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Because this is a common trope, it should to be limited to examples where hiding the evidence is either the whole point of the work or a key point in the work.

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Because this is a common trope, it should to be limited to examples where hiding the evidence is either the whole point of the work or a key point in the work.



* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all other deductions have lead to. A few examples include:
** Case 4 from the first game, where the final nail in the BigBad's coffin is [[spoiler:that Phoenix works out he's hid a bullet in his shoulder for 15 years. Phoenix threatens to have the bullet removed and compared to the bullet that killed the victim, to see if they were fired from the same gun, causing the BigBad to go into a rage filled confession.]]

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all other deductions have lead led to. A few examples include:
** Case 4 from the first game, where the final nail in the BigBad's coffin is [[spoiler:that Phoenix works out he's hid a bullet in his shoulder for 15 years. Phoenix threatens to have the bullet removed and compared to the bullet that killed the victim, to see if they were fired from the same gun, causing the BigBad to go into a rage filled rage-filled confession.]]
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* The premise of ''Film/TheTroubleWithHarry'' is that several people try to hide Harry's corpse.

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* The premise of ''Film/TheTroubleWithHarry'' is that several people try to hide Harry's corpse.the corpse of Harry', who they may have killed.
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* The premise of ''Film/TheTroubleWithHarry'' is that several people try to hide Harry's corpse.
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This is TruthInTelevision, but real life cases won't be listed, since it is a derogatory trope and listing them [[NiceJobBreakingItHero would give criminals ideas to hide their evidences]].
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* The premise of ''WeekendAtBernies'' and its sequel is that two office workers have to [[OfCorpseHesAlive conceal that their boss died on Friday]] until the following Monday, in order for their promotions to go through.

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* The premise of ''WeekendAtBernies'' ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' and its sequel is that two office workers have to [[OfCorpseHesAlive conceal that their boss died on Friday]] until the following Monday, in order for their promotions to go through.



* Occurs regularly in most of Creator/AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).

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* Occurs regularly in most of Creator/AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest {{Love Interest|s}} as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).

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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's Creator/AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
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* The premise of ''WeekendAtBernies'' and its sequel is that two office workers have to conceal that their boss died on Friday until the following Monday, in order for their promotions to go through.

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* The premise of ''WeekendAtBernies'' and its sequel is that two office workers have to [[OfCorpseHesAlive conceal that their boss died on Friday Friday]] until the following Monday, in order for their promotions to go through.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over deductions have lead to. A few examples include:

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over other deductions have lead to. A few examples include:

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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' Harry discovers the "Room of Requirement" at Hogwarts, which has been used by decades of students to hide things that they don't want anyone else to see.
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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
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* During the trial of Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo, his defense attorney hid video tapes that showed Bernardo's wife, Karla Homolka, had participated in the rape and murder of his teenage victims, in order to present Homolka as simply another victim of his sadism and get her a plea bargain.
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* In one ''SandraAndWoo'' strip, Sandra is exploring the attic with her pet talking raccoon, Woo, and finds a raccoon-skin cap. She immediately hides it behind her back and lies to Woo so he won't see it.

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* In one ''SandraAndWoo'' ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' strip, Sandra is exploring the attic with her pet talking raccoon, Woo, and finds a raccoon-skin cap. She immediately hides it behind her back and lies to Woo so he won't see it.
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Supertrope to EatTheEvidence.

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Supertrope to EatTheEvidence. Also see DestroyTheEvidence.

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* In a HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' Stan's mom ends up burying several bodies in the basement in order to hide Stan's seeming murder spree; but it wasn't him, it was a killer goldfish.


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* In a HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' Stan's mom ends up burying several bodies in the basement in order to hide Stan's seeming murder spree; but it wasn't him, it was a killer goldfish.
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** A few examples also come in the ''Investigation'' games. In I2-2, two people have the exact same idea. [[spoiler:A witness who was thought to be the real killer hid what was thought to be the real murder weapon within his vicious, murderous and highly trained dog's mouth. Then the person who turns out to be the ''real'' real killer hid the ''real'' real murder weapon in the exact same way; inside their pet alligator's mouth]]. Admittedly clever hiding places, since they're places that no one in their right mind would think to, or want to, investigate.

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* ''AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over deductions have lead to. A few examples include:

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* ''AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Ususally this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over deductions have lead to. A few examples include:

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* ''AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Ususally Usually this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over deductions have lead to. A few examples include:


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* During the trial of Canadian serial killer Paul Bernardo, his defense attorney hid video tapes that showed Bernardo's wife, Karla Homolka, had participated in the rape and murder of his teenage victims, in order to present Homolka as simply another victim of his sadism and get her a plea bargain.
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** Case 4 from the first game, where the final nail in the BigBad's coffin is [[spoiler:that Phoenix works out he's hid a bullet in his shoulder for 15 years. Phoenix threatens to have the bullet removed and compared to the bullet that killed the victim, to see if they're they same, causing the BigBad to go into a rage filled confession.]]

