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CASE FILE · S02 E10

Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad

S02 E10Photograph not availableBarbara, Dee and Dennis wear red clown noses during a hospital visit.
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Dee receives e-mails from a man who claims to be her father, so she confronts Frank and Barbara to find out what's up. Meanwhile, Mac seeks out his own dad, who's in prison.

THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD

INSIDE THE CASE.

A message changes the family

Bruce Mathis contacts Dee online. Barbara confirms that he is the twins’ biological father, sending Frank into a furious search for him.

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Looking for a father figure

Mac and Charlie visit Luther in prison. He wants help smuggling drugs; they instead seek advice for Frank’s revenge plan.

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Charity as a test

Bruce’s concert offers music and socializing. The hospital visit that follows puts the family in red clown noses, facing the less glamorous side of helping people.

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Another possible connection

Mac and Charlie pretend they attacked Bruce. Frank moves on to a date with Bonnie, whose arrival raises Charlie’s question about his own father.

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THE EVIDENCE

THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.

Characters

Barbara Reynolds3 other recorded episodes
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Barbara wears a red nose beside Dennis and Dee at the hospital.Source ↗

Bonnie Kelly18 other recorded episodes
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Bonnie arrives for her date with Frank.Source ↗

Bruce Mathis1 other recorded episode
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Bruce meets Dennis and Dee in his office.Source ↗

Charlie Kelly182 other recorded episodes
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Charlie holds an instant photograph after confronting Bruce.Source ↗

Dee Reynolds181 other recorded episodes
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Dee joins Bruce at the microphone during the fundraiser.Source ↗

Dennis Reynolds178 other recorded episodes
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Dennis studies Dee’s laptop with Charlie and Mac.Source ↗

Frank Reynolds173 other recorded episodes
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Frank sits with a handgun and a laptop in Charlie’s apartment.Source ↗

Luther McDonald8 other recorded episodes
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Luther receives Mac and Charlie in the prison visiting room.Source ↗

Mac182 other recorded episodes
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Mac crouches behind a car with a baseball bat.Source ↗

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Dennis chats with the dark-haired guest holding a drink.Source ↗

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The young patient lies in bed during the family’s visit.Source ↗

Locations

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Bruce holds a framed photograph in his office.Source ↗

Charlie’s apartment49 other recorded episodes
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Mac and Charlie prepare balloons on the apartment couch.Source ↗

Hospitals13 other recorded episodes
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Bruce brings the Reynolds family into the children’s ward.Source ↗

Paddy’s Pub148 other recorded episodes
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Dee’s laptop draws the gang together at the bar.Source ↗

Prison3 other recorded episodes
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Mac and Charlie sit across a visiting table from Mac’s father.Source ↗

Objects

Balloons4 other recorded episodes
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An inflated yellow balloon is part of Mac and Charlie’s preparations.Source ↗

Baseball bats4 other recorded episodes
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Mac waits with a wooden bat behind a parked car.Source ↗

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Mac identifies Charlie’s glue as Elmer’s.Source ↗

Glue7 other recorded episodes
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Charlie brings glue to the stakeout and persuades Mac to join him.Source ↗

Guitars2 other recorded episodes
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Bruce plays electric guitar at the charity event.Source ↗

Handguns21 other recorded episodes
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Frank holds a handgun while trying to locate Bruce online.Source ↗

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Charlie’s camera produces a photograph of Bruce.Source ↗

Laptops21 other recorded episodes
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A laptop sits open on the bar.Source ↗

Microphones8 other recorded episodes
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Bruce and Dee stand at the microphone during the fundraiser.Source ↗

Speakers1 other recorded episode
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Tall silver speakers stand on Bruce’s desk.Source ↗

Schemes

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Luther asks Mac and Charlie to bring drugs into prison.Source ↗

Stakeouts4 other recorded episodes
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Mac and Charlie hide behind a car outside the fundraiser.Source ↗

Costumes

Bandanas5 other recorded episodes
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Charlie wears a blue patterned bandana during the prison visit.Source ↗

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The family wears bright red noses while visiting sick children.Source ↗

Miscellaneous

Charity events2 other recorded episodes
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Bruce performs at a fundraiser for the Juvenile Lupus Association.Source ↗

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Bruce recalls Greenpeace work in Alaska.Source ↗

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Bruce contacts Dee through MySpace with news about her parentage.Source ↗

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The family compares Bruce to Patch Adams (mention only).Source ↗

SOURCES & NOTES.

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