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* In ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', President Marshall finally gets through to the White House phone line, but is cornered by one of the terrorists. He hides the phone in his pocket, and in what appears to be idle conversation with the terrorist, instructs the Vice-President to {{spoiler|order that Air Force One be fired upon, allowing him to take his captor by surprise}}.

* In John Sayles's ''Matewan,'' Danny (a teenager active in union organizing) is doing some lay preaching in the local church. He knows that the coal company has {{spoiler| framed Joe, the main activist, for being a company plant, playing on a woman's jealous desire for him as part of the framing.}} The company-enforcer thugs have told Danny not to say anything about the plot, or political at all, while he's preaching. So he tells the congregation the story of how Potiphar's wife tried to seduce Joseph and failed, and she tried to frame him out of jealousy, to get his point across.

 

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