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'''Basic Trope''': A culprit (usually beneath suspicion) confesses to a crime under investigation, but does so sarcastically, and thus is not taken seriously.
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'''Basic Trope''': A culprit Someone admits that they're guilty of something (usually beneath suspicion) confesses a crime) in a way that causes most people to a crime under investigation, but does so sarcastically, and thus is not taken seriously. take it seriously
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-->'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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-->'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I ''I'' [[IWasJustJoking was joking]].kidding]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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** Hank was ironically being sarcastic himself, only arresting James for ''attempted'' murder.
'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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** Hank was ironically being sarcastic himself, only arresting James for ''attempted'' murder.
'''Hank:'''murder because the evidence still points to someone else.
-->'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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-->'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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** Hank was ironically being sarcastic himself, only arresting James for ''attempted'' murder.
'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
'''Hank:''' James, [[IWasJustKidding I was joking]]. You only ''thought'' you were the killer, [[ExactWords so we can't really put you away for just as long]].
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* '''Parodied''': James is arrested and convicted of his crimes. At the trial, Hank is on the witness stand recalling the bloodstains, the unaccountable disappearances, and "that oddly detailed description of the murder he reported in a sarcastic tone of voice". James mutters "My one mistake."
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** James is arrested and convicted of his crimes. At the trial, Hank is on the witness stand recalling the bloodstains, the unaccountable disappearances, and "that oddly detailed description of the murder he reported in a sarcastic tone of voice". James mutters "My one mistake.""
** James is the killer. He openly confesses his heinous act to Hank constantly, begging to be turned in so he can atone, only for Hank to dismiss him as being sarcastic every time - no matter how much the evidence piles up.
** James is arrested and convicted of his crimes. At the trial, Hank is on the witness stand recalling the bloodstains, the unaccountable disappearances, and "that oddly detailed description of the murder he reported in a sarcastic tone of voice". James mutters "My one mistake.
** James is the killer. He openly confesses his heinous act to Hank constantly, begging to be turned in so he can atone, only for Hank to dismiss him as being sarcastic every time - no matter how much the evidence piles up.
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* '''Reconstructed''': James likes sarcastically confessing to his crimes, as it allows him to feel superior to the idiots he spends all his time with.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** James likes sarcastically confessing to his crimes, as it allows him to feel superior to the idiots he spends all his time with.
** James likes sarcastically confessing to his crimes, as it allows him to feel superior to the idiots he spends all his time with.
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** James jokingly fingers himself as the culprit, which due to his lack of alibi and evidence that resembles what he is capable of, is taken as a confession.
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** James jokingly fingers sarcastically mentions himself as the culprit, which due to his lack of alibi and evidence that resembles what he is capable of, is taken as a confession.
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'''James:''' Oh, I murdered her myself. She always talked too much, you know.\\
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'''James:''' Oh, I murdered her myself. She always talked did talk too much, you know.\\
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'''James:''' I murdered her myself. She always talked too much, you know.\\
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'''James:''' Oh, I murdered her myself. She always talked too much, you know.\\
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'''James:''' An innocent woman is dead, Hank. Fine time for sarcasm.
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'''James:''' An innocent woman is dead, Hank. [[HypocriticalHumor Fine time for sarcasm.]]
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-->'''Hank:''' James! It was you all along! But... when we were investigating...\\
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-->'''Hank:''' Wait a minute, why would you ''joke about'' being the murderer if that was exactly the case all along?\\
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-->'''James:''' Of course, Hank. I'm the killer.\\
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-->'''James:''' Yes Hank, I did it. Out of all the other people who had means, motive and opportunity to shoot him, I was the one who did it.
-->'''Hank:''' Very sensible, James. This'll factor into your sentencing.
-->'''James:''' [[OhCrap Wait, no, I didn't mean it!]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't really-]]
-->'''Hank:''' Nice try, James. You're going away for a long time.
-->'''Hank:''' Very sensible, James. This'll factor into your sentencing.
-->'''James:''' [[OhCrap Wait, no, I didn't mean it!]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't really-]]
-->'''Hank:''' Nice try, James. You're going away for a long time.
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'''Hank:''' Very sensible, James. This'll factor into your sentencing.
'''James:''' [[OhCrap Wait, no, I didn't mean it!]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't
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'''Hank:''' Nice try, James. You're going away for a long time.
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-->'''James:''' We ought to be careful Hank. The killer could be anyone, even you or me.\\
'''Hank:''' One of us, that's ridiculous.
'''Hank:''' One of us, that's ridiculous.
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-->'''James:''' We ought to be careful Hank. The killer could be anyone, even you or me.''me''.\\
'''Hank:''' One ofus, that's us? That's ridiculous.
'''Hank:''' One of
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** James has a morbid sense of humor:
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** Hank is completely SarcasmBlind:
-->'''James:''' Yes Hank, I did it. Out of all the other people who had means, motive and opportunity to shoot him, I was the one who did it.
-->'''Hank:''' Very sensible, James. This'll factor into your sentencing.
-->'''James:''' [[OhCrap Wait, no, I didn't mean it!]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't really-]]
-->'''Hank:''' Nice try, James. You're going away for a long time.
-->'''James:''' Yes Hank, I did it. Out of all the other people who had means, motive and opportunity to shoot him, I was the one who did it.
-->'''Hank:''' Very sensible, James. This'll factor into your sentencing.
-->'''James:''' [[OhCrap Wait, no, I didn't mean it!]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't really-]]
-->'''Hank:''' Nice try, James. You're going away for a long time.
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': "Nice try, James. You're just saying that [[TakingTheHeat because you were really there,]] [[SpottingTheThread but the other culprit left something that you never would...]]"
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** James already planned on [[BatmanGambit letting himself get arrested as a suspect, knowing there would be no real evidence (so far) that could point to him.]]
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** [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Hank takes James' word for it, and arrests him.]]
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** James' role in TheTeam is [[ReverseMole infiltrating various enemy organizations]], and he describes to his teammates the various techniques he uses to gain their trust. He turns out to be [[TheMole an enemy agent himself]], using the same methods he described to them in great detail.
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** James' role in TheTeam is [[ReverseMole [[TheMole infiltrating various enemy organizations]], and he describes to his teammates the various techniques he uses to gain their trust. He turns out to be [[TheMole [[DoubleAgent an enemy agent himself]], using the same methods he described to them in great detail.
