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* '''Implied''': Fred tells George he's going to work [[OneLastJob one last case before retirement]]. He walks out the door [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and never comes back]]. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome The audience never finds out what happened to him.]]
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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
** Fred tells George he's going to work [[OneLastJob one last case before retirement]]. He walks out the door [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and never comes back]]. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome The audience never finds out what happened to him.]]]]
** A bank statement includes the line "POLICE RETIREMENT BONUS $38000 [TRANSFER ANNULLED]"
** Fred tells George he's going to work [[OneLastJob one last case before retirement]]. He walks out the door [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and never comes back]]. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome The audience never finds out what happened to him.
** A bank statement includes the line "POLICE RETIREMENT BONUS $38000 [TRANSFER ANNULLED]"
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** [[CharacterDiedWithHim Chris, Fred's actor, died]] a few episodes before Fred was due to retire (along with Chris from acting).
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** [[CharacterDiedWithHim [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Chris, Fred's actor, died]] a few episodes before Fred was due to retire (along with Chris from acting).
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* '''Enforced''': "We're writing Fred out of the show, his character was going to just retire, but where's [[RuleOfDrama the drama]] in just letting Fred quietly move to Florida and take up shuffleboard?"
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** "We're writing Fred out of the show, his character was going to just retire, but where's [[RuleOfDrama the drama]] in just letting Fred quietly move to Florida and take upshuffleboard?"shuffleboard?"
** [[CharacterDiedWithHim Chris, Fred's actor, died]] a few episodes before Fred was due to retire (along with Chris from acting).
** "We're writing Fred out of the show, his character was going to just retire, but where's [[RuleOfDrama the drama]] in just letting Fred quietly move to Florida and take up
** [[CharacterDiedWithHim Chris, Fred's actor, died]] a few episodes before Fred was due to retire (along with Chris from acting).
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** [[RedShirt Fred dies during his first day on the job.]]
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** [[RedShirt Fred dies during during]] [[FirstDayFromHell his first day on the job.]]
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* '''Parodied''': Instead of retirement papers, Fred has to file his own funeral plans.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Instead of retirement papers, Fred has to file his own funeralplans.plans.
** Fred belongs to a LongLived species; with his last breath, he laments dying just 500 years from retirement.
** Instead of retirement papers, Fred has to file his own funeral
** Fred belongs to a LongLived species; with his last breath, he laments dying just 500 years from retirement.
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* '''Reconstructed''': While Fred's family is devastated at first, they manage to move on eventually, and a hefty life insurance payout helps them get through the financial hurdles caused by Fred's death.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** While Fred's family is devastated at first, they manage to move on eventually, and a hefty life insurance payout helps them get through the financial hurdles caused by Fred'sdeath.death.
** For a degree of "reconstruction", anyway: many cops who performed said incompetent acts are [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone unable to stomach being confronted by the results]] (or said incompetent acts lead to many [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring Rampages Of Revenge]]), so they tend to "[[DeadlyEuphemism take early retirement]]" anyway.
** Investigative agencies catch wise and double down on the punishment of any crimes committed on people on the verge of retirement, because doing harm to them is [[KickTheDog a major act of cruelty]].
** While Fred's family is devastated at first, they manage to move on eventually, and a hefty life insurance payout helps them get through the financial hurdles caused by Fred's
** For a degree of "reconstruction", anyway: many cops who performed said incompetent acts are [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone unable to stomach being confronted by the results]] (or said incompetent acts lead to many [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring Rampages Of Revenge]]), so they tend to "[[DeadlyEuphemism take early retirement]]" anyway.
** Investigative agencies catch wise and double down on the punishment of any crimes committed on people on the verge of retirement, because doing harm to them is [[KickTheDog a major act of cruelty]].
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** Lethal InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit this trope.
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** Lethal InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit the belief in this trope.trope to prevent a thorough investigation.
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** InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit this trope.
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** Lethal InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit this trope.
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* '''Deconstructed''': We see the perspective of Fred's family, who were ready to celebrate his retirement and looked forward to being able to spend more time with him, only to have those plans and hopes crushed by his sudden passing and replaced with grieving.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** We see the perspective of Fred's family, who were ready to celebrate his retirement and looked forward to being able to spend more time with him, only to have those plans and hopes crushed by his sudden passing and replaced withgrieving.grieving.
** Police officers become so afraid of this happening to them that they become extremely conscious when they approach their final days of work, leading to the occasional act of incompetence courtesy of wishing to solve their quota without any kind of risk.
** InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit this trope.
** We see the perspective of Fred's family, who were ready to celebrate his retirement and looked forward to being able to spend more time with him, only to have those plans and hopes crushed by his sudden passing and replaced with
** Police officers become so afraid of this happening to them that they become extremely conscious when they approach their final days of work, leading to the occasional act of incompetence courtesy of wishing to solve their quota without any kind of risk.
** InsuranceFraud schemes targeting (or performed by) days-away-from-retirement people skyrocket because they try to exploit this trope.
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** Fred's grief follows him into retirement and he tries [[CopeByCreating to escape it by taking odd jobs]], to no avail. So when he decides to take his own life, he decides to add one last bit of GallowsHumor to his suicide note by writing he's "''now'' ready to retire".
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* '''Downplayed''': Fred is just under two years away from being eligible to retire when Jonathan kills him.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Fred is just under two years away from being eligible to retire when Jonathan killshim.him.
** Fred is not killed, but a significant side effect of the events of the story is him being disgraced as a cop and his retirement investments being ruined by Jonathan, so all Fred can look forward the day he retires is AFateWorseThanDeath.
** Fred is just under two years away from being eligible to retire when Jonathan kills
** Fred is not killed, but a significant side effect of the events of the story is him being disgraced as a cop and his retirement investments being ruined by Jonathan, so all Fred can look forward the day he retires is AFateWorseThanDeath.
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** Alternatively, Fred has a very peaceful last day on the job.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone is so afraid of being murdered that nobody wants to retire.
* '''Reconstructed''': Thus, when Fred mentions he's "ready to retire", everyone knows the [[DrivenToSuicide unspoken implication]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Thus, when Fred mentions he's "ready to retire", everyone knows the [[DrivenToSuicide unspoken implication]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone is so afraid We see the perspective of Fred's family, who were ready to celebrate his retirement and looked forward to being murdered that nobody wants able to retire.
spend more time with him, only to have those plans and hopes crushed by his sudden passing and replaced with grieving.
* '''Reconstructed''':Thus, when Fred mentions he's "ready While Fred's family is devastated at first, they manage to retire", everyone knows move on eventually, and a hefty life insurance payout helps them get through the [[DrivenToSuicide unspoken implication]].financial hurdles caused by Fred's death.
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** Fred has learned that he has a terminal disease and began preparations to retire because of that.
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** Fred has learned that he has a terminal disease ConvenientTerminalIllness and began preparations to retire because of that.
** Alternatively, Fred has a very peaceful last day on the job.
** Jonathan may not be pursuing him any further, but Fred dies in a freak accident as he's leaving his old life behind.
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** Fred expects to die shortly before retirement so when his retirement approaches he blows all his money on ConspicuousConsumption items. To his dismay, he ends up surviving, and now must work at the local BurgerFool instead of enjoying his retirement because he's broke.
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** Fred expects to die shortly before retirement retirement, so when his retirement approaches approaches, he blows all his money on ConspicuousConsumption items. To his dismay, he ends up surviving, and now must work at the local BurgerFool instead of enjoying his retirement because he's broke.
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* '''Implied''': Fred tells George he's going to work one last case before retirement. He walks out the door [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and never comes back]]. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome The audience never finds out what happened to him.]]
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* '''Implied''': Fred tells George he's going to work [[OneLastJob one last case before retirement.retirement]]. He walks out the door [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and never comes back]]. [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome The audience never finds out what happened to him.]]
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** Fred and Jonathan have been enemies from the very first day Fred has been working as a cop, and knowing that Jonathan will never stop hounding him, Fred decides that since it's the last day that he will legally have access to the tools to take down Jonathan once and for all, [[TakingYouWithMe he decides to end this feud once and for all, no matter the cost, and preferably in a blaze of glory]].
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** Fred and Jonathan have been enemies from the very first day Fred has been working as a cop, and knowing that Jonathan will never stop hounding him, Fred decides that since it's the last day that he will legally have access to the tools to take down Jonathan once and for all, [[TakingYouWithMe he decides to end this feud once and for all, feud, no matter the cost, and preferably in a blaze of glory]].
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* '''Straight''': George and Fred are police officers who are pals. During Fred's last case, a mafia boss named Jonathan kills Fred one day before Fred's retirement date.
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* '''Straight''': George and Fred are police officers who are pals.HeterosexualLifePartners. During Fred's last case, a mafia boss named Jonathan kills Fred one day before Fred's retirement date.
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** This happens to every character who was planning to retire, no matter what their occupation.
