History Main / InsistsOnBeingSuspected

* ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'': When Amelia is looking for clues about the arson attack on the cafe, Yuka gives her a list of possible suspects. She includes herself on the list because Amelia has to suspect everyone. When Yuka then asks Amelia to investigate her if she's the culprit behind the fire, she claims that she either started it so Amelia could come home, she wanted to look for aliens in the basement, or she wanted to attract Eve's attention so she could write an article about it.

* ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'': When Amelia is looking for clues about the arson attack on the cafe, Yuka gives her a list of possible suspects. She includes herself on the list because Amelia has to suspect everyone.

* ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'': When Paul discusses with team leader Aqualad the accusation they've received that there is a mole on the team, Aqualad wants to keep it quiet and investigate everyone covertly, to avoid everyone suspecting each other. Paul agrees to that, but only on the condition that he and Aqualad are checked ''first''. They're about to borrow the Lasso of Truth from Wonder Woman to ensure that they're both clean.

* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': After the murder of General Macarthur, Judge Wargrave admits he does not have a good alibi -- he was sitting by himself on the terrace at the approximate time of Macarthur's death. He gives his word that he never left the terrace, but in the spirit of intellectual honesty he says that his word is insufficient without proof... and that practically everyone present is in the same uncomfortable situation.

-->'''Mr. White''': For all I know you're the f***ing rat!
-->'''Mr. Pink''': All right, now you're using your f***ing head!

* Played with in the June Bride case of ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' - when the bride of a wedding is poisoned, Magure dismisses the bride's father (Magure's ''boss'' actually!) initially since he cannot possibly have been responsible. However, the father steps in and says that in order for Magure to do his job fairly, he should be treated as a suspect regardless of who he is.

* In one ''Webcomic/TheHeroOfThreeFaces'' strip, the Tenth Doctor is talking to Donna, who has reason to suspect he might be an illusion, and says that he knows he isn't, but that it's certainly a possibility she shouldn't discount. Donna decides that only the real Doctor would say that, and the Doctor immediately points out that a ''really good'' fake would ''also'' say it in order to lead her to that conclusion.

-->'''Linda''': Was it?

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Compare TakingTheHeat. Contrast TheScapegoat.

Compare TakingTheHeat.

* In ''Film/ReservoirDogs, Mr. Pink tries explaining this to Mr. White about there being a [[TheMole mole]] in the gang.

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-->'''Maki:''' ...Am I a suspect?
-->'''Kaede:''' Oh, no! That's not what I meant--
-->'''Maki:''' You should suspect me. In fact, you should be suspicious of everyone.
-->'''Kaede:''' Huh?
-->'''Maki:''' Someone got killed right after we all gathered here. The timing is too perfect. [...] So trust no one, Kaede... Or you'll lose, got it?

-->'''Shuichi:''' Ah, don't worry... you're not a likely suspect...
-->'''Kaito:''' Hey, that's not something a detective should say!
-->'''Shuichi:''' What?
-->'''Kaito:''' If you suspect me, you better pursue it to the end. Investigate until you're satisfied. If you don't do that, you'll never reach the truth. [[spoiler:Rantaro]] will have died for no reason. This is where you need to let your '''Ultimate''' talent shine!

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': In the video "Meet the Spy", the Blue Spy tells his teammates that anyone in the building might be a disguised Red Spy, stressing that "He could be ''you!'' He could be ''me!''" [[spoiler:This doesn't end well for him, as the Blue Soldier immediately kills him.]]