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* AnAxToGrind: One of the mercenaries tries to attack Hondo with a fire axe.



-->'''Owen Brady''': All due respect, we could have been halfway to Beijing by now if you hadn't insisted on this little detour to grab your son, which wasn't part of the plan.

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-->'''Owen Brady''': All due respect, we could have been halfway to Beijing by now if you hadn't insisted on this little detour to grab your son, which wasn't part of the plan.plan.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with Owen Brady on [[NoodleIncident a previous security gig]] where their group was paid to fly a French politicans girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl was thirteen years old, he tried to protest, and got given the choice between getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding bodyguard business mentions having worked with Owen Brady on [[NoodleIncident a previous security gig]] where their group was paid to fly a French politicans politican's girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl was thirteen years old, he tried to protest, and got given the choice between getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.

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* EarAche: Jonah's girlfriend Mary gets shot in the ear when he's abducted. She survives, but is rushed to surgery for a ruptured eardrum.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: John Afton appalled at his mercenaries killing an [=FBI=] agent and [[WouldHitAGirl shooting his son's girlfriend]] to stop her making a scene when they take the boy.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: John Afton is appalled at his mercenaries killing an [=FBI=] agent and [[WouldHitAGirl shooting his son's girlfriend]] to stop her making a scene when they take grabbed the boy.boy.
-->'''John Afton''': My son's girlfriend, she wasn't a target!
-->'''Owen Brady''': [[LeaveNoWitnesses She was a witness]].



* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Owen Brady, the leader of the mercenaries. It's made clear he'll do anything reprehensible provided he gets paid enough for it.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Owen Brady, the leader of the mercenaries. It's made clear he'll do anything reprehensible provided he gets paid enough for it.it.
* VillainHasAPoint: Brady raises a good point that John Afton's need to collect his son cost them the opportunity to flee the country before the [=FBI=] worked out where they were going.
-->'''Owen Brady''': All due respect, we could have been halfway to Beijing by now if you hadn't insisted on this little detour to grab your son, which wasn't part of the plan.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite exploiting and bankrupting multiple people across Los Angeles, the [=CEO=] running the ponzi scheme loves his son and immediately co-operates with S.W.A.T. to find the boy when he's abducted.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The [=CEO=] is appalled at his mercenaries killing an [=FBI=] agent and [[WouldHitAGirl shooting his son's girlfriend]] to stop her making a scene when they take the boy.
* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with the mercenaries' leader on [[NoodleIncident a previous security gig]] where their group was paid to fly a French businessman's girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl couldn't have been more than thirteen or fourteen, he tried to protest, and got given the choice between getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Brady, the leader of the mercenaries. It's made clear he'll do anything reprehensible provided he gets paid enough for it.

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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: The whole reason why John Afton insists on bringing his eldest son Jonah with him is because he'd been stashing the funds from his ponzi scheme in a bank account registered in Jonah's name. He'd intended to transfer the funds to another account before Jonah turned 18, but by that point, the [=FBI=] were investigating him and he couldn't move the money without raising red flags, so he needs his son to access the money in his stead. Brady also kidnaps Jonah with the intention of keeping the boy alive long enough to get the money.
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Jonah Afton clearly cares about his father, despite their strained relationship.
-->'''Mary''': Jonah's dad [[ItsAllAboutMe only cares about himself]]. I keep telling him he should cut ties, but [[TheIdealist my guy's an optimist]]. It's what I love about him.
-->'''Hondo''': ''[talking to Hicks after the mission]'' Do you know the first thing Jonah asked after we rescued him? Whether his father was okay.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite exploiting and bankrupting multiple people across Los Angeles, John Afton, the [=CEO=] running the ponzi scheme scheme, loves his son and immediately co-operates with S.W.A.T. to find the boy when he's abducted.
-->'''John Afton''': I've been a lousy father, I know, but-
-->'''Hondo''': But that doesn't mean you don't love your son, I get that.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The [=CEO=] is John Afton appalled at his mercenaries killing an [=FBI=] agent and [[WouldHitAGirl shooting his son's girlfriend]] to stop her making a scene when they take the boy.
* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with the mercenaries' leader Owen Brady on [[NoodleIncident a previous security gig]] where their group was paid to fly a French businessman's politicans girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl couldn't have been more than was thirteen or fourteen, years old, he tried to protest, and got given the choice between getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Owen Brady, the leader of the mercenaries. It's made clear he'll do anything reprehensible provided he gets paid enough for it.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with the mercenaries' leader before, mentioning an incident where their group was paid to fly a French businessman's girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl couldn't have been more than thirteen or fourteen, he tried to protest, and got a gun put between his eyes and the SadisticChoice of getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with the mercenaries' leader before, mentioning an incident on [[NoodleIncident a previous security gig]] where their group was paid to fly a French businessman's girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl couldn't have been more than thirteen or fourteen, he tried to protest, and got a gun put given the choice between his eyes and the SadisticChoice of getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.
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When a wealthy [=CEO=] goes on the run to avoid being prosecuted for running a ponzi scheme and the mercenaries he hired as a security detail kill an [=FBI=] agent tailing them, 20 Squad are called in to run the fugitives to ground, but matters become complicated when one of the mercenaries goes rogue and abducts the [=CEO=]'s son for a bigger paycheck.

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* AnAxToGrind: One of the mercenaries tries to attack Hondo with a fire axe.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite exploiting and bankrupting multiple people across Los Angeles, the [=CEO=] running the ponzi scheme loves his son and immediately co-operates with S.W.A.T. to find the boy when he's abducted.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The [=CEO=] is appalled at his mercenaries killing an [=FBI=] agent and [[WouldHitAGirl shooting his son's girlfriend]] to stop her making a scene when they take the boy.
* EveryoneHasStandards: One of Deacon's friends from his bodyguarding business mentions having worked with the mercenaries' leader before, mentioning an incident where their group was paid to fly a French businessman's girlfriend to him for the weekend. When Deacon's friend saw the girl couldn't have been more than thirteen or fourteen, he tried to protest, and got a gun put between his eyes and the SadisticChoice of getting off the plane or getting a bullet in the head.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Brady, the leader of the mercenaries. It's made clear he'll do anything reprehensible provided he gets paid enough for it.

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