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* BigLittleBrother: Tommy is around four inches taller than his older brother Sam.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Isabelle's callous remarks towards her father at the birthday party indirectly lead to his infamous breakdown. Granted, he already was a ticking time bomb who would have blown up regardless, but what she did certainly didn't help things, to say the least.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Isabelle's callous remarks towards her father at the birthday party indirectly lead to his infamous breakdown. Granted, he already was a ticking time bomb who would have blown up regardless, but what she did certainly didn't help things, to say the least.mental breakdown.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Tommy is the most concerned for Sam's current state, as he tries his best to comfort him and even defends him from the cops who arrive at the house.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Deconstructed. Sam kills Joe to save himself from the Afghans and return home. His regret over this is what leads to his PTSD as he returns home.

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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Deconstructed.{{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Sam kills Joe to save himself from the Afghans and return home. His regret over this is what leads to his PTSD as he returns home.incredibly unstable state upon his arrival.
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* LargeHam: Sam sure knows how to ham it up when he smashes things believing that his wife Grace is cheating with Tommy. Creator/TobeyMaguire even considered this performance to be physically exhausting.

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* LargeHam: Sam sure knows how to ham it up when he smashes things believing that his wife Grace is cheating with Tommy. Creator/TobeyMaguire even considered this performance to be physically exhausting.



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sam reluctantly gives one to Joe in order to escape from his captors, killing him.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sam reluctantly gives one to Joe with a metal pipe in order to escape from his captors, killing him.

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* LargeHam: Sam sure knows how to ham it up when he smashes things believing that his wife Grace is cheating with Tommy.

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* LargeHam: Sam sure knows how to ham it up when he smashes things believing that his wife Grace is cheating with Tommy. Creator/TobeyMaguire even considered this performance to be physically exhausting.


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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Sam reluctantly gives one to Joe in order to escape from his captors, killing him.
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* IWishedYouWereDead: Played with. Isabelle says this to her father for missing her birthday party and favoring her younger sister. Though he doesn't die, it's clear Isabelle will hold guilt for this act for the rest of her life.

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* IWishedYouWereDead: Played with. Isabelle says this to her father for missing her birthday party and favoring her younger sister. Though he doesn't die, it's clear Isabelle will hold guilt for this act for the rest of her life.life (as indicated by her horrific reaction to his outburst from upstairs).

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* BrattyHalfPint: PlayedForDrama. Isabelle's brattiness towards her father at the birthday party is what instigates the latter's UnstoppableRage.



* DramaticIrony: Sam mistakenly believes Grace started a relationship with Tommy while he was in Aghanistan and presumed dead. Though they did kiss, they didn't take it any further out of respect for him.

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* DramaticIrony: DramaticIrony:
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Sam mistakenly believes Grace started a relationship with Tommy while he was in Aghanistan and presumed dead. Though they did kiss, they didn't take it any further out of respect for him.
** Isabelle is angry at her father for "letting himself get captured" and not showing up to her birthday party, unaware of his horrific experiences during that period and thus being completely unable to do so. Somewhat understandable given she's only nine.



** {{Implied|Trope}} with Isabelle. She nervously looks down at her father's violent outburst, possibly out of guilt for the way she told him off at the party.
* NeverFoundTheBody: News comes that Sam's helicopter has crashed over the water, killing all of the marines aboard. In reality, the Afghans have taken him and a hometown friend, Private Joe Willis, a prisoner in a mountain village.

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** {{Implied|Trope}} with Isabelle. She nervously looks down at her father's violent outburst, possibly out of guilt for the way she told brutally telling him off at the party.
* NeverFoundTheBody: News comes that Sam's helicopter has crashed over the water, killing all of the marines aboard. In reality, the Afghans have taken him and a hometown friend, Private Joe Willis, a prisoner in a mountain village. Only Sam ends up alive, though.