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** Case 4 from the first game, where the final nail in the BigBad's coffin is [[spoiler:that Phoenix works out he's hid a bullet in his shoulder for 15 years. Phoenix threatens to have the bullet removed and compared to the bullet that killed the victim, to see if they're they same, were fired from the same gun, causing the BigBad to go into a rage filled confession.]]
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* ''AceAttorney'' has this at the centre of a number of cases. Ususally this is used right at the end of a case, either as the last issue that needs to be resolved, or as the key piece of evidence that all over deductions have lead to. A few examples include:
** Case 4 from the first game, where the final nail in the BigBad's coffin is [[spoiler:that Phoenix works out he's hid a bullet in his shoulder for 15 years. Phoenix threatens to have the bullet removed and compared to the bullet that killed the victim, to see if they're they same, causing the BigBad to go into a rage filled confession.]]
** Case 3 of the second game, where the killer is caught hiding [[spoiler:the murder weapon ''in court'', after a sporadic search of his room forced him to hide it. Seeing as how he's in a wheelchair, the only place he could hide it in such short notice was the under-seat section of the wheelchair, which is covered by a blanket. Due to this, the weapon stayed there when he went to court to testify]].
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* One episode of ''MalcomInTheMiddle'' had Lois starting housecleaning, only to start finding various pieces of long-hidden evidence from her family's various escapades. By the time she's done, she's recovered enough evidence to incriminate her husband and her sons for years and years.

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* One episode of ''MalcomInTheMiddle'' ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' had Lois starting housecleaning, only to start finding various pieces of long-hidden evidence from her family's various escapades. By the time she's done, she's recovered enough evidence to incriminate her husband and her sons for years and years.
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It happens on nearly every crime show you can mention, although it also appears in other genres. Someone has committed a crime, or has been up to mischief, or has been doing something embarrassing or simply private. So they hide the evidence of what they've done.

Because this is a common trope, it should to be limited to examples where hiding the evidence is either the whole point of the work or a key point in the work.

Do not list all the works by the author or all the works in a series otherwise this trope will be too long. Listing all such examples will not add any value to the trope. Instead,
list the author known for this trope or the first work in a series known for this trope along with a single example.

Supertrope to EatTheEvidence.
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* The premise of ''WeekendAtBernies'' and its sequel is that two office workers have to conceal that their boss died on Friday until the following Monday, in order for their promotions to go through.
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* One episode of ''MalcomInTheMiddle'' had Lois starting housecleaning, only to start finding various pieces of long-hidden evidence from her family's various escapades. By the time she's done, she's recovered enough evidence to incriminate her husband and her sons for years and years.
* In an episode of ''Series/{{Psych}}'', Gus finds his boss (who he had earlier told off and submitted a resignation letter to) dead with the resignation letter in hand. So he stumbles about trying to cover his tracks only to make the crime scene a mess. He recruits Shawn to help wipe away the evidence that he was there, but it means the two have to solve the case and get a confession before [[FriendOnTheForce Lassiter]] catches on that Gus was involved in messing up the scene. It's then complicated even further when they realize someone had tampered with the scene before Gus and they accidentally implicate Henry and Juliet in Gus's mess by admitting what happened, to them.
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* Occurs regularly in most of AgathaChristie's works, usually because the hider found evidence that could point to his/her LoveInterest as guilty. Often ends with the happy couple both proven innocent (generally they don't believe in the other's guilt, but think the police might).
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* In ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'', Shelby and Lauren must wipe away their fingerprints after investigating the clock store to avoid being associated with [[spoiler:Manfred's murder.]] If you miss any, Shelby's investigation is hampered by being dragged in to the station to explain why he was there. [[spoiler:This also ends up being the motivation for Shelby visiting all the families of the Origami Killer's victims and collecting their clues.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fahrenheit}}'', after committing the murder in the opening scene, you, as Lucas, are tasked with cleaning up or hiding the evidence. In the next scene, you, [[DuelingPlayerCharacters as Carla or Tyler]], have to uncover said evidence all over again. In a twist, the main piece (the knife) is hidden by Lucas off-screen, so the players have to actually look for it in the second scene.
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* In a HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' Stan's mom ends up burying several bodies in the basement in order to hide Stan's seeming murder spree; but it wasn't him, it was a killer goldfish.
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