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* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'':
** In ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', it's revealed at the end of Tanimura's section that [[spoiler:Sugiuchi]] is a yakuza spy. Tanimura actually suspected that something was off with them from the very beginning of the segment, thanks to noticing a small detail about their person. [[spoiler:Namely, Sugiuchi's shoes, which were [[SuspiciousSpending far too expensive for a detective's salary]] and far too impractical for someone who often worked murder scenes.]]
** In ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'', Daigo is able to narrow down the culprit of the case through personal investigation and some clever deductions. What first tipped him off, though, was [[spoiler:the culprit revealing to him early on that they were dying of a disease. Though their body was frail, their eyes burned intensely with the prospect of a large task ahead of them, which Daigo immediately found suspicious.]]



* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'':
** In ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', it's revealed at the end of Tanimura's section that [[spoiler:Sugiuchi]] is a yakuza spy. Tanimura actually suspected that something was off with them from the very beginning of the segment, thanks to noticing a small detail about their person. [[spoiler:Namely, Sugiuchi's shoes, which were [[SuspiciousSpending far too expensive for a detective's salary]] and far too impractical for someone who often worked murder scenes.]]
** In ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'', Daigo is able to narrow down the culprit of the case through personal investigation and some clever deductions. What first tipped him off, though, was [[spoiler:the culprit revealing to him early on that they were dying of a disease. Though their body was frail, their eyes burned intensely with the prospect of a large task ahead of them, which Daigo immediately found suspicious.]]
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'': Enforced in Chapter 6, in the caves under Candlekeep, when you meet Diarmid and pretend to be a contact agent named Prat - whom you killed right before. He will tell you some of the details you need to continue your quest, but in the end the only available dialogue option (besides pulling off the mask) is thanking and referencing actions of the BigBad that Prat wasn't supposed to know, because everybody involved in the conspiracy was fed partial information on a "need-to-know basis". Diarmid immediately realizes you must be Charname.
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'': This happens again in Chapter 3 when you meet the contact of the other guild (if you sided with Aran). If you manage to keep the facade, in the end you can only thank him and ask to bring your greetings to Lassal... a name you are not supposed to know.

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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'': Enforced in Chapter 6, in the caves under Candlekeep, when you meet Diarmid and pretend to he immediately assumes you must be a contact agent named Prat - whom you killed right before. He Despite your total ignorance of many points of the conspiracy which would have made everyone else become suspicious, he will tell you some of all the details you need wanted to continue your quest, but know. But in the end the only available dialogue option (besides pulling off the mask) is thanking and referencing actions of the BigBad saying that Prat wasn't supposed to know, you should then proceed because everybody involved in the conspiracy was fed partial information on a "need-to-know basis". you didn't want [[BigBad Sarevok]] to attack you just like Rieltar. Diarmid immediately replies that was never the plan: Sarevok wouldn't have sullied his hands with those he didn't deem worthy of personal killing. The plan was for using doppelgangers to kill Rieltar, or fooling the protagonist to attack him unprovoked, which "you should know this". He then slowly realizes you must be Charname.
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'': This happens again in Chapter 3 when you meet the contact of the other guild (if you sided with Aran). Aran), but it's more believable. If you manage to keep the facade, in the end you can only either ask about what was the reward again (which is a topic never addressed in the context of the defecting thieves) or thank him and ask to bring your greetings regards to Lassal... a Lassal (a name you cannot possibly know if you are not supposed who you pretend to know.be).
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'': Enforced in Chapter 6, in the caves under Candlekeep, when you meet Diarmid and pretend to be a contact agent named Prat - whom you killed right before. He will tell you some of the details you need to continue your quest, but in the end the only available dialogue option (besides pulling off the mask) is thanking and referencing actions of the BigBad that Prat wasn't supposed to know, because everybody involved in the conspiracy was fed partial information on a "need-to-know basis". Diarmid immediately realizes you must be Charname.
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'': This happens again in Chapter 3 when you meet the contact of the other guild (if you sided with Aran). If you manage to keep the facade, in the end you can only thank him and ask to bring your greetings to Lassal... a name you are not supposed to know.
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* ''VideoGame/EmperorBattleForDune'': When a pair of Sardaukar leaders meet to discuss the eponymous impending battle's potential victor, a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Face Dancer]] disguised as a servant tries to kill them by serving them poisoned drinks. While the Burseg (General) is completely fooled, his subordinate Caid quickly figures out that something's off because the servant isn't one he recognises, prompting him to stop his commander from ingesting the drink and call the "servant" out. When the disguised assassin claims they're a new arrival, the Caid promptly orders the Face Dancer to [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard drink first to prove they're an actual Sardaukar servant, which unsurprisingly kills them]].
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* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': During "One for My Baby" in Novac, when you're helping Boone find out who helped the Legion kidnap his wife Carla, he mentions that nobody else in town knows that he knows she was kidnapped. Talking to the locals to find out who might have had motive includes talking to the local motel proprietor, Jeannie May Crawford. When asked about Boone, she offhandedly mentions that his believing Carla was kidnapped is absurd. This, coupled with talking to the hermit, No-bak Noonan and looking into the motel lobby where Jeannie's safe is culminates in the reveal of the truth: [[spoiler:Jeannie May arranged for Legion slavers to kidnap the pregnant Carla in exchange for a caps sum, with a promised bonus once the woman gave birth]]. Should the Courier ask Jeannie to come to the Dinky statue with them [[spoiler:and put on Boone's beret, the ColdSniper widower successfully [[BoomHeadshot gets his revenge]].]]