* PushoverParents: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While she does tell Isabelle to stop when [[KickTheDog she dishes out cruel insults towards her traumatized father]], Grace still [[KarmaHoudini isn't shown punishing her]] like any other parent.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Isabelle's callous remarks towards her father at the birthday party indirectly lead to his mental breakdown and attempted suicide.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Downplayed. Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is. Despite this, she lacks the maturity and emotional intelligence to recognize that telling her [[KickTheDog PTSD-addled father “he should have stayed dead” is incredibly cruel.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Isabelle's callous remarks towards her father at the birthday party indirectly lead to his mental breakdown and attempted suicide.infamous breakdown. Granted, he already was a ticking time bomb who would have blown up regardless, but what she did certainly didn't help things, to say the least.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Downplayed. Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is. Despite this, she lacks the maturity and emotional intelligence to recognize that telling her [[KickTheDog PTSD-addled father “he "he should have stayed dead” dead" is incredibly cruel.]]
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* DramaticIrony: Sam mistakenly believes Grace started a relationship with Tommy while he was in Aghanistan and presumed dead. Though they did kiss, they didn't take it any further out of respect for him.
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* BerserkerTears: Sam could be seen with tears in his eyes as he furiously thrashes the kitchen.

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* BerserkerTears: Sam could be seen with tears is clearly in his eyes deep anguish as he furiously thrashes the kitchen.

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* BerserkerTears: Sam could be seen with tears in his eyes as he furiously thrashes the kitchen.



* BreakTheCutie: Sam becomes an emotional wreck in his return home, culminating in going on an UnstoppableRage after thinking Grace cheated on him with Tommy.
* BrokenTears: Sam has these after he kills Joe in front of the Afghans.

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* BreakTheCutie: Sam becomes an emotional wreck in his return as soon as he returns home, culminating in going on an UnstoppableRage after thinking Grace cheated on him with Tommy.
* BrokenTears: Sam has these after when he kills Joe in front of the Afghans.

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* BreakTheCutie: Sam becomes an emotional wreck in his return home, culminating in going on an UnstoppableRage after thinking Grace cheated on him with Tommy.
* BrokenTears: Sam has these after he kills Joe in front of the Afghans.



* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Deconstructed. Sam kills Joe to save himself from the Afghans and return home. His regret over this is what leads to his PTSD as he returns home.
* IWishedYouWereDead: Played with. Isabelle says this to her father for missing her birthday party and favoring her younger sister. Though he doesn't die, it's clear Isabelle will hold guilt for this act for the rest of her life.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** Sam feels deeply remorseful for killing Joe in Afghanistan, thus he [[CannotSpitItOut has a hard time telling people about this]].
** {{Implied|Trope}} with Isabelle. She nervously looks down at her father's violent outburst, possibly out of guilt for the way she told him off at the party.



* NoIndoorVoice: During his mental breakdown, Sam shouts at the top of his lungs.

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* NoIndoorVoice: During his mental breakdown, Sam shouts at the top of his lungs.
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* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the movie, Sam gradually becomes angry as he learns it the hard way how his family moved on without him, despite all the hellish experience in Afghanistan he kept his family from knowing. His bitterness toward Tommy who he believes cheated with his wife (they did share a kiss, but didn't actually go with it) doesn't help, but it's when his daughter, Isabelle, harshly chides him for favoring her younger sister, that the whole situation finally pushes him over the edge, sparking his UnstoppableRage in the climax.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the movie, Sam gradually becomes angry as he learns it the hard way how his family moved on without him, despite all the hellish experience in Afghanistan he kept his family from knowing. His bitterness toward Tommy who he believes cheated with his wife (they did share a kiss, but didn't actually go with it) doesn't help, but it's when his daughter, Isabelle, harshly chides him for favoring her younger sister, sister that the whole situation finally pushes him over the edge, sparking his UnstoppableRage in the climax.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Sam gets captured by the Afghans alongside his friend, is forced to ''kill'' said friend to get back home and return to his family, is convinced Grace started a relationship with his brother behind his back, and then is [[KickTheDog callously insulted by his resentful daughter]], resulting in him [[UnstoppableRage completely losing his marbles]].

