Standard crime show plots

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Let's say a show has a 22 episode season

Can we go the full season w/ standard cop show tropes? Sure we can

Pilot : a quarter of the team gets taken out, overarching plot line that revolves around mystery and revenge is set up. bad guy will only reveal himself to the viewers in the last few eps

Ep 2 : turmoil in one of the investigators' private life spills over into a case. that team member almost gets the sack

Ep 3 : the team deals with corruption in the higher ranks. there's a lot of yelling in this ep

Ep 4 : serial killer time! ep takes place in the sticks

Ep 5 : k9 unit or random dog cracks a case, dog is old/gets hurt and ends up as pet of one of the team members

Ep 6 : today's bad guy turns out to be twins!

Ep 7 : team member has a drug habit and it spills over into a case (different team member from ep 2!)

Ep 8 : team member (yet another one) is lonely, his/her one night stand gets offed and he/she is the main suspect

Ep 9 : earlier bits from ep 2-8 blossom to a full blown office romance between 2 team members (the beautiful one and the nerdy one), today's crime case needs little plot, it's all about the romance

Ep 10 : kid gets abducted, lots of tears in this episode. a water well is involved somehow

Ep 11 : crime in the army, somehow the team EVEN IF IT DOESN'T HAVE JURISDICTION gets involved

Ep 12 : the team cracks a case during a storm/blizzard/... ; one member gets hurt/killed during the mid season finale

Ep 13 : new team member gets worked in, crime revolves around a sports team, one investigator goes undercover and does surprisingly well on the sports team

Ep 14 : green card scam, bit of a comedic episode with some laughs. guest role by a rapper

Ep 15 : crossover episode with the other show of the same franchise. team member from show B needs help from crew in show A. it's a missing person's case. most boring ep of the season

Ep 16 : halloween episode. victim is dressed up as a unicorn/... weird type shiznit ep

Ep 17 : long lost family member of the team leader isn't dead but turns out to be a crucial part of today's case!

Ep 18 : low end set up of the season finale - second crime of the most evil bad guy on the show (the guy from the pilot). it's treated as 'just another case' by the team since tgey don't know his identity

Ep 19 : marina episode. Cue drug trafficking and cute nature shots, also some footage of most evil bad guy being involved in another case that hasn't attracted the team's attention yet

Ep 20 : the mayor needs a favor, something embarrassing needs solving. the team begrudgingly agrees. more most evil bad guy stuff in a few of the shots

Ep 21 : amazing 10 minute opening scene : full on gruesome crime by most evil bad guy. the team gets involved. midway through the ep they realize : it's most evil bad guy's doing! last few minutes : a team member gets lured into a trap

Ep 22 : flashback opening scene : most evil bad guy's sucky childhood. later on in the ep the viewers recognize most evil bad guys' mannerisms and where they came from. childhood trauma/related mannerism leads to his downfall in final confrontation with team. last few minutes : team member A proposes to team member B, the one who got lured into that trap and is emotionally vulnerable

WILL THEY GET MARRIED? WILL MOST EVIL BAD GUY REALLY BE CONVICTED?

Season 2 : add on

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Episode with a hostage situation. One of the leads along with the girlfriend of the antagonist finally talk them into surrender.

Newly paroled bad guy, played by a worthy guest star, is looking to get even with the cop who busted him years ago and takes revenge to the the cops friend's and family.

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Informant episode. A very reliable informant must be protected by team member even though chief is coming down hard on them because it would make the case. Peak dramatic scene is when the Chief asks for the badge and gun of team member.

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Supernatural episode. Team investigates case where supposedly aliens are the only explanation. turns out to be an elaborate ruse, to the disappointment of the sole 'true believer' on the team

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Cult episode. the FBI is called in because of supposed terrorist threat without the team knowing. co-operation between the team and feds is a disaster. Waco is mentioned three times. in the shoot out at the end of the cult HQ siege one of the team members takes a bullet for a fed

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Kid witness episode. 6 year old girl witnesses a mob hit. killer is disturbed and has to flee the scene. the team has to protect the girl throughout the episode as they try and coax information from her. the mob tries to off the girl a few times but not really because it's still a family oriented show. for some reason the kid wears pajamas all through the ep. the team doctor / morgue guy 'heals' the kid's doll midway through the ep

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Hunting human game episode. Some weirdo with night goggles abducts women and then sets them free in a forest at night to hunt them. Female team member taunts the killer in online communication and gets abducted too

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Department store chain extortion scam. Cue opening scene : on shitty quality surveillance footage some Karen is complaining to the store manager about food gone bad. she collapses midway through her seemingly endless rant. the team find out the CEO did not want to give in to the extortionist's demands. two more customers die. bad guy turns out to be disgruntled employee who only got to say 5 lines in the first quarter of the ep

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Forbidden love ep. Romeo & Juliet story line. Romeo is offed in the opening scene. both families have corporations in the same industry. at first the team assumes industrial espionage is behind the kill. but no, it's really the totally unexpected Romeo & Juliet plot thingy

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Sniper episode. A roof top sniper has been the whole city on edge. Peak dramatic scene is when the chief of police and mayor have to be separated when lack of progress on the case almost leads to a fisticuffs. Profiling leads the team to focus on military vets who are experiencing PTSD. A two parter for sure when we get flashback of the sniper reign of terror in the foreign conflicts. The conclusion leads to the vet being taken out at his request since there is no way a normal life can be had. Somber ending leads to Team question life itself.

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Cover up episode. Star athlete commits sexual assault of quiet reserved book nerd at his school. Coaches, school staff, and community go-to any length to keep his actions under cover. The team must endure public criticism as they prosecute the so called perfect golden boy to justice.

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Latino gang episode. A lot of guys who all look like Mr Capone E & Mr Criminal (go figure) run a chop shop. A woman gets murdered in a car that later gets stolen by the gang. Cue an investigation that includes a lot of Spanish, tattoos, sunglasses and checkered shirts only buttoned at the top. We're over 25 episodes in at this point but we now suddenly find out that ALL team members are fluent in Spanish.

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Cold case episode. Retired team member is recruited back into the fold when an anonymous tip is called in on an unsolved murder from years past. This will go on to become an annual feature episode.

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Mexican episode. A body goes missing in the team's hometown. It's found across the Mexican border. The luminol gals on the team find out the victim was actually killed in the US and then transported out. The team investigates in Mexico where literally everybody is corrupt.

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Dooch episode. The team is called in when a kid who's doing his paper route finds the half naked body of a heavily tattooed neonazi on a well kept lawn. The Italian homeowner's picturesque place turns out to be a true house of horrors.