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* DisproportionateRetribution: Bobby resolved his issues with Donovan by burying him alive as if they were in an Edgar Allan Poe short story.
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* AllForNothing: Bobby decided to kill Donovan so that people would forget all about him and care more about him and his own accomplishments. Unfortunately for him, with Donovan being well-liked in life, he became a '''legend''' in death. Nearly 60 years later, Bobby remains embitteredly tied to his victim.
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* AllForNothing: Bobby decided to kill Donovan so that people would forget all about him and care more about him Bobby and his own accomplishments. Unfortunately for him, with Donovan being well-liked in life, he became a '''legend''' in death. Nearly 60 years later, Bobby remains embitteredly tied to his victim.
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* CartwrightCurse: Poor Alice lost both of the men she loved--her husband and Donovan, and in very rapid succession.
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* CartwrightCurse: Poor Alice lost both of the men she loved--her husband and Donovan, and Donovan--and in very rapid succession.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Sam Bertleman, the union-busting owner of the miner that Donovan works at. While he knew about Donovan's affair to use as blackmail, he was not responsible for Donovan's murder.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Sam Bertleman, the union-busting owner of the miner mine that Donovan works at. While he knew about Donovan's affair to use as blackmail, he was not responsible for Donovan's murder.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss Bertleman threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss Bertleman threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him.Bertleman. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
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* DeadGuyJunior: Alice named her son “Donovan” to remember John.
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* DeadGuyJunior: Alice named her son “Donovan” "Donovan" to remember John.John.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Sam Bertleman, the union-busting owner of the miner that Donovan works at. While he knew about Donovan's affair to use as blackmail, he was not responsible for Donovan's murder.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Sam Bertleman, the union-busting owner of the miner that Donovan works at. While he knew about Donovan's affair to use as blackmail, he was not responsible for Donovan's murder.
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* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an Awful Wedded Life for Donovan.
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* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an Awful Wedded Life AwfulWeddedLife for Donovan.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss Bertleman threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
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* CartwrightCursee: Poor Alice lost both of the men she loved--her husband and Donovan, and in very rapid succession.
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* CartwrightCursee: CartwrightCurse: Poor Alice lost both of the men she loved--her husband and Donovan, and in very rapid succession.
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* PlotIncitingDeath: When Donovan's friend is killed in an accident, it sparks his union activism, ultimately leading to his own death.
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* PlotIncitingDeath: PlotTriggeringDeath: When Donovan's friend is killed in an accident, it sparks his union activism, ultimately leading to his own death.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Donovan's friend is killed in an accident, sparking his union activism.
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* CartwrightCursee: Poor Alice lost both of the men she loved--her husband and Donovan, and in very rapid succession.
* ChekhovsGun: The lighter that Bobby is seen using. In one of the flashbacks, it's given as a gift to ''Donovan'', this revealing that Bobby is his killer.
* ChekhovsGun: The lighter that Bobby is seen using. In one of the flashbacks, it's given as a gift to ''Donovan'', this revealing that Bobby is his killer.
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* PlotIncitingDeath: When Donovan's friend is killed in an accident, it sparks his union activism, ultimately leading to his own death.
* RomancingTheWidow: Although Donovan was merely looking out for Alice after her husband's death and probably didn't intend for things to turn romantic.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
* RomancingTheWidow: Although Donovan was merely looking out for Alice after her husband's death and probably didn't intend for things to turn romantic.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Donovan's boss threatens him about his union activism. Donovan scoffs at this, pointing out that if anything happened to him, no one would believe it was an accident and everyone would quickly and correctly suspect him. His boss agrees, then casually asks, "But who's going to care if some random colored woman goes missing on her way home from work?", this revealing that he's actually threatening ''Alice''.
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* SympatheticAdulterer: Donovan, given his unhappy marriage.
