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1	'''Basic Trope''': A detective turns out to be a bad guy.
2	* '''Straight''': Jason, a police detective investigating a murder, was working with the criminals the whole time.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Jason was the mastermind.
4	** Jason is the district chief of police.
5	* '''Downplayed''':
6	** Jason was an accomplice, being blackmailed into helping the murderers.
7	** Jason turns out to be investigating the crime on the behalf of another criminal.
8	* '''Justified''': Jason hoped that by pretending to help, that no one would suspect him.
9	* '''Inverted''': One of the criminals' supposed accomplice turns out to be an undercover police.
10	* '''Subverted''': Jason pretends to be a detective to get information on the police, but he undergoes BecomingTheMask.
11	* '''Double Subverted''': But in the final moments, chooses to stay faithful to the crooks.
12	* '''Parodied''': Jason is [[PaperThinDisguise obviously]] [[DevilInPlainSight the bad guy]], always giving obviously incorrect clues and leads, and intentionally distracting the investigators from any legitimate leads, but no one seems to notice.
13	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
14	* '''Averted''': There are no bad guys investigating the crime.
15	* '''Enforced''': ???
16	* '''Lampshaded''': DaChief has a HeroicBSOD upon realizing who the killer is.
17	--> '''DaChief:''' "Why, Jason? Why did you do this? [[FallenHero You were one of my best men]] -- why?"
18	* '''Invoked''': Jason worked hard to earn a badge and a good reputation as a cop just for this moment that he can commit a crime and lead the other detectives astray.
19	* '''Exploited''': Because he is in a position of authority, nobody even ''bothers'' to think that Jason could have done it. Just like he planned.
20	** Jason [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies kills anyone]] [[HeKnowsTooMuch who even comes close to figuring out the mystery,]] using his position of authority to deflect suspicion for the murders and making everyone who is still alive think that they're dealing with a serial killer.
21	* '''Defied''': ???
22	* '''Discussed''': ???
23	* '''Conversed''': ???
24	* '''Implied:''' Jason is seen walking into DaChief's office. He is next seen walking out in handcuffs.
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30	%%* '''Implied''': ???
31	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
32	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
33	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
34	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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