No One Is Indispensable: Difference between revisions

 

The outcome varies depending on hero to villain; the [[Cowboy Cop]] will inevitably prove his boss wrong by single-handedly bringing down the criminal organisation, killing the bad guy and defeating the evil scheme where the [[Redshirt Army|entire police department]] before him failed, usually immediately after being canned. [[The Dragon]], on the other hand, will usually find his boss' words being proved entirely accurate, usually by means of a horrible death after being informed that [[You Have Failed Me]].

 

* An episode of ''A Touch of Frost'' sees [[Da Chief]] of Inspector Frost, who is recently retired, attempt to persuade him to come back to solve a case that has the entire force stumped (partly as a consequence of Frost's poor skills regarding paperwork). After a tense meeting, the chief makes the mistake of yelling "You're not indispensible!"... and Frost's reaction is merely to quietly stand up and make for the door, prompting his chief to hastily backtrack and admit that, alright, he ''is'' indispensible after all.