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Not to be confused with ''A Spaniard in the Works'', which was a 1965 book by Music/JohnLennon of nonsensical sketches and drawings whose title was a wordplay on this expression.
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* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloInTheForeignLegion'': When Lou accidentally buys a lot of six slave girls, the lead girl -- actually a French spy -- is not amused, since Lou accidentally bid against the man she ''wanted'' to win so she could infiltrate his house.
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* ''VisualNovel/TyrionCuthbertAttorneyOfTheArcane'':
** The defendant in case 2, Wallace Nightgrave, was framed by accident. The culprit intended to frame a different student for the murder, except:
*** An academy staff member who found the victim's body attempted to heal her with magic, which concealed the fatal wound and left traces of {{necromancy}} on her body, throwing suspicion on Wallace because he was the only known necromancer at the academy.
*** The bloody murder weapon was supposed to be left in Miriam Frega's locker to implicate her, but Wallace's locker ID had been swapped with Miriam's as a prank by other students, and [[spoiler:the AnimatedArmor tasked with the deed]] couldn't tell the difference.
** In case 4, Beatrice Frega wouldn't have come under suspicion for murder if a stolen AntiMagic sword used in the crime hadn't been found in her old bedroom. Her sister's wolf {{familiar}} had been hiding in said room, and retrieved the sword from elsewhere believing it to be a large stick.
** In case 5, [[spoiler:Eris Illmater]]'s master plan revolves around [[spoiler:forcing Celeste [=McCoy=] to sign a DealWithTheDevil and murder Garrick Pierce]], which goes off the rails when [[spoiler:Pierce realizes that he's been marked for death and [[SpitefulSuicide kills himself out of spite]], making the terms of the contract impossible to fulfill]]. The mastermind spends the rest of the case trying to cover up their mistake and make it look as if the plan had been carried out as intended.
** The defendant in case 2, Wallace Nightgrave, was framed by accident. The culprit intended to frame a different student for the murder, except:
*** An academy staff member who found the victim's body attempted to heal her with magic, which concealed the fatal wound and left traces of {{necromancy}} on her body, throwing suspicion on Wallace because he was the only known necromancer at the academy.
*** The bloody murder weapon was supposed to be left in Miriam Frega's locker to implicate her, but Wallace's locker ID had been swapped with Miriam's as a prank by other students, and [[spoiler:the AnimatedArmor tasked with the deed]] couldn't tell the difference.
** In case 4, Beatrice Frega wouldn't have come under suspicion for murder if a stolen AntiMagic sword used in the crime hadn't been found in her old bedroom. Her sister's wolf {{familiar}} had been hiding in said room, and retrieved the sword from elsewhere believing it to be a large stick.
** In case 5, [[spoiler:Eris Illmater]]'s master plan revolves around [[spoiler:forcing Celeste [=McCoy=] to sign a DealWithTheDevil and murder Garrick Pierce]], which goes off the rails when [[spoiler:Pierce realizes that he's been marked for death and [[SpitefulSuicide kills himself out of spite]], making the terms of the contract impossible to fulfill]]. The mastermind spends the rest of the case trying to cover up their mistake and make it look as if the plan had been carried out as intended.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': Mike forgetting to file his paperwork, and Sulley volunteering to get it for him, end up causing a chain of events that [[spoiler: exposed Randall and Waternoose's plan]].[[spoiler: Roz]] gives them credit for exposing the scandal when [[TheMole she reveals her own true colors]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'': Mike forgetting to file his paperwork, and Sulley volunteering to get it for him, end up causing a chain of events that [[spoiler: exposed Randall and Waternoose's plan]].[[spoiler: Roz]] gives them credit for exposing the scandal when [[TheMole she reveals her own true colors]].
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* In ''Film/MurderOnFlight502'', the killer left a letter addressed to Donaldson in the TWA passenger lounge, telling him about the murders to committed on Flight 502. The killer intended the letter to be delivered to Donaldson the next day when it would be too late to prevent the killers. However, Millard Kensington sets off a smoke bomb in the lounge as a prank, causing the letter to be discovered earlier and to Donaldson reading it before the murders have occurred.
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They are the [[TitleDrop Spanner in the Works]].
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They are the [[TitleDrop Spanner in the Works]].
