Exposition Lewis: Hayley, these glitches mean we're running out of time. You and Steve have to get back to your universe. You two have a destiny to fulfill, and if you two don't make it to that Shaggy concert, the entire multiverse will implode!
Hayley: Why didn't you say that earlier?
Exposition Lewis: It wasn't pertinent information before! I like to reveal details as they're needed. That's how exposition works!
Hayley: Why didn't you say that earlier?
Exposition Lewis: It wasn't pertinent information before! I like to reveal details as they're needed. That's how exposition works!
—American Dad!, Season 20 "Multiverse of American Dadness"
Macy: If you're withholding information that may be of use in this investigation, and I find out, I'll have you charged with obstruction of justice.
Parker: You've been spending too long with Furnish. I'm not psychic, so I can't tell what seemingly irrelevant detail might prove pertinent in the future.
—Charlie Parker Series, A Time of Torment.