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* AllForNothing: Bobby decided to kill Donovan so that people would forget all about him and care more about him and his own accomplishments. Unfortunately for him, with Donovan being well-liked in life, he became a '''legend''' in death. Nearly 60 years later, Bobby remains embitteredly tied to his victim.
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A mining cave-in is investigated when a body of the victim, John Donovan, is recovered and find a woman he once loved.
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A mining cave-in is investigated when a the body of the victim, John Donovan, is recovered and find recovered. The team finds a woman he once loved.
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* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an AwfulWeddedLife for Donovan.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year having an affair with her.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year having an affair with her.
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* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an AwfulWeddedLife Awful Wedded Life for Donovan.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year of having an affair with her.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year of having an affair with her.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Donovan and Alice. After the tragic death of her husband and his fellow sand hog, he comforted and befriended her. They grew closer and fell in love. But he was a white married man and she was a single black woman in 1948. When Donovan’s boss blackmailed him with Alice’s safety, he broke off the affair.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to kill Donovan.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to kill Donovan.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Donovan and Alice. After the tragic death of her husband and who was his fellow sand hog, sandhog, he comforted and befriended her. They grew closer and fell in love. But he was a white married man and she was a single black woman in 1948. When Donovan’s boss blackmailed him with Alice’s safety, he broke off the affair.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to killDonovan.Donovan.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to kill
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* CruelToBeKind: Donovan ended his affair with Alice by pretending to be afraid of what others would think. Really, his boss threatened to hurt her to stop Donovan from forming an union.
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* CruelToBeKind: BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Donovan ended his affair with Alice by pretending to be afraid of what others would think. Really, his boss threatened to hurt her to stop Donovan from forming an union.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: John Donovan and his wife, leading him to seek an affair with Alice.
* CruelToBeKind: Donovan ended his affair with Alice by pretending to be afraid of what others would think. Really, his boss threatened to hurt her to stop Donovan from forming an union.
* DeadGuyJunior: Alice named her son “Donovan” to remember John.
* GreenEyedMonster: Bobby killed Donovan because he was jealous of him always getting all the glory.
* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an AwfulWeddedLife for Donovan.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year having an affair with her.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Alice was pregnant when Donovan ended the affair. She gave her son his surname as a first name to remember him.
* StarCrossedLovers: Donovan and Alice. After the tragic death of her husband and his fellow sand hog, he comforted and befriended her. They grew closer and fell in love. But he was a white married man and she was a single black woman in 1948. When Donovan’s boss blackmailed him with Alice’s safety, he broke off the affair.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to kill Donovan.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: John Donovan and his wife, leading him to seek an affair with Alice.
* CruelToBeKind: Donovan ended his affair with Alice by pretending to be afraid of what others would think. Really, his boss threatened to hurt her to stop Donovan from forming an union.
* DeadGuyJunior: Alice named her son “Donovan” to remember John.
* GreenEyedMonster: Bobby killed Donovan because he was jealous of him always getting all the glory.
* LadyDrunk: Donovan’s wife, resulting in an AwfulWeddedLife for Donovan.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Donovan’s wife couldn’t get pregnant, leading to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, he got Alice pregnant after less a year having an affair with her.
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: Alice was pregnant when Donovan ended the affair. She gave her son his surname as a first name to remember him.
* StarCrossedLovers: Donovan and Alice. After the tragic death of her husband and his fellow sand hog, he comforted and befriended her. They grew closer and fell in love. But he was a white married man and she was a single black woman in 1948. When Donovan’s boss blackmailed him with Alice’s safety, he broke off the affair.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Donovan’s father-in-law, Big Mac, preferred John over his own son, even promoting him over Bobby. Bobby was jealous, which led him to kill Donovan.
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Written by Creator/GregPlageman
A mining cave-in is investigated when a body of the victim is recovered and find a woman he once loved.
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Written by Creator/GregPlageman
A mining cave-in is investigated when a body of the victim is recovered and find a woman he once loved.
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