History PlayingWith / RevealingCoverUp

* '''Downplayed''': Emperor Evulz burns down part of a library to destroy a book detailing one of his weaknesses. Alice and Bob figure one of the books must have contained something important, but they're not sure what it was.

* '''Exploited''': Evulz is pulling a BatmanGambit on Alice and Bob: he knows they'll investigate and he sets a trap for them where they go in case of it.

** [[ASimplePlan It was intended to be a subtle, quick operation,]] but the minions were caught in the act and it escalated out of their control. Eventually, they [[FakingTheDead fake their deaths]] and destroy the entire site so Evulz doesn't learn of their screw-ups.

* '''Averted''': Nobody attempts to hide anything in the story.

* '''Defied''':
** Emperor Evulz thinks about burning the library but decides it would draw too much attention.
** Emperor Evulz chooses a way to hide the salient piece of information that won't lead Alice and Bob to him.

-->'''Mook''': [[WithAllDueRespect Pardon the presumption, my liege, but]] ... isn't there a subtler way to hide this information than leaving a smouldering, obvious ruin? [[EatTheEvidence Eat the page perhaps?]]
-->'''Evulz''': We don't know where the scrap is kept within the building, and in all fairness ... [[MakeanExampleofThem it's also about sending a message.]] [[EvilIsPetty The place had lousy service and I want that librarian to know it.]]

%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** Emperor Evilz starts a war on a false pretense to cover up his weakness.

* '''Exaggerated''': [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Emperor Evulz burns a library to destroy a scrap of paper detailing one of his weaknesses.]] The situation is so extreme that AliceAndBob investigate, and they find out about the weakness and discover TheMole who set the fire.
** Emperor Evilz starts a war on a false pretense to cover up his weakness.

* '''Double Subverted''': Then Alice independently has a similar EurekaMoment and follows up on it.
** Alex and Bob discover this from Emperor Evulz's [[FieryCoverup less-than-subtle cover-up]] of the [[BadBoss way he punished his minions for disobedience.]]
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob deduces or induces that the library was destroyed because somebody wanted to eliminate some evidence that was there. However, he suspects Fiers, who [[NotMeThisTime proves he didn't do it]]. Alice has the same realization, but she suspects the equally innocent Garana. Then both AliceAndBob simultaneously announce "Evulz did it!" -- but they're accusing him of an act that, as far as they know, is unrelated to the library's burning.
** [[ASimplePlan It was intended to be a subtle, quick operation,]] but the minions were caught halfway through and it escalated out of their control. Eventually, they fake their deaths and destroy the entire site so wind of their screw-ups doesn't reach their boss.

-->'''Mook''' [[WithAllDueRespect Pardon the presumption my liege, but]]... isn't there a more subtle way to hide this information than leaving a smouldering, obvious ruin? [[EatTheEvidence Eat the page perhaps?]]
-->'''Evulz''': We don't know where the scrap is kept and in all fairness... [[MakeanExampleofThem it's also about sending a message.]] [[EvilIsPetty The place had lousy service and I want that librarian to know it.]]
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Justified''': Evulz sincerely thought Alice and Bob would stop at investigating the surface crime itself rather than go any further into the motive, [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot which would have truly exposed him]].

* '''Subverted''': Bob realizes that the destroyed library contained obscure information on Emperor Evulz, that it might have been destroyed to eliminate all trace of that information, and wonders who would have gone to that much trouble. He stops himself before he reaches the conclusion, however, and says "ItsProbablyNothing."

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Emperor Evulz shoves the proof of his culpability in AliceAndBob's faces, but because [[TheCassandra Cassandra]] told them, they don't believe it.
* '''Subverted''': Bob realizes that the library contained obscure information on Emperor Evulz and wonders who would have gone to that much trouble. He stops himself before he reaches the conclusion, however, and says "ItsProbablyNothing."

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Straight''': Emperor Evulz burns an entire library to hide the destruction of a book detailing one of his weaknesses. The oddity of one of his minions burning a library tells the heroes something in it must have been important, and they figure out the scheme from talking to the librarian.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz burns a library to destroy a scrap of paper detailing one of his weaknesses. The extremeness of the situation leads the heroes to investigate, and they find out about the weakness and discover TheMole who set the fire.
* '''Downplayed''': Emperor Evulz burns down part of a library to destroy a book detailing one of his weaknesses. The heroes figure one of the books must have contained something important, but they're not sure what it was.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''ZigZagged''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Defied''': Emperor Evulz thinks about burning the library but decides it would draw too much attention.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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