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-->'''Officer Alice''': We need to catch the jerk, and I think he'll find new blonde transfer student Alice SueDonym just irresistable.

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-->'''Officer Alice''': We need to catch the jerk, and I think he'll find new blonde transfer student Alice SueDonym just irresistable.irresistible.



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* '''Defied''': ???Officers Bob and Alice plan to dress Alice up as a young blonde college student to lure the Tropersville Slasher, but DaChief Charlie puts the kibosh on it before they can put the plan into action.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single serial killer is trapped when they go after a disguised officer.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single serial killer is trapped when they go after a whole squad of disguised officer.officers.
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'''Basic Trope''': Dressing someone up as a suitable target for a serial killer.
* '''Straight''': The Tropersville Slasher targets young blonde female students, so Officer Alice goes undercover as a student at the local university to lure him into a trap.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every single serial killer is trapped when they go after a disguised officer.
* '''Downplayed''': One of the plans enacted by the police to catch the Tropersville Slasher involves Officer Alice dressing up as his usual student prey, but it's only one of half a dozen.
* '''Justified''': The Tropersville Slasher doesn't leave much usable evidence behind, so catching him in the act by using "bait" that can defend herself seems like the best way to catch him.
* '''Inverted''': The Tropersville Slasher dresses up as an innocent college student to lure a victim.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': The police dress up the middle-aged Officer Alice as a young blonde college student wearing a top saying "Slasher Bait". The Tropersville Slasher falls for it anyway.
* '''Zigzagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No one dresses up as a target for a serial killer.
* '''Enforced''': In the original script, the Tropersville Slasher is caught because of some evidence he left behind, but the producers are trying to make a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for one of the student characters.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Officer Bob''': You want to be bait?
-->'''Officer Alice''': We need to catch the jerk, and I think he'll find new blonde transfer student Alice SueDonym just irresistable.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Officer Bob walks in with a criminal in handcuffs, and a few minutes later, Officer Alice walks in in clothing that's way more youthful and colorful than she usually wears.
* '''PlayedForHorror''': The Tropersville Slasher ''is'' a cop, and he sets Alice up to be the bait.
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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%%* '''Played for Laughs''':
%%* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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