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* ''Literature/OnlyTheDeadAreColdBlooded'': In the first chapter, Carl is pressured into confessing to something scandalous ([[MistakenForGay supposedly]] being gay) in order to cover up something actually criminal (buying contraband books).
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** The Gary Moore song "Over the Hills and Far Away" (covered more recently by Finnish band Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}) describes a similar situation -- the main character is sent to prison for a robbery he didn't commit, because he'd spent the night in the arms of his best friend's wife and refuses to reveal the secret. Interestingly the reason he was convicted was because his pistol had been found at the scene, implying that someone knew about it and framed him knowing he wouldn't say it wasn't him.
*** [[EpilepticTrees The husband did it]], [[BatmanGambit to break up the lovers without having to confront or kill his best friend]].
*** [[EpilepticTrees The husband did it]], [[BatmanGambit to break up the lovers without having to confront or kill his best friend]].
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*** [[EpilepticTrees The husband did it]], [[BatmanGambit to break up the lovers without having to confront or kill his best friend]].
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', as in real life, Alexander Hamilton is accused of financial impropriety because of a paper trail connecting him with James Reynolds. In fact, he is actually having an affair with Reynolds' wife, and paying him hush money to keep it a secret. Hamilton makes everything worse when he decides to confess to the affair in lurid detail in a published pamphlet, destroying his marriage and ruining his reputation further.
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* In ''Series/Forever2014'', the main secret is Henry's immortality. When he dies, his body vanishes and he reappears naked in the nearest large body of water, so a lot of tension comes from the risk of Henry dying in front of witnesses or cameras. In "Social Engineering" two different hackers learn his records are fake and threaten to expose him.
** In a flashback to the 1950s in "New York Kids," Henry [[spoiler: let a man die when he might've been able to save him to keep others from discovering his immortality]]. He's regretted it ever since, and even quit being a practicing physician because he felt he'd violated his [[InconvenientHippocraticOath oath]].
** Henry asks Abe his biggest secret in "New York Kids," and at first Abe says it's that he once sold an antique he knew was a fake. Later on, Abe admits his real biggest secret is that, shortly after being drafted into the Vietnam war, his squad was ambushed and Abe panicked and just played possum until it was over. Three men on his squad died, and he's wondered ever since if they might have lived if he'd joined the fight.
** Played with in the pilot. Obviously, Henry doesn't want to call attention to the fact that he was in the subway crash (having died in it and reappeared in the East River), but Jo figures it out anyway, declaring him the prime suspect due to his presence and withholding of information. However, he is able to prove that the evidence against him isn't substantial enough, and finds evidence of another suspect, clearing himself surprisingly quickly, all while managing to avoid having his immortality discovered.
** In a flashback to the 1950s in "New York Kids," Henry [[spoiler: let a man die when he might've been able to save him to keep others from discovering his immortality]]. He's regretted it ever since, and even quit being a practicing physician because he felt he'd violated his [[InconvenientHippocraticOath oath]].
** Henry asks Abe his biggest secret in "New York Kids," and at first Abe says it's that he once sold an antique he knew was a fake. Later on, Abe admits his real biggest secret is that, shortly after being drafted into the Vietnam war, his squad was ambushed and Abe panicked and just played possum until it was over. Three men on his squad died, and he's wondered ever since if they might have lived if he'd joined the fight.
** Played with in the pilot. Obviously, Henry doesn't want to call attention to the fact that he was in the subway crash (having died in it and reappeared in the East River), but Jo figures it out anyway, declaring him the prime suspect due to his presence and withholding of information. However, he is able to prove that the evidence against him isn't substantial enough, and finds evidence of another suspect, clearing himself surprisingly quickly, all while managing to avoid having his immortality discovered.
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Because he is so obviously lying, or because there is such strong circumstantial evidence against him, the police waste a lot of time investigating him before he is cleared.
Sometimes he will finally give in and reveal his secret, but in other cases the police dig it up, or another character will speak up to clear him, even though it may implicate the supporting character. If a character acts reluctant but coughs it up fairly quickly, odds are good that it's InfractionDistraction.
A particular pattern involving adultery (e.g. the suspect has an alibi he can't use — he was in bed with a married woman and doesn't want to ruin her marriage) is very common and is currently being regularly subverted.
Sometimes he will finally give in and reveal his secret, but in other cases the police dig it up, or another character will speak up to clear him, even though it may implicate the supporting character. If a character acts reluctant but coughs it up fairly quickly, odds are good that it's InfractionDistraction.
A particular pattern involving adultery (e.g. the suspect has an alibi he can't use — he was in bed with a married woman and doesn't want to ruin her marriage) is very common and is currently being regularly subverted.
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Because he is they are so obviously lying, or because there is such strong circumstantial evidence against him, them, the police waste a lot of time investigating him them before he is they're cleared.
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* In ''Literature/InSpectre'', a man is the prime suspect in the murder of his ex-wife due to several pieces of circumstantial evidence. One of them is that a security camera caught him shopping with a woman resembling his ex-wife despite claiming he hadn't seen her since they divorced a year ago. He claims the woman in the video is a different person but can't say who. Also, when asked for an alibi, he only says, "It's not like I don't have an alibi" without explaining further, thereby implying that he's either lying or is refusing to reveal his alibi. In both cases, he's hiding that he's become friends and roommates with a yokai, specifically a yuki-onna or snow woman.
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* ''Series/{{Scandal}}'': The first episode's case of the week deals with Lieutenant Sully St. James, who has been accused of murdering his girlfriend and needs Pope & Associates to clear his name. Ultimately, it's discovered that Sully's girlfriend was actually his [[TheBeard beard]] and that he was with his secret boyfriend at the time of her murder. As Sully is a Conservative, he is terrified of the truth about his sexuality becoming public knowledge but is ultimately persuaded to come out by Olivia so his name can be cleared.
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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'', "[[Recap/MonkS1E7MrMonkAndTheOtherWoman Mr. Monk and the Other Woman]]". The reason Derrick suddenly went missing is that [[spoiler: he was suffering from schizophrenia, and two years ago, he went to a private clinic in Zurich]]. Monk doesn't find this out until he asks Monica if she's guilty of the murder. They wanted to keep the news from his family.
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** "[[Recap/MonkS1E7MrMonkAndTheOtherWoman Mr. Monk and the OtherWoman]]". Woman]]": The reason Derrick suddenly went missing is that [[spoiler: he was suffering from schizophrenia, and two years ago, he went to a private clinic in Zurich]]. Monk doesn't find this out until he asks Monica if she's guilty of the murder. They wanted to keep the news from his family.family.
** "Mr. Monk Joins A Cult": Father was in his cabin getting a cortisone shot for his bad back when Amanda Clark was killed. He doesn't want this to be made public because his image as the so-called "Eternal One" relies on his followers believing his claim that he has never been sick a day in his life.
** "[[Recap/MonkS1E7MrMonkAndTheOtherWoman Mr. Monk and the Other
** "Mr. Monk Joins A Cult": Father was in his cabin getting a cortisone shot for his bad back when Amanda Clark was killed. He doesn't want this to be made public because his image as the so-called "Eternal One" relies on his followers believing his claim that he has never been sick a day in his life.
