Napoleon III

it is so slippery today, please be cautios

Acid

The slippery northern men who collected fees for enlisting men in the Union were known as bounty jumpers. Bounty jumpers would enlist in the Union or Confederate military and collect payment before leaving.

It all depends on how violent they are and if Mary knows that it is just a television show. If she knows that this is not how you are to act then she is not likely to fall down the slippery slope.