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** When Evulz is caught red-handed by Bob in one of his schemes, Evulz spins a wide web of lies painting Alice as the evil mastermind behind the scheme and that he would be glad to become Bob's mole. If Bob is lucky -- and sane -- he may still arrest Evulz or at least not [[Film/TheUsualSuspects go into shock and let go of his cup of coffee]] as he figures out [[TheEndingChangesEveything he's been had]].

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** When Evulz is caught red-handed by Bob in one of his schemes, Evulz spins a wide web of lies painting Alice as the evil mastermind behind the scheme and that he would be glad to become Bob's mole. If Bob is lucky -- and sane -- he may still arrest Evulz or at least not [[Film/TheUsualSuspects go into shock and let go of his cup of coffee]] as he figures out [[TheEndingChangesEveything [[TheEndingChangesEverything he's been had]].

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* '''Exploited''': Evulz and his minions are constantly doing "anonymous calls" to Bob about where Alice is, so she can't just run away from him and hide someplace. It is very easy to frame her as a result, as well.

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Evulz and his minions are constantly doing "anonymous calls" to Bob about where Alice is, so she can't just run away from him and hide someplace. It is very easy to frame her as a result, as well.well.
** When Evulz is caught red-handed by Bob in one of his schemes, Evulz spins a wide web of lies painting Alice as the evil mastermind behind the scheme and that he would be glad to become Bob's mole. If Bob is lucky -- and sane -- he may still arrest Evulz or at least not [[Film/TheUsualSuspects go into shock and let go of his cup of coffee]] as he figures out [[TheEndingChangesEveything he's been had]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob, a truant officer, goes after Alice whom he believes is skipping school, but has graduated school years ago.

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Bob, a truant officer, goes after Alice whom he believes is skipping school, but has graduated school years ago.ago.
** Bob begins his search of Alice as an evildoer but [[HalfwayPlotSwitch decides to drop it very early]] -- either becoming an ally to Alice or finding reasons to hunt her down that overwrite (in and out of universe) "she is a criminal".



** Bob is not actually [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner responsible for determining whether Alice had committed the crime]], merely apprehending suspects. While Alice might not have been guilty of the crime itself, she nonetheless breaks the law by evading arrest, giving Bob just cause in pursuing her even after her innocence had been proven.

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** Bob is not actually [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner responsible for determining whether Alice had committed the crime]], merely apprehending suspects. While Alice might not have been guilty of the crime itself, that made her go on the run, she nonetheless breaks the law by evading arrest, arrest and [[HeroInsurance doing other scofflaw acts to get fed/dressed/mobilize/find the true guilty party/collateral damage of battling said party]], giving Bob just cause in pursuing her even after her innocence had been proven.


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** Alice and Bob run all over the world for years on end like Valjean and Javert, with a severity reserved for enemies against mankind, [[TheTroubleWithTickets because Alice refused to pay her $5.00 ticket for parking next to a fire hydrant]]. for further parody points, Alice is a hard-core criminal and [[MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot the reason Bob is chasing her]] is ([[DisappointedByTheMotive for all that it befuddles the rest of the cast]]) RightForTheWrongReasons.


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** Alice is the VillainProtagonist of the series and they need a HeroAntagonist. Enter Bob. To maintain sympathy on Alice, Bob is too overblown with his tactics [[DisproportionateRetribution or reasons]] to capture her.
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** Bob is ''[[DetrimentalDetermination too]]'' determined to bring Alice to justice. By the end of the story, Bob has become so obsessed with the mission that he [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope has completely turned into a villain]] and betrayed the law in some brilliant ([[IRejectYourReality in his mind]]) scheme to draw Alice out.
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** Bob arrests the BigBad who utilized MindControl to force Alice to do the crime, then tries to arrest Alice anyway under an extremely vague interpretation of FelonyMurder laws.

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** Bob arrests the BigBad who utilized MindControl to force Alice to do the crime, then tries to arrest Alice anyway under an extremely vague interpretation of FelonyMurder laws.laws and [[SchiffOneLiner a one-liner]] about how this is for the judge to decide and for what it's worth (which at this specific moment in time is very little) he still sympathizes with Alice and he hopes she will beat the charge and set precedent for any future victims.
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** Alice is able to prove that her CriminalDoppelganger did the crime (or her under MindControl, which made her no different from your average store bought drone, for all means and purposes). Bob accepts that he is dealing with an OutsideContextProblem and changes his outlook.


