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* {{Cliffhanger}}: Due to the series being canceled, many plot threads were left hanging, [[spoiler:such as whether Ryan being the mole will be revealed, or the Los Angelicos/Metas gang war, and Carlos implied intent to take the leadership of the [=LAs=] away from his brother Daniel]].
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Ryan murdered him.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Rafael Nunez, who's an LA County sheriff's deputy and the second mole in law enforcement working for Javier, shoots himself when Ryan comes to get him, saying it was never worth the money he'd been paid, not even one day.]]
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* FrameUp: Los Angelicos frame RMF as having murdered several Metas soldiers to extort a favorable arms deal from them.
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* FrameUp: FrameUp:
** Los Angelicos frame RMF as having murdered several Metas soldiers to extorta favorable an arms deal from them.them at a good price.
** [[spoiler:Jessica is later murdered under Javier's orders while it's made to appear like the Metas were behind it, since she knew Ryan was their mole in the LAPD.]]
** Los Angelicos frame RMF as having murdered several Metas soldiers to extort
** [[spoiler:Jessica is later murdered under Javier's orders while it's made to appear like the Metas were behind it, since she knew Ryan was their mole in the LAPD.]]
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* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Rather than attempting to kill Chapel after he leads raids that take down their drug lab and safe, the Metas slaughter his daughter Jessica instead. This is apparently their standard practice-hitting someone whom their enemy cares about rather than them (at first anyway). At least, [[AmbiguousSituation it seems to be this way at first]], but both the Metas' leader El Mozo and his lieutenant Matias deny guilt, no matter what they're threatened with.]]
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* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Rather [[spoiler:It's stated the Metas' standard practice is this: rather than attempting to just kill Chapel their enemies, they'll murder their loved ones first. So after he leads raids that take down their drug lab and safe, the Metas slaughter his Chapel's daughter Jessica instead. This is apparently slaughtered in the wake of his raids shutting down their standard practice-hitting someone whom their enemy cares about rather than them (at first anyway). At least, [[AmbiguousSituation it seems to be this way at first]], but both the Metas' leader El Mozo and his lieutenant Matias deny guilt, no matter what operations, naturally they're threatened with.suspected. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it turns out they were framed by Los Angelicos.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Metas Cartel pay prison guards strangle a witness who's going to testify against them in a federal case after learning what alias he's been held under in jail, making this look like he'd [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident hung himself]] afterward.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Metas Cartel pay has prison guards strangle a witness who's going to testify against them in a federal case after learning what alias he's been held under in jail, making this look like he'd [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident hung himself]] afterward.]]
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* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Rather than attempting to kill Chapel after he leads raids that take down their drug lab and safe, the Metas slaughter his daughter Jessica instead. This is apparently their standard practice-hitting someone whom their enemy cares about rather than them (at first anyway).]]
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* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Rather than attempting to kill Chapel after he leads raids that take down their drug lab and safe, the Metas slaughter his daughter Jessica instead. This is apparently their standard practice-hitting someone whom their enemy cares about rather than them (at first anyway). At least, [[AmbiguousSituation it seems to be this way at first]], but both the Metas' leader El Mozo and his lieutenant Matias deny guilt, no matter what they're threatened with.]]
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** [[spoiler:Chapel later gets ahold of El Mozo's daughter, threatening her so he'll give up his daughter's murderer.]]
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: To get information on a mass murder by the Metas of civilians who didn't pay what they extorted, Ryan tortures a Meta into telling them all he knows about it.
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: JackBauerInterrogationTechnique:
** To get information on a mass murder by the Metas of civilians who didn't pay what they extorted, Ryan tortures a Meta into telling them all he knows aboutit.it.
** Chapel later tries to beat information out of El Mozo, the Metas' leader, whom he believes [[spoiler:had his daughter murdered]].
** To get information on a mass murder by the Metas of civilians who didn't pay what they extorted, Ryan tortures a Meta into telling them all he knows about
** Chapel later tries to beat information out of El Mozo, the Metas' leader, whom he believes [[spoiler:had his daughter murdered]].
