Calmed
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Cooldown Hug: How Lynley calms Barbara down (for a given value of "calmed down"; she progresses from hysterical punching and screaming to hysterical sobbing, which at least has the benefit of no one winding up with a bloody nose) after she's held hostage in "In Divine Proportion".
Source: Series / Inspector Lynley
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