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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]],'' Cpl. Coltrane starts off as little more than Colin Maloney's cringing accomplice as he {{spoiler|murders Dr. Juarez by demonstrating [[Kill It with Fire|the true purpose of the modules]]}}. In [[Torchwood/Recap/S4 E6/E06 The Middle Men|episode 6,]] however, {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes|he shows up just in time to shoot Maloney when he's trying to kill Esther]]}}.
{{quote|Cpl. Coltrane: "This has ''got'' to stop!"}}
* A form of this occurs in "[[The West Wing]]." In the 6th season, a conservative Senator is trying to attach a rider banning gay marriage to a budget bill. Toby is looking to rally support, and goes to the Vice President, Bob Russell, for a statement of support. Russell, who is widely regarded as an idiot, mildly corrupt, and a bit of an opportunist, surprises Toby by refusing. Russell states that he has a gay nephew, but is against gay marriage because "it could set back progress fifty years." {{spoiler|[[You Should Know This Already|Bartlet eventually convinces the Senator to drop the amendment on the budget bill.]]}}