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Frequently overlaps with AfterActionVillainAnalysis, with the distinction being that the [=AAVA=] is about the ''why'' and this is about the ''how''. Also frequently related to the KirkSummation. May take the form of a SummationGathering and often includes NecroCam. FlashbackMontageRealization is essentially a mental version of this.


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Frequently overlaps with AfterActionVillainAnalysis, with the distinction being that the [=AAVA=] is about the ''why'' and this is about the ''how''. Also frequently related to the KirkSummation. May take the form of a SummationGathering and often includes NecroCam. Likely to involve a generous amount of OnceMoreWithClarity scene refreshers. FlashbackMontageRealization is essentially a mental version of this.

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* OnceAnEpisode in ''[[Series/DeathInParadise Death In Paradise]]'', following a EurekaMoment and coupled with a SummationGathering. The trend was started by D.I. Richard Poole and continued - complete with lampshading at least once that this isn't normal or even particularly sensible as regards making an arrest - by his successors Humphrey Goodman, Jack Mooney and Neville Parker.

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* Spoofed in an episode of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', where the actual mystery plot takes place entirely offscreen, but the audience is nonetheless shown Wesley giving one of these to the [[SummationGathering gathered suspects]] at the end. The story he tells is long and complicated, featuring fraud and lies and betrayal, and when it is all over Gunn actually says that the entire scene was really damn cool. It makes you ''really'' wish we got to see the investigation. Wesley admits afterwards that when he started the summation, he wasn't sure who did it. He just kept talking and going over the evidence until it made sense.
* Generally averted in ''Series/CityHomicide'', where the team works it out between themselves. Some exceptions include Sparkes' interview with Frances Deerborne in "Family Planning" and Rhys deducing what happened to Gisela Goldberg in "Gut Instinct."
* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' is fond of using this method in a ReverseWhodunnit, explaining not whodunnit, which we already know, but how exactly the perp of the week missed a spot in covering it up.
* OnceAnEpisode in ''[[Series/DeathInParadise Death In Paradise]]'', ''Series/CriminologistHimuraAndMysteryWriterArisugawa''. After Himura has put all the pieces together and had his FlashbackMontageRealization, he'll meet with the culprit (sometimes [[SummationGathering gathering the rest of the detectives too]]) and lay out the details of their crime. This usually follows with the criminal explaining their motivation, that being the only piece still missing from the full picture.
* OnceAnEpisode in ''Series/DeathInParadise'',
following a EurekaMoment and coupled with a SummationGathering. The trend was started by D.I. Richard Poole and continued - complete with lampshading at least once that this isn't normal or even particularly sensible as regards making an arrest - by his successors Humphrey Goodman, Jack Mooney and Neville Parker.Parker.
* ''Series/ElleryQueen'' (NBC, 1975) always had ''one'' NoFourthWall moment every episode. Immediately following Ellery's mandatory EurekaMoment, he would turn to the audience, briefly review the key evidence for the viewers, and ask them if they'd figured out who the culprit was. This came from the Creator/ElleryQueen books, where the authors would stop at some point and ''tell'' you that you now had enough clues to prove who the murderer was. After that, Ellery Queen would do the big 'one of you is the murderer' speech and solve the murder.
* Parodied in ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' when the gang is trying to figure out who keeps pooping in Charlie and Frank's bed. At the end of the episode, Artemis gives a long summation showing that each member of the gang is guilty. Frank then denies the story and admits that he did it all, because "poop is funny." He even pooped on the floor while Artemis was making her summation.
* OnceAnEpisode on ''Series/JonathanCreek'', following the obligatory EurekaMoment. In an interesting twist, the very first summation that Jonathan ever gives, in "The Wrestler's Tomb", is promptly shot down by the man himself about ten seconds after he's finished giving it, when he points out that while his solution is ''possible'', it's hardly ''plausible''. His second, at the end of the same episode, is more conventionally handled.



*** "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm" does a similar variant: Randy gives the summation, but Monk had fed it to him by impersonating his self-motivational CD while he was sleeping. Monk has to prompt him to continue when Randy doubts himself partway through.

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*** ** "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm" does a similar variant: Randy gives the summation, but Monk had fed it to him by impersonating his self-motivational CD while he was sleeping. Monk has to prompt him to continue when Randy doubts himself partway through.



* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' is fond of using this method in a ReverseWhodunnit, explaining not whodunnit, which we already know, but how exactly the perp of the week missed a spot in covering it up.
* Rarely done on ''Series/{{Shark}}'', except for the time that Stark [[spoiler: turned a suicide into a murder victim and framed a guy]].
* OnceAnEpisode on ''Series/JonathanCreek'', following the obligatory EurekaMoment. In an interesting twist, the very first summation that Jonathan ever gives, in "The Wrestler's Tomb", is promptly shot down by the man himself about ten seconds after he's finished giving it, when he points out that while his solution is ''possible'', it's hardly ''plausible''. His second, at the end of the same episode, is more conventionally handled.
* A whole bunch of episodes of ''Series/VeronicaMars''.
* Spoofed in an episode of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', where the actual mystery plot takes place entirely offscreen, but the audience is nonetheless shown Wesley giving one of these to the [[SummationGathering gathered suspects]] at the end. The story he tells is long and complicated, featuring fraud and lies and betrayal, and when it is all over Gunn actually says that the entire scene was really damn cool. It makes you ''really'' wish we got to see the investigation.
** Wesley admits afterwards that when he started the summation, he wasn't sure who did it. He just kept talking and going over the evidence until it made sense.
* Common in ''Series/PushingDaisies'', but done by the {{narrator}} instead of an actual character.

