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* InformedAbility: For all the boasting about his fighting skills, Lionel's only successful brawl is with his sparring partner. West easily outclasses him in their brief scrap and he's later incapacitated by three common goons and has to be rescued by Jim.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Amelia meets her end by falling down an elevator shaft.
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* WeightedGloves: West accuses Lionel of using them after Lionel pummels some guy in boxing sparring. It sets their partnership off to a rocky start.
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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The organ grinder's monkey, wearing a chimp-sized Union army uniform, is a live-action example.
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* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The organ grinder's monkey, wearing a chimp-sized Union army uniform, uniform without shoes, is a live-action example.
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* BigDamnHeroes: West and Lionel arrive at the climactic board meeting just in time to save everyone from the machine gun that's been programmed to mow them soen,
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* BigDamnHeroes: West and Lionel arrive at the climactic board meeting just in time to save everyone from the machine gun that's been programmed to mow them soen, down.
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* BigDamnHeroes: West and Lionel arrive at the climactic board meeting just in time to save everyone from the machine gun that's been programmed to mow them soen,
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* YouKilledMyFather: A variation. Amelia's brother Simon founded Jupiter, and she blames their constant dissension for stressing him into a nearly grave; this is why she won't let West help them. At least that's what she claims until her MotiveRant at the end where she confesses everything.
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* YouKilledMyFather: A variation. Amelia's brother Simon founded Jupiter, and she blames their the board members' constant dissension for stressing him into a nearly an early grave; this is why she won't let West help them. At least that's what she claims until her MotiveRant at the end where she confesses everything.
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* AnimalAssassin: Two bomb-throwing animals--an organ grinder's monkey in the ColdOpen, and a trained seal that attacks West at the circus.
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* AnimalAssassin: Two bomb-throwing animals--an organ grinder's OrganGrinder's monkey in the ColdOpen, and a trained seal that attacks West at the circus.
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* TheUntwist: TheReveal that Amanda is the BigBad, considering that we don't get any other suspects.
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* AnimalAssassin: The ColdOpen ends with an organ grinder's monkey throwing a bomb into a Jupiter meeting.
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* AnimalAssassin: The ColdOpen ends with an Two bomb-throwing animals--an organ grinder's monkey throwing in the ColdOpen, and a bomb into trained seal that attacks West at the circus.
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The organ grinder's monkey, wearing aJupiter meeting.chimp-sized Union army uniform, is a live-action example.
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The organ grinder's monkey, wearing a
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation, an arms manufacturer that supplies the government, have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West knows the board members are being murdered, but chairwoman Amelia Bronston refuses to allow him to offer them his official protection. She eventually changes her mind--but only if West is appointed acting chairman until he finds the killer.
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation, an arms manufacturer that supplies the government, have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West knows the board members are being murdered, but chairwoman Amelia Bronston (Jo Van Fleet) refuses to allow him to offer them his official protection. She eventually changes her mind--but only if West is appointed acting chairman until he finds the killer.
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* LookBehindYou: West uses this phrase to warn Amanda that she's about to step into an empty elevator shaft. She [[TemptingFate dismisses it as a trick]]. Cue DisneyVillainDeath.
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** A literal example, as West sends Kyra (Lionel's fiancée) off to the train's kitchen and then tells Lionel he's got to keep these women in line...
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** A literal example, as West sends Kyra (Lionel's fiancée) off to the train's kitchen and then tells Lionel he's "you've got to keep break these women in line...right"...
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: A lot of it. Amanda, Lionel, Kyra, and the Jupiter board all dislike West, but they have to work with him to find the murderer.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: A lot of it. Amanda, Lionel, Kyra, and the Jupiter board all dislike West, but they have to work with him to find the murderer. A JustifiedTrope with Amanda, since she ''is'' the murderer.
* TheUntwist: TheReveal that Amanda is the BigBad, considering that we don't get any other suspects.
* TheUntwist: TheReveal that Amanda is the BigBad, considering that we don't get any other suspects.
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West knows the board members are being murdered, but chairwoman Amelia Bronston refuses to allow him to offer them his official protection. She eventually changes her mind--but only if West is appointed acting chairman until he finds the killer.
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation Corporation, an arms manufacturer that supplies the government, have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West knows the board members are being murdered, but chairwoman Amelia Bronston refuses to allow him to offer them his official protection. She eventually changes her mind--but only if West is appointed acting chairman until he finds the killer.
* CircusOfFear: It ''seems'' normal, but it's where Amanda gets her PsychoForHire killers.
* DeathTrap: West and Lionel are tied up with a giant crossbow pointing at them and a candle burning through the rope that will set it off.
* DeathTrap: West and Lionel are tied up with a giant crossbow pointing at them and a candle burning through the rope that will set it off.
* IHaveYourWife: Amanda briefly uses Kyra as a HumanShield at the climax.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The {{Mooks}} disguised as mannequins, as seen in the upper left hand corner of the image.
* MonsterClown: Kind of; at the circus, some {{Mooks}} attack West while still wearing their clown costumes.
* MotiveRant: Amanda admits that she came up with the dump stock scheme, and also killed Simon and the other board members when they refused to cooperate.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The {{Mooks}} disguised as mannequins, as seen in the upper left hand corner of the image.
* MonsterClown: Kind of; at the circus, some {{Mooks}} attack West while still wearing their clown costumes.
* MotiveRant: Amanda admits that she came up with the dump stock scheme, and also killed Simon and the other board members when they refused to cooperate.
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* YouKilledMyFather: A variation. Amelia's brother Simon founded Jupiter, and she blames their constant dissension for stressing him into a nearly grave; this is why she won't let West help them.
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* YouKilledMyFather: A variation. Amelia's brother Simon founded Jupiter, and she blames their constant dissension for stressing him into a nearly grave; this is why she won't let West help them. At least that's what she claims until her MotiveRant at the end where she confesses everything.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: A lot of it. Amanda, Lionel, Kyra, and the Jupiter board all dislike West, but they have to work with him to find the murderer.
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* EurekaMoment: Lionel discovers the address of the person who's been buying Jupiter stock while he's kissing Kyra.
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheap stock. West knows the oard board members are being murdered, but chairwoman Amelia Bronston refuses to allow him to offer them his official protection.
protection. She eventually changes her mind--but only if West is appointed acting chairman until he finds the killer.
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* StayInTheKitchen: A literal example, as West sends Kyra (Lionel's fiancée) off to the train's kitchen and then tells Lionel he's got to keep these women in line...
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* StayInTheKitchen: StayInTheKitchen:
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** Earlier, he tells Amanda that "women who are out to prove it's not a man's world" are threatened by him.
** A literal example, as West sends Kyra (Lionel's fiancée) off to the train's kitchen and then tells Lionel he's got to keep these women in
** Earlier, he tells Amanda that "women who are out to prove it's not a man's world" are threatened by him.
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West discovers that several members of the Jupiter Corporation have recently died. All were involved in a scheme to dump stock, cause a panic, and make tons of money off of the cheapstock.
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