Poldarn: Now then, if it wasn't us, who was it?
Chiruwa: But it was us. It was you, you bloodthirsty northern bastard.
Poldarn: No it wasn't, we were never here. But they will never believe that, so it better have been someone else. Do you understand that?''
Chiruwa: But it was us. It was you, you bloodthirsty northern bastard.
Poldarn: No it wasn't, we were never here. But they will never believe that, so it better have been someone else. Do you understand that?''
— Poldarn attempts to get the trope across to Chiruwa, in Memory by K.J. Parker.
When you wake up, your only choice will be to run.
— Hannibal Lecter to Chilton, Hannibal
Sideshow Bob: There was a time that I...
Bart Simpson: (angrily) WAIT A MINUTE, YOU DID THIS!
(the audience gasps)
Sideshow Bob: Excuse me!
Bart Simpson: (grabs the microphone from Sideshow Bob) ATTENTION, FELLOW CHILDREN! KRUSTY DID NOT ROB THE STORE! SIDESHOW BOB FRAMED HIM! AND I GOT PROOF!
(hits Sideshow Bob's feet with a mallet)
Sideshow Bob: OUCH! MY FOOT YOU LOUSY STUPID, CLUMSY....
Bart Simpson: See that, Krusty wore big floppy shoes but has got little feet like all good-hearted people. (As he hits Sideshow Bob's other foot) But Sideshow Bob really filled his shoes with big, ugly feet!
(kids in the audience start booing)
Police Officer 1: (watching TV) The kid is right?
Police Officer 2: How did we miss this one?
Officer Wiggum: Get off your duffs, boys. Let's go straight to the TV studio.
(cut to outside Krustylu Studios)
Sideshow Bob: (in handcuffs) Yes, I admit it. I hated him. His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years. I played the buffoon, while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites. That's why I framed Krusty. I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids.
Bart Simpson: Take them away, boys!
Sideshow Bob: (as he's put in the van) Treat kids like equals, they're people too. They're smarter than what you think! They were smart enough to catch me!
Bart Simpson: (angrily) WAIT A MINUTE, YOU DID THIS!
(the audience gasps)
Sideshow Bob: Excuse me!
Bart Simpson: (grabs the microphone from Sideshow Bob) ATTENTION, FELLOW CHILDREN! KRUSTY DID NOT ROB THE STORE! SIDESHOW BOB FRAMED HIM! AND I GOT PROOF!
(hits Sideshow Bob's feet with a mallet)
Sideshow Bob: OUCH! MY FOOT YOU LOUSY STUPID, CLUMSY....
Bart Simpson: See that, Krusty wore big floppy shoes but has got little feet like all good-hearted people. (As he hits Sideshow Bob's other foot) But Sideshow Bob really filled his shoes with big, ugly feet!
(kids in the audience start booing)
Police Officer 1: (watching TV) The kid is right?
Police Officer 2: How did we miss this one?
Officer Wiggum: Get off your duffs, boys. Let's go straight to the TV studio.
(cut to outside Krustylu Studios)
Sideshow Bob: (in handcuffs) Yes, I admit it. I hated him. His hackneyed shenanigans robbed me of my dignity for years. I played the buffoon, while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites. That's why I framed Krusty. I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids.
Bart Simpson: Take them away, boys!
Sideshow Bob: (as he's put in the van) Treat kids like equals, they're people too. They're smarter than what you think! They were smart enough to catch me!
— The Simpsons, "Krusty Gets Busted"
Little Bo Beep: LET ME GO, YOU MONSTER! TOM-TOM WAS INNOCENT AND YOU KNOW IT!!! I HATE YOU!!! I HATE YOU!!!
Ollie Dum: JUST A MINUTE!!!
Crowd: IT'S LITTLE ELMER!
Ollie Dum: Mr. Your Majesty, Tom-Tom was innocent. We found Little Elmer in Barnaby's Cellar!
*Everybody gasp*
Crowd: LET'S GET HIM!
"We're supposed to call them cops. But everyone knows who they work for, and what it takes to keep them happy. Somebody paid good money for this frame."
— Marv, Sin City, "The Hard Goodbye"
"I've set you up, Mr. Norris. In ten minutes, Albert will call the police, and tell them a tale of heroin. 1970 Mustangs. Aging tennis pros with drug records. You'll be eagerly sought after, Mr. Norris."
—Cressner, Cat's Eye
Niner: Wash, you have to get both of us out of here. Immediately. They catch us together after what I've done and after what you're charged with–-
Wash: Charged with!?
Niner: Listen to me! They'll kill us, Wash. I've already helped someone else escape after you went radio silent.
Wash: What do you mean? Who else would there have been?
Niner: That's not important! They're pinning you for stealing Freelancer property. The UNSC has you as a wanted criminal for taking military property. And Freelancer is going to kill you to keep the story. [holds up handcuffed hands] Now let me go so I can help us escape out of here before anyone notices you knocked out the guards!
Wash: I didn't steal anything! That doesn't even make sense -– I just went silent. I was MIA or AWOL at most, they can't–-
Niner: Do you not understand how a frame works!? Now help me get loose!
Wash: Charged with!?
Niner: Listen to me! They'll kill us, Wash. I've already helped someone else escape after you went radio silent.
Wash: What do you mean? Who else would there have been?
Niner: That's not important! They're pinning you for stealing Freelancer property. The UNSC has you as a wanted criminal for taking military property. And Freelancer is going to kill you to keep the story. [holds up handcuffed hands] Now let me go so I can help us escape out of here before anyone notices you knocked out the guards!
Wash: I didn't steal anything! That doesn't even make sense -– I just went silent. I was MIA or AWOL at most, they can't–-
Niner: Do you not understand how a frame works!? Now help me get loose!
— Recovery None, Chapter 39
"Why did you do it, my friend? You killed Ellen... and all of the others, too. You wanted everybody to think that it was me. Why, Herbert? Why did you want to destroy me?"
—Paul Toombes to Herbert Flay, Madhouse (1974)
Flamebird: Everyone thinks we murdered this Mon-El person.
Nightwing: But we didn't—
Flamebird: No, but it looks like we did. Someone is working very hard to get us out of the way.
Nightwing: But we didn't—
Flamebird: No, but it looks like we did. Someone is working very hard to get us out of the way.
Danny Fenton: Now you’re ripping off gifts? What is that supposed to do?
The Ghost Writer: A: Make a huge scene, and B: Blame it on you.
The Ghost Writer: A: Make a huge scene, and B: Blame it on you.
