- Nancy's terrific "Reason You Suck" Speech to Bill after grudgingly helping steal Oliver back. He may have struck her to get her to kidnap the boy, but the moment she sees him about to beat Oliver, she puts herself between them. Even when Bill draws a belt to whip him, she grabs it and tells him that he will not lay a finger on the child. She doesn't care if he hits her again or kills her, she won't allow any harm to come to Oliver. She also reminds Fagin that she could ruin him, Sikes and the rest of the children with one word to the authorities - which she will do even if it means she goes down with them. The fact that Bill doesn't try to beat Oliver again says he knows she was not making an empty threat.
- Nancy's death can also count as a Dying Moment of Awesome depending on how they choose to play it (certainly the case in the film). While Bill is beating her, she screams as loudly as possible to alert Mr Brownlow and at least ensure Oliver gets to safety.
- "Oom-Pah-Pah" becomes even more awesome in the film version. On the stage, it's basically an Irrelevant Act Opener to set up Mood Whiplash when Bill Sikes makes his first appearance. Here, it's something Nancy spontaneously orchestrates to distract Bill and Fagin - allowing her to sneak Oliver out in the chaos. The song is the reason Oliver gets his happy ending.
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