** Bob announces his retirement and gets shot in the head immediately afterwards.
** Bob announces his retirement and gets shot in the head immediately afterwards.
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** This happens to every character who was planning to retire, no matter what their occupation.
** Bob announces his retirement and gets [[BoomHeadshot shot in thehead head]] immediately afterwards.
** Bob announces his retirement and gets [[BoomHeadshot shot in the
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** Fred is TheMole that [[BecomingTheMask Became The Mask]].
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** Fred is TheMole that [[BecomingTheMask Became The the Mask]].
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** [[RedShirt Fred dies during his first day on the job]].
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** [[RedShirt Fred dies during his first day on the job]].job.]]
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** Fred, who was on his last day on the job, is the only character to not be killed.
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** Fred, who was on his last day on the job, is the only character to not to be killed.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Fred seems to die, only to be later revealed to still be alive shortly afterwards. Then he dies again, and comes back, and so on and so forth several times over the course of the story.
* '''Averted''':
* '''Averted''':
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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Fred seems to die, only to be later revealed to be still be alive shortly afterwards. Then he dies again, and comes back, and so on and so forth several times over the course of the story.
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** None of the characters are employed.
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** None of the characters are is employed.
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** Fred and Johnathan have been enemies from the very first day Fred has been working as a cop, and knowing that Johnathan will never stop hounding him, Fred decides that since it's the last day that he will legally have access to the tools to take down Johnathan once and for all, [[TakingYouWithMe he decides to end this feud once and for all, no matter the cost, and preferably in a blaze of glory]].
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** Fred and Johnathan Jonathan have been enemies from the very first day Fred has been working as a cop, and knowing that Johnathan Jonathan will never stop hounding him, Fred decides that since it's the last day that he will legally have access to the tools to take down Johnathan Jonathan once and for all, [[TakingYouWithMe he decides to end this feud once and for all, no matter the cost, and preferably in a blaze of glory]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
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* '''Played For for Laughs''':
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** Fred goes to herculean effort avoiding the ridiculous amount of {{Contrived Coincidence}}s that make an attempt on his life on the day before his retirement. He successfully survives, and retires. [[VictoryIsBoring A day later he's bored silly]].
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Jonathan never gets blamed because [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident everyone thinks Fred's death was accidental]].
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Jonathan never gets blamed because [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident everyone thinks Fred's death was accidental]].
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** Fred goes to herculean effort avoiding the ridiculous amount number of {{Contrived Coincidence}}s that make an attempt on his life on the day before his retirement. He successfully survives, and retires. [[VictoryIsBoring A day later he's bored silly]].
silly.]]
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** [[KarmaHoudini Jonathan never getsblamed blamed]] because [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident everyone thinks Fred's death was accidental]].
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** [[KarmaHoudini Jonathan never gets
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* '''Played for Horror''': The audience sees Jonathan's {{mooks}}' ColdBloodedTorture of Fred, while he [[AintTooProudToBeg begs them]] to let up because he's due to retire, culminating in his CruelAndUnusualDeath.
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** Fred and Johnathan have been enemies from the very first day Fred has been working as a cop, and knowing that Johnathan will never stop hounding him, Fred decides that since it's the last day that he will legally have access to the tools to take down Johnathan once and for all, [[TakingYouWithMe he decides to end this feud once and for all, no matter the cost, and preferably in a blaze of glory]].
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** George and Fred have been cops for 40 years. Fred dies during is last case, one second before his retirement.
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** George and Fred have been cops for 40 years. Fred dies during is his last case, one second before his retirement.
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** Even devices, buildings and ''animals'' that were scheduled for retirement get wrecked or killed mere hours from such a thing happening officially.
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** Even devices, buildings buildings, items of clothing and ''animals'' that were scheduled for retirement get wrecked or killed mere hours from such a thing happening officially.
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** Even devices and buildings that were scheduled for retirement get wrecked mere hours from such a thing happening.
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** Even devices and devices, buildings and ''animals'' that were scheduled for retirement get wrecked or killed mere hours from such a thing happening.happening officially.
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** Even devices and buildings that were scheduled for retirement get wrecked mere hours from such a thing happening.
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** The police force surrounds Fred with dozens of bodyguards for the duration of his last day. And the Jonathan uses the day, with large numbers of cops otherwise occupied, to rob six banks.
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** The police force surrounds Fred with dozens of bodyguards for the duration of his last day. And the then Jonathan uses the day, with large numbers of cops otherwise occupied, to rob six banks.