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'''Scot:''' If they're holding me back from becoming a psychotic nutjob like you? I'm okay with that.|''[[Teen Wolf (TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' episode 10.}}
Alice is a very fortunate woman, she's the best at her profession in the world, has a group of supportive [[Nakama|friends]] and a loving family. True, she probably longs for adventure and excitement or wider recognition, but that's a minor concern compared to the bliss that is her life. Bob knows of her skills and sorely needs them, so he makes a generous offer for her to join him and help in his [[Utopia Justifies the Means|(potentially]] [[Evil Plan|evil)]] goals, sweetening the deal with the promise acclaim, power and wealth. Of course, she'll refuse because she's happy where she is. In fact, she probably quit Bob's team not long ago precisely to get that happy family life.
So how does Bob get her into the fold? He [[Too Happy to Live|kills these happy people]] to remove all her links to mundane life. Usually he's smart enough to frame one of his enemies, or at least make it seem like an accident, that way he can [[Crusading Widower|channel Alice's rage and despair towards his cause]]. If Bob is especially malicious and grand in scope, he may even give Alice a [[Doomed Hometown]] and make her [[Conveniently an Orphan]].
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* ''[[Despicable Me]]'' would have Dr. Nefario {{spoiler|taking the orphans back to Miss Hattie because he thinks of them as distraction for Gru.}}
* Speaking of the above, ''[[Megamind]]'' has this when Minion {{spoiler|tries to stop him from dating Roxanne.}}
* A less malignant version of this is what drives the main conflict of ''[[The Adjustment Bureau]]'': the Bureau doesn't try to kill Elise but aims to keep her and David apart because David's drive to become a politician and make a positive difference in the world was his means to cope with the loneliness he felt after losing his parents at an early age (also due to the machinations of the Bureau). According to the Bureau, if David and Elise remain together, David won't become President and change the world for the better. Likewise, Elsie would fail to become one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world.
* In the French film ''With a Friend Like Harry...'', Harry tries to clear all obstacles to his favorite writer's progress, including family.
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' starts with this, when Boone's wife is killed by {{spoiler|Sandoval}}. The killer does consider it a favour, too... then again, the killer committed their own spouse to an insane asylum so they wouldn't interfere with the killer's work for the Companions.
* The ending of ''[[
* In ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]'' this is done to Goren by {{spoiler|his old mentor.}}
* ''Very'' narrowly averted in an episode of ''[[Burn Notice]]'', in which Tom Strickler offers Westen a chance at his old life back, if he does some morally questionable jobs, which he eventually agrees to. Then Strickler {{spoiler|kidnaps Fiona, who he claims is holding Michael back, and tries to give her to her enemies. Michael rescues her at the last minute, and shoots him.}}
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