CASE FILE · S10 E05

The Gang Spies Like U.S.

S10 E05Photograph not availableA surveillance monitor shows Mac and Dennis through Charlie’s arrangement of flowers.
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After Dennis and Mac enlist Dee to spy on the fish factory across the street, Charlie and Frank grow suspicious and decide to do some spying of their own.

THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD

INSIDE THE CASE.

A diversion becomes a disaster

Mac and Dennis send Dee to the factory to get privacy. Her accidents disrupt the fish supply and the Wi-Fi they borrow.

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Two meanings, one proposal

Charlie and Frank mistake browsing history for a dessert business idea. The ensuing sales pitch exposes the misunderstanding.

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Flowers with a second purpose

The apology bouquet doubles as surveillance equipment, with Frank watching its feed elsewhere.

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Costume espionage

Frank and Charlie adopt conspicuous hats and coats for supposedly secret restaurant conversations.

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THE EVIDENCE

THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.

Characters

Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
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Charlie plants flowers in Dee’s kitchen.Source ↗

Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
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Dee works on the fish-processing line.Source ↗

Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
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Dennis examines the laptop with Mac.Source ↗

Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
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Frank watches the transmitted picture from his monitoring station.Source ↗

Mac180 other recorded episodes
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Mac joins Dennis at the laptop.Source ↗

The fish-factory managerOnly recorded here so far
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The manager watches Frank’s sales presentation.Source ↗

The Waiter4 other recorded episodes
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The waiter deals with the gang’s demands at Guigino’s.Source ↗

Locations

Dee’s apartment29 other recorded episodes
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The flowers conceal surveillance inside Dee’s apartment.Source ↗

Guigino’s4 other recorded episodes
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The gang returns to the restaurant for fish.Source ↗

Hospitals13 other recorded episodes
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The gang visits Dee in her hospital room.Source ↗

Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
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Charlie and Frank discuss their suspicions at the bar.Source ↗

The fish-processing plantOnly recorded here so far
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Rows of workers process fish on conveyor tables.Source ↗

Objects

Brooms1 other recorded episode
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The workers sweep fish waste across the floor.Source ↗

Conveyor belts1 other recorded episode
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Dee stands beside the processing conveyor before her accident.Source ↗

Earpieces1 other recorded episode
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Charlie receives instructions through an earpiece.Source ↗

Flowers6 other recorded episodes
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Charlie presents the arrangement as an apology.Source ↗

Knives8 other recorded episodes
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The processing line workers cut fish.Source ↗

Laptops18 other recorded episodes
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Frank searches the laptop left in the apartment.Source ↗

Surveillance cameras5 other recorded episodes
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A camera hidden in Charlie’s flowers transmits to Frank’s monitor.Source ↗

Food & drinks

Cream piesOnly recorded here so far
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Dessert footage features in Frank’s business pitch.Source ↗

SnapperOnly recorded here so far
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Mac and Dennis insist on ordering the costly fish.Source ↗

Spaghetti2 other recorded episodes
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The gang requests spaghetti while provoking the waiter.Source ↗

Schemes

Shoelace prank1 other recorded episode
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The men discuss repeating the waiter’s shoelace humiliation.Source ↗

Costumes

Hospital gown7 other recorded episodes
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Dee wears a gown after her factory accidents.Source ↗

Rubber gloves8 other recorded episodes
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Yellow gloves accompany the workers’ protective clothing.Source ↗

Trench coats1 other recorded episode
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Frank wears a trench coat for the restaurant rendezvous.Source ↗

SOURCES & NOTES.

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