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* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first episode during Jessie's birthday party, she receives a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and an accompanying video game. It's hard to make out in real-time, but when [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/3068b968e23df1e83641496e2ee10ce9/tumblr_njbxf3CaL41ra2vuvo1_500.jpg pausing in the right place]] you'll see she received a copy of VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first episode during Jessie's birthday party, she receives a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 Platform/PlayStation2 and an accompanying video game. It's hard to make out in real-time, but when [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/3068b968e23df1e83641496e2ee10ce9/tumblr_njbxf3CaL41ra2vuvo1_500.jpg pausing in the right place]] you'll see she received a copy of VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus.
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* Letters2Numbers: "Five" becomes "5ive."
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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]], who removed it in advance. Fortunately the unfired cartridge from the crime scene fifty years ago that had been put in the suitcase is still able to fire.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]], Sikorski, who removed it in advance. Fortunately the unfired cartridge from the crime scene fifty years ago that had been put in the suitcase is still able to fire.]]
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* YouWouldntShootMe: [[spoiler:Sikorski says this to JT, but is InstantlyProvenWrong when JT pulls the trigger...on an empty gun which Sikorski handed to him. Sikorski has also retrieved the gun that JT stashed away in the radiator. However when Carl ramraids the building, JT has a chance to load the unfired bullet from the crime scene evidence in the suitcase. Sikorski mocks the idea that it will fire after fifty years, but it does, after a couple of pulls of the trigger.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]], who removed it in advance.

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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]], who removed it in advance. Fortunately the unfired cartridge from the crime scene fifty years ago that had been put in the suitcase is still able to fire.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]].

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* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]].Sikorski]], who removed it in advance.


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* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Sikorski tells Claudia to sign over 5 million worth of real estate to him, on the threat of shooting JT, who points out he'll have to shoot them anyway. Sikorski however points out that Jessie is locked up in a separate room and doesn't know about him, but there's nothing to stop him from killing her as well if they don't cooperate.]]
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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Creator/TimothyHutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future. The supporting cast includes Gage Golightly, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/KariMatchett, Creator/AngusMacFadyen, Creator/Hamish Linklater and David [=McIlwraith=].

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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Creator/TimothyHutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future. The supporting cast includes Gage Golightly, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/KariMatchett, Creator/AngusMacFadyen, Creator/Hamish Linklater Creator/HamishLinklater and David [=McIlwraith=].
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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Creator/TimothyHutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.

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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Creator/TimothyHutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.
future. The supporting cast includes Gage Golightly, Creator/RandyQuaid, Creator/KariMatchett, Creator/AngusMacFadyen, Creator/Hamish Linklater and David [=McIlwraith=].



* YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this regarding JT, and he seems to be proven right when Mandy Murphy dies in another accident the day after JT saved her from a falling tree. [[spoiler:This is why Carl almost tries to kill JT himself after Sikorski is stopped, but seeing the changed newspapr article convinces him otherwise.]]

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* YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this regarding JT, and he seems to be proven right when Mandy Murphy dies in another accident the day after JT saved her from a falling tree. [[spoiler:This is why Carl almost tries to kill JT himself after Sikorski is stopped, but seeing the changed newspapr article police file convinces him otherwise.]]

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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.

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''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton Creator/TimothyHutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.



%%ZCE * AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Created by JT being saved. Carl names the trope directly.]]



%%ZCE * ChildProdigy: Jessie Neumeyer.
%%ZCE * CorruptCop: Irwin Sikorski.

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%%ZCE * ChildProdigy: Jessie Neumeyer.
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Neumeyer is shown to be a promising physicist in her own right, [[spoiler:eventually turning out to be the one who sent the briefcase back in time.]]
* CorruptCop: [[spoiler:Detective Irwin Sikorski.Sikorski, presented as JT's ally against Roy Bremmer for the first four episodes, attempts to kill him and Claudia as part of a plan to scam money and property from Bremmer's estate.]]



%%ZCE * [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Imported Future Phlebotinum]]: The "super-metal" case.

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%%ZCE * [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Imported Future Phlebotinum]]: The "super-metal" case. case, which Brad wants to reverse-engineer to claim credit for inventing. JT objecting to this is what makes Brad a suspect.



%%ZCE * [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex]]: Roy Bremmer.
%%ZCE * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: ''[[spoiler: Jessie]]'' [[spoiler: Neumeyer's goal.]]
%%ZCE * ScrewDestiny: JT decides to do this.
%%ZCE * StableTimeLoop
%%ZCE * WhodunnitToMe: The whole point.
%%ZCE * WriteBackToTheFuture: Inverted.
%%ZCE * YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this.

