History Main / FramedClue

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* In ''Manga/{{Bizenghast}}'', [[spoiler: the letter that exonerates the matron ghost of her crimes and allows her to move on]] is painted into a portrait in Dinah's room of the matron ghost.
* 'ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'': Present in ''[[Recap/TintinTheSecretOfTheUnicorn The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. For some reason, bad people really want three scale models of a ship. When Snowy accidentally breaks one, Tintin later discovers that a secret scroll was hidden under the mast.

* Present in ''[[ComicBook/{{Tintin}} The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. For some reason, bad people really want three scale models of a ship. When Snowy accidentally breaks one, Tintin later discovers that a secret scroll was hidden under the mast.

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* In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderman2'', Peter is able to find Roosevelt station after he throws his dad's calculator against a wall.

* In the first Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker novel ''Literature/WishYouWereHere'' by Rita Mae Brown one of the citizens of Crozet discovers an important clue behind a framed poster.

* One of the symbols to be found in ''VideoGame/DarkFall : the Journal'' is hidden this way. Made more difficult to find because the only way to access the framed picture in question is [[spoiler: to play the phonograph loudly enough to shake the photo so it falls from the wall]].

* When Imelda's framed picture is knocked off the ofrenda and Miguel picks up the photo inside, he notices a part of the picture that was folded away, showing Ernesto de la Cruz's guitar in his great-great-grandfather's hand. He concludes that Ernesto must be his great-great-grandfather, which boosts his desire to become a musician.

* ''Film/SawII'': In the Nerve Gas House, there's a photo taped to the back of a frame. And for extra kudos, it's marked with an "X".

* In the first Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker novel ''Literature/{{Wish You Were Here}}'' by Rita Mae Brown one of the citizens of Crozet discovers an important clue behind a framed poster.

* A variation occurs on an episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}''. Hodgins is taking samples from a crime scene and when nobody is looking opens up a frame and removes a picture that showed him and the victim together before anyone noticed. In an aversion, the picture is NOT a clue related to the case, but would have revealed Hodgins past connection to the victim (childhood friends until he stole Hodgin's fiancee) and stopped him from helping to solve his old friend's murder.

* In the Australian series ''Series/MissionTopSecret'', one of the main characters discovers a clue this way.

* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' has Mac and Bloo finding the map to the Foster's treasure this way.

* A variation occurs on an episode of ''Series/{{Bones}}''. Hodgins is taking samples from a crime scene and when nobody is looking opens up a frame and removes a picture that showed him and the victim together before anyone noticed. In an aversion, the picture is NOT a clue related to the case, but would have revealed Hodgins past connection to the victim (childhood friends until he stole Hodgin's fiancee) and stopped him from helping to solve his old friend's murder.

* A seemingly pointless minigame in ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' ends when [[spoiler: Louis breaks a potplant with a hidden key.]]

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* ''Film/SawII'': In the Nerve Gas House, there's a photo taped to the back of a frame. And for extra kudos, it's also marked with an "X".

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* ''Film/SawII'' has a photo taped to the back of a frame. And for extra kudos, it's also marked with an 'X'.

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* In the first Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker novel ''Literature/{{Wish You Were Here}}'' by Rita Mae Brown one of the citizens of Crozet discovers an important clue behind a framed poster.
* The mystery novel ''The Face of the Man from Saturn'' by Creator/HarryStephenKeeler concerns a painting of a bizarre extraterrestrial. Someone breaks into the shop where this painting is stored, kills the owner, and then cuts the Saturnian's face from the canvas ... and steals this, leaving the rest of the portrait. The detective discovers that a message revealing the location of treasure is concealed beneath the portrait's face. But there were ''two'' copies of the painting, and the killer stole the wrong one.

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* A seemingly pointless minigame in ''VideoGame/HotelDusk'' ends when [[spoiler: Louis breaks a potplant with a hidden key.]]

A variation is when the frame gets broken accidentally, usually due to TheFool knocking it over.

* ''Film/TheGoonies''. After Mikey finds a framed TreasureMap in the attic, he hands it to Chunk--TheFool--who predictably breaks the frame by dropping it.

* In ''{{Bizenghast}}'', [[spoiler: the letter that exonerates the matron ghost of her crimes and allows her to move on]] is painted into a portrait in Dinah's room of the matron ghost.

* In ''{{Paycheck}}'' the stamp on the envelope that held the 13 clues was in fact a clue itself. In fact one of the clues in the package's only purpose was to help him notice the stamp.
* ''{{Saw}} II'' has a photo taped to the back of a frame. And for extra kudos, it's also marked with an 'X'.

* In Amazing Spiderman 2 Peter is able to find Roosevelt station after he throws his dad's calculator against a wall.

* ''{{Salute Your Shorts}}'' has a subversion in that the picture frame breaks, and there is indeed a treasure map inside... planted by Budnik, who was the one to break the frame in a scheme to sell copies to the fake map to fellow campers.
* A variation occurs on an episode of ''{{Bones}}''. Hodgins is taking samples from a crime scene and when nobody is looking opens up a frame and removes a picture that showed him and the victim together before anyone noticed. In an aversion, the picture is NOT a clue related to the case, but would have revealed Hodgins past connection to the victim (childhood friends until he stole Hodgin's fiancee) and stopped him from helping to solve his old friend's murder.

* A seemingly pointless minigame in ''HotelDusk'' ends when [[spoiler: Louis breaks a potplant with a hidden key.]]
* Shows up in King's Tekken 6 ending, which shows King examining a photo of Armor King. It drops and shatters when he tries to put it back, revealing [[spoiler: a photo of two Armor Kings standing side-by-side.]]

* ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' has Mac and Bloo finding the map to the Foster's treasure this way.

* Present in ''[[{{Tintin}} The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. For some reason, bad people really want 3 scale models of a ship. When Snowy accidentally breaks one, Tintin later discovers that a secret scroll was hidden under the mast.

* In ''What Lies Beneath'', Claire discovers a newspaper article relating to the ghost on the back of a photo in a frame, after said ghost knocks the frame to the floor for the second time. [[spoiler:The ghost, Madison, is deliberately attempting to guide Claire towards the clues.]]

* A seemingly pointless minigame in ''HotelDusk'' ends when [[spoiler: Louis breaks a potplant with a hidden key.]]

* In the first Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker novel ''{{Wish You Were Here}}'' by Rita Mae Brown one of the citizens of Crozet discovers an important clue behind a framed poster.
* The mystery novel ''The Face of the Man from Saturn'' by HarryStephenKeeler concerns a painting of a bizarre extraterrestrial. Someone breaks into the shop where this painting is stored, kills the owner, and then cuts the Saturnian's face from the canvas ... and steals this, leaving the rest of the portrait. The detective discovers that a message revealing the location of treasure is concealed beneath the portrait's face. But there were ''two'' copies of the painting, and the killer stole the wrong one.