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* TurnInYourBadge: Cassius is suspended over him (justifiably) shooting a rich white kid high out of his mind on drugs who shot Ryan (who'd been saved by his vest) and then was going to shoot him. Even it's clear he did nothing wrong, there is every sign he'll get fired from the DEA as the kid's dad is filing a lawsuit over it. However, this ends once [[spoiler:Ryan intimidates the man and makes him drop it]].
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* TurnInYourBadge: TurnInYourBadge:
** Cassius is suspended over him (justifiably) shooting a rich white kid high out of his mind on drugs who shot Ryan (who'd been saved by his vest) and then was going to shoot him. Even it's clear he did nothing wrong, there is every sign he'll get fired from the DEA as the kid's dad is filing a lawsuit over it. However, this ends once [[spoiler:Ryan intimidates the man and makes him dropit]].it]].
** Chapel later gets suspended when he beats up El Mozo, who he thinks [[spoiler:had his daughter murdered]].
** Cassius is suspended over him (justifiably) shooting a rich white kid high out of his mind on drugs who shot Ryan (who'd been saved by his vest) and then was going to shoot him. Even it's clear he did nothing wrong, there is every sign he'll get fired from the DEA as the kid's dad is filing a lawsuit over it. However, this ends once [[spoiler:Ryan intimidates the man and makes him drop
** Chapel later gets suspended when he beats up El Mozo, who he thinks [[spoiler:had his daughter murdered]].
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* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Rather than attempting to kill Chapel after he leads raids that take down their drug lab and safe, the Metas slaughter his daughter Jessica instead. This is apparently their standard practice-hitting someone whom their enemy cares about rather than them (at first anyway).]]
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* FairCop:
** Ryan's quite handsome, and an LAPD detective.
** Vee is a very beautiful ICE agent.
** Ryan's quite handsome, and an LAPD detective.
** Vee is a very beautiful ICE agent.
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* TokenMinority:
** Cassius is the only African-American main character.
** Tae is the only Asian-American main character.
** Cassius is the only African-American main character.
** Tae is the only Asian-American main character.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Rafael Nunez, who's an LA County sheriff's deputy and the second mole in law enforcement working for Javier, shoots himself when Ryan comes to get him, saying it was never worth the money he'd been paid, not even one day.]]
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Lead character Ryan was an Army Ranger. The Metas, a Mexican cartel, recruit soldiers from Mexico's special forces as well. They are the main characters to get military backgrounds.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Daniel suffers from nightmares of his experience and explosive rage after his kidnapping by gansters who nearly killed him too before their demand was met. Ryan, who was in the US Special Forces, recognizes his symptoms quickly.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Daniel suffers from nightmares of his experience and explosive rage after his kidnapping by gansters who nearly killed him too before their demand was met. Ryan, who was in the US Special Forces, Army Rangers, recognizes his symptoms quickly.
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* TattooedCrook: Most gangsters on the show have tattoos related to their memberships in different criminal organizations. Javier has them all over his entire torso, as shown in "La Luz Verde".
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* AttemptedRape: Slotko tries to rape Vee after he discovers she's an undercover cop recording him while they talk, but she's saved from it as her colleagues come JustInTime.
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* FrameUp: Los Angelicos frame RMF as having murdered several Metas soldiers to extort a favorable arms deal from them.
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* InternalAffairs: In "Sangre Por Sangre", [=IA=] detective Jay Carter interviews Ryan during an investigation into the death of his partner, James Tanner. He becomes a recurring character, appearing often once it's discovered there's a mole in the LAPD (Ryan himself).
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* InternalAffairs: In "Sangre Por Sangre", [=IA=] detective Jay agent Paul Carter interviews Ryan during an investigation into the death of his partner, James Tanner. He becomes a recurring character, appearing often once it's discovered there's a mole in the LAPD (Ryan himself).
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Moving onto Characters.
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* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: The boss of the Metas Cartel, El Muzo, still runs them from inside of a maximum security California prison, attended there by guards who even serve him fine food like waiters.
