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* RichBitch: Bitsy refers to Helen and the Kingpin's bodyguards as "the Help" and [[IgnoredExpert ignores Helen's pleas to not antagonize Fisk]] because she is merely "the Help". She also scoffs at Fisk for being ”new money" next to the Brandershams.

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* RichBitch: Bitsy refers to Helen and the Kingpin's bodyguards as "the Help" and [[IgnoredExpert ignores Helen's pleas to not antagonize Fisk]] because she is merely "the Help". She also scoffs at Fisk for being ”new money" next to the Brandershams.Branderhams.
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* RichBitch: Bitsy refers to Helen and the Kingpin's bodyguards as the Help.

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* RichBitch: Bitsy refers to Helen and the Kingpin's bodyguards as "the Help" and [[IgnoredExpert ignores Helen's pleas to not antagonize Fisk]] because she is merely "the Help". She also scoffs at Fisk for being ”new money" next to the Help.Brandershams.
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* EvilerThanThou: Bitsy is a mean old lady but against the Kingpin the fact there is no contest is written on neon signs the size of the Burj Khalifa. [[ItsAllAboutMe That only Helen saw.]]



* UndignifiedDeath: While it's only embarrassing because Bitsy brought it onto herself, [[spoiler:getting beaten to death by the Kingpin]] nevertheless isn't a good way to go.

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* UndignifiedDeath: While it's only embarrassing because Bitsy brought it onto herself, [[spoiler:getting beaten to death by the Kingpin]] nevertheless isn't a good way to go.go.
* WouldHurtAChild: While discussing the fact that Dimitry's daughter Anya is pregnant, Fisk says in a matter that is lacking subtlety that [[spoiler:he threatened to have said unborn child (and it's mother) killed to make Dimitry back off from the Central Park deal]].
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* GrinOfRage: [[spoiler:Fisk's meeting with Bitsy ''starts'' like this. She is so utterly self-absorbed she fails to see the meaning of the smile as she keeps taunting and mocking his family... until it slowly shifts to a SlasherSmile as he is about to bare down on her.]]

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* GrinOfRage: [[spoiler:Fisk's meeting with Bitsy ''starts'' like this. She is so utterly self-absorbed that she fails to see the meaning of the smile as she keeps taunting and mocking his family... until it slowly shifts to a SlasherSmile as he is about to bare down on her.]]
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* GrinOfRage: [[spoiler:Fisk's meeting with Bitsy ''starts'' like this. She is so utterly self-absorbed she fails to see the meaning of the smile as she keeps taunting and mocking his family... until it slowly shifts to a SlasherSmile as he is about to bare down on her.]]
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Bitsy will get to have the closed-casket funeral just like she wanted, albeit after Fisk has already beaten her to a bloody pulp]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Bitsy will get to have the closed-casket funeral just like she wanted, albeit after Fisk has already beaten her to a bloody pulp]].pulp.]]
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* LastSecondChance: Helen asks Fisk's bodyguards if they can still leave if Bitsy promises to drop the matter. The goon shrugs and gives her a "fifty-fifty" gesture.

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* TooDumbToLive: Bitsy thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate the Kingpin while she's alone with him ''and'' throw petty insults at him while she's at it. It doesn't end well for her.

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* TooDumbToLive: Bitsy thinks it's a good idea to try to intimidate the Kingpin while she's alone with him ''and'' throw petty insults at him while she's at it. It [[spoiler:It doesn't end well for her.]]
* TranquilFury: After Bitsy insults his dead family, Fisk just chuckles and says rather eerily calmly that some people would find his life story funny. He then walks in front of Bitsy and [[spoiler:asks what kind of funeral she wants before beating her to death off-screen]].
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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone... all while unaware of how dangerous he is [[spoiler:until it's too late]]. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. {{Lampshaded}} when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.

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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone... all while unaware of how dangerous he is [[spoiler:until it's too late]]. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. {{Lampshaded}} when Helen wonders if Bitsy was has always been that stupid.
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* AmbiguousSituation: After she's informed that [[spoiler:Bitsy is dead]] and that [[spoiler:she is now the sole inheritor of her will]], Helen is left wondering if [[spoiler:Bitsy actually named her as such]] or [[spoiler:the Kingpin changed the will to say that so she wouldn't report him to the authorities]]. She decides that she'd rather not know.

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* AmbiguousSituation: After she's informed that [[spoiler:Bitsy is dead]] and that [[spoiler:she is now the sole inheritor of her will]], Helen is left wondering if [[spoiler:Bitsy actually named her as such]] or if [[spoiler:the Kingpin changed the will to say that so she wouldn't report him to the authorities]]. She decides that she'd rather not know.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bitsy rants to Fisk about how the heck he managed to make all of the people who were backing her on her scheme to raze Central Park back off all of a sudden. Fisk's answer only barely conceals the fact that he threatened them all in various ways - such as [[ShameIfSomethingHappened potentially assassinating Dimitry's (yet unborn) grandchild]].

