Pushing Daisies/Recap/S2/E11 Window Dressed to Kill
The Past
Young Olive, ignored and neglected by her wealthy parents, is kidnapped--by two bumbling thieves who end up being far better parents to her.
The Present
Ned has sworn off raising the dead, convinced it only leads to problems. That leaves Emerson at a disadvantage when investigating the deaths of the window-dressers at Dickers' Department Store.
Tropes
- Brought Down to Normal: A variant, crossed with Ten-Minute Retirement--Ned doesn't lose his power, but decides not to use it.
- Confusing Multiple Negatives: Olive tries to parse Ned's declaration that he didn't never look at her the way he looks at Chuck.
- Conspicuous CG: The rhino.
- Foreshadowing: The first department store diorama, by Erin (and to a lesser extent, Coco), showed a scene similar to Erin's murder. The second diorama, by Coco, shows a woman with just a bit of her dress caught in an escalator...
- He's Back: Ned raises Danny Mann's rhino to scare off the police.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Dickers, when Emerson and Chuck tell him that Denny is probably the murderer.
- Share Phrase: "Erin, and, to a lesser extent, Coco..."
- The Other Darrin: Young Olive has been recast.
- Whole-Plot Reference: Olive's kidnapping and relationship with her kidnappers references Savannah Smiles.