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** Once Bob arrests Alice's CriminalDoppelganger, he still tries to arrest Alice "just to make sure" until the CSI crew has compiled all the evidence and make sense of which crime that occurred during the plot was done by which person.
** Bob arrests the BigBad who utilized MindControl to force Alice to do the crime, then tries to arrest Alice anyway under an extremely vague interpretation of FelonyMurder laws.
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Back to InspectorJavert

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Back to InspectorJavertInspectorJavert's jail! We're ''sure'' you're that infamous ban-evader!
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** Alice has a CriminalDoppelganger who framed all her crimes on Alice, and Detective Bob fell for it.
** Alice technically ''did'' commit the crime ... when under the BigBad's MindControl, and Bob didn't know that.
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** Bob is so driven to capture Alice (who, while [[LovableRogue quite a right a-hole, still has some humanity]]) that he considers [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence her existence]] and (literal) [[FelonyMisdemeanor misdemeanors]] as ''more'' vile than the actual murderers, drug dealers and sex offenders in the sector, that he [[SkewedPriorities is willing to disregard anybody else's crimes]] ([[SlaveToPR unless they're too notorious]]) and will manufacture evidence to justify whatever charges he's trying to nick Alice for.

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** Bob is so driven to capture Alice (who, while [[LovableRogue quite a right a-hole, still has some humanity]]) that he considers [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence her existence]] and (literal) [[FelonyMisdemeanor misdemeanors]] as ''more'' vile than the actual murderers, drug dealers and sex offenders in the sector, that and he [[SkewedPriorities is willing to disregard anybody else's crimes]] ([[SlaveToPR unless they're too notorious]]) and will even manufacture evidence to justify whatever charges he's trying to nick for the sake of tossing Alice for.in the nick.
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** Bob is so driven to capture Alice (who, while [[LovableRogue quite a right a-hole, still has some humanity]]) that he considers [[FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence her existence]] and (literal) [[FelonyMisdemeanor misdemeanors]] as ''more'' vile than the actual murderers, drug dealers and sex offenders in the sector, that he [[SkewedPriorities is willing to disregard anybody else's crimes]] ([[SlaveToPR unless they're too notorious]]) and will manufacture evidence to justify whatever charges he's trying to nick Alice for.

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** Bob is so driven to capture Alice (who, while [[LovableRogue quite a right a-hole, still has some humanity]]) that he considers [[FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence her existence]] and (literal) [[FelonyMisdemeanor misdemeanors]] as ''more'' vile than the actual murderers, drug dealers and sex offenders in the sector, that he [[SkewedPriorities is willing to disregard anybody else's crimes]] ([[SlaveToPR unless they're too notorious]]) and will manufacture evidence to justify whatever charges he's trying to nick Alice for.
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** Bob is so driven to capture Alice (who, while [[LovableRogue quite a right a-hole, still has some humanity]]) that he considers [[FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence her existence]] and (literal) [[FelonyMisdemeanor misdemeanors]] as ''more'' vile than the actual murderers, drug dealers and sex offenders in the sector, that he [[SkewedPriorities is willing to disregard anybody else's crimes]] ([[SlaveToPR unless they're too notorious]]) and will manufacture evidence to justify whatever charges he's trying to nick Alice for.
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** Alice is in a PoliceState so Bob can do anything to apprehend her.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice believes that Detective Bob is actually the villain in disguise and tries to capture him.

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Alice believes that Detective Bob is actually the villain in disguise and tries to capture him.him.
** Alice is deluding herself (and possibly others) when she says that she has committed no crime and that the laws of man are unjust for people like her, and Bob is quite righteously justified in hounding her (even if [[GoodIsNotNice he is still quite an ass about it]]).
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* '''Averted''': Alice really is guilty of the crime Bob accuses her of.

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* '''Averted''': Alice really is guilty of the crime Bob [[HeroAntagonist Bob]] accuses her of.

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