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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: Duncan's sweet wife Nina, who has Leukemia. Getting access to a possible cure is the only reason Duncan's doing this absurd hostage thing at all.

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An American series starring Creator/DylanMcDermott as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Creator/ToniCollette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name. It was cancelled after one season, running from 2013 to 2014.

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An American drama series made by Creator/{{CBS}} starring Creator/DylanMcDermott as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Creator/ToniCollette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name.

It was cancelled after [[ShortRunner one season, season]], running from 2013 to 2014.

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A series starring Creator/DylanMcDermott as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Creator/ToniCollette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name. It was cancelled after one season.

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An American
series starring Creator/DylanMcDermott as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Creator/ToniCollette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name. It was cancelled after one season.
season, running from 2013 to 2014.
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* SexinessScore: Sandrine is mock offended when Archer says she's a four (he's actually talking about her assigned {{Codename}}).



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Duncan and his team are very suspect of this, even as they are given extra chances to kill the president.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Duncan and his team are very suspect of this, even as they are given extra chances to kill the president.president.
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A series starring Dylan [=McDermott=] as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name. It was cancelled after one season.

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A series starring Dylan [=McDermott=] Creator/DylanMcDermott as Duncan Carlisle, a {{Face Heel Turn}}ed FBI negotiator who takes the family of surgeon Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) (Creator/ToniCollette) hostage in order to force her to "accidentally" kill the President. Based on an Israeli series of the same name. It was cancelled after one season.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.


* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Duncan and his team are very suspect of this, even as they are given extra chances to kill the president.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brian Sanders has been having an affair with his coworker Samantha, though it's clear he still loves his wife. His relationships with both women become rather peculiar as the plot unfolds.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Duncan and his team are very suspect of this, even as they are given extra chances to kill the president.
* YourCheatingHeart: Brian Sanders has been having an affair with his coworker Samantha, though it's clear he still loves his wife. His relationships with both women become rather peculiar as the plot unfolds.
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* BadassGrandpa: Burton, not just for his intimidating stare, but especially the scene where he sets up his silenced pistol, pretending to do something else with his hands as Nina's mother talks to him. Had she not listened to his suggestion (actually a threat) to not expose the truth to the public, Burton would have shot her regretfully but swiftly.



* YourCheatingHeart: Brian Sanders has been having an affair with his coworker Samantha, though it's clear he still loves his wife. His relationships with both women become rather peculiar as the plot unfolds.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Brian Sanders has been having an affair with his coworker Samantha, though it's clear he still loves his wife. His relationships with both women become rather peculiar as the plot unfolds.

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