Basic Trope: A character is pursued relentlessly over a period of time.
- Straight: Ryan is pursued across the state by Trooper Jones for a crime he may or may not have committed.
- Exaggerated: Ryan is pursued by Trooper Jones across the country, to the ends of the earth and beyond.
- Downplayed: Ryan travels across a local park to prove his innocence.
- Justified: The evidence Ryan needs to exonerate him is not in the jurisdiction, and no one on the law's side will help him retrieve it.
- Inverted: Ryan tries to solve the crime he's been accused of while locked in his cell.
- Subverted: Ryan tries to run, but is caught and imprisoned right off.
- Parodied: Ryan and Trooper Jones have a high-speed chase right after meeting each other.
- Zig Zagged: Ryan is able to convince Trooper Jones of his innocence early on; he allows Ryan to leave and collect the evidence needed to exonerate him. Unfortunately, the town's police chief Smith has other plans...
- Averted: Ryan's innocence or guilt is proven before he can go anywhere.
- Ryan has an ironclad alibi which disproves the accusations against him.
- Ryan has made friends in town who vouch for his innocence.
- Enforced: Moving from place to place is a facet of Ryan's daily life.
- Lampshaded: "If you're innocent, why run?"
- Invoked: Ryan is scapegoated for a crime by unscrupulous locals chiefly because he is a stranger in town, and therefore a prime suspect.
- Exploited: Ryan's frame-up hinges on the assumption that he will try and flee custody, which is what the real perpetrator needs to happen to keep suspicion off of him.
- Defied: Ryan stands his ground in an attempt to reason with the authorities.
- Discussed: Ryan has a conversation regarding the crime of being a nomad in a world where everyone else stands still.
- Conversed: Jones talks with his wife about how Ryan's doggedness during the pursuit makes him unsure if the man is guilty or not.
- Implied: Ryan avoids major roads and keeps a low profile while in town.
- Deconstructed: Ryan's flight only serves to make him look guilty, regardless of the evidence in his favor.
- The evidence Ryan believes will exonerate him doesn't exist or has been destroyed. By the time he finds out, it's too late to stop running.
- Reconstructed: Ryan wouldn't have been able to get a fair trial in the venue where the crime was committed. Staying there would mean a death sentence regardless of innocence or guilt.
- Played for Laughs: Ryan and Jones have a high-speed chase using rowboats.
- Played for Drama: The true culprit of the crime Ryan was framed for is never found, leaving his fate permanently up in the air.
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