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CASE FILE · S05 E02

The Gang Hits the Road

S05 E02Photograph not availableAll five members of the gang crowded into Dennis’s Range Rover at the start of their road trip.
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The gang take a road trip. Destination: the Grand Canyon.

THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD

INSIDE THE CASE.

Arizona can wait

Frank wants to see the Grand Canyon. Repeated delays, a vehicle change and failed attempts to leave Dee behind keep the trip close to home.

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Comforts of the cargo hold

The trailer acquires wicker chairs, a cooler, a French press and a charcoal grill. Dennis and Charlie make themselves comfortable in a space intended for cargo.

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A market detour

Charlie inspects a pear at a produce stall. Elsewhere, Frank and Dennis browse household goods, while Dee returns to the car carrying a cassette.

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The shortest long-distance trip

After the trailer fire, the passengers fall asleep. They wake outside Paddy’s: Charlie abandoned the journey, and the hitchhiker has continued with Dee’s car.

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THE EVIDENCE

THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.

Characters

Charlie Kelly182 other recorded episodes
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Charlie examines a pear beside Mac at the produce stall.Source ↗

Dee Reynolds181 other recorded episodes
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Dee returns to the car holding a cassette from the market stop.Source ↗

Dennis Reynolds178 other recorded episodes
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Dennis settles into a wicker chair with a mug of coffee inside the trailer.Source ↗

Frank Reynolds173 other recorded episodes
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Frank squeezes into the rear seat of the Range Rover beside Charlie and Dee.Source ↗

Mac182 other recorded episodes
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Mac leans beneath the dashboard of Dee’s parked car while Charlie stands by the open door.Source ↗

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The cyclist in a blue jacket and helmet confronts Mac and Frank.Source ↗

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The curly-haired hitchhiker drives with Dee in the passenger seat.Source ↗

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The produce vendor talks to Charlie beside the market’s fruit display.Source ↗

Locations

Italian Market1 other recorded episode
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The supply stop includes a produce stall where Charlie and Mac examine pears.Source ↗

Paddy’s Pub148 other recorded episodes
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The others return to find Charlie wiping down the familiar bar.Source ↗

Objects

Bicycles8 other recorded episodes
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A wheel of the Range Rover rolls over the bicycle lying in the road.Source ↗

Blankets6 other recorded episodes
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Charlie and Dennis sit wrapped in blankets after the trailer fire.Source ↗

Cassette tapes6 other recorded episodes
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A cassette is visible in Dee’s hand as she returns to the driver’s door.Source ↗

Cigarettes11 other recorded episodes
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Dennis holds a cigarette while driving.Source ↗

Coffee mugs5 other recorded episodes
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Charlie and Dennis hold ceramic mugs while sitting in the trailer.Source ↗

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A French press sits on the cooler between Charlie and Dennis as they drink coffee.Source ↗

Grill2 other recorded episodes
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Dennis and Charlie set up a small charcoal grill on the floor of the enclosed trailer.Source ↗

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The enclosed cargo trailer becomes a lounge with chairs, a cooler and a grill.Source ↗

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Dee’s makeshift bathroom jar spills onto Mac, prompting another roadside stop.Source ↗

Range Rover20 other recorded episodes
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Dennis’s Range Rover pulls the rented trailer past the fallen cyclist.Source ↗

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Mac holds a folded road map while the gang discusses the trip.Source ↗

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Two wicker chairs furnish the trailer, facing a coffee maker and grill.Source ↗

Food & drinks

Coffee9 other recorded episodes
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Charlie and Dennis have coffee in the trailer.Source ↗

Hot dogs6 other recorded episodes
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A package of hot dogs rests on Charlie’s lap beside the trailer grill.Source ↗

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Charlie finishes his first pear, including its stem and sticker, during the market stop.Source ↗

Schemes

Car theft1 other recorded episode
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Back at Paddy’s, the gang learns that the hitchhiker left with Dee’s car.Source ↗

Hot-wiring1 other recorded episode
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Mac reaches under Dee’s dashboard in an attempt to start her car.Source ↗

Running jokes

Car destroyed2 other recorded episodes
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The gang returns to find that the hitchhiker has stolen Dee's replacement car.Source ↗

Ocular patdown2 other recorded episodes
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The hitchhiker drives after Mac decides he passes a visual safety check.Source ↗

Costumes

Bicycle helmets3 other recorded episodes
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The cyclist wears a vented bicycle helmet.Source ↗

Music

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Dee discusses Soul Asylum’s Runaway Train and sings along during the trip.Source ↗

Miscellaneous

Fires12 other recorded episodes
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Dennis and Charlie recover under blankets after the trailer furniture catches fire.Source ↗

Hitchhiking1 other recorded episode
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The curly-haired hitchhiker takes the wheel with Dee in the passenger seat.Source ↗

Road rage1 other recorded episode
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Mac’s beer-bottle attack leaves a cyclist on the ground beside the road.Source ↗

SOURCES & NOTES.

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