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* [[Buried Alive]]: What {{spoiler|Ian Pritchard}} nearly did to Luke in ''Final Lap''.

* [[Endangered Species]]: Cats and dogs. A cat smuggling operation was even central {{spoiler|though a [[Red Herring]]}} to the plot of ''Framed!''

* [[Faking the Death]]: {{spoiler|Camilla in ''Double Check''. She tries it again during the investigation, but Luke isn't fooled.}}

* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|Ian's}} line to Luke about the foundations in Final Lap.

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: '''M'''obile '''A'''id to '''L'''aw and '''C'''rime.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Happens to Everton in ''Double Check''. {{spoiler|It's revealed he was struck by lighting, [[Justified Trope|which can cause memory deficits in some cases.]]}}

* [[Name's the Same]]: The killer in ''Roll Call'' is only after girls named Emily Wonder.

* [[Non-Action Guy]]: While Luke is physically fit and often chases down suspects, Malc is usually the one to combat violence.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: After children are sent to school they aren't allowed to see their parents again. {{spoiler|Subverted in Blood Brother where Luke's father appears.}}

* [[Robot Buddy]]: Malc.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Inverted; smoking is illegal in the Traces verse.

* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Malc does this three times for Luke; taking a knife in ''Framed!'', a bullet in ''Lost Bullet'' and a tree branch in ''Final Lap''. Justified in that Luke's safety is Malc's second priority after upholding the law.