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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' is fond of using this method in a ReverseWhodunnit, explaining not whodunnit, which we already know, but how exactly the perp of the week missed a spot in covering it up.
* Rarely done on ''Series/{{Shark}}'', except for the time that Stark [[spoiler: turned a suicide into a murder victim and framed a guy]].
* OnceAnEpisode on ''Series/JonathanCreek'', following the obligatory EurekaMoment. In an interesting twist, the very first summation that Jonathan ever gives, in "The Wrestler's Tomb", is promptly shot down by the man himself about ten seconds after he's finished giving it, when
%%* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', he points out that while his solution is ''possible'', it's hardly ''plausible''. His second, at the end of the same episode, is more conventionally handled.
* A whole bunch of episodes of ''Series/VeronicaMars''.
* Spoofed in an episode of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', where the actual mystery plot takes place entirely offscreen, but the audience is nonetheless shown Wesley giving one of these to the [[SummationGathering gathered suspects]] at the end. The story he tells is long and complicated, featuring fraud and lies and betrayal, and when it is all over Gunn actually says that the entire scene was really damn cool. It makes you ''really'' wish we got to see the investigation.
** Wesley admits afterwards that when he started the summation, he wasn't sure who did it. He just kept talking and going over the evidence until it made sense.
* Common in ''Series/PushingDaisies'', but done by the {{narrator}} instead of an actual character.
always does this.



* Parodied in ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' when the gang is trying to figure out who keeps pooping in Charlie and Frank's bed. At the end of the episode, Artemis gives a long summation showing that each member of the gang is guilty. Frank then denies the story and admits that he did it all, because "poop is funny." He even pooped on the floor while Artemis was making her summation.
* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', he always does this.
* ''Series/ElleryQueen'' (NBC, 1975) always had ''one'' NoFourthWall moment every episode. Immediately following Ellery's mandatory EurekaMoment, he would turn to the audience, briefly review the key evidence for the viewers, and ask them if they'd figured out who the culprit was. This came from the Creator/ElleryQueen books, where the authors would stop at some point and ''tell'' you that you now had enough clues to prove who the murderer was. After that, Ellery Queen would do the big 'one of you is the murderer' speech and solve the murder.
* Generally averted in ''Series/CityHomicide'', where the team works it out between themselves. Some exceptions include Sparkes' interview with Frances Deerborne in "Family Planning" and Rhys deducing what happened to Gisela Goldberg in "Gut Instinct."

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* Parodied Common in ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' when ''Series/PushingDaisies'', but done by the gang is trying to figure out who keeps pooping in Charlie and Frank's bed. At the end {{narrator}} instead of the episode, Artemis gives a long summation showing that each member of the gang is guilty. Frank then denies the story and admits that he did it all, because "poop is funny." He even pooped an actual character.
* Rarely done
on the floor while Artemis was making her summation.
* ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', he always does this.
* ''Series/ElleryQueen'' (NBC, 1975) always had ''one'' NoFourthWall moment every episode. Immediately following Ellery's mandatory EurekaMoment, he would turn to the audience, briefly review the key evidence
''Series/{{Shark}}'', except for the viewers, and ask them if they'd figured out who the culprit was. This came from the Creator/ElleryQueen books, where the authors would stop at some point and ''tell'' you time that you now had enough clues to prove who the murderer was. After that, Ellery Queen would do the big 'one of you is the murderer' speech Stark [[spoiler:turned a suicide into a murder victim and solve the murder.
* Generally averted in ''Series/CityHomicide'', where the team works it out between themselves. Some exceptions include Sparkes' interview with Frances Deerborne in "Family Planning" and Rhys deducing what happened to Gisela Goldberg in "Gut Instinct."
framed a guy]].
%%* A whole bunch of episodes of ''Series/VeronicaMars''.
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* Film/AceVentura has a particular way of summarizing things: he sucks in a very deep breath and then explains everything in one long, rapidly-spoken sentence that uses up all the air in his lungs.
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* Basically the entire last episode of the first season of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' acted as one because the series is just that complicated.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' did this once, with plenty of {{Shout Out}}s to ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWright''.

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* Basically the entire The last episode of the first season of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' acted as one because the series is just that complicated.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' did this once, with plenty of {{Shout Out}}s to ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWright''.
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** This was [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] on "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike": Monk, driven insane by a garbage strike, gets the summation wrong several times, culminating in an insane story about Alice Cooper murdering a man so he could steal his antique wingback chair. Once he's brought to a clean room so he can think straight, he [[DoubleSubverted finally figures it out for real]]: ''"Here's what happened... I mean, here's what '''really''' happened...''

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** This was [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] on "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike": Monk, driven insane to his wits’ end by a garbage strike, gets the summation wrong several times, culminating in an insane story about Alice Cooper murdering a man so he could steal his antique wingback chair. Once he's brought to a clean room so he can think straight, he [[DoubleSubverted finally figures it out for real]]: ''"Here's what happened... I mean, here's what '''really''' happened...''
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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' is fond of this method, explaining to the perp of the week exactly how they tripped up.

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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' is fond of using this method, method in a ReverseWhodunnit, explaining to not whodunnit, which we already know, but how exactly the perp of the week exactly how they tripped missed a spot in covering it up.

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