This is the first episode to feature a voiceover by a character other than Mick.
Goof: When Micks see the fleur de lis on Morgan's/Coraline's skin in the shower it is shown as an outline, like a tattoo without color, but earlier in the episode there was a scene clearly showing it being burned into her skin like a brand. If we are to assume that that scene is how Coraline received her fleur de lis, it seems highly unlikely that it would only show on her skin as a detailed outline. If it was branded into her skin it would have been a mass of scar tissue in the shape of a fleur de lis with no details.
This episode took place over a 24 hour period. However, when Mick text messaged Beth at BuzzWire to let her know that Morgan took the case, the date on Beth's phone read "October 30, 2007." Later, when Mick texted her to let her know he was on his way to Morgan's apartment, the date on her phone read "November 9, 2007." Also, when Beth found the bottle of medication in Morgan's bathroom, the date the prescription was written was December 12, 2007.
At the end title card where Mick's voice usually tells viewers to stay tuned for scenes from the next episode, the voice was removed. However, the closed captioning for the line was still displayed. No preview scenes were shown.
Beth: Why did Coraline choose me? Josef: Maybe she thought she could put a little family together and settle down. You know, like the woman who gets pregnant to save a bad marriage. And you specifically, you were probably just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Beth: But it didn't work. She didn't get him back. Josef: And I think you know Mick better than that. Beth: And you knew Coraline for a long time. So if she is back, what does she want? Josef: If Coraline is back, and that's a big "if," then she's back for Mick.
(Beth is searching Morgan's apartment.) Beth: (voiceover) Don't know what I was expecting to find. Impressive shoes, though. Prada, Y-3, Manolos. I'm in the wrong line of work. Guess immortals don't shop at the Shoe Barn.
Beth: (voiceover) Memories can be fragile. Fleeting as a whisper one moment, powerful as a scream the next. I spent so long hiding from my past. Ignoring the whispers. But I remember everything now, and the screams are the only thing I can hear.
Beth: (voiceover) I had a boyfriend in college who taught me how to pick locks. Thought it was a cool party trick. He also taught me how to chug a beer in one gulp. Not really as useful as an adult. It's one thing to be in someone's space when they invite you in. They make the bed, clean the dishes, hide the bong. But when they're not expecting company, that's when you see how someone really lives.
Beth: (voiceover) Digging into a person's background these days is pretty simple. Google search here, credit check there. But when their background goes back almost 300 years ... Journalism 101. Begin at the beginning. Go back to where it all started.
Mick: No, no. I'm fine. It's just a scalp laceration. They're always worse than they look. Coraline: What? Mick: Uh ... look ... look worse than they are. That's what I meant.
Mick: Just one more question Mr. Haggans. You obviously don't trust your wife. Do you love her? Richard Haggans: I own her Mr. St. John. That's all you need to know.
(Mick and Beth observe Morgan/Coraline) Beth: How did she become a vampire? Mick: Coraline was turned in the early 1700's in France. She was a courtesan. Beth: Oh, she was a hooker. Mick: No, more like a friend of the court. Beth: She's still got the moves. Mick: Beth, that's not her. Beth: Was the sex good? Mick: You understand that, right? Beth: So you were on and off for like 33 years. Was it the sex that kept you coming back? Mick: What is this? Beth: She kidnapped me when I was 4, took me from my bed, terrorized me, almost killed me. Mick: Yeah. Coraline did that. Not the woman that you are currently stalking. Beth: You're sure? A hundred percent? No room for doubt?
Mick: About what happened at the hotel .. Coraline: Which part? Mick: The kiss. Coraline: That was nice, huh? Mick: Well sure, but .. Coraline: Don't be all weird. It's ... it doesn't mean anything. Mick: Oh.
Beth: Well I'm so glad you guys are working so well together. Seems like you made quite the team. Coraline: I was thinking maybe we could make this a permanent arrangement. Mick: I tend to work alone. Coraline: I mean there's gotta be something for Beth to do right? We gonna make it a threesome or something?
Coraline: You aren't blushing right now, but I think you are actually embarrassed. It's so cute. You are so old fashioned. Mick: No I'm not. Coraline: You weren't so shy when it was happening.
Beth: How is the case going? Coraline: There is nothing like spending the afternoon cuddled up in a hotel room, watching family members have sex. Beth: Huh!? Mick: (stuttering) They are not even actually related biologically.
Coraline: Have you heard anything? Mick: Not unless they're using deep breathing and moaning as code. Listen to this. (Coraline and Mick listen via earphones to the moaning couple. They get closer and kiss)
This episode was included on the Emmy Awards "For Your Consideration" DVD for this season.
International Air Dates: UK: April 15th, 2008 on LivingTV Denmark: May 31st, 2008 on TV3 Sweden: July 20th, 2008 on TV3 Germany: August 11th, 2008 on ProSieben The Netherlands: December 7, 2008 on Net 5 Norway: January 31st, 2009 on TV3 Poland: February 27th, 2009 on TVP1 Turkey: July 20th, 2009 on CNBC-e Australia: October 20th, 2009 on Channel 9 Finland: July 16th, 2010 on Sub
The Conversation The storyline in which Mick has trouble hearing exactly what the couple is saying is lifted from the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Conversation. In that film Gene Hackman played a high-tech private investigator who was employed to record a couple's conversation. He is unable to hear everything they say due to interference, but from what he does hear he believes that they are about to be murdered. It is only later that he realizes they were in fact talking about committing a murder - of the person who hired him in the first place.
Michael Jordan and his relationship with Nike. After Mick saves Morgan/Coraline from an oncoming car by grabbing her and jumping straight up in the air, he remarks, "And they say Jordan has air." This is an off-handed comment about Air Jordans, Michael Jordan's trademark shoe marketed by Nike, that was hyped to give its wearer extraordinary jumping abilities.
Wizard of Oz Josef: (about becoming a human again) There is no magic pill, no "click your ruby slippers together and rejoin the mortal coil." The ruby slippers are a reference to The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy needs to click the heels of her ruby red shoes together to return home.
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