Works.
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* ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'': [[NonLinearCharacter Zar the Psion]] gives his agents as little information as possible in order to avoid [[SelfDefeatingProphecy derailing his own prophecies]]. However, the Rhyming Devils are under no such limitations and [[spoiler:Anti-Madeline's theft of an ArtifactOfDoom]] marks a major break from the future he'd foreseen, so the Princess [[https://rustyandco.com/comic/level-12-32/ convinces]] Zar to give up on his original predictions and help them out properly.
-->'''Zar:''' This ''definitely'' didn't happen before. Something is... ''wrong''.
-->'''Zar:''' This ''definitely'' didn't happen before. Something is... ''wrong''.
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** [[spoiler: The Monster In The Dark]] has as of #1041 taken to secretly hindering Team Evil's search for the final Gate. Lampshaded by the page's title, "Vale of an Independent Variable".
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** [[spoiler: The Monster In The Dark]] has as of #1041 taken to secretly hindering Team Evil's search for the final Gate. Lampshaded by the page's title, "Vale "Value of an Independent Variable".
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** [[spoiler: The Monster In The Dark]] has as of #1041 taken to secretly hindering Team Evil's search for the final Gate. Lampshaded by the page's title, "Vale of an Independent Variable".
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-->'''[[spoiler:Veeva Dash]]:''' ''(tweeting)'' You ruined everything [=@William_Beaver=]! We have been planning for so long!
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* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': If the Easter Bunny hadn't set up the annual egg hunt in Episode 291, "Egg Hunt", Stampy would have never realized [[spoiler:Hit The Target had kidnapped his dogs (the only reason he went to the Doghouse that episode was because the clue for the next egg hinted it might be there)]]. By the time he would have figured it out (presumably the next episode), [[spoiler:Hit The Target would have already been gone with the dogs, and the Hotel of Dreams would most likely be completely destroyed]].
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* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'':
** If the Easter Bunny hadn't set up the annual egg hunt in Episode 291, "Egg Hunt", Stampy would have never realized [[spoiler:Hit The Target had kidnapped his dogs (the only reason he went to the Doghouse that episode was because the clue for the next egg hinted it might be there)]]. By the time he would have figured it out (presumably the next episode), [[spoiler:Hit The Target would have already been gone with the dogs, and the Hotel of Dreams would most likely be completelydestroyed]].destroyed]].
** William Beaver was this to [[spoiler:Hit The Target and Veeva Dash's]] plan to [[spoiler:unleash a Wither to destroy the Lovely World]] in Episode 355, "Friends and Foes", having persistently kept an eye on them and Stampy since he secretly settled in the World and charging in to help Stampy [[spoiler:fight off the Wither after it's spawned]]. [[spoiler:Veeva Dash]] lampshades this on Twitter after the episode.
-->'''[[spoiler:Veeva Dash]]:''' ''(tweeting)'' You ruined everything [=@William_Beaver=]! We have been planning for so long!
** If the Easter Bunny hadn't set up the annual egg hunt in Episode 291, "Egg Hunt", Stampy would have never realized [[spoiler:Hit The Target had kidnapped his dogs (the only reason he went to the Doghouse that episode was because the clue for the next egg hinted it might be there)]]. By the time he would have figured it out (presumably the next episode), [[spoiler:Hit The Target would have already been gone with the dogs, and the Hotel of Dreams would most likely be completely
** William Beaver was this to [[spoiler:Hit The Target and Veeva Dash's]] plan to [[spoiler:unleash a Wither to destroy the Lovely World]] in Episode 355, "Friends and Foes", having persistently kept an eye on them and Stampy since he secretly settled in the World and charging in to help Stampy [[spoiler:fight off the Wither after it's spawned]]. [[spoiler:Veeva Dash]] lampshades this on Twitter after the episode.
-->'''[[spoiler:Veeva Dash]]:''' ''(tweeting)'' You ruined everything [=@William_Beaver=]! We have been planning for so long!
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* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** An odd variation occurs when Dende uses the last wish on Porunga to wish everyone off of Namek save for Frieza and Goku. Not only did this screw Frieza out of his immortality like in canon, but this was the same exact plan King Kai was going to use, only Dende beat King Kai to the punch and did it solely to piss off Frieza.