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* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': During "One for My Baby" in Novac, when you're helping Boone find out who helped the Legion kidnap his wife Carla, he mentions that nobody else in town knows that he knows she was kidnapped. Talking to the locals to find out who might have had motive includes talking to the local motel proprietor, Jeannie May Crawford. When asked about Boone, she offhandedly mentions that his believing Carla was kidnapped is absurd. This, coupled with talking to the hermit, No-bak No-Bark Noonan and looking into the motel lobby where Jeannie's safe is culminates in the reveal of the truth: [[spoiler:Jeannie May arranged for Legion slavers to kidnap the pregnant Carla in exchange for a caps sum, with a promised bonus once the woman gave birth]]. Should the Courier ask Jeannie to come to the Dinky statue with them [[spoiler:and put on Boone's beret, the ColdSniper widower successfully [[BoomHeadshot gets his revenge]].]]
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* ''[[VideoGame/MarySkelter Mary Skelter Finale]]'': [[spoiler:Gallows, a member of [[ThePsychoRangers Massacre Pink]], infiltrates Clara's camp disguised as a girl named Rachel in order to earn everyone's trust and turn them against her fellow member Pyre after the latter turned on Massacre Pink and joined their team. The infiltration is successful for the most part, [[ConvientlyUnverifiableCoverStory since apparently everyone (including Pyre) doesn't suspect anything]], but when Gallows attempts to put her plan into action, Gretel quickly exposes her as an imposter and reveals there were several inconsistencies she caught onto throughout her stay, especially after meeting Rachel's sisters Riley and Ellie. First, "Rachel" called Riley and Ellie her older and younger sisters because she was parroting Clara's mistake about the girls' age, when the real Rachel would know that her sisters are actually older than her. Second, "Rachel" told everyone that her parents had recently sacrificed themselves to save her, but Riley and Ellie told Clara's party that their parents died long ago when they were only children. Third, "Rachel" spoke as if she was familiar with Gallows, yet earlier had asked everyone who she was when she first heard the name and acted like she never met her before. And finally, "Rachel" tries to maintain her cover by pointing out Gretel saw Pyre spoke to Gallows, only for Gretel to point out that nobody at camp ever saw her eavesdrop on their conversation nor did she say this to anyone, so "Rachel" would have no reason to know that unless she was Gallows and had noticed Gretel was watching her talk to Pyre.]]

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* ''[[VideoGame/MarySkelter Mary Skelter Finale]]'': [[spoiler:Gallows, a member of [[ThePsychoRangers Massacre Pink]], infiltrates Clara's camp disguised as a girl named Rachel in order to earn everyone's trust and turn them against her fellow member Pyre after the latter turned on Massacre Pink and joined their team. The infiltration is successful for the most part, [[ConvientlyUnverifiableCoverStory since [[ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStorysince apparently everyone (including Pyre) doesn't suspect anything]], but when Gallows attempts to put her plan into action, Gretel quickly exposes her as an imposter and reveals there were several inconsistencies she caught onto throughout her stay, especially after meeting Rachel's sisters Riley and Ellie. First, "Rachel" called Riley and Ellie her older and younger sisters because she was parroting Clara's mistake about the girls' age, when the real Rachel would know that her sisters are actually older than her. Second, "Rachel" told everyone that her parents had recently sacrificed themselves to save her, but Riley and Ellie told Clara's party that their parents died long ago when they were only children. Third, "Rachel" spoke as if she was familiar with Gallows, yet earlier had asked everyone who she was when she first heard the name and acted like she never met her before. And finally, "Rachel" tries to maintain her cover by pointing out Gretel saw Pyre spoke to Gallows, only for Gretel to point out that nobody at camp ever saw her eavesdrop on their conversation nor did she say this to anyone, so "Rachel" would have no reason to know that unless she was Gallows and had noticed Gretel was watching her talk to Pyre.]]

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