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* ''WebVideo/TheBoothAtTheEnd'' plays off of this trope. The Man at the Booth discusses lucrative, dangerous, and questionable information with visitors who come to see him at his Booth. There are always some other customers in the diners that he appears at, yet he seems not to mind, or care. This leads to a waitress asking about his "business" (assuming he's some kind of therapist based on the overheard snippets). And then the Man gets a new ''friend...''

* In ''Film/JurassicPark'' Dennis Nedry and Lew Dodgson discuss the plan to steal dinosaur embryos from [=InGen=] in a Costa Rican restaurant. Dodgson even demonstrates the functions of the shaving cream can be used to smuggle the embryos there while sitting at the table. Nedry [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] their OvertRendezvous, believing that HiddenInPlainSight is in full effect here:

* In ''WesternAnimation/FTLKestrelAdventures'', two of the brothers discuss their secrets a little too loudly.

* You see this in practically every RolePlayingGame whose setting includes a ThievesGuild or [[{{WeirdTradeUnion}} something similar]]. Instead of remaining cagey and secretive until they're sure your avatar can be trusted, their representative(s) will walk up to your avatar or wave him/her over and [[{{NoIndoorVoice}} loudly announce]] to everyone within earshot that they are thieves and are members of a whole guild of thieves, and ask if you would come to their headquarters (which ''can'' be a LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub, but usually isn't) for tea / coffee / beer / whatever.

* In a recent episode of ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'', two perpetrators of a sexual assault were loudly discussing said assault in the hallway which allowed two other students to identify them as the perpetrators. Though they spoke in slightly hushed tones, [[{{SubvertedTrope}} it was evidently loud enough for two people all the way down the hall to hear them.]]

Compare OvertRendezvous, PublicSecretMessage, and EasilyOverheardConversation. Contrast UnderCoverWhenAlone.

Contrast OvertRendezvous, PublicSecretMessage, and EasilyOverheardConversation.

* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}: Todd has the bad habit of talking about things that are heavily classified without checking to see who's in earshot. For example, when [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1036/ he tells his dad]] that the mysterious laser beam in the sky means that he has to tell Andi about Selkie, he doesn't realize that Kenneth and Barbara were [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1037/ close enough to hear him.]]

** Subverted in a ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' issue when ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} visits Clark Kent's workplace and openly calls him Superman. Although there was nobody nearby, her cousin is ''not'' amused and chides Kara for her carelessness.

* Subverted in a Silver Age ''Adventure Comics'' issue when ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} visits Clark Kent's workplace and openly calls him Franchise/{{Superman}}. Although there was nobody nearby, her cousin is ''not'' amused and chides Kara for her carelessness.
* In ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', the titular heroine and ComicBook/LanaLang argue Kara's actions during ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' and her unwillingness to become a hero again while standing in the street. Justified because a super-villain is trashing the neighborhood and people are too busy running away to pay attention to two women arguing.
* ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'': When the owner of an alien bar sees Supergirl walking into her place and spots her "S"-shield, she takes ComicBook/AmbushBug aside to discuss over a Kryptonian's arrival shortly after Rogol Zaar dropped by. In their defence, they were whispering. Yet still, they were talking about the self-proclaimed perpetrator of Krypton's destruction while standing three meters away from a Kryptonian, and they should know that whispering would not help.
* Occurs twice in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'':

* A RunningGag in the first season of ''Series/{{Roswell}}'' is Liz and Maria discussing the fact that Max, Isabel, and Michael are aliens in places like the Crashdown Cafe or West Roswell High School's cafeteria. Though they do not actually ''use'' the word "aliens", the word they decided to use is "Czechoslovakians", [[SubvertedTrope which manages to be no less weird and attention-grabbing a thing to talk about in New Mexico]], especially in [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp 1999-2000]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' and [[{{Film/Watchmen}} the film version]] too: Dan and Laurie have a conversation in a restaurant reminiscing over old times as superheroes without any regard to anyone who might overhear.

* In the ''Anime/CodeGeass'' audio dramas, Tamaki takes the Black Knights' new recruits out drinking "to discuss their secret plans and complain about Zero", and he doesn't understand why Ohgi and the others don't want to join him.

* In ''Film/JurassicPark'' Dennis Nedry and Lew Dodgson discuss the plan to steal [[ItMakesSenseInContext dinosaur embryos]] from [=InGen=] in a Costa Rican restaurant. Dodgson even demonstrates the functions of the shaving cream can be used to smuggle the embryos there while sitting at the table. Nedry [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] their OvertRendezvous, believing that HiddenInPlainSight is in full effect here:

** Played straight by the Marauders in "[[{{PensieveFlashback}} Snape's Worst Memory]]".

* ''[[Anime/QueensBlade Queen's Blade: Hide & Seek]]'': Elina pins Leina right at the start of the semi-finals and feels her up in the center of the arena. Leina tries to make her stop by pointing out that the crowd is watching. To which, Elina bluntly replies she doesn't care, because she wants everyone to know [[GirlOnGirlIsHot she's horny]] [[LustObject for her sister]] and says Leina belongs to her!

