sheriff Keller and his inability to apprehend the shooter. He started to feel as if they were being specifically targeted by the killer. It was then that Mr and Mrs. Lodge entered the room to greet everyone before leaving for dinner.
Veronica introduced each of them to her father, starting with Betty and ending with Archie. Lodge couldn't help but overhear their discussion in regards to Sheriff Keller's shortcomings. For someone who's had his own share of run-ins with the law, he could confidentially say that the police weren't always the answer.
Before heading out for school the following morning, Betty gave her mother an envelope that she found on the front porch with their name on it. Betty confronted Kevin in the student lounge after he failed to show up at Veronica's. He claimed that something came up. Something in the woods, Betty asked. Alluding to another cruising in Fox Forest. Kevin hoped that Betty wouldn't take what he was about to say the wrong way, but he asked how her how many years did he listen to her talk on and on about Archie, and now she's doing the same with Jughead.
She didn't ask his permission to date them, but she did so regardless because she didn't need Kevin's permission nor did he need hers. She tried to explain that there's a difference between what he was doing and dating, but Kevin didn't stick around to listen. Unbeknownst to Betty, Cheryl was listening in on their conversation. She questioned what was so bad about Kevin's sudden sex drive. Betty explained that it was putting him in danger, leaving her to wonder why he wouldn't stop.
In "Boston Brakes", the Victim of the Week is murdered by the use of a computer program that allows the braking and steering systems of a car to be remotely hacked. Nick's plight in "Grave Danger" is broadcast live over the Internet. Generally played straight, though it was inverted in one episode where a stalker attempted suicide in his crush's house, resulting in three people dying. Murder Is the Best Solution: The whole franchise is loaded to the gills with people that get a bit too driven with their desire to take out an obstacle accidentally or not.
To provide some examples: An eleven-year-old girl being denied one cat from the local Crazy Cat Lady who doesn't want to part with it, even after the kid points out she has a dozen and it's not as if the cat will be taken far away because they live on the same block drives the kid to bash the woman's brains in and be completely unapologetic about it. A member of a Sherlock Holmes LARP fan club gets angry that the club's president and Sherlock Holmes player, out of narcissism and a desire to stop playing, will dissolve the club and refuses to allow anybody to keep it active without him — so she decides to protect the only place where she felt she could escape the tedium of her life by blowing the man's brains out and make it a Holmesian attempt at The Perfect Crime while she's at it.
A man gets so full of road rage over a woman tossing a cup of coffee at him in her defense, he started it by nearly hitting her car and then calling her a bitch when she complained that he chases her several miles and then uses his car to push hers right into the path of an oncoming train. The investigators will often give a witness their card and say "call me if you remember anything.
As his gaze starts to wander down her chest, Wendy's eyes snap open to remind him that she died from a neck wound. It Makes Sense in Context as this is all taking place in a thought experiment of Hodges', and Wendy is not really dead. In one episode, Catherine sends the rookie officer escorting her out because of this trope she doesn't want vomit contaminating her crime-scene. The suspect turns out to have been hiding, and attacks her. This doubles as a Call-Back when Warrick berates the officer for not clearing the scene because "[They] lost a CSI 2 years ago because of [that].
Done multiple times in every episode. The show is also notable for its gory body-dives, in which the camera flies around inside somebody's body often tracing the path of a murder weapon , accompanied by all sorts of icky Foley noises. This is commonly referred to as TMI Cam. Need a Hand, or a Handjob? In an early episode, Sarah casually asks Grissom to "tape me up," as part of investigating how a victim was bound with duct tape; Grissom makes an aside to the person he'd been talking to, "I love my job!
Inverted when Catherine, while being evaluated by Grissom, complains about her lack of social life and sex. Another episode has Sara ask Grissom "Do you want to sleep with me? Subverted in one episode where an investor shoots himself at a party. It originally looks like a staged suicide since he's still holding the gun, which usually doesn't happen as the muscles relax after death. The villain of an early story-arc staged identical suicides of men who were born on his father's birthday, the same date as and manner in which his father was murdered - up to and including a faked recorded suicide note.
He did all this to prove his father's murder wasn't a suicide. This was eventually subverted as Millander, who it turns out was born on the same day as his father and Grissom, incidentally , killed himself in the same way he had killed the other men. Inverted in another episode: It actually turns out to be a suicide designed to look like a murder so his wife would receive his life insurance money.
Subverted yet again in another episode, when one man throws himself in front of a car. The entire episode runs like an ordinary investigation, the suicide letter being the final twist revealed only seconds before the episode ends. Ironically, this ended up turning into a murder, as the driver that hit him had been drunk at the time and, rather than admit to hitting someone while intoxicated, hid the still-living man in his garage and tried to dispose of the body the next day. One double subversion, when a Sherlock Holmes impersonator is found shot to death.
Like the above example, the episode runs as a murder investigation, until the team discovers the gun tied to an elastic in the chimney, revealing that when the victim shot himself and let go of the gun, the elastic snapped it back into the chimney. Then we find out that the real murderer, in a reference to one of Holmes' later cases, had set the whole thing up to look like a suicide that had been set up to look like a murder , as an appropriately Holmesian mystery.
Yes, a murder, made to look like a suicide, made to look like a murder. Never Trust a Trailer: The th episode "Frame By Frame'' was promoted as featuring a return guest appearance by Marg Helgenberger, reprising her role as Catherine Willows. In actuality, Catherine only appears in flashbacks newly shot, mind you , and the character never actually appears in the present time.
Too many episodes to list. It's usually signaled by finding the body floating in the swimming pool. Nice Character, Mean Actor: In-universe and for a Top Chef -esque reality TV star: She turned him into four fancy dishes and poisoned his buddy with almonds actual almonds well, almond powder , not the bitter kind.
CSI gets Flanderized into this in parodies but it's not as prevalent as it's made out to be. While the CSIs tend to do things that the police would be the ones to do in real life like interviewing suspects or capturing them, though the latter tends to happen only when someone they plan to just speak to runs away , Grissom often reminds civilians he isn't a cop, and at one point was told to leave the scene by Brass when it became apparent that a suspect was still there.
This said, it is quite common for them to enter a possible scene with weapons drawn No Celebrities Were Harmed: Hilariously averted in volume 6 of IDW's tie-in comics. The story ends with them carting off Greg Rucka for the attempted murder of Joe Quesada. No Medication for Me: In "Recipe for Murder", a bipolar couple decide to stop taking their lithium together. The man goes completely manic, while the woman seemingly commits suicide.
The suicide ultimately turns out to be murder , but one brought about by her decision to stop medicating. Agent Ryan doesn't flinch when a sadistic criminal has a gun to her face, nor does she bat an eye when he slashes her arm with a knife — in fact she suggested he use it instead of the gun because it would be more "his thing" as a sadist actually she was protecting the cops who were about to bust in, and the slashing added years to his sentence. Justin Bieber guest-starred as anarchist teen bomber Jason McCann in two episodes.
DB and Finlay's past. Something caused them to become estranged for years. Probably not an affair, seeing as DB's family wants them to get along. If an episode wants a Downer Ending , this is usually the way it goes about. In a rather bizarre instance, Grissom brings this up in one episode to suggest that the killer was That was the "simplest explanation" he offered he was right, of course, but still - hardly "simple".
Used also in Catherine's final episode where she's determined to prove a ruthless millionaire killed an old friend of hers as well as an FBI agent and behind attempts on Catherine's life. She does become confused when she realizes the leads don't seem to be panning out for the guy. It's Sara who cites the trope by noting this all started when Catherine's "old friend" who she hadn't seen in years showed up and told her about her husband being this criminal and then she vanished in a seeming car fire.
As it happens, the "friend" set this whole thing up to trick Catherine into going after her husband to cover up how she'd been using her husband's foundation for her own criminal acts. One woman was so devoted to her son that she used her gangster boyfriend to murder her adult grandchildren and nearly her great-grandchild when she learned her granddaughter had evidence her son had molested them his children, not the great-grandchild.
