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Basic Trope: In a mystery, there's only one possible person who could be the culprit.

  • Straight: Alice was the only one who refuses to talk about what she did on the night Bob was murdered.
  • Exaggerated: Alice being the murderer was so obvious that even a baby can see it coming.
  • Downplayed: Alice does have an alibi; however, when the alibi was further investigated, some parts may be flat out impossible.
  • Justified: Alice is a child and she accidentally murdered Bob.
  • Inverted: Almost everyone seems suspicious, except for Alice.
  • Subverted: However, as the detectives investigate the case further, a new possible suspect in Charlie pops up...
  • Double Subverted: Only when looking into Charlie's case, everything points to him being innocent.
  • Parodied: Alice looks obviously evil yet the detectives keep insisting that she's innocent.
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: There are many suspects from the start.
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  • Defied: Alice comes clean with her alibi from the start.
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  • Conversed: ???
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Only One Plausible Suspect on who cut this page... Cuthbert Liszt, also known as the infamous request!

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