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* ManlyTears: Frank cries when Billy coldly tells him that he indeed knew about the assignation attempt that ended up killing his whole family but did nothing to stop it or even warn him.

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* ManlyTears: ManlyTears:
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Frank cries when Billy coldly tells him that he indeed knew about the assignation assassination attempt that ended up killing his whole family but did nothing to stop it or even warn him. him.
** David sobs when he thinks Frank might be dying.

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* BookEnds:
** Sarah had to see David die, gunned down by law enforcement a year ago. Here she gets to see it again, seconds after learning he's still alive.
** Frank's family died because Micro leaked a video of Rawlins torturing a man who Frank then killed. This story ends with Micro recording Rawlins torturing Frank and Frank killing Rawlins.



** Sarah had to see David die, gunned down by law enforcement a year ago. Here she gets to see it again, seconds after learning he's still alive.
** Frank's family died because Micro leaked a video of Rawlins torturing a man who Frank then killed. This story ends with Micro recording Rawlins torturing Frank and Frank killing Rawlins.
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** Frank's family died because Micro leaked a video of Rawlins torturing a man who Frank then killed. This story ends with Micro recording Rawlins torturing Frank and Frank killing Rawlins.
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** Hey, that random countdown with the password and the retinal scan, let's find out what that does by having the CrazyPrepared marine enter the password and retinal scan.
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* FanDisservice: Frank's visions of having sex with his deceased wife in between being beaten to a bloody pulp is surely disturbing.

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* FanDisservice: Frank's visions of having sex with his deceased wife in between being beaten to a bloody pulp is surely disturbing. They even cut from a shot of Rawlins ''really'' enjoying beating Frank to a shot of Maria really enjoying Frank's dick.

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* CallBack: Earlier in the season, Sarah mentioned that if she found David alive, she wouldn't know whether she would hit him or break down crying. In this episode we find out: she does both.

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Earlier in the season, Sarah mentioned that if she found David alive, she wouldn't know whether she would hit him or break down crying. In this episode we find out: she does both.both.
** Sarah had to see David die, gunned down by law enforcement a year ago. Here she gets to see it again, seconds after learning he's still alive.

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* HeroicRROD: Frank collapses after killing Rawlins. The adrenaline shot gave him the strength to kill a NonActionBigBad but Frank still took a hell of a beating. He was not going to have the strength to kill Russo, who would have shot Frank if Dinah and the DHS hadn't showed up.



* RealityEnsues: Frank collapses after killing Rawlins. The adrenaline shot gave him the strength to kill a NonActionBigBad but Frank still took a hell of a beating. He was not going to have the strength to kill Russo, who would have shot Frank if Dinah and the DHS hadn't showed up.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Russo's idea for killing Frank is to shoot him in the head. Rawlins wants a slow and painful death for Frank and even goes so far as to inject Frank with adrenaline so that he would stay conscious and alive long enough for Rawlins to get his satisfaction. This proves to be Rawlins' undoing.

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Russo's idea for killing Frank is to shoot him in the head. Rawlins wants a slow and painful death for Frank and even goes so far as to inject Frank with adrenaline so that he would stay conscious and alive long enough for Rawlins to get his satisfaction. This proves to be Rawlins' Rawlins's undoing.
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* TooDumbToLive: Sure Rawlins, call Russo, your ally who has proven numerous times to be a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing, self-serving snake]] a "grunt", tell him that you own him and expect that Russo will just take it...

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* TooDumbToLive: Sure Sure, Rawlins, call Russo, your ally who has proven numerous times to be a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing, self-serving snake]] a "grunt", tell him that you own him and expect that Russo will just take it...
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* VaporTrail: The hostages are wearing jerry cans of fuel which are punctured before they are sent over in exchange. Frank warns Micro not to freak out as they're just doing this to intimidate them--sure enough when the fuel trail gets lit, all Micro has to do is tear off his jacket and extinguish the flame.

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* VaporTrail: The hostages are wearing jerry cans of fuel which are punctured before they are sent over in exchange. Frank warns Micro not to freak out as they're just doing this to intimidate them--sure enough them -- sure enough, when the fuel trail gets lit, all Micro has to do is tear off his jacket and extinguish the flame.
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* PostVictoryCollapse: Frank only had the strength to kill Rawlins thanks to a shoot of adrenaline. Once he wears off his injuries catch up to him and does have the strength to stand.

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* PostVictoryCollapse: Frank only had the strength to kill Rawlins thanks to a shoot shot of adrenaline. Once he it wears off off, his injuries catch up to him and does he doesn't even have the strength to stand.
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: David's rather HoYay pleas for Castle to wake up as he clutches his bloody body.
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* FakingTheDead: The DHS fakes David's death once more so that Russo and his men are forced to take Frank alone.

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* FakingTheDead: The DHS fakes David's death once more so that from a 'stray' burst of gunfire by a DHS agent, forcing Russo and his men are forced to take Frank alone.alone. Sarah is ''not'' happy as they were ForcedToWatch this happen without being in on the plan.
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* FacialDialogue: The shock is apparent on Madani's face when Castle confesses on tape that he--and not Russo as she believed--killed Ahmed Zubair.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Russo is about to shoot Frank when a bullet from Homeland Security hits him in the shoulder, forcing him to flee.



* EngineeredPublicConfession: After allowing himself to be tortured for hours to make it look real, Frank pretends to crack and reveals how to unlock the computer using the password and retinal scan. But it has to be ''Micro'''s retinal scan, so all this does is turn on the cameras to record everything that's happening. This includes Russo and Rawlins admitting their crimes while slanging each other. When Russo tells Castle that he intends to finish him off with Rawlins gun to put the blame on him, Castle just laughs, knowing Russo is finished no matter if he dies.

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* EngineeredPublicConfession: After allowing himself to be tortured for hours to make it look real, Frank pretends to crack and reveals how to unlock the computer using the password and retinal scan. But it has to be ''Micro'''s retinal scan, so all this does is turn on the cameras to record everything that's happening. This includes Russo and Rawlins admitting their crimes while slanging each other. When Russo tells Castle that he intends to finish him off with Rawlins gun to put the blame on him, Castle just laughs, knowing Russo is finished no matter if he dies.anyway.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: After allowing himself to be tortured for hours to make it look real, Frank pretends to crack and reveals how to unlock the computer using the password and retinal scan. But it has to be ''Micro'''s retinal scan, so all this does is turn on the cameras to record everything that's happening. This includes Russo and Rawlins admitting their crimes while slanging each other. When Russo tells Castle that he intends to finish him off with Rawlins gun to put the blame on him, Castle just laughs, knowing Russo is finished no matter if he dies.
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* BatmanGambit: Frank's plan was to expose Rawlins and Russo while also setting them up against each other.

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* BatmanGambit: Frank's plan was Frank allows himself to expose get captured, planning to either escape and kill Rawlins and Russo while also setting Russo, or at least either convince them up against to turn on each other.other, or expose them to the world.



--> '''Frank''': "You hit like a bitch, Rawlins! You hit like a bitch."

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--> '''Frank''': "You [[YouFightLikeACow You hit like a bitch, Rawlins! You hit like a bitch."]]
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* GoodCopBadCop: Rawlins enjoys himself beating Frank to a pulp while Russo tries to convince Frank to talk in exchange for a quick death.
* HappyPlace: Frank sustains himself during torture by imagining himself making love to his wife. This leads to a disturbing InterplayOfSexAndViolence.

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