** Earlier on, before Vegeta makes his way to Namek to gather its Dragon Balls, Cui tells him that Freeza heard about Vegeta's plans whilst he was on Earth, because the scouter was on the entire time. Vegeta is shocked at this, claiming the transmitter was off the entire time, but then he realises that [[TheDitz Nappa]] was with him and probably forgot to turn off ''his'' scouter...
--->"[[EnragedByIdiocy GOD DAMMIT NAPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]]"
* Double subverted during the Centralis battle in the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' novels and webseries. [[spoiler:Fantöm]]'s plan was to distract [[TheAce Amaras]] simply by his unexpected presence to keep him away from the Coalition frontlines, depsite being much weaker than him. Amaras doesn't fall for it, but this is the time [[LivingLegend Spectre]] chooses to confirm the rumors about him being BackInTheSaddle. The major difference is that Spectre is strong enough to give Amaras trouble and wants the Empire to win enough to keep him busy so it will have a chance. The novel version of scene mentions the trope by name.
* When LetsPlay/TippingForties LP'd ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', they managed to go about 90 videos without using Presea, who they perceived as TheScrappy. The point was they hated the flatness of the character and refused to involve themselves with how stupid that part of the game was. Of course, they forgot the game was stupid (for that one instance, at least) and a scripted event forced them to use her. It nearly brought them to tears. LaserGuidedKarma.
* In ''WebVideo/TenLittleRoosters'', [[spoiler:Chris]] just can't ''die'', preventing Burnie from getting the killer ''four times in a row'' because he keeps acting like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Boromir]].
** An odd variation occurs when Dende uses the last wish on Porunga to wish everyone off of Namek save for Frieza and Goku. Not only did this screw Frieza out of his immortality like in canon, but this was the same exact plan King Kai was going to use, only Dende beat King Kai to the punch and did it solely to piss off Frieza.
** Earlier on, before Vegeta makes his way to Namek to gather its Dragon Balls, Cui tells him that Freeza heard about Vegeta's plans whilst he was on Earth, because the scouter was on the entire time. Vegeta is shocked at this, claiming the transmitter was off the entire time, but then he realises that [[TheDitz Nappa]] was with him and probably forgot to turn off ''his'' scouter...
--->"[[EnragedByIdiocy GOD DAMMIT NAPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]]"
* Double subverted during the Centralis battle in the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' novels and webseries. [[spoiler:Fantöm]]'s plan was to distract [[TheAce Amaras]] simply by his unexpected presence to keep him away from the Coalition frontlines, depsite being much weaker than him. Amaras doesn't fall for it, but this is the time [[LivingLegend Spectre]] chooses to confirm the rumors about him being BackInTheSaddle. The major difference is that Spectre is strong enough to give Amaras trouble and wants the Empire to win enough to keep him busy so it will have a chance. The novel version of scene mentions the trope by name.
* When LetsPlay/TippingForties LP'd ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', they managed to go about 90 videos without using Presea, who they perceived as TheScrappy. The point was they hated the flatness of the character and refused to involve themselves with how stupid that part of the game was. Of course, they forgot the game was stupid (for that one instance, at least) and a scripted event forced them to use her. It nearly brought them to tears. LaserGuidedKarma.
* In ''WebVideo/TenLittleRoosters'', [[spoiler:Chris]] just can't ''die'', preventing Burnie from getting the killer ''four times in a row'' because he keeps acting like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Boromir]].
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** "Jack's Heist" gets hit because of the escape jet they were using -- they couldn't escape cleanly in traffic and later [[spoiler:roasts Michael, who had the money.]]money]].
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** An odd variation occurs when Dende uses the last wish on Porunga to wish everyone off of Namek save for Frieza and Goku. Not only did this screw Frieza out of his immortality like in canon, but this was the same exact plan King Kai was going to use, only Dende beat King Kai to the punch and did it solely to piss off Frieza.
** Earlier on, before Vegeta makes his way to Namek to gather its Dragon Balls, Cui tells him that Freeza heard about Vegeta's plans whilst he was on Earth, because the scouter was on the entire time. Vegeta is shocked at this, claiming the transmitter was off the entire time, but then he realises that [[TheDitz Nappa]] was with him and probably forgot to turn off ''his'' scouter...
