Clear
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He decides to do something to repay her; trouble is, he's really not clear on what kind of thing would be appropriate, and as a retired Triad hitman his default method of helping out his friends is taking up a hatchet and dealing with whoever happens to be giving them grief.
Source: Useful Notes / Lizzie Borden - The Looney Tunes Show: Yosemite Sam makes it clear that he hates owing people favors, so he decides to simply repay Bugs for changing the batteries smoke detectors by baking him a cake...which causes a fire that forces Bugs to save him from.
Source: I Owe You My Life
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