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* TraumaCongaLine: Sam gets captured by the Afghans alongside his friend, is forced to ''kill'' said friend to get back home and return to his family, is convinced Grace started a relationship with his brother behind his back, and then is [[KickTheDog callously insulted by his resentful daughter]], ultimately resulting in him [[UnstoppableRage completely losing his marbles]].
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* TraumaCongaLine: Sam gets captured by the Afghans alongside his friend, is forced to ''kill'' said friend to get back home and return to his family, is convinced Grace started a relationship with his brother behind his back, and then is [[KickTheDog callously insulted by his resentful daughter]], causing him to [[UnstoppableRage completely lose his marbles]].

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* TraumaCongaLine: Sam gets captured by the Afghans alongside his friend, is forced to ''kill'' said friend to get back home and return to his family, is convinced Grace started a relationship with his brother behind his back, and then is [[KickTheDog callously insulted by his resentful daughter]], causing resulting in him to [[UnstoppableRage completely lose losing his marbles]].
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* NoIndoorVoice: During his mental breakdown, Sam shouts at the top of his lungs.


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* TraumaCongaLine: Sam gets captured by the Afghans alongside his friend, is forced to ''kill'' said friend to get back home and return to his family, is convinced Grace started a relationship with his brother behind his back, and then is [[KickTheDog callously insulted by his resentful daughter]], causing him to [[UnstoppableRage completely lose his marbles]].

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* RageBreakingPoint: Throughout the movie, Sam gradually becomes angry as he learns it the hard way how his family moved on without him, despite all the hellish experience in Afghanistan he kept his family from knowing. His bitterness toward Tommy who he believes cheated with his wife (they did share a kiss, but didn't actually go with it) doesn't help, but it's when his daughter, Isabelle, harshly chides him for favoring her younger sister, that the whole situation finally pushes him over the edge, sparking his UnstoppableRage in the climax.



* SacrificialLamb: Joe.
* SadisticChoice: The Afghans tell Sam either he beats Joe to death with a pipe or they shoot him in the head then shoot Joe.

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* SacrificialLamb: Joe.
Joe. The Afghan soldiers force Sam to kill him as they say if he doesn't die, Sam will.
* SadisticChoice: The Afghans tell Sam either he beats Joe to death with a pipe or they shoot him in the head then shoot Joe. He chooses the former when he hears from their translator that Sam has a family to reunite with.
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* UnstoppableRage: Happens to Sam when he thinks Grace had an affair with his brother. He proceeds to brutally thrash the kitchen in the process.
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From what I've heard, Grace did have a talk with Isabelle after her nasty comments.


* PushoverParents: Grace doesn't discipline nor punish Isabelle when she cruelly insults her father.

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Isabelle is not a hero by any means.


* KickTheDog: Isabelle blatantly telling her father that she wished he "stayed dead," and that her mother would rather "sleep with Uncle Tommy." This is especially heartbreaking since he practically went through hell and back just to come back to her and her sister.

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* KickTheDog: KickTheDog:
** Even after Joe gives them the message they want, the Afghans still force Sam to beat him to death anyway.
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Isabelle blatantly telling her father that she wished he "stayed dead," and that her mother would rather "sleep with Uncle Tommy." This is especially heartbreaking since he practically went through hell and back just to come back to her and her sister.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Nice job driving your father to a '''bigger''' mental breakdown, Isabelle]].


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Isabelle's callous remarks towards her father at the birthday party indirectly lead to his mental breakdown and attempted suicide.
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* PushoverParents: Carrie doesn't discipline nor punish Isabelle when she cruelly insults her father.

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* PushoverParents: Carrie Grace doesn't discipline nor punish Isabelle when she cruelly insults her father.
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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Downplayed. Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is. Despite this, she lacks the maturity and emotional intelligence to recognize that telling her [[KickTheDog PTSD-addled father [[ItShouldHaveBeenYou he should have stayed dead is incredibly cruel.]]

