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* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': The first half of season one centers on the attempts by Charlie and her uncle Miles to rescue Charlie's brother Danny from the Monroe Militia. They finally rescue him in the [[Recap/RevolutionS1E10NobodysFaultButMine mid-season finale but in the [[Recap/RevolutionS1E11TheStand very next episode]] Danny finally does something heroic and is killed]].

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* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': The first half of season one centers on the attempts by Charlie and her uncle Miles to rescue Charlie's brother Danny from the Monroe Militia. They finally rescue him in the [[Recap/RevolutionS1E10NobodysFaultButMine mid-season finale finale]] but in the [[Recap/RevolutionS1E11TheStand very next episode]] Danny finally does something heroic and is killed]].killed.
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** An extremely cruel case occurs through the fourth and fifth seasons. One of the most notable character arcs for season four involved Tony Almeida reclaiming his life and finding personal redemption after the events of the previous season which saw him forced to make a SadisticChoice that ultimately cost him everything, and he achieves it by the end and [[EarnYourHappyEnding ultimately gets back together with his wife Michelle]]. Then at the very beginning of season five, Michelle is almost immediately killed off, causing Tony to cross the DespairEventHorizon that lasts through the remainder of his character's run on the show. He dies midway through Season 5, but returns in Season 7 and has undergone a FaceHeelTurn in an attempt to avenge Michelle.

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** An extremely cruel case occurs through the fourth and fifth seasons. One of the most notable character arcs for season four involved Tony Almeida reclaiming his life and finding personal redemption after the events of the previous season which saw him forced to make a SadisticChoice that ultimately cost him everything, and he achieves it by the end and [[EarnYourHappyEnding ultimately gets back together with his wife Michelle]]. Then at the very beginning of season five, Michelle is almost immediately killed off, off (along with her’s and Tony’s unborn child), causing Tony to cross the DespairEventHorizon that lasts through the remainder of his character's run on the show. He dies midway through Season 5, but returns in Season 7 and has undergone a FaceHeelTurn in an attempt to avenge Michelle.
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* ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'': The ending was very much one of these. The show ends with Shao Kahn getting fed up with the situation and sending his minions to kill everyone Had the series not been inexplicably cancelled, however, this would have been reversed.
* ''Series/{{Narcos}}: In season 6, a major side plot is officer Tapia investigating the disappearance of a neighbor's daughter and uncovering and pursuing a possible serial killer targeting young women along the border. The investigation spirals into an obsession, with Tapia informing to the DEA in exchange for support he can't get from his own department. Any help he gets from the DEA proves to be useless; the DNA samples Tapia provides are too contaminated and the killer is using a false license plate. He finally finds his suspect and kills him by waiting for him in his car every night at the kidnapping spot -- only to quickly find out that the man was only one of many such killers. Tapia himself is then killed in retribution for informing to the DEA, and the narration states that the killings of young women continue to this day.

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* ''Series/MortalKombatConquest'': The ending was very much one of these. The show ends with Shao Kahn getting fed up with the situation and sending his minions to kill everyone everyone. Had the series not been inexplicably cancelled, however, this would have been reversed.
* ''Series/{{Narcos}}: ''Series/{{Narcos}}'': In season 6, a major side plot is officer Tapia investigating the disappearance of a neighbor's daughter and uncovering and pursuing a possible serial killer targeting young women along the border. The investigation spirals into an obsession, with Tapia informing to the DEA in exchange for support he can't get from his own department. Any help he gets from the DEA proves to be useless; the DNA samples Tapia provides are too contaminated and the killer is using a false license plate. He finally finds his suspect and kills him by waiting for him in his car every night at the kidnapping spot -- only to quickly find out that the man was only one of many such killers. Tapia himself is then killed in retribution for informing to the DEA, and the narration states that the killings of young women continue to this day.
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* The darkest example imaginable occurs in the ''Series/{{Mayday}}'' episode “Out of Control”. Almost 2/3rds of the episode featured the frantic efforts of the crew of Japan Airlines Flight 123 to control their 747 after an explosive decompression. Their efforts were doomed from the start. The rear pressure bulkhead, improperly repaired years ago, had destroyed itself and taken the entire vertical stabilizer with it. A crash was inevitable, and when it happened it killed the vast majority of 524 passengers and crew. To make matters worse, rescuers failed to arrive in time, causing all but four of those who survived the initial impact to die from injuries and exposure, making a total of 520 casualties.
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* ''Series/PlanetDinosaur'': ''[[MamaBear Gigantoraptor's]]'' story. It fights so hard to protect its nest...only for both it and its eggs to die after being suffocated by a sandstorm.
** The ''Edmontosaurus'' herd attempts to save one of their young from a pack of ''Troodon'', but when they finally manage to drive the predators away, it’s only after the ''Troodons'' have already ''fatally wounded'' the juvenile.

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** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone asks where the girl is and the reply is that she was just picked up by her uncle.

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** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone when Stone asks where the girl is and the reply is is, DA Adam Schiff replies that she was just picked up by her uncle.

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** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone asks where the girl is and the reply is that she was just picked up by her uncle. ---> '''Stone''': She doesn't have an uncle!

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** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone asks where the girl is and the reply is that she was just picked up by her uncle. ---> uncle.
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* ''Series/HomeAndAway'': The story of Jack Holden. After a long series of breakups remarriages and other crises with his soul mate Martha, he abruptly gets shot dead, right when she's only just recovering from her battle with breast cancer and the loss of her baby. Not only that, but he gets shot by a fellow cop who he has been following, believing to be corrupt. Angelo accidentally shoots him, thinking he's the crooked developer come to kill him. The kicker is that a few months later Angelo has been cleared of murder charges and is now a series regular.

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* ''Series/HomeAndAway'': The story of Jack Holden. After a long series of breakups remarriages and other crises with his soul mate Martha, he abruptly gets shot dead, right when she's only just recovering from her battle with breast cancer and the loss of her baby. Not only that, but he gets shot by a fellow cop who he has been following, believing to be corrupt. Angelo accidentally shoots him, thinking he's the crooked developer come to kill him. The kicker is that a few months later later, Angelo has been was cleared of the murder charges and is now a series regular.



** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone asks where the girl is and the reply is that she was just picked up by her uncle. Stone: "She doesn't have an uncle!"

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** Perhaps the best example of this is in Season three's Prince of Darkness. An insanely complicated case involving Colombian drug cartels and imported hitmen. Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) gets shot doing an undercover weapons sting. Almost everyone involved in the case ends up dead. All witnesses except a nine-year-old girl are killed. At the end someone asks where the girl is and the reply is that she was just picked up by her uncle. Stone: "She ---> '''Stone''': She doesn't have an uncle!"uncle!

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