--->"[[EnragedByIdiocy GOD DAMMIT NAPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]]"
* Double subverted during the Centralis battle in the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' novels and webseries. [[spoiler:Fantöm]]'s plan was to distract [[TheAce Amaras]] simply by his unexpected presence to keep him away from the Coalition frontlines, depsite being much weaker than him. Amaras doesn't fall for it, but this is the time [[LivingLegend Spectre]] chooses to confirm the rumors about him being BackInTheSaddle. The major difference is that Spectre is strong enough to give Amaras trouble and wants the Empire to win enough to keep him busy so it will have a chance. The novel version of scene mentions the trope by name.
** An odd variation occurs when Dende uses the last wish on Porunga to wish everyone off of Namek save for Frieza and Goku. Not only did this screw Frieza out of his immortality like in canon, but this was the same exact plan King Kai was going to use, only Dende beat King Kai to the punch and did it solely to piss off Frieza.
** Earlier on, before Vegeta makes his way to Namek to gather its Dragon Balls, Cui tells him that Freeza heard about Vegeta's plans whilst he was on Earth, because the scouter was on the entire time. Vegeta is shocked at this, claiming the transmitter was off the entire time, but then he realises that [[TheDitz Nappa]] was with him and probably forgot to turn off ''his'' scouter...
--->"[[EnragedByIdiocy GOD DAMMIT NAPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]]"
* Double subverted during the Centralis battle in the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' novels and webseries. [[spoiler:Fantöm]]'s plan was to distract [[TheAce Amaras]] simply by his unexpected presence to keep him away from the Coalition frontlines, depsite being much weaker than him. Amaras doesn't fall for it, but this is the time [[LivingLegend Spectre]] chooses to confirm the rumors about him being BackInTheSaddle. The major difference is that Spectre is strong enough to give Amaras trouble and wants the Empire to win enough to keep him busy so it will have a chance. The novel version of scene mentions the trope by name.
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* In ''WebVideo/TenLittleRoosters'', [[spoiler:Chris]] just can't ''die'', preventing Burnie from getting the killer ''four times in a row'' because he keeps acting like [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Boromir]].
* When LetsPlay/TippingForties LP'd ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', they managed to go about 90 videos without using Presea, who they perceived as TheScrappy. The point was they hated the flatness of the character and refused to involve themselves with how stupid that part of the game was. Of course, they forgot the game was stupid (for that one instance, at least) and a scripted event forced them to use her. It nearly brought them to tears. LaserGuidedKarma.
* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': If the Easter Bunny hadn't set up the annual egg hunt in Episode 291, "Egg Hunt", Stampy would have never realized [[spoiler:Hit The Target had kidnapped his dogs (the only reason he went to the Doghouse that episode was because the clue for the next egg hinted it might be there)]]. By the time he would have figured it out (presumably the next episode), [[spoiler:Hit The Target would have already been gone with the dogs, and the Hotel of Dreams would most likely be completely destroyed]].
* When LetsPlay/TippingForties LP'd ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', they managed to go about 90 videos without using Presea, who they perceived as TheScrappy. The point was they hated the flatness of the character and refused to involve themselves with how stupid that part of the game was. Of course, they forgot the game was stupid (for that one instance, at least) and a scripted event forced them to use her. It nearly brought them to tears. LaserGuidedKarma.
* ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'': If the Easter Bunny hadn't set up the annual egg hunt in Episode 291, "Egg Hunt", Stampy would have never realized [[spoiler:Hit The Target had kidnapped his dogs (the only reason he went to the Doghouse that episode was because the clue for the next egg hinted it might be there)]]. By the time he would have figured it out (presumably the next episode), [[spoiler:Hit The Target would have already been gone with the dogs, and the Hotel of Dreams would most likely be completely destroyed]].
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** In the same movie, Joe Chill is revealed to have been one. [[spoiler:The League of Shadows caused Gotham's depression in order to get the city to collapse, creating the circumstances that led to Chill's stickup. But then Chill's murder of the Waynes caused the city to wake up for a moment, realize the hellhole it had let itself become, and was inspired enough by their deaths to pull itself out and limp along until Ra's next scheme. Plus, you know, the whole "creating Batman" thing.]]
