The memorial from above
Mac and Charlie watch their own service from the vents. Dennis refuses the request to burn Mac’s duster.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S04 E06
Mac and Charlie Die Part 2
S04 E06Photograph not available
Frank, Dee and Dennis find unique ways of dealing with the loss of Mac and Charlie. The guys faked their deaths to avoid Mac's vengeance-obsessed father, who was released from prison.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Replacement roommates
Dennis welcomes Jan, while Frank gives a mannequin Charlie’s clothes and a voice of its own.
Supporting source ↗Dee’s unwanted commute
Dee takes the bus, finds the fugitives and demands a replacement for the car they destroyed.
Supporting source ↗No revenge mission
Their return surprises nobody. Luther’s letter says he is leaving for Tijuana and wants distance, making the elaborate escape unnecessary.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Bonnie Kelly18 other recorded episodes
Bonnie cries while seated at the memorial.Source ↗
Charlie Kelly182 other recorded episodes
Charlie and Mac are confronted on the rooftop by Dee.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds181 other recorded episodes
Dee argues beside the driver at the front of a crowded bus.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds178 other recorded episodes
Dennis conducts the memorial in Mac’s duster.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds173 other recorded episodes
Frank brings a Charlie-like mannequin into the bar.Source ↗
Luther McDonald8 other recorded episodes
Luther appears in a brief mirror scene.Source ↗
The driver confronts Dee at the front of the bus.Source ↗
Locations
Charlie’s apartment49 other recorded episodes
Frank tends to his substitute roommate beside the bed.Source ↗
Mac and Dennis’s apartment21 other recorded episodes
Dennis interviews a replacement roommate at his front door.Source ↗
Paddy’s Pub148 other recorded episodes
Folding chairs and a projection screen fill the memorial space.Source ↗
Objects
Eyeglasses15 other recorded episodes
Frank wears his glasses beside the replacement Charlie.Source ↗
Frank holds a bearded mannequin dressed like Charlie.Source ↗
Newspapers8 other recorded episodes
Dennis holds a folded newspaper while talking to Jan.Source ↗
Projection screens1 other recorded episode
A pull-down projection screen is set up at Paddy’s for the memorial.Source ↗
The glory hole3 other recorded episodes
Frank waits beside the bathroom partition with the mannequin.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Beer bottles14 other recorded episodes
Mac and Charlie carry several beer bottles outside.Source ↗
Schemes
Faking death2 other recorded episodes
Mac and Dee burst into the bar for the big reveal.Source ↗
Costumes
The duster3 other recorded episodes
Dennis wears the long black coat during his tribute.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Funerals and memorials9 other recorded episodes
A sparse audience attends Mac and Charlie’s memorial.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S04 E05 Connected through Faking death, The glory hole, Luther McDonald and 9 more.
S05 E08 
Connected through Projection screens, Blackmail, Mac and Dennis’s apartment and 7 more.
S04 E12 
S10 E04 
Connected through The glory hole, Air vents, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
- Episode still · S04E06 ↗
- Springfield! Springfield! · episode dialogue ↗
- Episode frame · visual inspection of S04E06 ↗
Tags document researched occurrences, not every appearance. Read the research notes and attribution.