Her excuse for being able to kill her own family so easily was the fact that she had given birth to and raised her son while the other three may as well have been strangers. For bonus horrible points the gangster thought the grandson was one of the robbers who raped his niece; it was actually the killer he hired. Sadly this was ripped from the headlines and before you ask: The final episode of the series ends with Grissom and Sara heading out to sea on Grissom's boat. They have demonstrated databases on blood, hair, rope, wire, shoe prints, tire treads, tire rubber compositions, and even clown makeup patterns.
There was a Lampshade Hanging in a sixth season episode, in which Hodges sarcastically suggested searching a database to discover the brand of a hot dog. To be fair, the clown makeup database belonged to a clown guild in Las Vegas, which is Truth in Television. Each professional clown is required to wear a unique make-up that is registered in the guild. Wearing another clown's make-up is punishable. One episode featured a database that allows one to find where a picture in New York was taken by measuring the skyline in comparison to a reference height while the technique is sound, there is no such software.
An early Season Ten episode features a database on gangs, including cases related to each gang, their territory and their known members. In fact, it's when CSI avoids the trope that it can be jarring. A reoccurring scene is the local trace evidence guy naming a compound, and the CSI identifying the compound's common name, and its uses, including the more arcane say, Jeweller grinder lubricant on the top of their head. Said arcane use are always the key to cracking the case. This gets jarring because there ARE databases to identify the most common uses of chemicals.
Averted with David Hodges and David Phillips. The Crime Scene Investigators and Brass are the only law enforcement personnel who care about getting the criminals. The DAs only care about getting convictions, even if it is a wrongful one. Judges are at best unhelpful or helpless, at worst are corrupt and seek to hinder the CSIs in any way possible. Other cops just don't care. Parole boards are more focused on bureaucracy than on doing their job of making sure bad people stay in jail. Fire Departments are ridiculed for destroying evidence, and the never-seen day shift CSIs are a bunch of lazy incompetents.
For the "other cops" part, subverted quite impressively by part-time Miami character Aaron Jessop, who apparently had the observational and mental skills to be a CSI himself. Pity he tripped a booby trap and got blown up. DB will mention his wife. Only Known by Initials: In "Willows in the Wind", Doc Robbins a pathologist has performed impromptu field surgery on Catherine, cauterising a gunshot wound with a curling iron.
In "The List", the team investigates the murder of an ex-cop who was in prison for murdering his wife.
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Over the course of the investigation, it becomes apparent that the original case against him was based on an orgy of evidence. Rats seem to like getting inside corpses in this show. Our Ghosts Are Different: In one episode, four recently deceased people talk about how they died and what they'd been doing till then. One of the "ghosts" was an Iraq war veteran who just returned home only to be killed trying to stop a robbery. The other three remark that it must have been the saddest day of his life, but the 'vet said for him it was the happiest, because he got to see his newborn daughter for the first time.
Brass spends a surprising amount of time kicking down doors for a police captain. Averted by Ecklie, who rarely investigates a crime scene himself, as befitting his supervisory role. The occasional suspect, especially in the case of an Asshole Victim. Grissom also gave Catherine's abusive ex-husband an Oh, Crap! In fact, Grissom tends to go Papa Wolf whenever his team are at risk of harm, for all he usually comes across as emotionally distant. Do not mess with his family.
Ecklie has his moments of this when it comes to Morgan. He's not pleased when he finds out that Morgan testified on Hodges' behalf at a hearing for his possibly-a-Green-Card-scam engagement, and he punches a guy in the face when he won't admit to knowing where a kidnapped Morgan is. Some of the fathers involved in the cases qualify.
By the Diabolical Mastermind in "Living Legend". It's not so much that they don't see through his disguises after all, he's been missing for 30 years , it's that no one notices that the disguises all look like one another. Had an episode with a psychic helping the CSIs. He died before we could find out if he was a fraud, though all his predictions did come true. The cases themselves are normal, though; the supernatural elements are just a framing device.
