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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' was the king of this. Without letting on that he suspects the perp, he'd have long, seemingly innocuous conversations with the murderer who would get more and more frustrated as they tried to get this annoying man to go away, and thus already be off-balance when the topic turned to holes in their cover-up. Just as Columbo seemed about to leave, he'd turn around and add "[[ThrowItIn Just one more thing]]," throwing an already exasperated perp off-balance.

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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' was the king of this. Without letting on that he suspects the perp, he'd have long, seemingly innocuous conversations with the murderer who would get more and more frustrated as they tried to get this annoying man to go away, and thus already be off-balance when the topic turned to holes in their cover-up. Just as Columbo seemed about Columbo's favorite move was seeming to leave, he'd turn leave once the suspect thought they'd thrown him off the scent, then turning around and add "[[ThrowItIn Just adding "Just one more thing]]," throwing an already exasperated perp off-balance.thing," knocking them on their heels.

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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' was the king of this. Without letting on that he suspects the perp, he'd have long, seemingly innocuous conversations with the murderer about holes in the murderer's coverup, while the murderer got more and more exasperated as they tried to get off the topic. Just as Columbo seemed about to leave, he'd turn around and add "[[ThrowItIn Just one more thing]]," throwing an already exasperated perp off-balance.

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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' was the king of this. Without letting on that he suspects the perp, he'd have long, seemingly innocuous conversations with the murderer about holes in the murderer's coverup, while the murderer got who would get more and more exasperated frustrated as they tried to get off this annoying man to go away, and thus already be off-balance when the topic.topic turned to holes in their cover-up. Just as Columbo seemed about to leave, he'd turn around and add "[[ThrowItIn Just one more thing]]," throwing an already exasperated perp off-balance.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', Cyril suspects Dr. Krieger to be part of an old Nazi project in Brazil and starts interrogating him in the break room about how he knows Portuguese. Krieger is on the defensive as he tries to explain before Cyril suddenly asks him a question in German:
--->'''Cyril:''' Warum hast du umzug noch Brasilien?[[labelnote:trns.]]Why did you move to Brazil?[[/labelnote]]\\
'''Krieger:''' Weiter den Kampf der mein Führer! (''beat'') Schisse.[[labelnote:trns.]]To continue the fight for my Leader!...Shit.[[/labelnote]] (''quickly leaves'')
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* Apparently one of the more useful tactics during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo and UsefulNotes/TheColdWar to out potential spies or agents was to simply ''punch them''; someone not expecting it may respond in their native language, which would be an immediate giveaway. Of course, this is typically not a first-resort tactic, since a skilled agent could still control their tongue, and it typically doesn't do well to go around punching people who ''might'' be an enemy without a damned good reason.

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* Apparently one of the more useful tactics during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo and UsefulNotes/TheColdWar UsefulNotes/ColdWar to out potential spies or agents was to simply ''punch them''; someone not expecting it may respond in their native language, which would be an immediate giveaway. Of course, this is typically not a first-resort tactic, since a skilled agent could still control their tongue, and it typically doesn't do well to go around punching people who ''might'' be an enemy without a damned good reason.
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* Apparently one of the more useful tactics during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo and UsefulNotes/TheColdWar to out potential spies or agents was to simply ''punch them''; someone not expecting it may respond in their native language, which would be an immediate giveaway. Of course, this is typically not a first-resort tactic, since a skilled agent could still control their tongue, and it typically doesn't do well to go around punching people who ''might'' be an enemy without a damned good reason.
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* ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook:'' Done with a Poirot spoof, who notes he knows he's caught the murderer when they start doing "[[MotiveRant Ze Evil Voice]]". Even in a case when he's got no evidence, because after all, only murderers do the Evil Voice.
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-->-- ''Series/{{Columbo}}'s'' SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome; "Prescription: Murder"

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-->-- ''Series/{{Columbo}}'s'' SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome; ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', "Prescription: Murder"



** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "I made him say comfy chairs."]]

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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments --> "I made him say comfy chairs."]] "
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* Unintentional example in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'' episode "Unleashed". [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Dex-Starr]] infiltrates the Watchtower in the guise of an ordinary housecat, until Plastic Man gets on his nerves so much that he blows his cover and puts on his power ring to blast him.
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Instead of physically or psychologically torturing a suspect, the protagonist simply irritates the perp into making a crucial mistake.

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Instead of physically or psychologically torturing a suspect, the protagonist simply irritates the perp into making [[JustOneLittleMistake a crucial mistake.mistake]].

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