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CASE FILE · S14 E01

The Gang Gets Romantic

S14 E01Photograph not availableCharlie, Frank, Alexi and Nikki dance together in Charlie’s apartment.
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Mac concocts a scheme to attract single women to Airbnb Dennis' bedroom, while Frank and Charlie concoct similar plans to attract young, European coeds. But neither ad attracts their intended target.

THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD

INSIDE THE CASE.

A romance imposed on strangers

Mac scripts a romantic encounter around apartment guests, repeatedly changing who should pursue whom.

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The missing person is their child

The gang mistakes Greg and Lisa’s grief for romantic conflict. Teddy was their son.

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The wrong guests fit perfectly

Charlie and Frank bond with Alexi and Nikki over unusual cooking and grooming habits.

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A farewell worth chasing

The pair rushes to the departing guests and promises a reunion.

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THE EVIDENCE

THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.

Characters

AlexiOnly recorded here so far
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Alexi sits on the couch beside Frank.Source ↗

Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
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Charlie reacts to Nikki’s cooking in the apartment.Source ↗

Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
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Dee approaches Greg inside the hardware store.Source ↗

Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
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Dennis stands beside the stereo after Mac’s declaration.Source ↗

Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
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Frank talks with Alexi beside the couch.Source ↗

GregOnly recorded here so far
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Greg talks with Dee among the hardware displays.Source ↗

LisaOnly recorded here so far
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Lisa stands beside Greg at the apartment door.Source ↗

Mac180 other recorded episodes
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Mac addresses the apartment guests from the doorway.Source ↗

NikkiOnly recorded here so far
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Nikki stands beside Charlie in the kitchen.Source ↗

Locations

Charlie’s apartment48 other recorded episodes
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The four men dance beside the shared bed.Source ↗

Hardware stores2 other recorded episodes
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Hardware aisles provide the setting for Dee’s encounter.Source ↗

Mac and Dennis’s apartment20 other recorded episodes
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Dennis offers Lisa a drink in the apartment.Source ↗

Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
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Mac, Dee and Dennis regroup at the bar.Source ↗

Objects

Boomboxes4 other recorded episodes
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The portable stereo sits on the kitchen counter.Source ↗

Buses6 other recorded episodes
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Alexi and Nikki say goodbye beside the Greyhound bus.Source ↗

Toe knife4 other recorded episodes
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Frank demonstrates his foot-grooming knife.Source ↗

Toe spoonOnly recorded here so far
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Alexi tends his foot with a spoon.Source ↗

Food & drinks

Meat cubeOnly recorded here so far
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The guests leave a boxed meat gift.Source ↗

Sandwiches3 other recorded episodes
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Nikki holds his sandwich beside the stove.Source ↗

Schemes

Short-term rentals1 other recorded episode
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Greg and Lisa arrive as paying guests.Source ↗

The meet-cute schemeOnly recorded here so far
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Mac performs his planned declaration.Source ↗

Costumes

LederhosenOnly recorded here so far
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Charlie and Frank wear the visitors’ leather shorts.Source ↗

Music

I Wanna Sex You UpOnly recorded here so far
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The stereo first plays this mistaken selection.Source ↗

In Your EyesOnly recorded here so far
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Mac’s declaration uses this song.Source ↗

Secret GardenOnly recorded here so far
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The farewell uses this song.Source ↗

YodelingOnly recorded here so far
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Nikki yodels for Charlie.Source ↗

SOURCES & NOTES.

Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.