Gregory: Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?
Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.
Gregory: The dog did nothing in the night-time.
Holmes: That was the curious incident.
"What tipped me off was the lack of evidence."
— Batman, Justice League
Faith: So you think there's some big conspiracy?
Buffy: (looks in filing cabinet to find all the files are empty) You were saying?
Faith: So those papers are gone. That doesn't prove anything.
Buffy: Except that someone didn't want us to prove anything.
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Consequences"
"So I'm guilty because you didn't find any evidence?"
— Suspect, Law & Order
Donna: The first thing I noticed is an empty file.
The Doctor: Why, what's inside it? Or, what's not inside it?
Donna: Sick days. There aren't any. Hundreds of people working here and no one's sick. Not one hangover, man flu, sneaky little shopping trip, nothing. Not ever! They don't get ill!
The Doctor: Why, what's inside it? Or, what's not inside it?
Donna: Sick days. There aren't any. Hundreds of people working here and no one's sick. Not one hangover, man flu, sneaky little shopping trip, nothing. Not ever! They don't get ill!
— Doctor Who, "The Sontaran Stratagem"
"So the moon is 6.3 billion years old, and the source cited is the author's ass!"
— Martymer 81 - So Apparently the Moon Is A Space Ship
It is a vast conspiracy. And the total lack of evidence is all the evidence I need.
Seven: "Did you find something?"
Narration: He thought for a moment before he responded.
Junpei: "No. Nothing."
Narration: Technically, it wasn't a lie. He hadn't found anything. In a way, in fact, that was the problem.
Narration: He thought for a moment before he responded.
Junpei: "No. Nothing."
Narration: Technically, it wasn't a lie. He hadn't found anything. In a way, in fact, that was the problem.
Ben: They aren't finding it, are they? Proof that the Sith are present. Proof that Senator Palpatine is one of them. Proof that the Jedi have the right to act.
Yaddle: The exact absence of proof, there is. Many questions to be risen, there are, of what is not known of Palpatine of Naboo.
Yaddle: The exact absence of proof, there is. Many questions to be risen, there are, of what is not known of Palpatine of Naboo.
Phoenix Wright: I believe this is the piece of incontrovertible evidence you were looking for!
The Judge: Th-The emergency buzzer...? Is there some kind of clue on it?
Phoenix Wright: Absolutely not.
Godot: Hey, come on now... At least give some thought to what you say before opening your mouth.
Phoenix Wright: The fact that there are absolutely no clues... is itself the clue. This button has no fingerprints on it. If Mr. Bullard had really pressed it himself... Naturally, he would have left his fingerprints behind!
—Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, The Stolen Turnabout
What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence