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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Downplayed. Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is. Despite this, she lacks the maturity and emotional intelligence to recognize that telling her [[KickTheDog PTSD-addled father [[ItShouldHaveBeenYou he “he should have stayed dead dead” is incredibly cruel.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: After finding out he's alive, Isabelle is upset about Sam letting himself get captured and not showing up at her birthday party, and she yells at him at Maggie's birthday party.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: After finding out he's alive, Isabelle is upset about Sam letting himself get captured and not showing up at her birthday party, and she yells at him at Maggie's birthday party. A rare example of this trope being completely unjustified.



* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is.

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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Downplayed. Isabelle is about eight and later about nine, but apparently knows what sex is.is. Despite this, she lacks the maturity and emotional intelligence to recognize that telling her [[KickTheDog PTSD-addled father [[ItShouldHaveBeenYou he should have stayed dead is incredibly cruel.]]
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-->'''Sam''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!]]'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING ''SUFFERED?!'' AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!

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-->'''Sam''': ''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!]]'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING ''SUFFERED?!'' AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens (rips the refrigerator) refrigerator door open) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!



%%* ReplacementGoldfish: Tommy almost becomes this for Sam, but then Grace and Tommy feel guilty.

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%%* * ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted. Tommy almost becomes this for Sam, but then and Grace and attempt to begin a relationship while Sam is presumed dead, but don’t go through with it primarily because Tommy feel guilty.serving as a Replacement Goldfish proves to be too awkward. Sam’s belief that Tommy has replaced him drives much of the plot.

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I guess this is a bit of a stretch, since she didn't know the circumstances of her father's situation. Not that it makes what she did less horrible, but still.


* ItsAllAboutMe: Isabelle doesn't seem to care about her father's mental state after losing his best friend in Afghanistan, just the fact he missed ''her'' birthday party.
* {{Jerkass}}: Isabelle is a total brat who has no qualms against taunting her clearly mentally broken father.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Isabelle doesn't seem to care about her father's mental state after losing his best friend in Afghanistan, just the fact he missed ''her'' birthday party.
* {{Jerkass}}: Isabelle is a total brat who has no qualms against taunting her clearly already mentally broken father.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Isabelle doesn't seem to care about her father's mental state after losing his best friend in Afghanistan, just the fact he missed ''her'' birthday party.
* {{Jerkass}}: Isabelle is a total brat who has no qualms against taunting her clearly mentally broken father.


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* PushoverParents: Carrie doesn't discipline nor punish Isabelle when she cruelly insults her father.
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-->'''Sam''': YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?! YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, ''FUCK!''

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-->'''Sam''': YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?! YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! ''GRACE!'' YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, CHRIST, ''FUCK!''
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-->'''Sam''': ''YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING ''SUFFERED?!'' AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!

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-->'''Sam''': ''YOU ''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!'' DID?!!]]'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING ''SUFFERED?!'' AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!
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-->'''Sam''': ''YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING SUFFERED?! AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!

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-->'''Sam''': ''YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?!!'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING SUFFERED?! ''SUFFERED?!'' AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!



-->'''Sam''': YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?! YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, FUCK!

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-->'''Sam''': YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?! YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, FUCK!''FUCK!''
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-->'''Sam''': YOU KNOW WHAT I DID TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU!!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING SUFFERED? AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU. AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND FUCKING KIDS, GRACE? (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE. [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!

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-->'''Sam''': YOU ''YOU KNOW WHAT I DID DID?!!'' TO FUCKING GET BACK TO YOU!!! YOU?!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!!! YOU WHAT I FUCKING SUFFERED? SUFFERED?! AND FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FUCKING HOUSE AND FUCKING KIDS, GRACE? GRACE?! (Opens the refrigerator) YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER, YOU'RE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE. HOUSE! [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove I LOVE YOU, GRACE]]!
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-->'''Sam''': You know how much I love you. YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, FUCK!

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-->'''Sam''': You know how much YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I love you. LOVE YOU?! YOU WHAT I...CHRIST! YOU WHAT I CAN FUCKING.. YOU WHAT I CAN DO WITH THESE FUCKING HANDS! CHRIST! YOU FUCK! (repeatedly slaps his face with his hands) (breaks various things across the kitchen room) GOD, FUCK!

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