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%%ZCE * [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex]]: PsychoExBoyfriend: Claudia's ex-husband Roy Bremmer.
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Bremmer, a notorious gangster and the prime suspect for JT's murder.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: ''[[spoiler: Jessie]]'' [[spoiler: Neumeyer's goal.goal in sending back the briefcase was to save her father.]]
%%ZCE * ScrewDestiny: JT decides to do this.
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this, first by saving someone else who was reported to die in an accident a few days before he did, and then by continuing to try to prevent his own death [[spoiler:eventually succeeding]].
* StableTimeLoop
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TimeyWimeyBall: Most of the series seems to be setting up a StableTimeLoop, as three of the four suspects didn't have motives to kill JT until after he found the briefcase. [[spoiler:Nor did the actual killer.]] Carl in particular becomes a suspect because he fears that JT surviving will create some kind of RealityBreakingParadox. [[spoiler:However, when Detective Sikorski is killed and JT is saved, an AlternateUniverse is created and the evidence becomes a RippleEffectIndicator, with the police file changing to reflect Bremmer and Sikorski's deaths, disproving Carl's fears.]]
* WhodunnitToMe: The whole point.
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JT tries to solve his murder before it happens.
* WriteBackToTheFuture: Inverted.
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Inverted. The briefcase is sent from the future as a warning to help JT prevent his murder.
* YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this.this regarding JT, and he seems to be proven right when Mandy Murphy dies in another accident the day after JT saved her from a falling tree. [[spoiler:This is why Carl almost tries to kill JT himself after Sikorski is stopped, but seeing the changed newspapr article convinces him otherwise.]]


* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Created by JT being saved. Carl names the trope directly.]]

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%%ZCE * AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Created by JT being saved. Carl names the trope directly.]]



* ChildProdigy: Jessie Neumeyer.
* CorruptCop: [[spoiler: Irwin Sikorski]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Carl when [[spoiler: coming to kill JT]].

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%%ZCE * ChildProdigy: Jessie Neumeyer.
%%ZCE * CorruptCop: [[spoiler: Irwin Sikorski]].
Sikorski.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Carl when [[spoiler: coming to kill JT]].



* [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Imported Future Phlebotinum]]: The "super-metal" case.

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%%ZCE * [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Imported Future Phlebotinum]]: The "super-metal" case.



* [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex]]: Roy Bremmer.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: ''[[spoiler: Jessie]]'' [[spoiler: Neumeyer's goal.]]
* ScrewDestiny: JT decides to do this.
* StableTimeLoop
* WhodunnitToMe: The whole point.
* WriteBackToTheFuture: Inverted.
* YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this.

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%%ZCE * [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex]]: Roy Bremmer.
%%ZCE * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: ''[[spoiler: Jessie]]'' [[spoiler: Neumeyer's goal.]]
%%ZCE * ScrewDestiny: JT decides to do this.
%%ZCE * StableTimeLoop
%%ZCE * WhodunnitToMe: The whole point.
%%ZCE * WriteBackToTheFuture: Inverted.
%%ZCE * YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this.
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* [[spoiler: CorruptCop]]: [[spoiler: Irwin Sikorski]].

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* [[spoiler: CorruptCop]]: CorruptCop: [[spoiler: Irwin Sikorski]].
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* FreezeFrameBonus: In the first episode during Jessie's birthday party, she receives a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and an accompanying video game. It's hard to make out in real-time, but when [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/3068b968e23df1e83641496e2ee10ce9/tumblr_njbxf3CaL41ra2vuvo1_500.jpg pausing in the right place]] you'll see she received a copy of VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus.

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A a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the SciFiChannel in June 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.

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A ''5ive Days to Midnight'' is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the SciFiChannel [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] in June 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.
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Also known as ''[=5iVe=] Days to Midnight'', this is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the SciFiChannel in June 2004. It features J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.

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Also known as ''[=5iVe=] Days to Midnight'', this is A a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the SciFiChannel in June 2004. It features stars Timothy Hutton as J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.future.
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Also known as ''[=5iVe=] Days to Midnight'', this is a five-part MiniSeries which ran on the SciFiChannel in June 2004. It features J.T. Neumeyer, a physicist who discovers a briefcase containing postdated documents and evidence which indicate he will die five days in the future.
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* AlternateUniverse: [[spoiler: Created by JT being saved. Carl names the trope directly.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Lots of them, but the [[spoiler: gun JT hid behind a radiator]] is an aversion, since he got OutGambitted by [[spoiler: Sikorski]].
* ChildProdigy: Jessie Neumeyer.
* [[spoiler: CorruptCop]]: [[spoiler: Irwin Sikorski]].
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Carl when [[spoiler: coming to kill JT]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Carl Axelrod is certain that the universe demands JT's death. It puts him over the edge.
* [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum Imported Future Phlebotinum]]: The "super-metal" case.
* PapaWolf: JT gets a ''little'' aggressive when his daughter is in danger.
* [[PsychoExGirlfriend Psycho Ex]]: Roy Bremmer.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: ''[[spoiler: Jessie]]'' [[spoiler: Neumeyer's goal.]]
* ScrewDestiny: JT decides to do this.
* StableTimeLoop
* WhodunnitToMe: The whole point.
* WriteBackToTheFuture: Inverted.
* YouCantFightFate: Carl is convinced of this.
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