* Invoked in ''FanFic/FateReachOut'', by Yosuke. By discussing the case and their actions in the TV World with ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' character sheets in front of them, the Investigation Team is pretty much HiddenInPlainSight, although Yosuke does admit that the trick also relies on people's BystanderSyndrome.

* In fanfic ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Danvers]] and her adoptive parents attend [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] and ComicBook/LoisLane's wedding. During the reception, Fred Danvers tries to talk his daughter into introduce him to the Leaguers, although he's clever enough to use deliberate euphemisms such like "the team" or "the Gotham guy".
* Invoked in ''FanFic/FateReachOut'', by Yosuke. By discussing the case and their actions in the TV World with ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' character sheets in front them, the Investigation Team is pretty much HiddenInPlainSight, although Yosuke does admit that the trick also relies on people's BystanderSyndrome.

* In ''Film/JurassicPark'' Dennis Nedry and Lew Dodgson discuss the plan to steal [[ItMakesSenseInContext dinosaur embryos]] from [=InGen=] in a Costa-Rican restaurant. Dodgson even demonstrates the functions of the shaving cream can used to smuggle the embryos there while sitting at the table. Nedry [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] their OvertRendezvous, believing that HiddenInPlainSight is in full effect here:

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' has a DoubleSubversion. Harry, Hermione and Ron attempt to avoid this trope by not discussing their plan in the village pub where all the students go. Instead, they go to the (nearly deserted) local BadGuyBar (owned, or at least tended, amusingly enough, by [[spoiler:Prof. Dumbledore's younger brother]]) where, as Sirius later tells them, they were more likely to be overheard.

* Happens a lot in the third season of ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' when [[spoiler:the DA]] repeatedly discusses murdering people with Dexter in restaurants, at parties, over the phone, in the office, and pretty much everywhere. Yet no-one ever overhears, nor do the characters seem to be concerned that anyone will hear them. Because having the characters go somewhere private every time they need to move the plot forward would take too much screen time.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': In a season 5 episode where Lorne hosts a party, he invites the senior partners, who set a trap for Angel. They discuss the trap and the plan to kill everyone at the party, while standing next to the dance floor.

* The genre-blind titular characters of ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' discuss dangerous secrets, the goings and comings of A, and all the rest of their business in the open more than once. For example, in episode 23 of the fourth season, the Emily shouts with Paige about [[spoiler:Allison, who is supposed to be dead,]] in the girls bathroom. This behavior repeatedly leads to the girls getting more trouble from A.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', the heroes regularly discuss [[BigBad XANA's]] activities. This has gotten them into a trouble a couple times, but because their super-computer has [[ResetButton Return to the Past]] functionality, they're able to undo anyone finding out too much. They also pretend to be discussing some video game or movie when someone happen to inquire about it.

** Played straight by the Marauders in "Snape's Worst Memory".

* You see this in practically every RolePlayingGame whose setting includes a ThievesGuild or [[{{WeirdTradeUnion}} something similar]]. Instead of remaining cagey and secretive until they're sure your avatar can be trusted, their representative(s) will walk up to your avatar or wave him/her over and [[{{NoIndoorVoice}} loudly announce]] to everyone within earshot that they are thieves and are members of a whole guild of thieves, and ask if you would come to their headquarters (which ''can'' be a LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub, but usually isn't) for tea / coffee / whatever.

* You see this in practically every RolePlayingGame whose setting includes a ThievesGuild or [[{{WeirdTradeUnion}} something similar]]. Instead of remaining cagey and secretive until they're sure your avatar can be trusted, their representative(s) will walk up to your avatar or wave him/her over and loudly announce to everyone within earshot that they are thieves and are members of a whole guild of thieves, and ask if you would come to their headquarters (which ''can'' be a LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub, but usually isn't) for tea / coffee / whatever.

* You see this in practically every RolePlayingGame whose setting includes a [[{{WeirdTradeUnion}} Thieves' Guild]] or something similar. Instead of remaining cagey and secretive until they're sure your avatar can be trusted, their representative(s) will walk up to your avatar or wave him/her over and loudly announce to everyone within earshot that they are thieves and are members of a whole guild of thieves, and ask if you would come to their headquarters (which ''can'' be a LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub, but usually isn't) for tea / coffee / whatever.

* Invoked in ''FanFic/FateReachOut, by Yosuke. By discussing the case and their actions in the TV World with ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' character sheets in front them, the Investigation Team is pretty much HiddenInPlainSight, although Yosuke does admit that the trick also relies on people's BystanderSyndrome.