The Pen Is Mightier: In "Cat's in the Cradle'', it is discovered that the Victim of the Week was stabbed to death with a glitter pen. In "Working Stiffs", a lowly office drone makes a seemingly perfect get rich quick scheme. He manages to get the unbreachable safe open, but is crushed against the wall by a piece of it that comes flying at him. Upon seeing he actually succeeded in doing the impossible, his last words are "I knew it would work Subverted in "The Unusual Suspect" where the crime itself wasn't perfect - but the accused's genius 12 year old sister exploited reasonable doubt and double jeopardy protections to effectively get her brother to be found not guilty, despite the fact that he actually committed the crime.
Effectively and literally allowing her brother to get away with murder, by not only confessing to the crime herself on the stand, not only having the means and the motive, but also producing enough evidence that she could've murdered the victim herself. Before both of these was "Organ Grinder", in which the perps were a tag-team of Black Widows who would go from state to state, one of them marrying wealthy men for their money and the other poisoning the husband, with the roles flip-flopping every other kill.
They would then meticulously destroy all evidence so that the only thing investigators would have on them would be their own testimony They end up being the first perps on the show to get away completely scot-free not counting Millander, who is brought down later on. In an interview, the episode's writer said she realized this was a huge Anticlimax , and if she had the chance to write it again she would've had one kill the other and go down for it. Almost at least Once an Episode. A posthumous one for Millander , as his son has only happy memories of his father, especially of his father's though he didn't know it at the time special effects shop.
In "The Finger", Catherine and a man whose mistress has been kidnapped are sent to isolated phone booth at an abandoned building to receive the next clue to her location. The phone has been vandalized, but the clue turns out to be a map in the phone book. In "Table Stakes", the killer disposes of a body by feeding it to piranhas. In "Bad Blood", the Victim of the Week was suffering from a hemorrhagic fever before being shot. The bacteria had been stolen from a local lab. Greg and Sarah are exposed to the blood while processing the scene and are quarantined while the rest of the team races to prevent further outbreak.
Plague of Good Fortune: A weird example on one episode "Better Off Dead" , where a suicidal man who entered a suicide pact with a bipolar woman and unwillingly drove her to suicide by accidentally poisoning her dog while he was trying to kill himself tries to kill himself throughout the whole episode but anything he tries is stopped by incredible luck like standing still in the middle of a shootout and being the only person not to be hit or trying to jump off a building but being yanked back to safety by a friend of the woman that had been searching for him in order to get revenge.
Greg Sanders is an excellent example of this trope. Not so much anymore, now that he's had several serious character arcs not to mention becoming one of the most experienced CSIs on the team. The role has been taken over by Hodges and the supporting Lab Rats. A major wallbanger happens in Season 11's "Cello and Goodbye".
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Ray catches up to Nate Haskell at a carnival, both men have guns drawn. Haskell is raving about how Ray's ex-wife is still alive, wielding his gun all over, yelling at the top of his lungs, and just seven feet away. Cops catch up to Ray and They somehow miss the screaming madman on a nearby platform with a big gun. Were they thinking about a Jim Brass spin-off set in LA? It seemed possible also with the episode "The Thing About Heroes" of CSI NY , which introduced at least one major character from the Chicago police department, but no spinoff was launched.
NY visited London, there was an expectant hush among some viewers The "Cybercrimes" episode definitely felt like a pilot In "Mascara", one of Ray's former students is murdered and the investigation plunges the team into the mysterious world of Mexican wrestling. Put on a Bus: Inevitably for such a long-running series, this has happened several times.
Sara returned for a few episodes starting in Season 10, and began Commuting on a Bus starting in Season Catherine as of Season Wendy Liz Vassey got on the bus in Season Sofia and Riley also make quick exits even after getting promoted to the titles. The CSI examples are famous. Grissom started the trend, but, to be fair, it was CSI: Miami that took it to a much cheesier new level.