| rdfs:comment | - A villain has the hero in his clutches. The only person pleading for the hero is his wife/girlfriend. So the villain says, "I'll only release him if you have sex with me." And now the heroine has to choose whether her love for her husband's well-being overrides her sexual loyalty. Typically, she (or sometimes even he) will agree to the ultimatum, but before the two of them do the deed, a Third Option will present itself, and the sacrifice won't be needed after all. Except if it is used as a premise for an erotic story. See also I Have You Now, My Pretty and I Have Your Wife.
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| abstract | - A villain has the hero in his clutches. The only person pleading for the hero is his wife/girlfriend. So the villain says, "I'll only release him if you have sex with me." And now the heroine has to choose whether her love for her husband's well-being overrides her sexual loyalty. Typically, she (or sometimes even he) will agree to the ultimatum, but before the two of them do the deed, a Third Option will present itself, and the sacrifice won't be needed after all. Except if it is used as a premise for an erotic story. The G-rated version of this is "if you marry me" instead of "if you sleep with me" although the one tends to imply the other. In certain contexts this is even more sinister, as marriage is somewhat more permanent than a one-night stand. When the wife/sweetheart/sister/daughter/etc. makes the offer, see Please, I Will Do Anything!. See also I Have You Now, My Pretty and I Have Your Wife. And yes, the trope name sounds like a Robert Ludlum novel.
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