switchbladeeyes

This is one of my favourite episodes, most particularly because of that breakfast scene at the loft, which is hilarious. (And Schanke turning up with all his most precious things in a box. The duck lamp!)

The parallels are obvious, of course, even if Nick is too self-centred to notice what everyone else can see. However, this is one episode in which all three plots have a strong thematic link: the murder, Schanke's marriage, and the flashback. That's good writing, that is. One can quibble on details (OK, solving the murder is more than a detail!) but overall it's a solid episode.