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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bitsy rants to Fisk about how the heck he managed to make all of the people who were backing her on her scheme to raze Central Park back off all of a sudden. Fisk's answer only barely conceals the fact that he threatened them all in various ways - such as [[ShameIfSomethingHappened potentially assassinating assassinating]] [[WouldHurtAChild Dimitry's (yet unborn) grandchild]].
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: Bitsy insults Fisk's dead wife and son, who are officially classified as "disappeared in the New York sewers" and "disappeared in Switzerland" respectively, by mocking the fact that they vanished in ignoble places (or that they disappeared at all; as she says, "How stupid do you have to be to get lost in ''Switzerland?''"). [[spoiler:Fisk decides she is better off [[DeadlyEuphemism having herself an accident]] with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his bare hands]] the second she finishes her sentence.]]

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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: Bitsy insults Fisk's dead wife and son, who are officially classified as "disappeared in the New York sewers" and "disappeared in Switzerland" respectively, by mocking the fact that they vanished in ignoble places (or that they disappeared at all; as she says, puts it, "How stupid do you have to be to get lost in ''Switzerland?''"). [[spoiler:Fisk decides she is better off [[DeadlyEuphemism having herself an accident]] with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his bare hands]] the second hands]], but not before [[ImpliedDeathThreat asking what kind of funeral she finishes her sentence.wants]].]]
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: Bitsy insults Fisk's dead wife and son, who are officially classified as "disappeared in the New York sewers" and "disappeared in Switzerland" respectively, by mocking the fact that they vanished in ignoble places (or that they disappeared at all; as she says, "what does it takes to disappear in ''Switzerland''?"). [[spoiler:Fisk decides she is better off [[DeadlyEuphemism having herself an accident]] with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his bare hands]] the second she finishes her sentence.]]

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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: Bitsy insults Fisk's dead wife and son, who are officially classified as "disappeared in the New York sewers" and "disappeared in Switzerland" respectively, by mocking the fact that they vanished in ignoble places (or that they disappeared at all; as she says, "what does it takes "How stupid do you have to disappear be to get lost in ''Switzerland''?").''Switzerland?''"). [[spoiler:Fisk decides she is better off [[DeadlyEuphemism having herself an accident]] with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his bare hands]] the second she finishes her sentence.]]
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: Bitsy insults Fisk's dead wife and son, who are officially classified as "disappeared in the New York sewers" and "disappeared in Switzerland" respectively, by mocking the fact that they vanished in ignoble places (or that they disappeared at all; as she says, "what does it takes to disappear in ''Switzerland''?"). [[spoiler:Fisk decides she is better off [[DeadlyEuphemism having herself an accident]] with [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his bare hands]] the second she finishes her sentence.]]
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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone... all while unaware of how dangerous he is until it's too late. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. Lampshaded when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.

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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone... all while unaware of how dangerous he is until [[spoiler:until it's too late.late]]. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. Lampshaded {{Lampshaded}} when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.
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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. Lampshaded when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.

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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone.alone... all while unaware of how dangerous he is until it's too late. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. Lampshaded when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.
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* IgnoredExpert: Helen tries twice to convince Bitsy to please don't meet Fisk, but she is "the Help", so Bitsy refuses to listen to her.

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* IgnoredExpert: Helen tries twice to convince Bitsy not to please don't meet go through with meeting Fisk, but she is only for Bitsy to disregard her warnings since she's merely "the Help", so Bitsy refuses to listen to her.Help".
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* IdiotBall: Bitsy decides to set up a meeting with the Kingpin, hoping to intimidate him while they're alone. Bonus points for thinking that insulting his dead family serves as a "gotcha!" moment. Lampshaded when Helen wonders if Bitsy was always that stupid.
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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Bitsy rants to Fisk about how the heck he managed to make all of the people who were backing her on her scheme to raze Central Park back off all of a sudden. Fisk's answer only barely conceals the fact that he threatened them all in various ways - such as [[ShameIfSomethingHappened potentially assassinating Dimitry's (yet unborn) grandchild]].


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* IgnoredExpert: Helen tries twice to convince Bitsy to please don't meet Fisk, but she is "the Help", so Bitsy refuses to listen to her.
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* BerserkButton: By insulting his dead family, Bitsy pressed Fisk's. [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge Hard]].

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* BerserkButton: By insulting his dead family, Bitsy pressed Fisk's. [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge [[AloneWithThePsycho Hard]].

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