I never saw that photo before. Given what she put in her suicide note its more than a bit ironic that she’s become so famous after her death.
One more reason for a big cup.
I hardly ever watch these shows. So I assume John Mulaney’s hilarious comedy sketch about Law And Order is true.
(Officer showing picture to bartender: Did you see this woman?
Bartender: Yeah, she came in last Friday.
Officer: Did she seem upset?
Bartender: No. She was smiling… guy she was with though… they left around 9:34, 9:35…
Mulaney; Which New York do these people live in? I’ve got roommates I can’t even recognize…)
A boat. At least that’s what we called it on my job. No idea why.
Okay, then what do you call for if you need to get people off an island?
That never came up. We transported prisoners by cars, vans, and buses. And I recall situations where they were transported by plane or helicopter. But I never saw a prisoner transported on an actual boat.
An ambulance, obviously
Maybe it’s been said already, but this: An armed criminal tells the cop to drop their gun, and they do.
and NCIS has access to every security camera in town, burn phones, and credit card usage
Either that or or insult the suspect by saying he was NOT smart enough to have committed the crime and they will get so angry they will give a full confession explaining just how smart they were by explaining every detail.
I watch so many mystery/detective/thriller shows that I feel like I should go out and at least be seen in a bar every night… just in case I need an alibi.
Barkeep: “Whad’ll ya have?”
Me: “Oh, nothing for me.”
Barkeep: “Okay…something to eat?”
Me: “No, I’m just here to be seen.”
Barkeep: “Hey, this ain’t that kinda joint!”
Me: “Oh, are you going to throw me bodily out the back door? Oh, goodie, then you’ll remember that I was in here at 12:01 am, often the time of death.”
Barkeep: “Buddy, now I ain’t gonna touch ya, it might be contagious.”
Nevermind
And the lab is not brightly lit with overhead fluorescent lighting, as you might expect. Instead it’s very dimly lit with just a few colored gel lights, more like a nightclub than a lab.
I heard The X-Files introduced that low lighting on their shows as a cost-saving issue. Other shows picked up on it, because it was cheaper, and they liked the effect.
(I didn’t read the whole thread.)
If you walk up to the front door of a house/apartment and it is standing slightly open, there will always be at least one dead body inside.
Ambuthumbs. Can’t forget the Ambuthumbs! The ambulance will immediately depart as soon as the detective whaps the back of the ambulance with his hand twice when he’s done with the suspect. Nevermind what procedure the paramedic is doing in the back. Nevermind that in most ambulances the cab is physically separate from the patient box & they’re in the middle of a big city with all of the horns honking, sirens wailing & other big city background noise; nope, the driver will instantly hear that magic double whap & drive off because a random cop has more authority on patient care than his own paramedic partner who’s actually doing patient care.
Our jurisdiction would use lots of ambuli. There are a few buses that have been converted to rehab ambulances - to treat firefighters with water, ice, a place to sit out of the sun but they just sit at the scene & don’t transport. A regular bus may be called in to assist displaced residents to get out the elements. Sorry for the factual hijack.
& they will instantly find HD surveillance footage of the perp detailed enough to make out the name brand of cigarette he’s smoking even though they don’t know when or even if he was there or what direction he came from or went when he left. It won’t be anything like actual surveillance footage they release of real suspects; yanno the ones you see it on the news & say to yourself, “okay, I’m pretty sure they’re bipedal but not entirely sure they’re human, let alone if they’re white/black or fe/male because it’s just such poor quality.”
Yep. Or evidence of a struggle and a missing person, assumed abducted.
And why are they now calling the police car a “shop”?
Why do TV criminals ALWAYS leave the door ajar when they leave the scene of the crime? Dead giveaway for any passers by that something bad went down inside. Just shut the damn door and the crime may go unnoticed for days.
Thanks, Riemann, that’s just what I came back to say. Sure, unless being detained or in custody I can leave, doing so may not be in my best interest, especially for something trivial compared to, say, a murder investigation.
There’s a good Lennie moment on Law & Order where a building super let’s him and Rey into the apartment of a possible murder victim.
Lennie: “Do you smoke cigars?”
Super: “Yeah.”
Lennie: “Light one.”